Oceanic Renewables Summit 2024

Program

09h15 – 09h30 

Opening remarks 

Pedro Amaral Jorge (APREN, CEO) 

 

 

09h30 – 10h00 

Overviewing the Iberian offshore wind opportunity  

  • Juan Virgilio Márquez (Spanish Wind Association, CEO)  

  • Pedro Amaral Jorge (APREN, CEO)  

 

 

10h00 – 11h00 

Enabling biodiversity through oceanic renewables 

Presentations: 

  • Stefania Charisiadou (European Commission, Nature Conservation Policy Officer) 

  • Alexandra 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) 

 

 

11h00 – 11h25 

Coffee Break 

 

 

11h25 – 11h45 

Smartenergy presentation: “Leveraging Portuguese Offshore Wind Power to Grid & Power to X” 

José María Llopis (Smartenergy, Managing Director Spain & Wind Europe) 

 

 

11h45 – 12h45 

Creating a suitable grid design for oceanic renewables 

Presentations: 

  • Belén Segura (REE, 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) 

 

 

12h45 – 14h15 

Lunch 

 

 

14h15 – 15h15 

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) 

 

 

15h15 – 16h45 

Designing the ideal auction model for Portugal 

Presentation: 

  • Jerónimo Meira da Cunha (General Director at DGEG – Directorate-General for Energy and Geology)  

  • José Manuel Marques (Environment and Sustainability Services Director at DGRM – Directorate-General for Natural Resources, Safety and Maritime Services)  

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 (Environment and Sustainability Services Director at DGRM – Directorate-General for Natural Resources, Safety and Maritime Services)  

  • 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) 

 

 

16h45 – 17h10 

Coffee Break 

 

 

17h10 – 18h00 

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)  

 

 

18h00 – 18h15 

Closing remarks 

Pedro Amaral Jorge (APREN, CEO)

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