Offshore

Industry.

19 November 2025

Rotterdam

The premier networking event and conference on the future of offshore wind. Explore grid solutions, Europe’s global market positiona, and scaling up offshore wind and its supply chain—shaping a resilient, innovative offshore industry for 2030 and beyond.

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Bigger, Better, Bolder

Scaling and speeding up are more important than ever in the current European economy. Scaling up offshore wind, with bigger farms and perhaps bigger turbines. Speeding up development, the industry’s transition for offtake, and readying the sector’s maritime supply chains.

The businesscase is becoming more and more marginal. Advantages from scale are necessary to keep assets standing and projects afloat. Cost-efficiencies, stable contracts, de-risking investment and capital costs, all while also making offshore wind more sustainable in development. Where can the sectors work and win together on these issues?

Are you ready to help shape the future of Europe’s offshore sector? Be part of the solution by joining the discussion at Offshore Industry! Let’s build the blue powerhouse of Europe together.

Themes of Offshore Industry

Boosting investment climate through the North Sea
Innovation, innovation, and innovation: what can technology still do for the sectors?
The North Sea grid through cables, platforms and human connection
Speeding up scaling up: how to facilitate quicker scaling of offshore wind and supply chains

Speakers

Samira Barakat

Managing Director Offshore Wind Europe
Vattenfall

Bart Willems

Director Offshore
Jan De Nul

Hans Leerdam

Board Member
HSM Offshore Energy 

Sylvan Jonker

Head Renewables & Power
ING

Ollie Richards

Strategy Manager European Offshore Development
National Grid 

Stan Lambrechts

Teamlead Markets and System Operations
TenneT

Scott Mabin

Product Lead Subsea Technology
Royal IHC

Benny Mestemaker

Senior Expert R&D
Royal IHC

Antoinette Sol

Energy Strategy Manager
TATA Steel

Rogier Elshout

Moderator

Programme

08.30 Breakfast reception and registration

09.00 Welcome & Opening

Welcome by moderator Rogier Elshout

09.10 Bigger, better, bolder to stay afloat: the need for scaling and speeding up wind development

Despite bad news, the only way to make the offshore electricity viable for the transition and the markets is to scale up. How can all the needed sectors realise this with tight businesscases? What can the sectors do for one another? How can we overcome the largest obstacles to scaling, and speed it up?

Listen to the following experts to get an overview of where Europe stands now:

  • Samira Barakat, Managing Director Offshore Wind Europe & Vice President Business Transformation, Vattenfall
  • Sylvan Jonker, Director Renewables and Power & Energy Sector Coverage, ING
  • Bart Willems, Director Offshore Wind, Jan De Nul

09.50 Innovation Pitch

The newest developments in efficiently developing the North Sea and greener shipping!

  • Benny Mestemaker, Senior Expert R&D, Royal IHC
  • Scott Mabin, Product Lead Subsea Technology, Royal IHC

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10.20 Networking Coffee and Innovation Square

11.00 New (human) connections on the North Sea

Listen to these high-potentials and future leaders of  the North Sea TSOs and get a glimpse of where they will take offshore infrastructure next!

With a.o.:

  • Ollie Richards, Strategy Manager European Offshore Development, National Grid
  • Stan Lambrechts, Teamlead Markets and System Operations, Tennet

11.20 Green investment climate: brought to you by the North Sea™

Let’s turn the conversation around! Not what we are missing, but what we already have on the North Sea. What makes our ocean great? How does it help our transition right now? How does it boost our investment climate for energy and industrial sectors? Most importantly, how can extend or expand these advantages to help us scale up?

Panel discussion with a.o.:

  • Hans Leerdam, Board Member, HSM Offshore Energy
  • Antoinette Sol, Energy Strategy Manager, TATA Steel

12.00 Networking Lunch

With the possibility of continuing your day at Rotterdam Energy Port with discounted combination tickets! More info further down the page.

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Location & Parking

Prinses Theater

Schiedamseweg 19B, 3026 AB Rotterdam

Parking:
Parkeergarage Nieuwe Binnenweg 1 (Nieuwe Binnenweg 388C, 3023 EV Rotterdam)

Public Transport:
Metrostation Delfshaven (3 min)
Tramlijn 4 & 8 (voor de deur)
Rotterdam Central Station (15 min)

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PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Target Audience & Participants

During this event you will meet directors and managers from offshore companies, shipping companies, drydocks, energy companies, equipment providers, and more. Besides that we also expect different ports, government agencies, and media to be present.

One or more professionals from these organizations are present:

Akira Energy, Anchor Insurance Rotterdam, Bilfinger Tebodin, Delft Cymatics B.V., eRisk Group, Finsulate BV,FLASC, Gasunie, Haagse Hogeschool, Heerema Engineering Solutions, HSM Offshore, Iemants NV, ING, Jan De Nul, Jera Nex bp, Mocean Offshore, National Grid, Nobian HQ, Offshore Business Club, P&V Panels, Reynard High Voltage Solutions, Royal IHC, Shell Energy and Chemicals Park, Siemens Energy, SMST Designers & Constructors, SSE Renewables, Staatstoezicht op de Mijnen, Tata Steel, TenneT, TMA Logistics, Universiteit Utrecht,Van Oord Offshore, Vattenfall AB, Vibrotwist

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Cost of participation

The costs of attending this conference are €399,- (excl. VAT) per participant. This includes your breakfast, lunch, and other consumptions.

 

ACCESS TO ROTTERDAM ENERGY PORT

After the networking lunch you have the option to join the Rotterdam Energy Port Conference 2025 at the discounted price of €399,- (excl. VAT) (normal ticket €649,- (excl. VAT)). You can find the programme and speakers of this executive conference here.

The total cost of participating the whole day are thus €798,- (excl. VAT) instead of €1.048,- (excl. VAT).

 

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 and 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.

Cancellation Policy

Were you called away unexpectedly? Then you can always give 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). After that you owe the full participation fee. If you register in the last three weeks prior to the event, you cannot cancel your ticket cost-free.

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