13:30                  Registration and lunch buffet 

14:30                  Welcome and introduction 

Chairman: Edwin Koot (CEO, Solarplaza)

14:45                  PV market worldwide – an overview

Which are the world’s major markets, and which markets can be seen as ‘emerging’? Where is grid-parity close? Which markets are crucial for the future growth of the solar industry? What are the predictions for demand dynamics worldwide? Will supply balance demand in 2011, or will oversupply drive down solar cell and module prices? 

Markus Monssen-Wackerbeck - Head Energy & Utilities EuPD Research (Hoehner Research & Consulting Group) 

15:05                  Israel: an emerging Middle-East market with attractive incentives 

Israel can rightly be considered one of the most promising emerging solar PV markets with plenty of new initiatives and opportunities empowered through government support. How will the market develop? What are the market forecasts?

Vladimir Budyansky: CEO, Quantum Business Group 

15:25                  Canada: will Canada install more PV systems than the USA?

Ontario is making Canada a very promising, emerging PV market. Several large-scale project developments have been initiated. The FiT regime is attractive but includes a requirement to use materials and services from Canadian companies. How does this work out in practice? Will the market boom start this year? What are the market growth forecasts?

Torsten Scholl: Co-founder and Member of the Board at Omniwatt

15:45                  South Africa: soon to be the continent’s biggest grid-connected PV market?

South Africa announced an attractive feed-in tariff in 2010. Several companies have started to develop utility-scale power plants. What is the current status of South African incentives, as well as its the grid-connection  and administrative procedures? What are the market forecasts for 2011 to 2013?

Ryan Hammond; Executive Director, Solaire Direct Southern Africa 

16:05                  Business networking tea break 

16:35                  Portugal: will this country follow the other Southern European markets?

The government in Portugal is preparing a new incentive scheme to stimulate the domestic market development. One of Europe’s biggest has been built in Portugal. What is the current market and industry status? What are the expectations for market and industry development?

Gustavo Fernandes; Director Martifer Solar

16:55                  Morocco: the 500 MW initiative and market opportunities explained

This country has unlimited solar energy potential and seems the natural place for large-scale solar initiatives. What plans has the government announced, and what is the current market status? What are the market forecasts for 2011 to 2013?

Karine Boistelle;Global Marketing & Communications Manager and Board Member Tenesol Group

17:15                  Turkey: will the Turkish market take off in 2011?

Turkey has major potential for solar PV regarding large-scale power plants as well as residential and commercial applications. A new feed-in tariff incentive scheme was announced last year. What has happened so far in the Turkish market? What is the legal status of the incentives, and what are the administrative procedures? What are the market forecasts for 2011 to 2013 in terms of MW new installations?

Dr. Baha Kuban; Owner, Cleanglobe

17:35                  Business networking Tapas break

18:15                  Bulgaria: what will happen with the GW pipeline of large-scale power plant initiatives?

Bulgaria introduced an attractive feed-in tariff regime in 2009. This resulted in an overflow of large-scale project initiatives most of which have still to be built. Many foreign investors have jumped on the bandwagon for this new market. How have experiences been of the Bulgarian PV market so far? How many MW have actually been installed and are still to be installed in 2010 and 2011? What changes can be expected in the FiT in 2011? What is the market forecast for the years 2011 to 2013 in terms of new MW installations?

Nikola Gazdov: Chairman Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association (BPvA) 

18:35                  United Kingdom: what are the business opportunities in the UK within the new FiT framework?

This year, the United Kingdom introduced an attractive feed-in tariff incentive for development of the PV market. Where are the immediate market opportunities? Which businesses can benefit? Where is the market heading in the long term? What are the prospects for market growth? Which new business models might evolve in response to the new framework? Which problems might be anticipated in the implementation phase?

Ray Noble: PV Specialist, Renewable Energy Association

18:55                  Greece: will this promising market with high incentives finally take off?

The attractive feed-in tariffs have again been adjusted and improved. The Greek market has been described before as Europe’s most promising emerging PV market. Will the market boom start this year or next? How will the economic downturn affect market development? What are the market growth forecasts?

Stelios Psomas: Policy Advisor, HELAPCO (Greek Solar Industry Association)

19:15                  India: the potential giant is waking up...

India promises to become one of the world’s largest photovoltaic solar energy markets. The country has the best solar resources in the world with 260-300 clear, sunny days a year; on the other hand, it faces continuous electricity shortages. The National Solar Mission is targeting 20,000 megawatts of cumulative installed solar power by 2022. An average year-on-year growth of 68% will be needed to achieve this target, most coming from grid-connected projects. What are the current incentives, and what are the market forecasts up to 2013?

Vivek Chaturvedi: Sr.Vice President - Global Sales & Marketing, Moser Baer Photovoltaic Ltd. 

19:35                  Plenary discussion and presentation of the demand forecast based on an audience survey

20:00                  Joint business networking dinner (participants and speakers)