The 11th edition of the UNEF Solar Forum, the sector's benchmark event, now has a date!
9 and 10 October 2024 | Hotel Marriott Auditorium, Madrid
The Forum, which has become the ‘place to be’ for all professionals in the photovoltaic solar energy sector, returns with its eleventh edition, to be held in the Príncipe Felipe Auditorium of the Marriott Auditorium Hotel in Madrid.
The event, which has already become one of the most attractive events in the renewable energy sector, in its last edition in October 2023, brought together more than 1,200 attendees from a dozen nationalities, who met for two days to learn about all the latest developments, exchange opinions and increase their network of contacts.
This year's event is back with a renewed programme full of interesting and updated content from top national and international speakers, institutional representatives and other professionals from the entire value chain of the sector.
October 9th
9:00h – 9:40h Opening
Sara Aagesen, Secretary of State for Energy, Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge
Rafael Benjumea, President, Unión Española Fotovoltaica
9:40h – 10:00h Keynote Speaker
Beatriz Corredor, President, REDEIA
10:00h – 11:00h How to advance the ecological transition in a scenario of price volatility? Are forward markets an answer?
Moderator: Raúl Massa, ABC
Loreto Ordóñez, CEO, Engie
David Ruiz, Executive President, Grenergy
José María Llopis, CEO Spain and Wind Europe, Smartenergy
Rafael Echegoyen, Head of M&A and Legal Services, Vector Renewables
Juan Luis Cantón, Country Head, Lightsource bp
José Luis Adanero, Director of Planning, Regulation and Investments, Iberdrola Renovables
11:00h – 12:00h Café Networking
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12:10h – 13:10h How can the self-consumption market be reactivated?
Moderator: Miguel Ors, The Objective
Guillermo Donézar, Head of Distribution Southern Europe, Sungrow
Jesús Sombrero del Sol, Sales Manager, SMA Ibérica
Lorenzo Font, Chief Commercial Officer, Ekhi
Shalina Chandnani, Distributed Generation Project Manager, Repsol
Jesús Heras, Technical Director, Wattkraft
Victoria Olascoaga, Distributed Generation Director, Naturgy
13:10h – 14:10h What is working in improving social responsiveness?
Moderator: Pilar Blázquez, La Vanguardia
Eva María Blanco, Deputy Director of Environmental Assessment, Ministry for Transition and the Demographic Challenge
Alipio García, Director General de Transición Energética, Gobierno de Castilla–La Mancha
Carlos Moro, Senior Director - New Initiatives & Technologies, Recurrent Energy
Mario Rodríguez, Associate Director of Just Transition and Global Partnerships, ECODES
Víctor del Coso, Founding Partner, EHS Techniques
José Pablo Pascual del Valle, QHSE Manager, Verbund Green Power Iberia
14:10h – 15:30h Lunch
15:40h – 16:40h How to make the most of the electricity generated by a self-consumption system with storage behind the meter?
Moderator: Celia García-Ceca, Energías Renovables
Armando Salazar, Technical Director, Sigenergy South Europe, Sigenergy
Franc Comino, General Manager, Sonnen Ibérica
Carlos Adell, Technical Director of EV Charging Infrastructures, Huawei Digital Power Spain
Faisal Bouchotrouch, Product Manager C&I Europe, Goodwe
Nelson Palencia, Solution Manager Iberia, GreenPower
Juan Francisco González, Solar Division Manager, Riello Solartech
16:40h- 17:00h PNIEC update and the importance of solar energy in energy planning
Víctor Marcos, Managing Director for Energy Planning and Coordination, Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge
16:50h – 17:50h In the current situation, will the objectives of the PNIEC be met, are the auctions, capacity tenders, PPAs adequate instruments, how will the semester system influence the achievement of objectives, will the EPC be a bottleneck, will the EPC be a bottleneck?
Moderator: Clara Pinar, 20 Minutos
Daniel Sánchez, Director of Engineering and Construction, BNZ Energy
Arancha Martínez, Country Manager Spain, X-Elio
Luis Castro, Partner, Osborne & Clarke
Fernando Ferrando, Energy Coordinator, Sumar
17:50h – 18:10h State of the art and current status of photovoltaic technology worldwide (online intervention)
Izumi Kaizuka, Task 1 Deputy Manager, New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
18:10h – 19:10h How does R&D&I support the integration of photovoltaics in buildings, agriculture and water?
Moderator: Andrés Múñoz, Infoenergética
José María Vega de Seoane, General Manager, Becquerel Institute Spain
Nuria Martín, Researcher, CIEMAT
Aitor Apraiz, R&D Project Manager, Mondragon Assembly S.Coop.
Miguel Ángel Garrido, Sales Manager, Valmont Solar
Andrés Franco, CEO, Isigenere
20:30 Cóctel XI Foro Solar
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October 10th
09:00h – 9:20h Barriers and opportunities for energy transition in Latin America
Marcelo Álvarez, President of the Solar Committee, Argentine Chamber of Renewable Energies
09:20h – 10:20h How to ensure the long-term profitability of storage facilities beyond the daily market?
Moderator: Rubén Esteller, El Economista
Juan Ceballos, Storage Sales Team Leader, Trinasolar
Fernando Rodríguez-Arias, Expert Market Analyst, FRV
Susana Gómez, Head of Renewable Energies, Nexus Energía
José Manuel Vidaller, Senior Engineer - Energy Storage Expert, Enertis Applus+
Patricio Peral, Business Development Manager, Advisory Services, 3E
Carlos Cabrera, Managing Partner, Sphera Energy
10:20h – 11:20 Café Networking
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11:30h – 11:50h Keynote speaker
Rebeca Torró, Secretary of State for Industry, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism
12:10h – 13:10h Is NZIA enough to boost European manufacturing?
Moderator: Pilar Sánchez, PV Magazine
Jesús Prado, Sr. Sales Director EU / International, Nextracker
Ignacio Aybar, CBDO & CBO, Gonvarri Solar Steel
Enrique de La Cruz, Solar & Storage Sales Director, Gamesa Electric
Luz Ma, CEO, Astronergy España
Héctor Sánchez, VP Sales EMEA, Soltec
Pedro Jorge Romero, Sales Director Europe, PVH
13:10h – 14:10h What are the challenges in the deployment of energy communities?
Moderator: Alba Pérez, El Español
Eduardo Vidalón, Managing Director Iberia & LATAM, Head of Sales Rooftop, Schletter
Rodrigo Ruiz, PV & BESS Sales Director Iberia, SolaX Power
Jordi Solé Muntada, Director of Participatory Financing, Ecrowd
Ramón Roig, Secretary of the Governing Board, Osona Energía SCCL
Juan José Argüelles, General Manager DG, Aiko Energy
14:10h – 15:20h Lunch
15:30h – 16:30h Are demand contests the future of access and connection and the way to attract electro-intensive industries to the nodes with the most renewable generation?
Moderator: Alberto Sanz, El Confidencial
Carlos Redondo, Deputy Director General of Electric Energy, Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge
Natalia Márquez, Managing Director, Agencia Andaluza de la Energía (Andalusian Energy Agency)
Emilio Clemente Pascual, Country Manager Spain, Jinko Power
Xabier Barón, Head of Operations, SiG Coop
Carlos Albero, Market Area Manager Iberia, DNV
16:30h - 17:30h What are the keys to increasing the electrification of energy consumption in Europe?
Moderator: José Luis Dueñas, RNE
María Concepción Sánchez, General Director of Operation, Red Eléctrica
Manuel Argüelles, General Director of Energy and Mines, Generalitat Valenciana
Walburga Hemetsberger, CEO, Solar Power Europe
José Luis Aguirre, Co-CEO and Co-Founder, Eranovum
Marta San Román, General Manager, AFEC
17:30h – 18:30h How are falling prices affecting the financing of projects? What will be the future price trend? How will market prices condition the future of financing and investments in the photovoltaic sector?
Moderator: José Sánchez, Merca2
Pedro Basagoiti, Director of Technology, Innovation and New Developments, OMIE
Antonio Delgado, CEO, Aleasoft Energy Forecasting
Jorge Ochoa, Sales Director, UL
Daniel Nilsson, Chief Sales Officer, Bright Sunday
18:30h – 19:00h Closing ceremony
José Donoso, CEO, Unión Española Fotovoltaica
