Pioneering the future of clean, green
and renewable energy.

Mr. Karthik is a seasoned professional with more than 25 years of experience with Global Blue Chip companies like Price Waterhouse Coopers, KPMG, Ericsson and Damac. Karthik has held very senior positions including board memberships. He is a strategic thinker, adept at creating new business models and scaling organizations. In his last assignment he was part of the senior team responsible for scaling the organization to a 4 Billion USD market cap company. He is an Agriculture tech, Wellness and Sustainable enthusiast. He is currently creating a unique concept of Touch and Tech called “WellCube” for the urban wellness landscape which has the potential to have a Billion USD enterprise valuation in 5 years. As a responsible investor he is involved in a start-up for Agriculture Technology, primarily highlighting the potential crop diseases well in advance using Drone and Hyper-spectral camera data, thus improving the yield. This AgriTech start-up has proudly backed the “Best Innovative Award “by the renowned Marico Group - one of India’s largest consumer Product companies. He is an Investor in the Roof Top Solar technologies with the aim of reducing carbon footprints. As an advisor to the group he will be guiding the management in creating new bamboo based business models and partnerships across the globe and will catapult the company to achieve its objective of 300MW Biomass energy production using Bamboo as the feedstock.

Technology and business visionary with proven record of accomplishments with over 35 years of experience in various facets of Information Technology and the Finance Industry in very senior positions including CEO of a large semi government Systems Integrator and Managed Services Company, CEO of Data Centre and Managed Services Company, CEO of an IT spinoff / CIO of a Dynamic Bank. Also, an IT Consulting and Business leader with demonstrated experience in reengineering business with an aggressive turnaround plan. Dynamic management career with strong leadership, problem solving, planning, team and project management skills. A serial entrepreneur with proven record of profitability in entrepreneurial ventures. He is an avid environmentalist who has transitioned from IT visionary to pursue his passion of organic farming. Currently he is engaged in growing organic vegetables and fruits along with managing his tea estate.

Passionate, endearing and full of compassion for others, Neera Sarmah, also known as the ‘Bamboo Lady of India’ is a dynamic personality with a vision to empower the rural women through skill development in bamboo craft. Her work has already transformed lives across rural India through her training programs and developed more than 800 lifestyle and utility products

Prof. Dr BalaManivannanis Formerly Head & Associate Prof., Dept. of English, V.O.Chidambaram College, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India. He is a creative writer, author, translator, soft skill trainer,language and notion consultant, motivational speaker, event manager and environmentalist. His doctoral thesis is on Irish landscape poetry in English under the guidance of Dr Balachandran, KavignarBala, Formerly Convener, Tamil Advisory Board, SahityaAcademi. His areas of specialization are Poetry, Drama, Literary and Communication Theories and Concept Creation for corporate sector. He has edited books, to quote a few: Studies in Indian Poetry: From Aurobindo to LaksmiKanna and Pens Across the Papers: Critiques on Literary Texts. He has published his research articles in many national and international journals and edited anthologies. He served as one of the Preliminary Panel Advisors, Award Community, SahityaAkademi, Govt. of India. He has gained a considerable administrative and managerial skill by serving as the Chairman, P.G. English Examination Board, M.S. University, Tirunelveli, University nominee in several academic panels and inspection committees,P.G. and U.G. Boards of studiesof various Autonomous institutions and Universities, environmental activist in many eco-clubs and subject editor, Editorial Board in Outreach: Multidisciplinary Research Journal. He is specialised in humanising environmental issues and industrial bearings, bridging the gap between humanism and industrialisation.

Mr. Ram is an energetic multifaceted personality in green energy industry aiming at decarbonised economy and is engaged in multiple endeavoursof bio-energy production and trade in India and other spaces of global significances; and his credentials earned from this world-wide businesshaveenhanced him as aproficient entrepreneur and aveteran businessman in promoting renewable energy sources, particularly biomass. His vision for a carbon free world is a striving force behind him to begin AAKASH, with the sole set onthe clean energy power plants for internationally emerging energy requirements. Ram is well known for his altruistic attitude and is aware of the fact that industrial growth is inclusive of improving the standard of human living. This self-realised philanthropic spirit and empathetic will to help the people and business communities make himprovide job as well as business opportunities for those who are really in need. Above all, Ram is genuinely concerned for the younger generationand sohe has established technical and vocational institutions across the world to offerholistic education for the students of tomorrow and the adults of today. He is a promising maker of green earth enriched with healthy and wealthy environment assuring the value of human life.

Mr. Mohammad Jaber, born in Dubai, holds a Civil Engineering Degree with specialization in Health, Safety and Environment Management Systems and Ergonomics. He has experience in Compliance Auditing, Gap analysis and risk assessment in oil and Gas sectors

Mr. Ahmed Al Ali brings an experience of working with leading vendors to this company. He holds a B.A. Degree in Public Relations and provides individuals and firms with premium government and private relationship management solutions; enables enterprises and is also into value chain Management.

A Business driven Professional with a sound Engineering and Technology Background, Ms Saradha has more than 16 years of rich experience in handling clients across sectors, specializing in Operations & Execution and delivering high value projects across Technology, Real Estate and Alternate Energy. A firm believer in clean energy, with a diversified portfolio of investments.

Mr. Naidoo is a practicing lawyer with a B.A. L.L.B. from the University of Durban Westville and has certificates in Project Management Rural Electricity and Energy management courses. He heads AAKASH’s African Continent operations.

A Renowned and accomplished Agricultural Scientist with a Doctorate in Biotechnology, leads the Research initiatives of AAKASH. Awarded Post Doctoral Fellowship by the University Grants Commission, Government of India; Certified Laboratory Animal Scientist by FELASA (Federation of European Laboratory Animal Scientists Associations); Recognized as Ph.D Research Supervisor and Member of Doctoral Committee constituted by Periyar University, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. His knowledge is backed by extensive Research experience in Mass propagation of plant species through Organogenesis, Somatic embryogenesis and Protoplast culture. A proud recipient of the Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Distinguished Fellow Award for Botany and Har Gobind Khorana Award which is awarded to the outstanding young scientists with innovative ideas for pursuing research in frontier areas of Biotechnology. Holds Lifetime membership in various Science Societies, Research Institutions and Professional Bodies. He has more than 50 Research Publications and Presentations. An expert in production of mass level of Bamboo species through Plant Tissue Culture and efficiently transfer them to any soil for planting.

Mr. Muthu Krishnan holds a post-graduation in Computer science with vast experience in IT & Business Management Consulting from Hong Kong, with his business networks roots along the South East Asian Nations.