Full Schedule

12:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET

Registration Open

Location: Plaza Level Foyer

1:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET

Pre-Con: Northeast Regional Market Opportunities in Offshore Wind

Location: 302

Hosted By

5:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET

Welcome Reception

Location: Boylston Foyer - 2nd Level

Sponsored By

6:00 AM – 7:00 AM ET

5k Run & 2.5 Walk

Sponsored By

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET

Registration Open

Location: Plaza Level Foyer

7:30 AM – 8:30 AM ET

Networking Breakfast

Location: Outside of Ballroom

Sponsored By

8:30 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Opening General Session

Location: Ballroom B/C

Keynote Speaker: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – RWE

Speaker: – Vineyard Offshore

Panelist: – OW North America

Panelist: – Ørsted

Panelist: – Equinor

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Panelist: – Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP)

Panelist: – NYSERDA

Panelist: – Governor’s Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy

Moderator: – Shell Renewables and Energy Solutions

Panelist: – National Oceanic and Atmoshpheric Administration | U.S. Department of Commerce

Panelist: – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Co-Chair: – RWE

Co-Chair: – bp

10:00 AM – 10:25 AM ET

Spark Tank: Helicopters and Offshore Wind

Location: Spark Tank Stage

Speaker: – HeliService USA

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET

Networking Break & Exhibits

Location: Hall A & B

Sponsored By

10:00 AM – 6:00 PM ET

Exhibit Hall Open

Location: Hall A & B

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM ET

Spark Tank: Offshore Wind and National Security: A BOEM-Department of Defense Conversation

Location: Spark Tank Stage

Moderator: – H4E Group

Speaker: – Department of the Navy

Speaker: – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Global Economics and Offshore Wind

Location: Room 304

Moderator: – The Associated Press

Speaker: – S&P Global

Speaker: – Wood Mackenzie

Speaker: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Parts—Supply Chain Issues

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET

From Regulator to Regulated: Personal Insights from the Public to Private Sector Transition

Location: Room 302

Moderator: – Shell Renewables and Energy Solutions

Speaker: – Dominion Energy

Speaker: – RWE

Speaker: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – WSP, USA

Speaker: – TotalEnergies

Permitting & Leasing

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Navigating the Waves of Offshore Wind Workforce: Strategies for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Location: Room 306

Moderator: – The JPI Group

Speaker: – Browning the Green Space

Speaker: – Avangrid Renewables

Speaker: – RWE

Speaker: – Karp Strategies

People & Power—Public Engagement, Workforce Safety, Training, Recruitment & Retention

11:00 AM – 11:55 AM ET

Spark Tank: Safety on the Water: A Conversation with BSEE Director Kevin Sligh and USCG Vice Admiral Peter Gautier

Location: Spark Tank Stage

Moderator: – DEME Offshore US

Speaker: – United States Coast Guard | U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Speaker: – Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)

11:30 AM – 12:55 PM ET

Poster Presentations

Location: e-Poster Gallery - Hall B

11:30 AM – 1:00 PM ET

Networking Lunch

Location: Hall A & B

Sponsored By

1:15 PM – 2:15 PM ET

From the Drawing Board to the Permit: How Whale Monitoring Technology Can Save Offshore Wind Projects and Protect an Iconic Species

Location: Room 302

Moderator: – Invenergy

Speaker: – Ocean STL Consulting

Speaker: – NYSERDA

Speaker: – U.S. Department of Energy

Speaker: – Regional Wildlife Science Collaborative for Offshore Wind (RWSC)

Permitting & Leasing

1:15 PM – 2:15 PM ET

Hope Floats: Ports, Parts and Factories for a West Coast Industry

Location: Room 304

Moderator: – U.S. Department of Energy

Speaker: – Ramboll

Speaker: – Guidehouse

Speaker: – American Offshore Wind Academy

Speaker: – Aker Solutions

Parts—Supply Chain Issues

1:15 PM – 2:15 PM ET

We’ve Gone Bicoastal: A Developers’-Eye View from Sea to Shining Sea

Location: Room 306

Moderator: – Turn Forward

Speaker: – Attentive Energy

Speaker: – Invenergy

Speaker: – SouthCoast Wind

Speaker: – Golden State Wind

People & Power—Public Engagement, Workforce Safety, Training, Recruitment & Retention

1:30 PM – 1:55 PM ET

Spark Tank: Wind Asset Management: From Wind Uptime to Wind EBIT

Location: Spark Tank Stage

Speaker: – Hitachi

2:00 PM – 2:25 PM ET

Spark Tank: Energy production growth expectations for US offshore wind

Location: Spark Tank Stage

Speaker: – TGS

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Creating Communities of Practice in Workforce Development and Training

Location: Room 306

Moderator: – New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Speaker: – NYSERDA

Speaker: – Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

Speaker: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Speaker: – MRV Group / LocalContent.com

People & Power—Public Engagement, Workforce Safety, Training, Recruitment & Retention

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Diverse Supplier Development Workshop: A Conversation on Lessons and Identifying Tools for Success

Location: Room 304

Moderator: – NJEDA

Speaker: – Supplier Diversity Experts, LLC

Speaker: – Nexans

Speaker: – Ørsted

Speaker: – Foss Offshore Wind

Parts—Supply Chain Issues

Sponsored By

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Wired for the Future: Connecting Offshore Wind to the Grid

Location: Room 302

Moderator: – Groundwire Strategies

Speaker: – ISO New England, Inc.

Speaker: – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Presenter: – U.S. Department of Energy

Speaker: – Department of Energy

Speaker: – The Brattle Group

Permitting & Leasing

3:00 PM – 3:55 PM ET

Spark Tank: New Marine Monitoring Technologies to Expedite Permitting Process

Location: Spark Tank Stage

Moderator: – Ocean STL Consulting

Speaker: – LeVanta Tech Inc.

Speaker: – Exail

Speaker: – XOCEAN

Speaker: – ThayerMahan

Speaker: – U.S. Coast Guard

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

Networking Break & Exhibits

Location: Hall A & B

Sponsored By

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET

Building U.S. Installation Vessels & Feeders; How Do We Get More?

Location: Room 304

Moderator: – GustoMSC / NOV

Speaker: – DEME

Speaker: – Dominion Energy

Speaker: – Crowley Wind Services

Speaker: – General Dynamics NASSCO

Parts—Supply Chain Issues

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET

California Offshore Wind Permitting: Pioneering a New Approach to Federal and State Coordination

Location: Room 302

Moderator: – ICF International Inc.

Speaker: – Bureau Of Ocean Energy Management, Pacific Region

Speaker: – California State Lands Commission

Speaker: – Equinor

Speaker: – Perkins Coie LLP

Permitting & Leasing

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET

The Missing Piece: How Offshore Wind Will Complement Other Clean Energy Technologies to Decarbonize the Grid

Location: Room 306

Moderator: – University of California, Berkeley

Speaker: – Rhode Island Public Utilities

Speaker: – Dominion Energy

Speaker: – Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs

Speaker: – Form Energy

People & Power—Public Engagement, Workforce Safety, Training, Recruitment & Retention

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET

Exhibit Hall Happy Hour

Location: Hall A & B

Sponsored By

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET

Poster Networking Reception

Location: e-Poster Gallery - Hall B

5:00 PM – 6:00 PM ET

Veteran's Networking Reception

Location: Hall B

7:00 AM – 4:00 PM ET

Registration Open

Location: Plaza Level Foyer

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET

ACP Regional Partners Breakfast

Location: 313

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM ET

Networking Breakfast

Location: Hall A & B

Sponsored By

8:00 AM – 4:30 PM ET

Exhibit Hall Open

Location: Hall A & B

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM ET

General Session Featuring Governor Maura Healey (Massachusetts)

Location: Ballroom B/C

Keynote Speaker: – Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Turning the Tide on Misinformation: How the Industry and Partners are Fighting Back Against a False Narrative

Location: Room 306

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – Turn Forward

Speaker: – Ocean Winds NA

Speaker: – Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind

Speaker: – EnerGeo Alliance

Speaker: – Graphika

People & Power—Public Engagement, Workforce Safety, Training, Recruitment & Retention

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

10 Years On: Offshore Wind Leasing in a Changing Legal Landscape

Location: Room 302

Moderator: – Equinor

Speaker: – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Speaker: – Office of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Speaker: – Bureau Of Ocean Energy Management, Pacific Region

Permitting & Leasing

9:00 AM – 10:00 AM ET

U.S. Offshore Wind Vessel Needs and How to Fill the Looming Gaps

Location: Room 304

Moderator: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Speaker: – New Wave Offshore Energy

Speaker: – Clarksons Shipping Services USA LLC

Speaker: – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Parts—Supply Chain Issues

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET

Gusts of Glory: Implementing Permitting Lessons Learned into Federal Permitting Process

Location: Room 302

Moderator: – Epsilon Associates, Inc.

Speaker: – Vineyard Offshore

Speaker: – Orsted North America

Speaker: – Epsilon Associates, Inc.

Speaker: – Stantec Consulting Services

Permitting & Leasing

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET

East-West Cross-Pollination: State Legislator Leadership in Promoting Local Supply Chains

Location: Room 304

Moderator: – Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

Speaker: – California State Assembly

Speaker: – Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Speaker: – California State Assembly

Parts—Supply Chain Issues

10:15 AM – 11:15 AM ET

Learning on the Job: How Apprenticeship Pathways Can Build a New Offshore Wind Workforce and Ensure Qualification for IRA Tax Credits

Location: Room 306

Moderator: – National Renewable Energy Lab

Speaker: – Building Futures

Speaker: – Nunez Community College

Speaker: – Education and Cultural Trust Fund of the Electrical Industry

People & Power—Public Engagement, Workforce Safety, Training, Recruitment & Retention

10:30 AM – 10:55 AM ET

Spark Tank: Connecting Offshore Wind by HVDC – Challenges and Opportunities for the US Market

Location: Spark Tank Stage

Speaker: – Hitachi

11:00 AM – 11:25 AM ET

Spark Tank: Offshore Wind Hydrodynamics and the North Atlantic Right Whale

Location: Spark Tank Stage

Moderator: – AKRF, Inc.

Speaker: – Innovative Environmental Science

Speaker: – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Speaker: – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the Interior

Speaker: – Invenergy

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Networking Lunch

Location: Hall A & B

Sponsored By

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Poster Presentations

Location: e-Poster Gallery - Hall B

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM ET

Collaborating Across Continents, Industries, and Regulators to Inform US Offshore Wind Safety Standards

Location: Room 306

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association (ACP)

Speaker: – SouthCoast Wind

Speaker: – COS

Speaker: – G+

Speaker: – Vineyard Wind

Speaker: – BSEE

People & Power—Public Engagement, Workforce Safety, Training, Recruitment & Retention

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM ET

Offshore Wind Supply Chain: Today’s Challenges, Tomorrow’s Solutions

Location: Room 304

Moderator: – National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium

Speaker: – The Port of Virginia

Speaker: – GE Research

Speaker: – New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

Speaker: – Carbon Trust

Parts—Supply Chain Issues

12:45 PM – 1:45 PM ET

What's New in U.S. Offshore Wind Permitting?

Location: Room 302

Moderator: – Perkins Coie LLP

Speaker: – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Speaker: – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management - Office of Renewable Energy Programs

Speaker: – The Permitting Council

Permitting & Leasing

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

How Can IRA Tax Credits Help with the Industry’s Financial Challenges?

Location: Room 304

Moderator: – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: – U.S. Department of Energy

Speaker: – Vestas

Speaker: – Invenergy

Speaker: – NYSERDA

Speaker: – Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind

Parts—Supply Chain Issues

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

It’s Busier Than You Think Out There: Working Toward A Model of Co-Existence Between Wind And Other Ocean Users

Location: Room 302

Moderator: – Equinor

Speaker: – DNV

Speaker: – United States Coast Guard

Speaker: – The American Waterways Operators

Speaker: – RWE

Speaker: – DARE Strategies LLC

Permitting & Leasing

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET

Regional Fisheries Compensation: Updates, Perspectives, and a Deeper Dive

Location: Room 306

Moderator: – Special Initiative on Offshore Wind

Speaker: – Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management

Speaker: – BOEM

Speaker: – RODA

Speaker: – NYSERDA

Speaker: – Ørsted

People & Power—Public Engagement, Workforce Safety, Training, Recruitment & Retention

12:45 PM – 1:10 PM ET

Spark Tank: Digitalizing Marine Stakeholder Engagement

Location: Spark Tank Stage

Speaker: – Ithaca Clean Energy Ltd

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET

Parting Waves - Closing Reception

Location: Hall A & B

Sponsored By