Media & Press

Global Wind Summit Opening Ceremony

18:30

• Dr. Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
• Bernd Aufderheide, CEO of Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH
• Ivor Catto, Chair, WindEurope
• Hermann Albers, CEO, BWE
• Dr. Mohamed Shaker El-Markabi; Minister for Electricity and Energy, Egypt
• Anja-Isabel Dotzenrath, Chief Executive Officer, E.ON Climate & Renewables
• Gunnar Groebler, Senior Vice President, Business Area Wind, Vattenfall
• Philippe Kavafyan, CEO, MHI Vestas
• Hans-Dieter Kettwig, Chief Executive Officer, ENERCON
• Markus Beyrer, Director General BusinessEurope

Ministerial Session

9:30 – 11:00

Location: Brussels room

• Miguel Arias Cañete, European Commissioner for Energy, European Commission
• Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency
• Lars Christian Lilleholt, Minister of Energy, Utilities and Climate, Denmark
• Michael Losch, Director General for Energy, Federal Ministry of Tourism and Sustainable Development of Austria
• Markus Beyrer, Director General, BusinessEurope

• Anja-Isabel Dotzenrath, CEO, E.ON Climate and Renewables
• Hans-Dieter Kettwig, CEO, ENERCON
• Philippe Kavafyan, CEO, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind

Global Wind Summit Press Conference

11:00

Location: Conference A4, 2 UF, Shanghai room, Press Centre

• Fatih Birol (Executive Director, International Energy Agency)
• Michael Losch (Director General for Energy, Federal Ministry of Tourism and Sustainable Development of Austria)
• Dr Markus Tacke (Chairman of VDMA Power Systems)
• Giles Dickson (CEO, WindEurope)
• Bernd Aufderheide (CEO, Hamburg Messe und Congress GmbH)
• Ben Backwell (GWEC CEO) – moderator
• Markus Beyrer, Director General BusinessEurope

InnoEnergy – Funding and support opportunities for wind energy innovations

Location: WindEurope Stage B1.OG.211

E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) Media Background Talk: Power Purchase Agreements for renewable generation

15:30 – 16:30

Location: Conference A4, 2 UF, Shanghai room, Press Centre

Keynote and discussion with

• Sven Utermöhlen, COO
• Lars Meckenstock, Director Asset Commercialization

WindEurope in cooperation with VDMA

8:30 – 13:00

Press trip – guided visit of Siemens Gamesa’s ETES ‘hot stones’ storage facility & Nordex Group’s Academy (upon invitation only)

Official opening of Hack the Wind 2018, the second edition of the hugely successful Hack the Wind hackathon

12:00

Location: East Entrance (next to conference halls)

Sentient Science Wind Challenge winner announcement

16:00 – 16:30

Location: WindEurope Stage B1.OG.211

Official launch of the WindEurope Ports Platform

17:00

Location: WindEurope Stand, Hall B1, B1.OG.211 & B1.OG.311

Hack the Wind 2018

Final demonstrations

12:30

Location: East Entrance to access hackathon area (next to conference halls)

Announcement of winner and award ceremony

15:00 – 16:00

WindEurope Stage B1.OG.211

The prospects for offshore wind in Poland

16:30 – 17:00

Location: WindEurope Stage B1.OG.211, 16.30-17:00

Poland’s energy system is undergoing a transition. As a result of depleted coal resources and EU climate policy goals, Poland is set to become one of the most exciting markets for renewable energy. Poland’s geographical location puts it in a great position to be at the forefront of kick-starting the offshore wind market in the Baltic Sea. 

This press briefing will present the results of a new study by consultancy IBS. The study identifies a number of challenges and opportunities for the development of offshore wind in Poland. 

Come and ask questions of the main players in Polish offshore wind:

• Zbigniew Gryglas MP, Polish Parliament
• Arkadiusz Seksciński, Acting President,  Management Board, PGE EO
• Janusz Gajowiecki PWEA CEO
• Robert Zajdler IBS, Associate Professor, Warsaw University of Technology
• Pierre Tardieu, Chief Policy Officer, WindEurope