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solar summit 2016
Check out the S3: Solar Software Summit agenda on May 10 here.
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Continental Breakfast and Check-In
GTM Welcome
Morning Theme: Dynamics in the Global Solar Market
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GTM Research Keynote: The Global Solar Future
Shayle Kann, Senior Vice President, Research & Strategy, Energy Impact Partners
Keynote Interview
Tom Werner, President & CEO, SunPower
Moderator: Eric Wesoff, Founder , Sage Marketing
Networking Break
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Keynote Interview
Solar Technology Innovation: Predicting The Next Big Thing
Rick Robertson, Senior Director, GE Ventures
Lidija Sekaric, SunShot Director, U.S. Department of Energy
Varun Sivaram, Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Dirk Weiss, Head of Technology Assessment, First Solar
Moderator: MJ Shiao, Director of Community Solar, Arcadia Power
Keynote Interview
Ken Zagzebski, President, AES U.S.
Moderator: Shayle Kann, Senior Vice President, Research & Strategy, Energy Impact Partners
Lunch
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track 1
Balance of Systems in Focus
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Getting Solar Deals Done
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Roundtable: The Evolution of PV System Technologies
Mizhi Zhang, CEO, Sungrow North America Mahesh Morjaria, Vice President, Systems Development, First Solar Moderator: MJ Shiao, Director, Solar Research, GTM Research
Moderator: MJ Shiao, Director of Community Solar, Arcadia Power
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Rooftop Balance of Systems: Increasing Output and Installation Velocity
Andrew Nichols, Senior Vice President of Sales, USA, APsystems Claudia Wentworth, Co-Founder and CEO, Quick Mount PV Jack West, Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Zep Solar Moderator: Scott Moskowitz, Solar Analyst, GTM Research
Moderator: Scott Moskowitz, Director of Strategy and Market Intelligence, Hanwha Q CELLS America
track 2
Opening New Sources of Capital for Solar Projects
Trevor d’Olier-Lees, Senior Director, Corporate Ratings-Infrastructure, Standard & Poor's Rating Services Terry Grant, Managing Director, Marathon Capital Dirk Michels, Partner, Ballard Spahr LLC Moderator: Nicole Litvak, Senior Solar Analyst, GTM Research
Moderator: Nicole Litvak, Senior Analyst, Solar, GTM Research
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The Roadmap to Low Cost Ground Mount Balance of Systems
Clara Nagy, Vice President of Sales, SunLink Corporation Todd Owen, Director & GM, OMCO Solar Dean Solon, CEO & Founder, Shoals Technologies Group Robert T. Wanless Vice President, National Accounts, M+W Energy - An M+W Group Company Moderator: Ben Gallagher, Solar Analyst, GTM Research
track 2
The Anatomy of Successful Projects - Avoiding Project Pitfalls
Leslie Barkemeyer, Deputy General Counsel, Sol Systems Dan Berwick, Executive Vice President of Business Development, Borrego Solar Nathan Homan, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Wiser Capital Moderator: Austin Perea, Analyst, Solar Markets, GTM Research
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The Long-term View: Solar Reliability's Effect on Cost
David Mead, Director of Operations, Array Technologies Mark Goodreau, Director of Sales, Yaskawa – Solectria Solar Alexander Levran, Head of Group Industry Segment, Solar, ABB Moderator: MJ Shiao, Director, Solar Research, GTM Research
Moderator: MJ Shiao, Director of Community Solar, Arcadia Power
track 2
Tax Equity in the New ITC Paradigm
Jason Barrett, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Investments & Structured Finance, GAF Joel Cohn, Partner, CohnReznick Jordan Newman, Director, Renewable Energy & Environmental Finance, Wells Fargo Moderator: Cory Honeyman, Associate Director of U.S. Solar, GTM Research
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Networking Break
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Networking Break
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The Future of Solar Power Electronics
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The Evolution of the PV Module
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Tomorrow's PV Inverters - What to Expect
Allan Gregg, Director of Application Engineering, Sungrow John Megna, Director of Business Development, SMA America James (Yuyu) Qiao, VP of Operations & Product Solution, Huawei Smart PV Solution North America Ryan Simpson, Head of Business Development, Ginlong / Solis Inverters Moderator: Scott Moskowitz, Solar Analyst, GTM Research
Moderator: Scott Moskowitz, Director of Strategy and Market Intelligence, Hanwha Q CELLS America
track 2
The Market for High Efficiency PV Modules
David Chang, Director of Sales, LG
Patrick King, Vice President, Channel Sales, Suniva
Doug Rose, Vice President, Technology Strategy, SunPower
Moderator: Jade Jones, Senior Solar Analyst, GTM Research
track 1
The Real Opportunity for Distributed Solar+Storage
Susan Kennedy, CEO, Advanced Microgrid Solutions Peter Matthews, General Manager, North America, SolarEdge Tristan Kreager, Director of Solar Energy, Fronius USA Moderator: Ravi Manghani, Senior Storage Analyst, GTM Research
Moderator: Ravi Manghani, Head of Solar, Wood Mackenzie
track 2
Next Generation PV Module Technology
Nigel Cockroft, General Manager, Jinko Solar Jan Grimberg, Global Business Director, DSM Chung-Han Wu Ph.D., R&D Director, Boviet Solar USA Moderator: Mohit Anand, Senior Solar Analyst, GTM Research
Networking Reception
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