With over 20 years of experience in the field of clean energy and decarbonization, NJ (Nilesh Y.J.) is a passionate champion of accelerating the net-zero transition for organizations and communities. In his professional role at Siemens, Smart Infrastructure, he leads the delivery of end-to-end decarbonization solutions and digital services for sustainability. He is also a certified adult educator and conducts courses in the field of energy and sustainability as an Adjunct Associate Professor at the Nanyang Business School.

Nilesh Jadhav is also an entrepreneur, thought leader, professional trainer, and coach, with expertise in smart and sustainable built environment technologies and digital and innovation ecosystem platforms. He co-founded and served as the first CEO of BtrLyf, a spin-off company of Nanyang Technological University (NTU, Singapore), that offers a digital built environment ecosystem platform. He also worked as a Senior Scientist and Program Director at NTU, leading the Ecocampus Sustainability testbeding initiative and the research group on Sustainable Built Environment Technologies. He holds an MBA in Operations and Process Management and is a Singapore Certified Energy Manager. He is driven by the mission of creating innovative pathways and partnerships for achieving complete decarbonization and net-zero goals.