Tentative programme · Pasadena, California · June 20-24, 2027

The Industry Forum brings together the PV community to explore the practical challenges facing the industry today. Three 90-minute sessions will look at how promising technologies, including thin silicon, perovskite-silicon tandems, low-cost III-V cells and flexible PV, scale up from the lab to high-volume manufacturing; how policy, trade dynamics and geopolitics are reshaping global supply chains and domestic PV ecosystems; and how PV is validated for space and other emerging applications beyond conventional terrestrial power generation. The Forum will close with a start-up pitch competition and award.

01  Scale-up, manufacturing and lab-to-fab

90 MIN

How do promising PV technologies make the leap from laboratory innovation into high-volume manufacturing and qualified products?

This session will examine the challenges and lessons of scaling emerging and evolving PV technologies from pilot lines through production ramp-up. It will cover manufacturing readiness, process scale-up, cost reduction and yield. Contributions will address thin silicon, perovskite-silicon tandems, low-cost III-V cells and flexible PV, with all technologies encouraged.

02  Supply chain, policy and geopolitics

90 MIN

How are policies, trade dynamics and global supply chains reshaping the PV industry?

This session will examine the development of domestic PV ecosystems, from materials and equipment to manufacturing. Discussion will address supply-chain resilience, domestic manufacturing incentives, trade restrictions and geopolitical uncertainty in a competitive global market.

03  Space PV and other emerging markets

90 MIN

How do we validate PV technologies for applications beyond conventional terrestrial power generation?

This session will examine the performance, reliability and qualification requirements of space PV and other emerging applications where standard terrestrial PV testing may not be sufficient. The focus is on the evidence needed to establish suitability for the intended application, addressing the shift towards new key metrics such as end-of-life efficiency.

04  Start-up pitch competition & award

45-60 MIN

Detailed content and scheduling to be confirmed.

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Scheduling, chairs and speakers remain subject to confirmation.