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

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5:00 PM – 7:00 PM ET

Welcome Reception
Location: Boylston Foyer - 2nd Level

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6:00 AM – 7:00 AM ET

5k Run & 2.5 Walk

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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

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8:30 AM – 10:00 AM ET

Opening General Session
Location: Ballroom B/C

Keynote Speaker: Jason Grumet – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: Sam Eaton – RWE

Speaker: Lars Thaaning Pedersen – Vineyard Offshore

Panelist: Michael J. Brown (he/him/his) – OW North America

Panelist: David Hardy – Ørsted

Panelist: Molly Morris (she/her/hers) – Equinor

Moderator: JC Sandberg – American Clean Power Association

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

Panelist: Doreen Harris – NYSERDA

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

Moderator: Amanda Dasch, PhD (she/her/hers) – Shell Renewables and Energy Solutions

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

Panelist: Liz Klein – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Co-Chair: Jessica Reiter – RWE

Co-Chair: Joshua Weinstein – bp

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Keynote Speaker: Jason Grumet – American Clean Power Association
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Speaker: Sam Eaton – RWE
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Speaker: Lars Thaaning Pedersen – Vineyard Offshore
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Panelist: Michael J. Brown (he/him/his) – OW North America
### he/him/his @@@ David Hardy – Ørsted ### 99880###Panelist###Group EVP and CEO Americas###Ørsted###
Panelist: David Hardy – Ørsted
### @@@ Molly Morris (she/her/hers) – Equinor ### 1794171###Panelist###President, Renewables Americas###Equinor###
Panelist: Molly Morris (she/her/hers) – Equinor
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Moderator: JC Sandberg – American Clean Power Association
### @@@ Katie Dykes – Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP) ### 2128990###Panelist###Commissioner###Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP)###
Panelist: Katie Dykes – Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (DEEP)
### @@@ Doreen Harris – NYSERDA ### 1090651###Panelist###President & CEO###NYSERDA###
Panelist: Doreen Harris – NYSERDA
### @@@ Catherine Klinger Kutcher – Governor’s Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy ### 2131761###Panelist###Director###Governor’s Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy###
Panelist: Catherine Klinger Kutcher – Governor’s Office of Climate Action and the Green Economy
### @@@ Amanda Dasch, PhD (she/her/hers) – Shell Renewables and Energy Solutions ### 1794511###Moderator###VP Offshore Power Americas###Shell Renewables and Energy Solutions###
Moderator: Amanda Dasch, PhD (she/her/hers) – Shell Renewables and Energy Solutions
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Panelist: Janet Coit – National Oceanic and Atmoshpheric Administration | U.S. Department of Commerce
### @@@ Liz Klein – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ### 2131762###Panelist###Director###Bureau of Ocean Energy Management###
Panelist: Liz Klein – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
### @@@ Jessica Reiter – RWE ### 2144401###Co-Chair###Head of Development Services###RWE###
Co-Chair: Jessica Reiter – RWE
### @@@ Joshua Weinstein – bp ### 2144402###Co-Chair###President U.S. Offshore Wind###bp###
Co-Chair: Joshua Weinstein – bp
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10:00 AM – 10:25 AM ET

Spark Tank: Helicopters and Offshore Wind
Location: Spark Tank Stage

Speaker: Michael Tosi – HeliService USA

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM ET

Networking Break & Exhibits
Location: Hall A & B

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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: Tom Hicks – H4E Group

Speaker: Meredith Berger – Department of the Navy

Speaker: Liz Klein – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

10:30 AM – 11:30 AM ET

Global Economics and Offshore Wind
Location: Room 304

Moderator: Jennifer McDermott (she/her/hers) – The Associated Press

Speaker: Sam Huntington – S&P Global

Speaker: Søren Lassen, MSc (he/him/his) – Wood Mackenzie

Speaker: Walt Musial, MSME (he/him/his) – 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: Ruth Perry – Shell Renewables and Energy Solutions

Speaker: Jerry Barnes (he/him/his) – Dominion Energy

Speaker: Becky Cairns – RWE

Speaker: Brian Krevor – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: Tershara Matthews (she/her/hers) – WSP, USA

Speaker: Paul Phifer, PhD (he/him/his) – 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: Paul Douglas – The JPI Group

Speaker: Alisha Harrington – Browning the Green Space

Speaker: Tamika Jacques, EdD – Avangrid Renewables

Speaker: Samantha Mullin, BSEng, MSEng, E.I.T. – RWE

Speaker: Ian Straughter – 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: Bill White – DEME Offshore US

Speaker: Vice Admiral Peter W. Gautier – United States Coast Guard | U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Speaker: Kevin Sligh, Sr., MBA, CEM – 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

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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: Laura Morse, MS, PMP – Invenergy

Speaker: Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, PhD, US Navy (ret), PhD – Ocean STL Consulting

Speaker: Kate McClellan Press, MEM (she/her/hers) – NYSERDA

Speaker: Joy S. Page, MS, JD (she/her/hers) – U.S. Department of Energy

Speaker: Emily Shumchenia, PhD – 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: Jocelyn Brown-Saracino – U.S. Department of Energy

Speaker: Brandon W. Burke – Ramboll

Speaker: Bruce D. Hamilton, PE, PMP – Guidehouse

Speaker: Serene Hamsho – American Offshore Wind Academy

Speaker: Christoffer Valstad – 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: Stephanie McClellan – Turn Forward

Speaker: Damian Bednarz – Attentive Energy

Speaker: Jennifer Palestrant – Invenergy

Speaker: Francis Slingsby – SouthCoast Wind

Speaker: Tyler Studds – 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: Gian Schelling – Hitachi

2:00 PM – 2:25 PM ET

Spark Tank: Energy production growth expectations for US offshore wind
Location: Spark Tank Stage

Speaker: Phillip Hargreaves – TGS

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Creating Communities of Practice in Workforce Development and Training
Location: Room 306

Moderator: Jen Becker – New Jersey Economic Development Authority

Speaker: Jessica Dealy (she/her/hers) – NYSERDA

Speaker: Lauren Farnsworth (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

Speaker: Jeremy C. Stefek – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Speaker: Glenn O. Vickers, II – 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: Siddhartha Katoley – NJEDA

Speaker: Tina Andrews (she/her/hers) – Supplier Diversity Experts, LLC

Speaker: Okera Bullen (he/him/his) – Nexans

Speaker: Michael McMahon – Ørsted

Speaker: Sloane Perras (she/her/hers) – Foss Offshore Wind

Parts—Supply Chain Issues

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2:30 PM – 3:30 PM ET

Wired for the Future: Connecting Offshore Wind to the Grid
Location: Room 302

Moderator: Abby Watson (she/her/hers) – Groundwire Strategies

Speaker: Robert Ethier – ISO New England, Inc.

Speaker: Joshua Gange – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Presenter: Maria Robinson – U.S. Department of Energy

Speaker: Cynthia Bothwell, PhD, PE – Department of Energy

Speaker: Hannes Pfeifenberger – 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: Rear Admiral Tim Gallaudet, PhD, US Navy (ret), PhD – Ocean STL Consulting

Speaker: Kelly Echols, JD – LeVanta Tech Inc.

Speaker: Shayan Haque (he/him/his) – Exail

Speaker: Michael Huskilson – XOCEAN

Speaker: Greg Sabra, P.E., PMP – ThayerMahan

Speaker: Mason Wilcox – U.S. Coast Guard

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

Networking Break & Exhibits
Location: Hall A & B

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4:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET

Building U.S. Installation Vessels & Feeders; How Do We Get More?
Location: Room 304

Moderator: Karel Wagner, MSc (he/him/his) – GustoMSC / NOV

Speaker: Eric Empey – DEME

Speaker: Jeffrey Miscikowski – Dominion Energy

Speaker: Graham Tyson – Crowley Wind Services

Speaker: Lindsay van Antwerp – 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: Whitney Fiore, M.S. – ICF International Inc.

Speaker: Jennifer Miller – Bureau Of Ocean Energy Management, Pacific Region

Speaker: Jennifer Lucchesi (she/her/hers) – California State Lands Commission

Speaker: Scott Lundin (he/him/his) – Equinor

Speaker: Laura Zagar (she/her/hers) – 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: Nikit Abhyankar, PhD – University of California, Berkeley

Speaker: Abigail Anthony – Rhode Island Public Utilities

Speaker: Joshua Bennett – Dominion Energy

Speaker: Jason Marshall – Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy & Environmental Affairs

Speaker: Rachel Wilson (she/her/hers) – 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

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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

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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: Maura Healey, Governor – Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Moderator: Jason Grumet – 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: Moira Cyphers – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: Catherine Bowes – Turn Forward

Speaker: Seth L. Kaplan (he/him/his) – Ocean Winds NA

Speaker: Terence Kelly – Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind

Speaker: Alex Loureiro, PhD (she/her/hers) – EnerGeo Alliance

Speaker: Erin McAweeney (she/her/hers) – 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: Andrew Carlson – Equinor

Speaker: Mike Celata (he/him/his) – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Speaker: Sarah Coffman – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Speaker: Wright J. Frank – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Speaker: Adena N. Leibman, M.S., J.D. (she/her/hers) – Office of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Speaker: Jennifer Miller – 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: George M. Hagerman, Jr. – National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Speaker: Brigitte Hagen-Peter – New Wave Offshore Energy

Speaker: Jonathan Lints – Clarksons Shipping Services USA LLC

Speaker: Daniel Mulas Hernando – 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: Jill J. Rowe – Epsilon Associates, Inc.

Speaker: Geri Edens, JD – Vineyard Offshore

Speaker: Melanie M. Gearon, MS (she/her/hers) – Orsted North America

Speaker: Maria Hartnett, BA, MA (she/her/hers) – Epsilon Associates, Inc.

Speaker: Joy Prescott (she/her/hers) – 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: Jennifer Daloisio – Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

Speaker: Dawn Addis, (D-Morro Bay) – California State Assembly

Speaker: Patricia Haddad, (D-Bristol) – Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Speaker: Jeffrey Roy, (D-Norfolk) – Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Speaker: Jim Wood, (D-Healdsburg) – California State Assembly

Speaker: Rick Zbur, (D-Hollywood) – 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: Brinn McDowell (she/her/hers) – National Renewable Energy Lab

Speaker: Andrew L. Cortes – Building Futures

Speaker: Jacqueline Richard – Nunez Community College

Speaker: Michael Yee – 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: Peter Sandeberg – Hitachi

11:00 AM – 11:25 AM ET

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

Moderator: Joseph Brodie, PhD (he/him/his) – AKRF, Inc.

Speaker: Daniel L. Mendelsohn, MS – Innovative Environmental Science

Speaker: Josh Kohut – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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

Speaker: Laura Morse, MS, PMP – Invenergy

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM ET

Networking Lunch
Location: Hall A & B

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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: Tom Vinson – American Clean Power Association (ACP)

Speaker: Daniel Cushman – SouthCoast Wind

Speaker: Brandy Harrington – COS

Speaker: Bea Hildenbrand (she/her/hers) – G+

Speaker: Geoff Neild – Vineyard Wind

Speaker: Jeff Stewart, CCEP – 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: Mel Schultz – National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium

Speaker: Chris Gullickson – The Port of Virginia

Speaker: Sreekar Karnati – GE Research

Speaker: Peter Lion – New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

Speaker: Jan Matthiesen – 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: Edward (Ted) A. Boling, J.D. (he/him/his) – Perkins Coie LLP

Speaker: Emily J. Hildreth, JD (she/her/hers) – Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

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

Speaker: Jennifer Mallard (she/her/hers) – 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: Frank Macchiarola – American Clean Power Association

Speaker: Jocelyn Brown-Saracino – U.S. Department of Energy

Speaker: Josh Irwin – Vestas

Speaker: Jennifer Palestrant – Invenergy

Speaker: Georges Sassine – NYSERDA

Speaker: Joris Veldhoven – 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: Julia Lewis, MEM (she/her/hers) – Equinor

Speaker: Noé Rouxel (he/him/his) – DNV

Speaker: Capt. Richard Shultz – United States Coast Guard

Speaker: Brian Vahey – The American Waterways Operators

Speaker: Deirdre Boelke – RWE

Speaker: Dave Belote, MA, MS, MBA, Col (ret) USAF – 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: Kris Ohleth – Special Initiative on Offshore Wind

Speaker: Lisa Engler, MEM (she/her/hers) – Massachusetts Office of Coastal Zone Management

Speaker: Brian Hooker – BOEM

Speaker: Lane Johnston (she/her/hers) – RODA

Speaker: Greg Lampman (he/him/his) – NYSERDA

Speaker: Bryan Stockton – 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: Khalid Kamhawi, PhD – Ithaca Clean Energy Ltd

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM ET

Parting Waves - Closing Reception
Location: Hall A & B

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