Offshore Day.

Energy at sea

5 June 2025 - Netherlands

Offshore Day is a yearly high-level conference that brings together industry leaders, decision-makers, and experts in the field of offshore energy. It’s a platform for in-depth discussions and insights into the strategic aspects of offshore energy, focusing on the development, deployment, and management of offshore energy resources.

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NAVIGATING TRICKY WATERS: STAYING THE COURSE AND SCALING UP IN TIMES OF TENSION

The 10th edition of the Offshore Day focuses on how the European offshore sector should adapt to the changing political and economic climate. Additional roles for energy companies in defence, infrastructure, and cross-border cooperation, paired with the latest advancements that will allow the offshore sector to source more from the continent. The potential of the sea for our growing energy demand cannot be ignored and needs to be developed at speed, despite difficult times! How can we counteract, cooperate, adapt, innovate, and eventually overcome these challenges?

Themes Offshore Day 2025: energy at sea

How to protect our North Sea infrastructure?
Spatial planning between sectors and borders
Connecting offshore and industry to rescue both
A politics-proof energy transition?
Made in Europe: futuristic wind turbines from the continent

SPEAKERS 2025

Eduard de van der Schueren 

Air Commodore
Ministry of Defence

Sybilla Dekker

Chairwoman
North Sea Agreement

Jan Dirk Van Loon

Senior Director Net Zero Strategy and Execution Europe
LyondellBasell

Diederik Samsom

Former Head of Cabinet Climate & Green Deal (EU)

Lisa Kettle

Director Nemolink and Security Lead
National Grid

Hans van der Weijde

Director R&D
TATA Steel

Ruben Dijkstra

Managing Director Benelux
Ørsted

Gerda Verburg

Chairwoman
ElementNL

Annet Koster

Managing Director
Royal Dutch association of shipowners 

Milan Veljkovic

Professor Steel and Composite Structures
TU Delft

Eloise Couffon

Policy Officer
European Commission

Robert Eikelenboom

Director Offshore wind
Eneco

Rogier Elshout

Moderator

programme 2025

Here is the schedule for Offshore Day: Energy at SEA. Click on the topics for more info.

11:00 AM CET Walk-in and networking

by professional moderator Rogier Elshout

Hot topic of this era: defending subsea infrastructure . What will the role be for Public-Private Partnerships? Will that be a succesful mode of cooperation for offshore energy? How can you keep your assets secure? And is this a big investment opportunity for the offshore sector?

Panel with among others:

  • Eduard de van der Schueren, Air Commodore at Ministry of Defence and Program Director Security North Sea Infrastructure at Ministry of Infrastructure & Water Management
  • Lisa Kettle, Director Nemolink and Security Lead, National Grid
  • Eloïse Couffon, Policy Officer, European Commission

12:25 PM CET Lunch and networking

Now more than ever do we need to insure the continuance of the energy transition against changing legislatures. Uncertainty in policy and political outlooks are one of the main factors driving up estimated financial risks in offshore projects. How can we design the market to incentivize action and investment, even if future governments deprioritize climate and the energy transition?

Diederik Samsom, Former Head of Cabinet DG CLIMA (EU)

Exploring how combining the demand and supply, market-design, and aligning strategies and policies surrounding both sectors can create a more sustainable and resilient European market.

Panel with among others:

  • Jan Dirk Van Loon, Senior Director Net Zero Strategy and Execution Europe, LyondellBasell
  • Hans van der Weijde, Director R&D, TATA Steel
  • Ruben Dijkstra, CEO NL Ørsted
  • Robert Eikelenboom, Director Offshore Wind, Eneco

14:30 PM CET Coffeebreak and networking

Windmills are changing and so are their value chains. Recycled materials and ‘skinny’ structure design enable more manufacturing to take place in Europe, more strategic autonomy, and more business opportunities for the wind and offshore sector.

  • Milan Veljkovic, Professor, TU Delft
  • Hans van der Weijde, Director R&D, TATA Steel

Wind, gas, hydrogen, shipping, and CCS all need space and adequate connection to infrastructure. As we venture deeper into the sea and closer to EEZ borders, how can we organise international governance and business to avoid double or unnecessary certification, infrastructure, planning, and other bureaucracy, so that we can continue headwards at full speed?

Panel with:

  • Gerda Verburg, Former Minister and Current Chairwoman, Element NL
  • Sybilla Dekker, Former Minister and Current Chairwomen, North Sea Agreement
  • Annet Koster, Managing Director, Royal Dutch Association of Shipowners

16:30 Networking Drinks

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GETTING PRACTICAL - INFO TO REGISTER

Last year there were managing directors and other senior executives from offshore companies specialised in offshore wind, oil & gas, drilling, E&P, hydrogen, maritime, dredging and many other specialisations. The topics we will be discussing this day will include global energy transition, offshore wind, system integration, sustainability, innovation, global projects, digitalization and future growth.

1 or more professionals from the following organisations have partaken in Offshore Day:

C1 Connections, Croonwolter&Dros, DNV, Dutch Marine Energy Centre, Energy Club TU Delft, Green Giraffe, H2-Fuel Technologies, Huisman Equipment, Invest-NL, Offshore Independents Personnel, Overlegorgaan Fysieke Leefomgeving (OFL), Rohde Nielsen A/S, Smulders, SWZ Maritime, TNO, Van Oord, Element NL, TU Delft, Tata Steel, Ørsted, NedZero, National Grid, Ministerie van Defensie, LyondellBasell Industries, KVNR, IRO, Fugro, European Commission, Eneco, Aerones, Alcogroup, Allianz Capital Partners, Allseas Engineering, Ampelmann Operations, Axpo Benelux SA, AYOP, BASF, BASF Nederland, Croonwolter&Dros, DEME, DNV, EBN, Element NL, Eneco, Eneco B.V., Energy Club TU Delft, Enersea BV, Equinor, European Commission, ExxonMobil, Fabricom Offshore Services, Fugro NL, Gasunie, Huisman Equipment, IRO, Jumbo Maritime, Liberty Mutual Surety, Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat, Mitsubishi Turbocharger and Engine Europe BV, National Grid, Neptune Energy, NWEA, Overlegorgaan Fysieke Leefomgeving (OFL), P&V Panels, Pondera Consult, Port of Den Helder, Relyon Nutec, Rijkswaterstaat, Royal NIOZ, RWE, RWE Generation SE, RWE Offshore, RWE Renewables GmbH, SBM Offshore, Shell, Shell Nederland, Shell plc, SMST Designers & Constructors, Smulders, Strohm, Sweco, Sweco Belgium, Sweco Nederland, TenneT, TNO, TU Delft, Van Oord, Vattenfall, VIRO, Wintershall Dea AG, Witteveen + Bos, Ørsted

Invest in your future! The costs of attending this conference are €649,- (excl. VAT) per participant. This includes a full program of experts and leaders in the business, multiple networking experiences, lunch and refreshments for the day.

STUDENTS
We find it important that the future managers and directors are present at our gathering. Are you in the last year of your study? Then you are more than welcome to participate for a student fee of €150,- (incl. VAT and consumptions). Send an email to info@managementproducties.com with a copy of your student pass and a request for participation. There is a limited amount of spots for students.

Were you called away unexpectedly or not able to make it after all? Please give away your ticket to one of your colleagues for free. If that’s not possible, then you can cancel your ticket cost-free up to three weeks prior to the event (per email). Within the three weeks up tot the event the full participation fee is due. If you register in the last three weeks prior to the event, you cannot cancel your ticket cost-free.

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