Confirmed Speakers 2026

Offshore Foundations


Stavros Panagoulias
Stavros Panagoulias
Geotechnical Engineer and PhD Researcher
Siemens Gamesa
Siemens Gamesa
Michael Sandholm Jepsen
Michael Sandholm Jepsen
Lead Engineer
Vattenfall
Vattenfall
Johan Toftekær
Johan Toftekær
Senior Engineer
Vattenfall
Vattenfall
Lasse Riis Christiansen
Lasse Riis Christiansen
Senior Geotechnical Engineer
Vattenfall
Vattenfall
Torbjorn Lindemark
Torbjorn Lindemark
Advisor Offshore Wind Foundations
Equinor
Equinor
Martin Bjerre Nielsen
Martin Bjerre Nielsen
Technical Director
Wood Thilsted
Wood Thilsted
Simon Beckett
Simon Beckett
Chief Consultant
Wood Thilsted
Wood Thilsted
Christian LeBlanc Thilsted
Christian LeBlanc Thilsted
Director and Co-Founder
Wood Thilsted Partners
Wood Thilsted Partners
Jan Dührkop
Jan Dührkop
Head of Geotechnics
Ramboll
Ramboll
Andreas Willecke
Andreas Willecke
Director Offshore Wind Engineering
Ramboll
Ramboll
Martin Kirk Hoffmann
Specialist, Global Support Structure Excellence
Vestas
Vestas
Tino Kuin
Tino Kuin
Foundation Engineer
Eneco
Eneco
Erik-Jan Ridder
Erik-Jan Ridder
Senior Project Manager
Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN)
Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN)
Nico Maljaars
Nico Maljaars
Advisory Engineer Offshore Loads
Siemens Gamesa
Siemens Gamesa
Ana Page
Ana Page
Head of Section Computational Geomechanics
Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
Norwegian Geotechnical Institute
Dr. John Edwards
Dr. John Edwards
Chief Engineer, Materials and Corrosion
KENT ENERGIES UK LTD
KENT ENERGIES UK LTD
Dr. Majid Goodarzi
Dr. Majid Goodarzi
Lead Geotechnical Engineer
JBO Engineering Group GmbH
JBO Engineering Group GmbH
Amy Johnstone
Amy Johnstone
Senior Engineer
Kent plc
Kent plc
Dr. Inge Lotsberg
Dr. Inge Lotsberg
Specialist Engineer
DNV Norway
Ahmed Abdelaah
Ahmed Abdelaah
Senior Foundations Engineer
Jera Nex
Jera Nex
Ömer Can Kücükyildiz
Ömer Can Kücükyildiz
Leading Specialist Offshore & Geoscience
COWI A/S
COWI  A/S
Sander Suur
Sander Suur
Lead Structural Specialist
Van Oord
Van Oord
Nicolas Michelet
Nicolas Michelet
Research Scientist & Project Manager
France Energies Marines
France Energies Marines
Edward Gilhead
Edward Gilhead
Team Lead Civil & Structural Engineering Region 1
RWE Renewables GmbH
RWE Renewables GmbH
Dr.-Ing. Marc Seidel
Dr.-Ing. Marc Seidel
Principal Engineer
Siemens Gamesa
Siemens Gamesa
Thomas Krusenstjerna Albæk
Thomas Krusenstjerna Albæk
Head of Discipline - Primary Structures and Loads
COWI A/S
COWI  A/S
Yiorgos Perikleous
Yiorgos Perikleous
Principal Geotechnical Engineer
DNV
DNV
Ricardo Rocha
Ricardo Rocha
Offshore Wind Technical Director
BayWa r.e.
BayWa r.e.
Dr. Sulaiman Shojai
Dr. Sulaiman Shojai
Structural Engineer
DLR, Institute of Maritime Energy Systems
DLR, Institute of Maritime Energy Systems
Walid Al Otaibi
Walid Al Otaibi
Director Offshore and Managing Director
JBO Engineering Group GmbH
JBO Engineering Group GmbH
Ting Sie Chui
Ting Sie Chui
Offshore Structural Manager
Vena Group
Vena Group
Marcus Klose
Marcus Klose
Head of Section Offshore Technology and Innovation
DNV
DNV
Dr. Thomas Von Borstel
Dr. Thomas Von Borstel
Principal Engineer Offshore Wind Foundations
Vattenfall Windkraft GmbH
Vattenfall Windkraft GmbH
Niek Bruinsma
Niek Bruinsma
Senior Researcher and Consultant Offshore Energy
Delatres
Delatres
Birit Buhr
Birit Buhr
Chief Corrosion Engineer
European Energy
European Energy
Ferdy Hengeveld
Ferdy Hengeveld
Manager R&D and Innovation
Van Oord BV
Van Oord BV
Filip Wegener
Filip Wegener
Senior Structural Engineer
JBO GmbH
JBO GmbH
Hauke Gülzau
Hauke Gülzau
Senior Key Expert Offshore Loads
Siemens Gamesa
Siemens Gamesa