Accelerate & Streamline Technical Advances, Develop Robust Global Supply Chains & Prepare Critical Infrastructure To Unlock
Developing Deliverability & Scalability: Actionable Commercial Strategies & Tech Innovations For Floating Offshore Wind At Scale
The 3rd Annual Floating Offshore Wind Conference | Technical Advances & Commercial Success
3rd March 2026 | One America Square, London
08.15 Registration & Informal Networking
OPENING REMARKS
09.00 GIC Welcome & Morning Chair’s Opening Remarks
Cian Desmond, Project Director, ESB
Supply Chains: Pipeline & Capacity
PANEL Q&A
09.10 Secure The Future Of Floating Offshore Wind: Foster Strategic Supply Chain Collaboration To Increase Resilience & Capacity, Overcome Bottlenecks, Improve Scalability & Boost Confidence To Meet Demand
- Assess the current capabilities of floating offshore wind pipelines and unpack strategies to increase the scalability and efficiencies of the supply chain
- In an unstable geopolitical environment, assess the potential opportunities to foster international collaboration and develop a robust global supply chain which furthers the capacity and commercial viability of floating offshore wind pipelines
- As various test projects and new farms gain momentum, harness the opportunity to analyse the steps that developers need to take to make their supply chains efficient and workable on a commercial scale
- Create streamlined processes that connect the needs of the developers with the practicalities of optimising the supply chain to develop collaborative relationships between developers and contractors
- Identify critical supply chain bottlenecks and craft optimal solutions to ensure seamless operations
Sebastian Bringsværd, Director of Origination, Vårgrønn
Ricardo Rocha, Offshore Wind Technical Director, BayWa r.e. Projects Portugal
Claire Stjernfalt, Senior Contract Manager, Vårgrønn
Financing Floating Offshore Wind – Industry & Investor Perspectives
09.40 Increase Investor Confidence & Adopt Proactive Risk Mitigation Methods To Increase Bankability, Unlock Investment & Maximise Returns
- Escaping the Catch-22: when it can often feel like investments are needed to prove to investors that the project is viable, identify the critical assurances that financers need from industry to move forward and confidently invest in the floating offshore wind market
- Discover the common pitfalls made when applying for funding and develop effective strategies to mitigate against such uncertainties
- Assess the potential for new technologies or operational strategies to secure investment
- Increase the accuracy of your financial forecasting by adopting optimum long-term cost assessment and reduction evaluation methods that incorporate maintenance, downtime and operational costs
- Scope for collaboration: can investment opportunities be furthered by collaborating with sectors such as fisheries or solar?
09.40 Industry Perspective
Per Lund, CEO, Odfjell Oceanwind
10.00 Investor Perspective
Mohit Verma, Vice President, MUFG
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