Programme
Monday, 16 June 2025
Agenda in progress
Start: 13.00, end: approx. 17.00 Starting point: Parking lot in front Fischbahnhof Bremerhaven, Am Schaufenster 6, 27572 BremerhavenMonday, 16 June 2025
Chair: Markus Nölke, Managing Director WAB e.V.
- Jens Assheuer, Chairman of the Executive Board, WAB e.V.
- Melf Grantz, Lord Mayor of the City of Bremerhaven
- Aniek van den Berg, Policy Advisor Energy and Transition, Embassy of the the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Venue WAB Reception:
Fischbahnhof Bremerhaven, Am Schaufenster 6, 27572 Bremerhaven
Tuesday, 17 June 2025
Venue:
Stahlbau Nord GmbH
Am Lunedeich 158, 27572 Bremerhaven
Parking lots direct at the venue:
Am Lunedeich 158, 27572 Bremerhaven
Chair: Markus Nölke, Managing Director, WAB e.V.
- Jens Assheuer, Chairman of the Executive Board, WAB e.V.
- Kai Stührenberg, State Councillor for Ports at the Senator for Economics, Ports and Transformation of the State of Bremen
- Hester Somsen, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Germany
- Giles Dickson, CEO WindEurope
Chair: Robert Slettenhaar, Executive Consultant | Board Advisor, Holland Home of Windenergy
Panelist:- Tim Meyerjürgens, CEO TenneT Germany
- Jens Meyer-Holtz, Head of Projects & Permitting, Offshore Wind Development Germany, RWE Offshore Wind GmbH
- Dr Stephan Buller, Head of OF Portfolio Management & OF Floating Wind, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy GmbH & Co. KG
- Dr Andreas Liessem, CEO Steelwind Nordenham
Conference Exhibition- and Catering Bereich
Impuls:
- Dr. Dennis Kruse, Managing Director Deutsche WindGuard GmbH
- Ruud de Bruijne, Consultant, Netherlands Enterprise Agency – RVO
- Ruud de Bruijne, Consultant, Netherlands Enterprise Agency – RVO
Chair: Matthias Brandt, WAB board member
- Pipes that change the world - monopile coating in a mobile solution, Michael Pett, Business Development Manager, Krebs Korrosionsschutz GmbH
- Copper‐Nickel Sheathing ‐ A more cost effective Solution for Boat Landings at Offshore Wind Power Stations, Bernd Sagebiel, Product Development Marine Applications, cunova GmbH
- Tje Wei Hu, CEO, C-Cube International B.V., The Netherlands
Conference Exhibition- and Catering Bereich
Chair: tbc
Lina Stolz, Emergency paramedic / emergency control center offshore wind farms, Company for maritime emergency management
Chair: Janina Habethal, Senior Advisor Public Affairs & Communications Deutschland | Politische Angelegenheiten, TenneT TSO GmbH
- Lizet Ramirez, Senior Analyst, Wind Energy Supply Chain, WindEurope
- Iberdrola, tbc
- Michael Kurstjens, Director New Ventures & Products, Sif Netherlands B.V.
Next Program: Dinner
Venue:
Hallen der Heinrich Rönner Gruppe 27572 BremerhavenVenue:
Fischbahnhof Bremerhaven, Am Schaufenster 6, 27572 Bremerhaven
Opening and Chair: Markus Nölke, Managing Director WAB e.V.
- Keynote: Grant Hendrik Tonne, Minister for Economic Affairs, Transport and Building, State of Lower Saxony
- Hester Somsen, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Germany
Wednesday, 18 June 2025
- Welcome, Markus Nölke, Managing Director, WAB
Chair: Pim Reuderink, Regional Technical Manager, Bureau Veritas, The Netherlands
- Impuls: CCS & Offshore Windenergy Storage
- Subsea 7: Unlocking the potential of offshore wind energy: Can subsea storage improve economic viability and grid stability?
Impuls:
Hydrogen and Offshore Wind: Same, same but different!
Dr F. Maximilian Boemke, Watson Farley & Williams LLP
Panel, Chair:
Andreas Wellbrock, Managing Partner, NorthH2 Projektgesellschaft mbH
Panelist:
Robert Seehawer, Managing Director, AquaVentus Förderverein e.V.
Dr. Elmar Friedrich, Market Director Germany & France, Copenhagen Offshore Partners A/S
Matthias Petzsch, Strategic Placement Leader Engineering, Marsh GmbH
Conference Exhibition- and Catering Bereich
Chair: Björn Wittek, WAB-Board member
Impuls: Start-up promotion, Björn Wittek, Managing Director Rhenus Offshore Logistics GmbH & Co. KG
Pitches:
- Jonas Wüst, CEO Tethys robotics GmbH, Switzerland
- Elmar Heidenescher, CEO Medical Offshore Support GmbH
- Responsible Circularity – Rethinking Rotor Blade Recycling for a Low-Carbon Hydrogen Future, Claudia Martens, CEO, Joulmine GmbH & Co. KG
- Making Offshore Operations Safer – Reducing Risk and Extending Workable Windows with Vessel Motion Prediction, Lars Hainke, Next Ocean B.V., The Netherlands
- Martin Koelman, See-Cable, The Netherlands
- FMTC, The Netherlands
Chair: Markus Nölke, Managing Director, WAB e.V.
Pim Reuderink, Regional Technical Manager, Bureau Veritas
- Robert Evers, Gasunie, The Netherlands
Conference exhibition- and catering area
Chair:
- LogReview O&M logistic concept assessment based on AIS and ADSB Data, Jürgen Mackeprang, Senior projectmanager, Deutsche Offshore Consult GmbH
- O&M logistics, far-offshore accessibility, Kris Benne, Head of Offshore Wind, JD Offshore GmbH
- How tender criteria stimulated innovation in Dutch offshore wind project, Nils Raab, Head of Renewables, CAPE Holland
Chair: Dr Dennis Kruse, Managing Director, Deutsche WindGuard GmbH
Offshore Wind Operations from a portfolio owners' perspective. Best practices from Asset Management that harvest asset value.
Guido van den Belt, Managing Director vdbENERGY Asset Management GmbH
Ensuring quality and safety in offshore wind power operations through inspections by TÜV NORD
Alexander Ohff and Morten Bülk, TÜV NORD EnSys GmbH & Co. KG
The key to securing critical infrastructure in the maritime sector
Jonas Hieber, Sales Engineer, In-innovativ navigation GmbH
Conference Exhibition- and Catering Bereich
Chair:
- Continuous acoustic monitoring of high-voltage components for partial discharges, Jael MASURY, Project Manager Solutions, Omexom Renewable Energies Offshore GmbH
- Welding work on offshore structures, Markus Hummel, CEO, mh² offshore GmbH
Chair: Björn Wittek, WAB-Board member
- Secura, The Netherlands
- Hybrid threats to KRITIS - risk management and insurance cover