“Women Energize Women” conference
ICM – International Congress Center
Munich, Germany
15 June 2023

Dr Rashi Gupta

Founder & Managing Director, Vision Mechatronics Private Ltd
India

Dr Rashi Gupta, fondly known as “Batterywali of India”, is the pioneer of manufacturing of Advanced Lithium Batteries in India along with the “Worlds Smartest Lithium Battery”. She is the Founder & Managing Director of Vision Mechatronics Private Ltd, leading it towards a name to reckon for in the field of Robotics, Renewable Energy & Energy Storage. A Women Entrepreneur who has been fearless & ferocious in creating a brand for herself & the company in these male dominated fields. If one takes a closer look at the alchemy of this achiever, two distinct virtues pop up, besides perseverance & hard work. These are: pioneering spirit & willingness.
Coupled with an impressive background, it was not therefore surprising that she became a prominent name in the Renewable Energy Sector of India and is featured as Asia’s Most Influential Women in Renewable Energy, 2020. She has been working on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment issues globally. She has been Awarded the “Global Women Leadership 2021”. She has also been featured amongst first 50 “Women in Stem by CII 2021” for her contribution and excellence in STEM field. She has been Awarded “Corporate Guru World Award 2021” for her work in SDG5 & SDG7. She is Featured among TOP 40 Global Women Leaders in Energy Storage 2022.
She is very passionate to work on Sustainable and Circular development is focused on SDG 5 & SDG 7. She has been working relentlessly for rural electrification to ensure that the rural schools in India get access to clean and green energy enabling them to be at par with the Urban schools. One such example is at a primary school at Katavaram, Andhra Pradesh. She is also collaborating with colleges and universities for development on Women in Stem and the preaching that has been effectively practised for Gender Equality is having equal representation of men and women in the organization she heads.
She holds degrees of BE, MBA, LLM, & PhD to her title. She is a committee member of Bureau of Indian Standards for Batteries, Energy Storage and E-Mobility. She is also Member of International ElectroTechnical Commission. She is also a committee member of National Energy Storage Committee- FICCI, Chairperson-Energy Storage Theme-International Solar Energy Society e. V.(ISES) for SWC2021, CleanTech Business Club- Chair of Task Force- Energy Storage & Smart Energy, Chairperson-Women’s India CleanTech Business Club, CleanTech Business Club Vice Chair India, Advisor-Energy Storage-India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF), Committee Member IEEE-GESI (Gender Equality and Social Inclusion).