Photovoltaics Beyond Conventional Silicon

Speakers

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Opening Address

IDTechEx
IDTechEx
Dr Harry Zervos
Technology Analyst
"Opening Remarks - World Photovoltaics Market"

Keynotes Day 1

Boeing Spectrolab
Boeing Spectrolab
Dr Nasser Karam
Vice President
"Low-Cost Solar to Electric Energy Generation Using Concentrating Photovoltaic III-V Solar Cell Technology"
NASA
NASA
Dr John Bacon
Systems Integrator, ISS Program
"The Challenge of Space Photovoltaics"

Markets

IDTechEx
IDTechEx
Mr Raghu Das
CEO
"Global Photovoltaic Trends and Progress in East Asia"
Germany Trade & Invest
Germany Trade & Invest
Mr Claus Habermeier
Director
"Investment Opportunities in the Photovoltaic Industry in Germany"

Organic PV

Arizona State University
Arizona State University
Prof Ghassan Jabbour
Director of ASU Advanced Photovoltaics Center
"Organic Photovoltaics Research at Arizona State University"
Stanford University
Stanford University
Dr Alex Mayer
Post Doctoral Scholar
"Polymer-Based Solar Cells"
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Dr Jon Mapel
Post-Doctorate Researcher
"Luminescent Solar Concentrators"
Plextronics, Inc
Plextronics, Inc
Dr Troy D Hammond
DSM
"Plexcore PV - A New Organic Ink System Enabling 5% OPV Efficiency"
Solarmer
Solarmer
Dr Gang Li
Senior Research Fellow
"Developing New Device Structures for Polymer Solar Cell Applications"
Global Photonic Energy Corporation
Global Photonic Energy Corporation
Mr Aaron Wadell
Chief Operating Officer
"The Path to Commercial Organic Solar Cells"

Investment Forum

SciReality
SciReality
Mr Ray Pimentel
Principal
"A Look Ahead at Key Developments for Solar Power: June-December 2008"
Kodak
Kodak
Subra Narayan
Director Venture Capital
 
Quantenna
Quantenna
Dr Lawrence A. Kaufman
Financial Advisor
"Quantenna Inc, Investment"
Tallwood Venture Capital
Tallwood Venture Capital
Mr Paul Vroomen
"Tallwood Venture Capital Overview"
IDTechEx
IDTechEx
Dr Harry Zervos
Technology Analyst
"Overview of the market in 5'"

Keynotes Day 2

National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL
National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL
Dr Arthur Frank
Principal Scientist
"Science, Technology and the Future of Sensitized Solar Cells"
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
Steven Novack
Program Manager
"Solar Nantennas: Future Energy Solutions"

Inorganic PV - CIGS-Concentrators

International Solar Electric Technology Inc (ISET)
International Solar Electric Technology Inc (ISET)
Dr Vijay K Kapur
President
"Manufacturing of 'Ink Based' CIGS Solar Cells & Modules"
Soliant Energy
Soliant Energy
Mr Brad Hines
CTO
"Concentrating Photovoltaics for the Commercial Rooftop"
Vitex Systems Inc
Vitex Systems Inc
Dr Robert Jan Visser
CTO
"Barix Multilayer Barriers for Protection of Solar Cells"
CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA
CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA
Dr Thomas Hinderling
CEO
"Solar Islands"

Nano-enabled Technologies

TKK Finland
TKK Finland
Mr Janne Halme
Research Associate
"Flexible Dye Solar Cells"
McMaster University
McMaster University
Dr Ray LaPierre
Assistant Professor
"Nanowire Photovoltaics: Opportunities and Challenges"
Solexant
Solexant
Dr Damoder Reddy
President & CEO
"Towards Grid Parity with Printed Solar Cells"

PV Processing/Testing

Optomec
Optomec
Mr Stephen Barnes
Mechanical Engineer
"M3D® Aerosol-Jet® for Front-Side Metallization of Crystalline Photovoltaic Cells"
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Dr Ronald Ott
Program Manager for Solar Energy Technologies
"Pulse Thermal Processing of Photovoltaic Material Systems"
Colorado State University
Colorado State University
Dr James Sites
Dept of Physics
"Practical Information from Basic Solar-Cell Measurments"
imaging Technology international (iTi)
imaging Technology international (iTi)
Mr Bruce Morgan
Director, New Business
"Inkjet as a Digital Fabrication Process for Photovoltaics"
Northfield Automation
Northfield Automation
Mr Mark Wegner
executive Vice President
"Strategies for Roll to Roll Processing of Thin Films and other Electronic Substrates"
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