Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Events - Conference
International Symposium
REvision2015 Removing the Barriers to RE Development in Japan
Date and Time:
10:00-17:40（Gate opens at 9:30）
Wednesday 4 March 2015
Venue:
Iino Hall
(4F 2-1-1 Uchisaiwaicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Access：http://www.iino.co.jp/iinobuilding/english/location/access.html
Organizer:
Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Supported by:
Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry,
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Admission:
Symposium: Free
Program:
*Speakers and agenda are subject to change
10:00
Welcome Remarks
Masayoshi Son(Video Message), Founder and Chairperson,
Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Tomas Kåberger, Executive Board Chair, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
10:20 -10:50
Keynote Speech: The Climate Change Challenge: Where do we Stand?
Adair Turner, Senior Fellow, Institute for New Economic Thinking
11:00 - 12:30
Session 1 Global Renewable Energy Expansion and Japan
Moderator: Ali Izadi-Najafabadi, Head of Japan, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Steve Sawyer, Secretary General, Global Wind Energy Council
Hideyuki Ohnishi, Country Executive - Japan, GE Power & Water, GE International, Inc.
Manabu Takamoto, President, Japan Wind Power Association
Shinichi Suzuki, Secretary General, Japan Photovoltaic Energy Association
14:00 - 15:30
Session 2 High integration of RE to the Market and Policies - Challenges for Japan
Moderator: Mika Ohbayashi, Director, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Tom Brown, Senior Researcher, Energynautics GmbH
Alexandre Roesch, Head of Regulatory Affairs, Policy Department,
European Photovoltaic Industry Association
Dörte Fouquet, Lawyer/Partner, Becker Buettner Held
Hiroshi Takahashi, Research Fellow, Economic Research, Fujitsu Research Institute
15:50 - 17:20
Session 3 Sustainable “Energy Mix” for the Future
Moderator: Tomas Kåberger, Executive Board Chair, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
Teruyuki Ohno, Executive Director, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
John A. Mathews, Professor, MGSM, Macquarie University
Eric Martinot, Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology
Hans-Martin Henning, Deputy Director & Director, Division Thermal Systems and Buildings,
Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE
17:20
Concluding Remarks
Takejiro Sueyoshi, Vice-Executive Board Chair, Japan Renewable Energy Foundation
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