Confirmed Speakers 2025

Offshore Foundations


Dr.-Ing. Marc Seidel
Dr.-Ing. Marc Seidel
Principal Engineer
Siemens Gamesa
Siemens Gamesa
Dr. Martin Kelm
Dr. Martin Kelm
Founder
Better Design offshore wind
Better Design offshore wind
Dr Jessica Taylor
Dr Jessica Taylor
Senior Engineer
Kent
Kent
Pooyan Ghasemi
Pooyan Ghasemi
Lead expert
RWE
RWE
Johan Toftekær
Johan Toftekær
Senior Engineer
Vattenfall
Vattenfall
Anthony Chu
Anthony Chu
Technical Manager (Offshore Wind)
The Crown Estate
The Crown Estate
Jan Pedersen
Jan Pedersen
Senior Technology Officer - Foundations
Orsted A/S
Orsted A/S
Jasper Winkes
Jasper Winkes
Director
C1 Connections BV
C1 Connections BV
Dr. Marc Voßbeck
Dr. Marc Voßbeck
Senior Chief Consultant
Ramboll
Ramboll
Jacob Oest
Jacob Oest
Chief Specialist
Ørsted
Ørsted
Rob Eijkens
Rob Eijkens
Technical Manager
Dieseko Group BV
Dieseko Group BV
Dr.-Ing. Jan Fischer
Dr.-Ing. Jan Fischer
Senior Chief Consultant
Ramboll
Ramboll
Dr.-Ing. Nils Hinzmann
Dr.-Ing. Nils Hinzmann
Division Offshore Geotechnics
Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute
Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute
Birit Buhr
Birit Buhr
CHIEF CORROSION ENGINEER
European Energy
European Energy
Paul Anthony Misic
Paul Anthony Misic
Senior Engineer
Statkraft
Statkraft
Jakub Seehafer
Jakub Seehafer
Technical & Commercial Advisor
JBO Engineering Group GmbH
JBO Engineering Group GmbH
Anastasia Malafey
Anastasia Malafey
Project Leader
SubseaDesign
SubseaDesign
Scott Whyte
Scott Whyte
Director
Geowynd
Geowynd
Joseph Hilton
Joseph Hilton
Managing Director
SLPE
SLPE
Stefan Erents
Stefan Erents
Programme Manager Product Development
Sif Group
Sif Group
Walid Al Otaibi
Walid Al Otaibi
Director Offshore
JBO Engineering Group GmbH
JBO Engineering Group GmbH
Michel Kurstjens
Michel Kurstjens
CCO
Sif Group BV
Sif Group BV
Hartmut Dujardin-Schneider
Hartmut Dujardin-Schneider
Global New Business Manager Offshore Wind
Rosenxt
Rosenxt
Alexander Lindner
Alexander Lindner
Senior Simulation Engineer and Functional Lead
Rosenxt Group
Rosenxt Group
Thomas Krusenstjerna Albæk
Thomas Krusenstjerna Albæk
Head of Discipline - Primary Structures and Loads
COWI A/S
COWI  A/S
Alvaro Saenz
Alvaro Saenz
Director Comercial Offshore
GRI Renewable Industries
GRI Renewable Industries
Thijs Kamphuis
Thijs Kamphuis
Development Lead
Heerema Marine Contractors
Heerema Marine Contractors
Ricardo Rocha
Ricardo Rocha
Managing Director, Baywa R E Projects (Portugal)
BayWa r.e.
BayWa r.e.
Ömer Can Kücükylidiz
Ömer Can Kücükylidiz
Lead Engineer
Wood Thilsted
Wood Thilsted
Jonas Vestermark
Jonas Vestermark
Senior Engineer
Vattenfall
Vattenfall
Dr. Sulaiman Shojai
Dr. Sulaiman Shojai
Group Leader for Structural Integrity
DLR, Institute of Maritime Energy Systems
DLR, Institute of Maritime Energy Systems
Ion Arocena de la Rúa
Ion Arocena de la Rúa
Program Office Manager
Nabrawind Technologies S.L.
Nabrawind Technologies S.L.
Marta Ruiz Ramos
Marta Ruiz Ramos
Innovation Director
INGECID S.L
INGECID S.L
Marcus Klose
Marcus Klose
Head of Section Offshore Technology and Innovation
DNV
DNV
Ali Mehmanparast
Ali Mehmanparast
Professor of Structural Integrity
University of Strathclyde
University of Strathclyde
Carol Johnston
Carol Johnston
Technology Fellow - Large Scale Testing
TWI Ltd
TWI Ltd
Michiel van der Meulen
Michiel van der Meulen
Engineer
Siemens Gamesa
Siemens Gamesa
Frederik Vidar Lyng Rasmussen
Frederik Vidar Lyng Rasmussen
Senior Specialist - Secondary Structures
COWI A/S
COWI  A/S
Yiorgos Perikleous
Yiorgos Perikleous
Principal Geotechnical Engineer
DNV
DNV
Jeroen Berkhout
Jeroen Berkhout
Project Director
Offshoretronic SL
Offshoretronic SL
Dr. Denis Matha
Dr. Denis Matha
Head of Floating Wind
Ramboll
Ramboll
Ole Gjerstad
Ole Gjerstad
Principal Engineer
SubseaDesign
SubseaDesign
Dr. Florian Kalkowsky
Dr. Florian Kalkowsky
Researcher
Fraunhofer IGP
Fraunhofer IGP
Dr. ir. David Vanavermaete
Dr. ir. David Vanavermaete
Research Associate
Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Flanders Research Institute for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
Ting Sie Chui
Ting Sie Chui
Offshore Structural Manager
Vena Group
Vena Group
Susanne Leidescher
Lecturer
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Rob Sprij
Rob Sprij
Lead Mechanical Engineer
GBM Works
GBM Works

Wind Turbine Towers


Peter Mortensen
Peter Mortensen
Senior Specialist, Offshore Structures, Tower R&D
Vestas Wind Systems A/s
Vestas Wind Systems A/s
Wu Han
Wu Han
Senior Hybrid Tower Engineer
Goldwind Co. Ltd.
Goldwind Co. Ltd.
Prof. Dr. Holger Lange
Prof. Dr. Holger Lange
Geschäftsführer / Managing Director
P.E. Concepts GmbH
P.E. Concepts GmbH
Kumayl Sarwar
Kumayl Sarwar
Technical Project Manager
SENSEWind
SENSEWind
Dr. Adam Sadowski
Dr. Adam Sadowski
Senior Lecturer in Structural Engineering
Imperial College London
Imperial College London
Leo Anderson
Leo Anderson
Technical Sales Manager
Modvion AB
Modvion AB
Jakob Simon Schmidt
Jakob Simon Schmidt
Chief Specialist, Mechanical Structural Analysis
CREADIS
CREADIS
Rangaraj Baskar
Rangaraj Baskar
NA
Imperial College London
Susanne Leidescher
Lecturer
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Markus Starr
Markus Starr
Senior Engineer
DNV SE
Ruslan Sokolov
Ruslan Sokolov
CTO
ELAWIND
ELAWIND
Wayne White
Wayne White
Senior Structural Engineer
WRD GmbH / Wobben Research and Development

Advances in Rotor Blades


Dr. Alexander Krimmer
Dr. Alexander Krimmer
Senior Materials Engineer
TPI Composites Germany GmbH
TPI Composites Germany GmbH
Dr. Jingwei Zhou
Dr. Jingwei Zhou
Project manager/ Senior researcher
Goldwind Frontier Technology (Yancheng) Co., Ltd
Goldwind Frontier Technology (Yancheng) Co., Ltd
Andrew Billingsley
Andrew Billingsley
CEO
Plaswire Ltd.
Plaswire Ltd.
Ulrike Kersten
Ulrike Kersten
Senior Engineer
TPI Composites Germany GmbH
TPI Composites Germany GmbH
Edo Kuipers
Edo Kuipers
Engineering Manager
We4Ce - TRES4
We4Ce - TRES4
Bryant Neira Suarez
Bryant Neira Suarez
Co-Founder & Chief Engineer
VERMATIQ GmbH
VERMATIQ GmbH
David Melcher
David Melcher
Research Associate Department Rotor Blades
Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES
Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES
Moritz Bäß
Moritz Bäß
Head of Modelling
RWTH - Chair and Institute of Structural Mechanics and Lightweight Design
RWTH - Chair and Institute of Structural Mechanics and Lightweight Design
Dr. Leif Ole Meyer
Dr. Leif Ole Meyer
Global Wind Platform & EMEAI R&D Leader
Olin Germany Upstream GmbH & Co. KG
Olin Germany Upstream GmbH & Co. KG
David Thull
David Thull
Head of R&D and Product Development
fisco GmbH
Galih Bangga
Galih Bangga
Wind Energy Aerodynamics Specialist
DNV Services UK Limited
DNV Services UK Limited
Lukas Kettenhofen
Lukas Kettenhofen
Head of Optimization
RWTH - Chair and Institute of Structural Mechanics and Lightweight Design
RWTH - Chair and Institute of Structural Mechanics and Lightweight Design
Marie Hooper
Marie Hooper
Sales Manager
LAP GmbH Laser Applikationen
LAP GmbH Laser Applikationen
Dr. Enno Petersen
Dr. Enno Petersen
Head of Department Rotor Blades
Fraunhofer IWES
Fraunhofer IWES
Dr. Florian Sayer
Dr. Florian Sayer
Business Development
Fraunhofer IFAM
Fraunhofer IFAM
Dr. Somsubhro Chaudhuri
Dr. Somsubhro Chaudhuri
Postdoctoral Researcher, 8.3 Thermographic Methods
Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)
Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)
Susanne Leidescher
Lecturer
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Wind Turbine Bearings


Daniel Román Barriopedro
Daniel Román Barriopedro
Product Architecture Head
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Dr. Peter Decker
Dr. Peter Decker
NA
COB Bearings Germany GMBH
COB Bearings Germany GMBH
Liu Yaosong
Liu Yaosong
Project Manager
Goldwind
Goldwind
Dr. Johannes Hölzl
Dr. Johannes Hölzl
Head of Systems Engineering Wind Applications
Miba Gleitlager GmbH
Miba Gleitlager GmbH
Patrick Laubichler
Patrick Laubichler
System Engineer Wind Applications
Miba Gleitlager Austria GmbH
Miba Gleitlager Austria GmbH
Cedric Peeters
Cedric Peeters
Postdoctoral researcher
VUB
Klaus Sausele
Klaus Sausele
Sector Manager Wind Energy
NSK Deutschland GmbH
NSK Deutschland GmbH
Dr. Brice Tchemtchoua
Dr. Brice Tchemtchoua
Global Business Development Manager - Wind
NSK Deutschland GmbH
NSK Deutschland GmbH
Antonio Herrera Sierra
Antonio Herrera Sierra
Civil and Mechanical Technical Director
EDP Renováveis SA
Thomas Decker
Thomas Decker
Group lead design
RWTH Aachen
RWTH Aachen
Dr.-Ing. Ricardo Lühe
Dr.-Ing. Ricardo Lühe
Forschungs- und Entwicklungsingenieur
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg
Susanne Leidescher
Lecturer
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