ISUW 2022 Speaker

After 35+ year career in Electric Utilities/Power Systems, Ravi Seethapathy is now an Advisorto the Utility/Industry, and sits on the Boards of Power Transmission & Distribution (IC)Division of Larsen & Toubro, India; Biosirus Inc., Canada; Smart Grid Canada, and India SmartGrid Forum. His current international activities include (1) “Ambassador for the Americas”,Global Smart Grid Forum;(2)CIGRE Convener WGC6.28-Remote Grids;(3)IEAPVPS Task force 14–Large Scale Solar Integration;(4)IECTC120–Energy Storage;(5)IECSEG4-LVDC;and(6)Chair, India Smart Grid Forum WG 5-RE & Micro-grids. He an invited speaker internationally and has co-authored over 50 technical papers in the areas of Smart Grid. He Founder/Executive Chair of Biosirus Inc.in Canada. Retired in 2014 after 31-year career in HydroOne/OntarioHydro (a leading utility in Canada),where he managed leading portfolios in R&D,Innovation,Smart Grid Projects,Energy Storage,Renewable Energy Integration,Asset Management,Corporate Operations/Technical Audit,M&A(500M$),Field Operations,and Relaying and Control.His past corporate directorships include Toronto Atmospheric Fund,Ryerson University,TVOntario,Scarborough Hospital,NevaroCapital Corp,Engineers Without Borders(Chair),Canadian Club of Toronto(President),Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (President). Ravi has received numerous honours and citations including Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Medal(2012),Fellow Canadian Academy of Engineering(2012),Hydro One President’s Award(2008), Honour Roll of the Shastri Institute (2008), Honorary Fellow, Centennial College(2005), and Indo-Canada Chamber of Commerce (1996) to name a few. Ravi’s education includes a B.Tech(Hons)in Electrical Power from IIT,Kharagpur,India;anM.Eng.in Electrical Power from the University of Toronto; and an MBA from the Schulich School of Business,York University.His family/he have end owed an IEEE Award in“Rural Electrification Excellence”.