Courses & Events
2022 | New Business in Asia Driven by Climate-Tech and Sustainability
Sep 29, 2022 - Dec 1, 2022
05:30 pm - 07:00 pm
Guest speakers from industry and academia present examples of problem-driven innovation for environmental sustainability, climate change amelioration and mitigation, ESG reporting, SDG targeting, and related topics. Focus is on present-day developments in Asia business, technology, and investing, along with their implications for Silicon Valley and the U.S.
The series begins September 29, 2022 and continues weekly until December 1, 2022. Seminars will be held Thursdays, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM.
Instructor: Richard Dasher <rdasher [at] stanford [dot] edu>
The series is available to Stanford students for credit; register for EASTASN 402A “Topics in International Technology Management,” also cross-listed as EE-402A and EALC-402A, 1 unit S/NC.
Course Schedule
Sep 29
2022
Overview: New Business in Asia Driven by Climate-Tech and Sustainability
Dr. Richard Dasher
Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center, and Adjunct Professor, Stanford University
Dr. Amit Kapoor
Honorary Chairman, Institute for Competitiveness, India and Lecturer, Stanford University
Oct 06
2022
Alternative (Jet) Fuel from Micro-organisms
Mitsuru Izumo
Founder and President, Euglena Co., Ltd.
Oct 13
2022
Circular Economy: Upcycling Trash Across India
Manoj Jain
Executive Chairman, Ideation3X Pte. Ltd.
Tatsuo Kawasaki
Partner, Unison Capital
Oct 20
2022
A Singaporean VC Invests in Sustainability: Recycling Lithium from Batteries
Leon Farrant
CEO & Co-Founder, Green Li-Ion
Mike Lim
Partner, TRIREC
Oct 27
2022
Direct Air Capture (DAC) and Storage of CO2
SiGan Peng
President & CEO, China Environmental Project Technology Inc. (CEPT)
Jerry Zhao
CEO, Zero Carbon Energy Innovation Union Inc. (ZCEIU, U.S.)
Nov 03
2022
International Corporate Venturing for Supply Chain Decarbonization
Hideaki Akimoto
Vice President of Business Development, Yazaki Innovations, Inc.
Kei Morita, Ph.D.
General Manager, ENEOS Americas
Seiichiro Mukai
Senior Manager, Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas) Silicon Valley Branch
Nov 10
2022
Nov 17
2022
Growing Sustainability Opportunities in Asia: Trends in Angel Investing
Sidhant Gupta
Co-Founder, Clearbot
Mark Inkster
Co-Founder, Asia Sustainability Angels
Nov 24
2022
Dec 01
2022
POP Movement: Spearheading Youth-Led Innovation and Action to Protect Our Planet
Dr. Ash Pachauri
Co-Founder & Senior Mentor, POP Movement
Xiaotong Du
Program Manager, Polar Hub
Kevin Morales Münstermann
POP Youth Mentor, Finance and Enterprise
Samuel C. Okorie
POP Youth Mentor and Ambassador for Africa
Ivan Ransom Rodríguez
POP Sustainability Ambassador and Mentor
Dr. Norma Patricia Muñoz Sevilla
POP Honorary Distinguished Mentor
