Protecting our strategic assets from external threats

When: Thursday, 23 April 2026, 14:45 - 15:45
Where: N105

Session description

Europe’s offshore wind assets are now strategically vital — and increasingly exposed to physical, hybrid, and geopolitical threats. This session brings together NATO and leading industry actors to explore how to safeguard turbines, cables, vessels, and grid infrastructure. Panelists will outline vulnerabilities across the value chain and discuss coordinated surveillance, resilience planning, and joint responses to keep Europe’s energy backbone secure.

Session chair

Tue Lippert

Advisor – Defence & Security, WindEurope

Panel

Pascal Radue

Executive Vice President Power Transmission, Nexans

Anne Mette Mosekjær Søndergaard

Director, Head of Regulatory & Public Affairs, Defence & Security, and Denmark, Ørsted

Wadia Fruergaard

Senior Director, Head of Policy & EU Affairs, Vestas

Capt. Niels Markussen

Director of the NATO Maritime Centre for Security of Critical Undersea Infrastructure, NATO

Adam Thomsen

Chief Development Officer, Skyborn Renewables

Monika Zsigri

Head of unit Energy Security and Safety, European Commission