IIW 2022 International Conference on
Welding and Joining

Innovative Welding and Joining Technologies to achieve Carbon Neutrality
and promote Sustainable Development

Keynote Speech

Sunday, 17th July, 2022 Plenary Session I
15:00 – 15:15
Opening Ceremony
15:15 – 15:45
Green Growth Strategy Through Achieving Carbon Neutrality (TBD)
Shinichi Kihara, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Deputy Director General for Environmental Affairs,Japan
15:45 – 16:15
[Houdremont Lecture]
MISSION NET ZERO: Initiatives of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Group for Energy Transition
Eisaku Ito, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan
16:15 – 16:45
Additive Manufacturing: Building the Future One Layer at a Time
Josh Mook, GE Additive, USA
16:45 – 17:15
TRANSFORMATIVE CHANGE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
Brian Krinock, Toyota Motor North America, USA
Sunday, 18th July, 2022 Plenary Session II
8:30 – 9:00
Renewable Energy Revolution by Power Generation with Floating Offshore Wind Turbine
Hideyuki Suzuki, University of Tokyo, Japan
9:00 – 9:30
Zero-emission transition in shipping
Hiroaki Sakashita, ClassNK, Japan
9:30 – 10:00
Towards the future of net-zero aviation
Noriko Morioka, IHI, Japan
10:00 – 10:30
Construction DX Initiatives
Shimz Smart Site
Next Generation Building construction System
Masahiro Indou, Shimizu Corporation, Japan