Speakers

Topic of Presentation:

Renewable Routes to Jet Fuel

Career history:

• Dr. John E. Holladay is responsible for Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s 118 million research portfolio including biofuels, products and energy. The portfolio ranges from sustainable utilization of terrestrial biomass and marine systems to fuels and chemicals via chemical and biological catalysis.
• Dr. Holladay has overseen significant growth in the research volume at PNNL during his tenure, particularly in catalyst capability at the Bioproducts, Sciences and Engineering Laboratory, and in sustainability analysis as PNNL seeks to improve the science base for conversion of biomass with respect to understanding water and land use impacts. Prior to his current assignment, Holladay’s research focus was in developing new catalysts and processes for conversion of a variety of biomass feedstocks to chemicals, with a focus on condensed phase heterogeneous catalysis. He also played key roles in multiple assessment activities examining potential uses for sugars, lignin, and lipids.
• Dr. Holladay served as the chief technology officer for the National Advanced Biofuels Consortium and chief operations officer for the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts, both consortia that include collaboration among national laboratories, industry, and academia. He is a distinguished inventor of Battelle holding 17 patents for work in diverse areas, all unified by the use of renewables as feedstocks for the creation of value-added chemicals.

Areas of expertise:

Dr. Holladay’s current research is directed at catalysts and process development. More recently this has included utilizing combinatorial techniques to solve problems in the area of condensed phase heterogeneous catalysis. He has been a driver for bringing the combinatorial capabilities on-line at the Laboratory and, working with other scientists at PNNL, is developing research programs supported by the facility.

Topic of Presentation:

IRENA technology roadmap on renewable energy grid integration

Career history:

Dolf Gielen is director of the IRENA Innovation and Technology Centre since 2011. IRENA advises its 143 members how to accelerate renewable energy deployment. The IITC focuses on technology status and roadmaps, energy planning, cost and markets, standards and quality control as well as RD&D frameworks. Before joining IRENA, Dolf Gielen was Chief of the Energy Efficiency and Policy Unit at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. Previously, he was a Senior Energy Analyst in the International Energy Agency. He spent two years at the National Institute for Environmental Studies in Tsukuba, Japan. Dolf Gielen has a PhD from the Technical University of Delft in the Netherlands.

Areas of expertise:

• Renewable energy
• Energy technology
• Energy planning
• Energy policy advice
• Innovation
• Roadmaps

Topic of Presentation:

Current Trends and Emerging Technologies for Biojet Fuel Production in Japan

Career history:

I received a PhD from Tokyo Institute of Technology in 1993. I have worked at Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation from 1988 through 2000. I have studied about the biorefinery in Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth since 2000. I have also held the post of Visiting Professor at Nara Institute of Science and Technology, and Director at Green Phenol Development Co.,Ltd.

Areas of expertise:

Biorefinery, Microbial metabolic engineering, Gene expression analysis

Topic of Presentation:

Advanced Liquid Biofuels

Career history:

• Andreas C. Kramvis was appointed Vice Chairman of Honeywell International in 2014.  Previously he was President and CEO of Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies, a Strategic Business Group in Honeywell. Before that position he was President and CEO of Honeywell's Environmental and Combustion Controls Business.
• Andreas has managed companies with global scope in five different industries and is intimately familiar with world markets. He is the author of a book titled "Transforming the Corporation: Running a Business in the 21st Century", which demonstrates how to systematically transform a business for high performance. Andreas is a graduate of Cambridge University, where he studied engineering specializing in electronics, and he holds an M.B.A. from Manchester Business School.

Career history:

Bas has been living and working in Malaysia and throughout the region since 1997 and is a Permanent Resident in Malaysia. He has a State Degree in Business Administration and an Associate Degree in Business & Commerce from The Netherlands.

His background is in strategy consulting and business development. Before joining Novozymes as the Regional Director of ‘Biomass Conversion Business Development – Asia Pacific’, Bas worked in the Special Innovation Unit in the Malaysian Prime Minister's Office for four years where he has been responsible for conceptualizing and developing Malaysia’s National Biomass Strategy 2020 and other High-Impact economic programs such as the National Graphene Strategy, Mid Tier Companies programme and Steinbeis Malaysia. Prior to that he was Global Commercial Director for an Australian company and headed up the Malaysian office for a Global consulting firm.

Areas of expertise:

International business development, Public Affairs and Bio-based industry development. Bas has established commercial ventures throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East and has been a regular speaker at Biomass and Biofuels conferences around the world.

Topic of Presentation:

Creating a Carbon Smart Future!

Career history:

Ken Lai is the Vice President of LanzaTech’s Asia Pacific operations. He joined LnazaTech in 2013 based in Shanghai to oversees the development and commercialization of the company’s gas-to-advanced biofuels facilities as well as continued development of LanzaTech’s value chain partners in the region. Prior to joining LanzaTech, he was General Manager of Licensing and Sales for the Asia Pacific region for Shell Global Solutions International B.V. Including his 5+ years at Shell, Global Solutions, he has more than 35 years of experience in technology licensing, sales, account management and business development in the petroleum refining and petrochemicals industry.

Areas of expertise:

Petroleum Refining & Petrochemical Industry; Biofuels and Technology Transfer.

Topic of Presentation:

Indonesia Initiatives on Reducing Emissions of GHG
State Action Plan in The Air Transport Sector and Aviation Biofuels Police and Progress

Career history:

1986	Graduate as Aeronautical Engineer of Bandung Institute Technology
1992	Graduate Flight Test Engineer, National Test Pilot School, California (ICAO Fellowship)
2003	Graduate (Cum Laude) Magister of Business Law, Padjadjaran University, Bandung
1987	Joint MOT as Aircraft Structure Engineer and Airworthiness Inspector,
1992	Manager Flight Test, Directorate Airworthiness Certification, DGCA-INA ,
2005	Deputy Director of Engineering, Directorate Aircraft Airworthiness & Operations, DGCA-INA
2009	Deputy Director of Product Aeronautics, DAAO, DGCA-INA
2014	Director of Aviation Security, DGCA-INA,
2011-2014	Chief of Aviation Climate Change and Mitigation Carbon Emission,
2014-now	Chief of Airport Authority Region IV Bali
2012-now	Indonesia Representatives on ICAO Committee Aviation on Environmental Protection
2014-now	Chairman of Aviation Biofuels and Renewable Energy of Indonesia
2006-now	active on aviation environmental and global climate change and mitigation forum (UNFCCC, COP/MOP, APEC, Environmental Sustainable Transport Forum, Asean-EU, etc)

Areas of expertise:

• Aircraft Airworthiness Flight Test Certification;
• Airlines & Airport Certification, Auditor, Inspector & Instructor;
• Air Transport Policy & Rule Making;
• Management of Aviation and Environmental Program Mitigation.