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PV Group Presents: North American PV Fab Managers Forum

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Event Code: PVFMF

July 12, 2010
9:00am–6:00pm
Intercontinental Hotel San Francisco

PV supply chain issues are getting more and more complex. The North American PV Fab Managers Forum presents a much needed opportunity for manufacturers and suppliers to come together and identify challenges and supply chain bottlenecks that are best addressed collectively, as supply chain partners, and continue the dialogue to move the needle in the right direction for accelerated solar energy deployment in the U.S. and around the world.

The PV Fab Managers Forum at Intersolar North America is new to North America, but the event follows the successful European PV Fab Managers Forum, held annually in Germany for the last three years. The next European PV Fab Managers Forum is in March 2011. These PV Fab Manager events use a collaborative approach that intensifies the discussion between the stakeholders to move the industry forward.

The event is designed for executives and business leaders from the PV industry, fab managers, lead engineers from wafer-, cell-, bulk silicon and thin film module manufacturers, and executives, strategists, product managers and technical experts from suppliers to the industry.

Moderator: Shyam Mehta, Solar Analyst, Greentech Media

9:00am-9:15am

Welcome and Introduction
Dan Martin, Executive Vice President, SEMI PV Group

9:15am-9:45am

Keynote: Manufacturing in the 21st Century – Challenges and Opportunities in a Changing Environment
Dr. Chris Hartshorn, Research Director, Lux Research

9:45am-10:15am

Research and Development in the United States – Accelerating the Path to Commercialization
Dr. Ryne Raffaelle, Director, National Center for Photovoltaics, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)

10:15am-10:45am

From Green Field to Production – Setting Up a Solar Manufacturing Facility in North America
Rick Whitney, President and Chief Executive Officer, M+W U.S., Inc.

10:45am-11:15am

Coffee Break

11:15am–11:40am

US Manufacturing Outlook – Challenges, Opportunities and Policy “Must Have’s”
Julie Blunden, Executive Vice President for Public Policy and Corporate Communications
SunPower Corporation

11:40am–12:05am

Expanding into the North America Market: Decision Drivers and Key Metrics for Success
Gordon Brinser, Vice President, Operations, SolarWorld Industries America

12:05pm-12:30pm

CdTe Thin Film: Technology Trends and Advancements, Supplier Requirements
TK Kallenbach, Executive Vice President, Marketing & Product Management, First Solar

12:30pm–12:50pm

Module Testing and Certification Perspective
Clyde Kofman, Sr. Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, Underwriters Laboratories

12:50pm–1:00pm

Wrap up morning session

1:00pm-2:00pm

Lunch

2:00pm–2:20pm

Equipment manufacturer perspective
Jeff Donnelly, Group Vice President Growth & Emerging Markets, KLA-Tencor

2:20pm–2:40pm

Equipment manufacturer perspective
Christopher O’Brien, Head of Market Development, Oerlikon Solar USA

2:40pm–3:00pm

Large-area, High-efficiency Thin-film Si Photovoltaics
Dr. Chris Eberspacher, Chief Technology Officer, SunFab Solar Products, Applied Materials, Inc.

3:00pm–3:20pm

The View from an Equipment Producer
Roger Little, Chief Executive Officer, Spire Corporation

3:20pm-3:50pm

Coffee Break

3:50pm–4:10pm

Materials Demands to Enable Solar Industry Growth
Dr. Marc Doyle, Global Business Director, DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions, DuPont

4:10pm–4:30pm

Accelerating C-Si Cost Reduction
David Ranhoff, President and CEO, Solaicx

4:30pm–4:50pm

The Material Supplier’s Role in Driving Down PV Cost and Improving Profitability
Don Buchalski, Senior Marketing Specialist, Dow Corning Solar

4:50pm-6:00pm

Discussion and Closing Remarks

6:00pm-8:00pm

PV Fab Manager Forum Reception (registration required)

You will learn

  • Business Outlook for Manufacturers
  • Supplier Growth Strategies
  • Supply Chain Best Practices
  • Manufacturing Challenges
  • Role of Standards and Roadmapping
  • EHS Issue and Concerns
  • Sustainability and Manufacturing
  • Cycle Time Reduction – R&D to Volume
  • Feedback to Manufacturers
  • Customer/Supplier Approaches to Collective Problem Solving

Who should attend

  • PV manufacturers
  • Equipment and materials suppliers
  • Financiers and Venture Capitalists
  • R&D laboratories
  • Market analysts
  • Supply chain management and sustainability experts

Registration

 

after June 4

  
 

$750 (includes lunch and reception)

  
     

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