Previous (2011) Technical Conference Program

Leading Industry players present the latest topics with deep insights!

Green building industry leaders reveal the cutting-edge technologies and unfold their future plans together with the latest market trends. The sessions are covering the most advanced topics ranging from "Top makers' strategies", "country-by-country review" to "Energy Management System" etc. Do not miss out on the invaluable opportunity to catch up with the industry's movers and shakers.


  • [EH-K] Keynote Session

    March 2nd (Wed) 10:30-12:30

    Leading Companies' Strategies and Future Perspectives of Eco-friendly Houses & Buildings

    • A Development Strategy and the Challenges for Eco-house
      Takashi Hama, General Manager, Central Research Lab.,
      Daiwa House Industry Co., Ltd.
    • Environmentally-friendly Urban Development and Green Buildings
      Naoto Aiba, Senior Executive Officer, Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.
    • Realization of Eco-building to Survive
      Katashi Matsunawa, Director, Nikken Sekkei Ltd. 
      President, Nikken Sekkei Research Institute


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  • 【EN-K】 Japan Renewable Energy Week Special Keynote Session

    March 3rd (Thur) 17:00-18:00

    • Present Situation and Future Development of Environmental Policies in the Housing, Building and Urban Sectors
      Hiroto Izumi, Secretary General, Regional Revitalization Bureau, Cabinet Secretariat

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  • 【EN-S】 Japan Renewable Energy Week Special Session

    March 2nd (Wed) 17:00-18:00

    • Europe's Strategic Energy Technology Plan
      Agustin Escardino Malva, Deputy head of Unit, New and Renewable Energy Sources,
      Directorate General for Research & Innovation, Directorate K-Energy, European Commission

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  • Technical Conference Timetable

    March 2nd (Wed)
    13:30-16:00 [EH-1] Global Trends and Future Perspectives of Eco-friendly Houses and Buildings
    • Foresights and Trends of Green Building and Housing in Japan ―In Terms of Business Strategy―
      Naoki Yoshida, General Manager, Advanced Business Div., Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.
    • Trends and Policies of Zero Energy Homes and Buildings in China/Asia
      Tadashi Mizuishi, Consultant, Environment & Resources Consulting Unit, Social System Consulting Dept., Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
    • Global Evolution of Architectural Delivery Process ―Towards the Future of Green Built Environment―
      Kazuo Iwamura, Professor, Faculty of Urban Life Studies, Tokyo City University
  • March 3rd
    (Thur)

    9:30-12:00

    [EH-2] Cutting-edge Technology Trends in Eco-friendly Houses
                ―from New Construction to Renovation―

    • Approach to the Smart House for Sustainable Future
      Fumio Kimura, Superintendent, Comprehensive Housing R&D Institute,
      Sekisui House, Ltd.
    • Life Cycle Carbon Minus (LCCM) Project towards a Recycling Society
      by Natural Dry Wood
      Takashi Oyama, CEO, Ecoworks Co., Ltd. 
    • Approaches to Eco-friendliness by Renovation Cases
      Kyoko Nishida, General Manager, Life Style Labo,
      Mitsui Home Remodeling Co., Ltd.

    13:30-16:00

    [EH-3] The Latest Trends in Eco-friendly Buildings and Condominiums

    • Development of Eco-buildings towards Smart Community Society
      Minoru Kawashima, General Manager, Global Environment Technology Center,
      Institute of Technology, Shimizu Corp.
    • Development Trends in Environmentally-friendly
      Condominiums and Approaches toward Environment
      Mikihiko Kobayashi, Executive Manager, Planning Group,
      Urban Development Dept. 3, Mitsui Fudosan Residential Co., Ltd.
    • Zero Carbon Buildings Costing Less than Normal Buildings
      ―Responding to the Sustainability "Triple Bottom Line"
      Chris Twinn, Director of Arup, Sustainability Consultant, Building Engineering, Arup
  • March 4th
    (Fri)

    9:30–12:00

    [EH-4] Technology Trends and the Future Image of Energy Management System

    • Toyota Smart House Activities
      Mitsuru Yamane, General Manager, Engineering&Development Div.,
      Toyota Housing Corp.
    • The Newest Trend and its Future Course of BEMS 
      Kazunari Fukuda, Director, Marketing Headquarters,
      Building Systems Company, Yamatake Corp.  
    • The Trends of the Community Management System and Expectation for it
      Fumio Nohara, Executive Officer, Principal, M&E Engineering Dept.,
      Nikken Sekkei Ltd.

    13:30-16:00

    [EH-5] The Latest Trends in Energy Saving and Storing Technology of Eco-friendly
    Houses and Buildings

    • The Latest Technological Trend of Building Air-conditioning System
      Tatsuya Matsuse, Senior Manager, Engineering Group,
      Customer Support Center, Airconditioning Sales Div., Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    • The Latest Trends of Storage Battery Technologies,
      the Application to Eco-houses and Eco-buildings
      Hiroshi Hanafusa, Deputy General Manager, Smart Energy Systems Div.,
      Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    • Smart House Combined with DC Power Supply and a Battery
      Kazuyuki Tohji, Professor, Dean, Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University
  • 【FC-K】 FC EXPO Keynote Session

    March 2nd (Wed) 14:00-16:30

    Policy-making, Energy and Automobiles :
    Industry Leaders Present their Strategies and Outlook on Fuel Cells

    • Market Preparation of Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Battery-electric Drives
      Klaus Bonhoff, Managing Director (Chair), NOW GmbH
    • The Importance of Widespreading Residential Fuel Cell System
      "Ene-Farm"and its New Marketing Strategy
      Matsuhiko Hataba, Senior Exective Officer,
      Residential Sales Promotion Div., Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
    • Challenges for Sustainable Mobility and Development of Fuel Cell Vehicles
      Shinzo Kobuki, Senior Managing Director, Member of the Board, Toyota Motor Corp.

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    【PV-K】 PV EXPO Keynote Session

    March 3rd (Thur) 13:30-16:00

    Leading Companies' PV Business Strategies and Future Perspectives

    • SANYO Electric's Solar Business Strategy
      Tetsuhiro Maeda, Vice President, General Manager,
      Solar Div., Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd.
    • Yingli Solar: towards a Sustainable Future
      Yaocheng Liu, Vice President, Yingli Green Energy Holding Co., Ltd.
    • Hyundai Heavy Industries' Photovoltaics R&D Strategies
      Eun-Chel Cho, Vice President,
      Electro-Mechanical Research Institute, Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd.

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  • 【BJ-K】 Battery Japan Keynote Session

    March 3rd (Thur) 10:00-12:00

    Leading Companies Present their Corporate Strategies for Rechargeable Batteries

    • The Era of Electric Vehicle ―Future with EV―
      Takao Asami, Corporate Vice President, General Manager of Nissan Research Center, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    • Creation of Battery Solution Business with Technology Innovation
      Yoshito Tsunoda, Senior Vice President and Executive Officer, President & CEO, Battery Systems Company, Hitachi, Ltd.
    • Lishen’s Advanced Battery Development for EV&ESS
      Xingcai Qin, President, Tianjin Lishen Battery Joint-Stock Co., Ltd.


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    [SG-K] INT'L SMART GRID EXPO Keynote Session

    March 4th (Fri) 10:00-12:30

    Industry Leaders Present their Strategy and Future Outlook on Smart Grid

    • Opening Speech 
      Takao Kashiwagi, Professor, Solutions Research Lab.,
      Tokyo Institute of Technology
    • Smarter Use of Electricity and a Smarter Grid in TEPCO
      Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Managing Director, Deputy General Manager,
      Power Network Div., Tokyo Electric Power Company
    • Toshiba's Smart Grid Business Strategy towards Low-carbon Emission Societies
      Hideo Kitamura, Executive Officer, Corporate Executive Officer,
      Infrastructure Systems Group, Toshiba Corp.
    • Smarter Power for a Smarter Planet: Transforming the Energy Value Chain
      Guido Bartels, General Manager,
      Global Energy and Utilities Industry, IBM Corp.


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