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OPENING

MONDAY, 18 SEPTEMBER 2023, MAIN AUDITORIUM 1

Meet our confirmed opening speakers. We are proud to announce that the Opening Ceremony of the EU PVSEC 2023 was concluded with an energetic line-up that was well worth seeing.

"Sustainable PV"

1AP.1.3 A Comprehensive Study of Silicon Solar Cell Technologies Across the Globe for Sustainable Integrated Manufacturing

3AP.1.2 Sustainable PV Module Design

5AP.1.1 Net-Zero Growth in the Solar PV Sectors: an International Analysis of Manufacturers and Policies

09:30 – 10:00

Becquerel Prize Ceremony

The European Becquerel Prize for Outstanding Merits in Photovoltaics

 

 
Dr. Gunter Erfurt
Becquerel Prize Winner 2023
CEO Meyer Burger
 

 

 

Dr. Christophe Ballif
Chairman of the Becquerel Prize Committee
Director Sustainable Energy Center, CSEM, Director PV & Thin Film Electronics Laboratory, EPFL

The Laudatio is given by:
Dr. Shubham Duttagupta
Vice-President & Head of R&D, Reliance Industries Limited

10:00 – 10:10

40th edition of the EU PVSEC - Looking Back and Looking Forward

 

Dr. Stefan Nowak
Executive Committee EU PVSEC
Managing Director, NET Nowak Energy & Technology Ltd.

10:10 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 10:40

Welcome Message

  


Prof. Joao Serra
General Chair, EU PVSEC 40th
Professor, University of Lisbon

 

10:40 – 11:00

Opening Addresses

 

 
Elvira Fortunato
Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education


 





Salla Saastamoinen
Deputy Director-General,
Joint Research Center, European Commmisson

11:00 – 11:15

Key Note Speech

"Photovoltaics in the context of the climate crisis“

Dr. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz
Vice-Chair Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Professor, Dept of Environmental Sciences and Policy
Central European University

11:15 – 12:15

Moderated Panel Discussion

"How many PV modules do we need to mitigate climate change – where and by when?”
  • Walburga Hemetsberger
    CEO, SolarPower Europe
  • Dr. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz
    Vice-Chair Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
    Professor, Dept of Environmental Sciences and Policy
    Central European University
  • Dr. Thomas Reindl
    Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore, National University of Singapore
  • Dr. Gunter Erfurt
    CEO, Meyer Burger
  • Carlos Contente de Sousa
    CEO, Lisboa E-Nova

Moderation: Miguel Prado, Journalist, Expresso

Walburga Hemetsberger

Dr. Diana Ürge-Vorsatz

 

Dr. Thomas Reindl

 

Dr. Gunter Erfurt 

Carlos Contente de Sousa

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