REvision2019: Renewable Revolution | Events | Renewable Energy Institute

Renewable Energy Institute held its annual international conference "REvision2019: Renewable Revolution" on 6 March 2019.

Renewables have become the most competitive source of energy in many parts of the world. The use of abundant and widely existing renewables is bringing energy security and affordable energies in various regions, and has been transforming the global geopolitics in the sense of economy and politics, not only from the way of energy business.

REvision2019 revealed the continuous global growth of renewables, present how the vast deployment of low-cost renewable is driving changes in business and regions, as well as highlight long-term visions towards 2050.

Program

Morning Session (10:00-12:00)	Welcome Tomas Kåberger Chair of Executive Board, Renewable Energy Institute Congratulatory Remarks： Taro Kono, Minister for Foreign Affairs Keynote "A New World: The Geopolitics of the Energy Transformation" Adnan Z. Amin Director-General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
Morning Session (10:00-12:00)	Session 1: Global RE Acceleration [Moderator] Tomas Kåberger - Arthouros Zervos Professor, National Technical University of Athens Chairman, the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) DL - Heymi Bahar Project Manager, Renewable Energy Division, International Energy Agency (IEA)DL - Ben Backwell Chief Executive Officer, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) DL - Li Junfeng Professor, Strategy and Planning Department, National Center for Climate Change Strategy and International Cooperation DL
Afternoon Session (13:30-18:00)	Session 2: Energy Business Turnaround [Moderator] Miho Kurosaki, Head of Japan and Korea Research, BloombergNEF DL - Dörte Fouquet Partner, Becker Büttner Held (BBH) DL - Peter Jørgensen Vice President, Energinet DenmarkDL - Hiroshi Okamoto Executive Vice-President, TEPCO Power Grid, IncorporatedDL - Ruggero Aricò Head of Institutional Affairs, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania, Enel Green Power SpADL
	Session 3: Era of 100% Renewables [Moderator] Mika Ohbayashi, Director, Renewable Energy InstituteDL - Wang Zhongying Acting Director General, Energy Research Institute of National development and Reform Commission, ChinaDL - Hugo Lucas Porta Head of the Department of Regulatory Framework and Corporate Strategy for the Energy Transition, Institute for Diversification and Energy Saving (IDEA)DL - Jeffrey Mikulina Executive Director, The Blue Planet Foundation DL - Sanghoon Lee President, New and Renewable Energy Center, Korea Energy AgencyDL - Yasuhiro Matsuyama Director-General, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Department, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry DL
	Session 4: For the Creation of Carbon Neutral World [Moderator] Teruyuki Ohno, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Institute [Honor Lecture] Hiroshi Komiyama Chairman, Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc. / Director-General, Center for Low Carbon Society Strategy (LCS) , Japan Science and Technology Agency / President, Platinum Society Network - Matthieu Ballu Policy Officer, Directorate General for Energy, Renewable Energy Unit, European CommissionDL - Yongsung Cho President, Korea Energy Economics InstituteDL - Hideo Suzuki Ambassador, Assistant Minister for Global Issues / Director-General for Global Issues, Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Hiroshi Ono Deputy Director General, Global Environment Affairs, Ministry of the EnvironmentDL Closing Remarks Takejiro Sueyoshi Vice-Chair of Executive Board, Renewable Energy Institute