Imagine Delhi

Navroz Dubash

Senior Fellow, Centre for Policy Research

Navroz K Dubash is senior fellow at the Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and coordinator of the Initiative on Climate, Energy, and Environment. His research interests straddle the terrains of climate change policy and governance, the political economy of energy and water, the regulatory state in the developing world and the role of civil society in global environmental governance. Acknowledging his indelible influence on climate change governance in India and beyond, he was awarded the 12th
T N Khoshoo Memorial Award in 2015. He is an associate editor of Climate Policy and serves on the editorial boards of Global Environmental Politics, Energy Research in Social Science, Environmental Policy and Governance, and the Journal of Environment and Development.

Lara Poloni

President, Europe, Middle East, India and Africa, AECOM

As President of Europe, Middle East, India and Africa at AECOM, Lara Poloni brings to her role at the forefront of the building industry over a quarter century of experience in the planning, assessment and development of major transport infrastructure. Her work has covered both the public and private sectors in which she oversaw prominent projects from initial planning to make them into operating realities. Poloni has been with AECOM as far back as 1994, arming her with a holistic understanding of the company’s best practices. Her most recent role was Chief Executive of Australia – New Zealand.

Tonny Xie

Director and founder, Innovation Center for Clean-air Solutions

Tonny Xie is the director and founder of a leading Chinese environmental think-tank, Innovation Center for Clean-air Solutions (ICCS). ICCS is acting as the Secretariat for Clean Air Alliance of China (CAAC), which is an integrated platform initiated by ten leading Chinese research institutions. ICCS works with the alliance members and partners to provide integrated technical support on clean air policy making and implementation, cleantech assessment, demonstration & promotion, and innovative investment. Before joining in ICCS, Xie served varied posts, including senior consultant, technical director, program manager, at environmental consultancies and development agencies in the field of environmental protection and curbing climate change.