Conference Speakers

Graduated in Electrical Engineering from the Pontifical Catholic University of RS, with specialization in airport and commercial automation from the University of Regensburg, Germany. He worked 15 years at Siemens S.A. working in Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Portugal and Germany in the area of airport automation and 16 years CEO of Alubar Energia S.A. being responsible for projects, construction and assembly of transmission lines and substations with voltage up to 500 kV, wind and solar farms. He was founder, Vice President and Counselor for 12 years of ABEEOLICA, actively participating with the MME, EPE and ANEEL to define the rules of the renewable energy auctions in force until today. As a Director and Counselor of transmission and power generation companies, he participated in the development of projects, auctions, creation of SPE's, preparation of business plans, obtaining financing and operation of projects. He is currently Director of Sindienergia-RS, member of the Board of Directors of ABSOLAR and partner of ACBS Aguilar Engenharia, which operates in the area of consulting in electrical engineering, airport automation and renewable energies. He is also currently a partner and Commercial Director of Integra Energia, a company that operates in the development of wind and solar projects.

Mechanical Engineer (Universidad de Málaga, Spain). Master in Renewable Energies (Universidad de Zaragoza). 20 years of experience in Projecting, Designing and Construction of Solar PV (grid-tie and off-grid) and Thermal systems in different countries: Spain, Italy, Mozambique and Brazil. Official Certifier for the Agencia Valenciana de la Energia (AVEN) in efficiency buildings and installations. Measurment and Verfication Certifier (CMVP) with Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO). Auxiliar teacher in Sizing of PV systems in Specialist Course in Renewable Energies (2009-2010, Universidad de Málaga). From 2008 to 2011 was member of NGO Engineering Without Borders participating in development projects in Mozambique related with access to water and electrification of rural areas. Nowadays, Technical Manager of Effitech Spain S.L. (Spain, since 2006) and Effitech Engenharia Ltda. (Brazil, since 2012), both companies offer Engineering and Consulting services in Renewable and Efficient Energy systems with more than 2 GW of experience accumulated.

He holds an Executive MBA in Business Administration from Business School São Paulo and a degree in Economics from Universidade Federal Fluminense. With over 20 years' experience in the energy market, he joined CCEE in 2002, having worked in various areas of the organization, related to processes, projects and corporate strategy. He currently holds the position of Executive Relationship and Information Manager, the area responsible for Client Management, providing information to the Market and developing Energy Certification. He leads the actions in which CCEE is involved in hydrogen certification, both nationally and internationally.

Graziella Albuquerque has a degree in Environmental Management with an extension in Community-Based Environmental Education and Political Ecology in Latin America from UNIRIO. She has been trained in International Negotiations by Oxford University and the Global Youth Coalition. She is a member of YOUNGO UNFCCC and has already served as Brazil's official UN delegate at the Youth Climate Conference (COY17) and as a Youth Press Agency writer at COP27, both events held in Egypt. She currently holds the position of Institutional and Government Relations Coordinator at Revolusolar, where she contributes to advancing solar energy initiatives in low-income communities.

Marcelo P. Almeida holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the Federal University of Pará (2009) and a MSc. degree (2012) and a Dr. degree (2017) in Energy from the University of São Paulo. He is a Professor at the Institute of Energy and Environment of the University of São Paulo, with experience in Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energies. He is an Associate Editor of the Brazilian Journal of Solar Energy (RBENS) in the area of Economics and Public Policy, a collaborator of the Brazilian Association of Technical Standards (ABNT) and a member of the Board of the Brazilian Solar Energy Association (ABENS).

Priscila Santos is a researcher in the energy field at Instituto Fit. She is responsible for energy startups and applied AI and IoT training. She has in-depth knowledge of the hybrid generation industry for rural and industrial areas. Mentor of startups in the energy, automotive, agricultural and fintech segments.

Eduardo Avila is an economist from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, specializing in energy and finance, and has worked in the financial market. While a student at UFRJ, he was president of the students' league of Finance and Investments and co-founder of the Energy and Technology League. A volunteer since 2018, he is now the executive director of Revolusolar, an NGO created in 2015 with the aim of promoting the sustainable development of low-income communities through solar energy. Eduardo is a member of the Board Of Advisors of the BRICS CCI Young Leaders, and was one of the 5 finalists from Latin America and the Caribbean for the United Nations Environment Program (UN) 'Young Champions of the Earth 2020' global award. Other awards include: Global Energy Heroes 2022 (Stanford University), 1st Habitability Prize (MRV and Trip Magazine), Shell Youth Initiative 2020 (Energy, Smart Cities and Fighting COVID-19).

Dr. Puzant Baliozian is the current sector leader of VDMA PV Equipment Group. In this position, Dr. Baliozian conducts techno-economic studies on PV manufacturing capacity across the value chain and advocates for the interests of European PV equipment manufacturers on a global scale. Additionally, the PV Sector Group at VDMA publishes the International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaics (ITRPV) annually, providing vital insights into technology projections and trends. Dr. Baliozian completed his undergraduate studies in physics and later worked at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) in Freiburg, focusing on photovoltaic production technologies, where he earned his Ph.D in engineering. During his years in R&D, he gained recognition for developing passivated edge technology for advanced industrial solar cell concepts.

Luiz Ballester is Commercial Vice-President of Atlas Renewable Energy. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering from UFPE, a master's degree in international economics from PUC-SP and Panthéon Sorbonne University in Paris and more than 10 years' experience in strategic planning and business development in the energy sector.

Electrical Engineer graduated from the Federal University of Ceará, urrently leading the Solar Energy SaaS Product at Delfos, monitoring 700 MW+ in centralized and distributed solar generation. Experienced in performance analysis of solar plants through data-driven approaches and implementing predictive monitoring solutions to optimize O&M routines.

Solar and Storage Advisory Lead for UL Solutions in Europe, Middle East and Latin America, Daniel oversees the technical due diligence and independent engineering services for solar PV and storage projects across the region. With over 19 years of experience in the renewable energy industry, Daniel has managed projects in key M&A transactions for UL Solutions' global clients, involving portfolios of operating and development solar PV and BESS assets worldwide as well as financing transactions. Daniel core competencies include solar resource assessment, PV installation design, start-up and monitoring, operation and diagnosis, and audit inspections. He also provides tailored training courses for UL Solutions' clients, sharing his expertise on the solar market trends, regulations, and best practices. His mission is to support the development and growth of UL Solutions' solar and storage advisory services in the region, and to contribute to the global transition to clean and sustainable energy.

Ricardo Barros is Vice-President Centralized Generation of ABSOLAR's Board of Directors and also Country Manager of Lightsource bp Brazil. With passage as an executive in different companies of the sector (among them Lightsource BP, Engie and Voltalia), Ricardo worked in the last 15 years in the structuring of renewable energy projects with focus on solar and wind, in Brazil and France. He has been acting in the last 8 years as ABSOLAR board member, where he could contribute for the exponential growth of this industry in the country with the leadership of some of the strategic actions focused in centralized solar energy. With a degree in Electrical Engineering, Ricardo carried out his studies at UFCG and INSA-Lyon.

With 39 years of experience in the Brazilian electricity sector, he is currently Executive Advisor to the President at Empresa Metropolitana de Águas e Energia S.A - EMAE, a company he has worked for since 2019. He began his career in 1985 at Cia. Energética de São Paulo - CESP in the areas of electricity generation and transmission, specifically in maintenance engineering for hydroelectric plants and transmission substations. For thirteen years he worked at the São Paulo State Energy Department, formulating and managing public policies in the areas of electricity distribution and energy efficiency. He also worked in the regulation and supervision of electricity services as Energy Director at the São Paulo State Sanitation and Energy Regulatory Agency (ARSESP), during which time he also held the position of Director of Regulation and Supervision of Piped Gas Services.

Dr. Ricardo Bortolini is RDI Project Manager at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) unit of the Brazilian Company of Research and Industrial Innovation (EMBRAPII). He is also a Technical Advisor of the PV testing and certification laboratory (INRIFV) at UFSM. He is one of the founders of the PV laboratory where he worked as Technical Manager for 6 years, being responsible for interaction with standardization bodies like ABNT, IEC and Inmetro helping to develop the Brazilian standardization and certification infrastructure. Actually, he is responsible for the proposal and management of RDI projects related with renewable energies, especially PV projects and a technical advisor at the laboratory and for companies, helping them with PV related standards and to improve their own testing and certification infrastructures.

Marília Braga has been a researcher at the Fotovoltaica-UFSC research group for 10 years, where she works with Prof. Dr. Ricardo Rüther with data analysis and design of photovoltaic and energy storage systems for grid-connected and off-grid applications. Marília has experience in all stages of the development of photovoltaic systems, from sizing, simulation and design, to performance analysis, having participated in commissioning and fault detection activities of more than 300 MWp of utility-scale PV plants. Additionally, in the Fotovoltaica-UFSC group, Marília helps coordinate the team and participates in research projects in the areas of battery energy storage, electric vehicles, and the production of green hydrogen. Marília is also the former treasurer and current vice-president of ABENS, the Brazilian Solar Energy Society

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Ángel Cancino is a Market Analyst at S&P Global, part of the Clean Energy Technology team. He has experience in energy resource assessment and solar photovoltaic project analysis. His current research focuses on the solar photovoltaic market in Latin America including the identification of projects, regulatory framework, and drivers of renewable growth in the region. He holds a bachelor's degree in Renewable Energy Engineering from the University of Science and Arts of Chiapas and a Master's degree in Sustainable Energy Systems, from the University of Edinburgh, in the United Kingdom.

Lucas Dias Cancio is the Commercial Coordinator for Investment Plants at HCC Energia Solar S/A. With a career dedicated to the solar sector, Lucas has 9 years of experience, having started his career while studying Electrical Engineering at the Federal University of Pampa (Unipampa). After completing his degree, Lucas improved his academic knowledge by obtaining a master's degree from the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), where he focused his studies on shared generation methodologies and business models in electric mobility. At HCC Energia Solar, Lucas played a crucial role in the development of the HCC Liberty subscription energy program in Rio Grande do Sul. His experience covers the strategic implementation and structuring of business models in shared generation, especially in the consortium modality. His career is marked by a combination of technical expertise and strategic vision, contributing significantly to the advancement of the solar energy sector.

Laís is a Sanitary and Environmental Engineer, master's student and researcher in the Photovoltaics group - UFSC, where she studies circular economy, which includes reuse and recycling for the solar energy sector and agrivoltaic systems, a technology that provides dual use of the soil for energy generation and agricultural production. In addition to these areas, she has research experience with projects related to renewable energy cooperatives and energy transition in isolated systems in the Brazilian context. He currently works at SunR, a pioneering company in the recycling of photovoltaic modules in Brazil.

Agronomist with an MSc in Plant Physiology and a specialized focus on Agrivoltaics research, bringing over 20 years of experience in crop, fruit, and livestock production across Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Oceania. Currently advancing Agrivoltaics research at the Flextronics Institute of Technology (FIT), focusing on optimizing system design, performance, and crop production within innovative energy systems.

Christian de Souza Barauskas Cecchini Engenheiro Elétrico com ênfase em Eletrotécnica pelo Mackenzie, MBA em Energia pela Universidade de São Paulo, MBA em Finanças pelo IBMEC e Cursando Especialização na primeira turma de Hidrogênio Verde da Universidade Federal da Bahia - UFBA. Especialista com 17 anos de atuação na Comercialização de Energia e atual Especialista Técnico Regulatório na ABSOLAR.

Jan Clyncke joined PV CYCLE as Managing Director as of 1 April 2008. He graduated with a Bachelor of Law from the University of Ghent in 1991.He continued his studies at Ehsal and Vlerick Management School .In his early career he worked as a manager of Production & Logistics in the meat industry before moving into the waste management sector. He was employed by the Dutch AVR-Van Gansewinkel Group where he worked as project manager, legal environment and government affairs manager Benelux. In the last three years before joining PV CYCLE, he was in this Dutch company responsible for Health, Safety and Environment. He has experience in setting up of voluntary and mandatory take-back schemes in Belgium and the Netherlands in household and industrial packaging waste, tyre waste, vegetable oil & fat waste, waste oil (lubricants), waste on electrical and electronic equipment, empty paint tin waste, flat glass waste, photochemical waste, etc.

Felipe Corrêa is an Energy Engineer with a postgraduate degree in Commercial Management from FGV and extensive experience in solar energy. He has worked in engineering companies, distributors, and in project management. Currently, he serves as the Product and Solutions Manager at Longi, where his mission is to support centralized generation project developers in finding optimal solutions.

Lia Costa has been working in the photovoltaic sector since 2020. With a degree in Electrical Engineering from UNICAMP, she has solid experience in the sector and is currently a Product Analyst in the Research & Development (R&D) team at BYD Energy do Brasil. Her role focuses on developing the entire product life cycle of new photovoltaic technologies, with a focus on crystalline silicon. Lia has a track record of working at various stages in the development of photovoltaic systems, from project conception to in-depth research into the manufacture of modules and their raw materials. With access to one of the most complete and equipped laboratories in the Americas, she conducts reliability tests and leads production line tests at the Campinas factory, contributing significantly to the maturing of the photovoltaic and industrial sector in the country.

Sócio da área de Energia do Lefosse, Bruno está ativamente envolvido em assuntos relacionados com a comercialização de energia elétrica nos Ambientes de Contratação Livre e Regulado, Contratos de Compra e Venda e Transacções Estruturadas de Comercialização de Energia. Possui amplo conhecimento de operações envolvendo energias renováveis e no segmento de transmissão. A sua atividade estende-se ao contencioso administrativo, judicial e arbitral envolvendo questões regulatórias do setor energético. Tem 15 anos de experiência no setor elétrico, 6 dos quais como advogado regulatorio e corporativo da Câmara de Comercialização de Energia Elétrica - CCEE.

Professor in the Solar Energy courses at Unicamp, having taught over 5,000 students. Holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from Unicamp, and PhD candidate. Researcher at LESF-MV in various topics of Photovoltaic Solar Energy, aiming to contribute to the evolution of the national sector. Influencer on Instagram, known as ProfJL. Also a professor in the Storage Course at Canal Solar. Recognized as an influential figure in the academic field, highly read in the area, with over 50 scientific publications and 250 reviews in leading journals in the solar energy sector. Additionally, works as a consultant in Photovoltaic Projects, with vast experience in quality testing of photovoltaic solar energy equipment, particularly inverters.

Lucas Fernandes is a specialist at SENAI CMATEC in the energy generation, transmission and distribution sector. He works with prospecting and developing RD&I projects in the electricity sector. He has knowledge in the areas of Renewable Energies, the Free Energy Market, Modernization of the electricity sector and electricity networks of the future. He has worked in the Subtransmission area at Neoenergia Coelba on substation projects.

Nelson S. Falcão Is responsible for the sales of Nextracker's advanced solar trackers in Brazil since 2105, and was Sr. Director, Business Development for the Energy segment at Flex from 2013 to 2023, where he has been supporting the development of the solar industry. Nelson is Vice-President, Supply Chain, and member of the board of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Photovoltaic Solar Energy Association). He received his BSEE degree from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo, Brazil in 1980, and got a specialization in Reactive Power Compensation in Sweden in 1983. He worked in various projects for the Brazilian transmission and distribution system at ABB, Cegelec Alstom and Cooper Power Systems, being appointed in 2007 General Manager of the Substation Automation business based in Quebec, Canada.

Dr. Stephen Filippone is the CTO and partner at SunR Reciclagem Fotovoltaica, a solar panel recycling company based in São Paulo Brazil. He is responsible for technological improvements in recycling processes that lower costs and improve the separation and purity of materials. He has a deep expertise in solar module technology combined with knowledge in the practical aspects of the Brazilian logistic, regulatory and commercial landscape.

Cíntia Flesch, a native of Vale do Sol/RS, holds a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Energy Self-Production from the Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, a postgraduate degree in Energy Law from PUC/Minas, and a degree in Energy Engineering from the Universidade Federal do Pampa - UNIPAMPA - campus Bagé/RS. She has been working with Autoproduction modeling on load, with the migration of consumer units with GD to the Autoproduction of Energy modality, since 2021. She currently works in the regulatory sector, as a Regulatory and Institutional Affairs Analyst, at the Cobra Brasil Group, supporting the Energy Self-Production.

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Rafael Gabriel, Electrical Engineer, graduated from the Catholic University of Santa Catarina in Jaraguá do Sul (SC), and has a postgraduate degree in Electrical Sector Business from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation. He has worked at WEG Equipamentos Elétricos for over 17 years, a company specializing in the manufacture and sale of electrical equipment, with a global presence in the renewable energy sector. Over the years, he has gained experience in developing control and protection projects for turbo generation systems, coordinating electrical panel projects for oil extraction platforms and selling electrical packages for the sugar and alcohol industry. From 2017 onwards, he worked on solar generation projects, currently the company's technical manager for solar energy projects, coordinating subcontractors for engineering projects, technical manager for FULL EPC solar energy projects. Currently, as manager of Solar Power Plants and responsible for structuring Turn Key distributed and centralized generation businesses.

Mariana Galhardo is a Senior Partner at G2A Consultores. She has a degree in Business Administration from PUC Campinas, an MBA and a Master's degree from UNIFEI, specializations in Project Management from FACAAMP and Government Relations from INSPER. She began her career in the financial market, at Itaú and do Brasil banks, having worked at the IDB and Opportunity, always with a focus on new business. She has worked as an executive in all segments of the energy market (generation, commercialization, transmission, distribution) having started in the energy industry in 2007, contributing as a team leader at NEOENERGIA (ELEKTRO), RENOVA, SERENA (OMEGA), and ALUPAR. In 2017, he opted for entrepreneurship to serve clients such as Grupo Ultragaz, the Ministry of Mines and Energy and the Ministry of Science and Technology, Eletrosul, Pronto Energy and Grupo Colibri in analyzing new projects. At G2A today, in addition to capturing new projects and leading projects in due diligence consultancy, she also holds positions as coordinator of ABSAE's Regulatory WG and vice-coordinator of Absolar's Storage WG.

Raphael specializes in regulatory, transactional and litigation matters in the Electric Energy Sector working with Generation, Commercialization, Transmission and Distribution. Raphael has extensive experience in the structuring of projects and complex structures in ACR and ACL including Distributed Generation, Energy Self-Production, M&As and Privatizations. Raphael started his career at the Endesa Group and was the Legal and Regulatory Manager at CCEE (Câmara de Comercialização de Energia Elétrica - Electric Energy Commercialization Chamber) for almost a decade. He is a Member of the Energy Commission of OAB/SP and President of IBDE (Instituto Brasileiro do Direito de Energia - Brazilian Institute of Energy Law).

Guimarães joined TSE Energy Consulting as a partner in 2020. She graduated as an electrical engineer from the Federal University of Itajubá - UNIFEI, has a master's degree in "Systems Reliability" from the same institution, and has also completed an MBA in Business Management from the Getúlio Vargas Foundation - FGV, as well as an Executive Finance course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology - MIT. She worked at the Andrade & Canellas consultancy with projects, sector studies and large companies such as Siemens and Areva, and for 10 years at Omega with new business development, implementation and operation of sector assets. As Development Director, she managed the company's portfolio for Brownfield and Greenfield projects, as well as the M&A processes for the company's entire renewables segment, having transacted more than 2GW of renewable projects, in addition to leading a wind, SHP and solar portfolio of approximately 6GW.

Camila Hammes Marian is a journalist who graduated from the Federal University of Santa Catarina. With extensive experience in the institutional communications sector, she began her career at Litro de Luz Brasil as a volunteer with the Florianópolis team. In 2021 she took over the Organization's Projects area, initially as Coordinator and since 2023 as Manager. She has led more than 25 actions to install solar lighting solutions in communities in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Amazonas, Bahia, Mato Grosso and Minas Gerais.

Ronaldo Koloszuk is President of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Solar Photovoltaic Energy Association), 2nd Secretary Director of FIESP (Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo) and Commercial Director of Solar Group.

Master in Energy and Sustainability and Energy Engineer Icoana Laís Martins is the founder of the startup H2Todos, which aims to democratize hydrogen knowledge and its value chain. She has worked as an energy market consultant at Magnus Commodities and as an energy efficiency consultant at Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit. She was a member of the UNECE Resource Management Young Members group, where she collaborated on the creation of the International Guidebook on Critical Minerals for Sustainable Energy Transition. She is also a member of the BRICS Youth Energy Agency's expert group on green jobs and skills for the energy transition. She is also a mentor in the Women in Green Hydrogen Mentoring Program 2023-2024.

As vice president of sales for Latin America, Alejo Lopez leads Nextracker's business development and sales team for Latin America. He is responsible for over 15 gigawatts of Nextracker's Latin American project portfolio since his tenure at the company. Alejo is both a business and technical subject matter expert in Latin American energy markets where he has worked extensively for more than two decades. Prior to joining Nextracker in 2016, Alejo was country manager for Hanwha Q CELLS in Mexico, with primary responsibilities of project development, M&A and PPA sales. A native of Argentina, Alejo began his career running large numerical models and fracking wells as a reservoir engineer in Patagonia. He left the oil and gas industry after 6 years to pursue his MBA in finance at the University of San Francisco. Alejo also holds an MSe in petroleum engineering from UNC Argentina.

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Renata Mansuelo holds a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the Universidade do Estado de Mato Grosso (UNEMAT) and a specialization in Occupational Safety with an emphasis on Environment and Sustainability from Educamais. She earned a Master's degree in Civil Engineering with a focus on energy efficiency and photovoltaic energy integrated into buildings from the Universidade Federal Santa Catarina (UFSC). Currently, she is pursuing a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, focusing on urban form and solar energy at the Universidade Federal Santa Catarina (UFSC). In addition to her studies, she is a university professor at UNICESUSC. Since 2020, she has been a volunteer with the Rede Brasileira de Mulheres na Energia Solar (Rede MESol), supporting women in the sector and promoting gender equity policies. She is currently the coordinator of the "Promote" division within the Rede MESol.

Tiago is active in the energy, deep-tech and entrepreneurship scene through a range of executive, founder and board-level roles. Most recently, he co-founded Solar Americas Capital with a mission to expand solar deployment in Latin America and EMEA, linking local knowledge to global investors and corporate consumers. Tiago has held a range of positions in start-ups and in leading multinationals such as IBM and ARM, global leader in semiconductor intellectual property. He worked internationally doing business in Europe, Middle East, USA and Asia. As a Management Consultant, he worked with Marakon Associates in London with some of the world's best-known and successful companies in a range of sectors. He is a certified fund manager with experience in the Brazilian VC/PE scene. Tiago completed his MBA (First Honors) at the University of Cambridge as a recipient of the Chevening Scholarship. He holds a Masters degree in Marketing and a BSc degree in Electronics Engineering/Physics. At the Harvard Business School, IMD Switzerland, LSE London and at UC Berkeley, Tiago completed programs on Leadership, Corporate Governance, M&A, Green Finance, and Innovations Management. Tiago is a Brazilian-born, who acquired his British citizenship during his years living in the UK.

Celso L P Mendes - Consultant, he was general manager of Klöckner-Moeller for South America and general manager of Siemens in the area of Industrial Electrical Energy Systems. For more than 30 years, he has worked in Brazil and Germany on equipment and installations for the basic and manufacturing industries. A member of the NBR 5410 EC since 1990, he has published several works on the standard. He is a Life Senior Member of the IEEE, a senior member of the VDE, and a member of the IAFSS - International Association for Fire Safety Science, London. He is a consultant on Modern Electricity and PhotoVolt, and senior advisor to the Intersolar South America congress.

Latu Sensu Postgraduate Degree in Film and TV Production and Direction. Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya (Barcelona - Spain) 1993 -.1995 Specialization in Financing Audiovisual Companies Universitat Pompeu i Fabra (Barcelona - Spain). 1997 Specialization in Public Management Strategy - Getúlio Vargas Foundation. 2011 Specialization in Solidarity Solar Energy in Vulnerable Communities - Rede Paulista de Bancos Comunitários 2023 Specialization in Community Banks - Rede Paulista de Bancos Comunitários 2021 Higher Education Fine Arts - University of Barcelona (Spain) 1989 Sociology and Politics - Fundação Escola de Sociologia e Política de São Paulo - FESPSP - Research work focused on Solidarity Economy - 2016 - 2019

Leandro Michels is associate professor at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), where he researches in the fields of PV systems and power electronics. Throughout his career, he actively contributed to consolidating the dissemination of photovoltaic energy in Brazil, providing a technical foundation related to inverter technology and grid connection of DG for several regulatory agents, sector associations and companies. He also collaborates with standardization, acting as coordinator of the Brazilian commission of the IEC PV Systems Technical Committee, and as rapporteur for the ABNT CEE 253 commission that develops Brazilian standards for connecting PV systems to the grid. He is coordinator of the Embrapii Unit in Mobility Energy, and of the PV systems testing laboratory at INRI / UFSM, accredited by INMETRO for testing PV inverters.

Federal Attorney at the Federal Attorney General's Office since 2012. Lawyer for Petrobras between 2010 and 2012. Graduated in Law from the Fluminense Federal University (UFF) and holds a Master's Degree in Constitutional Institute of Public Law (IDP). Took office as Director of ANEEL on 14/08/2022.

Roney Nakano Vitorino has been serving on the Department of Generation and Transmission Studies since 2013, at the Energy Research Office in Brazil (EPE), which is focused on advising the Ministry of Mines and Energy on energy and electricity planning. He awarded a Fulbright Fellowship, Doctoral Dissertation Research Award, and developed his research program, related to renewable energy and power system modeling, at MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, collaboratively with MIT Energy Initiative. His Ph.D. was hosted in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Power Systems, at the University of Sao Paulo (USP), Brazil. He holds also a M.S. and a B.S. from the same institution.

He is a professional with over 11 years of experience in Photovoltaic Energy. Specialized in Strategic Planning, InnovaHon Management, and Solar Energy Project Design. He holds a PhD from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, where his thesis focused on Strategies for InsHtuHonal and Technological Development in the Photovoltaic Energy Sector. He studied at the universiHes of TU München and TU Dresden in Germany and was an affiliated researcher at Harvard Business School. He is a founding partner of Elektsolar and PV OperaHon. Currently, he is the CEO of PV OperaHon, where he has been innovaHng the SCADA system in the SAAS modality for distributed generaHon photovoltaic plants (+2.2 GWp on its plaXorm).

Vinicius Nunes is a BloombergNEF research associate based in Sao Paulo. He writes about the energy transition in Brazil, including topics such as energy policy, sustainable finance, decarbonization pathways, clean energy, and clean transport. In addition, Vinicius writes about broader low-carbon investments and on capital mobilization in and to emerging markets and developing economies. Prior to joining Bloomberg L.P., he worked for a Brazilian renewable energy developer with focus on wind and solar assets. Vinicius holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Sao Paulo and a M.S. in Energy Markets from Grenoble INP in France.

Graduated in Mechanical Engineering from UFPR with specialization in business management. Responsible for Research, Development and Sustainability at Flex do Brasil. He has led Sinctronics since 2012 and was the organizer of the book Circular Economy, an economic model that boosts the economy, generates jobs and protects the environment. Today he is responsible for FIT - Research Institute that has 550 employees in the technology area, involving from product design, process automation, software development and training.

Ana Carla Petti has more than 20 years of experience in Regulatory, Strategic Operations Management, Risk Management and Middle-Office, working in executive positions in the energy sector at companies such as Braskem and Odebrecht Energia. She has been an executive at the Comerc Energia Group for more than seven years and currently serves as the group's director of regulatory and institutional affairs. She is a chemical engineer and lawyer, with a master's degree in Mechanical Engineering, with a postgraduate degree in Financial Products and Risk Management and an MBA in Executive Management.

Fabiana Pasquot Polido has developed her career on large multinationals, starting in 2005 at IBM Customer Support in Finance Operations, followed by Neoenergia (former Elektro) one of the largest energy distributors in Brazil - where she had the opportunity to join the electricity sector as a trainee. In 2010 she joined EDP as a Power Trader in charge of the energy operations customization. In 2013, she worked for Cargill to manage all Power Business Units in addition to the Trading Desk. In 2016, she made part of Statkraft´s Trading team as the Head of Trading. In 2018, she accepted the challenge to join Serena Energia focusing on restructuring its power trading businesses and processes. Shortly, Serena became the top 10 companies in the energy trading business in the country. In 2022, she became the Chief Revenue Officer supporting numerous fronts strengthening the company´s client´s portfolio. She is the America´s commercial leader responsible for revenues and performance of teams & client-centered solutions regarding all structured deals. Consequently, the organization was able to obtain numerous carbon credits and certifications of origin. Fabiana became the advocate of a free energy market, breaking all types of barriers of the power industry. She has a Bachelor of Science in Social Communication/Public Relations at UNESP (Brazil), holds an master's in business administration with a major in Finance and minor in Risk Management at FIA/University of São Paulo, an Master of Science in Corporate Environmental Management from the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) and a specialization in New Theories and Methods on Nature-Society Interface at ISEC (India), plus ECPO (Emerging Chief Product Officer) - Standford

Head of Consulting Services at CELA, specialist in project financing, investment analysis, M&A and business development in the renewable energy sector. She has 13 years of professional experience, having participated in several M&A processes and auctions of renewable energy assets in Brazil and Latin America, in addition to the development, evaluation and financing of several Greenfield & Brownfield projects, mainly in the bioenergy sectors, photovoltaic solar energy, wind energy, green hydrogen and energy storage. She is coordinator of the ABSOLAR Green Hydrogen Working Group. She has a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from FGV-EAESP and an MBA in Business in the Electrical Sector from FGV.

CEO and Founder of CELA, with 21 years of experience in the renewable energy sector, including bioenergy, wind energy, solar PV and green hydrogen. Camila currently also serves as Investment and Green Hydrogen Vice-President of the Board of Directors of ABSOLAR (the Brazilian Solar PV Association), Non-Executive Director of the Board of Administration of Brazilian Rare Earths, member of the Advisory Board of the Federation of Industry of São Paulo (COINFRA - FIESP) and is a Finance Expert at the Clean Energy Finance Solutions Center (NREL - USA). Prior to founding CELA, she was Country Manager and Head of Latin America at Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), where she advised clients with research and analysis of renewable energy sectors and markets, and trends in the region. She has also worked in the past at PricewaterhouseCoopers, ERB - Energias Renováveis do Brasil and Infinity Bio-Energy. Camila holds a Master's and Bachelor's degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Eduardo Ribeiro Guimarães is an Environmental Engineer from Centro Universitário SENAC and a consultancy manager with extensive experience in project management, especially in environmental licensing and renewable energy. He has a postgraduate degree in Project Management from Fundação Vanzolini-USP. Currently, Eduardo is a director at AGF Ambiental, where he has led more than 50MW in Environmental Licensing Projects for Solar Photovoltaic Plants in several Brazilian states, in addition to managing Environmental Recovery, Waste Management, Environmental Certifications for sustainable buildings in civil construction projects.

Abigail Ross Hopper is the President and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association, the national trade organization for America's solar energy industries. She oversees all of SEIA's activities, including government affairs, research, communications, and industry leadership, and is focused on creating a marketplace where solar will constitute a significant percentage of America's energy generation. Before joining SEIA, Abby served as Director of the Department of Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Director of the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA), Energy Advisor to Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, and Deputy General Counsel with the Maryland Public Service Commission. Before embarking on a career in public service, Abby spent nine years in private practice. Abby graduated Cum Laude from the University of Maryland School of Law and earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Dartmouth College. She is the very proud mom of three children and loves to read and ride on her Peloton.

Bárbara Rubim currently heads Bright Strategies, a consulting firm advising renewable energy businesses on their legal and regulatory structure. In that capacity, she has helped develop more than 230 MW in energy projects in the last three years alone, and more than 2,200 people have completed her in-company training or her Masterclass on Regulation and Business Models in Distributed Generation. In her career in the energy sector, she has acted in public administration as a consultant to the Brazilian Congress, and has worked in the third sector as a coordinator of Greenpeace's Renewable Energy campaign in Brazil, and in the private sector. In addition, she also serves as the current Vice-President of the Managing Board of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Solar Photovoltaic Energy Association) and is the Director of Energy at FIESP's Infrastructure Department. Bárbara is a lawyer with an MBA in Finance and Business Strategies from the Federal University of Uberlândia. She specializes in the regulation of the electricity sector.

Eduardo Tobias is a Managing Partner at Watt Capital. He is a specialist in project investment analysis, project financing, and on mergers & acquisitions of renewable energy projects and assets in Brazil. He is a cofounder and currently the vice-coordinator of ABSOLAR's Green Hydrogen Working Group. Tobias is also a visiting Professor at FGV, teaching for its Power Sector Executive Program, and author of the books 'Investment Analysis in Utility Scale PV Projects' (2021) and 'Investment Analysis in Bioenergy Greenfield Projects' (2015). He has a BSc. in Business Administration from FGV-EAESP and a Professional Master in Bioenergy from FGV-EESP.

Rodrigo Lopes Sauaia is co-founder and CEO of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Solar Photovoltaic Energy Association), the national association representing Brazilian solar PV companies and professionals. He is co-founder and a governing board member of the GSC (Global Solar Council), a non-profit body representing regional and national solar associations on international issues. Rodrigo holds a PhD in Materials Engineering and Technology from PUC-RS (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul), a Master's degree in Renewable Energies from Loughborough University (UK), a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from USP (São Paulo University), and has collaborated with the Fraunhofer Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (Germany) and with ETH Zürich (Switzerland).

Harry Schmelzer Neto is Director of Solar & Building at WEG. Graduated in Mechanical Engineering from the Federal University of Santa Catarina, with an MBA in Financial Management from FGV. He is a board member of the Brazilian Association of Solar Energy and started the solar energy business at WEG in 2012, when this energy source was just beginning in Brazil. Today, the solar energy division accounts for more than 10% of the revenue of one of the largest companies in the country. With 12 years of experience in solar energy, he is also the director of the Building division, which covers the construction sector at WEG. This area has total synergy with smart homes, including Wi-Fi outlets, home automation, and security cameras, all connected.

Graduaçao em Ciencias Contabeis, com especialização em gestão de pessoas, pós graduação em gestão empresarial e MBA em Marketing. Fundou em 2011 a Solled Energia empresa que possui mais 4.000 projetos instalados em geração distribuída. Em 2017 participou da fundação do Grupo G5 Solar, grupo de empresas do setor de energia com atuação nacional. Em 2019 criou a WG Energia, empresa de distribuição de equipamentos de energia solar. Atualmente é coordenadora estadual da Associaçao Brasileira de Energia Solar - ABSOLAR no estado do RS e também conselheira do Programa RS Solar.

Éverton Sebastiany de Araújo is an outstanding lawyer specializing in the solar energy sector, currently holding the position of Legal Director at Ergo Energia Inteligente. With a solid education from the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS) and postgraduate degrees in Business Law and Civil Law from Uniritter, he combines a solid academic base with a focused and experienced professional practice. Over the course of more than five years working specifically in the solar energy market, he has established himself as a leading legal advisor for investments in the sector. His in-depth technical and practical knowledge enables him to create structured and secure legal solutions for companies, with an emphasis on structuring and modeling shared generation vehicles. In addition, his expertise covers the drafting of various contracts, always with a view to optimizing and ensuring the legal security of operations in the solar energy sector.

Michel Sednaoui is the founder and CEO of Plexo Solar, a company that has developed over 45 MW of photovoltaic distributed generation projects in Brazil. He has deep expertise in energy finance, acquiring his professional experience with Edmond de Rotschild Private Equity and local funds operating in the brazilian capital markets. Having verified the Brazilian population's difficulties of access to solar energy, today Michel is firmly committed to innovating solar energy finance for low income residences.

Isabella Sene is an energy engineer from the University of Brasilia and holds a master's degree in energy planning sciences from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. She is currently a technical and regulatory specialist at the Brazilian Photovoltaic Solar Energy Association.

Electrical engineer graduated from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, with a specialization in economics and business (MBA) from the Federal University of São Carlos and a master's degree in energy from the Institute of Energy and Environment at the University of São Paulo. He is a specialist in surge protection at Embrastec and an electrical engineer at Lambda Consultoria Ltda. He has been working in the field of surge protection for over 20 years, specifying Surge Protection Devices (SPDs), drawing up technical standards and writing articles and books on the subject.

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Clinger Barros is a Specialist Regulatory Lawyer, and has been working for at least ten years in various regulated sectors, focusing mainly on the Electricity Sector, providing consultancy services and litigating for major players. Since 2023, he has held the regulatory chair of climatech Lemon Energia, focusing regulatory activity on issues related to sustainability, renewable energies and digitalization of the electricity sector, assisting in the establishment of strategies and best regulatory practices for the business and in the interlocution and representation with the most diverse entities and public authorities.

CEO of GREENER, a Research and Investment Strategies company focused on Energy Transition. Since 2007, has been involved in structuring more competitive and sustainable businesses with a focus on the Storage, Distributed and Centralized Solar Energy chain. Member of the Board of Directors of ABSOLAR, Marcio is engineer from the Polytechnic School of USP - University of São Paulo - and an MBA from INSPER and has served as a professor in different postgraduate programs in topics related to energy and sustainability.

José Carlos Tormim, CEO of the MTEC Group, Electrical Engineer from UFU, post-graduate in project management, specialist in power quality, 11 years developing innovative solutions in photovoltaic solar energy such as: grid zero projects, floating plants, hybrid systems and EPC.

Vice-President of the Board of Administrators of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Photovoltaic Solar Energy Association). Currently is managing Director for LATAM in Sunco Capital. 26+ years of experience in Brazilian and Latin American electric sectors, acting in Business Development and M&A in Renewables, regulatory affairs and commercialization. Graduation in Mechanical Engineering from UERJ (University from Rio de Janeiro State) and master in Corporate and Market Finance from IBMEC.

Emerson Viana Oliveira has a Master's degree in Systems and Process Engineering and Management, an MBA in Competitive Management and a degree in Civil Engineering. Solar Project Manager at Comerc Energia, responsible for the construction of the UFV Hélio Valgas Solar Complex, the 5th largest photovoltaic plant in Brazil and the 3rd largest in Minas Gerais. He has 29 years' experience in managing large-scale infrastructures in Brazil, Peru, Portugal and Africa. He teaches postgraduate courses at PUC and IETEC MG, specializing in Planning, Budget and Cost Engineering.

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Nero Wang currently working as the country manager of SUNGROW FPV SCI. & TECH.CO., LTD. Graduated from Anhui University with bachelor degree and has over 5 years of experience in the FPV industry. He has supervised and accomplished many international FPV projects especially in hydro power aspect, and will endeavour to realise the vision to be the navigator of FPV.

David Wedepohl, Managing Director International Affairs David Wedepohl is a radio journalist by training who studied and worked on both sides of the Atlantic. He holds a master's degree in Journalism and Public Affairs which he achieved as a Fulbright scholar. His professional experience included working for the German embassy in Washington, DC as a senior press and public diplomacy officer. He first came in touch with the solar industry while working for an American consulting company before taking up his job as director communications and markets at the German Solar Association, also serving as the organization's spokesperson. He now holds the position of managing director international affairs and is responsible for the association's international activities.

Dr. Florian Wessendorf is Managing Director of Solar Promotion GmbH and Solar Promotion International GmbH. He is responsible for the global conference program and exhibitions in North America, South America and India. He has deep expertise in the solar industry, and formerly served as Managing Director of Photovoltaic Equipment at VDMA, where he was responsible for strategic development, market research and technology scouting, advocacy and policy advice, events, PR and marketing.