Executive Panel: Solar Market Outlook 2026-2030: Middle East, North Africa & Beyond

Lennart's solar career started in 2008, as CEO of Krannich Solar in the Benelux. He gained further expertise at SMA in Germany and California and later joined LONGi. With a clear understanding of global regions and key industry verticals, based in London he represents today the Global Solar Council, uniting the voice of the solar industry with governments, associations, policymakers, and businesses.

Gaëtan Masson is an entrepreneur with a passion for solar PV and the energy transition: an engineer, he also has degrees in management, political science and environmental management. He is the founder and Managing Director of the Becquerel Institute since 2014. After a decade in finance and IT, he icommitted to the climate and developed Business Intelligence for SolarPower Europe (formerly EPIA). He coordinates the Task 1, "Expertise and Awareness" of the International Energy Agency PV Programme (IEA PVPS). He led the PV Industry Working Group of the European PV Technology and Innovation Platform (ETIP-PV) of which he was co-chair from 2014 to 2019, and resulted in the creation of the European Solar Manufacturing Council, of which he is co-chair since its foundation in 2019. He is administrator of the CARBON project in France. He participates on the scientific committee of the EU-PVSEC and WCPEC conferences. In Belgium, he is an adminstrator of EDORA, the French-speaking association of renewable energy professionals. In 2020 he received the Daejoo Award for his contribution to the development of photovoltaics.

Tetchi Capellan, as she is fondly called, is a pioneer of solar energy in the Philippines and one of the industry's highest-profile leaders.She is the CEO of SunAsia Energy, was elected Chairperson of the Asian Photovoltaic Industry Association, and founded the premier industry organization known as the Philippine Solar and Storage Alliance. Under her leadership, SunAsia Energy is developing the world's largest floating solar power plant, with a planned installed capacity of 1.3 GW.A former Undersecretary of the Department of Agriculture who served for 15 years, she began her career in renewable energy in 2004 as Country Director for a rural electrification project that energized 10,000 homes.Recognized as a major contributor to the regulations and laws that shaped the renewable energy landscape in the Philippines, Tetchi is a recipient of numerous citations, including the Singapore Outstanding Scientist Award, the Developer of the Year Award in Shanghai, and the Most Innovative Developer Award in South Korea.Tetchi graduated from Harvard University in 1988 and served as a Trustee of the Harvard Club of the Philippines for three years.