WFO Global Summit

Conference & Exhibition

Barcelona, Spain
January 31 – February 1, 2024

Agenda

  • All Days
    Jan 31 - Feb 01
  • Wednesday
    Jan 31
  • Thursday
    Feb 01

JANUARY 31, 2024 (DAY 1)

09:00

Registration

09:00 - 10:00

10:00

Welcome Remarks

10:00 - 10:15

Richard Sandford, Chairman WFO
Gunnar Herzig, Managing Director, WFO

Session 1: Global Offshore Wind Policies

Moderator: Martin Skiba (Vice-Chairman, WFO)

10:15

Part 1: Individual Presentations

10:15 - 11:15

Sean Whittaker, Co-lead World Bank Offshore Wind Development Program, IFC
David Linden, Executive Director, Westwood Global Energy Group
Matthias Bausenwein, SVP Offshore Wind, bp
Thierry Aelens, CEO, Ignitis Renewables
Richard Britton, Global Head of Offshore, Renantis

11:15

Coffee Break

11:15 - 11:45

11:45

Part 2: Panel Discussion

11:45 - 13:00

Teaera Strum, CEO, Company, Strum Contracting Company
Antonia Munz, Project Lead Regulatory, EnBW
Jérôme Guillet, Managing Director, SNOW
Eric Antoons, Co-CEO, Parkwind

13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 14:00

Session 2: Floating Offshore Wind

Moderator: Bruno Geschier (Chairman, WFO Floating Offshore Wind Committee)

14:00

Part 1: Individual Presentations

14:00 - 15:15

Peter Brun, Global Segment Leader Offshore Wind, DNV
Alfredo Parres, SVP, Head of Renewables, Hitachi Energy
Masayuki Sugiyama, Executive Officer, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Alberto Peña, Head of Business Development for Europe, BW Ideol
Hayden Marcollo, Director, AMOG

15:15

Coffee Break

15:15 - 15:45

15:45

Part 2: Panel Discussion

15:45 - 17:00

Carlos Martin, CEO, Blue Float Energy
Adrian de Andres, Chief Origination Officer, Simply Blue Group
Raúl Martin, Head of Offshore Wind and New Technologies, Greenalia
Aaron Smith, CCO, Principle Power
Immanuel Capano, CCO, Saitec Offshore Technologies
Alex Raventos, CEO, X1 Wind

17:00

Drinks Reception

17:00 - 19:30

FEBRUARY 1, 2024 (DAY 2)

08:30

Registration

08:30 - 09:30

Session 3: Supply Chain & Finance

Moderator: Stuart Broadley (CEO, Energy Industries Council)

09:30

Part 1: Individual presentations

09:30 - 10:45

Richard Sandford, VP, bp
Hugo Bouvy, Managing Director, DEME Offshore
Iain Grainger, CEO, IMCA
Stefan Kilgus, Partner, Watson Farley Williams
Vincent Dehullu, International Business Development, e-Bo enterprises

10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 - 11:15

11:15

Part 2: Panel Discussion

11:15 - 12:30

Arne Vatnøy, Communication Manager, Norwegian Offshore Wind
Meriem Essadki, Head Madrid Office, Green Giraffe
Ana Pirrone, Deputy Country Manager, OWC
Pablo Alcón Valero, Offshore Director – Iberia, Qair

12:30

Lunch

12:30 - 13:30

Session 4: Offshore Wind to Hydrogen

Moderator: David Linden (Executive Director, Westwood Global Energy Group)

13:30

Part 1: Individual Presentations

13:30 - 14:30

Magnus Killingland, Segment Lead, DNV
Marieke Lüdecke, Partner, Chatham Partners
Daniel Bartminn, Founder, Generación Sustentable Tierra del Fuego
Eric Rosenberg, COO, Kodiak

14:30

Coffee Break

14:30 - 15:00

15:00

Part 2: Panel Discussion

15:00 - 16:00

Lara Juergens, Head of Industry Development, Xodus
Alexander Ohff, EVP Renewables, TÜV Nord
Clint Purkiss, CEO, Orchid Energy
Stefan Kaufmann, Senior Advisor Hydrogen, Horvath

16:00

Closing Remarks

16:00 - 16:15

Gunnar Herzig, Managing Director, WFO

JANUARY 31, 2024 (DAY 1)

09:00

Registration

09:00 - 10:00

10:00

Welcome Remarks

10:00 - 10:15

Richard Sandford, Chairman WFO
Gunnar Herzig, Managing Director, WFO

Session 1: Global Offshore Wind Policies

Moderator: Martin Skiba (Vice-Chairman, WFO)

10:15

Part 1: Individual Presentations

10:15 - 11:15

Sean Whittaker, Co-lead World Bank Offshore Wind Development Program, IFC
David Linden, Executive Director, Westwood Global Energy Group
Matthias Bausenwein, SVP Offshore Wind, bp
Thierry Aelens, CEO, Ignitis Renewables
Richard Britton, Global Head of Offshore, Renantis

11:15

Coffee Break

11:15 - 11:45

11:45

Part 2: Panel Discussion

11:45 - 13:00

Teaera Strum, CEO, Company, Strum Contracting Company
Antonia Munz, Project Lead Regulatory, EnBW
Jérôme Guillet, Managing Director, SNOW
Eric Antoons, Co-CEO, Parkwind

13:00

Lunch

13:00 - 14:00

Session 2: Floating Offshore Wind

Moderator: Bruno Geschier (Chairman, WFO Floating Offshore Wind Committee)

14:00

Part 1: Individual Presentations

14:00 - 15:15

Peter Brun, Global Segment Leader Offshore Wind, DNV
Alfredo Parres, SVP, Head of Renewables, Hitachi Energy
Masayuki Sugiyama, Executive Officer, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
Alberto Peña, Head of Business Development for Europe, BW Ideol
Hayden Marcollo, Director, AMOG

15:15

Coffee Break

15:15 - 15:45

15:45

Part 2: Panel Discussion

15:45 - 17:00

Carlos Martin, CEO, Blue Float Energy
Adrian de Andres, Chief Origination Officer, Simply Blue Group
Raúl Martin, Head of Offshore Wind and New Technologies, Greenalia
Aaron Smith, CCO, Principle Power
Immanuel Capano, CCO, Saitec Offshore Technologies
Alex Raventos, CEO, X1 Wind

17:00

Drinks Reception

17:00 - 19:30

FEBRUARY 1, 2024 (DAY 2)

08:30

Registration

08:30 - 09:30

Session 3: Supply Chain & Finance

Moderator: Stuart Broadley (CEO, Energy Industries Council)

09:30

Part 1: Individual presentations

09:30 - 10:45

Richard Sandford, VP, bp
Hugo Bouvy, Managing Director, DEME Offshore
Iain Grainger, CEO, IMCA
Stefan Kilgus, Partner, Watson Farley Williams
Vincent Dehullu, International Business Development, e-Bo enterprises

10:45

Coffee Break

10:45 - 11:15

11:15

Part 2: Panel Discussion

11:15 - 12:30

Arne Vatnøy, Communication Manager, Norwegian Offshore Wind
Meriem Essadki, Head Madrid Office, Green Giraffe
Ana Pirrone, Deputy Country Manager, OWC
Pablo Alcón Valero, Offshore Director – Iberia, Qair

12:30

Lunch

12:30 - 13:30

Session 4: Offshore Wind to Hydrogen

Moderator: David Linden (Executive Director, Westwood Global Energy Group)

13:30

Part 1: Individual Presentations

13:30 - 14:30

Magnus Killingland, Segment Lead, DNV
Marieke Lüdecke, Partner, Chatham Partners
Daniel Bartminn, Founder, Generación Sustentable Tierra del Fuego
Eric Rosenberg, COO, Kodiak

14:30

Coffee Break

14:30 - 15:00

15:00

Part 2: Panel Discussion

15:00 - 16:00

Lara Juergens, Head of Industry Development, Xodus
Alexander Ohff, EVP Renewables, TÜV Nord
Clint Purkiss, CEO, Orchid Energy
Stefan Kaufmann, Senior Advisor Hydrogen, Horvath

16:00

Closing Remarks

16:00 - 16:15

Gunnar Herzig, Managing Director, WFO

* Please note that the proposed agenda is subject to change without prior notice