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Program of the 6th RD20 Conference 2024
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6th RD20 Conference Program as of Nov. 29
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Timetable of Leaders Session (LS) as of November 29.

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), Dr. Haruhiko Obara (AIST)

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

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

Opening Message: Japanese Government (METI, MOE, MEXT)
Plenary Presentation: Mr. Takashi Naruse (NEDO)
9:10－9:30Plenary Lecture 1
Moderator: Dr. Alok Sharma (IOCL), Dr. Haruhiko Obara (AIST)
     –     Energy transformation in India, Shri Sudeep Jain, Additional Secretary, MNRE
9:30－9:50Special Address by the Guest of Honor:
Shri. Pralhad Joshi, Union Minister of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) and Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution
9:50－10:15Plenary Lecture 2
     –     Role of clean hydrogen in India’s energy transition – Opportunities and Challenges, Mr. Abhay Bakre, Mission Director, MNRE
10:15－10:30Break
10:30－11:15RD20 Status and Activities
Moderator: Dr. William Tumas (NREL), Dr. Haruhiko Obara (AIST)
     –     Introduction/Status from Action Committee, Dr. William Tumas
               o     Update from Action Committee
               o     RD20 Summer Schools
                    ･     2024 Indonesia: Dr. Cuk Supriyadi Ali Nandar (BRIN) (online)
                    ･     2025 Golden CO, USA
     –     Tokyo symposium, COP29 reports: Dr. Kiyotaka Tsunemi (AIST)
     –     Outbrief from 2024 RD20 Technical Sessions by co-organizers or moderators including future plans/recommendations
               o     Addressing Technical Barriers to Hydrogen Implementation; Mr. Pierre Serre-Combe (CEA) and Mr. Mark Ruth (NREL)
               o     Sustainable Biofuels and Bio-chemicals; Dr. Sanjukta Subudhi (TERI)
               o     Sustainability, Circularity and Resilience in R&D; TBA
     –     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)
      o Dr. Vineet Saini- DST, India (Interventions on Mission Innovation: India perspective)
      o Introduction on Collaborative Opportunities between RD20 and Mission Innovation and Connection to G20: Dr Michio Kondo
      o Overview of Mission Innovation: Ms. Helen Fairclough, Mission Innovation
      o Clean Energy Ministerial and collaboration opportunities between MI and RD20 – Brazilian perspectives: Dr. Rachel Martins Henriques, Consultora Técnica (EPE)
      o Discussion on collaborative opportunities
PMLeaders Session (closed, RD20 members and invited persons only)
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