• Highlights of 12th ISUW 2026
  • 2000+ Participants from 24 Countries | 4 Supporting Ministries, 15 Supporting Organisations and 27 Supporting Media Partners | 50 Key Partners, 24 Exhibitors, 4 Country Partners and 12 Conference Session Partners | 271 Speakers | 18 Thematic Sessions | 7 Bi-lateral & Focused Workshops | 306 Participants from 34 Utilities | 62 Technical Papers Published and 31 Technical Papers Presented | 63 Winners amongst 10 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.