Rushanka Pramod Amrutkar

Environment Agency

Senior Advisor - Earth Observation and Remote Sensing (Agriculture), United Kingdom

Rushanka Amrutkar is a Senior Advisor for Earth Observation and Remote Sensing in Agriculture at the England's Environment Agency. With over a decade of experience, she has dedicated her career to utilizing space technology for environmental sustainability and governance projects. Rushanka is an alumnus of the Global Policy, Diplomacy, and Sustainability fellowship program and a board advisor to the Kalpana Chawla's Project on Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Space Studies at the International Space University in France. She serves as the UK country chair of Engineering and Energy wing for G100: mission million, actively contributing to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. She has authored more than 16 international research publications and received prestigious honours, including the Britain's Asian Women of Achievement Science Award, Elected Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, Dr. Kalpana Chawla fellowship, Ray Williamson Future Fund Scholarship, Space Hero Scholarship, Global Policy, Diplomacy, and Sustainability Fellowship, DATA SCIENCE INFINITY and Women in AI Career plan scholarship. Rushanka has achieved recognition as a Rocket Woman and was honoured with the esteemed Sparrho Early Career Researcher Prize on International Women's Day in 2019. Renowned as a motivational speaker, Rushanka passionately advocates for STEM education, women in space, upliftment, entrepreneurial mindset, and FEMTech.