Nilesh Jadhav is co-founder and CEO of BtrLyf-digital built environment ecosystem platform at Qi Square, a spin-off company of the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is a passionate clean energy technopreneur, with more than two decades of experience in the field.

He previously worked as a Senior Scientist and Program Director at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, leading the Ecocampus Sustainability test-bedding initiative and the research group on Sustainable Built Environment Technologies (2011-19).

He has been involved in writing the Technology Primers on Smart Grids and Solar Technologies for the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS, Singapore), and was the project lead for developing Singapore’s first Technology Roadmap for Energy Efficient Building Technologies with the Building Construction Authority (BCA) of Singapore.

He is an avid renewable energy enthusiast and served as an Editor with Solar Novus, an online publication dedicated to solar energy. He has a keen interest and involvement in technology commercialization activities and mentoring new technology start-ups. His other venture Qi Square uses scientific modelling and data-driven tools to optimize green building performance and operations in the long-run.

Nilesh Jadhav was a member of the Holcim Awards 2023 jury for Asia Pacific.