Senior Industry Manager – Water and Sustainability Initiatives, ESRI India
Talk Title: GIS-driven Climate Resilience Platform to Map, Monitor and Determine Region Specific Interventions
Mr. Suneet Manjavkar is a passionate water professional with 20 years of experience in digital transformation of water projects, currently serving as Industry Head – Water at Esri India. He works with government departments, state water boards, and consultants to implement GIS-based solutions for mapping, visualization, and decision-making in water management. With dual master’s degrees from UNESCO-IHE (Netherlands) and AIT (Thailand) and a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering, he brings strong technical and policy expertise. His career highlights include driving business revenue through GIS solution offerings, contributing to national water programs, and advocating technology integration at policy level. He is proficient in hydraulic and hydrological modeling tools (WaterGEMS, SewerGEMS, ArcGIS) and represented India at the UN 2023 Water Conference, promoting cohesive water security and climate approaches.
Empowers decision-makers to visualize region specific climate impacts of natural hazards, evaluate vulnerability and associated risks to dwelling population and public infrastructure. It channelizes resilience building efforts in line with local priorities.