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Dr. H Harish Hande, Managing Director, SELCO
SELCO-India, which he co-founded with Neville Williams in 1995. Dr. Hande earned his Doctorate in energy engineering (solar specialty) at the University of Massachusetts (Lowell). He has an undergraduate degree in Energy Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur. Dr. Hande serves on the boards of many organizations, both national and international.
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K M Udupa, Managing Trustee, Bharatiya Vikas Trust (BVT)
is the Managing Trustee of a Manipal based NGO, Bharatiya Vikas Trust (BVT), which was founded by Dr. T A Pai. Prior to joining BVT, Mr. Udupa retired as the Deputy General Manager of Syndicate Bank. Mr. Udupa brings to the board, his 31 years of experience in rural development and rural banking. Mr.Udupa serves on many reputed boards and is known around the country for his efforts to promote solar energy in the rural areas.
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Richenda Van Leeuwen, Senior Director, Energy and Climate, United Nations Foundation,
immediately prior to joining the United Nations Foundation, Richenda Van Leeuwen worked as Senior Advisor to Good Energies. She focused in particular on the nexus between renewable energy investments and poverty alleviation. As a Senior Advisor to the Argidius Foundation, a COFRA foundation, she was responsible for overseeing the strategic re-structuring of the foundation and its portfolio of projects in international development and sustainable employment creation in West Africa, Central America and Eastern Europe. As Executive Director of the Trickle Up Program in New York from 2001-2005, she oversaw the strategic turnaround and restructuring of this 25-year old international micro enterprise development organization. Richenda Van Leeuwen oversaw programs in more than 30 countries in Asia, Africa, the Americas and the U.S., including a highly acclaimed pre-microfinance initiative in Timbuktu, Mali.
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Christine Eibs Singer, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Office, E+CO
is responsible for the vision and strategy behind E+Co's mission to create modern energy enterprises that alleviate poverty and protect the planet. She has over 20 years of experience in successfully implementing public-private partnerships and regularly shares knowledge and best practices with other thought leaders in this space. In 2007, she received the Woman of Inspiration Award from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Christine has presented at the 2008 Skoll World Forum, Washington International Renewable Energy Conference, the inaugural Clinton Global Initiative University, and the PRI Makers Conference. She serves on the steering committee and is a founding member of the Aspen Institute's "Aspen Network for Development Entrepreneurs" (ANDE).
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Neville Williams, Former Chairman and Board Member
and Board Member, a solar energy pioneer, has promoted solar power applications around the world since 1988. He founded a non-profit organization specializing in solar for the developing world, and has launched various companies in five countries to sell and install solar electric systems. He founded the Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF), a non-profit organization based in Washington DC. SELF continues to facilitate solar rural electrification worldwide.
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