Prof. Zhores I. Alferov
High Patronage
Nobel Prize Laureate,
Member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation
St. Petersburg, Russia Zhores I. Alferov graduated from V. I. Ulyanov (Lenin) Electrotechnical Institute in Leningrad in 1952. Since 1953 he has worked in the Ioffe Physico-Technical Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences. From the Institute he earned several scientific degrees: a Candidate of Sciences in Technology in 1961 and a Doctor of Sciences in Physics and Mathematics in 1970. He has been director of the Institute since 1987. He was elected a corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences in 1972, and a full member in 1979. From 1989 he has been Vice-President of the USSR Academy of Sciences and President of its Saint Petersburg Scientific Center. Since 1995 he is a member of the State Duma of the Russian Federation. He received 2000 Nobel Prize in Physics together with Herbert Kroemer, "for developing semiconductor heterostructures used in high-speed- and optoelectronics"
Dr. Stanislaw M. Pietruszko
Chairman President of Polish Society for Photovoltaics,
Head of Centre for Photovoltaics at the Warsaw University of Technology
Warsaw, Poland Dr. Stanislaw M. Pietruszko is Head of the Centre for Photovoltaics at the Warsaw University of Technology and President of the Polish Society for Photovoltaics. He is also Member of the Steering Committee of the European Photovoltaic Technology Platform. In addition, he has coordinated several projects researching possibilities and obstacles to PV development in Central Europe over the last few years. As a Polish Parliament and European Commission expert on RES, he campaigns for legal support to PV development in Poland and other Central European countries. For the last 5 years he has been publishing the yearly “Status of PV in NMS”, with thanks to the strong network of PV institutions in the EU New Members States. His 31-years scientific career in PV is focused on research on thin film amorphous silicon solar cells, testing of PV modules and systems.
Mr. Christoph Urbschat
Vice Chairman German Solar Industry Association (BSW-Solar), ECLAREON
Berlin, Germany Shortly after finishing his economics studies in Hanover and Düsseldorf (Germany) in 1998, Christoph Urbschat worked as an independent consultant and developed and co-ordinated a professional marketing network for renewable energy technologies.
From 1999 to 2000 he worked as a marketing manager at an environmental consultancy, where he was in charge of the co-ordination of a campaign on behalf of the EU Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy & Transport, and coaching marketing schoolings for industry and trade associations in the field of renewable energies.
Since 2000 he is founding partner of Eclareon – Management Consultants, an international consulting firm working in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sectors. Since 2008 he is Chairman of the Work Group on Export Photovoltaics at German Solar Industry Association.
Prof. Viacheslav M. Andreev
Head of Photovoltaics Laboratory
IOFFE Physico-Technical Institute
St. Petersburg, Russia Prof. Viacheslav M. Andreev is Head of the Photovoltaics Section of the Scientific Council of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is Member of the Photovoltaic Technology Research Advisory Council of the European Photovoltaic Technology Platform. His area of research is connected with III-V solar cells, concentrator PV systems and thermophotovoltaics. He has received the European Becquerel Prize for his achievements in the field of photovoltaics.
Prof. Doriana Dimova-Malinovska
Head of the Department for Photovoltaic Materials
Central Laboratory of Solar Energy and New Energy
Sources, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences,
Sofia, Bulgaria  Prof. D. Dimova-Malinovska is Head of the Department for Photovolatic Materials at the Central Laboratory of Solar Energy and New Energy Sources (CL SENES) at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS). She is a scientific secretary of the Problem Council Materials and Nanotechnology and of the National Expert Council of Nanotechnology at the BAS. In addition, she is coordinator of numerous research and development projects supported by the Bulgarian National Scientific Fund, European programmes, NSF of USA, NATO Scientific programmes, etc. She is a member of the Science, Technology & Applications Working Group of the EU PV Technology Platform. She has vast research experience, focussing on thin film technology and materials for solar energy applications. She is the author of more than 100 papers in international scientific journals, and co-editor of several books on photovoltaic and nanotechnology.
Dr. Daniela Fialová
General Sales Manager for the Czech Republic and Slovakia
SCHOTT AG, SCHOTT Solar AG, SCHOTT CR, a.s.
Valašské Meziříčí, Czech Republic 
Dr. Daniela Fialová studied Applied Mathematics at the University of Palacky in Olomouc, Czech Republic where she received her Doctor's degree in Natural Sciences.
Dr. Fialová is General Sales Manager of SCHOTT and SCHOTT Solar for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. SCHOTT Solar, with one of its production facilities being located in the Czech Republic,has been part of the enormous growth of photovolaics in this country. SCHOTT Solar has 50 years of experience within the solar industry and is one of today's global cutting-edge manufacturers, uniting photovoltaic competence and know-how in receiver technology for solar power plants in one hand.
Dr. Sergei Gavrilov
Vice-Rector for Research,
Head of the Department for Materials Science and Physical Chemistry,
Moscow Institute for Electronic Technology
Moscow, Russia Dr. Sergei Gavrilov is a graduate of MIEE (1994). He is Vice-rector for Research since 2008. He is a Doctor of Engineering Science (2002). A scholar in nanomaterials technology, Dr. Gavrilov heads the Department for Materials Science and Physical Chemistry. He has authored more than 100 scientific publications.
Mr. Arturo Herrero
Vice-President for Sales & Marketing, Trina Solar
Spain  Mr. Herrero is part of the Trina Solar management team since September 2006, first as Director and since May 2007, as Vice-President for Sales & Marketing. Prior to taking up his position at Trina Solar, Mr. Herrero had worked for BP Solar for five years, first as Global Procurement Manager for PV Systems and later on as Global Procurement Manager for strategic raw material. He also served as Marketing & Sales Manager of BP Oil (for Castrol).
Before taking up that position, he was Logistics Director Advisor of Amcor Flexible, and previously served as Planning Manager of Nabisco. His professional career started in the Marketing Department of Unilever. Mr. Herrero received his BA in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain; his BS in Electrical Engineering from University Polytechnics of Catalonia; and his Masters degree in Marketing from Instituto Superior De Marketing in 2001, also in Barcelona, Spain.
Mr. Petr Klimek
Area Sales Manager of Fronius International GmbH,
Solar Electronics DivisionFRONIUS
Prague, Czech Republic Mr. Petr Klimek is former director of Czech Renewable Energy Agency. He is Member of the European Photovoltaic Technology Platform (WG1 - policy) and Coordinator of several R&D projects in the field of renewable energy and of the Czech PV development cooperation. He is a lecturer and also works as a PV consultant in the Czech market (market research, PV projects economic analyses, contacts with stakeholders, banks and public authorities etc.) and organizes Czech photovoltaic conferences and workshops.
Mr. Philippe Malbranche
Deputy Manager of CEA-INES
Le Bourget du Lac, France  Philippe Malbranche received his engineering degree at the Ecole Centrale de Paris. He started working in 1980 in the South Pacific in rural electrification projects with renewable energies, where he worked for eight years. Subsequently, he worked in the French Department of Energy as an advisor on renewable energy policy, Photowatt, the French PV cell and module manufacturer, and CEA-GENEC, a research laboratory with 25 collaborators focused on PV and storage systems, which he managed until 2004.
Since then, he has assisted in setting up INES, the new French Solar Energy Research Institute, which now hosts 180 researchers involved in various fields : PV cells, PV systems, solar thermal systems and zero-energy buildings.
He is now deputy manager of the INES Department of Solar Technologies.
Philippe Malbranche's main fields of expertise are: PV cells, PV systems, storage technologies and systems, and solar thermal systems.
He is also a member of the Steering Committee of the European Photovoltaic Technology Platform.
Mr. Konrad Michelson
Vice-President of Chamber of Commerce and Industries
Belgium&Luxembourg for CIS
Brussels, Belgium Mr. Michelson is Vice-President of Chamber of Commerce and Industries Belgium&Luxembourg for CIS since 2006. He is in charge of developing economic contacts with Embassies, EU Economic Representatives and with the CIS countries, as well as for co-ordination and implementation of European projects in the CIS countries. Mr. Michelson is a certified electronic engineer, has in-depth knowledge of the CIS and EU markets and a strong interest in new technologies.
Dr. Arkadiy Naumov
Deputy Diector of KVAR Ltd.
Moscow, Russia 
Dr. Arkady V. Naumov is deputy director of KVAR Ltd. He is a consultant and researcher in the minor metals market sphere, and the author of numerous publications and articles. He is also an independent expert in poly-Si for PV applications in Russia and CIS.
Mr. Franko Nemac
Coordinator of the Slovenian Technological PV Platform,
Member of the Working Group 4 of the European Platform for Photovoltaics
Ljubljana, Slovenia Franko Nemac, B.Sc. E.E., Director of ApE, has vast experience in the field of energy policy, power generation and transmission and other energy sector related issues (e.g. energy efficiency, renewable energy sources, etc). He has delivered numerous lectures and authored various publications on energy policy, energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. Mr. Nemac is a highly respected expert on the Slovenian energy sector. He has extensive experience of working with Slovenian governmental institutions and ministries. He is Member of the Slovenian Electrotechnical Association and the Slovenian Committee of the World Energy Council-WEC, Representative of Slovenia in the International WEC Committee on Renewables, Coordinator of the Slovenian PV Platform and Member of the European Technological Platform for Photovoltaics.
Mr. Nikolay Obizhayev
Head of Marketing Department at Astra KCMP
Orlovka, Kyrgyz Republic Mr. Nikolay Obizhayev is Head of the Marketing Department at PLC KCMP Astra. He has worked as a technologist for four years, notably in the following fields: uniform impurity doping process of silicon monocrystalline by n-type and p-type admixture; machining of round monocrystalline ingots; anisotropy of monocrystalline silicon. He has also been working on regeneration of SIC; regeneration of PEG; chemical etching; and texture of monocrystalline silicon ingots.
Mr. Mehmet Ozer
President of TUNCMATIK AS & GUNESE Solar Association
Istanbul, Turkey Mehmet OZER is President of TUNCMATIK and President of GUNESE Solar Electricity Producers PV Industry and Businessmen association of Turkey. He graduated from Istanbul Technical University as electrical engineer. He has more that 20 years of experience in the Solar PV industry.
Prof. Sener Oktik
Rector of Mugla University
Director of Mugla University Clean Energy Resources R&D Center
Mugla, Turkey  Prof. Oktik is a senior experimental applied physicist with academic/industrial research /development and teaching expertise in semiconductor materials and devices for optoelectronic devices and photovoltaic applications. He has experience and expertise in variety of deposition and characterization techniques for bulk and thin film semiconductor materials as well as fabricating optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices on them at laboratory and industrial scale.
Currently prof. Oktik is Rector of Mugla University, and Director of Mugla University Clean Energy Resources R&D Center running the largest PV test and demonstration site in Turkey giving consultancy services in the field of PV.
He is a member of European Union, Photovoltaic Technology Platform, Working Group 4 and Mirror Group, the alternate Ex-Co of Turkey for IEA Photovoltaic Power Systems Programme, member of “World Energy Council” Turkish National Committee, board member of Turkish Clean Energy Foundation, founder member of National Photovoltaic Technology Platform of Turkey, representing Turkish Physical Society in Energy working Group of European Physical Society.
Prof. Oktik is also member of the Turkish team for EU Accession Process in the Chapter 25:Research and Technology and the Chapter 26:Education and Culture, Turkish Energy Council, the evaluation committee at the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), the Turkish National Innovation Group, the Advisory Board of TUBITAK, the Marmara Research Centre (2003-2005), Euro Solar, the Institute of Physics, Policies on Energy Technologies Study Group, the Promitheas, the Energy and Climate Policy Network for Black Sea Countries.
Since 1980 prof. Oktik has published over 100 scientific and technical publications and inventor/co-inventor of two world patents in the field of photovoltaics.
Ms. Barbara Rudek
Manager Governmental Policy Affairs
Sharp Energy Solution Europe (SESE)
Division of Sharp Electronics (Europe) GmbH
Hamburg, Germany Barbara Rudek is Manager Governmental Policy Affairs at Sharp Energy Solution Europe. Sharp is one of the worldwide leading Photovoltaics companies. She is an expert on Photovotaics and European policy processes. Mrs. Rudek campaigns for support to PV development in Europe. Furthermore she is responsible for PR and communication at SESE in Europe.
Mr. Tomasz Slusarz
Managing Director of SolarPVConsulting
Brussels, Belgium  After almost five years of fascinating work at EPIA, starting as an Intern, Project Manager and last two years as Financial and Administrative Manager in charge of the budget, membership development and sponsorship concept, he decided to move to the Solar PV consultancy business by creating SolarPVconsulting, a consulting company offering the following services to the Solar PV industry: - Development of innovative Solar PV projects
- Solar PV future market/pricing and business intelligence
- Building relationships between Solar PV companies within the value chain
- Positioning/brand building of new start-up Solar PV companies towards suppliers/potential clients
- Intelligence and SWOT analysis on Solar PV related events/fairs and conferences
- Specialised trainings for Marketing/ Communication Departments
Cooperating with industry associations such EPIA or PV CYCLE he is specialised in B2B services for the Solar PV Industry. He is a member of the WG 2 of the EU PV Technology Platform and NNPVA Advisor to the Polish Society for Photovoltaics.
Dr. Dan Ilie Teodoreanu
Director of the New Energy Sources Laboratory (NESL-ICPE)
Research Institute for Electrical Engineering (ICPE)
Bucharest, Romania Dr. Dan TEODOREANU is one of the founders of NESL-ICPE and is active in the field of renewable energies since 1980. He has coordinated more than 100 projects on RES/RUE related issues: design, manufacture and installation of PV, wind and hybrid systems, performance evaluation of PV modules and systems, technical expertise and consultancy in the field of renewables, local wind resources assessment and feasibility studies for wind parks, building of integrated photovoltaics, technologies and materials for intelligent buildings.
He participated as expert in the elaboration of the “Law for Promotion of Renewable Energy Sources in Romania” and of the “National Strategy for Valorification of Renewable Energy Sources in Romania”.
He is member of the working group I of the European Technology Platform “Photovoltaics” and of the Mirror Group, and member of EWEA.
Dr. Konstantin Tuzovskiy
Director of SOLARTRONIC
Moscow, Russia Dr. Konstantin Tuzovskiy is Head of the Department for photoelectric converters based on semiconductor materials at the Moscow Institute for Electronic Technology. He is also the Chief specialist in semiconductor materials at the Research Institute for Extra Pure Materials, and Director of SOLARTRONIC, a company working to improve the efficiency of solar cells.
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