Expert Engagements and Talks

Masterclass: How India Must Navigate Global Trade

Citizens for Public Leadership, 20 July 2025


Expert Talk: Geoeconomics and Manufacturing Supply Chains: The Case of Pharmaceuticals

National University of Singapore, Institute of South Asia Studies 2024 Conference


Co-Lead: UNDP External Advisory Group on Energy Governance

Report by the advisory group launched on June 19, 2024.


Electrifying India’s EV Ecosystem: Policy Recommendations

Advisor for the report, published by The Asia Group and Koan Advisory Group. May 2023.


Guest Speaker: Building careers in the world of policy; approaching career transitions

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, School of Public Policy. 2023


Moderator: India’s Evolving Role on the Global Stage, Featuring Ambassador Shivshankar Menon and Ambassador Rich Verma

Harvard’s Belfer Center and Harvard’s Center for Public Leadership. 2022


Co-Chair and Moderator: Keynote by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of Commerce & Industry, Consumer Affairs, and Food & Public Distribution

Harvard India Conference. 2022


Co-Moderator: Avoiding One-Size-Fits-All Solutions: An Interview with Professor Dani Rodrik.

Harvard’s Center for Business and Government. 2022


Panel Manager: Big bets: Where should India’s big bets (in the manufacturing sector) be in the next 10 years?

Harvard India Conference. 2021


Speaker: Learning from end-users of products

Global Design Thinking Alliance (GDTA) and the HPI School of Design Thinking. Global Design Thinking Conference, “Policy Innovation Lab: From Local to Global”. 2021


Panelist: Facilitating financing and optimizing delivery models for decentralized renewable energy for rural health centers

IRENA International Conference on Renewable Energy Solutions for Healthcare Facilities. 2018


Judge: Global LEAP Awards. Promoting energy access in the developing world by supporting innovation and competition in the off-grid market

Global LEAP is an initiative of the Clean Energy Ministerial and is also supported by USAID. 2017-2018


Speaker: Examining the Impact of Innovation and a Robust Temperature Controlled Supply Chain in Challenging Emerging Market Countries

15th Annual Global Forum for Temperature Controlled Life Science Supply Chains. 2017



Keynote: Fixing the immunization and cold chain logistics system in Gavi supported countries: A lens on how the vaccine delivery program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is tackling challenges to save 11 million lives by 2020.

On behalf of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation at the 14th Cold Chain GDP & Temperature Management Logistics Global Forum. 2016


Speaker: Inside the Clinton Health Access Initiative collaborative vaccine cold chain programs

14th Cold Chain GDP & Temperature Management Logistics Global Forum. 2016


Guest Lecture: User-centered design across different cultures

Engineering Design, Pennsylvania State University. 2014


Guest Lecture: Workshop on designing for resource-constrained settings

Design Lab, MIT. 2014


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