Lt. Col. Monish Ahuja (Retd.) is the Chairman & Managing Director of M/s Punjab Renewable Energy Systems Private Limited (PRESPL) and Chairman, Confederation of Biomass Energy Industry of India (CBEII). He is an alumnus of the prestigious National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Pune and PG (M.Tech) in Nuclear Technology from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. He has been an Ex Chairperson of the FICCI Bio-Energy Committee and Ex Member of CII Committee of Bioenergy. He is presently onboard as Mentor / Advisor / Member on various National and International Corporate, Academic and Research Institutes, and Innovation Platforms.