Program Announced For 3rd Annual Photovoltaics Summit
Portland, ME — IntertechPira is pleased to announce the release of the speaker program for the third annual Photovoltaics Summit. Photovoltaics Summit 2008 will be held June 18 – 20 at the Hilton San Diego Resort in San Diego, California US. Over the course of three days, the conference program will feature two keynote presentations, 23 plenary session talks, two panels and two half-day pre-conference workshops. In all, 36 industry leaders from around the globe, including India, Australia, Japan, Germany and the US, will together provide a comprehensive assessment of the global market, financing and investments, developments in crystalline silicon photovoltaics (PV), the outlook for silicon feedstock and manufacturing, advances in thin films and future generation PV, balance of system (BOS) and applications.
Two pre-conference workshops will kick off the event on Wednesday, June 18. Dr. Larry Kazmerski of the National Center for Photovoltaics at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and John Thornton of Thornton Solar Consulting and an Emeritus at NREL will team up in the first workshop to introduce photovoltaic (PV) technologies, systems and applications. The second workshop, instructed by Paula Mints of Navigant Consulting, will offer a market-oriented perspective on technology development, as well as applications and regional growth forecasts.
The main conference will open on the evening of June 18 with a keynote address by Paul Maycock, President of PV Energy Systems followed by a reception to welcome all conference speakers and attendees. The next morning will begin with a keynote presentation from California Energy Commissioner Jeffrey D. Byron. Speakers during the subsequent sessions on June 19 – 20 include:
- Dr. G Rajeswaran, President and CTO, Moser Baer PV will discuss mass production of silicon-based PV products in India.
- Terry Jester, SAI Principal Investigator, SunPower Corporation will describe SunPower's Solar America Initiative program and progress toward grid-competitive PV systems technology.
- Dr. KV Ravi, Director, Solar Business Group, Applied Materials will examine challenges and opportunities for PV materials, machines and manufacturing.
- Dr. Subhendu Guha, Chairman, United Solar Ovonic will address amorphous and nanocrystalline thin film silicon PV technology and manufacturing status, markets, products and future prospects.
Conference co-chairs Dr. Jean Posbic, Director of Projects at BP Solar, and Dr. Tom Surek, CEO of Motech Americas, will preside over the conference proceedings. The full conference brochure can be downloaded from the conference website: http://www.photovoltaicssummit.com. Registration is also available online or by contacting Mike Robert at mrobert@intertechusa.com or +1 207 781 9631. Register by May 2 and save 10% with the early bird discount!
In 2007, the Photovoltaics Summit hosted approximately 120 attendees, including investors, integrators and installers, utilities, material and equipment manufacturers, cell and module manufacturers, consultants, academics, media, associations and government personnel.
With over 150 delegates expected to attend at this year's event, the conference's many networking functions will provide ample opportunity for attendees to cultivate business relationships and further explore specific areas of interest.
Sponsor and exhibitor inquiries, please contact Brian Santos: bsantos@intertechusa.com +1 207 781-9618.
Registration inquiries, please contact Mike Robert: mrobert@intertechusa.com or +1 207 781 9631.
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