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Kilian Reiche
Country: Germany
Year joined industry: 1992
Company first worked for: Fraunhofer ISE
Technology area: PV
Still active in the industry: Yes

Kilian Reiche received his Diplom in Physics in 1994 from the University of Frankfurt, Germany in 1994. He was
starting to prepare his research work for the thesis at Fraunhofer ISE, Freiburg Germany, in 1992 in the sector of
outdoor performance of solar PV modules. Kilian also holds also a Bachelor in Economics from Hagen University
(Germany), and minor exams in Law and Computer Science from Frankfurt University (Germany). Kilian started his
professional career from 1995 to 1998 working for TNC Energie Consulting GmbH, (Freiburg, Germany) directed
by A. Goetzberger and Th. Nordmann, where he acted as –Responsible engineer for the design and construction
of the three first integrated PV Noise Barriers worldwide. In 1999 he joined the World Bank, Washington D.C.,
(USA), first as a task manager, energy specialist, and co-task manager for a series of innovative and complex VRE
projects in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Nicaragua, Mexico across Africa. He has extensively contributed to World Bank
research, including on RE topics, and early PCF projects. In 2003 he founded iiDev based in Frankfurt, Germany,
which is committed to innovative infrastructure projects in development work, predominantly with a focus on PV
solar and other sources of RE. Kilian Reiche is an internationally recognized VRE expert. During the last 20 years
he has worked in or on more than 70 VRE projects in more than 30 countries, on all aspects of VRE scale-up, grid
integration, and the design, funding, implementation, supervision and evaluation of innovative and complex RE
funds and financing vehicles. He is also well versed in all aspects of structuring and supervising RE transactions
on SPV and portfolio level — technical, financial, economic, legal, regulatory, managerial, and policy matters. Mr.
Reiche has been published and has presented extensively, totalling >150 papers, proceedings and key notes on
VRE since 1992.

Kathleen Ryan
Country: Australia
Year joined industry: 1995
Company first worked for: Pacific Solar
Technology area: PV
Still active in the industry: Yes

In Feb 1995 Kathleen Ryan commenced with Pacific Solar as PA to David Hogg, MD. The best part of her role was
the Management Meeting Secretary where she took the minutes each Friday morning and obtained a research
highlight of the week from Prof Martin Green to send to the staff. As the Company grew, she then joined the sales
team under the direction of Dr Julio Braganolo. Plug&Power was the product that was created, and it was the sales
team’s role to sell that solar kit! Kathleen remembers making 9 sales visits in 1 day in the Blue Mountains region to
prospective customers! (She still has Plug&Power on her roof at home!) Sadly Pacific Solar sales finished in 2002.
Kathleen then went to work for BP Solar in 2003 in the Sales Team working for Nigel Morris where she began to
attend solar conferences! This is when she became acquainted with all the Distributors and Dealers and where
Kathleen truly excelled as she loved meeting all the fabulous installers and to this day, still has great relationships
with so many of them. Sadly, BP Solar finished, and she left in 2011 moving on to assist Nigel Morris with his
consultancy business, Solar Business Solutions. In 2012, she worked for Australia Wide Solar a dealer where she
learnt how hard dealers worked! In 2013 Kathleen worked for WINAICO, a Taiwanese Solar Manufacturer with the
Australian office headed by Blair Pester and the next 4 years saw her grow to understand the dealer network. In
2017, she joined Solar Analytics as the Relationship Manager. She has been groomed for this role since starting in
the solar industry and has a great respect for the installers. She loves her solar life and feels very fortunate to have
supported so many great people.

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