18th Global PV Power Conference Opening & Plenary

Date:  Tuesday, 10 June 2025

Room: Grand Ballroom, InterContinental Shanghai Hongqiao

Time:  08:45-12:00

 

The Conference Opening & Plenary session is aimed as an international platform to present and discuss the policy updates, market trends and latest scientific results as well as to network amongst each other and enhance the visibility towards industrial and policy stakeholders. It gathers leading experts, scholars, researchers, entrepreneurs, representatives from different national Chinese institutions engaged in solar photovoltaic and renewable energies along with senior executives from the European, Asian and American solar industry associations to share their great insights into the industry.

 

Program

Conference Opening

Chair: Mr. Zhen Wang, Party Secretary of Shanghai Science & Technology Exchange Center

08:45-09:30

Address by Mr. Wenkan Tang, Vice Director of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization

Address by Mr. Ruizong Tan, Deputy Govener of Minghang District of Shanghai

Address by The Right Honourable Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri (Dr) Abang Haji Abdul Rahman Zohari Bin Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg, Premier of Sarawak, Malaysia

Address by Mr. Siqiang Wang, President of China Electric Power Construction Association; Co-Chairman of the International Financial Forum Energy Transition and Development Committee; First Secretary General of the National Energy Expert Advisory Committee

Address by Mr. Zhipeng Liang, Special invited expert of Technical Committee on Renewable Energy of China Energy Research Society

Address by Mr. Gongshan Zhu, Chairman of SNEC PV+ Conference; Chairman, Global Green Energy Industry Council (GGEIC); Chairman, Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association (APVIA)

Address by Mr. Li Lin, Standing Committee Member and Executive Vice Mayor of Baotou Municipal Committee

Address by Prof. Armin Aberle, Chairman of SNEC Advanced PV Technology Conference; CEO, Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS), National University of Singapore (NUS)

09:30-09:50

Signing & Launching Ceremony

Signing Ceremony

Launch of Green Carbon Chain Initiative

Launch of Global Energy Storage & Battery Council

Plenary Session I

Chair: Mr. Kai Zhu, Chairman, Shanghai New Energy Industry Association

Prof. Hui Shen, Director, Yangtze Institute for Solar Technology

10:00-10:20

Mr. Zhimin Qian

Standing Committee Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Deputy Director of the Population, Resources and Environment Committee; Former Chairman and Party Secretary of State Power Investment Corporation

10:20-10:40

Research on the Development Trend of China's Energy and Power System under the Dual Carbon Target: A New Energy System with Non-fossil Electro-Hydrogen Coupling

Prof. Xiaoxin Zhou

Honorary President, Chinese Academy of Electric Power Sciences

10:40-10:55

Mr. Gongshan Zhu

Chairman, Global Green Energy Industry Council (GGEIC); Chairman, Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association (APVIA); Chairman, Golden Concord Holdings Limited

10:55-11:10

Mr. Jifan Gao

Chairman, Trina Solar Co., Ltd.

11:10-11:25

Forging Excellence, Unleashing AI Potential, Pioneering the Grid-Forming Era

Mr. Jinlong Hou

Director of the Board of Huawei; President of Huawei Digital Power

11:25-11:40

Mr. Shi Wang

Honorary Chairman & Founder, Vanke Co., Ltd.; Chairman of the Board, Vanke Foundation; Founder, DeepRock Group

11:40-11:55

Navigating Energy Transition and Power Sector in ASEAN

Dr. Andy Tirta

Head of Corporate Affairs, ASEAN Center for Energy (ACE)

Lunch

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Opening Ceremony

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