November 13, 2007 : Westin Waltham Boston, MA
| 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. | Registration & Breakfast |
| 9:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. | Welcome by Scott Clavenna, President of Greentech Media, Inc. |
| 9:15 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. | World PV Market Update
Travis Bradford, Director of the Prometheus Institute, presents global PV market data through the first half of 2007, including data on global cell and module suppliers by region, technology, and application. This is followed by a discussion of current silicon supply issues and feedstock shortages. |
| 10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Panel Session: Valuing the Solar Market - Venture Capital and the Public Markets
Speakers: Eric Wesoff, Greentech Media. Jeff Osborne, Thomas Weisel Partners Analysts from Greentech Media and Wall Street present details on private financing of solar companies to date, and the success and challenges of solar stocks in the public markets. |
| 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. | Panel Session: Financing Solar - From Project Finance to PPAs
Speakers: Tom Burton, Mintz Levin and Jesse Grossman, Soltage As the solar market evolves, finance continues to evolve along side the industry, enabling both the growth of suppliers and accelerating progress in bringing solar installations to market. In this session, experts on project and finance and renewable energy power purchase agreements (PPAs) provide details on how these financing structures and how they are being utilized in the solar market today. |
| 2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | PV Technology Trends, Cost and Forecast to 2015
Travis Bradford builds on the day's discussions with a detailed look at PV technology trends driving the market forward, with significant detail on the impact of thin film solar on the market today. Drawing from two recent in-depth market studies, data will be presented on each technology's performance, manufacturing costs and competitiveness in the market today. Finally, a detailed forecast of the PV market will be provided out to 2015 |
| 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. | Wine Tasting and Reception - Sponsored by Thomas Weisel Partners |