Title

An Association Perspective on Solar/PV Manufacturing

Speaker

Bettina Weiss, Executive Director, PV Group of SEMI

Abstract

This presentation will provide a 20,000 foot view of the overall PV market and address the challenges facing the industry. It will cover the need for stakeholder collaboration in order to move the industry forward and expand the market while continuing to drive down costs. And finally, how we can leverage semiconductor's existing core competencies in order to create a long-term sustainable solar market.

Biography

Bettina Weiss, as Executive Director, PV Group, oversees the global photovoltaic program (PV Group) for SEMI. She is responsible for global PV strategy and operations for member engagement, expositions, Standards, information products, EHS initiatives, policy and other activities for photovoltaics and is the PV interface to the SEMI International Board of Directors as well as the industry worldwide.

Weiss joined SEMI in 1996 and worked in several Standards positions in SEMI Europe in Brussels Belgium and in global headquarters in San Jose, CA. From 2005 to 2008, she was Director, International Standards, overseeing SEMI's International Standards Program operations. From 2008 to 2010, Weiss helped build SEMI's PV Group initiatives in North America and, later, worldwide.

Prior to joining SEMI, Weiss worked in sales and marketing positions at Metron Semiconductor and Varian Semiconductor in Munich, Germany. She holds a B.A. in English from the Interpreters and Translators Institute in Munich, and is a certified translator for Anglo-American Law and Economics.