SESSIONS/EVENTS
SOLARCON India 2013 Conference Program Schedule
Balancing Energy Supply & Demand in the Region
The need for a complete PV eco-system from materials to power generation
Thursday, August 1, 2013
| 09:30 - 11:00 | SOLARCON India 2013 - Inauguration | |
| 11:30 - 12:00 | Inaugural Keynote | |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Inaugural Keynote
“The Photovoltaic Manufacturing Consortium (PVMC) – Innovative Pathways toward Supply Chain Collaboration” Prof. Pradeep Haldar – Professor, SUNY at Albany & COO/CTO of US PV Manufacturing Consortium | |
| 1400 - 1500 | JNNSM Phase - 2 (2013-2017) Policy
Initiatives and Implementation - Industry Interaction
Shri. Tarun Kapoor, IAS, Jt. Secretary, MNRE | |
| 15:15 - 16:30 | CEO Panel “Assessing the Indian Solar
Market - Development Prospects and Problems - the big picture” CEO panel - Sponsored by Enerparc Moderated panel discussion featuring Basant Jain, Mahindra – Solar Business; Shaji John, L&T; Stefan Müller, Enerparc; Prasanth Sakhamuri, HHV; Tata Power Solar other leading PV EPC firms and manufacturers | |
| 17:00 - 17:30 | Global PV Market Outlook and Perspective Dr. Finlay Colville, Solarbuzz | |
| 17:30 - 18:00 | PV Technology / Manufacturing Directions |
Friday, August 2, 2013
| 09:30 - 11:00 | Role of States in PV Market Growth in India
Moderated Panel discussion featuring Shailendra Kumar Shukla, MD, CREDA; Tobias Engelmeier, Bridge to India; Vish Iyer, Mahindra; T.R. Kishor Nair, Welspun; representatives from the state nodal agencies and developers | |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Financing Solar – Issues, Options,
Perspectives
Will feature Debasish Majumdar, IREDA; R. Mohan Kumar, IDFC Bank; Ashutosh Pandey, Emergent Ventures; other experts from analyst & investment firms | |
| 14:15 - 15:30 | Balancing PV Supply and Demand in India:
Re-invigorating Indian Manufacturing
Moderated panel discussion featuring Dr. VSG Rao, Lanco Solar; Rajaram Pai, Dupont; Indian cell/module PV manufacturers, Equipment Manufacturers, Power Plant Developers | |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Opportunities for Independent Power Producers under India’s REC mechanism Moderated panel discussion featuring REConnect and key developers of REC based projects | |
| 17:15 - 18:15 | Rooftop Solar: The Next Big Market Driver in India Presentations from Tata Steel, Emmvee Solar and other leading rooftop solutions providers, implementers and policy analysts |
Saturday, August 3, 2013
| 09:30 - 11:00 | Perspectives on Building a Complete Solar PV eco-system in India Moderated panel discussion featuring global PV technology providers, Indian manufacturers, financing, skills development and end user perspectives | |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Structures, Safety, Performance & Reliability of PV Installations Featuring presentations from Dr. Hao Jin, CTO, Jinko Solar; Dr. O.S. Sastry, SEC; David Wissoker, Spire Solar, Indian and global EPC firms, power plant developers, BOS suppliers and testing labs | |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Energy Conversion, Storage and Efficiency Presentations from Ashok Prakash, Optimal Power Synergy; Bonfiglioli; Philips and other leading innovators & manufacturers in the areas of power electronics, batteries & power saving applications that support and enable PV |
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CONFERENCE FEES
Category | SEMI Members | Non-Members | ||
Early Bird Fee Until May 31, 2013 | Regular Fee June 1 onwards | Early Bird Fee Until May 31, 2013 | Regular Fee June 1 onwards | |
Conference Fee – All 3 days | Rs 12,000 | Rs 15,000 | Rs 15,000 | Rs 18,000 |
Conference Fee – Any 1 day | Rs 5,000 | Rs 6,000 | Rs 6,000 | Rs 7,000 |
Government/Academia – All 3 days | Rs 10,000 | |||
Students - All 3 days | Rs 5,000 | |||
Students – Any 1 day | Rs 2,000 | |||
Standards Workshop - 2 August 2013 | Rs 6,000 (SEMI Members) | Rs 7,000 (non-members) | ||

