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Programmes


Day 1

8.00-9.00 AM

Registration

9.00 – 9.45 AM

Welcoming notes from the Conference Chairpersons

o   Prof. Dr. Tatsuki Toda (COSMOS project leader,Soka University, Japan)

o   Prof. Dr. Fatimah Md. Yusoff (COSMOS Project Manager, Universiti Putra Malaysia)

Opening Address from the JICA

Opening Speech from the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia

Photography Session

9.45-10.30 AM

Keynote #1

Title: Development of thin-layer cascades for microalgae cultivation: Genesis and applications

Speaker: Prof.  Dr. Ondřej Prášil (Institute of Microbiology, Czech Academy of Sciences)

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Ken Furuya (Soka University, Japan)

10.30-11.00 AM

Morning Break

Poster Viewing Session

11.00 AM – 11.45 AM

Keynote #2

Title: Current commercial microalgae production and a view of the future.

Speaker: Emeritus Professor Michael Borowitzka (Murdoch University, Australia)

Moderator: Prof. Dato' Dr. Mohamed Shariff Mohamed Din (Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM)

11.45 AM-

12.15 PM

Plenary #1

Title: Bio-prospecting of high-value indigenous microalgae in Malaysian waters

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Kazutaka Takahashi (University of Tokyo, Japan)

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Mohd Effendy Abd Wahid (Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, UMT)

12.15 -12.45 PM

Plenary #2

Title: From sludge to high-value microalgae: development of thermophilic sludge composting for ammonia gas recovery

Speaker: Dr. Mitsuhiko Koyama (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)

Moderator: Dr. Nor Suhaila Yaacob (Universiti Selangor, UNISEL)

12.45-1.30 PM

Lunch Break

1.30-2.00 PM

Poster Viewing Session

2.00-3.30 PM

Session A

Theme: Microalgal Taxonomy, Biology, Aquatic Ecology And Biodiversity

Moderator: Dr. Malinna Jusoh (Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, UMT)

3.30-3.45 PM

Afternoon Break

3.45-5.30PM

Session B

Theme: Microalgal Cultivation, Harvesting and Extraction Technologies

Moderator: Dr. Tomoyo Katayama (Universiti of Tokyo, Japan)

7.00-9.00 PM

Conference Dinner

End of Day 1

Day 2

9.00-9.30 AM

Plenary #3

Title: Using microalgae in the circular economy to valorise agro-industrial wastes.

Speaker: Prof. Dr. Phang Siew Moi (UCSI University, Malaysia)

Moderator: Prof.  Dr. Victor S. Kuwahara (SOKA University, Japan)

9.30 – 10.00 AM

Plenary #4

Title: Evolution of Microalgal Photobioreactors

Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr Mohd Razif Harun (Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM)

Moderator: Dr. Kazuhiro Komatsu (NIES, Japan)

10.00-10.30 AM

Morning Break

Poster Viewing Session

10.30- 11.45

Session C

Theme: Aquaculture

Moderator: Assoc. Prof Dr. Natrah Fatin Mohd Ikhsan (Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM)

11.45 – 12.45

Session D

Theme: Life Cycle, Sustainability and Circular Economy Assessments

Moderator: Dr. Yoshiki Takayama (SOKA University, Japan)

12.45-1.30 PM

Lunch Break

1.30-2.00 PM

Poster Viewing Session

2.00-3.30 PM

Session E

Theme: Carbon Capture and Utilization

Moderator: Dr. Masahiro Ohtake (SOKA University, Japan)


Session F

Theme: Bioremediation, Waste/Wastewater Treatment

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr Fridelina Sjahrir, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maegala Nallapan (Universiti Selangor, UNISEL)


Session G

Theme: Microalgal Biotechnology and Microbial Process

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zetty Norhana Balia Yusof (Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM)

3.30-3.45 PM

Afternoon Break

3.45-5.30 PM

Session H

Theme: Bioenergy and Biorefineries

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Razif Harun (Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM)


Session I

Theme: Food, Feed, Nutraceuticals and Pharmaceuticals

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Khozirah Shaari (Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM)


Session J

Theme: Nutrient Recycling and Management

Moderator: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mitsuhiko Koyama (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan)


5.30 PM

Closing Remarks

End of Day 2

Day 3

10.00 AM-12.30 PM

Study Tour: SATREPS-COSMOS Demonstration Site, UPM

12.30-1.45 PM

Lunch

1.45 – 5.00 PM

Putrajaya Tour

5.00 PM

End of Day 3


All day Event (23-24 August 2022)

9.00 AM-5.00 PM

Poster Session

Innovation Exhibition/Showcase