Program
2024
17 April,09:15 - 09:30
Opening remarks
- Pedro Amaral Jorge (APREN, CEO)
09:30 - 10:00
Overviewing the Iberian offshore wind opportunity
- Juan Virgilio Márquez (Spanish Wind Association, CEO)
- Pedro Amaral Jorge (APREN, CEO)
10:00 - 11:00
Enabling biodiversity through oceanic renewables
Presentations:
- Stefania Charisiadou (European Commission, Nature Conservation Policy Officer)
- Alexandra Almeida Silva (IPMA – The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere, Senior Researcher)
Debate:
- Anne Marit Hansen (Equinor, Manager Business Development Iberia)
- Catarina Rei (Ocean Winds, Head of Permitting and Environment)
- Signe Nielsen (RWE, Senior Environmental Manager)
Moderation by Miguel Mascarenhas (Bioinsight, Managing Partner)
11:00 - 11:25
Coffee break
11:25 - 11:45
Smartenergy presentation: “Leveraging Portuguese Offshore Wind Power to Grid & Power to X”
- José María Llopis (Smartenergy, Managing Director Spain & Wind Europe)
11:45 - 13:00
Creating a suitable grid design for oceanic renewables
Presentations:
- Belén Segura (REE – Red Eléctrica de España, European Planning and Prospective Manager)
- João Peças Lopes (FEUP, Full Professor)
Debate:
- Georgios Rogdakis (Ocean Winds, Grid Connection and Transmission Director)
- Manuel Costeira da Rocha (Smartenergy, Director Technology Strategy)
- João Conceição (REN, COO)
- João Peças Lopes (FEUP, Full Professor)
Moderated by Miguel Prado (Expresso, Journalist & Economy Section Editor)
13:00 - 14:15
Lunch
14:15 - 15:15
Promoting a happy coexistence
Presentations:
- Mattia Cecchinato (WindEurope, Senior Advisor Offshore Wind)
- Pedro Brinca (Nova SBE, Associate Professor)
- Juan Ignacio Rodríguez Fernández-Arroyo (INEGA - Galícia Energy Institute, Energy Department Director)
Debate:
- Manuel Marques (AAPN - Northern Fishing Shipowners Association, President)
- Miguel Marques (Viana do Castelo 2030 Economy of the Sea Agenda Coordinator)
- Telmo de Carvalho (IPMA – The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere, Member of the Board of Directors)
Moderated by Pedro Brinca (Nova SBE, Associate Professor)
15:15 - 16:45
Designing the ideal auction model for Portugal
Presentations:
- Jerónimo Meira da Cunha (General Director at DGEG – Directorate-General for Energy and Geology)
- José Manuel Marques (DGRM, Environment and Sustainability Services Diretor)
Debate:
- Álvaro de Miguel (RWE, Country Lead Portugal)
- Jerónimo Meira da Cunha (General Director at DGEG – Directorate-General for Energy and Geology)
- José Manuel Marques (DGRM, Environment and Sustainability Services Diretor)
- Kerry Scott (Reventus Power, Managing Director Investments Europe)
- Morten Dillner (Equinor, Manager Regulatory Affairs)
- Nailia Dindarova (Bluefloat Energy, Chief Market Development Officer)
- Sérgio Pinar (Ocean Winds, Director of Energy Markets & Regulation)
Moderation by Pedro Amaral Jorge (APREN, CEO)
16:45 - 17:10
Coffee-break
17:10 - 18:00
Reinforcing a local supply chain to unlock an economic opportunity
Presentations:
- Gisela Santos (INEGI, Director of the Management and Industrial Engineering Unit)
- Arne Vatnøy (NOW – Norwegian Offshore Wind, Communication Manager)
Debate:
- Eduardo Feio (Port of Aveiro & Port of Figueira da Foz, President of the Board)
- José Luís Inogés (Navantia Seanergies, Business Development Manager)
- Pedro Ponte (APSS - Port of Setúbal & Port of Sesimbra, Equipment, Infrastructure and Environment Director)
- Ricardo Pedrosa Gomes (AICCOPN – Civil Construction and Public Works Companies Association, Vice-President of the Board)
Moderation by Gisela Santos (INEGI, Director of the Management and Industrial Engineering Unit)
18:00 - 18:15
Closing remarks
Pedro Amaral Jorge (APREN, CEO)
More information about speakers and schedules coming soon.