09:15 – 09:30 — Opening remarks
by Pedro Amaral Jorge (APREN, CEO)

09:30 – 10:00 — Overviewing the Iberian offshore wind opportunity
Juan Virgilio Márquez (Spanish Wind Association, CEO)

10:00 – 11:00 — Enabling biodiversity through oceanic renewables

Presentations:

– Stefania Charisiadou (European Commission, Nature Conservation Policy Officer)
– Alexandra Silva (IPMA – The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere, Senior Researcher)

Debate:

• Anne Marit Hansen (Equinor, Manager Business Development Iberia)
• Catarina Rei (Ocean Winds, Head of Permitting and Environment)
• Signe Nielsen (RWE, Senior Environmental Manager)
• Moderation by Miguel Mascarenhas (Bioinsight, Managing Partner)

11:00 – 11:25 — Coffee Break

11:25 – 11:45 — Smartenergy presentation: “Leveraging Portuguese Offshore Wind Power to Grid & Power to X”
José María Llopis (Smartenergy, Managing Director Spain & Wind Europe)

11:45 – 12:45 — Creating a suitable grid design for oceanic renewables

Presentations:

– Belén Segura (REE, European Planning and Prospective Manager)
– João Peças Lopes (FEUP, Full Professor)

Debate:

• Georgios Rogdakis (Ocean Winds, Grid Connection and Transmission Director)
• Manuel Costeira da Rocha (Smartenergy, Director of Technology Strategy)
• João Conceição (REN, COO)
• João Peças Lopes (FEUP, Full Professor)
• Moderated by Miguel Prado (Expresso, Journalist & Economy Section Editor)

12:45 PM – 2:15 PM — Lunch

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm — Promoting a happy coexistence

Presentations:

• Mattia Cecchinato (WindEurope, Senior

Debate:

• Manuel Marques (AAPN – Northern Fishing Shipowners Association, President)
• Miguel Marques (Viana do Castelo 2030 Economy of the Sea Agenda Coordinator)
• Telmo de Carvalho (IPMA – The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere, Member of the Board of Directors)
• Moderated by Pedro Brinca (Nova SBE, Associate Professor)