This Learning Lab will unpack key insights from Charging Ahead – Part II, a collaborative report by GameChanger Law Advisors and Speciale Invest. The report offers a legal and investment-focused deep dive into India’s rapidly evolving electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure landscape.
Participants will explore regulatory developments, business model innovations, and investment pathways critical to scaling EV charging and battery swapping infrastructure across India and comparable markets in Southeast Asia.
Why Attend?
Gain actionable insights into India’s EV infrastructure landscape and understand how policy, capital, and innovation can align to accelerate the shift toward clean mobility. Learn how legal clarity and investment innovation are shaping the future of battery charging and swapping ecosystems.
Session Format
- Part 1: Presentation of Key Insights from the Report (30 mins)
A concise walkthrough of the report’s findings, including:- Central and state-level EV infrastructure policy updates
- Legal frameworks governing battery charging and swapping
- Business models and public-private partnership structures
- Challenges around land use, power distribution, and data privacy
- Investment considerations for venture and institutional capital
- Central and state-level EV infrastructure policy updates
- Part 2: Fireside Chat (60 mins)
A dynamic discussion featuring perspectives from legal, investor, and ecosystem actors exploring:- How policy is enabling or constraining infrastructure deployment
- Evolving investment strategies in EV infrastructure
- Lessons from Southeast Asia’s EV regulatory and funding landscape
- Practical roadmaps for startups and funders navigating this sector
- How policy is enabling or constraining infrastructure deployment
Saket Rachakonda, Partner at GameChanger Law Advisors
He has seven years of post-qualification experience, during which time he has advised clients on several pioneering venture capital transactions. Saket is building deep expertise in the fields of climate change, electric mobility, deeptech, and data protection. His advisory work spans several sunrise industries including electric vehicles, spacetech, robotics, cybersecurity, and renewable energy.
Notably, Saket has significantly contributed to the electric mobility practice at GLA, offering legal guidance to a major energy startup on commercial partnerships, regulatory compliance, and financing. Alongside his professional achievements, Saket is driving a research initiative with a leading climate advisory firm, aimed at shedding light on the regulatory framework for investments in circular economy organizations in India by global investors.
Sunil Cavale, Investment Principal at Speciale Invest
Sunil Cavale is an Investment Principal at Speciale Invest – a pre-seed stage venture capital firm investing in deep science and deep tech startups in India.
Sunil started his career with Toyota before joining an early-stage startup where he helped with the manufacture, shipping and sales of baby monitors. His curiosity to understand technology and business led him to Speciale Invest.
Over the past 4.5 years at Speciale, Sunil has worked on investments in biotech, spacetech, semiconductors, robotics, batteries, amongst others. He also works with multiple portfolio companies helping them grow from technology demonstration to product to early commercialization.
Kevin Pudjiadi, CEO at Casion
Kevin Pudjiadi is the CEO of Casion, Indonesia’s rapidly expanding EV charging network that’s reimagining how people power their vehicles. With years of experience as a multi-industry entrepreneur, Kevin is now leading Casion into the future of sustainable transportation—bringing together infrastructure, lifestyle, and clean energy in one seamless platform.
Kevin first made his mark in the food and beverage industry, where he co-founded several successful F&B lifestyle brands, ranging from healthy food, nightlife, to coffee, and became the leading standard for its product categories in Indonesia. His ability to understand consumer needs, streamline operations, and build strong brand loyalty became his signature approach. Today, that same mindset fuels Casion’s mission: to make EV charging accessible, reliable, and part of everyday life.
Kevin holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales (UNSW), majoring in Finance, Marketing, and Hospitality. He was also a featured speaker at TEDxYouth in Indonesia.
