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Common Winds and Shared Wins in our Floating Future
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Quality Hotel Maritim
Maritim Hall
2026 has started with a surge of momentum, from the North Sea agreements in Hamburg to France’s landmark 5GW floating announcement. But as we move from high-level ambitions to steel in the water, the industry faces its ultimate stress test.
Are we truly ready for the leap from pilot projects to a global industry? While auctions are being won and leases granted, the path to first power remains cluttered with bottlenecks. In an unpredictable world, we must confront the realities of supply chain constraints, vessel availability, and bureaucratic hurdles. Can these challenges be overcome by individual nations and companies alone, or is radical cooperation the only way to secure our shared wins?
Agenda
| Time | Event | Speakers | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 | Welcome | Arild OpheimCommunications Manager, Norwegian Offshore Wind | Maritim Hall |
| 10:35 | Opening speech | Terje AaslandEnergiminister (AP) | |
| 10:50 | Energy security in an unstable world: The role of offshore wind | Peter BrunGlobal Segment Leader Offshore Wind, DNV | |
| 11:00 | Offshore Wind at Scale – Insights from Ming Yang | Horatio EversCEO, Ming Yang Europe | |
| 11:15 | Offshore wind sector brief: Signs of sector level momentum | Rikke NørgaardCCO & Founder, Aegir Insights | |
| 11:25 | Principle and strategy of Japan’s Offshore Wind Policy | Fumiaki EbiharaSpecial Advisor to METI and Director General of Representative Office in Europe, NEDO | |
| 11:35 | The deep blue yonder - a place for wind turbines? | Huub den RooijenIndependent Advisor | |
| 11:50 | Panel discussion | Horatio EversCEO, Ming Yang Europe Rikke NørgaardCCO & Founder, Aegir Insights Huub den RooijenIndependent Advisor | |
| 12:10 | Making Floating Offshore Wind Bankable: Experience, Cost Reduction and the Road Ahead | Espen BostadløkkenManaging Director, Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa in Norway | |
| 12:20 | Chile’s Offshore Wind: Harnessing the Ocean for Energy Diversification | Pablo del Canto SawadaHead of Project Division, Ministry of Energy of Chile |
Speakers
Terje Aasland
Energiminister (AP)
Rikke Nørgaard
CCO & Founder, Aegir Insights
Horatio Evers
CEO, Ming Yang Europe
Huub den Rooijen
Independent Advisor
Arild Opheim
Communications Manager, Norwegian Offshore Wind
Espen Bostadløkken
Managing Director, Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa in Norway
Peter Brun
Global Segment Leader Offshore Wind, DNV
Fumiaki Ebihara
Special Advisor to METI and Director General of Representative Office in Europe, NEDO
Pablo del Canto Sawada
Head of Project Division, Ministry of Energy of Chile
