R.A. Mashelkar
Former Director General, CSIR | Global Innovator & Science Policy Leader
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Dr. R. A.
Mashelkar is a globally renowned chemical engineer and innovation leader. As the former Director General of India's Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), he oversaw a network of 40 state-of-the-art labs with over 20,000 scientists. Mashelkar has been honored with the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award, as well as prestigious international accolades like the Material Science and Technology Prize and the George Westinghouse Gold Medal.
His keynotes inspire audiences to harness science, technology, and policy to address humanity's grand challenges.
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Breakthrough designs for ultra-low-cost products
Engineer RA Mashelkar shares three stories of ultra-low-cost design from India that use bottom-up rethinking, and some clever engineering, to bring expensive products (cars, prosthetics) into the realm of the possible for everyone.
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