With 40 speakers representing 13 different countries, the 16th Annual Asia Rail Congress is the definitive rail congress for Asia and provides an unparalleled opportunity to meet experts from across the region in one place, all in one week.
Job Title: Climate Change Specialist (Transport), Sustainable Infrastructure Division
Company:Asian Development Bank
Sharad Saxena is a Mechanical Engineer who worked for Indian Railways in various capacities for over a decade. His major achievements include the launching of a biofuels initiative on the railways which included trials on prestigious passenger trains. He also helped in the introduction of energy efficient and environment friendly technologies like improved filtration systems on the Indian Railway fleet of diesel locomotives.
He subsequently completed a Masters program on Environmental change and Management from Oxford University and currently works in the Asian Development Bank as a Climate Change and Transport Specialist. His main areas of work include carbon finance and concessional financing for low carbon transport projects. He is currently working on ADB’s Sustainable Transport Initiative which seeks to develop low carbon sustainable transport solutions in countries of Asia Pacific region.
