BWEA Offshore Wind 09
The World Leading Offshore Wind Market

• Maria McCaffery, Chief Executive, BWEA: Welcome and introduction
• Alistair Buchanan CBE, Chief Executive, Ofgem
• Captain Peter Hodgetts, Chief Executive, SeaRoc Group: Sponsor Address
• Lord Hunt of Kings Heath OBE, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change

• Katherine MacNeill, Deputy Head, Renewables Deployment, DECC
• Dermot Grimson, Head of External Affairs, The Crown Estate
• Andreas Nauen, CEO, Siemens Wind Power A/S
• Murray Brit, Senior Policy Adviser, CBI
• Georg R. Barton, Head of Offshore Wind Development, RWE Innogy GmbH.

• Dr Andrew Garrad, Managing Director, Garrad Hassan and Partners Ltd: UK Offshore Wind - Near-term capital costs and delivery
• Chris Knowles, Head of Energy, Environment and Investment Funds, Structured Finance, AGI-EU, European Investment Bank: EIB - Offshore Wind and Economic Recovery
• Arnaud Bouille, Assistant Director, Ernst & Young: An Analysis of the Key Economic Drivers for Offshore Wind - Implications for the UK Programme.

• Andrew Wood, Natural England
• Diana Linskey, DEFRA
• Tim Norman, The Crown Estate: Planning and Consenting Issues for Marine Renewables
• Steven Freeman, Technical Director, EMU Ltd: Regional Environmental Assessment: A Blueprint for Managing the Round 3 Challenges under the Marine and Coastal Access Bill.

Networking reception sponsored by E.ON Climate & Renewables

Chair: Adam Bruce, BWEA Chairman

• Georg Adamowitsch, EU Commission
• Jeremy Sainsbury, Natural Power: Sponsor Address.

R&D/Technology
Chair: Neil Douglas, Technical Director, Natural Power

• Benjamin Sykes, Senior Technology Accelerator Manager, The Carbon Trust
• Richard Court, Technology Specialist - Wind Renewables, NaREC: Ensuring Reliability for Offshore Wind – Large Testing Facilities
• Mike Hay, Offshore Wind Delivery Manager, Mainstream Renewable Power: Mainstream’s Innovation Strategy.

• Phil Manley, Senior Project Manager, Siemens Transmission and Distribution Ltd: What a Difference a Year Makes - Delivering a Round 2 Grid Connection Project in Interesting Times
• John Sinclair, Managing Director, Subocean Group: Cable Lay Supply Chain to meet UK Targets
• Ronan McDermott, Garrad Hassan and Partners Ltd: High voltage AC Distribution Networks for Offshore Wind Farms - Breaking the 33 kV Barrier.

Supply Chain
Chair: Dr. Rainer Mohr, REpower Systems AG

• Mike Prowse, UK Sales Manager, A2SEA: Installation logistics for UK Round 3 offshore wind farms
• Paul Drabwell, BERR & David Curran, DECC: Low Carbon Industry Strategy
• Jesper Ferløv Greth, Senior Advisor, MAKE Consulting: Offshore Wind Supply Chain.

Ports
Chair: Ray Thompson, One North East

• Julian Brown, BVG Associates: UK Ports - the developers perspective
• Chris Elhers, Managing Director Renewable Energy Division, Siemens plc: UK Ports & Offshore Wind, Siemens Perspective
• Capt Stephen Gobbi, Group Marine Director, Peel Ports
• Charlie Field, Head of Operations, Searoc: Meeting the Vessel Owner’s Needs.

Operations
Chair: Capt. Peter Hodgetts, Chief Executive, SeaRoc Group

• Bo Mørup, Senior Vice President Sales & Projects, Vestas Offshore A/S: Improvements to WTG reliability - future perspectives on offshore operation and maintenance
• Jeremy Carnell, PMSS: BWEA Guidance on Safe Operation of Jack-up Vessels in Offshore Wind Construction and O&M
• Rob Cox, Partner, EC Harris: Realising Significant Costs Savings and Efficiency in Offshore Wind.

Sector Skills - why we may miss UK renewable energy targets
Chair: Andrew Jamieson, Renewables Business Development Director, ScottishPower Renewables

• Steve Clarke, Mainstream Renewable Power: Developing the Human Capital for Offshore Renewables
• Bob Windmill, Head of Research and Performance, Energy and Utility Skills: Securing Future Skills
• Rosy Jones, Red Ensign Ltd: Securing bottom-line value from skills development
• Gary Robinson, Group Head of HR, RES Group: BWEA/Hay Reward Survey.