Plenary Sessions

Day 1 May 19

Plenary Session 1
Plenary Room (09:30-10:10)
Moderator:
Toshifumi Takaoka (TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION)

20259001: Toyota’s Approach for Vehicles and Cities Energy and Power Management

*No presentation materials included

Mr. Takashi Uehara

President

Mr. Takashi UEHARA

Powertrain Company, TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Plenary Session 2
Plenary Room (10:10-10:50)
Moderator:
Tomohiro Fukazu (Honda R&D Co., Ltd)

20259002: Creating New Values for Mobility

*No presentation materials included

Mr. Kojiro Okabe

Director and Executive Vice President

Mr. Kojiro OKABE

Sony Honda Mobility Inc.

Plenary Session 3
Plenary Room (10:50-11:30)
Moderator:
Kan Akatsu (Yokohama National University)

20259003: Direct-Drive In-Wheel Motor: Latest Innovations from Astemo

*No presentation materials included

Dr. Akeshi Takahashi

Director

Dr. Akeshi TAKAHASHI

Astemo, Ltd.

Day 2 May 20

Plenary Session 4
Plenary Room (09:30-10:10)
Moderator:
Takashi Kato (Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.)

20259004: Nissan's Strategy for Future Mobility Through Electrification

*No presentation materials included

Mr. Eiichi Akashi

Executive Officer, Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Eiichi AKASHI

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Plenary Session 5
Plenary Room (10:10-10:50)
Moderator:
Noriko Yoshizawa (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)

20259005: Sodium-Ion Batteries: Materials Science towards Future Energy Storage

*No presentation materials included

Prof. Shinichi KOMABA

Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science

Prof. Shinichi KOMABA

Tokyo University of Science

Plenary Session 6
Plenary Room (10:50-11:30)
Moderator:
Takehiro Imura (Tokyo University of Science)

20259006: The Global Need for Wireless ERS

Dr. Andreas Wendt

Managing Director

Dr. Andreas WENDT

Electreon Germany GmbH

Day 3 May 21

Plenary Session 7
Plenary Room (09:30-10:10)
Moderator:
Kenichiro Ueda (Honda R&D Co., Ltd.)

20259007: Honda’s Pursuit of Carbon Neutrality and Electrification Technology

Mr. Keiji Otsu

President and Representative Director, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
Managing Executive Officer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Mr. Keiji OTSU

Honda R&D Co., Ltd.
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Plenary Session 8
Plenary Room (10:10-10:50)
Moderator:
Shohji Tsushima (Osaka University)

20259008: A Review of the Current Trends in Japan's Policies and Technological Developments Toward the Realization of a Hydrogen Society

*No presentation materials included

Mr. Hidenori Saka

Director, Hydrogen Supply Chain Section, Hydrogen and Ammonia Department

Mr. Hidenori SAKA

New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

Plenary Session 9
Plenary Room (10:50-11:30)
Moderator:
Kenta Emori ( Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.)

20259009: Cutting Edge Power Electronics Technology Applied to the Cybertruck (Tesla) and Chinese xEVs, and Japan's xEV Market Strategy for 2030

*No presentation materials included

Prof. Masayoshi Yamamoto

Professor

Prof. Masayoshi YAMAMOTO

Nagoya University