Akhilesh Bagaria is a Chartered Accountant and Director of NavPrakriti Green Energies Pvt. Ltd., a lithium-ion battery recycling company based in West Bengal. He leads the company’s business development, strategic partnerships and growth initiatives across battery recycling, second-life applications and critical mineral recovery. A commerce graduate of St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, he has also studied Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the University of Warwick. His focus is on building a circular battery ecosystem in India through responsible recycling, resource recovery and collaboration across the industry.