IEEJ 50th / APERC 20th Anniversary Joint Symposium

Date: Thursday, May 26 - Friday, May 27, 2016
Venue: Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo, Jupiter

【Theme】"Mapping the Energy Future"

Opening Remarks: Masakazu Toyoda, Chairman & CEO, IEEJ

Keynote Speech1:Mr. Satoshi Kusakabe, Commissioner, ANRE, METI
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Session I: How do we approach and deal with the current energy challenges?
Moderator: Ms. Kaori Iida, Sr. Editor, Economic News Div., Japan Broadcasting Corporation

Speech1: Dr. Paul Stevens*1, Distinguished Fellow, Chatham House(RIIA), UK
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Speech 2: Dr. Jonathan Stern*1, Chairman, Natural Gas Research Programme, OIES, UK
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Speech 3: Dr.Tatiana Mitrova*1, Research Fellow, Center on Global Energy Policy,
Columbia University SIPA
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Speech 4: Dr. Ken Koyama, Managing Director, Chief Economist, IEEJ
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Speech 5:Dr. Kamel Ben Naceur, Director, Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks, IEA
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Speech 6: Dr. Cary Bloyd, Senior Staff Scientist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, US
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Panel Discussion

Special Speech1:Mr. Takehiko Nakao, President, Asian Development Bank

Session II: Can APEC play a role as ”Trump Card” to address common energy challenges in the region?
Moderator: Mr. Takato Ojimi, President, APERC

Speech 1: Ms. Cecilia Tam, Special Advisor, APERC
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Speech 2: Dr. Sanjayan Velautham, Executive Director, ASEAN Centre for Energy
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Speech 3: Dr. Nan Zhou, Deputy Group Leader, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, US

Speech 4: Dr. Ross Lambie, Department of Innovation, Industry and Science, Australia
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Speech 5: Mr. Nobuo Tanaka*1, President, Sasakawa Peace Foundation
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Speech 6: Dr. Phyllis Yoshida, Lead Shepherd, APEC Energy Working Group
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Panel Discussion

Keynote Speech2:Mr. Masahiro Sakane, Councilor, Komatsu Ltd.

Session III: Is it possible to reconcile economic prosperity with climate sustainability?
Moderator: Mr. Hachinari Shimazu, Journalist

Speech 1: Dr. Hardiv Harris Situmeang, Chairman, Indonesian National Committee -WEC
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Speech 2: Dr. Venkatachalam Anbumozhi, Senior Energy Economist, ERIA
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Speech 3: Mr. Mitsutsune Yamaguchi*1, Special Advisor, RITE
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Speech 4: Mr. Akihiro Kuroki, Managing Director, IEEJ
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Speech 5: Dr. Li Zhidong*2, Professor, Nagaoka University of Technology
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Speech 6: Dr. Gerry Thomas, Imperial College London, UK
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Panel Discussion

Special Speech2:Mr. William Magwood, Director General, OECD
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Session IV: Is there a realistic Best Global Energy Mix for 2030 ?
Moderator:Mr. Yasuhiro Goto, Professor, Asia University

Speech 1: Ms. Yukari Yamashita, Board Member, Director, IEEJ
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Speech 2: Dr. Marwan Masri, President Emeritus, Canadian Energy Research Institute, Canada
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Speech 3: Dr. Kenneth Medlock*1, Baker Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, US
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Speech 4: Dr. Robert Whitney, Emeritus Chair, Business NZ Energy Council, NZ
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Speech 5: Mr. Wim Thomas*1, Shell International, Netherlands
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Speech 6: Mr. Mario Marasigan, OIC-Assistant Secretary, DOE, the Philippines
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Panel Discussion

Closing Remark: Takato Ojimi, President, APERC

※1 IEEJ Distinguished Fellow of IEEJ   ※2 Visiting Fellow of IEEJ