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.
Scientific Opening / Plenary Session
"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
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
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.
Break
Welcome Message
Prof. Joao Serra
General Chair, EU PVSEC 40th
Professor, University of Lisbon
Opening Addresses
Elvira Fortunato
Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education
Salla Saastamoinen
Deputy Director-General,
Joint Research Center, European Commmisson
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
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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