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1 By Invitation Only International Biomass Conference (IBCM) is an international annual event that congregates key industry players, technology & solution providers, scientists and leading biomass stakeholders to share insights, explore business opportunities and partnership models to move the agenda of the biomass industry forward. IBCM 2016 will be held again on 11 October 2016 at MITI s Perdana Hall in Kuala Lumpur, expecting around 1,000 participants. With the theme of Connecting to the global biomass ecosystem, the conference aims to provide a platform to connect the perspectives of regional and global biomass communities, discussing the key market issues, exchanging information, and learning the latest market trends. It covers a range of topics: Identifying biomass opportunities and optimizing its potential Mitigating risks and increasing success rate for biomass projects Maximising commercial value of R&D investments Nurturing and promoting sustainable biomass-based industries Connecting regional biomass industry to the global biomass value chain Investors perspective and funding development trends Key stakeholders across a wide spectrum have been invited as speakers and panellists, involving not only prominent industrial players along the value chain, but also major government agencies from the region, as well as local and international research institutions. You are cordially invited to the conference (no admission fees). For programme & registration, please visit: For inquiries, please contact: Ms. Maya Kavitha Abdullah kavitha@mida.gov.my Mr. Muhammad Asrar Shaharom asrar@mida.gov.my Mr. Goh Chun Sheng goh.chunsheng@innovation.my

2 INTERNATIONAL BIOMASS CONFERENCE MALAYSIA (IBCM) October 2016 (Tuesday) 8.00am 5.00pm. Perdana Hall, Menara MITI PROGRAMME 8:00 a.m. 9:00 a.m. Registration 9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. WELCOMING REMARKS: THE IMPORTANCE OF INTEGRATING BIOMASS DEVELOPMENT INTO PLANTATION INDUSTRIES YB. Datuk Seri Mah Siew Keong Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities (MPIC) 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. PRESENTATION: BIOMASS PRODUCTION, CONSUMPTION, TRADE & MARKET The Asian Perspective Ms. Claire Pickard-Cambridge Asia Editor and Manager Solid Fuels, Argus Media 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. PANEL DISCUSSION (MORNING): BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES & MARKET OUTLOOK Identifying Biomass Opportunities and Optimizing its Potential Datuk N. Rajendran Deputy Chief Executive Officer, MIDA Datuk Pang Teck Wai CEO, POIC Sabah Ms. Sundus Cordelia Ramli Head of Asia Pacific, Dong Energy Mrs. Karin Mössenlechner Ambassador of the Netherlands to Mr. Akira Kajita Managing Director, Japan External Trade Organization Kuala Lumpur Scania Sweden 11:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. Refreshments

3 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. PARALLEL PANEL DISCUSSION 1: BIOMASS VALUE CHAIN Mitigating Risks and Increasing Success Rate for Biomass Projects Mr. Ku Kok Peng NKEA Director Palm Oil and Rubber, PEMANDU Mr. Selva Kumar V. Rasiah Head, Sales & Commercial, KNM Group Mr. Harmen Dekker DMT Technology, The Netherlands Mr. Bas Melssen Director BioRefining, Asia Pacific, Novozymes IHI Corporation Japan 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. PARALLEL PANEL DISCUSSION 2: R&D AND INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT Maximising Commercial Value of R&D Investments Dr. Rezal Khairi Ahmad CEO, Nano Dr. Astimar Aziz Head Biomass Technology Unit, MPOB Mr. Levien de Legé Managing Director (Asia), ECN, The Netherlands Dr. Hirzun Mohd Yusof VP in R&D Department, Sime Darby Plantation Mr. Syed Salim Syed Ali Head of R&D and Agri-Services Cluster, FGV 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m. PARALLEL PANEL DISCUSSION 3: POLICY DIRECTION Nurturing and Promoting Sustainable Biomass-based Industries Mr. Timothy Ong Head of 1MBAS unit, National Innovation Agency Mr. Edi Wibowo Deputy Director, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia Dr. YB Ramakrishna Advisor on Cellulosic Biofuels workgroup for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Energy, India Mr. Paul Wong Kok Kiong Under Secretary, Green Technology Policy Section, KeTTHA, Mr. Carl Malmqvist Trade Commissioner, Business Sweden 12:30 p.m. 1:45 p.m. Lunch & Networking

4 1:45 p.m. 2:15 p.m. SPECIAL ADDRESS: INNOVATION IN BIOMASS SECTOR YB. Hajah Nancy Shukri Minister in the Prime Minister s Department 2:15 p.m. 2:30 p.m. KEYNOTE SPEECH AND OFFICIAL LAUNCH YB. Dato Sri Mustapa Mohamed Minister of International Trade and Industry (MITI) MoU EXCHANGE 2:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. PRESENTATIONS: INDUSTRY OUTLOOK Futures of Biomass: Get Connected to the Global Biomass Value Chain Mr. Abdullah Arshad Executive Vice President, National Innovation Agency Ms. Henna Poikolainen Senior Consultant, Pöyry Management Consulting Mr. Cort Isernhagen Managing Director for Asia Region, Lux Research

5 3:30 p.m. 4:30 p.m. PANEL DISCUSSION (AFTERNOON): FINANCIAL LANDSCAPE & BUSINESS MODELING Green Financing: Investors Perspective and Funding Development Trends Dato Joseph Lim Founder, Global Green Synergy Mr. Shanthan Selvakumar Commercial BioRefining, Novozymes Mr. Stefan Barot Global Director PLA and Bioplastics, Corbion-Purac Asia Pacific Dato Leong Kin Mun President, Biomass Industries Confederation (MBIC) Clariant Germany End of Conference