Two environmental experts from Bangladesh and Vietnam, invited by UNIDO ITPO Tokyo, presented in the “Southeast Asia Intercity Cooperation Forum” on 16 November 2023 (Thu), as part of the 16th Kawasaki International Eco-Tech Fair.
At the event, the two experts from Bangladesh and Vietnam, and two others from Indonesia and Malaysia, introduced the current status and needs related to waste and water treatment in their home country.
In addition, three Japanese companies (Hinode Sangyo Co., COUNT ZERO LLC., and WOTA CORP. Ltd.) presented their technology and experience in overseas business that can contribute to tackling environmental issues across the world.
Seminar Overview
Date/Time: 16th November 2023 (Thu) 14:00～16:00
Venue: Culttz Kawasaki (Within the Kawasaki Eco-Tech venue)
Host: Kawasaki Eco-Tech Fair Executive Committee
Language: English/Japanese
Programme
14:00：Opening Remarks
Mr. Satoshi Tanabe
Director, Innovation Promotion Department, Kawasaki City Economic and Labor Bureau
<Part 1: Introduction local needs of Southeast Asian countries>
14:05：Indonesia
Sub-coordinator of Foreign Cooperation Facilitation of Regional Secretariat
Mr. Hafiz Munanda
14:15：Penang, Malaysia
Video letters to introduce local waste treatment and water treatment needs
14:25：Bangladesh
Mr. Md Shahadat Hossain
Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
14:35：Vietnam
Mr. Nguyen Truong Phi
Head, Technology Application and Innovation Department
Agency for Technology Innovation, Ministry of Science and Technology
14:45：Q&A
14:50：Intermission
<Part 2： Introduction of technologies from fair exhibitor>
15:00：Presentation “Contributing to a Sustainable, Recycling-Oriented Society through Water Treatment”
Ms. Kaoru Fujita
Director, Hinode Sangyo Co., Ltd.
15:10：Presentation “Introduction of a device that reduces the amount of waste to less than 1/200th with ease”
Mr. Kazunori Yasuhara
Technology Department General Manager & CTO, COUNT ZERO LLC.
15:20：Presentation “The Potential of Small-Scale Distributed Water Infrastructure Overseas”
Mr. Takashi Denda
WOTA CORP. Executive Officer and Vice President of Business Affairs
15:30： Q&A
15:50： Closing Remarks
Mr. Hideki Murakami
Deputy Head, UNIDO ITPO Tokyo
