Stephan Schneeberger gives a review and outlook of a current hot topic -- renewable energy using photovoltaic solar panels. Europe, Japan and California are leading the way in this fast growing market. Can it become a new Semiconductor industry?


About the presenter:

Stephan lived in the Bay Area from 1999-2004 and worked for Small Precision Tools in Petaluma before returning to his native Switzerland in August 2004. He then took over as CEO of HCT Shaping Systems SA (www.hct.ch), a leading manufacturer of wire saws for the Photovoltaic and Semiconductor industry. Stephan holds a Masters of Microtechnology from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and an MBA from USF in San Francisco.

More information about the Swiss Business Stammtisch and the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce:

The Swiss Business Stammtisch is an informal gathering place for American and Swiss-American business people. There are many presentations from interesting companies who maintain a link with the Swiss-American community either in the United States or in Switzerland.

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If so, please join the Business Stammtisch for relaxed mingling and exchange of ideas, every 2nd Thursday of the month from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at swissnex.

If you would like to present at a future meeting, please email Andreas Glocker, Chair of the Swiss Business Stammtisch, with your interest at stammtisch@fastmetrics.com.

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