The smarter E South America Organizers

Solar Promotion International GmbH

Solar Promotion GmbH and its subsidiary Solar Promotion International GmbH organize global exhibitions and conferences in the fields of renewable energies and energy efficiency. The portfolio includes events for the areas of photovoltaics, PV production technologies, energy storage, smart renewable energy, solar thermal technologies, solar architecture, energy efficient buildings and the use of biomass in power generation. This includes the exhibitions and conferences Intersolar Europe, Intersolar North America, Intersolar South America, Intersolar Middle East, Intersolar India, Interpellets, Gebäude.Energie.Technik (GETEC) and the Intersolar Summits, among others.

Solar Promotion International GmbH
P.O. Box 100 170
75101 Pforzheim, Germany

Tel.: +49 7231 58598-0
Fax: +49 7231 58598-28
info@solarpromotion.com

Freiburg Management and Marketing International GmbH

Freiburg Management and Marketing International GmbH (FMMI) is owned and operated by the City of Freiburg and founded with the aim of promoting international cooperatives and organizing trade exhibitions and conferences relating to the economy, tourism, the environment and international city partnerships, at the behest of the City of Freiburg. “Green City” Freiburg” is marketed worldwide to describe Freiburg’s decades of expertise in solar technology, renewable energies and sustainable urban and traffic planning. FMMI’s international activities strengthen and promote Freiburg as an economic hub.

Freiburg Management and Marketing International GmbH
Neuer Messplatz 3
79108 Freiburg i. Br., Germany

Tel.: +49 761 3881-3700
Fax: +49 761 3881-3770
TheSmarterE_sa@fwtm.de

Co-organizer

Aranda Eventos & Congressos Ltda, São Paulo

Aranda is a publishing and event management company dedicated to technical magazines, trade shows and conferences for infrastructure industries. Established in 1977, Aranda Editora publishes magazines on electricity (Eletricidade Moderna), solar energy (FotoVolt), plastics (Plástico Industrial), networks and telecom (RTI), and the water supply (Hydro), among others. Its joint company, Aranda Eventos, organizes NetCom (for network and telecom infrastructure) and RTI (for internet providers and data centers); with Solar Promotion International and FMMI Freiburg Management and Marketing International, Aranda Eventos co-organizes The smarter E South America – a suite of events comprising Intersolar South America, ees, Power2Drive and Eletrotec+EM Power South America.

Aranda Eventos & Congressos Ltda, São Paulo
Al. Olga, 315 – 01155-900
São Paulo, SP – Brasil

Tel: (11) 3824-5300
Fax: (11) 3666-9585
info@arandanet.com.br

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August 26–28, 2025

LATAM’s Largest Platform for the New Energy and Mobility World

Speaker
Dr. Rodrigo Sauaia, ABSOLAR

CEO

Brazil

Rodrigo Lopes Sauaia is co-founder and CEO of ABSOLAR (Brazilian Solar Photovoltaic Energy Association), the national association representing Brazilian solar PV companies and professionals. He is co-founder and a governing board member of the GSC (Global Solar Council), a non-profit body representing regional and national solar associations on international issues. Rodrigo holds a PhD in Materials Engineering and Technology from PUC-RS (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul), a Master's degree in Renewable Energies from Loughborough University (UK), a bachelor's degree in Chemistry from USP (São Paulo University), and has collaborated with the Fraunhofer Institut für Solare Energiesysteme (Germany) and with ETH Zürich (Switzerland).

Speaker
Dr. Florian Wessendorf, Solar Promotion International GmbH

Managing Director

Germany

Dr. Florian Wessendorf is Managing Director of Solar Promotion GmbH and Solar Promotion International GmbH. He is responsible for the global conference program and exhibitions in North America, South America and India. He has deep expertise in the solar industry, and formerly served as Managing Director of Photovoltaic Equipment at VDMA, where he was responsible for strategic development, market research and technology scouting, advocacy and policy advice, events, PR and marketing.

Speaker
Eduardo Tobias Ruiz, Watt Capital

Managing Partner

Brazil

Eduardo Tobias is a Managing Partner at Watt Capital. He is a specialist in project investment analysis, project financing, and on mergers & acquisitions of renewable energy projects and assets in Brazil. He is a cofounder and currently the vice-coordinator of ABSOLAR's Green Hydrogen Working Group. Tobias is also a visiting Professor at FGV, teaching for its Power Sector Executive Program, and author of the books 'Investment Analysis in Utility Scale PV Projects' (2021) and 'Investment Analysis in Bioenergy Greenfield Projects' (2015). He has a BSc. in Business Administration from FGV-EAESP and a Professional Master in Bioenergy from FGV-EESP.

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