Speaker Profile: Rickard Frithiof, Analyst, Poyry Management Consulting (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
Sep 5th
Rickard Frithiof holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden.
Prior to joining Pöyry Management Consulting in Singapore, he worked as an in-house management consultant for a European energy utility, with particular focus on biomass procurement and carbon-related strategies. At Pöyry, Mr. Frithiof specializes in biomass procurement strategies and energy market modeling in Asia Pacific.
He is the author of the conference white paper “Pellets are coming to Asia” and contributed significantly to Pöyry’s report “Pellets – Becoming a Global Commodity?”.
2nd Biomass Pellets Trade Asia 2011 Seoul Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, September 7
10:10 How does the Design of Policies Influence Pellet Demand?
2ND BIOMASS PELLETS TRADE ASIA 2011 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.
Speaker Profile: Sang Seop Lim, Director, Timber Product & Utilization Division, Korea Forest Service
Sep 5th
Professional Experience:
- Director, Urban Forest Policy Team and Forest Tending Team at the Korea Forest Service (January, 2005 – July, 2007)
- Deputy Director, Forest Resources Division, Forest Resources Division and Forest Policy Division at Korea Forest Service (May 1999 – January 2005)
- Part-time Lecturer, Forest Human Resources Development Institute (May 1999 – July 2008)
He has taught approximately two thousand central and local government officers onLandscape Aesthetics, Forest Tending Policy, Urban Forest Policy and Forest Management for Landscape Policy. Teaching was a good opportunity for Mr Lim to share his understandings gained his Master’s program and experiences at KFS.
Special Qualification Certificate:
Professional Engineer of Forestry, 2005, Human Resources Development Service of Korea
(This qualification is similar with the certification of the Professional Forester in Canada)
2nd Biomass Pellets Trade Asia 2011 Seoul Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, September 7
08:50 Korea’s Wood Pellets Policy & Requirements for Energy Generation
2ND BIOMASS PELLETS TRADE ASIA 2011 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.
Speaker Profile: Dr. Martin Junginger, Assistant Professor, University of Utrecht
Sep 5th
Dr. Martin Junginger is a senior researcher and assistant professor at the Copernicus Institute since 2005. His main working field is the development of sustainable International Bioenergy Trade.
He is coordinator of the IEA Bioenergy Task 40 on International Bioenergy Trade, and currently works amongst others on charting international trade in biomass and biofuels, and sustainability criteria for both solid and liquid biomass. He is a contributing author to the biomass chapter of the forthcoming IPCC special report on renewable energy sources, and published over 25 peer-reviewed articles in the areas of biomass trade and technological learning.
2nd Biomass Pellets Trade Asia 2011 Seoul Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, September 7
08:30 Morning Chairman’s Welcome & Remarks
14:30 Outlook of Global Woody Biomass Trade – Drivers & Key Considerations
2ND BIOMASS PELLETS TRADE ASIA 2011 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.
1 week left to meet leading biomass industry players at 2nd Biomass Pellets Trade Asia
Aug 29th
Decision-makers of power plant operators, biomass feedstock producers, biomass/power traders, will be convening in Seoul for the 2nd Biomass Pellets Trade Asia conference on 7-8 September 2011.
While obtaining industry updates was one of their key reasons to attend, many participants revealed that they were also looking forward to create new collaborations with the key stakeholders in the Asian Biomass industry. Please refer to the attendee profiles below.
Attendees by Industry Segment
Attendees by Country
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Speaker Profile: Chia Lik Khai, Executive Director, QL Resources Berhad
Aug 26th
Chia Lik Khai is the Corporate Development Director at QL Resources Bhd, a leading agricultural company in Malaysia listed on Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange. He is responsible for developing the renewable energy business and overseeing the overall corporate development of the Group. He is also the Executive Director of Boilermech Holdings Berhad, a leading biomass energy engineering company listed on ACE Market of Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange.
Prior to joining QL Resources Berhad, he was with McKinsey & Company in Shanghai, where he was an affiliate of Global Energy & Materials and High-Tech practice. During his tenure, he focused on serving global clients in renewable energy, consumer products and high-tech sectors on strategy, mergers and acquisitions, and sales & marketing related topics.
Lik Khai possesses extensive management experience in high-tech, telecommunications and internet commerce. He spent seven years in the semiconductor industry with Agilent and Avago Technologies in Silicon Valley, where he assumed multiple roles as R&D staff, new Product Manager and Marketing Manager.
He graduated from the MBA program of Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, USA where he focused on Entrepreneurship and Corporate Finance. He also received Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA.
2nd Biomass Pellets Trade Asia 2011 Seoul Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, September 7
12:30 Delivering the Promise of Palm Biomass
2ND BIOMASS PELLETS TRADE ASIA 2011 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.
Speaker Profile: Richard Hickey, General Director at Andritz Feed & Biofuel, China, Andritz Sprout
Aug 26th
Richard Hickey, born in Ireland, graduated as a Mechanical Engineer. Currently, he is the General Manager for Andritz Feed & Biofuel China and Asia operations.
He have been working 19 years with Andritz Feed & Biofuel, and he have mainly been working in the Asian market, currently he is located at the Andritz Feed & Biofuel office Foshan China.
2nd Biomass Pellets Trade Asia 2011 Seoul Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, September 7
17:10 Developments & Trends in Global Biomass Pelleting
2ND BIOMASS PELLETS TRADE ASIA 2011 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.
Speaker Profile: Dr. Hyoung-Woo, Lee, Director/Professor – Biomass Utilization Center, Chonnam National University
Aug 26th
Dr. Hyoung Woo Lee is a professor of Chonnam National University in Korea since 1989. He is also the director of Biomass Utilization Center of that university.
This center is now working on many biomass energy projects with Korean energy companies like Korea District Heating Co. and Korea Electric Power Industrial Development Co. Since 2000, he has run the venture company, DEI, which is designing and manufacturing drying equipments and biomass pellet plants.
He has more than twenty years of experience in the field of biomass processing.
2nd Biomass Pellets Trade Asia 2011 Seoul Speaker
Day 2 – Thursday, September 8
11:40 Torrefied Pellet from Korea Domestic Wood Species
2ND BIOMASS PELLETS TRADE ASIA 2011 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.
Speaker Profile: Vaughan Bassett, Vice President, Sales & Logistics, Pinnacle Pellet Inc.
Aug 26th
Vaughan Bassett is the Vice President of Sales and Logistics for the Pinnacle Renewable Energy Group. He is responsible for their pellet marketing, sales, logistics, quality assurance and third party trading activities and he is based at the Pinnacle head office in Prince George, Canada.
Mr. Bassett has an extensive international career in the forest products industry. He spent almost 20 years with Sappi, a global pulp and paper company, most recently as their executive in charge of world-wide pulp sales, stationed in Hong Kong.
Mr. Bassett has also taught export management and international logistics at the Humber Business School in Toronto as well as starting up his own green business in BC. He has a BSc from the University of Natal and an MBA from the University of the Witwatersrand, both in South Africa.
2nd Biomass Pellets Trade Asia 2011 Seoul Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, September 7
16:10 Canada
2ND BIOMASS PELLETS TRADE ASIA 2011 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.
Speaker Profile: Jarrod Waring, Business Development Manager, Plantation Energy Australia Pty Ltd
Aug 26th
Jarrod Waring is a graduate of Economics and Marketing with post graduate studies in International Business. Joining Plantation Energy in 2008 as Business Development Manager, Jarrod has witnessed first hand the development of the pellet industry in Australia from plant concept design through to pellet supply negotiations and delivery into Europe’s major power utilities.
Prior to joining Plantation Energy, he worked for the Australian Government for four years as Consul General and Senior Trade Commissioner in Fukuoka Japan and prior to that four years based in Shanghai as Export Director for Australian Hardwood Exports Pty Ltd. He has 16 year experience in manufacturing and timber processing.
2nd Biomass Pellets Trade Asia 2011 Seoul Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, September 7
15:45 Australia
2ND BIOMASS PELLETS TRADE ASIA 2011 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.
Speaker Profile: Kunio Wakiwaka, GM, Utility Marketing, Mitsui & Co
Aug 26th
Kunio Wakiwaka graduated with a degree in Faculty of Economics from Sophia University.
He joined Mitsui in 1993 initially in the Metals Administration Division. Since then he has has held several positions within Mitsui’s coal division and recently spent 4years in Brisbane, Australia as Chief Financial Officer of Mitsui Coal Holdings. His current position is General Manager of the Utility Marketing Department in Mitsui & Co Ltd Tokyo Headquarters.
2nd Biomass Pellets Trade Asia 2011 Seoul Speaker
Day 1 – Wednesday, September 7
09:15 Demand Forecast for Biomass (Wood Pellets, etc) in Japan
2ND BIOMASS PELLETS TRADE ASIA 2011 conference guarantees insights on maximizing potential of biomass feedstocks for power, biofuels & chemicals production from palm biomass, sugar cane bagasse, cassava waste, rubber wood residues, rice husk, saw dust and algae.
