Recording of Wednesday, June 14, 2023 | The smarter E Europe Conference 2023 | Conference Program | Language: English | Duration: 13:27 .

Speaker

Christoph Podewils
Head of Public Affairs and Corporate Communications
Meyer Burger Technology AG

Talk of session: ESIA Forum II: Solar Manufacturing in Europe: How To Make It Happen Competitively

The working groups of the European Solar Photovoltaic Industry Alliance (ESIA) will provide details on the progress that has been made at re-building a European solar industry since the organization was launched in December of 2022.

This session will discuss:

• Financing of European manufacturing
• Demand for European solar products
• Supply chain bottlenecks
• Solutions for closing the skills gap

Further Talks of this session:

Welcome & Introduction

Speaker

Zygimantas Vaiciunas
Policy Director
European Solar Manufacturing Council (ESMC)
Belgien

To Talk

Workshop Opening

Speaker

Javier Sanz
Thematic Leader Renewable Energies
EIT InnoEnergy SE
Niederlande

To Talk

Financing of European PV Manufacturing

Speaker

Dr. Christian Westermeier
Vice President Customer and Quality Management
Wacker Chemie AG
Deutschland

To Talk

Demand for European Solar Products

Speaker

Jörg Ebel
Vice President Corporate Affairs
IBC Solar AG
Deutschland

To Talk

Solutions for the Skills Gap

Speaker

Krzysztof Ignaciuk
Advisor
EIT InnoEnergy SE
Niederlande

To Talk

Workshop Conclusions

Speaker

Jennifer Karle
Policy Officer
DG GROW, European Commission
Belgien

To Talk

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