"PV BUSINESS TOUR ITALY-GREECE"
4-9 March 2007

Athens Sunday, 4 March 2007

• Arrival of delegates in Athens
• Check-in at the hotel 
• Tour briefing (presentation) and welcome drink
• Presentation Hans-Jozef Fell (Member German Parliament; co-author German RELaw/Feed-in tariff; vice president EUROSOLAR)
• Joint informal diner with all international delegates

Athens, Monday, 5 March 2007

• Symposium for international delegates: "Business opportunities in the Greek PV market"

Presentations (TBC):

1. The government Renewable Energy policy and PV program explained; Secr. Gen. Ministry of Development
2. Introduction of the Greek feed-in tariff for solar energy;  Regulatory Authority for Energy
3. Details of the new Greek feed-in tariff for solar energy explained; CRES
4. Investment grants and tax deduction for solar energy in Greece; Hellenic Centre for Investment 
5. The role of the energy utilities; HTSO

• Business networking lunch with the speakers

1. Practical experiences in PV project development, the Greek PV industry perspective; Greek manufacturer
2. The status and future of the Greek solar PV market and industry; HELAPCO
3. PV project financing in Greece; Greek Bank
4. Experiences in the Greek PV industry; new Greek cell and module manufacturer

• Business networking dinner for speakers and international delegates
• Informal individual evening program

Athens, Tuesday, 5 March 2007

Matchmaking event with Greek PV companies: “Business opportunities with international PV companies”

All members of the Greek PV Solar Industry Association HELAPCO and other interested Greek companies will be invited

• Company presentations by the international delegates; they will present their company, products and experiences, aiming for distribution partnerships and cooperation with Greek companies.

• Discussion and individual contacts

• Business networking lunch with Greek and international participants

• Sightseeing tour in Athens and joint business networking dinner

• Informal individual evening program

Athens/Rome Wednesday, 7 March 2007

• Travel to the airport of Athens
• Flight to Rome (Italy)
• Joint informal business lunch
• Afternoon: sightseeing program in Rome
• Joint informal business dinner in Rome
• Informal evening program

Rome Thursday, 8 March 2007

• Symposium for international delegates: "Business opportunities in the Italian PV market"

Presentations (TBC):

1. The government Renewable Energy policy and PV program explained; Ministry of Economy and Finance
2. Introduction of the Italian PV program;  ENEA
3. The revised Italian feed-in tariff for solar energy explained; GRTN
4. The status and future of the Italian PV market and Industry; GIFI 
5. The role of the energy utilities; ENEL

• Business networking lunch with the speakers

1. The Italian PV industry experience; Italian cell/module manufacturer
2. Practical experiences in PV project development; RED2002
3. PV project financing in Italy; Italian Bank
4. Practical experiences in large scale PV project development; major Italian PV company

• Business networking dinner for speakers and international delegates
• Informal evening program in Roman nightlife

Rome, Friday, 9 March 2007

Matchmaking event with Italian PV companies: “Business opportunities with international PV companies”

All members of the Italian PV Solar Industry Association GIFI and other interested Italian companies will be invited

• Company presentations by the international delegates; they will present their company, products and experiences, aiming for distribution partnerships and cooperation with Italian companies.

• Discussion and individual contacts

• Business networking lunch with Italian and international participants; formal closing of PV Business Tour

• Free afternoon program for individual business meetings

• Informal business dinner

• Informal evening program

Rome, Saturday, 10 March 2007

• Free individual program
• End of tour, return flights home or to Athens where on the airport an Renewable Energy exhibition is being organised, including several Greek PV companies

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