Program

Invited Speakers (Listed in alphabetical order by family name)

• Brandon Justin Bethel – Assistant Professor, University of The Bahamas, Bahamas
  “Resource Assessments and Strategies for Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Plants in The Bahamas”

• Masato Endo – Associate Professor of Department of Marine Biosciences, Research Organization, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Japan
  “Land-based salmon culture using deep sea water in Okinawa prefecture”

• Kakau Foliaki – Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Tonga
  “The Pacific Renewable Ocean Energy Readiness Programme”

• Kevin Fontaine – Université de La Réunion, France
  “Energy Transition and Independence in Reunion Island: The Role of Ocean Thermal Solutions”

• Purnima Jalihal – Professor, Atria University, India
  “Indian activities in renewable energy, water and their nexus “

• Masanori Kobayashi – Senior Research Fellow, Ocean Policy Research Institute, The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan
  “Sustainable blue economies in Palau - Enabling factors and challenges”

• Izumi Komiya – Manager, Department of International Affairs, Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), Japan
  “Overview of SATREPS

• Takafumi Morisaki – Assistant Professor, Saga University, Japan
  “Green Transformation (GX) Model for Island Regions with Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion as the Core and Deep Ocean Water Utilization”

• Ryuichiro Nishi – Professor, Dean, Graduate School of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and Dean, Faculty of Fisheries, Kagoshima University, Japan
  “Deep Ocean Water and OTEC for GX in Island Nations: Perspectives from Coastal Ocean Engineering and Marine Monitoring -Potential Roles of Training Vessels and Academic Collaboration for Human Capacity Development in Palau-“

• Leola Primo – Program Manager – Water, FSM Department of Resources and Development

• Asim Abdul Sattar – Professor, Maldives National University

• Akihiro Takemura – Professor, University of the Ryukyus, Japan
  “Advancing GX in Island Regions: The Blue-Green Revolution Project at University of the Ryukyus”

• Sathiabama T. Thirugnana – Associate Professor, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia,Malaysia
  “Advancing Malaysia’s OTEC Model for Carbon Net-Zero & Blue Techno-Economy

• Tupuivao Vaiaso Junior Vaiaso – Assistant Chief Executive Officer / Energy Sector Coordinator, Ministry of Works, Transport and Infrastructure, Samoa
  “Samoa’s Renewable Energy Transition Journey”

• Vaeno Wayne Vigulu – Dean, Solomon Islands National University, Solomon Islands

• Takuji Waseda – Professor, The University of Tokyo, Japan
  Jessica Borges Posterari – Assistant Professor, Saga University, Japan
  “Ocean Data for OTEC in the Pacific Island Countries and Territories”