Energypreneurs

Cameron Quin and Yuri Marshall are the co-founders of Mind You, who are committed to protecting the mental well-being of people for more fulfilled lives.

We talk about Cameron's entrepreneurial journey from a rooftop solar startup in Australia to a startup for mental health in the Philippines. Their collective journey in lifting the stigma, lowering counseling costs, and many more. Please join in.

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In this episode, we get a chance to the world through the eyes of Dr. Priyantha Wijayatunga, Director, South Asia Energy of the Asian Development Bank. We get to hear about his own transformation from the Director-General of a multi-sector regulator, to an academic to today, managing a multi-billion dollar energy portfolio covering all of South Asia.

We talk about the challenges the South Asia region facing with its rooftop solar, off-grid solar, and energy efficiency. The ambitious program of the Indian government to convert all public vehicles, Bangladesh's floating solar project, and the potential of on-grid batteries in the future. And many more, please join in:

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While we all have moved our dinner table discussions gradually from Virus to Vaccine in 2021, I had the opportunity to tap into the thinking of a renowned serial entrepreneur, Norman Crowley, owner of Crowley Carbon on tackling climate change. In this episode, we get a chance to see the world through Norman's optimistic eyes, where cheap solar, EV everywhere and revolutions in modern agriculture will take us to 1.5 C degrees. Norman's view of the future, even few notches stronger than my view or that of Tony Seba. Please join in to find out more.

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Today I had a lively discussion with Mr. Rabindra Kumar Satpathy, a Professional in Solar Energy, who has experience of 30+ years and is the author of the book- ' Solar PV Power - Design, Manufacturing, and Applications- Sands to Systems'. He has a long journey since 1984 starting small projects of solar-powered electric fences for elephant sanctuary to GWP on-grid solar. We touched upon the future of Off-Grid DC Solar and its impact on power systems and many more.

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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.

Please join me to explore more.

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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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