• Plenary
• Special Sessions
• Timetable & Session Dates

Plenary

*Alphabetical Order by Last Name

TBD

Hiroshi Amano Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University

The Nobel Prize in Physics 2014

Present Japanese automotive industry and future trends of xEV

Kiyoshi Hikino Director for Automotive Industry and Industrial Competitiveness
Automobile Division, Manufacturing Industries Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Nissan‘s Challenges for Sustainable Society

Toshihiro Hirai Senior vice president, Alliance SVP, Powertrain & EV Engineering Division, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Introduction of Chinese Standards for Electric Vehicle

Guibin Liu Chief Engineer of Automotive Standardization Research Institute (ASRI),
China Automotive Technology and Research Center Co., Ltd. (CATRAC)

TBD

Toshihiro Mibe Executive in Charge of Intellectual Property and Standardization, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
President and Representative Director, Honda R&D Co., Ltd.

Global Progress of Wireless Charging for Passenger and Commercial Vehicles

David Schatz Vice President of Sales & Business Development, WiTricity Corporation

TBD

Shigeki Terashi Member of the Board of Directors
Operating officer
TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell R&D in China

Jianbo Zhang Director of the Powertrain Engineering,
School of Vehicle and Mobility, Tsinghua University

Novel Stator-Excited Synchronous Machines without Rare-earth Magnets for Electric Vehicles

Zi-Qiang Zhu (Z.Q. Zhu) Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, Fellow of IEEE and IET
Head of Electrical Machines and Drives Group, University of Sheffield

Special Sessions

SS-01: Advanced Power Train Components in EV/HEVs

Organizer:

Prof. Kan Akatsu

Yokohama National University

SS-02: Energy Storage Devices & Systems

Organizer:

Prof. Kenji Natori

Chiba University

Dr. Chihiro Yada

Toyota Motor Corporation

Dr. Daichi Imamura

Japan Automobile Research Institute

SS-03: Power Electronics Components

Organizer:

Mr. Shigeharu Yamagami

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Mr. Hiromichi Imai

Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

Mr. Takeshi Endo

MIRISE Technologies Corporation

SS-04: Fuel Cell Systems

Organizer:

Dr. Makoto Uchida

University of Yamanashi

Dr. Koichi Numata

Toyota Motor Corporation

Mr. Shigeki Oyama

Honda R&D Co., Ltd.

Mr. Mitsutaka Abe

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

SS-05: Wireless Power Transfer

Organizer:

Prof. Jun-ichi Itoh

Nagaoka University of Technology

SS-06: Cutting Edge of xEV System

Organizer:

Prof. Hiroshi Fujimoto

The University of Tokyo

Prof. Osamu Shimizu

The University of Tokyo

Mr. Takashi Majima

IHI Inspection & Instrumentation

SS-07: Advanced xEV Motion Control ＆ Dynamics

Organizer:

Prof. Hiroshi Fujimoto

The University of Tokyo

Mr. Takeshi Kato

Honda R&D Co., Ltd.

Mr. Takashi Majima

IHI Inspection & Instrumentation

SS-08: Connected and Autonomous Technologies on Next Generation xEV

Organizer:

Prof. Hiroshi Fujimoto

The University of Tokyo

Mr. Yasuo Matsunaga

Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.

Mr. Takashi Majima

IHI Inspection & Instrumentation

SS-09: Energy Transmission Systems to Vehicles and Global Warming

Organizer:

Prof. Hiroshi Fujimoto

The University of Tokyo

Mr. Masatoshi Fukuda

Bellco

Mr. Takashi Majima

IHI Inspection & Instrumentation

SS-10: Design, Evaluation and Related Technologies for Vehicles

Organizer:

Prof. Hiroshi Fujimoto

The University of Tokyo

Mr. Eiji Yamada

Toyota Motor

Mr. Takashi Majima

IHI Inspection & Instrumentation

Timetable(tentative)