ISUW 2022 Speaker

An engineering and management professional with 33 years of cross-functional experience, Sourav Daspatnaik is currently Managing Director, Swach Environment Private Limited. He also serves as the Director, Nangloi Water Services, established under PPP for supplying 24x7 water as a concessionaire of Delhi Jal Board, Government of NCT Delhi, Director, Haldia Water Services, established to provide 24x7 water services as utility under Haldia Development Authority, GoWB. He also serves as an independent director in several Indian companies and mentors social enterprises in the area of innovative and clean technologies for water supply and sanitation Currently he is the member Advisory Board of Innovation and Business Accelerator Center (IBAC) set up by FICCI and West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC), GoWB. During his professional career spanning over 33 years, he has worked with leading organisations such as Tata Motors, Jamshedpur , Tata Steel Ltd, Mercer HR Consulting. He is the one of the founding members of National Water Alliance of India supported by Industry bodies and part of the India-Israel Innovation Bridge for commercially developing technologies thru start-ups. He has proven track record of building businesses along with operational excellence. In the recent past, Daspatnaik has served as Chairman, Skill Development Task force and Co-Chair Infrastructure Committee of Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry and national board member for the National HRD Network, an apex body for human resources professionals. He was a founder director of the Indian Iron & Steel Sector Skill Council, under the NSDC. He has played a vital role in the launch of the India-Myanmar Solar Energy Forum and India Myanmar Trade & Commerce including Border Trade with a view to strengthen the bilateral trade ties between the two governments and people.