• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Sushil Purohit

Gentari

Chief Executive Officer

Sushil was officially appointed as Chief Executive Officer with effect from 16 January 2023. Sushil is a well- recognised industry leader with nearly 30 years of overall experience in the energy and power business, as well as a passion to drive the global transition towards a decarbonised future. Prior to Gentari, Sushil spent over 24 years with Wärtsilä Corporation, a global leader in innovative technologies and lifecycle solutions for the marine and energy markets. His last position was as President of Wärtsilä Energy, and Executive Vice President and Member of the Board of Management at Wärtsilä Corporation. Sushil’s expertise and experience in the energy sector spans across the globe, with a demonstrated track record of overseeing operations in over 70 countries. He has held other key positions in Wärtsilä Group including as Vice President for Energy Business (Americas), Vice President for Energy Business (Middle East, Asia, and Australia) and Vice President for Renewables and Energy Storage (Global). Under his leadership, the growth of its Energy Business established Wärtsilä as a top balancing technology provider in grid balancing engine power plants and battery energy storage systems, and eventually securing its position as a key player in the grid scale energy storage market. Wärtsilä’s decarbonisation services business, launched under his leadership, also enabled its customers to decarbonise rapidly, economically and in a reliable manner. Sushil holds a graduate degree in Business Administration from the Institute of Management Technology, India and a Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from Bangalore University, India.

Sessions With Sushil Purohit

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 11:50am - 12:40pm (CST) / 19/mar/2024 04:50 pm - 19/mar/2024 05:40 pm

    Strategies and Business Models for Deploying CleanTech
    Clean Tech

    New innovations in cleantech, carbon management, hydrogen and low-carbon fuels, transportation and other industries require a diverse ecosystem of partners to ensure ideas can be scaled up and commercialized. Those partners range from the startup community, customers, corporations and a variety of financiers who together need to steer innovations through their various stages of growth and deployment. What models of innovation development are proving most effective in supporting technologies applicable to the energy transition? How are players managing the need to establish partnerships, while also maintaining their competitive advantage?  

Thursday, 21 March

  • 11:30am - 12:00pm (CST) / 21/mar/2024 04:30 pm - 21/mar/2024 05:00 pm

    Leadership and Mindset for Low-carbon Transformation

    Carbon Management/Decarbonization

    Getting to net zero will require unprecedented and rapid transformation of the energy sector. How would businesses respond in a world where “next-zero” goals become license to operate similar to safety culture becoming the norm in the oil and gas sector? What steps must industry leaders take to create this new culture and mindset? How are the rapid technological advancements influencing strategic thinking? And how are the next generation of leaders responding? 

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