{"id":13785,"date":"2026-08-16T13:02:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T11:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=13785"},"modified":"2026-08-19T17:18:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T15:18:20","slug":"rohit-chashta","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/smartprocurementworld.com\/indaba\/speaker\/rohit-chashta\/","title":{"rendered":"Rohit Chashta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rohit leads Schneider Electric\u2019s Sustainability actions for Africa and certain Middle-East geographies. While leading various initiatives in this space, he has been contributing to the sustainability transformation of the organization and helping diverse range of external organizations on similar lines as well. 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