ESG & CLIMATE TECH SUMMIT AND AWARDS 2026

POST CONFERENCE REPORT

Beyond the Stage: Highlights from the Summit

A successful first edition for Alliance Konnect! The ESG & Climate Tech Summit 2026 brought together industry leaders, sustainability experts, and climate innovators for meaningful conversations, fresh perspectives, and valuable connections. From thought-provoking panel discussions to engaging exchanges on ESG, climate action, and sustainable business, the summit marked an exciting milestone for Alliance Konnect and a strong step towards building a more sustainable future.

The Partners Behind the Progress

A successful summit takes a collective effort. We’re proud to have these partners alongside us as we bring people together to shape the future of ESG and climate action.

Jury Member

Sumit Chowdhury

Sustainability Lead – India, Middle East & Africa

TÜV Rheinland (India) Pvt. Ltd.

Dr. Ankita Singh

Chief People Officer & Board Director

Relevance Lab

Founder HR Association of India

Our Speakers

Ashok Kumar Shrivastava

Head IMS & Sustainability, Centre Of Excellence

Reliance Jio Infocomm Limited

Chetan Kasim

Co-Founder & CEO

Sustainext Digital Private Limited

Manish Kumar

Head – ESG & CSR

ICICI Bank

Gazala Shaikh

Sustainability & Climate Finance Strategist & Advisor

VNV

Satya Palai

Vice President – Projects

Ion Exchange India Limited

Madhusmita Aggarwal

VP, Global Sustainability CoE Leader

Air Liquide

Dr.Pramod Pandey

Global Health & Safety Engineering Leader (Corporate)

Philips

Abhidnya Joshi

Asia Pacific – Environment & Sustanability Lead

Cummins India Ltd.

Dr. Richa Gautam

Director CSR & Sustainability

Schneider Electric

Neelam Gupta

VP, Global Sustainability CoE Leader

Capgemini

Rishikesh M Ahirrao

Group Sustainability & EHS Head

IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd.

Prashant Narayan Deore

Vertical Head ESG

Bajaj Electricals Limited

Prashant Rajhans

Head – ESG

Adani Realty

Ameya Chincholikar

Managing Partner ESG

KP Climate Consulting

Akshay Purandare

Partner

Kirtane & Pandit

Ashwini Mavinkurve

Head – Sustainability & CSR

SKF India (Automotive) Limited

Sanjeev Mathur

Principal ESG

Nokia Networks

Shailendra Joshi

Head – ESG

Birla Estates

Viinay Mantri

Founder

Waste Management Services (WMS)

Himanshu Behera

Head- HSEF & Sustainabilit

TATA AutoComp Limited- EVBU

Jayesh B Boraste

General Manager Quality Assurance & Sustainability (Global)

EPL Limited

Vinayaga Moorthy KS

Vice President [Head – ESG & Sustainability]

Ascend Telecom Infrastructure Private Limited

Ruchi Birla

EHS, EPR and Sustainability lead, India SubContinent

India Medtronic Private Limited

Sushil Kohli

Global HSEQ Director

Normet India Pvt Limited

Delzad Dinyar Tanaz Jivaasha

Deputy Vice President Sustainability Risk Management & Investor Relations

ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Ltd

Renjith Gopalakrishnan

General Manager – Operations & Sustainability Practice Head for India, Middle East & Africa

TÜV Rheinland

Adhiraj Jambekar

Global Sustainability & Energy Services Leader – APAC

Siemens

Amar Dalvi

Associate Vice President &Head – EHS & Sustainability

Ion Exchange (India) Ltd.

Kevin Chothani

Head -Safety, Health, Environment and Sustainability

Sekura India Management Limited (EAAA Alternatives)

Santos Verma

HSE Lead APAC & ME (Global Operations)

Sanofi

Pratik Jadhav

Lead ESG

Prism Johnson Limited

Dr. Shilpy Gupta

Environmental Manager

IntouchCX

Saket Sah

Group Head Investor Relations and ESG

RP Sanjiv Goenka Group

Suraj Hiremath

Head of Strategy

Oren

Jayanta Ray

Vice President – Industrial , OEM and ESG

GS Caltex India Pvt Ltd

Jagat Pandya

Head HSE (Data Centre Business)

Sterling & Wilson Data Center Pvt. Ltd.

Celebrating Excellence in ESG & Climate Leadership

Recognising the organisations and leaders turning sustainability commitments into meaningful action. Meet the winners who are helping shape a more responsible, resilient, and climate-conscious future.