Conference begins - Chairman's Address

Niels Emsholm, Project Manager, Grontmij | Carl Bro

Keynote Address

Winning in offshore wind – key insight on development, construction & operations

Huub den Rooijen, Director, PMSS

09:30

Execution of offshore wind farms – Lessons Learned

Bo Mørup, Chief Operating Officer, SVP, Operations, Vestas Offshore

A comprehensive market overview focusing on expected profitability forecasts and a clear review of activity across all relevant Northern European markets

Eduard Sala de Vedruna, Senior Wind Analyst, Emerging Energy Research

Assessing project finance options available for your wind farm’s construction through 2020. Learn how to get the cash for your project, then see how to eliminate the risk from the venture

Panel Moderator: Per Regnarsson, Managing Partner, CleanWorldCapital

Panelists include:
Jerome Guillet, Head of Energy, Dexia Credit Local
James Whittall, Project Finance, Western Europe Department,
European Investment Bank
Henrik G. Welch, Senior Director, Guarantees and Project Finance,
Eksport Kredit Fonden

What financial support can wind energy operators realistically expect in the construction phase over the next decade?

Paul van Lieshout, Wind Power Group Manager, Sinclair Knight Merz

The alpha ventus project: lessons learnt in the installation of 5 MW turbines in deeper waters

Norbert Giese, Senior Vice President BU Offshore, REpower Systems AG

Morris Bray, Development Manager, National Grid Offshore

What can wind energy developers expect and what requirements should they look for in a plug and play wind farm with the new OFTOs

Panelists include:

Morris Bray, Development Manager, National Grid Offshore
Joe Corbett, Head of Offshore Engineering, Mainstream Renewable Power
Richard Cooke, Sales Director, Areva T&D

Evaluating real procurement and construction issues in offshore wind farms

Keith Hartley, Partner, Energy Projects Group, Pinsent Masons LLP

Offshore turbine technology update: a manufacturer’s vision of the future

Vincent van den Brekel, CEO, Darwind

Risk and interface management for successful offshore wind delivery

Registration opens

Which countries look to have the strongest outlook of offshore wind energy success over the next decade in Europe – and why?

Stefan Gsänger, Secretary General, World Wind Energy Association

How to schedule ongoing offshore maintenance when taking the limited time windows into account

Allan Meyer Duedahl, Head of Global Turbine Support and Diagnostic,
Siemens Wind Power A/S

Delivering a workable O&M operational concept for far shore windfarms

Axel Birk, Senior Vice President, Global Service, REpower Systems AG

Assessing floating foundations as an economically viable solution

Alla Weinstein, CEO, Principle Power

The Hywind project case study: introducing the concept of a floating turbines to a real water situation

Knut M. Aanstad, Head of Portfolio and Project Development, Wind Power, Statoil

Met masts on spar floating foundations – an innovative approach to reduce lead time and cut down development costs in future offshore projects

Mikel Lasa, Idermar

The future of offshore wind vessels

Kaj Lindvig, CSO, A2SEA

Offshore supply logistics: a key assessment of part and supplier selection – is cost the only factor to consider? 

Panel Moderator: Adam Westwood, Director, Douglas Westwood

Ian Johnson, Senior Project Manager - Robin Rigg, E.ON
Noelia Álvarez Marivela, Offshore Technical Manager, EDP Renewables

First hand review of the UK offshore wind energy market: its challenges and opportunities and how it aims to be the European market leader in 2020

Adrian Fox, Supply Chain Manager, The Crown Estate