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Program of the 6th RD20 Conference 2024
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Timetable of Leaders Session (LS)

December 3, 8:30-12:20 (IST)
*Sessions are held in English.

Time
AMLeaders Session (open to public)
8:30-9:10Opening Ceremony
Moderator: Dr. Vibha Dhawan (TERI, India), Dr. Haruhiko Obara (AIST, Japan)

Welcome Address: Dr. Vibha Dhawan (TERI, India)
Opening Address: RD20 Chair: Mr. Kazuhiko Ishimura (AIST, Japan)

Leadership Welcome Address: Indian Government
Special Address:
Shri Sudeep Jain, Additional Secretary (MNRE, India)

Opening Message: Japanese Government (METI, MOE, MEXT)
Plenary Presentation: Mr. Takashi Naruse (NEDO, Japan)
9:10-10:15Plenary Lecture 1
Moderator: Dr. Alok Sharma (IOCL, India), Dr. Haruhiko Obara (AIST, Japan)
     –     Energy transformation in India, Dr. AK Tripathi, Advisor (MNRE, India)

Plenary Lecture 2
Moderator: Dr. Alok Sharma (IOCL, India), Dr. Haruhiko Obara (AIST, Japan)
     –     Role of clean hydrogen in India’s energy transition – Opportunities and Challenges, Mr. Abhay Bakre, Mission Director (MNRE, India)
10:15-10:30Break
10:30-11:15RD20 Status and Activities
Moderator: Dr. William Tumas (NREL, US), Dr. Haruhiko Obara (AIST, Japan)
     –     Introduction/Status from Action Committee, Dr. William Tumas (NREL, US)    Presentation Materias    CV
               o     Update from Action Committee
               o     RD20 Summer Schools: Dr. William Tumas (NREL, US)
                    ・     2024 Indonesia
                    ・     2025 Golden CO, USA
     –     Tokyo symposium, COP29 reports: Dr. Kiyotaka Tsunemi (AIST, Japan)    Presentation Materias    CV
     –     Outbrief from 2024 RD20 Technical Sessions by co-organizers or moderators including future plans/recommendations
              o     Sustainable Biofuels and Bio-chemicals; Dr. Sanjukta Subudhi (TERI, India)    Presentation Materias    CV
             o     Addressing Technical Barriers to Hydrogen Implementation; Mr. Mark Ruth (NREL, US)    Presentation Materias    CV
              o     Sustainability, Circularity and Resilience in R&D; Dr. William Tumas (NREL, US)
     –     Technical working group updates and future workshops
11:15-12:20Mission Innovation (Clean Energy Ministerial and G20)–opportunities for collaboration
Moderator: Dr. Michio Kondo (AIST, Japan)
      o Interventions on Mission Innovation: India perspective; Dr. Vineet Saini (DST, India)
      o Introduction on Collaborative Opportunities between RD20 and Mission Innovation and Connection to G20; Dr Michio Kondo (AIST, Japan)
      o Overview of Mission Innovation; Ms. Helen Fairclough (Mssion Innovation)    Presentation Materias    CV
      o Clean Energy Ministerial and collaboration opportunities between MI and RD20 – Brazilian perspectives; Dr. Rachel Martins Henriques, Consultora Técnica (EPE, Brazil)    Presentation Materias    CV
      o Discussion on collaborative opportunities
PMLeaders Session (closed, RD20 members and invited persons only)