I am back, and have spent the past 2 days luxuriating in cool temperatures, food based on dairy products, and not having to do any work or live out of a suitcase. After three weeks of being strong and energetic and adult, I just collapsed on sofa, watched three episodes of the Apprentice back to back, and got Bjoern to bring me cups of tea and other useful things.

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It's our big day tomorrow. Months of invitations agonised over, sent and rsvp'd, room bookings checked, special requests accommodated, speeches prepared, menus selected, and agenda toiled over will all come to a head. We're briefed and steeled and have the dry cleaning all done, and we have people on standby for those last minute changes. Planning is essential, plans are useless, but we've done our best.

Yes! It's the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Solar Leadership Forum 2012! And my, will I be glad when it's over and I can start preparing for and looking forward to my wedding with Bjoern.

20 minutes on "The implications of Chinese-Norwegian cooperation on the solar industry?" That's not a presentation topic, that's version of Just a Minute extended well beyond comedy.