Date: 5-6 Nov 2007
Time: 8am to 6pm
Venue: Marina Mandarin (Taurus & Leo, Level 1)
 
Programme
 

 

Day 1

5 November 2007 - ALTERNATIVE ENERGY (“AE”)
This segment will highlight opportunities, challenges and future trends in Alternative Energy and showcase some ongoing research and commercial activity in this area in the Asia Pacific region.

8.00-9.00am

Registration & Welcome Breakfast

9.00-9.05am

Welcome Address
Dr. Lily Chan, CEO, NUS Enterprise

9.05-9.15am

Opening Speech – Guest of Honour
Mr. Philip Yeo, Chairman, SPRING

9.15-10.00am

Plenary "Challenges for renewable energy development- what can Asia do?"
Benjamin K. Sovacool Opening key note
Energy Policy, Centre on Asia and Globalisation, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS
(Formerly Eugene P. Wigner Fellow at Oak Ridge National Laboratory,
Senior Research Fellow at the Network for New Energy Choices, NY and
Senior Research Fellow for the Virginia Center for Coal and Energy Research)

10.00-10.15am

BREAK

10.15-11.45am

Track 1: Advances in Sourcing for alternative energy sources – where, how and why?
Addresses the challenges and opportunities in non-traditional energy sources - where can they be extracted, how they can be stored and distributed effectively and why there is still much that needs to be done

Track 2: Energy Innovations in transportation, buildings and utilities
Addresses applied issues of energy management and how energy innovations is necessary to ensure substainablity, with specific focus on transport, buildings and utilities, the 3 main areas of high energy consumption

Panelists:

  • Dr. Michael Quah (MODERATOR) Executive Director, Energy & Environmental Sustainability Strategic Initiatives
    Concurrent Technologies Corporation, USA
  • Dr. Stefan Adams
    Dept of Material Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore
  • Ms. Chee Yeen Yee
    Commercial Director, Phoenix Solar Pte Ltd
  • Mr. Vernon Tan
    Director, Product, Project Development
    Climate Change and Alternative Energy
    AES (Asia and Middle East)
  • Mr. Paulo Alberto Soares
    Ambassador of Brazil
  • Mr. Marvin Joseph Montefrio
    Founding Director, Advanced Clean Energy Solutions
  • Track 1 Panel Introduction Slides Track1 Panel Intro

 

Panelists:

  • Assoc Prof. Lee Siew Eang (MODERATOR)
    Director, Centre for Total Building Performance, School of Design & Environment, National University of Singapore
  • Mr. Fong Chun Hoe
    Senior Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Hyflux Ltd
  • Mr. Frederick Crampe
    General Manager, Renewable Energy Exchange (Asia) Pte Ltd
  • Ms. Sarah Bell
    Director, Asia Carbon Connections
  • Mr. Toshihisa Murayama
    Deputy Managing Director, Yamatake Controls Singapore Pte Ltd
  • Assoc Prof. Jeff Obbard
    Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore
11.45-1.15pm

LUNCH

1.15-2.45pm

Technology Showcase - Featuring innovations from research and innovation centres within Southeast Asia

  • Materials for Hydrogen Storage Hydrogen Storage
    Dr. Xiong Zhitao, Department of Physics, National University of Singapore
  • Photosensitized Nanomaterials from Solar Cells NanoMaterialSolarCell
    Prof. Zeng Hua Chun, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, National University of Singapore
  • Microbial Fuel Cells for Energy Recovery from Wastewater Microbial Fuel Cells
    Asst Prof. Ng How Yong, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore
  • Multi-Level Voltage Switched High Slew Rate Generator for Switched Mode Power Converters Fuel Cell System
    Asst Prof. Ashwin Khambadkone, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, National University of Singapore
  • Building Integrated Photovoltaics BIPV
    Asst Prof. Stephen Wittkopf, Department of Architecture, School of Design & Environment, National University of Singapore
  • Bioenergy Cells for Methane Recovery
    Assoc Prof. Jeff Obbard, Division of Environmental Science and Engineering, National University of Singapore
2.45-3.00pm

BREAK

3.00-3.30pm

AUTM (Association of University Technology Managers)
Dr. Patrick L. Jones (PhD; MBA)
Current - President, Association of University Technology Managers, 2007-2008
Director, Office of Technology Transfer, University of Arizona

3.30-4.00pm

Stamford's Alternative Energy Initiatives and Programs
Jon Sandelin, Senior Associate Emeritus, Office of Technology Licensing, Stanford University

4.00-5.00pm

CLOSING KEYNOTE: "Deploying Energy Innovations in Asia – What does it take?"
Dr. Michael Quah Closing Key note
Executive Director, Energy & Environmental Sustainability, Strategic Initiatives
Concurrent Technologies Corporation, USA

 

Day 2

6 November 2007 - NANO-BIOTECHNOLOGY (“NB”)
This segment will highlight opportunities, challenges and future trends in Nanobiotechnology and showcase some ongoing research and commercial activity in this area in the Asia Pacific region.

8.00-9.00am

Registration & Welcome Breakfast

9.00-10.00am

Plenary : “Nanotechnology and Life Sciences: Science and Business Perspectives”
 Dr. Mostafa Analoui, Senior Director, Pfizer Global Research and Development

10.00-10.20am

BREAK

10.20-11.50am

Nanobiotechnology Trends: Opportunities, show stoppers and future trends in Nanobiotechnology

Panelists:

  • Prof. Seeram Ramakrishna (MODERATOR)
    Co-Director, NUS Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative, National University of Singapore
  • Dr. Mostafa Analoui
    Senior Director, Pfizer Global Research and Development
  • Dr. Andrew Campitelli
    Programme Director, Bio Micro Nano Technology,  MiniFAB, Australia
  • Mr. Marco Beckmann
    CEO, NanoStart, Germany
11.50-1.15pm

LUNCH

1.15-2.40pm

Technology Showcase: A show case of Nanobiotechnology research in Singapore

Kickoff by Prof. Seeram Ramakrishna

  • NIR activated upconversion nanoparticles with visible emission for sensing
    Prof. Chow Gan Moog, Department of Material Science and Engineering, NUS
  • Learning The Secrets Of Materials Synthesis from Nature
    Prof. Suresh Valiyaveettil, Dept. of  Chemistry NUS
  • Cancer Nanotechnology:  Nanoparticles of Biodegradable Polymers for Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
    Prof. Feng Shi-Shen, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS
  • Quantum Tunneling NEMS Devices for Bio-medical Applications Quantum Tunneling
    Dr Marek Michalewicz, Founder & CEO, Quantum Precision Instruments Asia Pte Ltd
  • Collective Response from Conjugated Molecules for Biomolecule Detection
    Dr.Liu Bin, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS
  • From Spider Silk to Super Silk
    Prof. Liu Xiang-Yang, Department of Physics, NUS
  • Drug Encapsulation/Delivery Technology & Point of Care Diagnostics Technology
    Dr. Dieter Trau, Division of Bioengineering, NUS
  • Biodegradable Stents
    Prof. Subbu Venkatraman, Department of Material Science and Engineering, NTU (TBC)
2.40-3.00pm

BREAK

3.00-4.00pm

Talks: Nanobiotechnology in Asia

  • Australian Bionanotechnology And The Australian Nano Business Forum
    Ms. Tina Rankovic, CEO, Australian Nano Business Forum ANBF
  • Managing Open Innovation in Nanobiotechnology and Nanobiotechnology R&D in Korea
    Prof. Jeong-Woo Choi, Sogang University, Korea
  • Nanomedicine Research in the Taiwan’s National Health Research Institutes
    Prof. Chung-Shi Yang, Center for Nanomedicine Research, National Health Research Institutes, Taiwan Nanomed Research NHRI
4.00-4.30pm

CLOSING KEYNOTE 1: "Nanobiotechnology at the Crossroads: Where Drugs, Devices, and Diagnostics Meet”
Mr Mark Bunger, Research Director, Lux Research Bionanotech Crossroads

4.30-5.00pm CLOSING KEYNOTE 2:  “The Rise of Nanobiotech and Why the Future of Technology is Wet”
Mr Tim Harper, CEO, Ceintifica, UK
5.15-8.00pm

Cocktail
(By invitation only)
Level 5 Marina Mandarin Pool Garden