Keynote Speakers for WWEC2008 include Dr. Hermann Scheer, global leader in the field of renewable energy and winner of the Alternative Nobel Prize, and Dr. David Suzuki, award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster.

The 7th WWEC2008 will profile the special topic of Community Power, referring to the development and ownership of renewable energy projects by local communities including farmers and landowners, cooperatives, Aboriginal Groups, municipalities, utilities, educational institutions and other partners. It is an international conference that will address the role of community power within the dynamic renewable energy sector, in the context of climate change and the evolution of international renewable technology and energy markets.