PHOTON's 1^st TECAF Conference
December 4, 2008; San Francisco

Chairpersons:
• Anne Kreutzmann, PHOTON Germany, Germany
• Tom Starrs, Solar Energy Ventures, USA

9:00 - 9:15
CONFERENCE OPENING
• Anne Kreutzmann, PHOTON Germany, Germany

9:15 - 9:45
KEYNOTE
• Price Roe, Department of Homeland Security, USA
»Preparing for the unexpected: Lessons learned«

9:45 - 10:45
FUNDAMENTALS
• Michael Rogol, PHOTON Consulting, USA
»Are traditional electricity companies f*&$#d?«
• Carl Weinberg, Former PG&E, USA
»The utility of the future«

10:45 - 11:15
Coffee break

11:15 - 12:45
SOLAR: MORE VOLUME, LOWER COST, MORE CUSTOMER CAPTURE THAN TRADITIONAL ELECTRICITY COMPANIES EXPECT
• Andrew Beebe, Suntech, China
»Suntech's growth plans and electricity activities«
• Boris Schubert, Q-Cells, Germany
»Q-Cells' growth plans and electricity activities«
• Howard Wenger, SunPower, USA
»SunPower's growth plans and electricity activities«
• Matt Miller, Trina Solar, China
»A Chinese solar perspective on US electricity«

12:45 - 13:45
Lunch

13:45 - 15:15
CUSTOMER-SIDE OF THE METER
• Mark Farber, PHOTON Consulting, USA
»Why traditional electricity companies might survive convergence«
• Jürgen W. Krehnke, SMA, Germany
»Future of inverters«
• Gerrit Reinders, Johnson Controls, USA
»The distributed electricity bundle«
• Stephen L. Cowell, Conservation Services Group, USA
»Key learnings from energy efficiency programs«
• Tim Healy, EnerNOC, USA
»The demand response perspective«
• Tim Woodward, Nth Power, USA
»Investing in the changing electricity landscape«

15:15 - 15:45
Coffee break

15:45 - 16:45
STRONG UTILITY RESPONSES TO CONVERGENCE
• David Rubin, PG&E
»Traditional and solar electricity in California«
• Ron Prosser, Prosser Group, USA
»What do traditional electricity companies need from PV companies?«
• Eric Miller, Trilliant, USA
»Smart grid capabilities to expand renewable generation«
• Molly Tirpak Sterkel, California Public Utility Commission, USA
»How are regulators managing PV's risks?«

16:45 - 17:15
PANEL DISCUSSION

17:15 - 17:30
SUMMARY
• Michael Rogol, PHOTON Consulting, USA