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August 29 -September 1, 2025

International Conference on
Sustainable & Resilient Futures:
Bridging Science, Policy, and Practice
(ICSRF 2025)

Experiential Learning, Inclusiveness, & Sustainable Innovations

Time: 9 AM to 5 PM IST


Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri Campus,
Kollam, Kerala – 690525

Keynote Speakers

Mr. Tim Curtis
Director of the UNESCO Office in New Delhi and UNESCO Representative to India, Bhutan, Maldives and Sri Lanka.
Smt. Uma Mahadevan Dasgupta, I. A. S.
Additional Chief Secretary & Development Commissioner, Government of Karnataka
Mr. Jagadish Babu
Chief Operating Officer, EkStep Foundation
Dr. Sanjay Kumar Srivastava
Chief of Disaster Risk Reduction, Information & Communications Technology and Disaster Risk Reduction Division, UN ESCAP
Dr. Arun Kumar Sarma
Director General, North East Centre for Technology Application and Reach (NECTAR)
Dr. David Norris
Vice-Chancellor, University of Botswana
Prof. Mammo Muchie
Rated Research Professor on STI Development, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa
Prof. Armel Brice Adanhounme 
Professor & UNESCO Chair in Natural resources in Africa and Sustainable Development, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada
Dr. Vinod Kumar Sharma
Sr Professor, Disaster Management, Indian Institute of Public Administration
Dr. Shankar Venugopal
Vice President, Mahindra & Mahindra
Dr. Anshu Bharadwaj 
Programme Director, NITI Aayog 
Mr. Kumar Rajagopalan
Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Country Head, Dexian India 
Dr. John D. Atkinson
Director, Graduate studies,  
Environmental and Water Resources Engineering
University at Buffalo
Prof. Miguel Clüsener-Godt
Professor,
University of Coimbra
Portugal

Prof. Valerie Imbruce 
Director, Centre for Environment and Society, and Associate Research Professor, Washington College 

Prof. Miroslav Černík
Professor,
Institute for Nanomaterials, Advanced Technologies and Innovation, Technical University of Liberec (TUL)
Dr. Prateek Dongare
Head of Nature Research Cross-Journal Team, Nature Journals 

Prof. Martin Zimmer
Prof. of Mangrove Ecology,
The Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT)
Prof. Bruce Malamud
Director & Wilson Chair of Hazard and Risk in the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience, Durham University
Prof. Vijai Kumar Gupta
Prof. (Assoc.) & Deputy Chair, Bioprocess Engineering, Dublin City University

Prof. Satish V Kailas 
Professor, IISc. Bengaluru & Visiting Professor LEM3 Laboratory Université de Lorraine Metz, France

Dr. Sherri Bucher 
Associate Professor and Chair,  
Department of Community and Global Health, 
Indiana University Indianapolis 

Dr. Jun Young Cheong
Associate Professor, James Watt School of Engineering, University of Glasgow 
Prof. Shameen Jinadasa 
Associate Professor,
Central Queensland University
Dr. Charu Lata
Principal Scientist |
CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication & Research Policy, 
India
Prof. Stefano Gabriele
Associate Professor, 
Department of Architecture,
Roma Tre University, Italy
Prof. Jorge Celi
Chairholder, UNESCO Chair on Tropical Freshwater Management, Ikiam Amazon Regional University 
Dr. Kesavan T R
 Director & Group President, TAFE (Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited)
Dr. Srivalli Krishnan
Deputy Director, Agricultural Development-Asia, Gates Foundation
Dr. Anbumozhi Venkatachalam
Senior Research Fellow for Innovations, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia
Dr. Kiruba Krishnaswami
Assistant Professor, Biological Engineering (Sustainable Food Systems Engineering), University of Missouri
Mr. Ashok Dalwai, IAS
CEO, National Rainfed Area Authority, Govt. of India
Dr. Prakash K Sarangi
Scientist, Central Agricultural University, Manipur
Dr. Ismael Rafols
UNESCO Chair on Diversity and Inclusion in Global Science, Leiden University
Dr. Ashutosh Dutta
Chief 5G strategist and JHU/APL Sabbatical Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
Prof. Vladimir Filkov
Professor, ACM Distinguished Member, Director of DECAL and AI for Health Labs, UC Davis 
Dr. Karthik Chandran
Professor of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University, USA
Dr. Rema Vazhappilly
Principal Scientist, Innovation and Science, Amway, Singapore 
 Prof. Rajender S Varma
Professor and Senior Scientist, Houston Advanced Research Center, The Woodlands, Texas
Prof. Gilbert M Rios
Professor Emeritus – CEO EMH – Director SIMEV UNESCO
Prof. Prem C Jain
UNESCO Chair in Renewable Energy and Environment, University of Zambia
Mr. Chad Kymal
CTO & Founder, Omnex Inc
Dr. Saket Pande
Assistant Professor, TU Delft
Prof. Om Perumal
Associate Vice President for Research and Innovation, University of New Mexico (UNM) 
Dr. T E Sheeja
Head & Principal Scientist, Div. of Crop Improvement & Biotechnology
ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research
Dr. Anil. P. Joshi 
Founder, Himalayan Environmental Studies & Conservation Organization (HESCO) 
Dr. David Nicol
Innovation Manager, Energy efficiency and sustainability University of Warwick 
  
Mr. Manpreet Singh
Partner, Sustainability Strategy & Transformation, PwC India 
Dr. Labanya Prakash Jena
Visiting Senior Fellow, The London School of Economics and Political Science 
Dr. Vasily Sachnev
Associate Professor, Catholic University of Korea, South Korea  
Dr. Anshu Bharadwaj
NITI Aayog’s Program Director on Energy
Prof. Anand Patwardhan
School of Public Policy at University of Maryland, U.S. A.
Mr. Prabodha Acharya
Chief Sustainability Officer, JSW Group
Mr. Padmanabhan T. M.
DVP & Head ESG Federal Bank

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