Karuna Gopal

Karuna Gopal
Born Machilipatnam, Krishna district, Andhra Pradesh, India
Occupation Internationally acclaimed Thought Leader, Sustainability Leader and Advisor on Smart Cities

Karuna Gopal is internationally renowned Thought Leader,[1] [2] Sustainability Leader and Advisor on Smart Cities from Hyderabad, Telangana, India. Her Initiative ‘SCULPT Your CITY “ has been recognized as a National Best Practice and has been showcased at the 100 Smart Cities Mission launched by the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi [3] She was chosen as one of the 50 most talented green leaders by the world CSR Congress.[4][5] Recently, she represented the Union Ministry of Urban Development as a speaker at the Smart Cities Session of COP 21, 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Paris. [6] [7]

Early life

Karuna Gopal was born on August 21, 1965 in an elite family at Machlipatnam, Krishna District in Indian state of united Andhra Pradesh, India. Her father, Sri V. Narayana Rao was an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer.[8] She was a national merit scholarship holder.[9] She is married to Gopal Krishna and has a son, Srinivas Vikram who is Autistic but with gifted abilities of painting.[10]

Her Work

Karuna Gopal works in the field of Smart Cities [11] and has contributed to the 100 Smart Cities Mission of Government of India.[12][13] She represented her views on green cities and sustainable cities at various events held at national and international levels [14][15][16][17][18]

She was a speaker at World Economic Forum (WEF) Roundtable on Smart Cities & Urbanization,[19] National Geographic Roundtable on Air Pollution,[20] NASSCOM Leadership Summit,[21] Global India Business Meet: United Kingdom. [22]

She was rewarded for excellence in area of projection and development of smart cities and smart city protocols at PRCI’s 9th Global Communication Conclave 2015 in New Delhi.[23] She was one of the panel speakers at Great Britain-India Business Convention which was held on 10 and 11 October 2014 at Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi.[24] She expresses her views through her articles in leading newspapers too.[25][26][27]

Positions

She serves on the International Jury for Intelligent City Awards instituted by the Intelligent Community Forum, New York, [28] an active member of CTBUH.[29] She is also an Advisory Board Member of "Green World City Organization" (Australia) and Advisory Board Member of Asia Pacific CXO Forum.[30]

Foundation for Futuristic Cities

She is the president of Foundation for Futuristic Cities in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.[31][32] It is an Urban Advisory services organization with a vision to transform Indian Cities into economically and digitally vibrant cities. Presently, FFC (Foundation for Futurisitic Cities) is working towards development of a Smart City Protocol for cities across India in collaboration with Technology, Government and Corporate Partners.[33]

She, as an IT evangelist, is also involved in exploring application of Big Data Analytics for Sustainable or Eco-cities.[34]

Awards

Karuna Gopal has received various awards. Some of them are as follows:

References

  1. ↑ Business Standard. "Only 20 smart cities may be shortlisted this year". Business Standard.
  2. ↑ SmartCityBordeaux.Latribune.Fr. "Karuna Gopal's Profile at SmartCityBordeaux.Latribune.Fr". SmartCityBordeaux.Latribune.Fr.
  3. ↑ SmartCities.Gov.In. "Citizens For City" (PDF). smartcities.gov.in.
  4. ↑ The Hindu BusinessLine. "Karuna Gopal wins global recognition as sustainability leader". The Hindu BusinessLine, February 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ Green India Post. "Karuna Gopal wins global recognition as sustainability leader". Green India Post March 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ StampaGioVanile. "Karuna Gopal at UN Climate Change Conference". StampaGioVaile.
  7. ↑ Channel News Asia. "Karuna Gopal - Climate Change Conference". Channel News Asia.
  8. ↑ The Hindu Newspaper. "Nothing is Impossible". The Hindu Newspaper, November 14, 2009.
  9. ↑ Silicon India. "Speakers at Silicon India". Silicon India, March 13, 2009.
  10. ↑ Deccan Chronicle. "Bonding through art". Deccan Chronicle Newspaper, December 21, 2014.
  11. ↑ The Hindu BusinessLine. "UK sees business opportunity in smart cities". The Hindu BusinessLine, June 23, 2015.
  12. ↑ IndiainBusiness. "Karuna Gopal - Smart Cities". IndiaInBusiness.nic.in.
  13. ↑ NIUA.org. "Karuna Gopal - Smart Cities Mission" (PDF). NIUA.Org.
  14. ↑ New Indian Express - Leading Newspaper in India. "It is time India built smart cities". New Indian Express, November 11, 2014.
  15. ↑ The Hans India - Leading Newspaper in India. "BJP to include views of experts in its Vision Document". The Hans India, 31 March 2014.
  16. ↑ Business Today. "Getting hold of smart cities". Business Today, 13 March 2015.
  17. ↑ Smart City Bordeaux. "Karuna Gopal at Smart City Bordeaux". SmartCityBordeaux.
  18. ↑ The Green Market Oracle. "Karuna Gopal delivering a speech at Green Market Oracle". The Green Market Oracle.
  19. ↑ World Economic Forum. "World Economic Forum Roundtable on Smartcities and Urbanization" (PDF). World Economic Forum.
  20. ↑ National Geographic. "Perspectives". National Geogrpahic.
  21. ↑ Nasscom. "Karuna Gopal at NASSCOM" (PDF). nasscom.in.
  22. ↑ Horasis. "Karuna Gopal at Global India Business Meet: UK" (PDF). Horasis.org.
  23. ↑ The Hans India - Leading Newspaper in India. "PRCI Awards". The Hans India, March 16, 2015.
  24. ↑ Britain India Convention. "Speaking at Britain India Convention - Karuna Gopal". Britain India Convention, 2014.
  25. ↑ The Asian Age. "Life to get smarter by Karuna Gopal". The Asian Age, December 27, 2014.
  26. ↑ FuturArc. "Ecotourism in India - An Article by Karuna Gopal". FuturArc - The Voice of Green Architecture in Asia Pacific.
  27. ↑ Deccan Chronicle. "Life to get smarter by Karuna Gopal". Deccan Chronicle - Newspaper.
  28. ↑ The Hindu Newspaper. "Selected for Jury". The Hindu Newspaper, December 201,2012.
  29. ↑ CTBUH. "Speaker at CTBUH". CTBUH.
  30. ↑ ISB Leadership Summit. "Speaker Profile". ISB Leadership Summit.
  31. ↑ Future Cities. "President - Karuna Gopal's Profile". FutureCities.com.
  32. ↑ ReachOutHyderabad. "Interview with Karuna Gopal". ReachoutHyderabad.com.
  33. ↑ Amazing Women Rock. "Karuna Gopal on Indian Cities". AmazingWomenRock.com.
  34. ↑ Smart Cities. "Karuna Gopal. President of Futuristic Cities". Smart Cities.
  35. ↑ Nispana. "Awards received by Karuna Gopal". Nispana.
  36. ↑ PRCI. "Chanakya Award for Karuna Gopal". PRCI.
  37. ↑ The Hans India. "Dattatreya felicitates women achievers". The Hans India.
  38. ↑ The Hindu Business Line. "Karuna Gopal wins global recognition as sustainability leader". The Hindu Business Line.

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