Plenary Sessions

Day 1 May 22

Plenary Session 1
Plenary Room (09:30-10:10)
Chairs:
Keiichiro Kondo (Waseda University)
Toshihiro HIRAI

Nissan’s Challenges for Future Mobility

*No presentation materials included

Senior Vice President

Toshihiro Hirai

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Plenary Session 2
Plenary Room (10:10-10:50)
Chairs:
Yoichi Hori (Tokyo University of Science)
Toru H. OKABE

Rare Metals Essential for Next Generation Vehicles: Current and Future Problems

Director General and Professor

Toru H. Okabe

Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo

Plenary Session 3
Plenary Room (10:50-11:30)
Chairs:
Yoshitaka Asakura (KABUSHIKIKAISHA AYE)
Zhang TONGZHU

Introduction on sustainable Development Standards for Automotive industry in China

Dr.

Zhang Tongzhu

Auto Standardization Research Institute, China Automotive Technology & Research Center Co., LTD.

DAY 2 May 23

Plenary Session 4
Plenary Room (09:30-10:10)
Chairs:
Toshifumi Takaoka (TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION)
Mitsumasa YAMAGATA

Toyota's Strategy toward Carbon Neutral Transportation

*No presentation materials included

Powertrain Company President

Mitsumasa Yamagata

Toyota Motor Corporation

Plenary Session 5
Plenary Room (10:10-10:50)
Chairs:
Daichi Imamura (Japan Automobile Research Institute (JARI))
Akira YOSHINO

The Future Society Engendered by Lithium-ion Batteries

*No presentation materials included

Honorary Fellow

Akira Yoshino

Asahi Kasei Corp.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2019

Plenary Session 6
Plenary Room (10:50-11:30)
Chairs:
Takamitsu Tajima (Honda R&D Co., Ltd.)
Jan PETTERSSON

Sweden plans for Electrified Road Systems, ERS

Director Swedish Electrification Program

Jan Pettersson

Swedish Transport Administration

DAY 3 May 24

Plenary Session 7
Plenary Room (09:30-10:10)
Chairs:
Satoshi Yasuda (TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION)
Philip MAWBY

Drivetrain Power Electronics Developments in the UK

Professor

Philip Mawby

University of Warwick

Plenary Session 8
Plenary Room (10:10-10:50)
Chairs:
Makoto Uchida (University of Yamanashi)
Yasuhiro DAISHO

Decarbonizing Motor Vehicles’ Power Systems, Fuels and Energy toward 2050

Professor Emeritus

Yasuhiro Daisho

Waseda University

Plenary Session 9
Plenary Room (10:50-11:30)
Chairs:
Kenji Natori (Chiba University)
Keiji OHTSU

Honda's Vision for Carbon Neutrality in 2050

President and Representative Director

Keiji Ohtsu

Honda R&D Co., Ltd.

JSAE President