Ricardo Estefano Rosa

Job Title: Global Head of BESS
Company: WEG S.A.
Country: Brazil

Ricardo Estefano Rosa is a Production Engineer with a specialization in Renewable Energies and an MBA in Strategic Business Management from FGV. He has almost 30 years' experience in business development and energy solutions. At WEG since 2013, he was Head of Engineering until 2015 and since then he has dedicated himself to developing new businesses, always focused on the energy transition.
He currently acts as Coordinator of the Storage WG at ABSOLAR, is a member of the Board of the Brazilian Association of Energy Storage Solutions - ABSAE and leads WEG's Battery Energy Storage Systems business.

August 29, 2024Experiences and Learnings From the Local Industrialization of BESS

Sessions

Session

Proposals for the Development of Competitive Local Supply Chain for Energy Storage

Thursday, August 29, 2024, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Expo Center Norte, 2nd floor Cantareira 2

On-shoring has become a new trend in the global renewable energy industry and is also a hot topic in Brazil. This panel will focus on the opportunities and challenges for creating a competitive local supply base for energy storage.

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About ees South America | Impressions

August 26–28, 2025

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

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

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).

Exhibition Info

Exhibition Site Plan The smarter E South America 2025

Here you find the exhibition site plan for The smarter E South America.

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