Chris Cather is a finance professional and organizer of the Solar Energy Heats Up: Financing Deals in the US and Europe conference. With over ten years of experience as a consultant in finance and project management, he has worked across sectors including energy, telecom, financial, and international organizations. Clients include Pace Global Energy, Pyramid Research, The World Bank and the Department of Justice. He specializes in financial modeling and forecasting, market analysis and business development and has done projects for Cohen Specialists, an American Stock Exchange specialist firm, and equity research for The Motley Fool.