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Aagaard, Lars

Minister of Climate, Energy and Utilities, Denmark

Abate, Vic

CEO, Wind, GE Vernova

Abdallah, Imad

CEO & Co-founder, RTDT

Adam, Tony

GLobal Public Affairs, Nordex Group

Ally, Stijn

Doctoral researcher, Vrije Universiteit Brussel / OWI-lab

Anderson, Mike

Member, ETIP Wind Steering Committee

Andrade, Nathianne

Head of Performance Engineering, Delfos Energy

Andreae, Kerstin

Chairwoman of the General Executive Management Board, BDEW – Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft

Aristondo, Ander

Offshore Renewable Energy Researcher, Tecnalia Research & Innovation

Aveta, Michelangelo

Policy integration lead, Eurelectric Business Hubs

Bank, Jesper

Chief Commercial Officer, Port of Esbjerg

Barakat, Samira

Managing Director, Vattenfall Europe Wind GmbH

Barcia, Alberto

Business Unit Director in Converters & Controls, Ingeteam

Barth, Stephan

Managing Director, ForWind - Center for Wind Energy Research

Battaglini, Antonella

CEO, Renewables Grid Initiative

Bauer, Udo

CEO, Enercon

Baumgärtner, David

Research associate, Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES)

Bechmann, Andreas

Senior Scientist, DTU

Becker, Marc

CEO Offshore, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

Bello, Duarte

CEO Europe and Latin America, EDPR

Beresford, Rebecca

Director of Markets, NESO

Berezyak, Maryana

Product Development | Data Analyst, Fibersail

Bergmål, Astrid

State Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy , Norway

Bertholet, Erik

Business Manager Offshore Wind, Groningen Seaports NV

Blaabjerg, Frede

Vice-Director of CAPeX, AAU, Dept. of Energy

Black, Andrew

Research & Applications Engineer, Vaisala

Borum Bojsen, Trine

SVP Europe, Renewables, Equinor

Bragoli, Luca

Chief Regulatory & Public Affairs Officer, ERG

Brehm, Carina

Senior Vice President Operations Wind Power, Siemens Energy

Breipohl, Florian

CEO, EnerKíte

Brindley, Guy

Head of Market Intelligence, WindEurope

Bruninx, Max

PhD researcher, Vrije Universiteit Brussel / OWI-lab

Brunner, Ariel

Regional Director, Birdlife

Castro, Vanessa

Head of energy, efficiency and edification, Iberdrola

Chang, Young

Policy Analyst, OECD

Chen, Xiao

Associate Professor, DTU

Clark, Duncan

SVP and Head of Development Europe, Ørsted

Coda, Beatrice

Head of Unit, European Commission

Cortinas, Damian

Chair of the Board, ENTSO-E

Costanzo, Giuseppe

Senior Analyst - Markets and Wind Energy Technology, WindEurope

Craig, Lucy

SVP Growth, Innovation & Digital, DNV

Cuniffe, Noel

CEO, Wind Energy Ireland

Daems, Pieter-Jan

Research Assistant, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Dallas, Edward

Chief Economist, Simetrica-Jacobs

Daniels, Ed

CEO, Venterra Group

Davis, Todd

SCADA & Cybersecurity Specialist for Product Management, Vestas

Dembi, Vidushi

Senior Analyst - Power System & Market Integration, WindEurope

Dickson, Giles

CEO, WindEurope

Dinh, Nguyen

Principal Consultant, Head of Power to X & Hydrogen, OWC

Dyrholm Bundgaard, Kristian

Managing Director, Investment Team, CIP

Déciga, José

Smart Solar Global Product Manager, Iberdrola

Edin, Christian

Vice President, Strategic Customer Management, TPI Composites

Egebo, Thomas

President and CEO, energinet

Eichelberger, Scott

Chief Scientist, TGS

Errboe, Rasmus

Group President and CEO, Ørsted

Faria, Bruno

PhD Student, DTU

Farrington, Michael

Principal Officer: Head of Offshore Renewable Energy Ports Facilitation, Department of Transport, Government of Ireland

Fernández Galán-Miera, Ana

Product Manager - eBus & eTruck, Iberdrola

Fitzgerald, John

CEO, Supernode

Flood, David

Senior Vice-President for offshore wind, Statkraft

Fournols, Pauline

Senior Advisor - Energy & Environment, WindEurope

Freeman, Steve

Managing Director, Renewable Energy Partners

Fruergaard, Wadia

Senior Director, Head of Policy Positioning & Public Funding, Vestas

Gabel, Henriette

Senior Vice President, Global Talent Management, Vestas

Galeano, Victoria

US Director of Repowerlab, Repowerlab

Galvin, Conor

PhD, Director; Sustainability Education, University College Dublin

Garcia Barquero, Carolina

Power Curve Portfolio Manager, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

Gebel, Jakob

PhD Student, NTNU

Geliukh, Ivan

CEO, DRI

Ghavi, Maxine

EVP, Head of Europe, Hitachi Energy

Gioffrè, Gian Marco

Advisor Sustainability, WindEurope

Gonzalez, Elena

Lead O&M Engineer, Scottish Power Renewables

Gottschall, Julia

Chief Scientist, Fraunhofer IWES

Groebler, Gunnar

CEO, Salzgitter

Guillet, Jérôme

Managing Director, Snow

Guillou, Xavier

Team Leader - Marine Renewable Energies and Maritime Spatial Planning, European Commission

Gupta, Abhineet

Researcher, Shell India Market Pvt. Ltd.

Gustin, Bernard

CEO, Elia Group

Gutiérrez, Asier

Business Unit Manager, CT Engineering

Gündüzyeli, Elif

Europe Renewable Energy Programme Director, the Nature Conservancy

Hammer, Florian

Research Scientist, OST - Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences

Hangeland, Anders

SVP Renewables Engineering, Procurement, Construction & Digital (EPCD), Equinor

Hasager, Charlotte

Professor, DTU

Hellstern, Lene

Director of Engineering, PEAK Wind

Henseler, Felix

CEO, ZF Wind Power

Hensmans, Jan

Adviser External Relations, FPS Economy, Directorate-general Energy Belgium

Hernández, Antonio

Partner regulated markets, economic analysis and sustainability, former Secretary of State for Energy, EY

Hildebrand, Tabea

Research associate, Fraunhofer Institute for Energy Economics and Energy System Technology (IEE)

Hilmen, Katrine

Vice President Define, ABB Energy

Holden, Graham

Senior Engineer II, Kent

Hoppe, Mark

Head of Public Affairs & Business Development, SkySails Power

Howell, David

Senior Energy Policy Officer, BirdLife

Hårklau, Thomas

CEO, Kitemill

Inglisa, Giovanni

Senior Officer - Financial Institutions and Securitisation, European Investment Bank

Inogés Esteban, José Luis

Business Development Manager, Navantia Seanergies

Iori, Jenna

Assistant Professor, TU Delft

Jarski, Danielle

Managing Director Northern & Central Europe, Iberdrola

Jesberger, Michael

Member of the Executive Board, Transnet BW

Julius-Philipp, Eva

Director of Environment & Sustainability Unit BA Wind, Vattenfall

Junker, Birgit

Senior Blade Specialist, NTTW, Statkraft

Jørgensen, Dan

European Commissioner for Energy and Housing, European Commission

Kapferer, Stephan

CEO, 50Hz

Kariniotakis, Georges

Professor, Head of Renewable Energies & SmartGrids Group, Centre PERSEE, MINES Paris

Kerelska, Viktoriya

Director of Advocacy & Messaging, WindEurope

Klinkers, Allard

Commercial Manager Offshore & Logistics, Port of Amsterdam

Klonari, Vasiliki

Director of Energy System Integration, WindEurope

Klootwijk, Bart

Researcher System Integration Wind, TNO

Koerber, Arne

Product Line Leader - Onshore Wind Controls & Software, GE Vernova

Koukoura, Sofia

Innovation Manager, Scottish Power

Landberg, Lars

Vice President, Group Leader, Renewables, Group Research and Development, DNV

Lari Lavasani, Helia

Junior Wind & Site Assessment, PAVANA GmbH

Latunde-Dada, Seyi

Senior Algorithm Scientist, ZX Lidars

Lippert, Tue

Advisor – Defence & Security, WindEurope

Lynch, Guy

Vice President, Sourcing and Sustainability - Leader Wind Sourcing, GE Vernova

Mallieu, Didier

Solution Manager Renewables, Hitachi Energy

Marchante Jiménez, Miriam

Chief Specialist, Asset Value Engineering, Ørsted

Martin, Andy

Chief Commercial Officer, Verlume

Martin, Gillian

Acting Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero and Energy, The Scottish Government

Martinelli, Gabriele

Manager, European Power Research, LSEG

Martinez, Amaia

Business Development Manager, WINDTECHNIC ENGINEERING SL

Martínez Palacio, Álvaro

Managing Director, Offshore Wind Business, Iberdrola

Marykovskiy, Yuriy

PhD Student / Researcher, Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences

Mateo Barrientos, Fernando

Global Head of Heat Industrial Decarbonization, Iberdrola

Matthiesen, Jan

Director - Offshore Wind and Maritime Decarbonisation, The Carbon Trust

Mayall, Eliana

Senior Regulation Manager, SSE Renewables

McCallum, Jamie

Subsea Engineer - Lead, Wood PLC

McCarthy, Kerry

Parliamentary Undersecretary of State, Minister of Climate , United Kingdom

McQuade, Lindsay

Director of Energy, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Melnis, Kaspars

Minister of Climate and Energy, Latvia

Mettler, Ann

Vice President, Europe, Breakthrough Energy

Meyerjürgens, Tim

CEO, TenneT Germany

Mitchell, Michael

Business Development Manager, Siemens Energy

Moreno, Pep

CEO, Vortex

Moretti, Patrizia

Senior Specialist, Renewables, COWI A/S

Morin, Alexis

Development Director Wind, BayWa r.e.

Mortensen, Daniel

Defence and security, Ørsted

Musteikyte, Emilija

Communities Team Lead, Ignitis

Najib, Haras

Consultant Power Systems Technology and Innovation Working Group Wind Industry, VDMA

Nauts, Kristiina

Head of Wind Developments, Utilitas Wind OÜ

Nejad, Amir

Professor, NTNU

O'Connor, Vicky

Project Development Director, Skyborn Renewables

O'Donovan, Kevin

Senior VP Europe, Statkraft

Optis, Mike

President, Veer Renewables

Oschmann, Volker

Director General for Electricity, BMWK - Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany

Pellis, Joost

Head of Human Capital, NedZero

Persson, Niklas

Executive Vice President at Hitachi Energy, Managing Director Business Unit Grid Integration, Hitachi Energy

Petrick, Kristian

Secretary General, Airborne Wind Europe

Peña Sagastuy, Jorge

Project Manager, Sener

Peñarrubia, María

Green H2 and derivatives Market Intelligence Manager, Iberdrola

Pham, Viet-Chi

Senior Social Impact Advisor | Global Sustainability, Ørsted

Plumley, Charlie

Senior Performance Engineer, Nuveen Infrastructure

Polito, Alessandro

Team Leader for RES manufacturing and deployment, European Commission

Queckenberg, Sophia

Policy Assistant, DG EAC - European Commission

Quintana, Mauricio

CEO, KK Wind Solutions A/S

Quiévy, Nicolas

Wind Onshore Technology Manager, Engie

Rannestad, Bjørn

Senior Specialist - Front-End Innovation, Product & Engineering Solutions, KK Wind Solutions A/S

Reiners, Emma

Director Global Marketing & Communications, Acciona Energía

Reinholt Thomsen, Kristoffer

LPS Design Engineer, PolyTech

Rey Garcia, Paula

Deputy Head of Unit, European Commission

Rivier, Juan

Head of Global Renewables Regulation, Iberdrola

Rodríguez Diez, Javier

Executive Vice-President and CSO, Europe, Vestas

Rosenberg, Dan

Head of Talent Attraction, Copenhagen Capacity

Rutkowski, Eva

Corporate Vice President of Quality & HSE Technology, Siemens Energy

San Martin, Orlando

Head of Sustainability, Europe, Statkraft

San Roman, Marta

Director General, AFEC

Scanlan, Annie

Policy & Impact Director, RE-Source Platform

Schläger, Christian

Research associate, Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES)

Schwarzkopf, Marie-Antoinette

Senior consultant, Ramboll

Scott, Joshua

Director, Research and Innovation, Predictant

Sedler, Rebecca

Managing Director - Interconnectors, National Grid

Sherwin, Nicole

Chief Impact Officer, Ecovadis

Simioli, Cristina

Director Offshore Energy and Nature, Renewables Grid Initiative

Singer, Joshua

Global Offshore Wind Ports Lead, Moffatt & Nichol

Slye, Fintan

CEO, NESO

Snowball, Jennifer

VP of Global Development- Offshore Wind, Northland Power

Stamm, Michael

Researcher, BAM

Steinsland, Elin

CEO, HydePoint

Stiesdal, Henrik

Founder & CEO, Stiesdal Offshore Technologies

Szurlej-Kielańska, Aleksandra

Research ornithologist, TACTUS

Tardieu, Pierre

Chief Policy Officer, WindEurope

Teixiera de Mattos, Roland

President, European Onshore Power Supply Association

Terpstra, Johan

Head of Region - Western Europe, Enercon

Timbus, Adrian

Vice President Portfolio and Strategic Marketing and Chair of the Executive Committee of ETIPWind, Hitachi Energy

Travisi, Roberta

Head of Regulatory Engagement and Advocacy, Nadara

Ubbe Ebbesen, Hans

Managing Director, Engineer The Future

Ugarte Olarreaga, Antonio

Director of the Wind Energy Department, CENER

Utermöhlen, Sven

CEO, RWE Offshore

van Beek, Manon

CEO, TenneT

van Dorp, Pim

R&D Director, Whiffle

Van Maele, Djordy

PhD Student, Ghent University

van Onselen, Eline

Marine Ecologist, North Sea Foundation/De Rijke Noordzee

van Vondelen, Aemilius

PhD Candidate, TU Delft

Vandenberghe, Alexander

Head of Innovation, WindEurope

Vannoorenberghe, Capucine

Advisor - Research & Innovation, WindEurope

Varmaz, Armin

Professor, HS Bremen

Vassbotn, Knut

CEO, Deep Wind Offshore

Vergassola, Marco

Offshore Floating Wind Foundation Specialist, Sener

Verhaeghe, Rebecca

Project Manager Blue Energy, POM West Flanders

Vervoort, Jannes

Research Associate, Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES)

Watson, Simon

Professor of Wind Energy Systems and Director of DUWIND, TU Delft

Wegner, Anna

Group Manager, Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems (IWES)

Weijtjens, Wout

Senior Research Engineer, Offshore Wind Infrastructure-lab

Wigum, Hanne

Sustainability leader Strategy and Commercial Solutions, Equinor

Willems, Guy

Advisor – Environment & Community Engagement, WindEurope

Williams, Sam

Senior Scientist, RWE

Willstedt, Heikki

Director, Energy Policy & Climate Change, AEE

Wilms, Tim

Bioscience expert, Vattenfall

Wilson, Ben

President, National Grid Ventures

Winkler, Thomas

Managing Director, VSB Germany

Wybrow, Annika

Principal Engineer - Energy Analytics, DNV

Wünschel, Katja

CEO Renewables Europe and Australia, RWE

Würth, Ines

CPO & Co-founder, Enerlace

Yan, Carol

Sector Lead - Energy Transition and Renewables (EMEA), AWS

Ystad, Anders

Head of Regulatory, Policy & Markets, Equinor

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