General Sessions


Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley will kickoff one of three general sessions that will include other high-level government officials, visionaries for the offshore wind industry, a panel of leading OEM companies active in the offshore market, and another panel of U.S. offshore wind developers giving the latest insights into their projects. Open to all attendees.


Welcome & Opening General Session

Tuesday, October 11 > 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Denise Bode

Denise Bode
CEO, American Wind Energy Association

 Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley

The Honorable
Martin O'Malley
Governor of Maryland

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The Honorable
Ken Salazar
U.S. Secretary of the Interior
Michele Siekerka

Michele N. Siekerka
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

 Aileen Kenney

Aileen Kenney
Deepwater Wind

 Jim Lanard

Jim Lanard
Offshore Wind Developers Coalition


OEM and Major Turbine Manufacturers

Wednesday, October 12 > 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.


A panel of wind turbine vendors / OEMs will provide their views on the U.S. offshore wind power market, the latest in turbine design and technical innovations their companies are bringing to market, how they intend to establish a U.S.-based supply chain, and what their companies have learned in Europe to bring to North America.


Moderator: Tom Maves, Deputy Director, Manufacturing & Supply Chain Services.


Panelists:

Steven Cuevas
Director, Business Development
AREVA Renewables

Cuevas

Michael Hannibal
Siemens Wind Power A/S

Hannibal

Scott Keating
General Manager & Sales Director
Vestas

 Keating

Javier Perea
Managing Director, Offshore
Gamesa

Perea


Closing General Session: Project Developers' Perspectives

Thursday, October 13 > 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

The conference will close with two panels made up exclusively of off shore wind developers. Attendees will have an opportunity to hear directly from off shore wind developers about their views of the industry and the challenges and opportunities they are working through. It's also a great way for attendees to ask developers specific questions about the industry, and their answers will help guide participants on the next steps to take to make off shore wind a successful reality.
Panel composition and lineup subject to change.

Panel A

Moderated by Doug Pfeister, Senior Vice President, Offshore Wind Development Coalition

Tim Ryan, Senior Executive Vice President, Apex Wind
Ian Hatton, Chief Executive Officer, Baryonyx
Bill Moore, Chief Executive Officer, Deepwater Wind
Doug Copeland, Regional Development Manager, enXco
Andy Kinsella, Executive Director and CEO Offshore, Mainstream Renewable Power
Erich Stephens, Vice President, Offshore M/W

Panel B

Moderated by Jim Lanard, President, Offshore Wind Development Coalition

Dennis Duffy, Vice President, Cape Wind Associates
Daniel Cohen, President, Fisherman's Energy
Chris Wissemann, Managing Director, Freshwater Wind
Robert Gibbs, Vice President, Garden State Offshore Energy, LLC
Peter Mandelstam, Founder and President, NRG Bluewater Wind
Dr. Caroyln Heeps, Development Strategy Manager, RES Offshore
Theo de Wolff, Principal, Seawind Renewable Energy Corporation