Latin American PV Forum
The Latin American PV Forum will have leading experts from selected Latin American markets presenting the regulative framework and resulting market opportunities for PV in their countries. The Forum will take place during Intersolar trade fair and will have a networking session for participants towards the end of the forum in order to bring together German and Latin American PV companies. The event will be hosted by the German Solar Industry Association, Berlin-Brandenburg Energy Network, Instituto IDEAL and Intersolar. Main supporters are the German Development Cooperation GIZ and the German Chambers of Commerce and representatives will speak at the event and attend the networking session as well.
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Friday, September 20, 2013 | ||
9:00am - 9:10am | Opening & Introduction Christoph Urbschat, Member of the Executive Committee, Berlin-Brandenburg Energy Network e.V., Germany |
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9:10am - 9:30am | PV in Latin America: Market and Policy Trends Prof. Dr. Ricardo Rüther, Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil |
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9:30am - 9:50am | Grid Connected PV: Current Challenges and Trends in Europe and Germany Joscha Rosenbusch, Advisor International Cooperation by order of Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, German Solar Association, BSW Solar e.V., Germany |
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9:50am - 10:30am | German Company Snapshots |
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10:30am - 11:00am | Coffee Break |
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11:00am - 11:20am | Opportunities for PV Market Development in Mexico Christoph Urbschat, Member of the Executive Committee, Berlin-Brandenburg Energy Network e.V., Germany |
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11:20am - 11:40am | Solar PV Power Plant Tenders in Argentina and Uruguay Tobias Winter, Economist, German Chamber Network, Uruguay |
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11:40am - 12:00pm | Project Finance for Renewable Energies in Uruguay Gustavo Weigel, Head of South America Region, Cleantech Capital, Uruguay |
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12:00pm - 12:20pm | Financing of Solar Power in Latin America Carsten Sandhop, Country Director, KFW Brazil, Brazil |
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12:20pm - 12:30pm | Q&A Round |
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12:30pm - 1:30pm | Lunch Break |
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1:30pm - 1:50pm | Status-quo and Opportunities for PV in Ecuador Peter Förster, Consultant, eclareon GmbH, Germany |
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1:50pm - 2:10pm | Market Potential and Trends for PV in Brazil Leonidas Andrade, Director ABINEE PV Sectorial Group, Marketing Manager DuPont Electronics & Communication, DuPont, Brazil |
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2:10pm - 2:30pm | Activities for Dissemination of the PV Market in Brazil Paula Scheidt Manoel, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Brazil |
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2:30pm - 2:50pm | The Brazilian Net Metering: Framework for Distributed PV Generation Carlos Alberto Calixto Mattar, Superintendent of Distribution Services Regulation SRD, ANEEL - Brazilian National Electric Energy Regulatory Agency, Brazil |
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2:50pm - 3:00pm | Q&A Round |
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3:00pm - 4:30pm | Networking Reception |
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