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Terceño, Mirian

Engineering Manager, Navantia

Abdallaoui, Khalid

Director for offshore grids and interconnections , RTE

Aguilar Bellamy, Dení

Coordinator - Offshore -Energy and Nature, Renewables Grid Initiative

Andersen, Henrik

Chairman, WindEurope

Andersen, Jacob

Concept Director, Vattenfall

Anderson, Mike

Member, ETIPWind Steering Committee

Anger, Niels

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

Appathurai, James

Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid and Cyber, NATO

Aras, Melis

Head Of Product, Senkron Digital

Bach Andersen, Anders

Director Offshore Product Market Strategy, Vestas

Backhurst, Holly

Sustainability Strategy Manager, Nadara

Bakovasilis, Apostolos

Senior Analyst – Offshore System Integration & Cybersecurity, WindEurope

Bang-Andreasen, Henrik

CEO and Founder, Portunus Solutions

Barber, Sarah

Head of Wind Energy Innovation Division, Eastern Switzerland University of Applied Sciences

Barbuntoiu, Teodora

Geotechnical Engineer, Boskalis

Barreras, Marta

CTO, RenerCycle

Barriatto, Leonardo

CFD Global Product Manager, DNV

Bartels, Zoe Katharina

Technology manager for floating offshore wind and fuel cell systems, Siemens Energy / Gamesa

Barth, Stephan

Managing Director, ForWind - University of Oldenburg

Bartosik, Malgosia

Deputy CEO, WindEurope

Batista, Mariana

Head of Education and Skills, WindEurope

Baudic, Severine

CEO, Ekwil

Bauer, Udo

CEO, Enercon

Beaude, Francois

Head of strategy and communication, ACER

Beauson, Justine

Research and Development Engineer, DTU

Becks-Phelps, Finley

UK Head of development, Nadara

Belin, Flore

Renewable Energy Policy Coordinator, CAN Europe

Bialas, Zuzana

R&D Senior Technical Project Manager, Siemens Energy

Birkhez Shami, Mamoona

Software Engineer, Spoor

Bondarchuk, Ivan

UWEA Board Member, Counsel, Head of Energy, LCF Law Group

Bonnin, Vincent

Energy Solution Analyst, Dutch Marine Energy Centre

Borum Bojsen, Trine

SVP Global Offshore Wind, Equinor

Breese, Olivia

Partner, CIP

Brindley, Guy

Director of Market Intelligence, WindEurope

Brogaard Larsen, Magnus

Managing Director, CIP

Brondel, Gabriel

R&D Researcher, CT Ingenieros

Brun, Peter Constantin

Global Director for Offshore Wind, DNV

Brunner, Ariel

Regional Director, Europe and Central Asia, Birdlife

Budka, Borys

MEP, European Parliament

Bueno, Santiago

Naval Architect and Offshore Engineer, Seaplace

Buhagiar, Daniel

CEO and Co-Founder, FLASC B.V.

Buhl, Mikkel

Regional Sales Director, Northern Europe, NKT Cables Group

Cain, Sonny

Engineer, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (ORE Catapult)

Campos Reviriego, Amir

Manager, Country Lead for Spain, Portugal & EU Global Partnerships, Schuman Associates

Cannon, Yvonne

Assistant Principal , Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Ireland

Carter, Kirsten

Head of UK Marine Policy, RSPB

Carvalho, Maria da Graça

Minister of Environment and Energy, Portugal

Castro Valerio, Bernardo

PhD Reasercher, Youwind

Casuscelli, Laura

Manager – Trade & Competitiveness, WindEurope

Choza Santos, Raul

Head of Iberia, Green Giraffe

Church, Ryan

Founder, Biome Renewables

Ciglar, Julien

Marine Renewable Energy Project Manager, Agence de Développement Region Occitanie / Port la Nouvelle

Claus, Rubén

PhD Civil Engineer, TYPSA

Cole, Phil

Director of Industrial Affairs, WindEurope

Combret, Louise

Europe Renewable Energy Policy Associate, The Nature Conservancy

Conings, Bert

Senior Engineer Energy Transition, Sirris

Cook, Aonghais

Senior Principal Consultant, The Biodiversity Consultancy

Cortinas, Damian

Chair of the Board, ENTSO-E

Costanzo, Giuseppe

Senior Analyst - Markets and Wind Energy Technology, WindEurope

Cotrell, Jason

CEO, Sperra

Couffon, Eloïse

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

Cressall, Sam

PhD Student - Engineer, Partrac

Cuenca Candel, Norberto

Head of Competitive Intelligence, Market Research and Strategic Analysis , Enel

Cunniffe, Noel

CEO, Wind Energy Ireland

Czopek, Piotr

Vice President of the Polish Wind Energy Association , Polish Wind Energy Association

Dabrisiute, Marija

Senior Advisor - Electrification & Renewable Hydrogen, WindEurope

Davoust, Samuel

Science lead and co-founder, Tipspeed

Diaz Martin Forero, Oscar

Chief EPCI Officer, Ocean Winds

Dignam, Owen

Senior Industry Advisor – Energy & Resources EMEA, Microsoft

Dimitrov, Nikolay

Senior Researcher, DTU Wind Energy

Donnay, Alejandro

Deputy Head of Unit - State Aid Energy at DG Competition, European Commission

Dooley, Timmy

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications, with special responsibility for the Marine, Ireland

Douglas, Grant

Head of Planning & Environment, Scottish Power

Downs, James

Senior Data Analyst, ZX Lidars

Dykes, Katherine

CEO, Sperra Europe, Sperra

Eden, Sören

Senior Researcher, Fraunhofer IWES

Eren, Elvin

Renewables advisory lead, Xodus Group Ltd

Eslas, Anu

Head of European and Baltic Affairs, Ignitis

Ezpeleta, Arantza

CEO, Acciona Energía

Fatou Gómez, Javier

Senior Scientist, The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)

Ferreira, Sofia

Specialist, Spatial Ecologist, DHI A/S

Finnegan, John

Principal Officer for Grid Expansion, Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, Ireland

Flesche, Barbara

Executive Vice President Statkraft Europe, Statkraft

Fremaux, Alexandre

Analyst - Offshore Wind, WindEurope

Fromont, Vincent

Global Head of Renewable Energy, Kuehne + Nagel Management AG

Fruehmann, Richard

Engineer, DNV

Fruergaard, Wadia

Senior Director, Head of Policy & EU Affairs, Vestas

Gallus, Marcel

Senior Offshore Planning Expert, Amprion

García, David

AI Engineer, HI Iberia

Garza, Jorge

Senior Specialist, C2Wind

Gazdov, Nikola

Chairman, Association for Production, Storage and Trading of Electricity (APSTE)

Gervelis, Brian

Director of Fisheries, INSPIRE Environmental

Ghavi, Maxine

EVP, Head of Europe, Hitachi Energy

Giebel, Gregor

Head of Centre, DTU

Gil, Raul

Transmission Executive Vice President & CEO Prysmian Powerlink, Prysmian

Gioffrè, Gian Marco

Advisor - Sustainability, WindEurope

GIORGIUTTI, Yann

Project Manager, RTE

Giral, Malu

Lead Enviromental Manager, SSE Renewables

Girard, Vincent

Head of Unit - Project Finance, EIB

Golieva, Anna Janssen

Senior Consultant, PEAK Wind

Goncalves-Collins, Dujon

Principal Advisor – Aviation, Defence & Radar, RWE Offshore Wind, Chair Task Force Defence & Physical Security, WindEurope

Gonzalez, Elena

Global Data Strategy & Optimisation Lead, Iberdrola

González-García, Jorge

Predoctoral researcher, Universidad Carlos III Madrid

Gottschall, Julia

Chief Science Coordinator, Fraunhofer IWES

Grimm, Janina

Expert Public Affairs, Nordex

Grumet, Jason

CEO, American Clean Power

Guarneroli, Marco

CEO, Vector Renewables

Guillou, Xavier

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

Gündüzyeli, Elif

Director of Renewable Energy Program, Europe, The Nature Conservancy

Haabeth Grindaker, Marte

State Secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Norway

Haenseroth, Jeanette

Innovation Manager for Renewable Energy Future Technologies, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

Hargreaves, Phillip

Senior Specialist, Wind and Metocean, TGS

Harvey, Mary

Manager - Offshore Wind, The Carbon Trust

Hellstern, Lene

CEO, Wind Power LAB

Helsen, Jan

Professor, Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Hemelsoet, Karen

Business Developer - Metals, UGent

Hengeveld, Ferdy

Manager R&D and Innovation, Van Oord

Hensmans, Jan

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

Hildemann, Moritz Jan

R&D Engineer, EMD International

Hilmen, Katrine

Head of Energy Define, ABB

Holland, Gijs

Lead Engineer, Calypso

Howell, David

Senior Energy Policy Officer, Birdlife

Hutton, Karen Anne

Vice President Group Technical, RES

Inogés Esteban, José Luis

Business Development Manager, Navantia Seanergies

Irvin, Maria

Global HR Director, RES

Jaarsma, Saskia

Head of Offshore Development, TenneT

Jacquet, Clément

Senior Researcher - Wind Farm Optimization, EPRI

Jansen, Bas

Programme Manager OranjeWind Knowledge, RWE

Jensen, Kristian

CEO, Green Power Denmark

Jernetz, Kajsa

Offshore Wind Analyst, BloombergNEF

Johanson, Audun

R&D Project Manager & New Opportunities, Nexans

Jonsson, Christian

Principal R&D Engineer, KUDO Software

Julius-Philipp, Eva

Director Environment & Sustainability Unit Business Area Wind Vattenfall, Vattenfall

Jung, Catrin

Head of Business Area (BA) Wind, Vattenfall

Jørgensen, Dan

European Commissioner for Energy and Housing, European Commission

Kadurek, Petr

Concept Director, Vattenfall

Kapferer, Stefan

CEO, 50Hertz (Elia Group)

Karachalios, Kostas

Founder and CEO, Perceptual Robotics

Kariniotakis, Georges

Professor, Mines Paris - PSL

Kazemi Amiri, Abbas

Lecturer, Chancellor’s Fellow, University of Strathclyde Glasgow

Kennedy , Matt

Global Head of Client Transformation, IDA Ireland

Kerelska, Viktoriya

Director of Advocacy & Messaging, WindEurope

Kirwan, Seán

Head of Ireland Offshore Wind Development , Electricity Supply Board (ESB)

Klonari, Vasiliki

Director of Energy System Integration, WindEurope

Koerber, Arne

Chief Engineer - Wind, GE Vernova

Koukoura, Sofia

Innovation Manager, ScottishPower

Kruze, Dainis

CEO, Aerones

Kyriazopoulou, Ismini

Head of Division, Energy Networks, EIB

Kühne, Alana

SVP & Head of Region Europe Development, Ørsted

Lafuente, Ana

Global Networks Director, Iberdrola

Landberg, Lars

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

Landeira, María

Renewable Development Delegate for Galicia, Naturgy

Laínez, Karla

Senior Bid & Proposals Manager HVDC, Hitachi Energy

Lengyel, Janka

Postdoctoral researcher, ForWind - Center for Wind Energy Research

Licocci, Giulia

Energy Markets & Regulations Manager, Ocean Winds

Linehan, Dave

Director of Policy & Research, Wind Energy Ireland

Lippert, Tue

Advisor – Defence & Security, WindEurope

Lizcano, Gil

Director, Climate Scale

Longo, Riccardo

Senior Manager – Power System Integration, WindEurope

Lopez, Ana

Director, Climate Scale

Lopez-Nicolas, Antonio

Chief Economist, European Commission DG ENER

Lorenz, Torge

Senior Researcher, Fraunhofer IWES

Lyst, Line

Head of Innovation, Ørsted

López Leiva, Juan de Dios

Technical and Industrial Director, Asociación Empresarial Eólica (AEE)

Mallieu, Didier

Solution Manager Renewables, Hitachi Energy

Mancini, Simone

Deputy Research Manager, TNO - Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research

Mangoni, Marzia

Global Dynamic Cable Systems Product Manager, Prysmian

Manolas, Dimitris

Mechanical Engineer, PhD, iWIND Renewables S.A.

Marchante Jiménez, Miriam

Chief Specialist, Asset Value Engineering, Ørsted

Markussen, Capt. Niels

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

Marley, Cathal

CEO, EirGrid

Marques, Arturo

Advisor - Offshore Wind, WindEurope

Martinez, Jorge

Chief Growth Officer, Nadara

Martinez Campillo, Rodolfo

Board Member, EU DSO Entity

Martínez, Rubén

Data Scientist, Instituto de Ingeniería del Conocimiento (IIC)

McShane, Eoin

Director of EU & International Energy, Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment, Ireland

Memon, Uzair

Chief Commercial Officer - Wind Services, GE Vernova

Messias, Nicolas

Segment Leader Wind, ArcelorMittal

Miliutenko Martin, Sofiia

Sustainability Professional, Siemens Energy / Gamesa

Miller, Carl

Founder, CASM Technology

Mishima, Sakiko

Researcher, NEC Corporation

Mitchell, Daniel

Marine Programme Manager, BirdLife

Molinero Canal, Carlos

Global People and Culture Director, RES

Monteagudo Mezo, Blanca

Sales Director of GE Vernova Wind Onshore - South Europe, GE Vernova

Montesinos Beltrán, Nacho

Chemical Recycling Group - Technician, AIMPLAS

Moreno, Pep

CEO, Vortex

Moreu Gamazo, Jose María

Deputy Director of Artificial Intelligence, HI Iberia

Mosekjær Søndergaard, Anne Mette

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

Muth, Josche

Head of Regulatory and Public Affairs Central Europe, Ørsted

Méchinaud, Lucas

Hydrodynamic and mooring engineering, Longitude Engineering

Nag, Torsha

Sustainability Portfolio Solution Consulting Leader, Northern Europe Hub, ABB

Nicolás-Martín, Carolina

Professor, Universidad Carlos III Madrid

Nix, Marco

CFO, Elia Group

O Sullivan, Pat

Country Sustainability Manager, Statkraft

O'Brien, Darragh

Minister for Climate, Environment and Energy, Ireland

O'Donovan, Kevin

Senior VP Europe, Statkraft

O'Reilly, James

CEO, Greenlink Interconnector

Ogea Ruiz, Irene

Country CSO - Head of ESG, ENGIE

Ogunnaike, Babasola

Strategic Technology Manager, Subsea7

Olsen, Anders Smærup

Senior Development Engineer, DTU

Ornelas, Tiago

Commercial Sales Director & Head of Marketing, Muehlhn Wind Service

Palomares, Ana Maria

Senior Scientist, CIEMAT

Parail, Vlad

Partner, Baringa

Parres, Alfredo

Group SVP, Industry Network Leader Renewables, Hitachi Energy

Pavani, Chiara

Head of Technical Advisory Italy, Vector Renewables

Perapechka, Sergei

Strategic Partnerships Developer, GWO

Person, Kerry

Vice President, AWS Global Operations and Data Center Delivery, AWS

Persson, Niklas

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

Petrick, Kristian

Secretary-General, Airborne Wind Europe

Petrycer Hansen, Sara

CEO, Expert in labour market policies and development, Mentor to Impact

Pettersen, Sigurd

Senior Researcher, DNV

Philip, Vinod

Member of the Executive Board, EVP Wind Power, Siemens Energy

Power, Bernadette

Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Business, University College Cork

Pradun, Anzhela

Director, Vestas

Pringuey, Jean-Nicolas

Project Manager - Industrial Development of Wind Power, Directorate General for Enterprises

Pérez-Gonzalo, Raül

AI Researcher, Wind Power LAB

Quentin, Gwendoline

Execution Manager / Technical Lead, Oxan Energy

Quiévy, Nicolas

Senior Wind Technology Manager, ENGIE

Radue, Pascal

Executive Vice President Power Transmission, Nexans

Ramirez, Lizet

Senior Analyst - Supply Chain, WindEurope

Rendschmidt, Dennis

Managing Director, VDMA

Revuelta, Javier

Senior Principal, AFRY

Rey Garcia, Paula

Head of Unit Renewables and Energy System Integration Policy, European Commission

Ribera, Teresa

Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition and Commissioner for Competitiveness, European Commission

Ritterbach, Sabrina

Global Lead Energy & Renewables, Bayer

Rocha, Ricardo

Technical Director Offshore Wind, BayWa.r.e

Rodrigo Gonzalo, Miguel

Director General, IDAE

Rodrigues, Ricardo

OT Cyber Lead, EDP

Rogdakis, Georgios

Grid connection and transmission director, Ocean WInds

Romero Selas, David

Head of Procurement Southern Europe, SSE Renewables

Rothballer, Carsten

Head of Sustainable Energy Systems Team, ICLEI European Secretariat

Roura-Adserias, Francesc

Research engineer, Barcelona Supercomputing Center

Russell, Ally

Marine Consultant, ERM

Rybak, Malgosia

Climate Change & Energy Director, Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)

San Martin, Orlando

Head Advisor - Sustainability, Statkraft

Santopolo, Daniela

Policy Officer, European Commission DG EMPL

Sarmiento, Javier

Lead Senior Consultant, IHCantabria

Schnippering, Maximilian

Head of Sustainability, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

Sedler, Rebecca

Managing Director - Interconnectors, National Grid

Serôdio, Susana

Head of Policy and Market Intelligence, APREN

Shanks, Michael

Minister for Energy, United Kingdom

Shyshkina, Alina

Deputy Executive Director, Energy Trade Group (ETG)

Sicre del Rosal, Rocío

President, Asociación Empresarial Eólica - AEE

Simioli, Cristina

Director Offshore Energy and Nature, Renewables Grid Initiative

Singh, Tara

CEO, RenewableUK

Sivy, Corentin

CEO, Valorem

Slye, Fintan

CEO, NESO

Soh, Regina Yoonmie

Policy Director, Energy Transition Forum Korea

Solis, Rafael

Director of Public Affairs, Stakeholders & Brand EDP Europe, EDP

Solman, Helena

Postdoctoral Researcher, Environmental Policy Group, Wageningen University and Research

Soret, Albert

Earth System Services Group Leader, Barcelona Supercomputing Center

Sous, Christopher

Team Lead Materials & Reliability, ZF Wind Power

Spyropoulou, Polytimi

Advisor Digitalisation & Cybersecurity, WindEurope

Stadaas, Jan-Fredrik

Senior Strategy Advisor, Equinor

Stamou, Nikos

Investor Promotion Director (Energy, Environment and Services), Enterprise Greece

Strandgaard Kyndesen, Esben

EVP Commercial Business Development Offshore Wind, EEW

Sturm, Ardjan

Scientist, Whiffle

Suhr, Michael

Senior Vice President, Head of Stakeholder Relations, NKT

Sury, Sopna

CEO Onshore Wind & PV Europe and Australia, RWE

Szurlej Kielanska, Aleksandra

Key expert in biodiversity and biosafety, TACTUS

Taelman, Sue

Innovation officer for offshore wind energy, Ghent University

Taranko, Dominika

Vice President and Managing Director, Wind Industry Hub

Tardieu, Pierre

Chief Policy Officer, WindEurope

Thirup, Lene

Chief Commercial Officer, Kanda

Thomsen, Adam

Chief Development Officer, Skyborn Renewables

Timbus, Adrian

Vice President Portfolio and Strategic Marketing / Chairman ETIPWind, Hitachi Energy

Tokyay, Bora

Co-Founder and CEO, Kavaken Limited

Tramballi, Davide

Public Affairs Manager, Plenitude Renewables

Tran, Céline

Director of Projects Europe South-West, BayWa r.e.

Trunin, Mikołaj

Deputy Director, Invest in Pomerania

Truszczynski, Jacek

Deputy Head of Unit, Net Zero Industries, Sustainable and Circular Products DG Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, European Commission DG GROW

Twohig, Sonya

Secretary General, ENTSO-E

Töpfer, Christin

Senior Regulatory Advisor for European Energy Policies, Vattenfall

Türk, Volker

Head of Sustainability, RWE Offshore

Umanets, Olena

Director, Navitas Renewables Ukraine

Utermöhlen, Sven

CEO, RWE Offshore Wind

van Beek, Manon

CEO, TenneT

Van der Straeten, Tinne

CEO, WindEurope

van Sluis, Christiaan

Marine ecologist - senior project lead, The North Sea Foundation / Rich North Sea program

van Ysendyck, Anne

Member of the Management Committee, Vice President - Head of government affairs and environment, ArcelorMittal

Vandenberghe, Alexander

Head of Innovation, WindEurope

Vassbotn, Knut

CEO, Deep Wind Offshore

Verao Fernández, Gael

Postdoctoral Researcher, TU Braunschweig

Verdier, Laurent

Chief Business Development Officer, BW Ideol

Verdyck, Bert

Chief Technology Officer, ZF Wind Power

Verhaeghe, Rebecca

Project Manager Blue Energy, POM West-Vlaanderen

Vermeir, Jochem

R&D Manager, Parkwind

Villa, Michael

Executive Director, smartEn

Villanueva, Ignacio

CEO and Full Professor in Mathematics, Ravenwits

Vos, Jan

Chairman, NedZero

Watson, Rafe

PhD student, Trios Renewables

Watson, Simon

Professor of Wind Energy Systems, TU Delft

Weber, Clément

Founder and managing director, Green Giraffe

Wetter, Elena

Cyber Resilience Practice Lead, Accenture Belux

Wetzel, Frank

State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany

Willstedt, Heikki

Energy Policies and Climate Change Director, Asociación Empresarial Eólica (AEE)

Wilson, Ben

President, National Grid Ventures

Windram, Craig

CEO, Ocean Winds

Windt, Christian

Postdoctoral researcher, Technische Universität Braunschweig

Wykes, Oliver

COO, WindEurope

Wörsdörfer, Mechthild

Deputy Director-General for Energy, European Commission

Xoubanova, Sara

Country Director (Spain) and Global Advisory Services Lead, Brown & May Marine Spain

Yan, Carol

General Manager - Energy & Utilities UKI, AWS

YILDIRIM YURUSEN, Nurseda

Senior Project Engineer, UL Solutions

Yordi, Beatriz

Director Carbon Markets and Clean Mobility, DG CLIMA - European Commission

Zakrisson, Emelie

Country Manager/VP Sweden, OX2

Zambetti, Marzio

Global Renewable Segment OEM Manager, Electrification, ABB

Zambrano, Amilcar

Principal Engineer Blade and RCA expert, DNV

Zielinski, Grzegorz

Director, Head of Energy Europe, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Zinke, Aramis

Senior Strategic Communications Officer, WindEurope

Zipf, Christoph

Head of Press & Communications, WindEurope

Zsigri, Monika

Head of unit Energy Security and Safety, European Commission

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