Launch of WELL Labs
Envisioning Sustainable Futures
26 July 2023, 3:30 PM
India International Centre, New Delhi
Launch of WELL Labs
WELL Labs is the latest centre in the Krea University-Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR) ecosystem. We are a research and innovation lab that works closely with governments, businesses, multilateral institutions and civil society groups to enable a high quality of human life while simultaneously nurturing the environment.
We invite you to the centre’s launch at the India International Centre in New Delhi on July 26. The event comprises a panel discussion on envisioning sustainable futures. Dr Ashok Gulati, leading agricultural economist and Distinguished Professor at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER); Dr Shambu Prasad, Professor, Strategic Management & Social Sciences, Institute of Rural Management Anand; and Mr Amandeep Panwar, CEO, BharatRohan, will discuss how we can anticipate future environmental challenges and chart roadmaps to address them. Mr Kapil Viswanathan, President of IFMR, will formally launch the centre at the event.
Why This Event?
Today, our world faces grave threats, such as climate change, resource depletion, pollution, and water and food insecurity. Solutions to these complex and evolving environmental challenges cannot be based in the present because they run the risk of becoming obsolete by the time they are designed. We must design for the future we imagine.
The trends and signals of what the future could be like already exist around us. What if we could hone the ability to identify these outliers of today that will become the solutions of tomorrow. How do we get better at anticipating the future? How do we work together to make this future a reality? What are the gaps that need to be filled in this grand challenge?
Schedule
| 3:30-3:55 pm | Arrival, registration and tea |
| 3:55-4:00 pm | Welcome note |
| 4:00-4:10 pm | Launch by Mr Kapil Viswanathan |
| 4:10-4:20 pm | Dr Veena Srinivasan introduces WELL Labs |
| 4:20-4:40 pm | Keynote address by Dr Ashok Gulati |
| 4:40-5:00 pm | Launch of the report Farmer responses to solar irrigation in India by Dr Alok Sikka |
| 5:00-6:30 pm | Panel Discussion: Research and innovation for an uncertain future |
| 6:30-7:00 pm | High tea |
About WELL Labs
About the Speakers
Dr Ashok Gulati is a Distinguished Professor at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).
Prior to this, he was the Chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), Government of India (2011–14). He was an Independent Director of the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), and National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX). He is a member of the Tenth Audit Advisory Board of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and also an Independent Director of the Board of Directors of Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (KMBL) and Godrej Agrovet Limited.
Dr Gulati was a Director at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) for more than 10 years (2001–11). He was also a member of the Economic Advisory Council of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Dr Gulati was awarded the Padma Shri in 2015.
Mr Kapil Viswanathan is the President of the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), the sponsoring body of Krea University.
He has played a central role in the conception and establishment of the university. Previously, he was the co-founder and co-CEO of Lumina Datamatics (erstwhile PreMedia Global), an ed-tech company employing over 2,000 people across the US, Europe, and India. Earlier in his career, Mr Viswanathan worked in global sales for Tata Consultancy Services, spanning markets in Australia, Asia, UK, and the US. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MS in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University.
Mr Amandeep Panwar is the CEO of BharatRohan.
Bharat Rohan is an agritech company that seeks to build a sustainable and safe food supply chain and help farmers benefit from technology. It uses data from drone-based hyperspectral remote sensing and artificial intelligence to generate actionable insights. These help address challenges in the agricultural sector, such as minimising crop losses, reducing pesticide usage, and detecting nutrient deficiencies, diseases and pests at an early stage.
EVENT DETAILS
Topic: Envisioning Sustainable Futures
Speakers: Dr Ashok Gulati, Dr C. Shambu Prasad, Dr Alok Sikka, Mr Amandeep Panwar, Mr Kapil Viswanathan, Dr Veena Srinivasan
Date: 26 July 2023
Time: 3:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Venue: Seminar hall 1 & 2, India International Centre, 40, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi – 110003
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High tea will be served at 6:30 PM
EVENT DETAILS
Topic: Envisioning Sustainable Futures
Speakers: Dr Ashok Gulati, Dr C. Shambu Prasad, Dr Alok Sikka, Mr Amandeep Panwar, Mr Kapil Viswanathan, Dr Veena Srinivasan
Date: 26 July 2023
Time: 3:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Venue: Seminar hall 1 & 2, India International Centre, 40, Max Mueller Marg, New Delhi – 110003
View on map
High tea will be served at 6:30 PM
Launch of WELL Labs
WELL Labs is the latest centre in the Krea University-Institute of Financial Management and Research (IFMR) ecosystem. We are a research and innovation lab that works closely with governments, businesses, multilateral institutions and civil society groups to enable a high quality of human life while simultaneously nurturing the environment.
We invite you to the centre’s launch at the India International Centre in New Delhi on July 26. The event comprises a panel discussion on envisioning sustainable futures. Dr Ashok Gulati, leading agricultural economist and Distinguished Professor at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER); Dr Shambu Prasad, Professor, Strategic Management & Social Sciences, Institute of Rural Management Anand; and Mr Amandeep Panwar, CEO, BharatRohan, will discuss how we can anticipate future environmental challenges and chart roadmaps to address them. Mr Kapil Viswanathan, President of IFMR, will formally launch the centre at the event.
Why This Event?
Today, our world faces grave threats, such as climate change, resource depletion, pollution, and water and food insecurity. Solutions to these complex and evolving environmental challenges cannot be based in the present because they run the risk of becoming obsolete by the time they are designed. We must design for the future we imagine.
The trends and signals of what the future could be like already exist around us. What if we could hone the ability to identify these outliers of today that will become the solutions of tomorrow. How do we get better at anticipating the future? How do we work together to make this future a reality? What are the gaps that need to be filled in this grand challenge?
Schedule
| 3:30-3:55 pm | Arrival, registration and tea |
| 3:55-4:00 pm | Welcome note |
| 4:00-4:10 pm | Launch by Mr Kapil Viswanathan |
| 4:10-4:20 pm | Dr Veena Srinivasan introduces WELL Labs |
| 4:20-4:40 pm | Keynote address by Dr Ashok Gulati |
| 4:40-5:00 pm | Launch of the report Farmer responses to solar irrigation in India by Dr Alok Sikka |
| 5:00-6:30 pm | Panel Discussion: Research and innovation for an uncertain future |
| 6:30-7:00 pm | High tea |
About WELL Labs
About the Speakers
Dr Ashok Gulati is a Distinguished Professor at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).
Prior to this, he was the Chairman of the Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP), Government of India (2011–14). He was an Independent Director of the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), and National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX). He is a member of the Tenth Audit Advisory Board of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India and also an Independent Director of the Board of Directors of Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (KMBL) and Godrej Agrovet Limited.
Dr Gulati was a Director at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) for more than 10 years (2001–11). He was also a member of the Economic Advisory Council of Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Dr Gulati was awarded the Padma Shri in 2015.
Mr Kapil Viswanathan is the President of the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), the sponsoring body of Krea University.
He has played a central role in the conception and establishment of the university. Previously, he was the co-founder and co-CEO of Lumina Datamatics (erstwhile PreMedia Global), an ed-tech company employing over 2,000 people across the US, Europe, and India. Earlier in his career, Mr Viswanathan worked in global sales for Tata Consultancy Services, spanning markets in Australia, Asia, UK, and the US. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MS in Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University.
Mr Amandeep Panwar is the CEO of BharatRohan.
Bharat Rohan is an agritech company that seeks to build a sustainable and safe food supply chain and help farmers benefit from technology. It uses data from drone-based hyperspectral remote sensing and artificial intelligence to generate actionable insights. These help address challenges in the agricultural sector, such as minimising crop losses, reducing pesticide usage, and detecting nutrient deficiencies, diseases and pests at an early stage.