Panel Discussion Participants
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Panel Discussion 1
Biomass Availability (1): Sustainable Biomass Production and Utilization: Potential and Possibilities
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- Dr. Akinori Noguchi (Vice President, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS), Japan)
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- Dr. Chareinsak Rojanaridpiched (Executive Committee Member, Thai Tapioca Development Institute / Professor, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Kasetsart University, Thailand)
Biomass Production of Cassava (Manihot Esculenta Crantz)
- Mr. Conrado S. Heruela (Consultant, FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific)
Issues in Assessing Biomass Energy Resources: The Case for Developing Countries
- Dr. Koh Mok Poh (Forest Research Institute of Malaysia)
Oil Palm Waste for Energy Utilization in Malaysia
- Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Tien Nguyen (Advisor to the Research Center for Energy and Environment, Vietnam's Union of Science and Technology Association, Vietnam)
Rice Husk Potential and Utilization in Vietnam
- Dr. Preecha Prammanee (Senior Agronomist(sugarcane), Field Crops Research Institute, Department of Agriculture, Thailand)
Availability of Sugarcane Biomass in Thailand
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Panel Discussion 2
Biomass Fuel for Vehicles
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- Dr. Paritud Bhandhubanyong (Director, National Metal and Materials Center, Thailand)
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- Mr. Adisak Wangphonsawasd (President, Ford Motor Company, Thailand)
- Dr Ma Longlong (President Assistant, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences)
Development of Liquid Fuels from Biomass in China
- Dr. Nguyen Xuan Chuan (President, Society of Mechanical Engineers of Vietnam, Vietnam)
Development of Biofuels to 2015 Vision 2020
- Dr. Olivia la O Castillo (Chair/President, Asia-Pacific Roundtable for Cleaner Production (APRCP), Philippines)
Renewable Resources and Energy in the Philippines
- Captain Dr. Samai Jai-in (R&D Director, Naval Development Department, Royal Thai Navy, Thailand)
- Dr. Shinichi Goto (Group Leader, Clean Power System Group, Energy Technology Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan)
Standardization and Upgrading of Biodiesel Fuel Quality
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Panel Discussion 3
Biomass Availability (2): How to Utilize Woody Biomass in Southeast Asia
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- Dr. Nikhom Laemsak (Associate Dean for Research, Kasetsart University, Thailand)
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Panel Discussion 4
R&D for Future Bioenergy
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- Dr. Kinya Sakanishi (Director, Biomass Technology Research Laboratory, AIST, Japan)
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- Dr. Akira Yabe (Director, AIST Chugoku, Japan)
Economical Evaluation of Wooden Biomass Energy Utilization System for Producing Liquid Fuel
- Dr. Jie Chang (Director of Biomass Fuel Lab / Professor, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion (GIEC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China)
Dimethyl Ether Production from Biomass
- Dr. Nuna Encarnacion Almanzor (Director, Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI), Department of Science and Technology, Phillipines)
Biomass Energy and R&D Framework of ITDI
- Dr. Unggul Priyanto (Director of Energy Resources Development Technology, BPP Teknologi (The Agency for Assessment and Application of Teknologi), Indonesia)
Palm Oil as Diesel Fuel
- Prof. Montri Chulavatnatol (Director, Agricultural Research Development Agency (ARDA))
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Panel Discussion 5
Biomass Utilization
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- Dr. Peesamai Jenvanitpanjakul (Senior Expert and Acting Director of Environmental, Ecological and Energy Department, TISTR, Thailand)
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- Dr. Ahmad Ibarahim (Vice President, Research and Technology Division, SIRIM, Malaysia)
Utilisation of Oil Palm Biomass: Malaysia's Experience
- Dr. Bundit Limmeechokchai (Associate Professor, Energy Technology Program Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology, Thammasat University, Thailand)
Biomass Power Generation Planning in Thailand: The Least-Cost Analysis and GHG Mitigation
- Dr. Ken-ichi Tomizawa (Chief Researcher, Plant Molecular Physiology Laboratory, RITE, Japan)
Forest Formation as Biomass Reproduction System
- Dr. Seiichi Aiba (Group Leader, Research Institute for Innovation in Sustainable Chemistry, AIST Japan)
Utilization of Biomass to Materials
- Mr. Tran Minh Tuyen (Research Junior, Research Center for Energy and Environment, Vietnam)
Biomass Utilization in Vietnam
- Dr. Wirachai Soontornrangson (Researcher 7, TISTR, Thailand)
Composite Construction Material from Fibrous Biomass: A Feasibility Study
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Panel Discussion 6
LCA
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- Dr. Atsushi Inaba (Director, Research Center for Life Cycle Assessment, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan)
- Dr. Pomthong Malakul (Cleaner Technology Advancement Program (CTAP), National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), Thailand)
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- Ms. Hsien Hui Khoo (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Life Cycle and Feasibility Study of Developing a High Yield Technology for Biomass-to-Charcoal Production in Singapore
- Mr. Iwan Sutanto (Program Coordinator/President Director, PT.LUNTO BIOENERGI PRIMA, Indonesia)
- Dr. Masayuki Sagisaka (Deputy Director, Research Center for Life Cycle Assessment, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Japan)
Outline of LCA on ASEAN Biomass Project
- Ms. Norshidah Baharuddin (Environmental and Energy Technology Centre SIRIM Berhad, Malaysia)
Characterisation of Global Warming Potential in the Production of Crude Palm Oil from Agriculture to Milling
- Dr. Raymond R. Tan (Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering Director of Research & Graduate Studies, College of Engineering De La Salle University-Manila, Philippines)
Life Cycle Aspects of Liquid Biofuel Use in the Philippines
- Dr. Shabbir Hussaini Gheewala (Assistant Professor, The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand)
Application of Life Cycle Approach for Bioenergy in Thailand
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- Dr. Christian Bauer (Project Manager, German LCI Network, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe GMBH, Department for Technology Induced Material Flows (ITC-ZTS), Germany)
- Mr. Mark Jacob Goedkoop (Director Pre Consultants B.V., Netherlands)
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