CONCURRENT SESSION
Energy Efficiency

Itaru Yasui [Chair]

Current position:

President, National Institute of Technology and Evaluation(NITE)
Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo

Country:

Japan

Career history:

2003-2007
Vice-Rector, United Nations University
2005-
Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo
1990-2003
Professor, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo
1979
Associate Professor, Institute of Industrial Science ,The University of Tokyo
1973
Research Associate, The University of Tokyo

Areas of expertise:

Interested in new technologies and methodologies to reduce per capita CO2 emission within 20 - 30 years including ways of thinking and social systems in advanced countries.
Ways of Cooperation between developed and under developing countries are other interests.
Fields: CO2 Reduction Technologies, Life Cycle Assessment, Risk Assessment, Risk Communication, Management of Chemical Substances

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Hidetoshi Nakagami

Current position:

CEO and Founder, Jyukankyo Research Institute Inc.

Country:

Japan

Career history:

2013-
CEO and Founder, Jyukankyo Research Institute Inc.
2007
PhD in Engineering from University of Tokyo
1976
President, Jyukankyo Research Institute Inc.
1973
Established Jyukankyo Research Institute
1970
Master's degree in architectonics from Yokohama National University

Areas of expertise:

Energy and Environmental Engineering

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Kevin Facinelli

Current position:

Executive Vice President, Operations, Daikin Applied Americas Inc.

Country:

United States

Career history:

2012-
Executive Vice President, Operations - Daikin Applied Americas Inc.
2011-2012
Member on Board of Directors - Schlitz Audubon Nature Center
2010-2012
Vice President Manufacturing and technology North America, Latin America, Middle East, Johnson Controls
2003-2010
Vice President Systems NA : Manufacturing and Technology, Johnson Controls
1997-2003
Director of Manufacturing, Crystal Group

Areas of expertise:

Manufacturing, engineering, quality and supply chain operations in various domestic and international assignments

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Andreas C. Kramvis

Current position:

Vice Chairman, Honeywell International Inc.

Country:

United States

Career history:

2014-
Vice Chairman, Honeywell International Inc.
2008-2014
President and Chief Executive Officer of Honeywell Performance Materials and Technologies
2002-2008
President of the Environmental and Combustion Controls business of Honeywell Automation and Control Solutions

Areas of expertise:

Process technology for the oil and gas industry, development and production of high-purity, performance chemicals and materials. Automation and Controls and Energy Efficiency.

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Alex Laskey

Current position:

President and Founder of Opower

Country:

United States

Career history:

2007-
President and Founder of Opower
2006-2006
Research Analyst at Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin and Associates
2005-2006
Campaign Manager at Janet Reilly for Assembly
2003-2005
Producer at Swing State Productions
2004-2004
Campaign Manager at Nick Waugh for Supervisor
2000-2001
Director of New Business at The Romann Group
1999-2000
Advance at The White House, Washington, D.C.
1997-1998
Reporter at Casper Star Tribune Publishing industry

Received BA in the History of Science from Harvard

Areas of expertise:

Alex Laskey is President and Founder of Opower, the leading provider of cloud-based software for the utility industry. Opower enables its utility partners to achieve large-scale reductions in energy usage through a powerful combination of behavioral science, advanced data analytics and marketing expertise. Opower works with more than 95 utilities in nine countries, and serves over 50 million households and businesses.

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Alan Meier

Current position:

Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Country:

United States

Career history:

2007-
Professional Researcher and Director of Curriculum, Energy Efficiency Center, UC Davis
2002-2006
Senior Analyst, International Energy Agency
2002-
Senior Scientist, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1989-1990
National Science Foundation Fellow, Visiting Researcher, Waseda University
1982
PhD in Energy and Resources, University of California, Berkeley
1974
BA Chemistry and Economics, University of California, Berkeley

Areas of expertise:

Energy use of electronics, lighting, and networks; Energy test procedures; Product usability;
Evaluation of energy savings; and International policies to promote energy efficiency

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