Dr. Bhakti More is the Dean of the School of Design & Architecture, Head, Centre for ESG at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) Dubai. She holds a doctorate from the University of Salford, UK, and has over three decades of experience in the design industry and academia. Her research paper received the CIOB Best Paper Award in 2015 for the most innovative research. She serves as the coordinator for the Manipal Environment and Conservation Students Club, which has earned multiple accolades, including the Best Sustainable Green Campus Audit and Best Sustainability Action Project from the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi. She was also recognised as the Best Coordinator for her commitment to the sustainable campus initiative. Dr. Bhakti has led Team Tawazun in the Solar Decathlon Middle East 2021 for building a net-zero home and the Climate Action Plan for MAHE Dubai’s Race to Zero initiative by UNFCCC. She has volunteered for the Advancing Net Zero Group and serves as the Youth Engagement Co-Lead for the UAE Universities Climate Network. She has guided the youth-led initiative ‘Seeding Sustainability’ in collaboration with Water Alliance  was selected among the 20 projects in MAJRA's Sustainable Impact Challenge 2025