Confirmed Speakers
Marta Morera
Catalan Institute of Energy (ICAEN)
Director
Marta Morera
Catalan Institute of Energy (ICAEN)
Director
Marta Morera Marcé is director of the Catalan Energy Institute (Energy Agency of the Generalitat de Catalunya – Regional Government of Catalonia). She has a Degree in Environmental Sciences, specialization in Environmental Management and Planning from the University of Girona. She also has a Master in Energy for sustainable development, renewable energies and energy efficiency from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia. Marta has been responsible for Environmental Action at Rubí City Council (a population in the Barcelona metropolitan area with 80,000 inhabitants), as well as technical manager of the strategic project ‘Rubí Brilla’ to spread energy efficiency and renewable generation among local citizens and companies. Since June 2021, she has been the director of the Catalan Energy Institute of the Generalitat de Catalunya enhancing energy planning and prospective, as well as promoting energy efficiency and the development of renewable energies.
Richard Sandford
bp
SVP Offshore Wind
Richard Sandford
bp
SVP Offshore Wind
Richard Sandford is Co-Chair of the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC), the senior Government and industry forum established to drive the development of the offshore wind sector in the UK, he’s also Chairman of the World Forum Offshore wind (WFO), dedicated to fostering the global growth of offshore wind energy.
Since July 2022, Richard has been Vice President at bp, responsible for the development, construction and operations of bp’s UK offshore wind portfolio.
He has held senior leadership roles in the offshore wind industry since 2008, before joining bp, he was previously Director of Offshore Development Europe at RWE Renewables, one of the world’s largest renewables businesses.
Richard is an engineer by background and has worked in power generation since 1987, holding various leadership positions.
Kiyoshi Doi
ENEOS Renewable Energy
Director & Managing Executive Officer, Head of Development & Division Director
Kiyoshi Doi
ENEOS Renewable Energy
Director & Managing Executive Officer, Head of Development & Division Director
Kiyoshi (Ken) Doi joined ENEOS Renewable Energy (ERE, formerly Japan Renewable Energy) in 2014. Since his participation in ERE, Kiyoshi has built up the development team to one of the largest in Japan, entering into PV, biomass, onshore and offshore wind markets. Kiyoshi currently sits on the Board of Directors and is Executive Managing Director as head of development in ERE, where he overlooks all development activities with a focus on offshore wind, both inside and outside of Japan. Prior to joining ERE, Kiyoshi worked at Sumitomo Corporation where we lead the risk management team for Sumitomo’s IPP business, including offshore wind projects.
Mototsugu Ikari
Floating Offshore Wind Technology Research Association (FLOWRA)
General Manager, International Alliance Department
Mototsugu Ikari
Floating Offshore Wind Technology Research Association (FLOWRA)
General Manager, International Alliance Department
As GM of the International Alliance Department at Floating Offshore Wind Technology Research Association (FLOWRA), whose members include twenty Japanese utilities and developers supporting the development of floating offshore wind farms, he has been involved in developing an international collaborative atmosphere and environment for the global floating offshore wind sector since April 2024.
He was responsible for establishing a global supply chain for offshore wind substructures at Sumitomo Corporation by June 2024, some of the achievements were published in 2024. At Sumitomo Corporation, he has long been involved in technical marketing and sales of tubular products for the oil and gas industry, as well as internal auditing and start-up investment business.
Christian Schrimpf
RWE Offshore Wind
Senior Vice President / Director Offshore Wind Development Europe South
Christian Schrimpf
RWE Offshore Wind
Senior Vice President / Director Offshore Wind Development Europe South
Christian Schrimpf brings 15 years extensive experience in Renewables Energy in various commercial functions. He is currently heading RWE’s offshore wind development function in Europe and is responsible for a pipeline of 38 projects with a gross capacity of 50GW in total. Previously he was heading the Strategic Partnerships/M&A function for Onshore, Offshore and PV in Europe and the Americas.
Carolina de Mas
World Bank Group
Offshore Wind Advisor
Carolina de Mas
World Bank Group
Offshore Wind Advisor
Carolina de Mas is an offshore wind advisor for the World Bank Group’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP). Carolina holds M.Sc. in both Industrial and Civil engineering and started her career in O&G operations before transitioning into offshore wind development with Orsted (then DONG Energy). Since 2021, Carolina has been providing policy and development advice to governments in emerging markets. She currently leads the World Bank’s offshore wind program in LAC and is also providing support to the Catalan Government to gear up for Spain’s first auction.
Kate Harvey
G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation
General Manager
Kate Harvey
G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation
General Manager
Kate Harvey is the General Manager of the G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation. The G+ is owned by the world’s largest offshore wind operators and WTG OEMs. It is committed to promoting and maintaining the highest possible standards of health and safety throughout the lifecycle of offshore wind farms.
Kate began her career in renewable energy at RWE in 2002. Kate then joined SSE in 2008, where she undertook the following roles: Consents Manager for Greater Gabbard, Project Manager for Galloper, SSE Asset Manager for Dogger Bank and Board member of Seagreen. Kate has been the G+ General Manager since 2016. She is also a Board Director of IMCA, the International Marine Contractors Association.
Sergi Ametller
Sener
Offshore Wind Director
Sergi Ametller
Sener
Offshore Wind Director
Sergi Ametller, master in Marine Engineering with over 25 years’ expertise in spearheading the design and construction of diverse projects. His illustrious career includes the stewardship of landmark projects such as the Panama Canal Locks Expansion, numerous port terminals, oil and gas jetties, offshore and renewable energy initiatives, and various infrastructural undertakings for both public and private sectors. Presently, he acts as the Offshore Wind Business Unit Director at Sener, alongside holding the esteemed position of CEO at Hive Wind Energy. In this last capacity, he oversees the joint venture between Sener and Nervion Naval Offshore, dedicated to crafting the innovative Hivewind® floating platform for offshore wind applications.
Tania Moreira
MASDAR
Senior Vice President, Technical and Innovation, Global Offshore Wind & UK
Tania Moreira
MASDAR
Senior Vice President, Technical and Innovation, Global Offshore Wind & UK
Tania Moreira is currently the Senior Vice President of Technical and Innovation for Global Offshore Wind at Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company. She has been active in the renewable energy sector since 2008 and joined Masdar in October 2023, following a relocation from the Asia Pacific region where she held various senior roles in advancing the renewables industry in Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, India, and Australia. With over two decades of experience, Ms. Moreira has successfully led teams through complex major projects, emphasizing the development of new technologies, project management for engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) projects, technical advisory services, and business development initiatives across South America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.
Jade Gregor
PEAK Wind
Consultant – Operations & Analytics
Jade Gregor
PEAK Wind
Consultant – Operations & Analytics
Jade Gregor (McMorland) is a consultant within the “Operations Economics & Analytics” team in PEAK Wind. Jade’s main role within the team is surrounding major component replacement and heavy logistics for both floating and bottom fixed offshore wind. Jade completed her PhD “Operations and maintenance of floating wind” in 2024 within the Wind and Marine Energy Systems and Structures Centre for Doctoral Training at the University of Strathclyde.
Imre Vass
Our New Energy
Partner
Imre Vass
Our New Energy
Partner
Imre VASS is a Partner at Our New Energy and heading the DACH and Central European activities of the company (incl. Netherlands, Hungary, and Romania). His focus is on PPA transaction and strategic advisory as well as hedge advisory, but he is also dealing with P2X commercialization and further energy market-related advisory services around sustainability and net zero solutions. Before joining Our New Energy in 2023, Imre has gained a significant experience at major German utilities (E.ON and Uniper) in different finance and commercial functions over more than 16 years. For more than 7 years, Imre worked as Lead Originator at Uniper, with responsibility for negotiating renewable PPAs and structured energy transactions across various European markets.
Clare MacGregor
WorldBank
Offshore Wind Advisor
Clare MacGregor
WorldBank
Offshore Wind Advisor
Clare MacGregor has over 19 years of experience in the renewable energy sector, focusing on finance and commercial support across various organizations, including private equity firms, financial modeling consultancies, and European utilities. She has developed transaction models for funds, investment banks, and utilities, with a technology focus that includes onshore and offshore wind, solar energy, and battery systems for ancillary services. Her expertise also extends to arbitrage, combined park optimization, power-to-X technologies, and hydrogen price optimization. In addition to her modeling work, Clare has experience in regulatory affairs, contributing to market and system design, commercial negotiations, and the negotiation of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and High-Speed Power Agreements (HSPAs). She has developed pricing and comparison models, optimization tools, and capture price optimization methods, and has advocated for using the Levelized Cost of Energy (LCoE) and Levelized Revenue (LR) ratio as the basis for design optimization.
Clément Weber
Green Giraffe Advisory
Founder & Managing Director
Clément Weber
Green Giraffe Advisory
Founder & Managing Director
Clément is a founder and managing director of Green Giraffe Advisory and heads the London office, which he founded in 2011 and returned to after heading the Paris office in 2017-19
He coordinates Green Giraffe’s efforts in floating offshore wind and has led multiple transactions in offshore and onshore wind, both on the equity and debt sides. He led the Walney offshore wind debt financing (367 MW, UK, 2012), the Rentel offshore wind senior and mezzanine debt raising (309 MW, BE, 2016), and the Alizé onshore wind portfolio sale (71 MW, FR, 2017). Most recently, Clément closed six development funding transactions in floating offshore wind in California (700 MW, 2018), Hawaii (500 MW, 2018), South Korea (500+ MW, 2019), the United Kingdom (380 MW, 2020), Italy (200 MW, 2020) and Ireland (1,000 MW, 2021)
He also developed Green Giraffe’s offtake advisory expertise – among others he supervised the transaction of a large international corporation sourcing all of its European renewable energy electricity
Arvid Nesse
Norwegian Offshore Wind/MET Centre
CEO
Arvid Nesse
Norwegian Offshore Wind/MET Centre
CEO
Arvid Nesse is head of the industrial cluster Norwegian Offshore Wind and the test center METCentre. Norwegian Offshore Wind is Norway’s largest industry cluster with 400 members and covers the entire value chain within offshore wind. METCentre is a world leading test center for full-scale testing of floating offshore wind and is affiliated with Norwegian Offshore Wind.
Sille Grjotheim
DNV
Global Segment Director Floating Offshore Wind
Sille Grjotheim
DNV
Global Segment Director Floating Offshore Wind
Sille Grjotheim is Global segment director floating offshore wind in DNV. Sille has extensive international leadership experience, working in DNV in various countries more than 30 years with certification, classification as well as having served on the Board of DNV for 9 yrs. She graduated with a Master of Science in metallurgy and corrosion in Norway/France in 1993, has additionally leadership training from INSEAD and today also serve as chair of the Project Board for the export initiative for offshore wind by the Ministry of trade, fishery, and industry as well as a member of the Board of Steering group for Norwegian Offshore Wind.
Anna Rivera Jové
Youwind Renewables
Founder & CEO
Anna Rivera Jové
Youwind Renewables
Founder & CEO
Anna has worked for the offshore wind industry since 2010, starting in Denmark for almost a decade where she’s developed real-scale turbines prototypes validation, design work and leading engineering teams inside R&D sections.
It is since 2018 that Anna cofounds the SaaS company Youwind Renewables with the determination to accelerate deployment of offshore wind globally by providing the industry with cutting-edge IT tools. She started with supporting the core modelling and development of Youwind IT platform and nowadays she leads the business side of the company as CEO.
Anna is a Mechanical and Energy Engineer from UPC in Barcelona, Royal Institute of
Technology in Sweden and is also holding a MSc in Wind Power from The technical University in Denmark, DTU.
Sara Xoubanova
Brown & May Marine Ltd (BMM)
Global Advisory Services Lead
Sara Xoubanova
Brown & May Marine Ltd (BMM)
Global Advisory Services Lead
Sara Xoubanova is the Global Advisory Services Lead at Brown & May Marine Ltd (BMM) and Managing Director at BMM Spain. She is an experienced fisheries and marine environmental specialist, with a track record in the provision of technical support and advice to the offshore wind industry in the UK and internationally (60+ projects, including fixed bottom and floating). Over the last 16+ years her work has been focused on aspects relating to consenting risks, co-existence with commercial fishing, strategic advice, EIAs and ecological monitoring. In her current role at BMM, Sara leads on the provision of strategic advisory services to facilitate co-existence between offshore wind and fishing globally.
Jakub Seehafer
JBO
Business Development Manager
Jakub Seehafer
JBO
Business Development Manager
Jakub Seehafer is a seasoned professional with 15 years of experience in the offshore wind industry. Currently serving as the Business Development Manager at JBO, Jakub has a robust background that includes five years at a wind turbine generator (WTG) original equipment manufacturer and eight years with monopile fabricators. He specializes in market analysis for offshore wind foundations and possesses expertise in CAPEX estimation, supply chain uncertainties, project development, and innovations in offshore wind technology.
Guillaume Lechaton
Akselos
Wind and New Energies Lead – Business Unit Management
Guillaume Lechaton
Akselos
Wind and New Energies Lead - Business Unit Management
Guillaume Lechaton has led sales, product development, and business development for wind and new energies at Akselos since 2021.
The company delivers advanced software solutions for the offshore wind industry, with a particular emphasis on floating wind technology, providing support throughout both the engineering and asset management phases. Guillaume’s focus is on helping offshore designers reduce time to market and monetize fatigue life either by reducing CAPEX through more efficient design strategies or by extending asset life spans starting from the investment phase, thus contributing to improved project viability and efficiency. With extensive experience in renewable energy and technology, Guillaume has been instrumental in establishing Akselos as a key innovation and value unlocking partner in the rapidly advancing wind energy sector.
Michael Lohan
Equinor
Senior Manager M&A and Renewables Business Development
Michael Lohan
Equinor
Senior Manager M&A and Renewables Business Development
Michael Lohan is a Senior Manager in Equinor’s M&A and Business Development team, specializing in renewable energy transactions. He leads technical due diligence for offshore wind investments and is responsible for identifying and evaluating opportunities globally. With over a decade of experience in offshore wind, Michael’s expertise spans the entire project lifecycle, from R&D and development to operation, across both established and emerging markets.
Michael Morris
Engagement Lab
Partner
Michael Morris
Engagement Lab
Partner
Michael is a founding partner of Engagement Lab, a strategic communications advisory in the global energy transition. Prior to Engagement Lab, he was most recently the Director of Brand & Communications at MHI Vestas Offshore Wind. He has been an active voice in the energy transition since 2017 and is particularly passionate about offshore wind. Before joining the renewable energy industry, he held a variety of executive positions within the NGO sector in the U.S. Michael lives in Denmark.
Michael Prutsch
Skyborn Renewables
Head of Commercial & Portfolio Development
Michael Prutsch
Skyborn Renewables
Head of Commercial & Portfolio Development
Michael Prutsch joined Skyborn Renewables in 2024 as the Head of Commercial & Portfolio Development, bringing extensive expertise in renewable energy and international business leadership. Prior to this, he spent nearly nine years at Ørsted, where he successfully managed the renewable energy portfolio for Poland and the Baltic States.
Fluent in nine languages, Michael excels in leading diverse international project teams across Europe. His professional experience spans renewables, recycling, asset management, and complex transactions, showcasing his broad industry knowledge and strategic insight.
He holds a Master of Business Administration from California Lutheran University. In addition to his offshore wind expertise, he serves as the President of the Austria Club Hamburg.
Zoë Barnes
Everoze
Partner
Zoë Barnes
Everoze
Partner
Zoë has over 20 years of experience in the wind industry, initially in wind R&D and latterly in strategic consultancy and offshore wind development. She has led a wide range of strategic engagements for industry participants, drawing, on her deep knowledge of technology commercialisation, and economic development in the offshore wind industry. Zoë is currently the chair of the UK Floating Wind Taskforce, a non-executive director of the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership and non-executive director of NCC, part of the UK’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult.
Knut Vassbotn
Deep Wind Offshore
CEO
Knut Vassbotn
Deep Wind Offshore
CEO
CEO Knut Vassbotn founded Deep Wind Offshore in 2021, together with the owners Knutsen Group, Haugaland Kraft and SKL. Deep Wind Offshore has over the last few years grown significantly and now have 50 employees across the globe. In 2023, Octopus Energy became a shareholder to accelerate further growth. Deep Wind Offshore so far has offshore projects under development in Norway, Sweden, South Korea, Chile, and Estonia – including 3 GW under exclusive development. Deep Wind Offshore has formed joint ventures with EDF Renewables for Norway and with bp for South Korea.
Vassbotn has over 20 years of experience from the energy sector and has developed offshore wind projects across the globe for the last decade. Vassbotn holds a BSc in Naval Architecture from University of Newcastle.
Helene Bøhler
Vind AI
CEO
Helene Bøhler
Vind AI
CEO
Helene Bøhler has been working with emerging technologies for the past seven years, and is the CEO and co-founder at Vind AI. Helene’s journey has led her to the intersection of industry and transformative technology, in particular during her time at Spacemaker AI. With genuine passion, she aspires to contribute to the transition to renewable energy through the creation of innovative tech products. Helene has a Master in Machine Learning from University College of London (UCL) and a Master in Law from University of Bergen.
Christian Knütel
Hogan Lovells
Partner
Christian Knütel
Hogan Lovells
Partner
Christian Knütel advises on national and international energy and infrastructure projects, particularly in the field of offshore wind; his advice covers all project phases – from project development and the relevant contracts for works, supply and services to project financing. He works closely with the Regulatory, Banking, Litigation/Arbitration and M&A practice groups and coordinates international projects with foreign colleagues.
A particular focus of his work, which has been growing for years, is on project-related claims management and advice on project-related litigation, including representation in DAB, mediation, arbitration and court proceedings in Germany and abroad, again with a special focus on offshore wind. Clients appreciate, among other things, Christian Knütel’s technical expertise, his reliable assessment of the prospects of success of legal disputes as well as his negotiating skills and assertiveness.
Jarosław Łasiński
Dajin Heavy Industry Europe
Managing Director
Jarosław Łasiński
Dajin Heavy Industry Europe
Managing Director
Jarosław Łasiński is a highly accomplished leader in the heavy industry sector. Since 2019, he has been the Managing Director of Dajin Heavy Industry Europe, where he manages operations for the world’s largest provider of offshore foundation fabrication and solutions. His extensive career includes serving as a Member of the Supervisory Board for ST3 and EPG in Poland from 2017 to 2019. From 2010 to 2017, he was the CEO of GSG Towers Sp. z o.o., the largest manufacturer of wind towers in Poland. During the same period, he also led Stocznia Gdańsk S.A., one of the country’s prominent shipyards. Before these roles, he served as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Stocznia Gdańsk S.A. from 2009 to 2014. Additionally, he was a Board Member and the Economy and Development Director at ISD Huta Częstochowa Group, Poland’s largest thick plate steel mill, from 2005 to 2009.
Marzia Mangoni
Prysmian Group
Global Dynamic Systems Product Manager
Marzia Mangoni
Prysmian Group
Global Dynamic Systems Product Manager
Marzia Mangoni is actually contributing in the Product Management team as Global Dynamic Systems Product Manager within Prysmian, Trasmission BU.
With a PhD in Electrical Engineering and a dissertation on “Dispersed Generation providing Ancillary Services in distribution networks through power electronic interfaces”, she has always worked in the world of energy production and transmission. She previously worked in the renewable energies branch of a leading global renewable energies company as Electrical Package Manager for the E2E process; that is, development, construction and asset management – around 600 MW of onshore wind power plants across Italy.
Anu Eslas
Ignitis
Head of International Business Development
Anu Eslas
Ignitis
Head of International Business Development
Anu Eslas is a distinguished leader in the Baltic Sea and Baltic States energy sector, known for her passionate advocacy of offshore wind energy. Over the past decade, she has played a pivotal role in enhancing energy cooperation in the region. Anu has held prominent positions including CEO of the Wind Energy Association in Estonia, Head of Offshore Wind at the Estonian Ministry of Communication, and VP for Offshore Wind Development in the Baltic States at RWE. She has also spearheaded the ELWIND offshore wind project, a groundbreaking cross-border initiative between Estonia and Latvia, and represented Estonia in the Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan (BEMIP) initiatives. Currently, Anu serves as the Head of International Business Development at Ignitis Renewables, a leading green energy company in the Baltics based in Lithuania. Her work focuses on strengthening collaboration among Baltic Sea countries as they navigate the transformative changes in the region’s energy landscape
Amy Robertson
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Offshore Wind Group Manager
Amy Robertson
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
Offshore Wind Group Manager
Dr. Amy Robertson serves as the Offshore Wind Group Manager at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in the United States, where she has been an integral part of the team since 2010. In her role, she leads activities aimed at advancing the commercialization of the U.S. offshore wind industry. Notably, Dr. Robertson serves as the task leader for the International Energy Agency (IEA) Wind Task 56, focused on verifying and validating offshore wind design tools used in the industry. And, she leads the DOE Offshore Wind System Design & Tool Validation project, where she concentrates on developing, validating, and demonstrating improvements to offshore wind modeling tools to optimize the next generation of floating offshore wind systems.
Immanuel Capano
Saitec Offshore Technologies
CCO
Immanuel Capano
Saitec Offshore Technologies
CCO
Immanuel Capano, Chief Commercial Officer at Saitec Offshore Technologies, is a civil engineer with over 20 years infrastructure industry experience and a broad technical, commercial, and operational background. He has extensive international engineering experience in management, and implementation of large infrastructure schemes.
Iain Grainger
International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA)
CEO
Iain Grainger
International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA)
CEO
Iain Grainger has over 30 years experience in offshore marine construction around the world. He spent the early part of his career engineering and managing the installation of major offshore infrastructure before moving into commercial and strategy roles with tier one contractors. Iain is a chartered engineer and has an MBA. He is a past president of the International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) and was previously supporting IMCA in expanding its position in offshore renewables. On 1 June 2023, Iain became the new CEO of IMCA.
Arne Vatnøy
Norwegian Offshore Wind
Communication Manager
Arne Vatnøy
Norwegian Offshore Wind
Communication Manager
Arne Vatnoy is Communication Manager in Norwegian Offshore Wind. He is responsible for governmental affairs, working to influence offshore wind policy in Norway on behalf of the 400 + members in the organisation. Vatnoy has his background from TV-journalism and the Business Support System in Norway.
Carlos Martin
Blue Float Energy
CEO
Carlos Martin
Blue Float Energy
CEO
Carlos is the founder and CEO of BlueFloat Energy, an offshore wind developer with presence in several markets across the globe including the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Italy and France, and a mission to accelerate global deployment of offshore wind as a key enabler for the energy transition and economic growth. Mr. Martin has worked in the energy sector for more than 15 years, where he has developed unparalleled expertise in the design, development, financing, construction, and execution of offshore wind projects. Carlos served as Director for Floating Wind at EDP Renewables (EDPR) based in Madrid, where he was responsible for the WindFloat Atlantic project successfully achieving FID in 2017 and led the team in charge of negotiating the necessary permits and regulatory framework.
David Linden
Westwood Global Energy Group
Executive Director and Head of Energy Transition
David Linden
Westwood Global Energy Group
Executive Director and Head of Energy Transition
David is an Executive Director and Head of Energy Transition at the market intelligence provider Westwood Global Energy Group (Westwood), with a specific focus on Offshore Wind, Hydrogen and Carbon markets. He has more than 15 years’ commercial experience across the global energy value chain and has held key Commercial and Regulatory roles at Corus, BP, Mott MacDonald and Wood Mackenzie. David also hosts the Energy Transition Now podcast. He has a degree in International Management and German from the University of Bath.
Bruno Geschier
WFO
Chairman Floating Offshore Wind Committee
Bruno Geschier
WFO
Chairman Floating Offshore Wind Committee
Bruno Geschier is the Chairman of WFO’s Floating Offshore Wind Committee and until recently served as Chief Sales & Marketing Officer of BW IDEOL for 10 years. Beyond providing senior advisory and consultancy services and exploring future long-term career opportunities within the renewables and offshore wind industry, Bruno still spends most of his time advocating floating offshore wind to policy makers, financial institutions, asset developers and utilities across the globe. He is a regular speaker and chairperson at offshore wind events in the US, Asia and Europe and co-organizes the world’s largest annual event solely dedicated to floating offshore wind (FOWT) for which he also serves as founding Chairman of its Scientific and Technical Committee. Bruno initiated WindEurope’s Floating Offshore Wind Work Group which he chaired for 3 years and sits on the advisory board of several floating wind industry initiatives.
Vincent Dehullu
e-BO Enterprises
International Business Development Manager Renewables & Industry
Vincent Dehullu
e-BO Enterprises
International Business Development Manager Renewables & Industry
Energy and ICT expert with more than 25 years’ experience globally, active in smart energy grids, offshore wind energy, energy management for transport grid connected customers in regulated and deregulated markets. Holding a Master in Electrical Power Engineering, post graduate European Law, Master in Business Administration – General Management. I believe in a more interconnected and transparent dynamic energy market, offering our planet an optimized balance between renewable energy resources and consumption. Enjoy the gift of life, dream big and get it done.
Alex Raventos
X1 Wind
CEO
Alex Raventos
X1 Wind
CEO
Alex has an Industrial Engineering degree from UPC, a postgraduate degree in Sustainable Energy Systems from the MIT-Portugal program, and was selected in the 2017 Global Solutions Program (GSP) at Singularity University focused on Climate Change. He has extensive experience in the sector, having worked since 2007 on various projects related to marine renewables both in Spain, Portugal, and the Netherlands before co-founding X1 Wind in 2017.
Stuart Broadley
EIC
CEO
Stuart Broadley
EIC
CEO
Stuart joined the Energy Industries Council (EIC) as CEO in 2016, after a 25-year career leading global businesses in oil & gas, power, renewables and defence. Winner of the 2023 ‘King’s Award for International Trade’, and the 2023 OWI ‘Market Intelligence Platform of the Year’, the EIC is energy agnostic and one of the world’s largest energy trade associations with nearly 1000 member companies. Stuart co-chairs the UK Energy Supply Chain ministerial taskforce, is architect of the Energy Exports Conference, which brings 20 inward delegations to the UK annually, and is author of the Survive & Thrive annual report which highlights preferred growth strategies in tough markets.
Gunnar Herzig
WFO
Managing Director
Gunnar Herzig
WFO
Managing Director
Gunnar Herzig is the Managing Director and Co-Founder of the World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO) a non-profit organisation founded in 2018 to advance offshore wind energy worldwide. Gunnar has 15 years of experience in the renewable energy industry. From 2009 to 2018 Gunnar held various positions in the renewable energy division of the German energy company RWE focusing on offshore wind. Gunnar holds a degree in International Business Administration from the University of Tuebingen (Germany) and studied as an exchange student at the National University of Singapore (Singapore) and at Harvard University (USA). Gunnar also holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Cambridge (UK).
Adrià Miquel
EOLOS
Chief Data Scientist
Adrià Miquel
EOLOS
Chief Data Scientist
Dr. Adriá Miquel is the Chief Data Scientist at EOLOS and holds degrees in both Industrial Engineering and Environmental Engineering. He earned his PhD in 2017 from the University of Bologna in Italy. Since joining EOLOS in 2019, Dr. Miquel has focused on the FLS200 met-ocean measurements and has conducted scientific research related to the offshore wind sector. His research experience also includes hydraulic and marine engineering. He has contributed to two patents: one for a wave energy conversion concept and another for a wind turbulence correction method. Additionally, Dr. Miquel has published 13 articles in international scientific journals and conference proceedings.
Louise Efthimiou
WFO
Floating Offshore Wind Manager
Louise Efthimiou
WFO
Floating Offshore Wind Manager
Louise Efthimiou is WFO’s Floating Offshore Wind Manager where she coordinates and supports the fruitful knowledge exchanges of WFO’s Floating Offshore Wind Committee. Over the last four years, the Floating Wind Offshore Committee has grown into a genuinely collaborative forum where participants share on the key technology challenges and solutions for commercializing floating offshore wind, lending from various industry experiences mainly in the bottom-fixed wind and oil & gas sectors.