Tentative Schedule

Pre-conference Events 15.2.10 17:30-19:00 Roundtable with International Experts in the Presence of Dr. Uzi Landau, Minister of National Infrastructures - International Collaboration in RE Innovation (By Invitation Only) Chair: Dr. Shlomo Wald, Chief Scientist, Ministry of National Infrastructures

Day 1 - 16.2.10 8:00-10:30 Registration + Coffee+Exhibition

Pre-Conference Special Events (By Invitation Only)

8:00 Samar – The Solar Breakfast at the AORA Solar Tower 9:00 Kibbutz Ketura - Launching of the Arava Technologies Validation Center Plenary Sessions 10:30-12:15 Greetings and Introduction Chair: Noam Ilan & Dorit Banet, Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Administration

Prof. Daniel Hershkovitz, Minister of Science and Technology

Meir Yizhak Halevi, Mayor of Eilat

Prof. Moti Herskowitz, Vice President, Ben Gurion University of the Negev

Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy Project, 4 Years of Continued Success Udi Gat, Chairman, Hevel Eilot Regional Council

Keynote Addresses U.S - Sustainable Energy Collaboration Steve Israel, Congressman, USA

The Israeli Government Sustainable Energy Plan Dr. Uzi Landau, Minister of National Infrastructures

Economic Benefits of Renewable Energy Dr. Herman Scheer, Pres., EUROSOLAR; General Chairman, World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE); Pres., International Parliamentary orum on Renewable Energies; Member, German Bundestag; Author 12:15-13:15 Session 1: Policy Panel - Is Israel Doing Enough to Meet its Renewable Energy Goals? Chair: (TBD)

Shaul Zemah, Director General, Ministry of National Infrastructures

Gabi Maimon, Director General, Ministry of Interior

Yosi , Director General, Ministry of Environmental Protection

Yosi Yishay, Director General, Ministry of Agriculture

Ministry of Finance (TBD)

Ministry of Industry, Trade & Labor (TBD)

Comments from NGOs - Zippy Issar Itzik, IUED 13:15-14:45 Lunch + Exhibition

Parallel Sessions The Prime Stage for Presenting Israeli RE Innovation and Startups 14:45-16:00 2A: Policy Roundtable - Land, 2B: Vision - Innovation for Enhanced the Main Constraint for RE Energy Security and Sustainability Growth in Israel Chair: Dorit Banet, Director, Chair: Dr. Eitan Yudilevich, Executive Strategy & Regional Dev., Eilat- Director, BIRD Foundation Eilot Regional Renewable Energy Project How Should Israel Take Advantage of its Innovation Resources to Promote the Shimon Ifrah, Min. of Interior Achievement of Enhanced Energy Security and Sustainability, Through National, Efraim Shlain, Environmental Regional and International Collaboration? Planning Dept., Ministry of the Environment Israel’s RE Technological Center; Position- ing Israel as a Leader in RE Innovation Ruti Frum, Min. of Agriculture Avi Feldman, Director, Negev and Galilee Development Center, Ministry of Industry, Menahem Zaluzky, Min. of the Trade and Labor Environment Mario Mancuso, Former Under Secretary Yardena Plaut, Min. of National of Commerce, United States of America Infrustructures Professor Stuart Licht, Institute of Basic Eitan Parnass Energy Science & Technology, George Washington University Hanan Erez Arnold Goldman, Pioneer in Implementing NGO (TBD) Solar Energy for Electricity

Udi Gat, Chairman, Hevel Eilot Dr. Yom Tov Samia, President and CEO, Regional Council ICG

Israel Lands Authority (TBD) Jack Levy, Partner, Israel Cleantech Ventures The Prime Stage for Presenting Israeli RE Innovation and Startups

16:00-17:15 3A: Implementation 3B: Innovation - Leading 3C: Innovation - Algae Panel - CEOs of Institutes for Testing & Biofuels Israel’s Leading Commercializing Solar Chair: Dr. Isaac Berzin Solar Developers Innovation on Business Chair: Noam Ilan, Eilat- A Genetic Approach to Opportunities in the Eilot Technological Center Green Energy Israeli Solar Market Dr. Avihai Danon, Chair: Adv. Eitan Francisca Rubio Weizmann Institute of Parnas Yogev Gavri, Berenguel, R&D Director, Science CEO, Paz Solar ISFOC, Spain Breaking the Light Barrier Alon Tamari, CEO, Eduardo Aznar Zozaya, Dr Michael Kagan, CTO, Solar Power CENER, Spain Algaenesis

Jonathan Cohen, CEO, Doron Tamir, CEO, Israel Arava Power Standards Institute Amnon Bechar, CEO, Seambiotic Ltd. Jean Scemama, VP, Gunka Wilfried, Business Development, International Director, Algae Domestication for ICG Austrian Business Agency Energy and Feed Market Dr. Shai Einbinder, VP, Tali Nehoshtan, CEO, R&D TransAlgae Ltd. Solaria

Kobi Katz, CEO, SunRay 17:15-17:45 Coffee Break + Exhibition

The Prime Stage for Presenting Israeli RE Innovation and Startups

17:45-19:15 4A: R&D Panel - 17:45-18:15 Academia’s Role in Achieving Game Changing 4B: Innovation - Can 4C: Innovation Technological Innovation Israel Become a - Financing Frameworks for RE Chair: Prof. Gershon Player in the Global PV Innovation Grossman, The Technion Market? Innovative Israeli Chair: Oded Distel, Prof. Stuart Licht, PV Technologies in Director, Israel Institute of Basic Energy Eilat Eilot Technology NEWTECH, Min. of Science & Technology, Center, Israel’s Leading Industry Trade & Labor George Washington RE Commercialization Platform Raymond King, Senior Prof. Moti Herskowitz, Ben Manager, Listings Chair: Dr. Shlomo Wald, Gurion University Business Development Chief Scientist, Ministry of Toronto Stock Exchange National Infrastructures Prof. Jacob Karni, Weizmann Institute Jason Matlof, Partner, Guy Sela, CEO, SolarEdge Silicon Valley, Battery Prof. Avi Kribus, Ventures Gonen Fink, CEO, Tel Aviv University Pythagoras Solar Gabriel Marquette, Prof. Aviv Rozen, President, EUROGIA+ Yossi Kofman, CEO, The Technion B-Solar Irit Chen-Zamero, Dr. Tareq Abu Hamed, The Solar MAGNET Yossi Fisher, CEO, Arava Institute Center for Consortium Solaris Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tata, India (TBC) Eyal Richter, CEO, Verilite Dr. Carmel Rotschild, MIT

Continued below The Prime Stage for Presenting Israeli RE Innovation and Startups

17:45-19:15 4A: R&D Panel - 18:45–19:30 Academia’s Role in Achieving Game Changing 5B: Innovation - 5C: Innovation - Solar Technological Innovation Israeli Solar Thermal and Beyond Technologies -Before Breakthrough Chair: (TBD) Continued from above Chair: Dr. Avraham Ariel Ben Porat, Arbib, BrightView Ministry of National Infrastructures Dr. Jonathan Goldstein, President, Haim Fried, CEO, AORA 3GSolar Ltd. Solar Prof. Imanuel Peled, Dr. Ori Zik, CEO, EnStorage Heliofocus

Rafi Ridnik, CEO, ASP

20:15 Departure for Gala Evening

20:30 Gala Evening

Keynote Speaker: Prof. Robert J. (Yisrael) Aumann, Hebrew University; Nobel Prize Laureate, Economics 2005

Award Presentations

The Ormat Award for Life Long Contribution to Sustainable Energy to Prof. Zvi Tavor

The Brian Medwed Award for Contribution to Renewable Energy in Eilat – Eilot and Israel to AORA Solar and Kibbutz Samar Day 2 - 17.2.10 Plenary Sessions 9:00-10:00 Session 1: Policy & Technology - Energy Efficiency - The Quiet Giant Chair: George E. Pataki, Former Governor, New York State, USA

Israel’s Energy Efficiency Plan Dr. Uzi Landau, Minister of National Infrastructures

Ambassador Richard Jones, Deputy Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA)

Kateri Callahan, President, Alliance to Save Energy (ASE)

10:00-11:00 Session 2: CEOs talk on Policy & Technology - Centralized or Distributed? Can Utility Scale Solar Energy Production Make the Difference? Chair: Dr. Herman Scheer, President, EUROSOLAR (TBC) Keynote: Michael R. Peevey, President, California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)

$400M - The First Major Renewable Energy “Exit” in Israel - Is the Siemens/Solel Deal a Sign for a Bright Future for Utility Scale Solar Energy Production? Rene Umlauft, Division CEO, Renewable Energy, Sector Energy, Siemens Avi Brenmiller, CEO, Siemens CSP (Formerly Solel)

Can PV compete? The Case for Utility Scale PV Howard Wenger, President, Global Business Units SunPower Corporation

Is the Door Open for Financing Utility Scale Solar Energy Production? Dominik Thumfart, Managing Director, Head of Renewable Energy, Deutsche Bank 11:00-11:30 Coffee Break + Exhibition

Solar Plenary Session Energy Efficiency - Mini Conference

11:30-12:30 3A&B Implementation - The Roadmap Towards 3C: Innovation - Energy Implementing Renewable Efficiency Energy in Israel Chair: (TBD) Zvi Segal, CEO, Metrolight Chair: (TBD) Yoav Ben Ya’acov, Phoeibus The Regulation Road Map Energy Dr. Ilan Suliman, Vice Chairman, PUA Eran Tagor, CEO, PowerSines

The Budget Road Map Boaz Maman, Mehik Axima Min. of Finance (TBD) (TBD) The Technological Road Map Prof. David Faiman, Ben Gurion University

Comments: Adv. Uri Noy, Erdinast Ben Natan 12:30-14:00 Lunch + Exhibition

14:00-15:15 Solar Plenary Sessions Energy Efficiency - Mini Conference Solar Implementation Solar Technology

4C: Implementation 4A: Implementation - 4B: Technology - - Energy Efficiency The Mini-Solar Thermal Invertors & Accessories - Public & Private Tender - Are Water and - More than Just Grid Sector Cooperation Storage the Critical Connection Factors? Chair: Edi Bet Hzavdi, Chair: (TBD) The Union for Chair: (TBD) Energy Conservation Clean Energy Department, Min. of Marko Werner, Chief Nat. Infrastructures Shuki Oren, Accountant Sales Officer, SMA Solar General, Ministry of Finance Technology Performance Contracting Update on Timna Lior Handelsman, Pier Langois, Noam Ilan, Eilat-Eilot VP Product Strategy & President, Ecnoler Technological Center Business Dev., SolarEdge International Inc. Technologies Update on Ashalim Solar Water Heating Uzi Levin, Inbal Power One (TBD) – On Verge of a Revolution: Local or Shicun Binui + Solel Cables & Connector Effects Global? on ROI Adar Azancot,CEO, Clal+Abengoa Peter Muller, Product Chromagen Marketing Manager Solar Millenium+ Solar, Low Frequency, Energy Efficient HUBER+SUHNER AG Projects in the Household & Commercial Sectors Dani Rozner, Israel Electric Corporation

Data Centers: Taming the Silent Energy Guzzlers Yigal Schneider, CEO, Alexander Schneider Ltd.

Baran (TBD) Energy Efficiency - Mini Conference

15:15-16:15 Session 5A: Financing - 5B: Technology PV - 5C: Policy - Energy Government & Private Market Leaders on State Efficiency - Towards Sector Project Financing of the Art Products and an Energy Efficient Know How Economy, Market Chair: (TBD) Chair: (TBD) Barriers & Policy Solutions Shuki Oren, Accountant General, Ministry of Finance Bird’s-eye view On the Global PV Industry and Chair: Ze’ev Innovation Gross, Min. of Nat. Bernd Fislage, Managing Dan Shuger Infrastructures Director, Head PCA Europe & Resource Management Americas, Deutsche Bank Stefan Thiel, Director Sales Key Accounts BOSCH Kateri Callahan, Noam Ayali, Chadbourne & Solar Energy AG Bosch President, Alliance to Parke LLP Save Energy Andreas Hahn, Director, Sales South-East Europe / Yael Cohen Paran, MENA, Schott Solar Israel Energy Forum

Yossi Kofman, CEO, Taxation Incentives in B-Solar the Service of Energy Efficiency Boaz Sofer, Deputy Director General, Tax Authority; Chair, Green Taxing

Committee

Daryl Smith, President, IWFA, Rep. American Energy Saving Groups, USA (TBC)

PUA (TBC) 16:15-16:45 Coffee Break + Exhibition

Energy Efficiency - Mini Conference

16:45-17:45 Session 6A: 6B: Technology - Solar 6C: Policy - Implementation – How Thermal - Emerging Financing to Manage a Large Scale Technologies for the Chair: Yael Cohen Project - Independent Utility Market Paran, CEO, Israel Utility Scale Solar Energy Forum Projects In Israel Chair: (TBD) Chair: (TBD) System Benefits Charge Sean Murphy, SunRay Jim Clyde, Vice President Michael R. Peevey, Zealim Thermo Solar Project of Sales and Marketing, President, CPUC Infinia Doron Liban, Shicun Binui Financial Mechanisms Arava Power Utility PV Milena Marinova, Senior for Efficiency Director, Strategy and Pier Langois, Schaller Stephan, Head International President, Ecnoler of Business Development Development, International Inc., Renewable Energy, Siemens Esolar Esco Isral (TBC) Comments: Oded Agmon, Binyamin Koretz, PUA BrightSource Ministry of Finance (TBC) Michael Geyer , Director, International Business (TBD) Development CSP Abengoa Solar (PS 10) Energy Efficiency - Mini Conference

17:45-18:30 Session 7A: Policy Panel 7B: Technology - CPV, 7C: Implementation - Is the U.S. on its Way Latest Development in - Energy Efficiency - to Becoming the Global Commercialization & Models for Integration Leader in RE Innovation Implementation Chair: Karni Govreen & Implementation? Segal, Deputy CEO, Chair: John Bereny Chair: (TBD) iConsortium: CEO, GreenAgenda; Michael R. Peevey, Francisca Rubio President, California Public Berenguel, Director, R&D, Uzi Zaharoni, VP, Sales, Utilities Commission (CPUC) ISFOC, Spain Al-Sorag; iConsortium

Barry Worthington, Dr. Ana R. Lagunas Executive Director, Alonso, PV Department Integration of Energy US Energy Association Director, CENER, Spain Efficient Technologies in Buildings Mark Riedy, Mintz-Levin Concentrix, Germany Rafi Aharoni, CTO, (TBC) Assa Aharoni, Engineers; iConsortium MagPower, Portugal (TBC) Energy Efficiency in Buildings Dr. David Pearlmutter, the Desert Research Institute, Ben Gurion

Univ.

Ilan Lior, CEO, Livnim - Green Building Consultants

18:30-19:15 Session 8: Major Challenges after the Climate Summit in Copenhaggen

Chair: (TBD)

Israel’s Carbon Reduction Goals Gilad Erdan, Minister of the Environment

Bruce M. Kahn, Director and Senior Investment Analyst, Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors

19:15-19:45 The Solar Cocktail and Business Card Swap, Hosted by the Renewable Energy Association of Israel at the Main Exhibition Hall Day 3 - 18.2.10 Plenary Sessions 9:00-10:00 Plenary Session 1: Energy Independence, Soft Power and Regional Development

Chair: David Shwartz, President, iConsortium Keynote: Dov Raviv MST - A Plan to Produce 50% of Israel Required Energy by Solar: Energy within 15 Years

Solar In Africa Dr. Yao AZOUMAH, Head of Solar Energy and Energy Saving Laboratory, Institut International d’Ingénierie de l’Eau et de l’Environnement, Burkina Faso

The potential for PV Manufacturing in Israel Nikolai Dobrot

Energy Efficiency - Mini Conference

10:00-11:00 Session 2A: Policy & 2B: Implementation & 2C: Policy & Technology - Small Innovation - Smart Grid Implementation Energy Wind Chair: (TBD) Efficiency in Cities Chair: Prof. Aviv Chair: (TBD) Rozen Avner Cohen, CEO, Greenlet Prof. Eduardo De Oliveira Erez Dolev, Ledico Fernandes, University of Porto Green Energy & Simens (TBC) (TBC) Technospin IBM (TBC) An Example for an Energy Winflex (TBC) Efficiency Tender for Cities Roy Cohen, Local Government Variable Wind (TBC) Economic Services

Joe van Zwaren, VP, Model for Low Carbon Emission Marketing, Leviathan Cities- Examples from China & Energy Russia Dagan Mochly, Dagan Mochly PUA (TBC) Architects; iConsortium

Examples of energy efficiency in the local authority (TBC) IEC, Encouraging energy efficiency in local authorities (TBC) 11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-12:30 Session 3A: Wind & 3B: Policy & Implementation 3C: Biomass Regional Development - Changing Habits, the Secret Way to Save Energy Chair: Naor Yerushalmi, CEO, Life and Environment The Israeli Union of Environmental NGOs

Kateri Callahan, President, Alliance to Save Energy

Dr. Shahar Dolev (TBC)

City Energy Efficiency Competition Ben Taube, Executive Director, Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance, Atlanta U.S.A

Tamar Goldman, Founder, Neo-Urbanist

Make it or Break it - Decisions & Behavioral Changes at the Crux of Implementing Energy Efficiency & Sustainable Business Practices Karni Govreen Segal, CEO, Green Agenda; iConsortium

12:30 Departure for the Eilat-Eilot RE Sites Tour

13:30 The Arava RE Validation Center at the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies, Kibbutz Ketura, Currently Home to Four Innovative Israeli Solar Technologies 15:00 The Yotvata Restaurant Solar Parking Lot

15:30 Kibbutz Samar - Launching the Concentrix CPV Plant + the AORA Solar Tower - The First Fully Operational Solar Thermal “Power to the Grid” Plant in Israel

17:00 Return to Eilat