Welcome to the Solar O&M Insider, the first podcast series dedicated to solar PV operations, maintenance, and asset management. This series is brought to you by Alectris, a global solar asset care innovation firm. I'm Glenna Wiseman of Identity3, your host. SolarPower Summit coming up in early March is produced by SolarPower Europe and features a panel on solar operations and maintenance. Ahead of this preeminent industry event, this episode of the Solar O&M Insider features Dr. James Watson, CEO for SolarPower Europe, and Vassilis Papaeconomou, Managing Director of Alectris, and the solar O&M task force leader for SolarPower Europe. We're here to talk about solar operations, maintenance, and asset management, and get a glimpse into trends and themes to be discussed at this year's SolarPower Summit. This episode of the Solar O&M Insider features: •The Evolution of the Solar Market Workshop to the SolarPower Summit •What to Expect at the SolarPower Summit O&M Round Table •SolarPower Europe O&M Guidelines Survey •Preparing Version 2.0 of the SolarPower Europe O&M Best Practices Guidelines •Leading Emerging Solar Markets •Solar Bankability and the Role of O&M •COP21 and the Globalization of Solar