Programme

Plenary Speakers
Prof. Rhett Kempe
University of Bayreuth, Germany
Catalysis for a More Sustainable Chemistry
Prof. Zhenfeng Xi
Peking University, China
Dinitrogen Activation and Functionalization Directly Transforming N2
into N-Containing Organic Compounds
Prof. Tao Zhang
Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Single-Atom Catalyst: A Bridge between Heterogeneous Catalysis and
Homogeneous Catalysis
Prof. Motomu Kanai
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Catalytic Activation and Functionalization of Hydrocarbons
Prof. Kotohiro Nomura
Tokyo Metropolitan University, Japan
Molecular Vanadium Catalysts for Efficient Olefin Insertion, Metathesis
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Chien-Tien Chen
National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan
Vanadyl Mediated Catalysis in Redox and Radical Type Cross Coupling
Reactions
Prof. Rei Kinjo
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Cyclic and Acyclic Boron Molecules featuring Unsaturated B–B bonds
Prof. Kyoko Nozaki
The University of Tokyo, Japan
Late Transitionmetal Catalysts for Polymer Synthesis and Degradation
Prof. Keiichi Tomishige
Tohoku University, Japan
Production of biomass-derived C4 chemicals by C-O hydrogenolysis and
deoxydehydration of erythritol
Prof. Hirohisa Ohmiya
Kyoto University, Japan
Radical Catalysis
Prof. Jaesook Yun
Dept. of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Asymmetric Multicomponent Copper Catalysis for Organoboron Synthesis:
Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of in-situ Derived Organocopper
Nucleophiles
Prof. Eun Joo Kang
Dept. of Applied Chemistry, Kyung Hee University, Korea
Fe(III) Photocatalysis in Radical Cation Cycloaddition Reaction
Dr. Shojiro Kaita
Bridgestone Corporation, Japan
Novel Ethylene-based Polymers as Sustainable Elastomers
Dr. Shunsuke Sato
KENEKA CORPORATION, Japan
Enzymatic polymerization of Biopolymer for creating circular bioeconomy
Prof. Ding Ma
Peking University, China
Low temperature water activation and catalytic hydrogen production
processes
Prof. Shuli You
State Key Laboratory of Organometallic Chemistry, Shanghai Institute of
Organic Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Recent Progress on Catalytic Asymmetric Dearomatization Reactions
Prof. Congyang Wang
Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Manganese Organometallic Catalysis