Programme

08:30

09:30

Opening symposium; The Thin-Film Future

Edwin Koot (CEO SolarPlaza)

09:45

In perspective: the spectacular growth of the thin-film industry

Travis Bradford; President Prometheus Institute (author of the report: The Future of Thin Film Solar; Aug. 2007)

10:10

Q-Cells: The five thin-film investments of the worlds largest crystalline cell manufacturer

Dr. George Hanna; Sales manager of Calyxo, Sontor, and Solibro thin-film modules

10:35

Applied Materials: less than $ 1 per Watt for thin-film module manufacturing

Charlie Gay, VP General Manager, Solar Business Group Applied Materials

11:00

Coffee break

11:45

Oerlikon Solar: grid parity perspectives with high efficiency thin-film modules

Dr. Chris Constantine; Director New Technologies Oerlikon Solar

12:10

Phoenix Solar: Pros & Cons of thin film modules in large scale system applications, lessons learned and challenges ahead

Manfred Bächler; CTO Phoenix Solar AG

12:35

Networking business lunch

14:05

Japan: Kaneka Solar; long term experiences in manufacturing and application of thin-film modules

Fumihiro Tanikawa; PV technical service area manager

14:40

Taiwan: NexPower Technology Corp; the next big thing from Taiwan? From scratch to thin film module production in 7 month with a semiconductor background

Charlie Han; Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing of NexPower’s Business Center

15:05

China: Nantong QS Solar; big thin-film plans in China

Romain Henricart; Executive Director and Chief Strategy Officer

15:30

Tea break

16:15

India: Moser Bear Photo Voltaic Ltd.; 600 MWp thin-film manufacturing in India

Ravi Khanna; CEO

16:40

USA: Nanosolar;Will USA’s NanoSolar achieve the lowest cost thin film modules with CIGS technology?

Martin Roscheisen; CEO, Nanosolar Inc.

17:05

Germany: First Solar; Changing the Paradigm - The First Solar way

Stephan Hansen; Managing Director First Solar GmbH

17:35

Closing of Event and informal drink