Nilofar Ghazanfar, the Head of Project Coordination Unit of the Ghazanfar Group in Afghanistan, shares her enthusiasm about the future of Afghanistan, especially its path to decarbonizing using solar power. We explore her passion and vision for women entrepreneurship and solar power, electric vehicles, and batteries in Afghanistan. Born in Afghanistan, raised in Dubai, studied in London, now working in her own office in Kabul and in Dubai she is an amazing source of inspiration for all of us. Please join to explore more.

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Gayam Raja, the founder and CEO of Gayam Motor Works (GMW), from India, traces back his successful transition from manufacturing gasoline power 3-wheeler to manufacturing the complete ecosystem of electric 3-wheelers or e-trikes.

We explore his inspiration and vision to reach a 1500 unit per unit production capacity exporting to about countries. He believes in a future where most of the last-mile delivery all over the world will do by e-trikes —the GMW version can carry 400 kgs and price below $5,000.

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Congratulating myself to have competed this 50th episode of Energypreneurs on 31 December 2020.

In this episode, I summarize episodes 4-49: what they are about and how they fit together. If you are new to my channel this will be a very good start and if you have been listening regularly, this will be a good recap.

Please keep a pen and paper handy while listening, as I do refer to the episodes by their episode number in the audio

Happy New Year!

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If you are planning to start a podcast this will be useful for you. This episode is a recording of my presentation to an internal audience at the Asian Development Bank, on the software, hardware, and strategy behind my podcast.

Some found it technical, but if you are interested to understand the various equipment, software, and system choices, this will save a lot of time. Please connect with me for the PowerPoint file and the video record.

Happy New Year!

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Jayantha Perera, an author of 12 books, talks about his lifestyle in the first decade of retirement. He and his wife Shyamala sheds light on how longevity and technology are impacting retirement planning.

We explore the importance of technology adaptation on top of remaining healthy and stay connected.

While "retirement" or rather "not 9 to 5" as Jayantha defines it, could be fun and enjoyable planning is key to avoid getting trapped into a box.

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Carlos Santamaria and Reah Sy are good friends and social media gurus. They both managed multiple facets of the Asian Development Bank's social media content and the strategy behind the activities.

Together, they are not only fun to be with — they bring an infectious enthusiasm to the table. Since I met them in 2015, my perspectives about social media have changed dramatically, and a lot of my ideas have been shaped by these two friends.

In this episode, we look at where to go from here and the global context. Get many insights into this fun conversation. Please join.

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Carmela (Candy) and Arnel Sevilla explain how they turned their dream and love for diving into a boutique hotel—"Portulano"—with its extensive diving facilities. They explain how they morphed into this lifestyle business from their high-pressure corporate jobs. Today Arnel plans to go 100% solar with batteries one day, and I think hydroponics and electric boats will also be an amazing addition to that plan.

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Portulano:

• San Pablo, Bauan, Batangas, Northside of Anilao, Philippines
• Tel: +639175404257
• (https://www.portulano.com)

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Dan Milison, takes us through the journey of his professional life —innovative projects, the climate leadership he has seen in three countries, and the BIG ideas he has. We get into the hot topic of today —Hydrogen; although I may not agree with some of the positive lights he sees in the hydrogen way, he does have a clear vision.

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Werner Liepach, Director-General, Asian Development Bank, discusses his fascinating, 28 year-long journey through different levels of ADB, and how the roles for a development bank have changed in the face of technological changes, the threat of climate change, and finally, Covid-19.

With a Ph.D. in financial engineering and a love for seeing places around the world, Werner shares the ideas and changes that he introduced as a senior development professional. Why just an idea for innovation is not enough - innovation needs communication, alliances, and long-lasting stamina.

We hear the mindset changes in the fossil fuel rich Central Asia because of cheap renewable energy, the opportunities for electrification of transport and some of the big ideas he was able to implement, especially in Pakistan.

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Durreh Tabassum, from the Infrastructure Investment team of the International Finance Corporation, shares her inspiration to work in the climate space and discusses the various technologies that are available today to achieve SDG 7. Starting from her family-owned power company, to one of the largest wind power generators, to World Bank, and now to IFC, Durreh carries the professional experience of hands on entrepreneurship to development financing in addressing the global energy transition.

We discuss many aspects of technology and development: digitization, regional cooperation, energy efficiency, hydrogen, and women in engineering.

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