• Highlights of 2024
  • 2000+ Participants from 25+ countries | 7 Supporting Ministries, 15 Supporting Organisations and 18 Supporting Media Partners | 30 Key Partners, 20 Exhibitors, 5 Country Partners and 17 Conference Session Partners | 241 Speakers | 16 Thematic Sessions, 1 Master Class | 8 Bi-lateral & Focused Workshops | 2 Special Plenaries | 202 Participants from 32 Utilities | 60 Technical Papers Published and 25 Technical Papers Presented | 66 Winners amongst 11 ISGF Innovation Award Categories

ISUW 2023 Speaker

Rish Ghatikar
Rish Ghatikar
Energy Leader, Digital Innovation and Emerging Technologies, General Motors (GM)

Rish Ghatikar is an energy leader at General Motors, where he advises on emerging technologies to enable economy-wide transportation electrification and mitigate climate risks. He is also a visiting professor at the University of Southern Denmark and serves as an advisor and board member for various organizations. Prior to his current role, Ghatikar led the information and communication technologies initiative at the Electric Power Research Institute and served as the Chief Research Officer at Greenlots (now Shell Recharge Solutions). He was also the Deputy Leader for Grid Integration Research at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and was responsible for the development of the global demand response data automation standard, OpenADR. Ghatikar holds dual Masters degrees in Telecommunication Systems/Computer Technologies and Infrastructure Planning and has authored over 100 scientific publications.