Workshop on Global PV Market – Outlook and Development Strategies

Date:  Thursday, 12 June 2025

Room: InterContinental Shanghai Hongqiao NECC, Function Room 5+6

Time:  13:30-17:00

 

Program

Moderator: Ms. Sonia Dunlop, CEO, Global Solar Council (GSC)

Time

Topics

Speaker

13:30-13:45

Navigating the shifting solar landscape: Emerging opportunities & market challenges

Mr. Marius Mordal Bakke

VP, Head of solar and storage research, Rystad Energy

13:45-14:00

Inspirational ideas on the Future Photovoltaic Market – Scenarios Shape the Future

Mr. Hao Song

Assistant Vice President, GCL Technology Holdings Limited

14:00-14:15

Update on European market opportunities for solar PV

Mr. Máté Heisz

Chief Operating Officer, SolarPower Europe

14:15-14:30

Bridging China and Europe: Unlocking Opportunities and Overcoming Challenges in Solar and Energy Storage Development

Ms. Lily Q

Secretary General, European Association of Energy Storage Trade (EAEST)

14:30-14:45

Market Trends and Barriers – Performance in the solar supply chain

Mr. Richard Cheng 

Vice President, Global Business Development Lead Industrials, Kuehne+Nagel Limited

14:45-15:00

Is Turkey an Attractive Manufacturing Site for global PV Industry?

Prof. Raşit Turan

Department of Physics, Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ); Founder and Director, ODTÜ-GÜNAM (Center for Solar Energy Research and Applications)

15:00-15:15

Overview of PV in South Korea

Dr. Jihye Gwak

Chief/Principal Researcher, Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)

15:15-15:30

Germany’s Solar & Storage Potential: Market Trends and Future Outlook

Mr. Jörg Marius Ebel

President, BSW – German Solar Association (BSW Solar)

15:30-15:45

PV in Brazil:  Market status, opportunities and challenges

Dr. Rodrigo Lopes Sauaia

Executive President, Brazilian Solar Photovoltaic Energy Association (ABSOLAR)

15:45-16:00

Argentina PV Market Update

Mr. Marcelo Alvarez

President of Distributed Solar PV, Argentinean Chamber of Renewable Energy (CADER)

16:00-16:15

Country Market Presentation - Philippines

Mr. Ping Mendoza

President, Philippine Solar and Storage Energy Alliance (PSSEA)

16:15-16:30

Country Market Presentation - Malaysia

Mr. Lionel Yap

Secretary, Malaysian Photovoltaic and Sustainable Energy Industry Association (MPSEA)

16:30-16:45

Country Market Presentation - Australia

Mr. Steve Blume

Secretary, Smart Energy Council (SEC) 

16:45-17:00

The Solar Stewardship Initiative: a crucial ESG and supply chain traceability tool for companies

Ms. Rachel Owens

CEO, Solar Stewardship Initiative

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