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-         Address hurdles caused by the last two decades of activities on America’s shores, and how a collaborative framework can streamline offshore wind project development
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Discuss whether there is a need for a coordinated reset on the aggressive federal ambitions for offshore wind between federal and state level governments
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hear how the coordination of supply chain development has now enabled a win-win scenario when scaling up US offshore wind
-Â Â Â Â Â Explore how rising interest rates, inflationary pressures, and innovation in legal, procurement, finance, and technology are pivotal for the success of offshore windÂ
Speaker:
White House, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Climate Advisor, Mary Frances Repko
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Lessons learned from the first Trump administration's impact on offshore wind, analyzing policies, challenges, and unexpected tailwinds that shaped the industry's early voyage.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Explore potential scenarios with a second Biden term versus a Trump return, dissecting their policy roadmaps and their impact on your business
-Â Â Â Â Â Understand how the political landscape will shape project approvals, financing opportunities, and overall industry trajectory
Speaker:
Invenergy, SVP, Offshore Wind, Daniel Runyan
Dominion Energy, COO, Diane Leopold
Moderator - New England for Offshore Wind, Offshore Wind Communications Director, Jennifer Delony
-          What are some lessons learned from construction of our first farms in the US that will lead to better coordination across a developers’ portfolio as well as across multiple developers to ensure timely development and construction
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Understand how to lower the levelized cost of energy of current and future projects with smart contracting of suppliers
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Understand how the IRA requirements on prevailing wage and apprenticeship will impact project development throughout the full supply chain
-Â Â Â Â Â Explore how developers can balance their technology risk when scaling offshore projects, where innovations can have a positive impact on margins, and hear common pitfalls to avoid ensuring key development milestones are met
Speakers:
Ocean Winds North America, CEO, Michael BrownÂ
Avangrid Renewables, Chief Operating Officer of Offshore Wind, Sy OytanÂ
Vestas, CTO, John EggersÂ
Kraken, Head of Tech for Asset Management, Paul Grimshaw
Dominion Energy, Chair, President & CEO, Robert Blue
Moderator - American Offshore Wind Academy, President, Serene Hamsho
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Ask about the criteria for competitive selection of projects to see where you can reduce costs and improve efficiency across the offshore wind supply chain
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Address whether a successful track record developing and operating projects regionally and globally, can an effective tool to help boost job creation, regional infrastructure investments, local community benefits, and other economic and quality measures
-Â Â Â Â Â Explore the underlying factors contributing to successful federal and state permits and approvals from various government bureaus
Speakers:
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [BOEM], Chief of Renewable Energy Programs, Karen Baker
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement [BSEE], Renewable Energy Standards Engineer, Mark Goldman
National Renewable Energy Laboratory [NREL]Â ,Chief Engineer, Offshore Wind Energy, Walter Musial
Moderator - SWCA, Strategic Growth Director, Ross Pilotte
Dive into interactive group problem-solving in our discussion-based sessions. Led by industry experts, these sessions offer a unique chance to address your challenges and discover practical solutions. Engage with fellow leaders in deep dives on specific topics. Collaborate, debate, and share experiences to maximize your learning outcomes. Workshops accommodate 20-30 participants with a facilitator to guide conversations and breakout discussions. Roundtables offer a more intimate setting with groups of 10-20, spread across tables in the interactive zone. Each table has a designated leader to facilitate conversation and record discussion insights. Findings are gathered at the end of each 60-minute session and shared on the post-event report.
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Safe and Smooth First Operations
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Project execution predictability
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Roundtable Leaders:
Vestas, Senior Director, Offshore Public Affairs, Lauren Burm
Avangrid, Operations Project Manager at Vineyard Wind, Gordon So
Vestas, SVP for Construction and Customer Project Execution, Offshore, Amy McGinty
-Â Â Â Â Â Â What can we do to mitigate schedule risk?
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Project execution risk mitigation for offshore wind in 2024
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Contracting structures and risk allocation in offshore wind
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Roundtable Leaders:Â
Avangrid, Compliance Manager, Alicia Calero
Vestas, Business Development Manager Offshore Services, Angela DeLuca
Avangrid, Senior Contract Manager, O&M, Patricia Davis
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Understand the evolving role of different stakeholders in tackling the growing pains of a new market and create risk mitigation strategies
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Discover new financing mechanisms and raise capital for projects and generate revenue before the project takes off
Hosted by:Â U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Investment Officer, Alexa Colson-Miller
Build local, think global:Â unlock trade policy strategies to enable the next wave of project developments
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Discuss ways to collaborate among countries and regions to accelerate the development and deployment of traditional and floating offshore wind
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Understand how to amplify your use of domestic manufacturing abilities, and financial incentives granted by the IRA to boost development
-     Discover how developers should approach the supply chain – domestic vs international – and how this may impact overall project costs
Speaker:Â
Vestas Senior Director, Offshore Public Affairs, Lauren Burm
North Carolina Department of Commerce, Assistant Secretary of Clean Energy Economic Development, Jennifer R. F. Mundt
HWFÂ Of Counsel, Gary English
Moderator - Avangrid Renewables, Senior Manager - Offshore Wind Cost Control, Nyssa-Dawn Corria
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Hear how the Vineyard Wind project harnessed agility and adaptability to overcome supply chain disruptions and delays to ensure the successful execution of their project
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Understand how the team overcame port congestion with contingency planning to minimize cost overruns
-         Has Vineyard Wind now become the industry benchmark for supply chain resilience using an upskilling program to address labor shortages? Let’s discuss.
Speaker:
Vineyard Wind, Deputy CEO, Miguel Calero
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â How can developers, and their supply chains have a flexible mindset, and utilize innovative technology, to continue developing one project, while thinking about the next
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Foster a culture of continuous improvement by adapting to the changing market conditions and remaining competitive
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Discover how to establish a transparent and equitable agreement among all stakeholders with the help of rewards and performance-based incentives
-Â Â Â Â Â Does coordination amongst competitors ensure demands on supply chain are collaborative and not disruptive?
Speaker:
DEME, President, Bill White
We know it's not working as well as it should be, but why not? Could a different approach to data lead to cheaper, better and more sustainable offshore wind development?
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â How can developers, and their supply chains have a flexible mindset, and utilize innovative technology, to continue developing one project, while thinking about the next
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Foster a culture of continuous improvement by adapting to the changing market conditions and remaining competitive
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Discover how to establish a transparent and equitable agreement among all stakeholders with the help of rewards and performance-based incentives
-Â Â Â Â Â Does coordination amongst competitors ensure demands on supply chain are collaborative and not disruptive?
Speakers:
Atlantic Offshore Wind, Geoscience Manager, Deanne Hargrave
Geo Subsea, President, Jeff GardenerÂ
Kalypso Offshore Energy, Business Development Director, Owen Rataj
Moderator - Sulmara, Business Development, Michael King
-Â Â Â Â Discuss realistic timelines and permitting predictability, streamlined approval processes, and potential permit expediting programs for critical port upgrades
-Â Â Â Â Explore options and considerations for ensuring ports are adequately prepared to handle both current and anticipated offshore wind infrastructure demands
-Â Â Â Â Delve into innovative public-private financing models for offshore wind port development
Speakers:
Connecticut Port Authority, Interim Executive Director, Ulysses Hammond
New Bedford Port Authority, Executive Director, Gordon Carr
Port of Long Beach, Chief Harbor Engineer, Suzanne Plezia
US Department of Transportation, Director, North Atlantic Gateway Office, Capt. Thomas Morkan
AECOM, SVP Global Market Sector Leader, Surface Transportation and Goods Movement, Alanna Strohecker
Moderator - Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council, Director of Infrastructure Project Management, Jennifer Mallard
-            Understand the Jones Act’s applicability to different phases of offshore wind development
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Explore the investments, partnerships and innovations resulting from the Jones Act
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Discover the opportunities the Jones Act provides to build a strong, resilient, distinctly American industry
Speaker:
AMP & AWO, President, Jennifer Carpenter
-Â Â Â Â How can we invest in the current and future workforce, supporting community skills development, and channels for upskilling and talent retention?
-Â Â Â Â Can we foster greater diversity, equity, and inclusion in your workforce and customer base to enhance the workforce?
-Â Â Â Â What are the critical skills needed for a workforce strategy leading up to 2030, ensuring organizational advancement in the US offshore wind industry?
-Â Â Â Â How can we collaborate on workforce training and labor standards to smooth the development of the industry and ensure that local communities and workforces see the benefits of offshore wind projectsÂ
Speaker:
Avangrid Renewables, Ed.D. Manager, Workforce Development, Tamika Jacques
National Ocean Industries Association, President, Erik Milito
New Jersey Public Board of Utilities, Commissioner, Dr. Zenon Christodoulo
Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind, Workforce Development Lead, Austin Hutchinson
Moderator -Â Masscec, Program Director, Janel Granum
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Compare approaches for building transmission networks that navigate state permitting issues, land individual landowner issues efficiently, allowing integrate multiple farms into the grid, aiming to reduce costs for ratepayers
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Understand how a coordinated approach can trigger upgrades to a point of interconnection that will lower cost and share risk profiles with third parties
-Â Â Â Â For stakeholders seeking swift and cost-effective grid connection, discover planning techniques that optimize route scheduling and expedite land rights acquisition
Speakers:
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, President, Christine Guhl-Sadovy
Eversource, Vice President of Transmission Policy and Compliance, Vandan Divatia
Equinor, Head of Transmisson and Interconnection Americas, Dwarakesh Nallan
Moderator - Massachusetts Clean Energy Center, Senior Director, Renewable Energy Production, Erica Hines
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â See how a top-down federal effort, coordinating states and grid operators to agree on a plan to cost-effectively integrate offshore wind to the grid, will benefit the industry and expedite project execution
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Understand the pressure that the state procurement of mesh-ready offshore wind is putting onto shared grid connection points, and stations, and what role the transmission operators play in that process
-Â Â Â Â Explore the future possibilities of the networked offshore grid to save interconnections, affected communities, and costs
Speakers:
Orsted, Head of Grid Integration Americas, Lisias Abreu
-Â Â Â Â Â Navigating Shifting Market Dynamics: How can developers reposition US offshore wind projects for success given fluctuating markets and supply chain challenges?
-Â Â Â Â Â Rethinking Financing for Resilience: Explore innovative financing models and risk mitigation strategies tailored to the unique challenges of US offshore wind development.
-Â Â Â Â Â Charting the Rebid Process: Best practices for developers and offtakers to participate in rebid processes, ensuring fair outcomes and optimizing project value in a dynamic market.
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Speakers:
Equinor, VP, Renewables Americas; Head of Empire Wind, Teddy Muhlfelder
Avangrid, Chief Development Officer, Kenneth Kimmel
Moderator - Orrick, Energy & Infrastructure Finance and Tax Equity Partner, Alejandra Garcia Earley
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â How do federal agencies coordinate offshore wind projects allowing for minimized risk of permitting delays and push to end the uncertainty on final permit timelines
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Discuss ways to accelerate the process, and optimize the project design to ensure that permits are secured in a timely fashion
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Receive guidance on how to inform regulatory stakeholders and implement practical technologies and necessary mitigations that meet your operational needs
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Minimize any impacts on other marine users by publishing cable positions and monitoring their operations where practicalÂ
Speakers:
Atlantic Shores Offshore, Vice President and Development Director, Jennifer Daniels
Equinor, VP of Permitting, Community, and Environmental Affairs, Scott Lundin
SouthCoast Wind,Permitting Director, Jennifer Flood
Moderator - Orsted,Head of Permitting, Environmental and Marine Affairs, Ellen Crivella
Dive into interactive group problem-solving in our discussion-based sessions. Led by industry experts, these sessions offer a unique chance to address your challenges and discover practical solutions. Engage with fellow leaders in deep dives on specific topics. Collaborate, debate, and share experiences to maximize your learning outcomes. Workshops accommodate 20-30 participants with a facilitator to guide conversations and breakout discussions. Roundtables offer a more intimate setting with groups of 10-20, spread across tables in the interactive zone. Each table has a designated leader to facilitate conversation and record discussion insights. Findings are gathered at the end of each 60-minute session and shared on the post-event report.
-Â Â Â Â Â Are there ways to invest in emerging tech for transmission resolutions that will hedge against increasing costs?
-Â Â Â Â Â How will the rise of the 525kV HVDC cable impact offshore projects and help streamline power into the grid?Â
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Roundtable Leader: Connecticut Wind, Collaborative Executive Director, Kristin Urbach
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The CTV and SOV opportunity
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Releasing the supply chain bottleneck of vessels
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Preparing for Offshore Wind O&M and Logistics
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Roundtable Leaders:Â
AMP & AWO, President, Jennifer Carpenter
Invenergy, Offshore Operations Manager, Matt BosÂ
US Department of Transportation Director, North Atlantic Gateway Office, Thomas Morkan
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Explore what misinformation is currently making its way into narrative on US offshore wind, and how it has shifted over the last few years
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Understand how you can combat common misconceptions, arisen from misinformation spread about the impacts of US offshore wind and turn a negative view into a positive one
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â What industry players can do together to help mitigate the risks posed by people spreading misinformation, to ensure projects are constructed in a timely manner
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Speakers:
Bluepoint Wind, Head of Regulatory & External Affairs, Eric Henry
-Â Â Â Â Â What does multi-state supply chain collaboration mean for future procurements and how will it allow states to procure offshore wind power at more competitive rates
-Â Â Â Â Â Understand how developers can bid projects with cost-effective pricing and with a streamlined timeline for completion
-Â Â Â Â Â Discover how building synergies with all stakeholders will lead to a more structured, and profitable outcome for all
Speakers:
Department of Economic Development, Manager, Clean Economy Program, Andrew LavigneÂ
Orsted, Head of Government Affairs and Market Strategy in the Northeast, Americas, David Ortiz
Moderator - Connecticut Wind Collaborative, Executive Director, Kristin Urbach
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Balance the development of OSW with all ecosystems involved in traditional ocean uses with a comprehensive ocean use planning strategy
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Promote stakeholder engagement to foster collaboration, ensuring that diverse perspectives and interests are considered
-Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Guide sustainable development to policymakers and industry leaders ensuring equitable growth for the entire ecosystemÂ
Speakers:
Diamond Offshore Wind, CEO, Chris Wissemann
Moderator - American Offshore Wind Academy, President, Serene Hamsho
