Check out the S3: Solar Software Summit agenda on May 10 here.
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Continental Breakfast and Check-In
GTM Welcome
Morning Theme: Dynamics in the Global Solar Market

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GTM Research Keynote: The Global Solar Future

Shayle Kann, Senior Vice President, Research & Strategy, Energy Impact Partners

Keynote Interview

Tom Werner, President & CEO, SunPower

Moderator: Eric Wesoff, Founder , Sage Marketing

The Next Decade of Solar

Stefan Kratz, Vice President, Energy Technology, Sungevity
Mathew Sachs, Vice President, Distributed Energy, National Grid Ventures
Alta Yen, Managing Director, Strategic Planning, GE

Moderator: Shayle Kann, Senior Vice President, Research & Strategy, Energy Impact Partners

Networking Break

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Keynote Interview

Bill Magness, CEO, ERCOT

Moderator: Stephen Lacey, Editor-in-Chief, Greentech Media

Solar Technology Innovation: Predicting The Next Big Thing

Rick Robertson, Senior Director, GE Ventures
Lidija Sekaric, SunShot Director, U.S. Department of Energy
Varun Sivaram, Douglas Dillon Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Dirk Weiss, Head of Technology Assessment, First Solar

Moderator: MJ Shiao, Director of Community Solar, Arcadia Power

Keynote Interview

Ken Zagzebski, President, AES U.S.

Moderator: Shayle Kann, Senior Vice President, Research & Strategy, Energy Impact Partners

Lunch

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Balance of Systems in Focus
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Getting Solar Deals Done
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Roundtable: The Evolution of PV System Technologies

Mizhi Zhang, CEO, Sungrow North America
Mahesh Morjaria, Vice President, Systems Development, First Solar

Moderator: MJ Shiao, Director, Solar Research, GTM Research

Moderator: MJ Shiao, Director of Community Solar, Arcadia Power

track 2
Fireside Chat

Radford Small, Executive Vice President, Global Capital Markets, SolarCity

Moderator: Cory Honeyman, Associate Director of U.S. Solar, GTM Research

Moderator: Cory Honeyman, Director of Business Development & Strategy, AES Distributed Energy

track 1
Rooftop Balance of Systems: Increasing Output and Installation Velocity

Andrew Nichols, Senior Vice President of Sales, USA, APsystems
Claudia Wentworth, Co-Founder and CEO, Quick Mount PV
Jack West, Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Zep Solar

Moderator: Scott Moskowitz, Solar Analyst, GTM Research

Moderator: Scott Moskowitz, Director of Strategy and Market Intelligence, Hanwha Q CELLS America

track 2
Opening New Sources of Capital for Solar Projects

Trevor d’Olier-Lees, Senior Director, Corporate Ratings-Infrastructure, Standard & Poor's Rating Services
Terry Grant, Managing Director, Marathon Capital
Dirk Michels, Partner, Ballard Spahr LLC

Moderator: Nicole Litvak, Senior Solar Analyst, GTM Research

Moderator: Nicole Litvak, Senior Analyst, Solar, GTM Research

track 1
The Roadmap to Low Cost Ground Mount Balance of Systems

Clara Nagy, Vice President of Sales, SunLink Corporation
Todd Owen, Director & GM, OMCO Solar
Dean Solon, CEO & Founder, Shoals Technologies Group
Robert T. Wanless Vice President, National Accounts, M+W Energy - An M+W Group Company

Moderator: Ben Gallagher, Solar Analyst, GTM Research

Moderator: Benjamin Gallagher, SME, Carbon & Emerging Technology, Energy Transition Practice, Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables

track 2
The Anatomy of Successful Projects - Avoiding Project Pitfalls

Leslie Barkemeyer, Deputy General Counsel, Sol Systems
Dan Berwick, Executive Vice President of Business Development, Borrego Solar
Nathan Homan, Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Wiser Capital

Moderator: Austin Perea, Analyst, Solar Markets, GTM Research

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The Long-term View: Solar Reliability's Effect on Cost

David Mead, Director of Operations, Array Technologies
Mark Goodreau, Director of Sales, Yaskawa – Solectria Solar
Alexander Levran, Head of Group Industry Segment, Solar, ABB

Moderator: MJ Shiao, Director, Solar Research, GTM Research

Moderator: MJ Shiao, Director of Community Solar, Arcadia Power

track 2
Tax Equity in the New ITC Paradigm

Jason Barrett, Executive Director, Renewable Energy Investments & Structured Finance, GAF
Joel Cohn, Partner, CohnReznick
Jordan Newman, Director, Renewable Energy & Environmental Finance, Wells Fargo

Moderator: Cory Honeyman, Associate Director of U.S. Solar, GTM Research

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Networking Break

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track 2
Networking Break
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The Future of Solar Power Electronics

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The Evolution of the PV Module
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Tomorrow's PV Inverters - What to Expect

Allan Gregg, Director of Application Engineering, Sungrow
John Megna, Director of Business Development, SMA America
James (Yuyu) Qiao, VP of Operations & Product Solution, Huawei Smart PV Solution North America
Ryan Simpson, Head of Business Development, Ginlong / Solis Inverters

Moderator: Scott Moskowitz, Solar Analyst, GTM Research

Moderator: Scott Moskowitz, Director of Strategy and Market Intelligence, Hanwha Q CELLS America

track 2
The Market for High Efficiency PV Modules

David Chang, Director of Sales, LG
Patrick King, Vice President, Channel Sales, Suniva
Doug Rose, Vice President, Technology Strategy, SunPower

Moderator: Jade Jones, Senior Solar Analyst, GTM Research

Moderator: Jade Jones, Senior Analyst, Solar, GTM Research

track 1
The Real Opportunity for Distributed Solar+Storage

Susan Kennedy, CEO, Advanced Microgrid Solutions
Peter Matthews, General Manager, North America, SolarEdge
Tristan Kreager, Director of Solar Energy, Fronius USA

Moderator: Ravi Manghani, Senior Storage Analyst, GTM Research

Moderator: Ravi Manghani, Head of Solar, Wood Mackenzie

track 2
Next Generation PV Module Technology

Nigel Cockroft, General Manager, Jinko Solar
Jan Grimberg, Global Business Director, DSM
Chung-Han Wu Ph.D., R&D Director, Boviet Solar USA

Moderator: Mohit Anand, Senior Solar Analyst, GTM Research

Moderator: Mohit Anand, Senior Analyst, Solar, GTM Research

Networking Reception

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Day 2