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Welcome & Opening General Session
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Room : Hall A
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8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
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General Session
The Honorable Ken Salazar, Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior
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General Session
Denise Bode, CEO, American Wind Energy Association
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General Session
Paul Gallagher, Vice President and General Counsel, Fishermen's Energy
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Offshore Wind Regulatory Landscape
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Room : 302
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10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Moderator :
Bob Martin, Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Environment Protection
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BOEMRE Process and Updates
Maureen Bornholdt, Program Manager, Office of Offshore Alternative Energy Programs, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement
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Developing a Rational Application of NEPA to Offshore Wind Development
Tim Oakes, Renewable Group Leader, Kleinschmidt
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Understanding State Versus Federal Roles in Project Siting and Permitting: Obstacles and Opportunities
Daron Threet, Counsel, Dickstein Shapiro LLP
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Ontario's Proposed Guidelines
Justin Rangooni, Ontario Policy Manager & Legal Counsel, Canadian Wind Energy Association
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Resource Assessment
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Room : 303
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10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Moderator :
Jeanne Fox, Commissioner, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities
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Wind Resource Results from the FINO3 Research Platform in the German North Sea - Comparisons to FINO1
Detlef Kindler, Senior Offshore Project Manager, GL Garrad Hassan
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Wind Energy Resource Estimation for Offshore Sites in the Great Lakes
Peter Taylor, Professor and Consultant, Zephyr North Canada
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Reducing the Development Period of Offshore Wind Farms by Assessing the Energy Risk of Designing the Layout Before Measured Wind Data is Available
Stephen Holleran, Senior Energy Analyst, Mainstream Renewable Power
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Lake Erie Wind: Four Years of Offshore Results of Wind Measurements from the Cleveland Water Intake Crib
David Matthiesen, Professor, Case Western Reserve University
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Critical Supply Chain Issues for Offshore Wind Projects
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Room : 402
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10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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Moderator :
Tom Maves, Deputy Director, Manufacturing and Supply Chain Services, American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
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Realizing Local Economic Benefits from Offshore Wind Projects: A Supply Chain Perspective on Goal Setting and Encouraging Growth
Guido Reuter, Head of Procurement, SWP Americas, Siemens
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The UK Offshore Wind Experience: Redefining a Nation's Economy
Karen Conover, Wind Energy Segment Director, DNV
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Offshore Wind Supply Chain Development - A Great Lakes Perspective
Steven Dever, Member, Board of Directors, Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation
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Case Study: Bremerhaven A Model for Local Economic Development
Jens Eckhoff, Managing Director, Bremerhaven
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Government Agency Involvement
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Room : 302
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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Moderator :
Wright Frank, Energy Program Specialist, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement
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Panelist
George Detweiler, Marine Transportation Specialist, U.S. Coast Guard
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Panelist
Jim Lecky, Director, Office of Protected Resources, NOAA
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Panelist
Frederick Engle, Energy Policy Analyst, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense
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Panelist
Larry Slavitter, Biologist, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Metocean Measurement and Project Planning
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Room : 303
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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Moderator :
Sally McNeilan, Business Development, Fugro Atlantic
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Addressing Unique US Meteorological Conditions, including Hurricanes, in the Design of Offshore Wind Turbine Foundations
Qing Yu, Principal Engineer, American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
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Comparison of Environmental Conditions Between Offshore Sites in Europe and United States
Jeffrey Freedman, Senior Research Scientist, AWS Truepower, LLC
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Weather Windows of Opportunity - Real Data, Real Time, Real Savings
Robin Newman, Principal MetOcean Scientist, Emu Limited
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Offshore Wind Turbine Technology and Systems R&D;
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Room : 402
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1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Moderator :
Ed Weston, Director, Great Lakes Wind Network
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Establishing a Long-range Offshore Wind Energy Research & Development Program
Chris Hart, Offshore Wind Team Lead, Wind and Water Power Program, Department of Energy
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Anatomy of Offshore Wind Turbines
Patrick Fullenkamp, Director, Technical Services, Great Lakes Wind Network (GLWN)
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Stakeholder Engagement
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Room : 302
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3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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Moderator :
Samantha Smith, Commercial Manager, Statoil
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The Value of Stakeholder Engagement in Host Communities
Barbara J. Hill, Executive Director, Clean Power Now
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Mapping Public Perceptions and Preferences Toward Wind Power Development Through Time
Jeremy Firestone, Associate Professor, University of Delaware, College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment
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Crown Estate Round 2 Stakeholder efforts
David Still, Managing Director, Clipper Windpower PLC
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National Oceans Council
Elizabeth Klein, Counselor to the Deputy Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Transmission Considerations for Offshore Wind
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Room : 303
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3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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Moderator :
Charlie Smith, Executive Director, Utility Wind Integration Group
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A Transmission Developers Perspective on Effective Offshore Wind Development
Bryan Sanderson, Senior Vice President, Anbaric Transmission
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Green Energy with Offshore Wind Power Grid Access Issues
Alberto Schultze, Director of Sales and Marketing, Siemens AG
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Overcoming Routing and Permitting Challenges for Transmission System Interconnections Between Offshore Wind Parks and the Onshore Grid
Michael Ernst, Director, Regulatory Affairs, Tetra Tech EC, Inc.
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Uninterrupted Electric Power from Offshore Wind via Synoptic-Scale Interconnection
Willett Kempton, Director, Center for Carbon-Free Power Integration
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Offshore Wind Turbine Manufacturer's Forum
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Room : 402
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3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
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Moderator :
Jessica Isaacs, Policy Analyst, American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
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Panelist
Richard Reno, Offshore Platform Leader, GE Energy
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Panelist
Michael Hannibal, Head of Offshore Sales, Siemens Wind Power
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Panelist
Amir Mikhail, Senior Vice President, Engineering, Clipper Windpower, Inc.
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Panelist
Rainer Mohr, Vice President, Offshore Sales, REpower Systems AG
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Panelist
Scott Keating, General Manager of Sales, North America, Offshore NA, Vestas
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General Session
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Room : Hall A
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8:30 AM - 9:15 AM
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General Session
Jacques Beaudry-Losique, Wind and Water Power Program Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
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Matt Simmons and The Ocean Energy Institute
Robert West, Managing Director, The Ocean Energy Institute
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Project Economics
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Room : 302
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9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
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Moderator :
Jérôme Guillet, Managing Director, Green Giraffe Energy Bankers
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A Legal Perspective on Making Offshore Windfarms Bankable Our Experiences from the European Offshore Wind Market
Martin Lucas, Partner, Watson, Farley & Williams LLP
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Validation of an Offshore Wind Energy Cost Model and its Application to Virginia
George Hagerman, Senior Research Associate, Virginia Tech Advanced Research Institute
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Cost of energy of offshore wind in the US
Walt Musial, Principal Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
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Risk Assessment
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Room : 303
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9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
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Moderator :
Bradway Widing, Senior Vice President, Marsh USA, Inc
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Risk and Interface Management for successful Offshore Wind delivery
Sebastian Chivers, Director, PMSS
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NAS Committee on Offshore Wind Energy Turbine Structural and Operating Safety
Tom McNeilan, Vice President, Fugro Atlantic
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Risk Discipline for the Off-Shore Wind Industry
Jeffrey Kehne, Principal, Hill & Kehne,LLC
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Operations, Maintenance, Ports, Vessels, and Logistics
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Room : 402
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9:45 AM - 10:45 AM
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Moderator :
John Dunlop, Senior Project Engineer, American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)
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Optimization of Offshore Wind Project Operations & Maintenance
Todd Wynn, Project Manager, GL Garrad Hasaan
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Case Study of the Key Port Planning Considerations of an Offshore Wind Farm Construction Staging Port
William Shute, Project Manager, Moffatt & Nichol
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Offshore Wind Turbine Installation Vessels Past, Present and Future
Jort Brouwer, Director/Senior Naval Architect, Dutch Offshore Innovators BV
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The States' Race to the Water
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Room : 302
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10:50 AM - 12:20 PM
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Moderator :
Mary Ann Christopher, Partner, Foley & Lardner LLP
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Ontario
Michael Moen, Senior Economic Officer, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development
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Massachusetts
Patrick Cloney, Executive Director, Massachusetts Clean Energy Center
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Ohio
David Karpinski, Vice President, Nortech
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Delaware
Stephanie McClellan, Clean Energy Economy Policy Advisor, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
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New Jersey
Timothy Lizura, Senior Vice President, Business Development, New Jersey Economic Development Authority
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Environmental Monitoring Methods and Technology
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Room : 303
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10:50 AM - 12:20 PM
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Moderator :
Laurie Jodziewicz, Director of Permitting, NRG Bluewater Wind
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Aerial Bird Surveys at Offshore Wind Farm Sites - the European Experience
Stuart Clough, Director, APEM Ltd
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Innovative Offshore Biological Survey Techniques for Birds and Bats: Block Island Wind Farm
Aaron Svedlow, Wildlife Biologist, Tetra Tech Inc
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A New Marine Radar Configuration for Monitoring Bird Movements
Sidney Gauthreaux, Senior Scientist, Geo-Marine
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Establishing a National Baseline and Monitoring Program to Assess the Risks and Benefits of Offshore Wind on Ecosystems and Communities
Bonnie Ram, Program Director, Energetics
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Major Components for Offshore Wind Turbines
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Room : 402
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10:50 AM - 12:20 PM
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Moderator :
Dan Radomski, Co-Founder, Kinetik Partners
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Innovative Foundation Options including Floating Platforms
Kevin Banister, Business Development, Principle Power, Inc.
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Offshore Wind Turbine Technology Roadmap
Antonio Ugarte, Head of WAD Service, Centro Nacional de Energias Renovables (CENER)
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Direct Drive Permanent Magnet Generators or NGentec Innovation in Generator Designs for Large Offshore Systems
Anders Troedson, Vice President and General Manager, The Switch Controls and Converters, Inc.
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Demand for Offshore Wind Cabling and Mfg Capacity of High Voltage AC and DC Cable Systems
Pat Herbert, Group Chief Executive Officer, JDR Cable Systems (Holdings) Ltd.
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Collaborations as Industry Drivers
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Room : 302
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1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
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Moderator :
Fara Courtney, Executive Director, US Offshore Wind Collaborative
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Atlantic Offshore Wind Consortium
Neal Kemkar, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior
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Great Lakes Wind Collaborative - Offshore Wind Working Group
John Hummer, Project Manager, Great Lakes Commission
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DOE/State Coordination Efforts - Their Strategic Plan
Laura Morton, Senior Advisor, Renewable Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
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Wildlife Data Collection
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Room : 303
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1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
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Moderator :
Mary Hallisey Hunt, Special Projects Director, Georgia Tech/Office of the Provost and Strategic Energy Institute
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Evaluating Piping Plover and Red Knot use of offshore waters during migration using the Avian Knowledge Network
Greg Forcey, Avian Ecologist, Pandion Systems
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Assessing underwater noise levels and the responses of marine mammals to the construction of offshore wind turbines
Helen Bailey, Research Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
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Results of Regional Avian and Bat Migration Pilot Study in the Gulf of Maine
Steve Pelletier, Principal, Stantec
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Construction and Installation of Offshore Wind Projects
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Room : 402
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1:35 PM - 2:35 PM
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Moderator :
Patrick Fullenkamp, Director, Technical Services, Great Lakes Wind Network (GLWN)
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Offshore Wind Turbine Installation State of the Art and Nearby Future Developments
Andries Hofman, Expert Engineer, SBM GustoMSC B.V.
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Transportation and Installation of Fully Assembled Offshore Wind Turbines
Charlie Nordstrom, Senior Naval Architect, The Glosten Associates, Inc.
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New Technology for Installing Wind Turbines Offshore.
Aleksey Belinskiy, President, Efficient Engineering LLC
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Special Keynote: The Honorable Lieutenant Governor Kim Guadagno, New Jersey
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Room : Hall A
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3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
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Keynote
The Honorable Kim Guadagno, Lieutenant Governor, New Jersey
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U.S. Offshore Developers' Perspectives
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Room : Hall A
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3:25 PM - 5:00 PM
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Moderator :
Jim Lanard, President, Offshore Wind Development Coalition
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Panelist
Daniel Cohen, President, Fishermen's Energy
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Panelist
Jim Gordon, President, Cape Wind
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Panelist
Scott Jennings, President of PSEG Global & Partner GSOE, Garden State Offshore Energy
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Panelist
Mark Leyland, Vice President, Project Construction, Baryonyx
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Panelist
Peter Mandelstam, Founder and President, NRG Bluewater Wind
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Panelist
Bill Moore, CEO, Deepwater Wind
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Panelist
Tim Ryan, Senior Executive Vice President, Apex Wind
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Panelist
Erich Stephens, Vice President, Offshore MW
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Panelist
Theo de Wolff, Principal, Seawind Renewable Energy Corporation LLC
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