Smart Community Summit｜Smart Community Japan 2015

Date

June.17 (Wed.)- 18 (Thu.), 2015

Venue

Reception Hall A,
Conference Tower 1F,
Tokyo Big Sight

■ Simultaneous interpretation between English and Japanese will be provided.

Opening Remarks

10：30 ～ 11：00

Mr. Kazuo Furukawa Chairman, NEDO
Mr. Kenichiro Yamanishi Chairman, JSCA Chairman of the Board and Director, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Guest Speech

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry　


11：00 ～ 11：30
Initiative for Smart Communities: Aiming for eco, sustainable and comfortable living
Mr. Shusaku Nagae Chairman of the Board, Panasonic Corporation
11：30 ～ 12：00
Building a smarter society with technology
Mr. Paul Yonamine General Manager, IBM Japan Ltd.

"Smart Communities and the Widespread Dissemination of Renewable Energy"

　13：00 ～ 15：30　

Opening Remarks

Mr. Masaaki Yamamoto
Director General, Smart Community Department
NEDO

Panel discussion
Grid stability has recently become an important issue due to the rapid integration of a large amount of renewable energy with power grid systems. It has thus become necessary to introduce smart community technology that can flexibly balance electricity supply and demand. In this session, the panelists will discuss technical cooperation for integrated and harmonious system operation based on case studies conducted in developed countries in order to share know-how and explore the future direction of smart grids.
Panelists
Dr. Bryan Hannegan Associate Lab Director, Energy Systems Integration National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Dr. Kenji Iba Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering Meisei University
Mr. Jeff Renaud Managing Director, Asia EnerNOC, Inc
Mr. Fumitoshi Emura Division Manager, Smart Energy Solution Division, Information & Telecommunication Systems Group Hitachi, Ltd.
Moderator
Mr. Kazuhiko Ogimoto Project Professor Institute of Industrial Science Collaborative Research Center for Energy Engineering The University of Tokyo

■ Simultaneous interpretation between English and Japanese will be provided.

"Japanese Smart City Projects: Sharing Know-how of Practical Operation"

Officials from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and local governments will give presentations on the results of next-generation energy and social system demonstration projects ending in fiscal year 2014 as well as the future outlook for the dissemination of such results.

Speakers
10：00 ～ 12：10
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
Mr. Kiyoshi Aoshika Deputy-Director,Smart Community Policy Office, Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Dept. Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(METI)
Yokohama Project
Mr. Kimihiro Kuromizu Deputy Executive Director, Climate Change Policy Headquarters City of Yokohama
Toyota Project
Mr. Hiroaki Takabe Director, Model Environment City Division, Policy Planning Department City of Toyota
Keihanna Project
Mr. Chiaki Shigematsu Deputy Director General, Department of Policy Planning Kyoto Prefectural Government
Kitakyushu Project
Mr. Toyozo Sasakura Chief Expert, Smart Community Grand Design Department Power & Social Infrastructure Business Group Fuji Electric Co.,Ltd

"Smart Community in Southeast Asia and México"

13：00 ～ 15：00　

Opening Remarks

Mr. Hironori Mochiki
Director General, Smart Community Department, NEDO

Speakers

Speakers from Southeast Asia and México, which is attracting increasing world attention due to its rapid economic development, will talk about their expectations for smart grids and the state of urban development in their countries.

Malaysia
Dato’ Omairi bin Hashim Vice President (City Planning) PUTRAJAYA CORPORATION
Thailand
Mr. Chai Srivikorn President Ratchaprasong Square Trade Association
Vietnam
Mr. Kanji Uematsu Vice Director, Marketing Department Becamex IDC Corp.
México
Mr. Oscar Miranda President Smart Grid México


"Global Trends: GSGF Report on Electrical Energy Storage, Flexibility, 　and Cybersecurity"
15：30 ～ 17：00
The Global Smart Grid Federation (GSGF) is an international organization promoting the application and dissemination of smart grid technologies around the world. It will report on the latest trends for key smart grid technologies with a global perspective on electric storage, flexibility, and cybersecurity.
Opening Remarks
Mr. Paddy Turnbull, Chair, GSGF Chair, Smart Grid Ireland / Growth Strategy Leader, GE Digital Energy
Mr. Turnbull has helped to establish smart grid associations around the globe, with particular emphasis on involving the industry sector. He was elected as Chairman of the Global Smart Grid Federation in 2012 and he will lead the discussion.
Speakers / Panelists
Dr. Hiroshi Kuniyoshi, Vice Chair, GSGF Chair, Electrical Energy Storage Work Group of GSGF Secretary General, JSCA Executive Director, NEDO
Since his appointment as Executive Director of NEDO in September 2012, Dr. Kuniyoshi has been supervising NEDO’s projects in the energy and environment areas. As Secretary General of the Japan Smart Community Alliance (JSCA), he has been focusing on activities to realize smart communities in Japan and other countries in cooperation with JSCA member companies.
Ms. Valérie Anne Lencznar, Flexibility Work Group of GSGF Managing Director, Smart Grid France
Ms. Lencznar currently serves as Managing Director of Smart Grid France and she has 15 years of experience in the energy field. Since 2009 she has worked as a general secretary coordinator at Inelfe, the French-Spanish company which carried out the underground electrical interconnection work between Perpignan and Figueras.
Dr. Shailendra Fuloria, Co-Chair, Cybersecurity Work Group of GSGF India Smart Grid Forum Eaton Technologies
Dr. Fuloria is currently working as a cyber security architect at Eaton Technologies, where he is responsible for driving cyber security initiatives in multiple product groups and ensuring that next-generation products are not only smart but also secure. He is the chair for the working group on cyber security at the Global Smart Grid Federation (GSGF).
Panelist
Ms. Marta Marmiroli, JSCA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
Dr. Marmiroli has been involved in the development of technologies for smart grids and smart communities since 2007. She is currently responsible for the development of new technology as Deputy General Manager of the Engineering Department, Energy and Industrial System Group, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation. She is a member of IEEE and IEEJ.
Mr. Russell Conklin, Vice Chair, ISGAN U.S. DOE
Mr. Russell Conklin is a policy analyst with the Office of International Climate Change Policy and Technology at the U.S. Department of Energy. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Executive Committee for the International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN), a Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) initiative and IEA Implementing Agreement.
Moderator
Prof.dr.ir. Ronnie Belmans, Executive Director, GSGF EnergyVille
Dr. Belmans serves as full professor at the KU Leuven. Representing the KU Leaven, he is involved in the KIC InnoEnergy, which is a strongly integrated alliance of reputable players from education, research and industry sector under the leadership of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT).

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