Building Climate Solutions at Scale: An India–CA Clean Energy & Resilience Dialogue
India and California are at the forefront of global clean-energy deployment and climate action. Both are advancing renewable and low-carbon technologies at scale, mobilizing public and private investment, and shaping policy frameworks that cut emissions while supporting economic growth and equity. Convened on Earth Day as part of San Francisco Climate Week, this event brings together policymakers, industry leaders, investors, and researchers from India and California to share lessons, identify opportunities for collaboration, and strengthen sub-national U.S.–India cooperation on the energy transition and climate resilience.
Agenda:
Opening Remarks by Dr. K. Srikar Reddy, Consul General of India
Welcome by David Wilson, Dean, Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley
Keynote Remarks by Ashish Khanna, Director General, International Solar Alliance
Panel 1: Developing an innovation ecosystem for clean energy technologies
With presentation by Nikit Abhyankar, Co-Faculty Director, IECC, and moderation by Amol Phadke, Faculty Director, IECC
Panelists:
Ashish Motivala, Venture Advisor, DNX Ventures
Ravi Prasher, Chief Technology Officer, Bloom Energy
David Hochschild, Chair, California Energy Commission
Panel 2: Minimizing climate-related economic risk by building resilience to Climate Impacts
With presentation by Ashok Gadgil, Head of Research for Climate Resilience, IECC, and moderation by Shruti Deorah, Executive Director, IECC
Panelists:
Abby Edwards, Sr Deputy Director, CA Governor's office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
Ajay Shah - Board Member, American India Foundation (AIF)
Noah Diffenbaugh, Professor, Doerr School of Sustainability, Stanford University
Closing remarks by Abhishek Sharma, Consul Economic Affairs and Visa
The Consulate General of India in San Francisco serves as India’s official diplomatic mission to the U.S. West Coast, strengthening ties between India and the United States across economic, technological, cultural, and people-to-people domains. It provides consular services to the Indian diaspora, supports trade and investment, promotes cultural exchange, and engages closely with academia, innovation hubs, and state and local governments throughout its jurisdiction. The Consulate is led by Consul General, Dr. K. Srikar Reddy, who previously served at the Department of Commerce, Government of India as Joint Secretary where he oversaw India’s commercial relations with countries in Africa and the Middle-East.
The India Energy & Climate Center (IECC) at UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy leverages clean energy technology and policy expertise at the world’s top public university, Silicon Valley, and the state of California to catalyze the rapid transformation of energy systems that can deliver significant environmental, economic, and energy security benefits. IECC works collaboratively with Indian policymakers and business leaders to design an innovation and deployment ecosystem through tech-informed policy design, capacity building, a leadership dialogue platform and south-to-south collaboration.
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