Workshop on Global PV + ES Market – Outlook and Development Strategies

Date:  4 June 2026

Room: InterContinental Shanghai Hongqiao NECC, Function Room 5+6

Time:  08:45-12:30

 

 

Program

Chair: Ms. Sonia Dunlop, CEO, Global Solar Council (GSC)

Time

Topics

Speaker

08:45-09:00

How solar strategies are shifting across market maturity

Mr. Marius Mordal Bakke

VP, Head of solar and storage research, Rystad Energy

09:00-09:15

Europe's NZlA explained: A playbook for PV Exporters

Mr. Ian Paul Kenchington

Business Analyst, Becquerel Institute

09:15-09:30

The Solar Stewardship Initiative: a crucial ESG and supply chain traceability tool for companies

Ms. Rachel Owens

CEO, Solar Stewardship Initiative

09:30-09:45

Update on European market opportunities for solar PV

Mr. Máté Heisz

Chief Operating Officer, SolarPower Europe

09:45-10:00

Can the world afford the energy transition?

Dr. Christopher Case

Chief Scientist Emeritus, Oxford PV

10:00-10:15

Enabling Low-Carbon Transition through converging EV, Solar, and Storage Technologies

Mr. Nikhil Jayaraj

Managing Director, Regen Power Pty Ltd.

10:15-10:30

New Growth Opportunities in the Global Energy Storage Market

Ms. Jiayue Zheng

Senior Analysist, Wood Mackenzie

10:30-10:45

European Energy Storage Market Updates

Solarplaza

10:45-11:00

The MENA Region: the Next Frontier for Renewable Energy Growth

Mr. Frank Wouters

Chairman, Dii Desert Energy

11:00-11:15

Opportunities and Challenges for New Energy Enterprises Going Global

Mr. Ke Song

Deputy General Manager, International Company, GCL Energy Technology Co., Ltd.

11:15-11:30

Germany’s Solar & Storage Potential: Market Trends and Future Outlook

Mr. Jörg Marius Ebel

President, BSW – German Solar Association (BSW Solar)

11:30-11:45

PV in Brazil:  Market status, opportunities and challenges

Dr. Rodrigo Lopes Sauaia

Executive President, Brazilian Solar Photovoltaic Energy Association (ABSOLAR)

11:45-12:00

Argentina PV Market Update

Mr. Marcelo Alvarez

President of Distributed Solar PV, Argentinean Chamber of Renewable Energy (CADER)

12:00-12:15

Country Market Presentation - Australia

Mr. Steve Blume

Secretary, Smart Energy Council (SEC) 

12:15-12:30

Country Market Presentation - Philippines

Mr. Ping Mendoza

President, Philippine Solar and Storage Energy Alliance (PSSEA)

12:30-12:45

Country Market Presentation - Malaysia

Mr. Lionel Yap

Secretary, Malaysian Photovoltaic and Sustainable Energy Industry Association (MPSEA)