The Eighth Japan–Russia Energy and Environment Dialogue in Niigata

Outline

Date:	Wednesday 4 November 2015
Venue:	Toki Messe (Niigata Convention Center)
Organizers:	Niigata Prefecture, City of Niigata, ERINA

Program

Opening

Hirohiko IZUMIDA	Governor of Niigata Prefecture
Akira SHINODA	Mayor, City of Niigata
Dmitry BIRICHEVSKY	Minister, Embassy of the Russian Federation in Japan
Sergey YASENEV	Consul-General of the Russian Federation in Niigata

Keynote Address

Masaki ISHIKAWA Director, Japan-Russia Economic Affairs Division、European Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Russian Situation & Japan-Russia Relations
Andrey ZAGUMENNOV Deputy Trade Representative, The Russian Federation in Japan	Russia–Japan Economic Relations and Energy Cooperation
Yuki SADAMITSU Director, Petroleum and Natural Gas Division Agency for Natural Resorces and Energy	Japan’s Energy Policy
Dzhambulat TEKIEV Vice Chairman, Primorsky Territory Legislative Assembly	DEVELOPMENT OF ENERGY SECTOR IN PRIMORSKY REGION
Taisuke ABIRU Research Fellow, Tokyo Foundation	Political challenges for enhancing Japan-Russia energy cooperation
Tetsuji UEMURA Senior Researcher, Nomura Research Institute	Three viewpoints for promoting Japan-Russia collaboration in energy sector

Session A:
Japan’s Power Supply Configuration and Japan–Russia Cooperation: Conventional Energy

Tatiana MITROVA Head, Oil and Gas Sector Development Department for Russia and the World, The Energy Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ERI RAS)	Russia-Japanese cooperation in gas sphere: assessing potential option
Takashi KOMURA Deputy General Manager, Fuels Department, Thermal & Nuclear Power Division, Tohoku Electric Power Co., Inc.
Toshihisa SATO Deputy Director, Joetsu Thermal Power Station, Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc	Chubu Electric Power Co., Inc. Joetsu Thermal Power Station
Kazumasa MIYAZAWA General Manager, Natural Gas Division Ⅳ, Energy Business Unit Ⅱ, Mitsui & Co.,Ltd.	Outlook of natural gas utilization in Russia
Sergey KOVALEV Director, Department of Industry, Administration of Primorsky Region	PERSPECTIVE OF DEVELOPMENT OF PROCESSING AND EXPORT OF OIL AND GAS IN PRIMORSKY KRAY
Seita SHIMIZU Chief Manager, Corporate Planning Dept., Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.	Prospects of Natural Gas Utilization in Japan (The Tokyo Gas Group’s Main Policies)
Nobuaki AOYAMA Chairman, Natural Gas Infrastructure Development and Utilization Committee, Japan Project-Industry Council (JAPIC)	Diversification of Natural Gas Market in Japan
Masanori SUZUKI Director, Executive Officer, JGC Corporation	JGC Corporation
Kazuya HAMAZAKI Group Leader, LNG Project Group, Offshore and LNG Project Division, Mitsui O.S.K.Line, Ltd	LNG Transportation through Northern Sea Route
Victor POKOTILOV General Director, Management Company “Berkut” Co., Ltd.,	PROJECT “CONSTRUCTION OF LPG TERMINAL IN THE TOWNSHIP OF SLAVYANKA, PRIMORSKY REGION”

Session B:
Japan’s Power Supply Configuration and Japan–Russia Cooperation:
New Energy and Electricity

Alexei KOLODEZNIKOV Minister, Housing and Utilities and Energy, Sakha Republic (Yakutia)	Small distributed power system and renewable energy sources in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
Ryozo MIURA Associate Director, Energy Solution Division, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.	Kawasaki Gas Turbine Cutting Edge Technology & its Deployment in Russia
Emi KOMAI Director, Chief of Infrastructure Development Department, Komaihaltec Inc.	Wind energy for Micro-grid in isolated communities in Russia
Alexander GULKOV Head of Department of Oil and Gas deal and Petrol chemistry, School of Engineering, Far Eastern Federal University	Prospects of producing and usage of fuel from wood waste in the Far East of Russia
Irina IVANOVA Head of Laboratory for Energy Supply to Remote Areas, Energy Systems Institute of SB RAS	Renewable energy in the eastern regions of russia: State and forecasts
Ryosuke FUKUDA Guest Professor, Chubu University	Power Bridge Project

Summarizing Comments

Masumi MOTOMURA Chief Researcher, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC)