Dr. Sandip Chatterjee, Senior Advisor, SERI & Ex., Senior Director, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Govt. of India, is engaged in promoting global best practices on sustainable electronics, responsible refurbishing and recycling standards, circular economy, data sanitization. Global expert on materials, electronic waste, circular economy has 80+ research/review publications, 10+ patents, 5+ book chapters, 3000+ public speaking experiences. Received award from Former Hon’ble President of India in 2013 for his work.  A visionary leader, policymaker, techno-administrator with 35+ years of experience in disruptive policy-making, translated R&D outcomes into commercial viability, strategic innovation, international policy negotiations and advocacy. Established 22+ CoEs in emerging technologies. Led Cyber Law Data Governance Group, formulated digital data protection act, amended IT Act, IT Rules etc. Received Doctorate from Univ. of Delhi for his research work on rare earth materials from National Physical Laboratory. Worked colour picture tube manufacturing plant at M/s. JCT Electronics, Gujarat.