Previous (2012) Technical Conference Program

• BJ-K Block

  

  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.

• BJ-S Block

  

  BJ-S Special Session

  Patent Trends for Lithium-ion Batteries and Capacitors Feb. 29 [Wed] 9:30-11:30

  The Trend of Patent Applications in the Field of Lithium-ion Battery	The Trend of Patent Applications in the Field of Electrochemical Capacitor
  Chikako Aoki Senior Examiner, Metals and Electrochemistry Div., Third Patent Examination Dept., Japan Patent Office	Koyo Tanaka Examiner, Interface Div., 4th Patent Examination Dept., Japan Patent Office

• 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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  	BJ-5 Cutting-edge Material Technology for Lithium-ion Battery Development Feb. 29 [Wed] 9:30-12:00
  	Professor, Dept. of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Urban Environmental Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University Kiyoshi Kanamura Professor, Science and Technology / Director, Organization for Research and Development of Innovative, Kansai University Masashi Ishikawa General Manager, Hipore Research & Development Dept., Battery Materials Div., Asahi Kasei E-materials Corp. Kentaro Sako

• BJ-1 Present, Past and Future of Lithium-ion Battery Technology and Market Feb. 29 [Wed] 15:30-18:00	BJ-6 Post Lithium-ion Batteries ―Development and Outlook of Cutting-edge Technology― Feb. 29 [Wed] 15:30-18:00
  General Manager, Yoshino Lab., Asahi Kasei Fellow, Asahi Kasei Corp. Akira Yoshino Executive Alumni, Sony Corp. Yoshio Nishi Vice President, Institute of Information Technology, Ltd. Hideo Takeshita	Full Professor, Chemistry Dept., Bar Ilan University Doron Aurbach Full Professor of Chemistry and Electrical Engineering, Senior Canada Research Chair in Solid State Energy Materials, University of Waterloo Linda Nazar Professor, Dept. of Electronic Chemistry, Tokyo Institute of Technology Ryoji Kanno * The order of presentation has been changed on Jan.19th.

• BJ-2 Frontline of Evaluation Technology for Popularization of Electric Vehicle LIBs and Performance Improvement Mar. 1 [Thur] 15:30-18:00	BJ-7 Prospects for Capacitor Business in Japan, the U.S. and China Mar. 1 [Thur] 15:30-18:00
  Manager, Senior Researcher, Performance Research, FC-EV Research Div., Japan Automobile Research Institute Kenji Morita Senior Engineer, Technology Dept., Electronics Div., Kobelco Research Institute, Inc. Takashi Watanabe Professor, Office of Society-Academia Collaboration for Innovation, Kyoto University Hajime Arai	Professor, School of Electrical Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University Zhongping Yang Director, Sales & Marketing Asia Pacific, Maxwell Technologies, Inc. Brian P. Eichler General Manager, R&D, JM Energy Corp. Chisato Marumo

• BJ-3 Automotive Manufacturers' Future Prospects for Electric Vehicles and Expectations for Rechargeable Batteries Mar. 2 [Fri] 9:30-12:00	BJ-8 Latest Trends in Stationary Batteries and Users' Expectation Mar. 2 [Fri] 9:30-12:00
  Deputy Chief Engineer, ZF, Product Planning Group, Toyota Motor Corp. Yoshikazu Tanaka Director, Battery Technology, Tesla Motors, Inc. Kurt Kelty Engineering Director, EV Energy Development Dept., EV Technology Development Div., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. Takeshi Miyamoto	Lithium Battery Engineering Group, New Energy Systems Dept., Power Systems, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. Takahiro Kimura Chief Manager, Global Warming Prevention R&D Institute, Environment Improving Dept., Sekisui House Ltd. Ken-ichi Ishida Executive Officer, General Manager, Urban Redevelopment & Condominium Dept., Itochu Property Development, Ltd. Keiji Fujita

• BJ-4 Lithium-ion Batteries from Automotive to Green-energy Applications Mar. 2 [Fri] 15:30-18:00	BJ-9 Future Social System with Lithium-ion Batteries Mar. 2 [Fri] 15:30-18:00
  General Manager, R&D Center, GS Yuasa International Ltd. Ryoichi Okuyama President, BYD Japan Co., Ltd. Xueliang Liu Head of Dept., PV Off-Grid Solutions and Battery System Technology, Div Electrical Energy Systems, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE Matthias Vetter	Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Dept. of System Innovation, The University of Tokyo Hideaki Miyata Director, Radio Policy Div., Radio Dept., Telecommunications Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Yoshiaki Takeuchi President, 4R Energy Corp. Takashi Sakagami

• 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.

• 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.

• SG-K Block (For other Exhibit)

  

  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

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  * Please note that the speakers and programs are subject to change.
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  *Textbooks of some sessions are not available.
  

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