Argus Biomass Asia Conference

Yoshinobu Kusano

Founder and CEO, YK Partners

Hiroaki Goto

General Manager, Erex

Mr. Goto joined Erex in December 2016 and has been doing procurement & sales activity of biomass fuel. From October 2019, he changed its activity base from Japan to Singapore where is more accessible to suppliers in Asia Pacific region. Prior to joining Erex, he worked for a Japanese trade house based in Tokyo, Osaka, Australia and Singapore in the fields of minerals & resources business and business development for over 20 years.

Mads Thomsen

Director- Trading, CM Biomass

Dominique Kuehner

Industry Director, Biofuel, Andritz

Dominique Kühner is an accomplished professional with over 25 years of experience delivering equipment, systems, and comprehensive solutions for various industrial applications in Mining/Minerals, Chemical, and Agriculture. After obtaining his Process Engineering degree from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich, he began his career as a Project Manager and Commissioning specialist at W. Kunz dryTec AG in 1996. Mr. Kühner quickly advanced to the role of Managing Director before moving to GEA Barr-Rosin in 2006, where he served as a Senior Business Development Manager. In 2012, he relocated to the UK, assuming the role of global Director of Sales Responsibility. Subsequently, in 2016, Mr. Kühner joined the Moret Industries Group as Director of Sales and Technology, initially supporting Promill S.A.S in France before transitioning to VetterTec Ltd in the UK. In 2021, Mr. Kühner became part of ANDRITZ Feed & Biofuel as Industry Director for Biomass, Waste and Industrial Application. Leading a diverse global team spanning Denmark, The Netherlands, France, and Brazil, he is responsible for developing and executing the global strategy for Biomass, Waste, and other Industrial Applications within the ANDRITZ Feed & Biofuel product portfolio. Additionally, he spearheads the development and implementation of a Plant Solution-based approach optimized to meet the evolving needs of the company’s customers worldwide.

Dato Leong Kin Mun

President, Malaysia Biomass Industries Confederation

John Teal

Vice President, TSI

Carsten Huljus

Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP)

Carsten Huljus is Chief Executive Officer of the Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP), a not-for-profit multi-stakeholder organisation that has developed an independent third-party certification system to provide assurance that biomass is sourced from legal and sustainable sources. Initially trained as a forester he has been working in the voluntary sustainability certification sector with schemes like FSC, PEFC and SBP in global forest industries for more than 22 years, in various management positions.

Kelvin Hong

Chairman, Resources

Hong Hao is the founder and chairman of Great Resources New Energy, a company provides comprehensive solution to the need of bioenergy with business range covering biomass fuel trading, biomass boiler design and manufacture, and bioheat plant operation. Over the past 17 years, Hong has contributed significantly to the wider use of bioenergy in China by supplying carbon neutral bioheat to industrial, commercial and residential customers. His pioneering work by supplying bioheat to biopharma cluster and constructing CHP plant has helped emission reduction greatly. He also played an important role in setting biomass boiler emission standard at local and national level.

Rob Aaravold

Commercial Director, Swire Bulk Pte Ltd

Chia Chi Chang

Senior Researcher, Taiwan Bio-energy Technology Development Association

Nikunj Nangalia

Head of Asia, BD, ReNew

Mohit Verma

Founder, Biomass Energeons India

Mohit Verma brings over 17 years of experience, including 6 years in the biomass industry as the founder of Biomass Energeons India. His work focuses on sustainable energy solutions such as CBG, torrefaction, MSW, biochar, and biomass pellets, with an aim to drive rural development and global carbon reduction. Mohit has held roles in Trade Marketing at Sony India Pvt Ltd., as Marketing Manager at Samsung India Electronics Pvt Ltd., and as Trade Promotion Manager at CERA Sanitaryware Ltd., establishing a strong track record in strategic, profitability-focused marketing. Biomass Energeons India aims to unify the biomass sector in India, streamlining procurement and enhancing accessibility to support a sustainable future through training, development programs, and consultancy services.

Prateek Tiwari

Managing Director, Alcom

ALCOM is a Singapore company focussing on developing waste agri biomass-based Carbon removals projects – (Biochar) Globally. As Founder and CEO of ALCOM, PRATEEK TIWARI brings over 20 years of global work experience in commodity trading and biofuels. He had previously worked for ED&F Man in London and in the Philippines, where he set up and managed a joint venture with Shell Philippines for biofuel supplies and distribution. He then worked in the trading teams for Bunge in UK and Singapore, Vitol (Singapore) and Trafigura (Singapore) before setting up ALCOM in Jan 2020. In addition, Alcom also specializes in various renewable energy streams including Green Methanol, Hydrogen and Biofuels where they are involved in the collection, processing(pre-treatment), and distribution of feedstocks for biofuel production. Prateek holds a Master’s Degree in Applied Economics and Specialist Master’s MSc in Energy, Trade & Finance from Bayes Business School London, UK (Formerly Cass Business School)

Bo Andersen

Area Sales Manager, C.F. Nielson

Bo Andersen graduated with a master degree in Business and Administration from Aalborg University, Denmark in 1991. Since graduation Bo has been the Sales Manager of a welding automation company as well as Managing Director of a trading company in Denmark. In 2011 Bo joined C.F. Nielsen as Area Sales Manager for various markets in Europe and Asia Pacific. In 2015 he moved to Vietnam to focus on the Asian Pacific markets. He is well experienced with standard- as well as complete plants for wood and biomass briquetting. During the years in Asia a wide knowledge of the raw materials present here such as acacia, eucalyptus, rubberwood and agricultural biomass like bagasse, rice husk, corn, straws and many other raw materials has been developed. He as well have a good knowledge of torrefaction and biogas applications where briquetting is a main component.

Muhamad Fadhil

SVP Strategy and Business Development, Argus

Muhamad Fadhil is Senior Vice President, Strategy and Business Development at Argus, focusing on Asia expansion sectors and strategic initiatives. Before joining Argus, Fadhil was Head of Middle East Markets for ICIS in Dubai, where he led market engagement and strategy. He also previously worked for Channel NewsAsia, Hill & Associates and the O&S Group of Companies. Fadhil holds master degrees from IE Business School and the National University of Singapore. He is currently a doctoral student at Warwick Business School, specialising in energy transition.

Erisa Senerdem

Editor, Biomass, Argus

Erisa Senerdem is editor for the Argus Biomass Report. She has previously covered Petroleum Coke and contributed to the Argus Coal Daily International report as well as covering gas and power markets at Argus. Prior to Argus, she has worked as a researcher, university lecturer, journalist and a consultant. She has a Ph.D. in economics, with a special focus on the energy field.

Dale Hazelton

Principal, Consulting, Argus

Dale has more than 15 years of experience in market research and forecasting. His current role sees him focus on bespoke consultancy projects in the metals, energy, and hydrogen spaces. Before joining Argus, Dale held several leadership roles at Wood Mackenzie. Dale holds a BSc in Mining Engineering from West Virginia University.