Asia 2026
Asian Energy and Water Leaders Unite to Accelerate
Digitalization and AI Adoption
Shaping Asia’s Energy and Utility Transformation
Coming to Asia for the first time- A focused, executive-level forum bringing together 100+ CEOs, CIOs, CCOs, and decision-makers from across Asia’s energy and water landscape.
From modernizing customer and workforce experiences to advancing Vertical AI, grid intelligence, DER integration, and platform-driven operations—WE3 Asia delivers real-world strategies and bold insights tailored to the evolving needs of Asian utilities.
2Days of Visionary Leadership and Transformative Insights
10 +
Sessions
50 +
Utilities
150 +
Executives
Register for WE3 Asia
March 9-10, 2026 | The Lalit, New Delhi
WHY ATTEND? WE3 ASIA 2026
- Asia-Centric DialogueTackle the diverse challenges facing utilities, regulators, and solution providers across the region’s varied markets.
- Resilience in Action See how digital infrastructure and AI are redefining continuity, reliability, and the utility–customer–workforce connection.
- Technology at Scale Explore breakthrough applications of Vertical AI, DER integration, and smart grid technology that can be deployed across Asia’s unique market conditions.
- From Vision to Execution Gain actionable strategies, case studies, and partnerships to accelerate transformation—moving beyond pilots to measurable impact.
- Peer-to-Peer ExchangeConnect with policymakers, utility leaders, and innovators from across Asia for practical, scalable solutions.
- Be Part of the MovementWE3 is already shaping energy futures in the US, Europe, and beyond. Now it’s Asia’s turn to lead.
AI TransformationKey Themes of Discussion
- Connected Experiences for Asia's Diverse Communities
- Customer 360 + Grid 360: Building the Intelligent Utility Core
- Smart Water Solutions for Asia's Changing Climate
- Purpose-Built Intelligence: The Rise of Vertical AI in Energy & Utilities
- Digital Trust and Cybersecurity in Asia's Utility Operations
- Future-Proofing Asia’s Energy and Utility Business Models
Event Schedule
7:00 PM
Pre-Event Kick Off Reception
9:00 AM
Registration & Networking Breakfast
10:05 AM
WE3 Asia Summit Opening - Lamp Lightening
10:15 AM
Welcome Remarks
SEW leadership opens WE3 Asia 2026 with a forward-looking address that sets the tone for the day - highlighting the region’s priorities, the momentum of digital transformation, and the purpose behind the WE3 movement.
Mashal Dhawan
Amitabh Prasad
Reji Pillai
10:30 AM
Opening Keynote: Powering Asia’s Energy + Water Future with People + AI
Welcome to WE3 Asia - a new chapter where People + AI converge to redefine energy and water. This opening keynote explores how Asia can move from fragmented digital efforts to connected, Vertical AI-powered execution across customers, workforce, and grid - setting the tone for real transformation.
Deepak Garg
11:00 AM
Utility Keynote: Powering India’s Next Decade: Bold Moves Shaping the Future of Energy and Utilities
With over a century of service and a presence across 35 locations, Tata Power is undergoing a bold digital shift to modernize engagement for 12 million+ customers. In this keynote, the utility reveals how it’s building a new operating model powered by data, platforms, and AI - and setting the pace for India’s journey toward ‘Ujjwal Bharat.’
Dr. Praveer Sinha
11:15 AM
Leading the Intelligent Energy Era: Scaling AI, Infrastructure, and Ecosystems
With four decades of experience scaling companies across telecom, energy, digital and emerging-tech sectors, Manoj Kohli will share his vision for how utilities and service providers can succeed in the age of AI and digital disruption. He will explore how leadership, agile thinking and platform-first execution - combined with human-first values - can enable utilities to transform operations, deliver superior customer & workforce experiences, and thrive in an increasingly connected, AI-powered future.
Manoj Kohli
11:30 AM
Leadership Keynote- AMI and the Next Leg of Transformation: Building the Digital Foundation for Modern Utilities
In this leadership keynote, Anil Rawal, CEO of Intellismart, will explore how Advanced Metering Infrastructure is driving the next phase of utility transformation by creating a resilient digital foundation for data-driven operations, customer engagement, and grid intelligence.
Anil Rawal
11:45 AM
Global CXO Forum: Vertical AI for Energy and Utilities – From Global Transformation to Asia’s Leap
This forum brings together CXOs from the US, Canada, Asia and beyond to share global lessons learned and success stories from utility digitalization - and how AI-driven platforms are already impacting billions of people worldwide. The conversation will focus on what it takes to scale customer operations, empower the workforce, and build platform-led utility experiences - and how Asia can build on this momentum to accelerate its own digital leap.
Suresh Kotha
Deepak Garg
Amal Sinha
Sanjay Banga
Eric Lehouelleur
Reji Pillai
12:30 PM
Panel Session: Building Connected Future – Customers, Workforce, Grid for Utilities
This panel explores how utilities across Asia can break down operational silos and shift toward a 360° connected model - uniting customer experience, workforce operations, and grid performance. Leaders will discuss how AI, data visibility, and platform-first execution are enabling real-time decision-making, faster response, and better service outcomes. The session will focus on practical strategies to build an integrated utility ecosystem that works smarter - across the customer, the crew, and the grid.
Abhishek Ranjan
Dipen Chauhan
Amitabh Prasad
Anurag Johri
Reena Suri
Abel Didier Tella
1:15 PM
Networking Lunch
2:30 PM
Inspiration Beyond Energy: Lessons in Leadership & Resilience
Kapil Dev
Former Captain, Indian National Team
Deepak Garg
2:45 PM
People + AI: How SEW.AI COSMOS Redefines the Energy and Utility Experience
Witness the deep diving of SEW Cosmos, a next-generation connected Vertical AI platform built for energy and water. This session introduces breakthrough capabilities that unify customer, workforce, and grid intelligence, showing how People + AI can transform operations, deliver new value streams, and set a bold direction for the future of utilities.
Deepak Garg
Mashal Dhawan
3:30 PM
Panel Session: From Chaos to Order – Making Connected Utilities Real
India’s utility ecosystem is in the middle of a massive shift - rapid smart meter rollouts, smart grid pilots, new regulatory expectations, rising demand, and legacy systems all colliding at once. The result: data scattered across billing, outage, AMI, and field systems; disjointed apps for customers and crews; and a widening gap between what’s deployed on paper and what’s connected in practice. This panel session will unpack that “chaos” on the ground and explore what it really takes to move to a connected utility model, where smart grids, smart meters, field operations, and customer experience are threaded together on a single digital and AI-powered backbone.
Mr. Raj Kumar Rastogi
Anish Kalucha
Rajeev Singh
Business Indian Subcontinent
Vijay Panpalia
Brajesh Kumar
Rajesh Sivaprakasam
4:00 PM
Vertical AI in High-Stakes Industries: Building Intelligence Where Failure Is Not an Option
Vertical AI is reshaping high-stakes industries by embedding domain-deep intelligence where precision and accountability are non-negotiable.
In this keynote, Ravinder Sajwan, CEO, UltraGreen.AI, will share a strategic blueprint for building AI systems engineered for certainty, resilience, and mission-critical outcomes.
Ravinder Sajwan
4:15 PM
The New Energy Playbook: Where Innovation Is Happening Across Grid, Customer & Infrastructure
In this session, industry leaders decode the new energy playbook, highlighting breakthrough advancements across intelligent grids, customer engagement, and infrastructure resilience shaping Asia’s utility future.
Rajesh Bansal
Piyush Awadhesh
Yves Fouquet
Saurav Adhikari
Prateek Chandra
4:45 PM
From Outreach to Outcomes: Driving Digital Engagement Through People + Vertical AI Powered by SEW Amplify
Chetan Asher
Unmisha Asher
5:00 PM
WE3 Awards & Recognition
5:30 PM
Closing Plenary: Asia’s Blueprint for the Next Decade
Deepak Garg
7:30 PM
VIP Dinner & Cocktails
THOUGHT LEADERSSpotlight on Leadership
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Kapil DevLegendary Cricketer and Former Captain, Indian National Team
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Dr. Praveer Sinha CEO & MDTata Power
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Deepak GargChairman/Founder/Co-CEOSEW.AI
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Sanjay BangaCEO & MD Tata Power Renewable Energy Ltd
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Manoj KohliFormer Country Head, Softbank IndiaFormer CEO and MD, Bharti Airtel
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Mashal DhawanCEO, AsiaSEW.AI
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Suresh KothaChief Information OfficerSMUD
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Anil Rawal MD & CEOIntelliSmart
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Amal SinhaDirector & Group CEOBSES Delhi
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Anurag JohriManaging Director & Lead for UtilitiesAccenture
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Dipen Chauhan Sr. Vice President-C&M,BD,IT&ERPGujarat Gas
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Yves FouquetCIOEDF-International Networks
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Mr. Raj Kumar RastogiChief (Operations & Safety)Tata Power Central Odisha Company
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Rajesh BansalFormer CEOBSES Rajdhani Power Limited
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Rajeev SinghVice President - Corporate Business, Indian Subcontinent SAP
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Amitabh PrasadPresident - AsiaSEW.AI
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Piyush AwadheshChief Product Officer, eMobility SEW.AI
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Rajesh SivaprakasamDGM, SAP & ITSabarmati Gas
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Chetan AsherFounder & CEOTonic Worldwide
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Unmisha AsherCo Founder and Chief Strategy OfficerTonic Worldwide
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Vijay PanpaliaVP - Product EngineeringSEW.AI
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Abel Didier TellaDirector General Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA)
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Anish KaluchaCIONoida Power
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Eric LehouelleurDirector Project, India EDF International Networks
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Reji PillaiPresidentIndia Smart Grid Forum
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Ravinder SajwanCEOUltraGreen.AI
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Reena SuriExecutive DirectorIndia Smart Grid Forum
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Saurav AdhikariFounder & Senior PartnerIndus TLG Managers LLP
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Prateek ChandraProduct OwnerDominion Energy
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Brajesh KumarChief Operating OfficerBSES Yamuna
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