For the third time Solarpraxis AG, service provider in the solar energy sector with long-term experience in engineering as well as in organizing conferences, and Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, organize the event “Solar meets Glass - 3rd Industry Summit for Markets, Costs and Technology” in Dusseldorf, Germany as a side event of the “solarpeq”, an international trade fair for solar production equipment. The conference brings solar and glass industry together in order to discuss the current issues of both sectors. Besides giving a market and technology overview of photovoltaics and glass, the event will focus on the topics of market development, cost reduction and technology optimization. “Solar meets Glass” gives managers, developers and purchasers from the glass and solar industry the opportunity to gain strategic know-how for investment decisions and the optimization of their production. Target groups are solar module manufacturers for thin-film as well as crystalline PV, equipment suppliers from the glass and solar industry, automation technology suppliers, solar system integrators and manufacturers of mounting systems for PV-plants, glass manufacturers, system providers for glass applications and mounting systems for glass, investors, banks, and analysts. The conference will be held in English.