Solar Turkey Conference & Exhibition

Introduction

The Turkish parliament are set to bolster their renewable energy legislation this summer. Domestic and international solar companies are poised for a dramatic increase in activity in the Turkish solar sector. Boasting high insolation values, a large population and a growing demand for energy, Turkey is set to become a major solar market.

Issues relating to grid connectivity must be overcome and teething problems with new policies ironed out. Stakeholders are waiting to see which technologies will really take off and who will become the major players in the Turkish solar markets.

Solar Turkey 2010 will provide the largest networking platform for key players from the solar power industry to identify potential business ventures and form strategic partnerships to help drive growth in this emerging market. Solar Turkey 2010 is taking place as part of TIREC – the Turkish International Renewable Energy Congress.  Delegates will have the opportunity to attend the plenary TIREC keynote sessions and benefit from extensive networking with 500+ renewable energy experts.

Confirmed TIREC Plenary Session Keynote Speakers Include:

Moderator: Bahadır Kaleağası, International Coordinator, Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TÜSİAD), Belgium

Dr. Soner Aksoy, Member, Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM), Turkey 

Ali Bayramoğlu, Member, Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM), Turkey

Mehmet Ali Susam, Member, Turkish Grand National Assembly (TBMM), Turkey

Dr. Hüseyin Aslan, President, The Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry Investment Support and Promotion Agency (ISPAT), Turkey 

Ziya Akkurt, General Manager, AKBANK, Turkey

Michael Davey, Country Director Turkey, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

H.E.  Ole Egberg Mikkelsen, Danish Ambassador to Turkey, Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Denmark

Dr. Ulrich Zachau, Country Director for Turkey, World Bank, Turkey

Dr. Hacı Duran Gökkaya,
General Manager,
Ministry of Energy Turkish Electricity Trading and Contracting Company (TETAŞ), Turkey

Mustafa Kemal Büyükmıhcı, General manager, Ministry of Energy General Directorate of Electrical Power Resources Survey Development and Administration (EİE), Turkey

Halil Alış,
General Manager,
Ministry of Energy Electricity Generation Co. (EÜAŞ), Turkey

Solar Turkey keynote address:

Prof. Dr. Mustafa Akaydın,
Mayor,
Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, Turkey

Solar Turkey confirmed speakers include:

• Prof. Dr. Mustafa Akaydın, Mayor, Antalya Metropolitan Municipality, Turkey
• Mehmet Biçer, Deputy General Manager, Turkish Ministry of Energy Electricity Generation Company (EÜAŞ), Turkey
• Zahid Karakaya, Energy and Climate Change Consultant, Ministry of Energy, Turkey
• Prof. Dr. Raşit TURAN, Director, Centre for Solar Energy Research and Applications (GÜNAM), Turkey
• Prof. Dr. Metin Çolak, Executive Board Member, Turkish Photovoltaic Technology Platform (UFTP), Turkey
• Dr. Mustafa Tırıs, Director, The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, Turkey
• Süleyman Boşça, Chair, Energy Law Research Institute, Turkey
• Levent Gülbahar, President, Turkish Solar Energy Association (GENSED), Turkey - Read 60 Second Interview
• Rossano Terzoli, Sales and Account Manager, Oerlikon
• Senior representative, a+f GmbH, Germany
• Tufan Lokmanoglu, President, Peri Energy, Canada
• Xavier Monteau, Global Head of Energy and Environment, Dexia, France
• Deniz Selkan Polatkan, Project Director, MOTİF, Turkey
• Ateş Uğurel, Founder, Clean Globe, Turkey
• Jan Dolbaum, Sales Manager, Concentrix Solar, Germany
• Francesco Guidetti, Chief Executive Officer, Marketing and Sales, Innova
• Dr. Mustafa Pınarbaşı, Senior VP and CTO, Solo Power, USA
• Mete Çubukçu, General Secretary, Turkish Photovoltaic Technology Platform (UFTP), Turkey
• Çağdaş Karakurt, Project Manager, ARTI Energy, Turkey
• Şenol Tunç, Co. Manager, Proje Enerji, Turkey
• Tanay Sıdkı Uyar, President , Eurosolar Turkey
• Ercüment, Özdemirci, TEİAŞ
• Senior Representative, EMRA