Offshore grid: the next steps

When: Thursday, 23 April 2026, 11:30 - 12:45
Where: N105

Session chair

Apostolos Bakovasilis

Senior Analyst – Offshore System Integration & Cybersecurity, WindEurope

Introduction: the North Sea Summit

Niels Anger

Head of Unit for European Energy Transition and EU Energy Legislation, BMWK - German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Panel 1 - Financing

James O'Reilly

CEO, Greenlink Interconnector

Olivia Breese

Partner, CIP

Ismini Kyriazopoulou

Head of Division, Energy Networks, EIB

Marco Nix

CFO, Elia Group

Panel 2 - Cost charing and cross-border CFD's

Mikkel Buhl

Regional Sales Director, Northern Europe, NKT Cables Group

Anu Eslas

Head of European and Baltic Affairs, Ignitis

Khalid Abdallaoui

Director for offshore grids and interconnections , RTE

Eloïse Couffon

Policy officer at DG ENER - Energy Infrastructure and Regional Cooperation, European Commission DG ENER