General Sessions


The general sessions are open to all attendees. Every year, AWEA brings in high-level government officials and visionaries for the offshore wind industry.
 

2012 Welcome & Opening General Session

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 > 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

 

The Honorable Bill Bolling, Virginia Lieutenant Governor

 

 

Rear Admiral Townsend Alexander  Rear Admiral Tim Alexander, Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic

 

 

bobmarshall_smallRobert A. Marshall, Esq., Assistant Commissioner for Sustainability and Green Energy, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

 

Jose Zayas  Jose Zayas, Wind and Water Power Program Manager, U.S. Department of   Energy

 

Tryan  Tim Ryan, CEO, Force 5 Wind LLC

 

LanardJim Lanard, President, Offshore Wind Development Coalition

 

 

Rob Gramlich  Rob Gramlich, Senior Vice President, Public Policy, American Wind Energy     Association (AWEA)

 

 

 

 

 

 

2012 Closing General Session: U.S. Offshore Wind Project Developers Panels 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11 > 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

In this exciting, final session of the conference, Jim Lanard and Doug Pfeister of the Offshore Wind Development Coalition (OffshoreWindDC) moderate two panels of developer representatives.  After they introduce their companies and projects, Jim and Doug will provide brief overviews of the state of the industry and engage in lively discussions on the most current issues facing developers today.  These will be interactive sessions and will incorporate many questions from the audience. 

 

Erich Stephens, Apex Offshore Wind LLC
Peter Mandelstam, Arcadia Wind
Stephanie McClellan, Atlantic Wind Connection
Doug Copeland, EDF Renewable Energy
Dennis Duffy, Cape Wind Associates
Bill Moore, Deepwater Wind    
Chris Wissemann, Fishermen's Energy LLC
Tim Ryan, Force 5 Wind LLC
Caroyln Heeps, RES-Offshore