International Symposium on Algal Biomass
~ The Benefits of Algae to All Humankind ~
September 5-6, 2013
Nomura Conference Plaza Nihonbashi
Thursday, 5th September
Program Director: Makoto M. Watanabe, University of Tsukuba
9:30 – 10:00 | Opening Remarks Yuko Harayama, Council for Science and Technology Policy, The Cabinet Office, Japan Kyosuke Nagata, President of University of TsukubaIsao Inouye, University of Tsukuba, Board Chairman of AIIC Michiharu Nakamura, Chairman of Tsukuba Global Innovation Promotion Agency |
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Section 1: Policy; Japan – US Partnership for Algae-based Economy
Chair: Kunimitsu Kaya (University of Tsukuba)
10:00 – 10:35 | Mark Allen, Accelergy Corporation, Board of Directors of ABO A View of the Algae Biomass Organization and the US Algae Industry |
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10:35 – 11:10 | Isao Inouye, University of Tsukuba, Board Chairman of AIIC Roles, Functions and Activities of AIIC |
11:10 – 11:45 | Daniel Fishman, Bioenergy Technologies Office, US Department of Energy The Algae Program at the U.S. Department of Energy's Bioenergy Technologies Office |
11:45 – 12:20 | Ritsuko Sanuki, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy,Trade and Industry METI’s Challenges and Policy for Biomass Energy |
12:20 – 13:20 | Lunch |
Chair: Hiroyuki Mochizuki (AIIC)
13:20 – 13:55 | Chrisr Cassidy, US Department of Agriculture Partnership for Algal Biomass to Renewable Energy for Japan |
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13:55 – 14:30 | Takahiro Shiono, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries MAFF policy and R&D for promoting biomass utilization |
14:30 – 15:05 | Joelle Simonpietri, United States Pacific Command U.S. Department of Defense Interests in Biofuel and Microalgae |
15:05 – 15:40 | Philip Pienkos, US National Renewable Energy Laboratory Algae: The Third Way for Biofuels |
15:40 – 16:15 | Takeshi Kaburagi, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology The biomass utilization efforts of MEXT |
16:15 – 16:45 | Break |
Section 2: International Research Collaboration on Algae Biomass
Chair: Kenichiro Ishida (University of Tsukuba)
16:45 – 17:20 | Jack Legrand and Jérémy PRUVOST, GEPEA-Nantes (France) Conception and modelling of Photobioreactor for microalgae culture |
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17:20 – 17:55 | Iwane Suzuki, University of Tsukuba Algae Energy Projects for Tohoku Recovery Combination of heterotrophic and autotrophic alga for treatment of waste water in Sendai |
18:30 – | Banquet |
Friday, 6th September
Program Director: Makoto M. Watanabe, University of Tsukuba
Section 2: International Research Collaboration on Algae Biomass
Chair: Kenichiro Ishida (University of Tsukuba)
9:00 – 9:35 | Stephen Mayfield, University of California, San Diego (USA) Food and Fuel in the 21st Century – Algae as a potential new source of both |
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9:35 – 10:10 | Shigeaki Harayama, Chuo University Molecular breeding of a green alga for use as a biofuel crop |
10:10 – 10:45 | David M. Lewis, Adelaide University (Australia) Commercial microalgae biofuels: from production to product |
10:45 – 11:30 | Makoto M. Watanabe, University of Tsukuba & Yasuyuki Terasawa, Mazda Motor Corporation Biofuels and High-Value Products from Heterotrophic Algae including car-drive demonstration using 70% of algal hydrocarbon oil |
11:30 – 12:50 | Lunch |
Section 3: Algae – Infinite Potentials for Business
Chair: Hiroyuki Mochizuki (AIIC)
12:50 – 13:20 | Hiroe Kubota, Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. "Drop-in Fuel" Production from Hydrocarbon Biocrude Synthesized Using Microalgae |
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13:20 – 13:50 | Kinya Atsumi, DENSO CORPORATION DENSO Algae Green Project : Challenges and Achievement |
13:50 – 14:35 | Fred Tennant, Director of Business Development, Heliae Development, LLC Commercializing Specialty Products from Algae |
14:35 – 15:10 | Break |
15:10 – 15:55 | Joseph Zwillinger, Manager of Business Development, Solazyme, Inc. Industrial-Scale Fermentation of Microalgae |
15:55 – 16:40 | Emilie Slaby, Market Manager of Natural and Organic Protein Products, The Scoular Company Going Green for Protein:Algae as Feed |
16:40 – 17:25 | Craig Behnke, Senior Director of Cultivation, Sapphire Energy, Inc. Enabling technology for commercialization of a Green Crude production process |
17:25 – 17:35 | Break |
17:35 – 18:05 | Panel Discussion |
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18:05 – 18:15 | Closing Remarks Makoto M. Watanabe, University of Tsukuba |
* A Press Interview will be held after closing remarks.