Speakers (Alphabetize by Last Name)

Keynote Speaker

Prof. Dr. Mohan Lal Kolhe, University of Agder, Norway

Prof. Dr. Mohan Lal Kolhe is a full professor in smart grid and renewable energy at the Faculty of Engineering and Science of the University of Agder (Norway). He is a leading renewable energy technologist with three decades of academic experience at the international level and previously held academic positions at the world's prestigious universities, e.g., University College London (UK / Australia), University of Dundee (UK); University of Jyvaskyla (Finland); Hydrogen Research Institute, QC (Canada); etc. In addition, he was a member of the Government of South Australia’s first Renewable Energy Board (2009-2011) and worked on developing renewable energy policies.

Professor Kolhe is an expert evaluator of many prestigious international research councils (e.g., European Commission: Erasmus+ Higher Education – International Capacity Building, Royal Society London (UK), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC UK), Cyprus Research Foundation, etc.). In addition, many international organizations have invited him to deliver keynote addresses, expert lectures, workshops, etc. He has also been a member of many academic promotional committees.

Professor Kolhe has been successful in obtaining competitive research funding from prestigious research bodies (such as the Norwegian Research Council, EU, EPSRC, BBSRC, NRP, etc.) for his work on sustainable energy systems. His work on energy systems and electrical & electronic engineering has been recognised in the top 2% of scientists worldwide consistently from 2020 to 2023, according to Stanford University matrices based on Elsevier data. His top 10 publications have received an average of more than 200 citations each, making him an acknowledged pioneer in his profession on a global scale.

Invited Speaker

Dr. Yogeeswari Subramaniam, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

Dr. Yogeeswari Subramaniam is a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) specializing in Development Economics, Energy Economics, Environmental Economics, and Sustainable Development. She has published extensively in high-impact ISI and Scopus-indexed journals, with research focusing on food security, renewable energy, environmental sustainability, and economic development. Dr. Yogeeswari is an award-winning academic, researcher, and speaker who actively contributes to international conferences, academic workshops, and interdisciplinary research collaborations. She is also the author of several copyrighted academic modules and has received multiple international and national recognitions for excellence in research, innovation, and teaching.

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