The theme for the 2017 Far East Energy and Development International Conference (FEDC) will be the “Sustainable Energy and Smart City” to be held on Friday, May 26th, at the Lotte Hotel in Seoul. ​

Facing the 4th Industrial Revolution and the Post-2020 New Climate Regime, the Far East Asia faces newly coming economic, social and environmental challenges. Developed countries need to sustain their own economic development. However, developing countries are not easy to tackle the challenges by themselves without international cooperation in finance, technology and capacity building with the advanced countries. Furthermore traditional economic development strategies themselves are not enough to accomplish the objectives that developed as well as developing countries intend to achieve.

Through intensive and comprehensive discussions of international scholars specialized on future energy and integrated regional development, the international conference aims to investigate the possible solutions to achieve sustainable development though international cooperation.​

Program

09:00 – 09:30 Registration​ 

9:30 – 10:30 Opening Ceremony

Moderator: Sung Jin Kang, Korea Univ., Korea

Opening Remarks: Ki-yual Bang, Distinguished Professor, Korea Univ., Korea

Welcoming Remarks: Kwan Young Lee, Executive Vice President of Korea Univ. and Dean of KU-KIST Green School

Congratulatory Remarks: TBD, Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MoTIE)

Keynote Speech: Dr. Hoesung Lee, Chair, IPCC

10:30 – 10:40 Photo and Coffee Break

10:40 – 12:30 Session I: Multilateral Cooperation in Energy and Development

Moderator: Bindu Lohani, former VP, ADB

Panelists:

 Yasuyuki Sawada, ADB

“Meeting Asia’s Infrastructure Needs in Energy and Other Sectors through Public and Private Investments”

 Jung Hyun Kim, UNDP

“Green Growth Aspiration in the Context of Viet Nam”

 Xiaodong Wang, World Bank

 Carol Litwin, GGGI

 TBD, MoTIE

12:30 – 13:30 Lunch

13:30 – 15:00 Session II: Integrated Regional Development

Moderator: Jae-Seung Lee, Korea Univ., Korea

Presentation:

 Aya Suzuki, Univ. of Tokyo, Japan

“Can Efficient Provision of Business Development Services Bring Better Results for SMEs?: Evidence from a Networking Project in Thailand”

 Tae Yong Jung, Yonsei Univ., Korea

“Integrated Waste Management and Regional Development in Rural Area”

 Minhaj Mahmud, BIDS, Bangladesh

 TBD, Indonesia

Discussion:

 Manothong Vongsay, MPI, Lao PDR

 Soyoung Lim, KIET, Korea

 Yongsung Cho, Korea Univ., Korea

15:00 – 15:15 Coffee Break

15:15 – 16:45 Session III: Economic Analysis of Future Energy System

Moderator: Changmo Sung, Korea Univ., Korea

Presentation:

 Pil-seok Kwon, Korea Univ. Korea

“Assessment of Flexibility Potential of EV Integration in a Future Korea Electric System: Scenario Analysis”

 Thomas Schlegl, Fraunhofer ISE, Germany

“LCOE Analysis of PV Electric Power”

 Mika Ohbayashi, REI, Japan

“Renewable Energy Development and Deployment in Japan: Current Status and Prospects”

Discussion:

 Eunnyeong Heo, Seoul National Univ., Korea

 Kyung Nam Kim, Korea Univ., Korea

 Yoo Hyung Won, KIST, Korea

16:45 – 17:00 Coffee Break

17:00 – 18:30 Panel Session: Energy, Low Carbon and Smart City

Moderator: Gichun Kang, Director, JDI

Panelists:

 Sei Yong Kim, Korea Univ., Korea

 Deo Prasad Ao, UNSW, Australia

“Delivering Low Carbon Smart Cities”

 Yoonhee Ha, Korea Univ., Korea

 Anrong Dang, Tsinghua Univ., China

“Progress and Trends of Smart City Development in China”

 Soo Il Kim, LH, Korea

“Policy of Smart City in Korea and LH’s Smart City Development”

 HeSub Rho, Jeju Special Self-governing Province, Korea

“Smart Island Strategy in Jeju Special Self-Governing Province”​ ​