Technical Conference Program

• SG-K Block

  

  SG-K Keynote Session

  Industry Leaders' Strategies and Outlook on Smart Grid Mar. 2 [Fri] 10:00-12:00

  Future Outlook for ICT Infrastructure for Electric Power Utilities to Realize Smart Grid	Hitachi's Smart City Technologies and Solutions	Smart Metering: Paving the Way for the Smart Grid
  Masayuki Yamasaki Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Information & Communications Div., Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.	Yutaka Saitoh Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO, Information & Control Systems Company, Deputy General Manager, Smart City Business Management Div., Hitachi, Ltd.	Branko Bjelajac Executive Vice President, Chief Technology Officer, Landis + Gyr AG

• SE-K Block

  

  SE-K Keynote Session

  World Smart Energy Week 2012 Special Keynote Session Mar. 2 [Fri] 13:30-14:30

  Realization of a Smart Community as a Future Eco City
  Kazuo Furukawa Chairman, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

• SE-S1 Block

  

  SE-S1 Special Session

  World Smart Energy Week 2012 Special Session-1 Feb. 29 [Wed] 13:00-14:00

  Smart Grid in Britain: an Overview of the Market and the Opportunities
  Robert McNamara Executive Director, SmartGrid GB

• SE-S2 Block

  

  SE-S2 Special Session

  World Smart Energy Week 2012 Special Session-2 Mar. 1 [Thur] 16：30-17：30

  The US Market for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency; Trends, Government Policy, and Investments
  Keith Curtis Senior Energy Advisor, CS/International Operations, US Department of Commerce

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  SG-1 Latest Trends of International Standardization for Smart Grid Feb. 29 [Wed] 9:30-12:00

  SG-4 Batteries and their Operational Control Technology in Smart Grid Mar. 1 [Thur] 15:00-17:30

  Professor, Energy and Environment, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, ISEE, Kyushu University Tadahiro Goda Smart Grid Strategic Group Chairman, IEC VP Smart Energy Standards, EDF Group Richard Schomberg Program Manager, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Smart Grid Research and Development, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Dan Ton Application for Technical Conference >>>

  Senior Researcher, Dispersed Power Resources Technology Group, R&D Center, Tokyo Electric Power Company Tatsuhito Nakajima * Please note that the speaker has changed as above. (As of Jan. 16th) Chief Specialist, Transmission & Distribution Systems Div., Social Infrastructure Systems Company Toshiba Corp. Kikuo Takagi Expert Leader, Planning and Advanced Engineering Development Div., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Masanori Ueda Application for Technical Conference >>>

• SG-2 Advanced Communication Technology and Smart Meters Feb. 29 [Wed] 15:00-17:30	SG-5 World Smart City Projects Mar. 2 [Fri] 15:30-18:00
  Senior Research Scientist, Sector Leader, Communication Systems, System Engineering Research Lab., Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry Yoshizumi Serizawa Engineering Advisor, Office of the CTO, Itron Inc. Arun Sehgal Group Manager, Business Planning Dept., NRI SecureTechnologies, Ltd. Shin Suzuki Application for Technical Conference >>>	Business Development Executive, Climate Change & Water Management, IBM Nederland B.V. Djeevan Schiferli Vice President (Industry Development), Sino-Singapore Guangzhou Knowledge City Investment and Development Co., Ltd Nee Pai Chee Vice President, Innovation and New Technologies, GREATER LYON Karine Dognin-Sauze Application for Technical Conference >>>

• SG-3 Energy Management and Demand Response Mar. 1 [Thur] 9:30-12:00
  Professor, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering / Director, Research Institute of Advanced Network Technology (RIANT), Waseda University Yasuhiro Hayashi Senior Manager, Power Grid Project Group, Transmission & Distribution Systems Center, Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Ryojun Nagano Visiting Professor, The University of Tokyo Hiroshi Asano General Manager, Business Creation Div., NTT FACILITIES, Inc. Satoshi Usui Application for Technical Conference >>>

• All Sessions

  

  All Sessions Available in English / Japanese

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  ＜Concurrent Shows: Keynote Sessions＞

  
  

• FC-K Block (For other Exhibit)

  

  FC-K Keynote Session

  Policy-making, Automobiles and Energy: Strategies and Outlook on Fuel Cells Mar. 1 [Thur] 13:30-16:00

  Government Efforts toward Hydrogen Energy Society	FCEV Research and Development at Nissan Motor Company	JX's Approach to Realizing Self-sustaining and Distributed Energy Society
  Yasuji Komiyama Director, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Promotion Office, New and Renewable Energy Div., Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Dept., Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)	Takao Asami Corporate Vice President, General Manager of Nissan Research Center, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.	Masuhiro Yamaguchi Executive Officer and General Manager, System Integration Business Dept., Energy System Business Div., JX Nippon Oil & Energy Corp.

• PV-K Block (For other Exhibit)

  

  PV-K Keynote Session

  Policy Trends and Future Industry Perspectives in Japan, the U.S. and Europe Feb. 29 [Wed] 15:00-17:00

  On Renewable Energy in Japan	Latest Photovoltaic Policy Trends in the European Union	The US SunShot Initiative –Towards Grid Parity
  Keisuke Murakami Director of New and Renewable Energy Div., Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)	Bruno Schmitz Head of Unit, New and Renewable Energy Sources, European Commission, DG Research and Innovation	Minh Le Chief Engineer and Acting Deputy Program Manager, SunShot Initiative, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) *Speaker has been changed on Jan. 30th.

• BJ-K Block (For other Exhibit)

  

  BJ-K Keynote Session

  Leading Companies' Current Status and Future Perspectives on Rechargeable Batteries Mar. 1 [Thur] 10:00-12:00

  Prospects of Rechargeable Battery SCiB™ as Infra-battery	Tesla Motors' Model S EV Development Status and Technology	LG Chem's Li-ion Polymer Battery Technology for Automotive Application
  Toshio Masaki Corporate Senior Vice President, President and CEO, Social Infrastructure Systems Company, Toshiba Corp.	JB Straubel CTO, Tesla Motors, Inc.	Myung Hwan Kim Executive Vice President, Battery R&D/ LG Chem Research Park, LG Chem Ltd.

• EH-K Block (For other Exhibit)

  

  EH-K Keynote Session

  Industry Leaders' Strategies and Perspectives of Eco-friendly Houses & Buildings Feb. 29 [Wed] 10:30-12:30

  Status and Prospects for Policies to Increase Energy?efficient Houses and Buildings	Smart Houses: Current Situations and Challenges for the Future	For the Next-generation Environmental City―The Urban Development of Kashiwanoha Campus City
  Toshiyuki Inoue Deputy Director-General, Housing Bureau Ministry of Land, Infrastructure,Transport and Tourism (MLIT)	Yoshikazu Nakamura Executive Officer, Development Dept., Housing Company Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd.	Yasuo Onozawa Executive Managing Officer, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Office Building Div. Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd.

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  * Please note that the speakers and programs are subject to change.
  * The photographic and video recording rights are reserved to the Show Management.
  *Textbooks of some sessions are not available.
  

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