Programme

Registration

Plenary 1: Scotland’s Offshore Wind Industry – The Story so Far 
Location: Gordon Suite  

Join leading industry figures as we open the conference with a celebration of the achievements of Scotland’s offshore wind industry, highlighting the landmarks and achievements made so far and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

Welcomes:
Lord Provost of Aberdeen, Councillor George Adam
Niall Stuart, Chief Executive, Scottish Renewables
Dr Lena Wilson, Chief Executive Officer, Scottish Enterprise

Keynote Address:
Rt Hon Alex Salmond MSP, First Minister of Scotland 

Speaker:
Dan Finch, Managing Director, EDP Renewables UK & Chair of the Offshore Wind Industry Group

Networking Break, Refreshments, Exhibition & Exhibition showcase
Location: Boyd Orr Hall  

Parallel Sessions

A: Cost Reduction – On target for 2020?
Location: Crombie A
The Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Task Force published its report in June 2012, confirming that offshore wind can reach £100/MWh by 2020.This session will explore how the Task Force’s recommended actions are being delivered and assess whether we are on track to meet the 2020 target.

Chair:
Adam Bruce, Global Head of Corporate Affairs, Mainstream Renewable Power

Speakers:
Ian Furneaux, Offshore Wind Analyst, DECC
Donald Brown, Head of Project Delivery, SeaEnergy

Panellists:
Phil de Villiers, Head of Offshore Wind, Carbon Trust
Andrew Donaldson, Renewables Director, Petrofac 
Andrew Garbutt, European Head of Programme Management, AECOM
Johnathan Cole, Managing Director – Offshore, Scottish Power

B: Delivering our Infrastructure Needs
Location: Crombie B 
Stage 2 of the National Renewables Infrastructure Plan indicated that, in order to secure industry use, port facilities in Scotland would need to be ready by 2013/14. This session will look at the progress being made through N-RIP stage 3 and NRIF to achieve this and meet the industry’s urgent infrastructure requirements.

Chair:
Julian Brown, Country Director UK Wind, Areva UK

Speaker:
Calum Davidson, Director of Energy and Low Carbon, Highlands & Islands Enterprise 
Peter Clusky, Senior Manager Renewable Energy and Head of Government Relations, Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe Ltd 

Panellists:
Peter Breslin, Managing Director, Steel Engineering
Captain Steve Gobbi, CEO, Port of Ardersier Ltd 
Tom Findlay, Offshore Business Development Manager, REpower UK

C: Finance – The New Landscape
Location: Fleming Auditorium 
The establishment of the Green Investment Bank and the UK Government’s Electricity Market Reform process represent significant changes to offshore wind’s financial landscape. This session will look at the detail of EMR in respect to offshore wind, and assess the opportunities that the Green Investment Bank will create.

Chair:
Jeremy Sainsbury, Chairman, Scottish Renewables

Speakers:
Stephen Crane, Managing Director – Offshore Wind, Green Investment Bank
James Greenhalgh, EMR Stakeholder Manager, National Grid

Panellists:
Kevin McLardy, Energy and Environmental Finance Team, Ernst and Young
Joe Phillips, Head of Strategy and Policy, Garrad Hassan 
Tom lo Turco, Deputy Projects Director, EDP Renewables

Networking Lunch, Exhibition & Share Fair
Location: Boyd Orr Hall

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Parallel Sessions

A: Innovation - Catapult

Location: Fleming Auditorium  
Innovation has the potential to make a particularly rapid impact on the pace and cost of developing offshore wind. The establishment of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult Centre in Glasgow represents a significant development for the industry in this respect. This session will therefore explore the role of the Catapult Centre and also the potential new mechanisms for supporting innovation in Scotland.

Chair:
Dan Finch, Managing Director, EDP Renewables UK

Speakers:
Andrew Jamieson, Chief Executive Officer, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Dr Paul Ellsmore, Wind Energy Business Development Manager, Energy Technology Partnership
Morag McCorkindale, Chief Operating Officer, AREG

Panellists:
Andrew Mill, CEO, Narec
Hamish Oag, Head of Offshore Engineering, SSE
Magnus Christian Ebbesen, Consultant – Renewable Energy Services, DNV KEMA

B: Skills – Building the Workforce of the Future
Location: Crombie B
Scotland has a long and proud history of marine engineering and the offshore wind industry provides an unprecedented opportunity to build on this skills base. This session explores the work being undertaken to encourage skills transfer into the sector, and explores what more can be done.

Chair:
Jim Brown, Energy Skills Partnership 

Speaker:
Sarah Johnson, Head of Renewables, National Skills Academy for Power

Panellist:
Robert Orr, Strategic Relations Manager, Skills Development Scotland 
Rowena Simpson, Manager, Renewables Careers

C: Grid - Coordinated Networks 

Location: Crombie A 
The coordination of offshore networks provides significant opportunities to minimise the cost and construction timescales for transmission works associated with offshore wind development. However, it also presents many challenges. This session will explore exactly what those challenges entail and how the industry can best meet them.

Chair:
Ronnie Bonnar, Managing Director, Repsol Nuevas Energias UK Limited

Speakers:
Duncan Stone, Head of Offshore Electricity Networks, DECC
A representative from ABB

Panellists:
Moray Thomson, Partner, MacRoberts LLP
Matthew Knight, Business Development Director Round 3, Siemens 
Craig Milroy, Communications Manager, EDP Renewables

Networking Break, Refreshments, Exhibition & Exhibition Showcase
Location: Boyd Orr Hall   

Plenary 2: Project and Technology Speed Update
Location: Gordon Suite
An update from the developers of projects being progressed in Scottish Territorial Waters and Round 3 in Scotland and a range of technology developers providing solutions for projects.

Chair:
Ronnie Quinn, Lead for Energy and Infrastructure Scotland, The Crown Estate

Complimentary Networking Drinks Reception
Location: Boyd Orr Hall   

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Exclusive three course networking dinner at The Marcliffe Hotel and Spa.

Pre-Dinner Address:
Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism. 

Tickets for the dinner must be purchased separately. 

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Offshore Wind & Supply Chain Breakfast

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Speakers:
Alex Hill, Office Chief Advisor to Government for Scotland & Northern Ireland, Met Office
Morag McCorkindale, Chief Operating Officer, Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group
A representative from Vattenfall

With projects up to 10 gigawatts in the pipeline around our shores and the potential for up to £7 billion of additional investment, Scotland is well placed to capitalise on Europe's growing offshore wind industry. The Chamber's Offshore Wind & Supply Chain breakfast will provide valuable technical and industry insight to complement the conference programme.

Alex Hill will explore how the Met Office is supporting the growth of the renewables sector through scientific expertise and industry collaboration. Morag McCorkindale of AREG will provide an insight to the offshore wind industry at a local level, including the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre and emerging opportunities.

Please note that you must book separately from the conference itself to attend the breakfast.

Registration

Plenary 1: The Build-out Story
Location: Fleming Auditorium 
Scotland’s offshore wind programme will require the building of offshore and subsea infrastructure not seen in the North Sea since the oil and gas boom of the 1970s. This session will explore the practices, techniques, services and other considerations required to make Scotland’s new offshore energy ambitions a reality in the deep waters and harsh environments around our shores.

Chair:
Allan MacAskill, Director, MacAskill Associates

Speakers:
Professor Stephen Logan, Senior Vice-Principal, University of Aberdeen
David Arnold, Management Team, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Martin Grant, Chief Executive Officer, Energy, Atkins
David Hodkinson, Vice President UK Business Delivery, Technip Offshore Wind
Ken Taylor, Business Development Manager, Foundocean

Networking Break, Refreshments, Exhibition & Exhibition Showcase
Location: Boyd Orr Hall   

Parallel Sessions

A: Internationalising Scotland’s supply chain
Location: Gordon A
In order to ensure a successful, competitive supply chain is developed in Scotland, we must look beyond the domestic market and maximise opportunities abroad. This session will focus on market opportunities for Scotland’s supply chain in Europe.

Chair:
Andy McDonald, Director, Renewable and Low Carbon Technologies, Scottish Enterprise

Speakers:
Andrew Bellamy, Senior Industrial Project Manager, Areva
Jon Dugstad, Regional Director, Norwegian Renewable Energy Partner INTPOW
Steven Gray, Managing Director, ROVOP

Panellist:
Bjørnar Huse, Uptime International

B: Environment  - From precautionary to proportionate
Location: Gordon B
A huge volume of research is being carried out on the potential environmental impacts of offshore wind, particularly in relation to birds and marine mammals. This session will examine how this research is being used to deliver proportionate licensing decisions which support a successful, sustainable offshore wind industry in Scotland.

Chair:
Patricia Hawthorn, Partner, Shepherd+Wedderburn 

Speakers:
David Pratt, Offshore Wind and Marine Renewables Planner, Marine Scotland
Roger May, Marine Renewable Section leader - Licensing Operations Team, Marine Scotland
Andrew Findlay, Consents Manager, The Crown Estate

Panellists:
Andrew Thin, Chairman, SNH
Aedan Smith, Head of Planning and Development RSPB Scotland 
Zoe Crutchfield, Environment and Consents Manager, Mainstream

C: Health and Safety
Location: Crombie A
Scotland has decades of experience working in the marine environment and the health and safety risks that accompany it. Much of that experience is to be found in Aberdeen. This session will look at the progress being made in learning from the existing health and safety practices and expertise of our offshore and subsea engineering and service industry.

Chair:
Kevin Moran, Business Development Director, Tymor Marine Ltd

Speakers:
Dr Ing Keith Harsham, SHEQ Manager, Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd
Thomas Redmond, Renewables Development Lead, Petrofac Training Services

Panellists:
Ed Wehnes, Senior Consultant HSSE, Ecofys 
Martin Grant, Chief Executive Officer, Energy, Atkins 

Networking Lunch, Refreshments, Exhibition & Exhibition Showcase
Location: Boyd Orr Hall   

Plenary 3: Engagement – Spreading the Offshore Wind Story
Location: Fleming Auditorium
Effective engagement with the public, local communities and stakeholders is crucial to delivering successful projects. This session will explore the best methods of engagement, highlighting the importance of communicating the huge opportunities the offshore wind industry presents to communities throughout Scotland.

Chair:
Alastair Ross, Director of Public Affairs, Pinsent Masons LLP

Speakers:
Graeme Mair, Director, Liddell Thomson Consultancy
David Blunt, Director of Public Policy UK and EU Institutions, GAMESA Wind UK & NORSTEC Board Member

Panellists:
Councillor David Berry, Former Leader, East Lothian Council 
Jason Ormiston, Head of Media Relations UK and Head of Public and Regulatory Affairs, Vattenfall
John Watt, Fishing Industry Representative, Scottish Fishermen’s Federation

Closing remarks:
Niall Stuart, Chief Executive, Scottish Renewables

Event Ends.