End Pollution: AI, Innovation, and Ideas in South Asia

Amit Morya is a senior program manager for Google and is the global lead for Air View+, an AI-powered air quality solution. Amit has built a partner ecosystem with clean tech companies, government agencies, and researchers to deliver actionable air quality insights for target cities and launch AQ layer for India on Google Maps.

Irushinie is a Conservation Scientist with over 15 years of experience in inclusive development, business strategy, and innovation and has developed award-winning solutions across the sustainability sector. Her current work focuses on advancing circular and regenerative economic models, with a special emphasis on tackling plastic pollution. Her work aims to increase the circularity of plastics in Sri Lanka’s FMCG packaging sector and has introduced a certification standard for recycled plastics, enabling FMCG companies to incorporate recycled content into their packaging. 

Karma Yonten is the founder and CEO of Greener Way, Bhutan’s first private waste management company. He oversees initiatives that have redefined waste management in Bhutan. Greener Way has also founded the “Bhutan Waste Bank,” an initiative designed to educate, empower, and inspire behavioral change around waste through incentives for plastic recycling. 

Sam Yoonsuk Lee is the Founder and Group CEO of InnoCSR Co., Ltd, a private company which supports global sustainability endeavors. InnoCSR’s core strategy is to help green technology companies to go to different developing countries, achieving both social and economic goals. InnoCSR currently focuses on Good Bricks System in India, Nepal and Pakistan, introducing its non-fired brick manufacturing technology, achieving both environmental and economic success.

Cecile Fruman is the Director, Regional Integration and Engagement in the South Asia Region (SAR). She is responsible for fostering greater connectivity and collaborative activities amongst SAR countries. Cecile has dedicated her career to international development across multiple geographies. She has deep experience in trade and competitiveness, strategy development, portfolio management, and partnerships. A French national, she holds an MBA from ESCP Europe, one of France’s top business schools, and furthered her studies at the University of Osaka in Japan.