
Day 1 - 14th October 2021
Energising the Future with Solar
Morning Plenary Session - Day 1
09.30am - 11.20am
Session Facilitator:
Dr Tanya Harrington - Chief Regulatory Affairs Officer - An Post
Plenary Session Speakers:
- Minister Darragh O'Brien - Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage
- Conall Bolger - CEO - Irish Solar Energy Association
- David Maguire - Founding Director - BNRG Renewables
- Saul Griffith - Chief Scientist - Otherlab/Rewiring America
- James Delahunt - Director - KPMG
Stream A - Zero Carbon Networks
11.30am - 01.00pm
Session Facilitator:
Bill Senior - Treasurer - ISEA

Speakers Include:
- Kevin O'Donovan - SVP European Wind & Solar - Statkraft Ireland
- Hariram Subramanian - CTO - Huawei Technologies
- Eoin Kennedy - Head of Future Operations - EirGrid Group
- Donal Crean - Asset Management - ESB Networks
Stream Discussion Panelists include:
Donal Smith - Managing Director - Switched In Consulting
Conall Bolger - CEO - Irish Solar Energy Association
Meet the Solution Suppliers
01.00pm - 1.20pm
Video 1: Trina Solar
Video 2: Huawei Technologies
Video 3: Sungrow
Video 4: Aton Green Storage
Video 5: SMA
Case Study Session: Challenges, Opportunities & Successes
1.20pm - 2.20pm
Session Facilitator:
Ken Stewart – Sungrow Power
Case Study Presenters:
- Peter Kavanagh - Director - Highfield Energy Services
- John Carty - Director - Enerpower
Stream B: Innovation Solar Finance
2.20pm - 3.40pm
Session Facilitator:
Tim Day - Trina Solar

Speakers Include:
- Karen Doyle - Relationship Director - Ulster Bank
- Garrett Monaghan - Partner - Pinsent Masons
- Ray O'Neill - Managing Director - Fincovi
Stream Discussion Panelists include:
Eoin Hartigan - Project Finance - Bank of Ireland
Summary of the Day
3.40pm - 3.50pm
Conall Bolger - CEO - Irish Solar Energy Association
Day 2 - 15th October 2021
Energising the Future with Solar
Morning Plenary Session - Day 2
09.30am - 11.20am
Session Facilitator:
Peter Russell - Huawei Technologies

Plenary Session Speakers:
- Conall Bolger - CEO - Irish Solar Energy Association
- Andy Kelly - Senior Principal - AFRY Management
- Eamonn Confrey - Principal Officer - Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment
- Hugh Mullany - Managing Director - Mullany Energy
Stream C: Policy, Planning & Government
11.30am - 12.50pm
Session Facilitator:
Jennifer Burke - Eversheds Sutherland

Session Speakers:
- Gavin Blake - Partner - ByrneWallace
- Siobhán McCabe - Partner - Philip Lee
- Jim Hughes – Director – Fehily Timoney Company
Stream discussion panel includes:
Ryan Howard - Chief Executive - SECAD Partnership
Rebecca McManus - Associate - Aurora Energy Research
Meet the Solution Suppliers
12.50pm - 1.20pm
Video 1: TU Dublin Hothouse
Video 2: SECAD Partnership
Video 3: Eversheds Sutherland
Video 4: GOLDBECK SOLAR GmbH
Video 5: Midsummer Renewables
Case Study Session: Challenges, Opportunities & Successes
1.20pm - 2.20pm
Session Facilitator:
Oisín Joyce - Policy Officer - ISEA
Case Study Presenters:
- Robert Goss - Solar Electric
- Gary Connolly - Commercial Director - Activ8 Solar Energies
Stream D: ROOFTOP SOLAR & BEHIND THE METER
2.20pm - 3.40pm
Session Facilitator:
Ken Stewart - Sungrow

Stream speakers include:
- Gerhard Heyl - Director - PV Green Energy
- William Walsh - CEO - SEAI
- Oisín Coghlan - Chief Executive - Friends of the Earth
Stream panelist includes:
Hannah Staab - Head of Advisory, Europe – Natural Power
Siddharth Joshi - PhD Student, Energy Policy and Modelling Group, MaREI, UCC, Cork
Summary of the Day
3.40pm - 3.50pm
Conall Bolger - CEO - Irish Solar Energy Association
