Venue
ICM – International Congress Center München
ICM – International Congress Center München, Messe München GmbH, Messegelände, 81823 München, Germany

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Event Date Tue Jun 18 CEST - Wed Jun 19 CEST (6 months ago)
In your timezone (EST): Mon Jun 17 6:00pm - Tue Jun 18 6:00pm
Location ICM – International Congress Center München
Messe München GmbH, Messegelände, 81823 München, Germany
Region EMEA
Details

At this Conference, you will learn everything about markets, technologies and financing of PV projects. In addition to the market development in Europe, each year the focus is on individual markets. Another focus is on large-scale PV power plants, especially with regard to Agri-PV and Floating PV.

During the four conferences of The smarter E Europe you can inform yourself about all facets of the new energy world and discuss with leading experts of the energy industry. Topics include for example the decentralization, digitalization and sector coupling of energy supply, technological trends in photovoltaics and energy storage, and the newest charging technologies for electric vehicles.

Speakers

2024 Speakers

Peter Adelmann
Director, id-eee Institute

Guido Agostinelli, Dr.
Solar Sector Head, IFC - International Finance Corporation

Adele Ara
Chief Technology Officer, Lightsource bp

Dr. Julián Ascencio-Vásquez
Head of Solar Advanced Analytics, Univers

Ignacio Asenjo
Policy Officer, European Commission

Dr. Giorgio Bardizza
Global Manager Solar PV, TÜV Rheinland

Julius Bäurle
Electrical Engineer in System Development, Institute for Decentralized Electrification, Entrepreneurship & Education GmbH & Co. KG

Hamed Beheshti, Dr.
Co-founder & CEO, Boreal Light GmbH

Josefin Berg
Associate Director, S&P Global

Jessica Berneiser
Researcher, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE

Jiri Bim
Head of Agrivoltaic Section, Czech Solar Association

Dr. Philipp Blechinger
Head of Unit Off-Grid Systems, Reiner Lemoine Institut gGmbH

Dr. Sylvain Brimaud
Scientist and Team Leader, ZSW (Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research)

Zackes Brustik
Moderator

Arvid Bürkle
Head of Product Lifecycle Management, KACO new energy GmbH - A Siemens Company

Isabella Caschetto
Product Manager Digital Services, SMA Solar Technology AG

Juan Pablo Cerda
CEO, Renewabl

Tomaso Charlemont
Head of PV Revamping / Repowering EMEA, BayWa r.e. AG

Jenny Chase
Lead Solar Analyst, BloombergNEF

Gianni Chianetta
Chair, Greening the Islands Foundation

Liam Coman
Solar Research Analyst, S&P Global

Lisa R. Cummins
Minister of Energy and Business, Government of Barbados

Xavier Daval
CEO, kiloWattsol SAS

David Daßler
Team Leader for PV System Assessment & Diagnostics, Fraunhofer Center for Silicon-Photovoltaics CSP

Wannes Demarcke
Policy Expert Solar, ODE Vlaanderen

Martin Dennenmoser
Head of R&D, BayWa r.e. Solar Projects GmbH

José Donoso
General Director, Unión Española Fotovoltaica (UNEF)

Bruce Douglas
CEO, Global Renewables Alliance

Sonia Dunlop
CEO, Global Solar Council

Lea Dunst
International Project Manager, BSW - German Solar Association

Katharina Eickelberg
Senior Vice President Global Communication & Sustainability, SMA Solar Technology AG

Markus Elsässer
CEO, Solar Promotion GmbH

Özer Ergül
Group Head of Procurement CPO, Aquila Capital

Stacy Ettinger
Senior Vice President of Supply Chain & Trade, Solar Energy Industries Association

Dr. Peter Fath
CEO, RCT Solutions GmbH

Franz-Josef Feilmeier
CEO, FENECON GmbH

Marcus Fendt
Managing Director / CSO, The Mobility House GmbH

Julian Fleischmann
Researcher and PhD Student, University of Freiburg

Ignacio Garcia Vera
Energy Markets Senior Consultant, AFRY Management Consulting

Sishir Garemella
Head of International Business Development, Kiwa PVEL

Dan Garlin
COO Renewables, Uniper

Mauricio Garrido
Director of PPA Origination for Centralized Generation Europe, EDP Renewables

Veit Goehringer
Advisor, GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

David Gögelein
PhD Student, Technical University of Ulm

Dr. Stefanie Groll
Head of EU Affairs, Enpal B.V.

Ulrike Gunnemann
Head of Global Hybrid, BayWa r.e. AG

Laurene Gusse
Deputy Head of Quality & Procurement, ENGIE Renewables

Dr. Dirk Haft
CEO, IBC Solar AG

Dr. Anna Heimsath
Head of Department "Analysis PV Modules and Power Plants", Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE

Walburga Hemetsberger
CEO, SolarPower Europe

Josef Hermann
Independent Energy Consultant

Magnus Herz
Project Manager, TÜV Rheinland Energy GmbH

Gadi Hirsch
Lead Analyst, Strategy Group, SolarEdge Technologies

Bärbel Höhn
BMZ Special Representative for Energy in Africa, Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Ulrike Jahn
Senior Scientist, Fraunhofer Center for Silicon-Photovoltaics CSP

Dr. Carlos Javier Sarasa
Managing Director, ELGIN ENERGY

Thomas Jolie
Senior Business Developer Distributed Solar + Storage, Engie

Noara Kebir
Senior Managing Consultant, MicroEnergy Consulting

Dr. Konstanze Kinne
Head of Treasury Aquila Clean Energy EMEA, Aquila Capital

Dr. Christoph Kost
Head of Department Energy System Analysis, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE

Daniela Krahl
Senior Policy Officer, BMZ - Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development

Tsvetelina Kuzmanova
Senior Policy Advisor, E3G - Third Generation Environmentalism

Dr. Benjamin Lehner
CEO, Dutch Marine Energy Centre

Jonathan Leloux
Managing Director, LuciSun

Jasper Lemmens
Senior Consultant, DNV Netherlands B.V.

Helena Li
Executive Director, Trina Solar

Johannes Linder
Director System Design & Innovation, BELECTRIC GmbH

Dr. Rodrigo Lopes Sauaia
CEO, ABSOLAR - Associação Brasileira de Energia Solar Fotovoltaica

Dr. Atse Louwen
Senior Researcher, EURAC Research Institute

Aquin Magnus
Project Engineer, Engie

Rethabile Melamu
CEO, South African Photovoltaic Industry Association

Stanislas Merlet
Senior Consultant Solar PV, Multiconsult

Deepak Mohapatra
Senior Officer - Business & Market Development, Alliance for Rural Electrification

Juan Monge
Principal Analyst, Distributed Solar, Europe, Wood Mackenzie

Molly Morgan
Senior Research Analyst, Exawatt

Dr. Björn Müller
CEO, Enmova GmbH

Stefan Müller
COO, Enerparc AG

Fabian Neu
Senior Expert Agri-PV, RWE Renewables Europe & Australia GmbH

Pedro Oliveira
Head of Innovation, EDP Produção

Dr. Benedikt Ortmann
Global Director Origination & Business Development Projects, BayWa r.e. AG

Jan Osenberg
Senior Policy Advisor, SolarPower Europe

José Queirós de Almeida
CEO, Greenvolt Communities

Katarzyna Rezza Vega
Head of Women Energize Women, German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ) GmbH

Dr. Juan Rivier
Head of Global Regulation, Iberdrola

Raffaele Rossi
Head of Market Intelligence, SolarPower Europe

Alexia Ruvoletto
Head of Secretariat, The Solar Stewardship Initiative

Kyle David Ryan
Senior Project Engineer, Solar Engineering, RWE Renewables Europe & Australia GmbH

Victoria Santos
Research Analyst, Power and Renewables, Wood Mackenzie

Annie Scanlan
Policy & Impact Director, RE-Source Platform

Christian Schill
Group Manager "PV Power Plants", Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE

Stephan Schindele
Head of Product Management Agri-PV, BayWa r.e. AG

Michael Schmela
Executive Advisor, SolarPower Europe

Johann Schmidt
Senior Product Manager, LichtBlick Energy as a Service GmbH

Michael Schmidt
Deputy Head, UNIDO Investment and Technology Promotion Office Germany

Daniel Schmitt
Founder & CEO, Memodo

Erik Schöller
Chief Operating Officer, Schoenergie

Giovanni Scomparin
Advisor, Corporate Energy Sourcing, Eurelectric

Emilien Simonot
Head of Agrivoltaics EMEA and APAC, Lightsource bp

Joe Steveni
Research Analyst - Clean Energy Technology, S&P Global

Miguel Stilwell d'Andrade
CEO, EDP

Lin Sun
Head of Sustainability Development, JinkoSolar

Michele Tagliapietra
Head of Product Management Floating-PV, BayWa r.e.

Laurent Talbot
Head of Energy Storage, Statkraft

Rosa Tarragó
Investment Director, EBG compleo GmbH

Justin Tinsey
Vice President, Procurement Solutions, Odyssey Energy Solutions

Stefan Trittler
Head of Innovation / Project Principal, Asantys Systems GmbH

Eva Vandest
Head of Public Affairs, Amarenco

Zivile Vens
Energy Markets Development Lead, EMEA, Google

Paolo Rocco Viscontini
President, Italia Solare

Vegard Vollset
VP- Head of EMEA Renewable, Rystad Energy

Philipp Waigel
Advisor, GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

David Wedepohl
Managing Director International Affairs, BSW - German Solar Association

Howard Wenger
President, Nextracker

Dr. Harry Wirth
Director, Division Power Solutions, Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE

Mariyana Yaneva
Vice Chair, APSTE - the Association for Production, Storage and Trading of Electricity

Sponsors & Partners

2024 Sponsors

• Siemens AG
• Huawei FusionSolar
• Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd
• Edp
• Shenzhen Growatt New Energy Co., Ltd
• Form-Tec
• Altenergy Power Systems Europe B.V
• Hitachi Energy Germany AG
• DAS Solar Co., Ltd
• Vestel Ticaret A.S
• EVE Energy Storage Co., Ltd
• SUNOTEC Germany GmbH
• TWAICE Technologies GmbH
• TÜV Rheinland AG
• SMA Solar Technology AG
• Wärtsilä Energy Storage & Optimisation
• Canadian Solar EMEA GmbH
• Aiko Energy Germany GmbH
• Aurora Solar Germany GmbH
• Energy3000 solar GmbH
• EWS GmbH & Co. KG
• JinkoSolar GmbH
• Solar Solutions AG
• Suntech PV Anlagen GmbH
• S-5! Metal Roofing Innovation
• Kalyon PV
• SONNENKRAFT GmbH
• RWE Renewables Europe & Australia GmbH