May 26-27, 2016,

Manabendra Nath Sanyal, Senior Manager-Outreach Programme. Thermax Foundation, Thermax Ltd is a Post-graduate in Rural Development from Xavier Institute of Social Service, Ranchi, with 25 years of expertise of working at grass-root as well as policy levels, in education, community development, health, gender and environment. Experienced in working with teams from corporates, Government and NGOs, he is currently heading the CSR wing of Thermax, the engineering major offering energy-environment solutions.

Manabendra has played a crucial role in the formation of Thermax Foundation that focuses on improving the quality of education for the underprivileged and manages its various programmes.

He has been awarded as one of the 50 most talented CSR leaders by the World CSR Congress in 2015 and was a Chairman of the CSR & Affirmative Action Panel of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Pune Zonal Council for the year 2015-16.