Program

NEDO FORUM Program at a Glance

Thursday, 12th February

Hall B7 Hall B5 (1) Hall B5 (2)
9:00 - 12:00

GS

Special Lecture/
Keynote Speech 		Exhibitions
12:00
-
15:30 		   
13:00 - 15:00

TS-3

Crossing the valley of death: NEDO's
efforts to support R&D ventures
15:20 - 18:00   Invited Lecture "Progress and Challenges in the
US Robotics Industry"

TS-5

Robotics for Smart Societies

Friday, 13th February

Hall B7 Hall B5 (1) Hall B5 (2)
10:00 - 12:00

TS-6

The current situation and future outlook for CO2 capture technology
-Focusing on clean coal technology- 		Exhibitions 9:00
-
17:30

TS-9

Mass introduction of renewable energy in Japan
-Challenges and opportunities-

Part 1: Grid integration and technological solutions

Part 2: Energy Storage; Desired role from Smart Grid

Part 3: Power generation costs and consumer payments

Part 4: Sustainable energy development in the regions

TS-7

Expanding global water treatment market and technological development
13:00 - 17:20

TS-10

Global innovation networks:
Changing the world with Japanese technology

TS-11

Materials, nanotechnology and the future of manufacturing

TS-13

Progress and prospects for energy conservation technology
Special Lecture "Industry-academic cooperation in innovation"

GS: General Session TS: Technical Session *Simultaneous interpretation between English and Japanese

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Special Lecture & Keynote Speech (General Session)

Welcome Remarks

Kazuo Furukawa
Chairman, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) 

Special Lecture

Sadayuki Sakakibara
Chairman of the Board, Toray Industries, Inc./Chairman, KEIDANREN (Japan Business Federation) 
Hiroshi Amano
Doctor of Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University 

Keynote Speech

~ From innovation hubs all over the world ~

Philip Yeo
Chairman, Economic Development Innovation Singapore (EDIS) and Standards, Productivity and Innovation for Growth (SPRING) 
Luc Van den hove
President & CEO, imec 
William Jeffrey
President and Chief Executive Officer, SRI International 

Technical Sessions

Thursday, 12th February

TS-1 NEDO's technological strategies for a better future

13:30 - 15:00

Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Tomoji Kawai
Executive Director, Technology Strategy Center, NEDO 
Akira Sudo
Senior Adviser, TOSHIBA Corporation 
Hisao Urata
Executive Officer, Deputy CTO, R&D Strategy Office, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation 
Jin Shiomura
Managing Director and CEO, Nobelpharma Co. Ltd. 
Shoji Watanabe
Director, Research and Development Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) 
Kenji Kurata
President, NEDO
Akira Goto
Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Fellow, Technology Strategy Center, NEDO

TS-2 Transforming society with NEDO's technologies

13:30 - 15:00

Yoshiteru Sato
Director General, Evaluation Department, NEDO
Jun'ichi Sato
President, The Japan Federation of Engineering Societies
Teiichi Inada
Chief Researcher, New Business Developing Headquarters, Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. 
Daisuke Shimo
Staff manager, Engine Performance Development Department, Powertrain Development Division, Mazda Motor Corporation

TS-3 Crossing the valley of death: NEDO's efforts to support R&D ventures

13:00 - 15:00

Shoji Kukita
Head of the Innovation Promotion Department, The Innovation Promotion Department, NEDO 
Kazuhide Sekiyama
Representative Executive Officer, Spiber Inc.
Iwao Yoshino
CEO, Microwave Chemical Co., Ltd. 
Tsuyoshi Ito
CEO, Beyond Next Ventures Inc. 
Ikkei Matsuda
CEO, SARR (Science, Art & Research for Reconstruction), LLC 

TS-4 A road to hydrogen society -NEDO's 50-year strategy-

15:20 - 17:20

Michio Hashimoto
Director General, New Energy Technology Department, NEDO 
Kenzou Fukuda
Senior Fellow, The Institute of Applied Energy 
Yuji Nagata
Director/Chief Technology Exective, Toshiba Fuel Cell Power Systems Corporation 
Koichi Kojima
Project General Manager, Fuel Cell System Engineering & Development division, R&D Group, TOYOTA MOTOR Corporation
Eiichi Harada
Associate Officer, Deputy General Manager, Corporate Technology Planning Center/Corporate Technology Division, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. 
Hideki Endou
General Manager, Hydrogen Supply Chain Development Unit, Chiyoda Corporation 

Invited Lecture  "Progress and Challenges in the US Robotics Industry"

15:20 - 15:50

Gill Pratt
Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

TS-5 Robotics for Smart Societies 

15:50 - 17:50

Shuji Yumitori
Director General, Robot and Machinery System Department, NEDO 
Shinichi Yuta
Project Leader, Robot and Machinery System Department, NEDO
Yukio Honda
Professor, Robotics & Design Center, Osaka Institute of technology/CEO, Department of Robotics, aRbot. Inc. 
Yoshiyuki Sankai
Professor, University of Tsukuba, Center for Cybernics Research/CEO, CYBERDYNE, Inc.
Tomomasa Satoh
Advisor, Robot and Machinery System Department, NEDO 

Friday, 13th February

TS-6 The current situation and future outlook for CO2 capture technology-Focusing on clean coal technology-

10:00 - 11:00

Akira Yasui
Director General, Environment Department, NEDO 
Tetsuo Ohtsuka
Department Director, Research & Development Department, Electric Power Development Co., Ltd. 
Takaya Watanabe
General Manager, Business Development, Energy & Environment, MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. 
Kerry W. Bowers
President & Chief Executive Officer, Southern Generation Technologies 

TS-7 Expanding global water treatment market and technological development

11:00 - 12:00

Akira Yasui
Director General, Environment Department, NEDO 
Shinjiro Ueda
President, Global Water Recycling and Reuse System Association(GWRA) / Executive Technology Adviser, Infrastructure Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd. 
Robert Koch
Director of Engineering Dept., Major Project Group, Veolia Water Solutions & Technologies 

TS-8 The cutting-edge and beyond in electronics and ICT: The approach to the IoT by NEDO

10:00 - 12:00

Takeshi Okada
Director General, Electronics, Materials Technology and Nanotechnology Department, NEDO 
Shozo Saito
Senior Adviser, TOSHIBA Corporation 
Ken Takeuchi
Professor, Department of Electrical,Electronic and Communication Engineering, Chuo University 
Toru Nishikawa
President & CEO, Preferred Networks, Inc. 
Ryutarou Maeda
Director, UMEMSME, AIST 

TS-9 Mass introduction of renewable energy in Japan -Challenges and opportunities-

Part1: Grid integration and technological solutions

10:00 - 12:00

Michio Hashimoto
Director General, New Energy Technology Department, NEDO 
Masana Ezawa
Counselor for Policy Planning Coordination in New and Renewable Energy Division, METI
Akihiro Iwata
Director General, Offshore Wind & Ocean Enegy Group, New Energy Technology Dept. NEDO 
Yasuhiro Hayashi
Advanced Science and Engineering, Waseda University Graduate School
Kenji Iba
Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering School of Science and Engineering, Meisei University 
Part2: Energy Storage; Desired role from Smart Grid

13:00 - 15:00

Masaaki Yamamoto
Director General, Smart Community Department, NEDO 
Application example of energy storage technology in Japan
Kikaku Tokumaru
Executive Officer/General Manager, Infrastructure Business Promotion Division, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 
Application example of energy storage technology in overseas
Hiroshi Asano
Deputy Associate Vice President, Socio-Economic Research Center, Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry 
Haresh Kamath
Program Manager, Energy Storage and Distributed Generation, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) 
Mari Saita
Chief Executive Officer, Cin-C Co., Ltd 
Peter Eckerle
Managing Director, StoREgio Energiespeichersysteme e.V. (StoREgio energy storage system association) 
Discussion
Moderator:
Satoshi Morozumi
Director General, Smart Community Department, NEDO
Part3: Power generation costs and consumer payments

15:20 - 16:00

Hiroyuki Yamada
Director, Solar Energy Systems Group, New Energy Technology Department, NEDO 
Hiroshi Morimoto
Executive Technical Research Fellow, Energy System Solutions Division, Sharp Corporation 
Part4: Sustainable energy development in the regions

16:00 - 17:20

Yusuke Tadakuma
Technical Coordinator, Biomass Group, New Energy Technology Department, NEDO 
Akehiko Takahashi
Chief, Urban Policy Division, Mogami Town Hall 
Shuji Namatame
Director, Thermal Utilization Group, New Energy Technology Dept., NEDO 
Masao Adachi
Senior Coordinator, Corporate Strategy & Planning Division, New Business Planning Unit, INPEX CORPORATION 
Katsunori Nagano
Presidential advisor, Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University 
Munehiko Tsuchiya
Executive Director, NEDO 

TS-10 Global innovation networks: Changing the world with Japanese technology

13:00 - 15:00

Hiroshi Kuniyoshi
Executive Director/Chief of Energy and Environment Headquarters, NEDO 
Jeffrey A. Miller
Energy Attaché at the United States Embassy Japan/Director of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Japan Office 
Weiguang Huang
Vice President, Shanghai Advanced Research Institute (SARI), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) 
Anne Varet
Director, Research and Perspectives, The French Agency for Environment and Energy Management (ADEME) 
Pradeep Monga
Director, Energy and Climate Change Branch, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) 

TS-11 Materials, nanotechnology and the future of manufacturing

13:00 - 14:30

Takeshi Okada
Director General, Electronics, Materials Technology and Nanotechnology Department, NEDO 
Takao Someya
Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems, The University of Tokyo 
Masatsugu Shimomura
Professor, Bio- and Material Photonics, Chitose Institute of Science and Technology 
Keiji Toda
Project Manager, Power Electronics Division, Toyota Motor Corporation 

TS-12 The frontiers of biological and medical technologies: Project reports from the field

15:20 - 17:20

Speech
NEDO： 
Tomomi Yamazaki
Director General, Biotechnology and Medical Technology Department, NEDO 
Nobuyoshi Chiba
Chief Officer, Biotechnology and Medical Technology Department, NEDO 
Takeo Sugawara
Director, Biotechnology and Medical Technology Department, NEDO
Youichirou Miyokawa
Director, Biotechnology and Medical Technology Department, NEDO
Takeshi Sakamoto
Director, Biotechnology and Medical Technology Department, NEDO
Toru Sano
Director, Biotechnology and Medical Technology Department, NEDO
Panel Discussion
Moderator:
Tomomi Yamazaki
Director General, Biotechnology and Medical Technology Department, NEDO 
Teruo Okano
Professor, Tokyo Women’s Medical University
Hiroshi Kato
Program Manager, Biotechnology and Medical Technology, NEDO/Professor Emeritus, Yamaguchi University
Masaki Kitajima
Program Manager, NEDO/President and Professor, International University of Health and Welfare
Yasuhiro Yoshioka
Corporate Vice President, FUJIFILM Corporation/General Manager, Regenerative Medicine Research Laboratories, Research & Development Management Headquarters, FUJIFILM Corporation/Chairman, Stem Cell Evaluation Technology Research Association
Kenji Kurata
President, NEDO

TS-13 Progress and prospects for energy conservation technology

14:50 - 16:20

Osamu Eryu
Vice President, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology 
Tetsuzo Ueda
Technical Director, Power Electronics Development Center, Engineering Division, Panasonic Corporation, Automotive & Industrial Systems Company 
Masahide Shima
Director General, Energy Conservation Technology Department, NEDO 

Special Lecture  "Industry-academic cooperation in innovation"

16:30 - 17:20

Makoto Gonokami
Dean, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo