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By 2015, thin-film will account for 30% of the global PV market and grow to $14 billion,accordingtoareportbyNanoMarket.Thin-filmalreadyholdsasignificantportionoftotalPVproduction,accumulatinga15%sharein2008.

Over-supply in the PV market is expected to ease as demand recovers in 2010 and takes off again in 2011 and beyond,accordingtoareportpublishedbyDisplaySearchinAugust2009.

The European Photovoltaic Industry Association (EPIA) expects 4GW of thin-film production capacity to be operational in 2010,concentratedintheregionsofEurope,China,Taiwan,JapanandtheUSA,thisfigurewillrepresent20%oftotalPVmoduleproduction–upfromjust10%in2007.

Thenumbersaresolid-thereisaveryreal,growingmarketforthin-filmthatinthelong-termisonlygoinginonedirection.Up.Thisiswhynowistheperfecttimetoattendthe2nd Thin Film Solar Summit US organizedbygloballeadersinsolarconferenceproduction–NewSolarTodayandThinFilmToday.Atthiseventyouwilldiscoverwhatyoucandonowtostrengthenyourpositionasaleadingthin-filmmanufacturerandhowtodriveyourbusinessforwardinto2010andtakeasignificantpieceoftheaction!

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US Department of Energy, John Bartlett, Financial Analyst, Solar Energy Technologies Program

First Solar, Benny Buller, Director of Device Improvement

Uni-Solar, Subhendu Guha, Senior VP, ECD & Chairman

Kaneka, Koshiro Kawaguchi, Marketing Manager

Ersol Thin Film, Christian Koitzsch, MD

Signet Solar, Rajeeva Lahri, CEO

Moser Baer, Rajeewa Arya, CEO

Ascent Solar, Farhad Moghadam, CEO

Primestar Solar, Brian Murphy, CEO

Abound Solar, Russ Kanjorski, VP of Marketing

Solyndra, Kelly Truman, VP of Marketing and Business Development

Applied Materials, Christopher Beitel, MD

Oerlikon, Scott Graybeal, Head of Global Sales and Marketing

NREL, Dr Harin Ullal, National Centre for Photovoltaics

SCHOTT Solar, (speaker confirmed, see website for up to date info)

SoloPower, Mustafa Pinarbasi, VP of Technology

XsunX, Robert Wendt, VP of Engineering

Xunlight, Xunming Deng, CEO

Barclays Capital, Vishal Shah, Senior Analyst, Renewable Energy Solar

Jane Capital Partners LLC, Neal Dikeman, Partner

Lux Research, Ted Sullivan, Senior Analyst

Navigant Consulting, Paula Mints, Principal Analyst PV Services Program

EUPD Research, Daniela Schrieber, Head of Research Operations

MIT-Fraunhofer, (speaker confirmed, see website for up to date info)

Techcet Group, Lita Shon-Roy, Senior Managing Partner

Komax Solar, Stefan Kaufmann, Head PM & Technology

Air Products, David Tavianini, PV Global Marketing Manager

Linde Electronics, Anish Tolia, Head of Market Development - Americas

Chadbourne & Parke LLP, Kenneth Hansen, Partner

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I wish to thank you and your team for setting up a very informative and interesting Thin Film Solar Summit in San Francisco. I am

certainly looking forward to attending your future summits. In addition to the Summit, the “after hours” networking was invaluable and has introduced me to a lot more key players within the industry.

Busch Semiconductor Vacuum Group LLC, Derek Shields, Vice President - Sales

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" It was really a very good conference and ideal platform of exchange of ideas to increase value of the solar thin-film value chain.

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" The event gave me a good overview of the finance process in the US, and an excellent summary of the key players. The

networking opportunities were particularly valuable.

Leybold Optics, Phil Hatchett, Regional Sales Manager"

"Impressive tech attendance.

Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems, Nolan Browne, Managing Director

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It was well balanced in terms of market data, producers, financing... I hope to attend other Thin Film Today conferences.

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The density of information was phenomenal. Even with my 20+ pages of handwritten notes, I will need those PDFs of

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Your Roadmap For Thin-Film Success In 2010 And Beyond

DAY 1 - TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2009

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Giving it to you straight: Thin-film market facts and realistic predictions for 2010 and beyondThePVindustryisoversuppliedandwithsiliconandmodulepricescontinuingtofall,itmayseemlikeatoughtimetobeathin-filmmanufacturer.That’swhynowmorethaneveryouneedanhonestanalysisofthethin-filmmarketanddiscoverwhichmarketsandapplicationsareyoursafestbet.

Cutthroughthevariousanalystspredictions•andgetarealisticpictureofwhatthethin-filmmarketcanexpectinthenext12to18months

Analyzehowthemarketleadersaredealing•withfallingsiliconpricesandtakeawaybestpracticeexamplesthatyoucanapplytoyourbusiness

Takelessonslearnedfromtherenewable•energyindustryasawholeandhearhowitcanbeappliedtothefutureofthin-film

Discoverwherethemostpromising•opportunitieslieforyourthin-filmbusiness-Theapplicationsandregionalmarketsthatstandthebestchanceforsuccessandwhatyoucandotojumpontheseopportunities

ascentsolar,FarhadMoghadam,CEOunitedsolarovonic,SubhenduGuha,Senior VP, ECD & ChairmanPrimestarsolar,BrianMurphy,CEOersolthinfilm,ChristianKoitzsch,MDsolyndra,KellyTruman,VP of Marketing and Business Developmentnavigantconsulting,PaulaMints,Principal Analyst PV Services Program

crucial thin-film materials updateBenefitfromacomprehensiveupdateon•thecurrentcostofallthevariousmaterialsusedtobuildthin-filmcells

Telluriumandindium-Areweoraren’twe•goingtorunoutofsupply?

Gettingyourmaterialsforless-Hearabout•thelatestandmosteffectivemethodsthatwillhelplowerthissignificantportionofyourthin-filmmanufacturingcosts

Techcet Group,LitaShon-Roy,Senior Managing Partnerlindeelectronics,AnishTolia,Head of Market Development, Americas

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Opening Panel

The strategies you need to give you the edge in today’s highly competitive thin-film market

Findoutwhat• youcandotocompeteoncost,evenifyouusethesameturnkeyproductionlineasyourcompetitors

Stickoutfromthecrowd-Discoverwhattofocus•onthathasrealappealtoyourcustomersandcandeliverarealsparktoyoursalesfigures

Cutoutthemiddleman-Heartoptipsfrom•companieswhohavesuccessfullyexpandedtheirbusinessbysellingdirectlytotheend-user

Expandingupanddownstream-Howyoucan•benefitfromgettinginvolvedwithinstallationanddevelopingcloserelationshipswithyoursuppliers

euPdresearch,DanielaSchrieber,Head of Research Operations

Oerlikon,ScottGraybeal,Head of Global Sales and Marketing

winning the Thin-film vs crystalline battle

Thin-film• strengths-Learnthemostcompellingargumentsthatwillconvinceyourinvestorsandcustomerstochoosethin-filmPVovercrystallinePV

Howlowcansilicongo?Hearexpertopinionon•howfarsiliconpriceswillfallandwhatyoucandotopreparefortheimpact

Morethanjustcost-Discoverhowyoucan•capitalizeoncertainnicheapplicationsandothercircumstanceswherethin-filmhasamajoradvantageovercrystallinetechnologies

mIt-fraunhofer(speakerconfirmed,

pleaseseewebsiteforuptodateinfo)

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Thin-film technology breakthroughsGetanupdateontheverylatestthin-filmefficiencyimprovementsandwhatdevelopmentsyoucanexpectinthenext12-18monthsthatwillincreasethin-filmviability

Roll-to-rollmanufacturing-Discoverhow•muchitcancutcostsandwhattechnologicalimplicationsitwillhaveonyourmanufacturingprocessHearaboutalternativeencapsulationtechniques•thatcanside-stepthedifficultieswiththin-filmflexiblesubstratesDiscoverthefullpotentialofinktechnologythat•canproducehighuniformityforyoursolarcellsBenefitfromanin-depthlookatthelatestincell•andmoduleinnovation,capturetechnologies,anti-reflectivesolutionsandmore

nrel,DrHarinUllal,National Centre for PhotovoltaicsKaneka,KoshiroKawaguchi,Marketing ManagersoloPower,MustafaPinarbasi,VP of TechnologyXsunX,RobertWendt,VP of Engineering

cutting thin-film costs – How to get the last digit out of your yieldGetthecompletepictureofcostcuttingtechniquesfromfrontendspecialistAppliedMaterials,backendspecialistKomaxandthin-filmmanufacturerMoserBaer.

Killyourbadcells-howintegratingmonolithically•canensureuniformityacrossyourproductionlineScalingupcostanalysis-discoverhowmuch•youcanreallyexpecttosaveinmaterialsandequipmentcostsbyscalingupyourprojectAnalysetheprosandconsofdifferentprocesses•andtechniques

appliedmaterials,ChristopherBeitel, MDkomaxsolar,StefanKaufmann, Head PM & Technologymoserbaer,RajeewaArya,CEO

The is not a vague or ill-defined agenda, it is the result of months of primary research and interviews conducted with over 75 senior executives in the thin-film industry. We would like to express special acknowledgement to our panel of experts who have really helped us zone into the core topics of the agenda:

deutschebank,StephenO’Rourke,Senior Analyst

soloPower,HomayounTalieh,co-founder

heliovolt,LouayEldada,Chief Technology Officer

sharp,PaulWormser,Senior Director of Product Development

solarPower,EricHafter,President

isuppli,StefandeHaan,Analyst

Komax,StefanKaufmann,Manager PM & Technology

daystartechnologies,BretAdamsPhoenixsolar,ManfredBaechler,CTO

nanomarkets,KatherineDerbyshire,Associate Analyst

appliedmaterials,ChrisBeitel,Managing Director

luxresearchInc,TedSullivan,Solar Program Leader

Abound,MarkChen,Director of Marketing

Air Products,DaveTavianini,PV Global Marketing Manager

solyndra,KellyTruman,VP Marketing and Business Development

lindeelectronics,AnishTolia,Market Development, Solar

Oerlikon,ScottGraybeal,Head of Global Sales and Marketing

navigantconsulting,PaulaMints,Principal Analyst PV Services

unitedsolarovonic,SubhenduGuha,Senior VP and Chairman

sunPower,DougRose,Technology Development Director

schottsolar,CaseyGutowski,Director of Business Development

morganstanley,NickAllen,Senior Research Analyst

Techcet Group,LitaShon-Roy,Chief Editor and Senior Managing Partner

euPdresearch,DanielaSchreiba,Head of Research Operations

Unrivalled Choice With All The Issues You Want To Hear About

DAY 2 - WEDnESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2009

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makesureyousignuptoreceivepostconferenceonline access to the summit so you can share the learning with your team. It includes:

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sponsorinformation

ThIn-fIlmfInancEandlEgISlaTIOn

everything you need to know to secure investment for your thin-film businessPrivate funding:

Makey• ourbankvisitpainless-Findoutexactlywhatyourbankneedstoheartosecureyourloanincludingwhobacksupyourwarrantyandhowliquidthewarrantywillneedtobe

Equityinvestorchecklist-Understandwhatthey•needtohearandhowtomeettheirexpectations

GettipsandinsightsfromtheCEOofXunlight,who•havesuccessfullyraisedmorethan$40mofinvestment

Public funding:

DOELoanGuaranteeprogram-Getyourup-to-the-•minuteoverviewoftheverylatestdevelopmentsandseewhatkindsofprojectsarelikelytoqualifyandwhytheywilldoso

Heartherequirementsforsecuringfundingthrough•thestimuluspackage-Whatyouneedtodotoapplyandhowmuchthethin-filmindustrycanexpecttoreceive

PainlessPowerPurchaseAgreements(PPA)-See•inadvancethepitfallsthatmanycompaniesrunintowhenseekingPPAs

usdepartmentofenergy,JohnBartlett,Financial Analyst, Solar Energy Technologies Programbarclayscapital,VishalShah,Senior Analyst, Renewable Energy SolarXunlight,XunmingDeng, CEOJanecapitalPartners,NealDikeman, Partner

direct from the doe – Your questions answered on upcoming legislations that will affect the thin-film industry Chadbourne&ParkeLLPraisesthequestionsyouwantanswered,leavingnostoneunturnedandsheddinglightonexactlyhowfuturelegislationwillaffectyourbusiness

Policiesinthepipeline-Findoutin-depth•informationonwhatnewlegislationisonthehorizonthatmatterstothin-film

Makesureyourcompanyisreadytoactdecisively•toupcominglegislation.Hearhowtoprepareforthesechangesandknowhowtheywillimpactonyourbusiness

usdepartmentofenergy,JohnBartlett,Financial Analyst, Solar Energy Technologies Programchadbourne&ParkellP,KennethHansen,Partner

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amorphous-silicon: keeping the price low and staying competitive

Evaluatetheeffectivenessoftandem•junctiontechnologyasitachievesfactoryacceptanceandpromisesefficiencyimprovementsofupto8%

Hearfirsthandwhatinnovationsare•comingfroma-SithatwillallowittocontinuecompetingagainstCdTeandCIGS

Ascertainhowimportantpanelsizeiswhen•itcomestocostsandefficiencies

Xunlight,XunmingDeng,CEOsignetsolar,RajeevaLahri,CEO

The power and potential of cdTeCdTeholdstheleadinthin-film.Getanupdateonthelatestdevelopmentsonthisefficienttechnology,seewhatthefutureholdsandwhatyoucandotomaximizeCdTe’spotential

Takealookatwhat’sholdingyouback•fromscalinguptothebig-timebenchmarkof1GWandwhatyoucandotomeetandbeatthesetechnicalchallenges

Understandtheflexiblemanufacturing•methodsthatarethetruestrengthofCdTeandhowyoucanleveragethistoyouradvantage

Findouthowtobuildanefficientrecycling•programtopreventCdTepanelsendingupinalandfillandappeasingsafetyconcernsoncadmiumusage

firstsolar,BennyBuller,Director of Device Improvement

Primestarsolar,BrianMurphy, CEO

aboundsolar,RussKanjorski,VP of Marketing

improve operational efficiency and commercialize your ciGS line

UnderstandthechallengesCIGS•manufacturersfaceandhowtobeatthem-RightfromcertifyingCIGSplatemodulestoshippingoffthefirstbatch

Getaninsightintohowtoscaleup•withoutcompromisingthecompositionandmicrostructurethatarevitaltoCIGSperformance

Understandhowstandardizedequipment•interfaceswillincreaseyieldandproductquality

ascentsolar,FarhadMoghadam,CEO

Think big: Your roadmap to get from mw to GwIfyoudon’twanttomissthemarketwindow,it’simportanttoworktowardmassproductionnow.

Hearreal-lifelessonsfromthosethatare•makingthejumpandtakeawaytoptipsyoucanapplytoyourplantandbeonyourwaytobecomethenextGWproducer

Fromdevelopmenttoproduction–Hear•aboutwaystoeffectivelyscaleupyourmanufacturingfacilitieswiththeleastdisruptionandmaximumcostbenefit

Getanexpertviewtohelpyouunderstand•someofthechallengesofscalingthin-filmtechnologies

firstsolar,BennyBuller, Director of Device Improvement

nrel,DrHarinUllal,National Centre for Photovoltaics

signetsolar,RajeevaLahri,CEO

unitedsolarovonic,SubhenduGuha,Senior VP, ECD & Chairman

Air Products,DavidTavianini,PV Global Marketing Manager

real life thin-film field installation data InvestorsfavorcrystallinePVsincethereisn’talotoffielddataorpredictivemodelsonthin-filmperformance.Basedonthin-filmperformancedatathathasbeengatheredfromthepast15years,discover:

Whatresultsthin-filmmodulesaregetting•andwhethertheyaremeetingorexceedingprojectexpectations

Insightfuldataonyieldpotentialandlosses•ofanactualthin-filmPVsystemandhowthisfeedsintositeperformanceassessmentandevaluation

Whetherpredictivemodelperformanceisup•toscratchandwhethertheresultsprovideanaccurateassessmentofthin-film

schottsolar(speakerconfirmed,pleaseseewebsiteforuptodateinfo)

capital cost ($/wp) vs Levelized cost of electricity Lcoe ($/kwh)

UnderstandwhyLCOEshouldbethemetric•ofmeritforevaluatingthin-filmtechnologies

Understandthestrategicthinkingbehind•utilities’purchasingdecisionsandfindoutexactlywhatyoucandotomakesureyoufitinseamlesslywithwhatthemarketneeds

Makesureyourprojectisreadyforutility•buy-inassoonaspossible-yourpathtomaximizingyourROIimmediately

luxresearch,TedSullivan,Senior Analyst

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3 Score Inc

3S Industries USA

ABB Robotics

Advanced Solar Photonics

Aecom

Aeolus Renewable Energy Private

Air Liquide Electronics

Air Products

AKT America

Albemarle

Albiasa Corporation

Alcatel Vacuum Products

ALSTOM Power Systems

Amelio Solar

Amideon Systems

Applied Materials

Arizona State University

Arkema

ATMI

Busch

Border Power Plant Working Group

Business Engineering

Corporation

Bystronic Glass

Caerus Systems

Capital Projects Finance Authority

CIS Solar

Clairvoyant Energy

Dan Predpall Consulting

Despatch Industries

Discovery Group

Dow Corning

DPR Construction

DuPont Company

Dynamic Materials

Eastman Kodak

Electronic Materials Review

ELMARCO

EM2 Associates

ENN Solar Energy

Entrepreneur.com

EPV Solar

Ernst & Young

Ersol Solar Energy

ESI Group

EuPD Research

Evans Analytical Group

Evident Technologies

Excico

Fidelity Investments

Freeport McMoran

FTL Solar

Fuji Electric Device Technology America

FUJIFILM Medical Systems USA

Gadir Solar

Gamesa Solar-9ren

Gilder Gagnon & Howe

Glaston

Global Solar Energy

Global Technology Holdings

GPEC

Graphic Laminating

Greenrock Capital

GreenTech Media

Hannon Armstrong

Harbison-Mahony-Higgins Builders, Inc.

Heliovolt Corporation

i2S LineScan Imaging

Iberdrola Ingenieria y Constriccion

Imperbel

Indium Corporation

InnoLas

Integrated Power

Intermolecular

ISET

Isofoton

Itochu Corporation

Jane Capital Partners

JSR Micro

Kappa

Komax

Lasertec

Leybold Optics

LGI

Lightwave Power

Linde Electronics

LPKF SolarQuipment GmbH

Lux Research

M+W Zander

Mallinckrodt Baker

MIT Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Energy Systems

Mitsubishi International GmbH

MK Metalfoils USA

Morgan Stanley

Moser Baer PhotoVoltaic

Mugla University

NanoMarkets

Nanosolar

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

National Semiconductor

Solar Magic

Navigant Consulting

NAZCA

New Energy Finance

NPCP

NREL

NV Energy

NY & Partners

Nyland

Performance Roof Systems

Below is a sample list of the more than 200 companies that attended our Thin Film Solar Summit USA in San Francisco last year.

For information on who you could meet at the 2nd Thin Film Solar Summit US, see the website at www.thinfilmtoday.com/us

LastDecember,worldbeatingthin-filmcompaniesgatheredtohearfromthoseleadingthechargeanddeliveringinnovativesolutionstoimprovetechnologyandcommercializethin-filminthesolarindustryacrosstheglobe.

The2ndThinFilmSolarSummitUSoffersanexcellentrangeofsponsorshipandexhibitionopportunitiestosuiteveryneedandbudget.Topthin-filmexecutivesfromeveryareaoftheindustrywillcometogethertofocustheirongoingstrategiesonthemostpressingtechnologicalandstrategicissuesfacingtheindustrytoday.Ifyouneedourspeakersanddelegatesaspartnersorclientsthiseventisabigopportunityforyoutomeet,greetandimpresstheminperson.

So,ifyouhaveasolutionorservicethatcanhelpthin-filmcompaniesintheirquesttoreducemanufacturingcosts,improveefficienciesandsellmorethin-filmproducts,makesureyousignuptodaytosecureyourexclusivepositionatthesummit–withverylimitedspaceandopportunitiesavailable,yousimplycan’tfailtogetexcellentexposureforyourcompanyandsecurerealbusinessbenefits.

yourexhibitionareagivesyouanunrivalledopportunityto:•Providehighlytargetedexposureforyourbrandandmarket

leadingsolutions•Demonstrateyourtechnologydirectlytoyourtargetmarketandget

theirfeedbackandadviceonotherareasandchallengestofocuson•Network,holdmeetingsandhavegreaterinteractionwithexistingand

potentialclients,especiallyatourdrinkspartyontheeveningofdayone•Formrelationshipswithseniorleveldecisionmakersinthethin-film

industry

WherecanIfindnewcustomersformythin-filmproductsandservices?

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