Bioenergy as a Strategy for Decarbonized Economy （Tokyo）| Int'l Symposium

Program

Contents
Opening Victoria Forslund Bellass, Minister Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Sweden Remigijus Lapinskas, President, World Bioenergy Association (WBA)
Keynotes Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Renewable Energy Institute DL Minoru Kumazaki, Chairman, Japan Woody Bioenergy Association DL
Session 1 : European policy development Moderator：Mika Ohbayashi Director, Renewable Energy Institute / Board Member, World Bioenergy Association (WBA) DL Jean-Marc Jossart Secretary-General, European Biomass Association (AEBIOM) DL Mats Engström, Counsellor, Office of Science and Innovation, Embassy of Sweden DL Volker Lenz, German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ) DL
Session 2 : Bioenergy industry and business Moderator：Takanobu Aikawa, Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute Karin Haara, Executive Director, World Bioenergy Association (WBA) DL Björn Forsberg, Chairman of the Board, World Thermal Service AB (WTS) DL Shingo Numa, President, Forest Energy DL Izumi Tanaka, Embassy of Denmark DL Takanobu Aikawa, Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute DL

Contents

Opening

Victoria Forslund Bellass, Minister Counsellor, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Sweden
Remigijus Lapinskas, President, World Bioenergy Association (WBA)

Keynotes

Tomas Kåberger, Chair of Executive Board, Renewable Energy Institute DL
Minoru Kumazaki, Chairman, Japan Woody Bioenergy Association DL

Session 1 : European policy development
Moderator：Mika Ohbayashi Director, Renewable Energy Institute / Board Member, World Bioenergy Association (WBA) DL

Jean-Marc Jossart Secretary-General, European Biomass Association (AEBIOM) DL
Mats Engström, Counsellor, Office of Science and Innovation, Embassy of Sweden DL
Volker Lenz, German Biomass Research Centre (DBFZ) DL

Session 2 : Bioenergy industry and business
Moderator：Takanobu Aikawa, Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute

Karin Haara, Executive Director, World Bioenergy Association (WBA) DL
Björn Forsberg, Chairman of the Board, World Thermal Service AB (WTS) DL
Shingo Numa, President, Forest Energy DL
Izumi Tanaka, Embassy of Denmark DL
Takanobu Aikawa, Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute DL

The role of bioenergy is being redefined as a necessary balancing power source for solar and wind power generation, which are showing rapid growth throughout the globe. In the symposium, latest trends in bioenergy policies and technologies will be introduced by experts from Sweden and the world. We hope this will provide new insights for compiling integrated bioenergy policies and visions in Japan.

Date & Time :	Monday, 22nd May 2017 14:00-17:40 (13:30 venue open) (Japanese-English simultaneous translation available)
Venue :	Iwasaki Koyata Memorial Hall, International House of Japan, Tokyo Access
Organized by :	Renewable Energy Institute Embassy of Sweden to Japan, Office of Science and Innovation World Bioenergy Association
Supported by :	Japan Woody Bioenergy Association (JWBA)
Admission :	Free (prior registration required)