North American Offshore Wind Development & Finance Summit 2015

2015 is the Year for the North American Offshore Wind Industry

Join leading offshore wind developers, Federal and State policy-makers, U.S. and European banks and investors and other key stakeholders to discuss:
- Latest Federal Activities to Accelerate Offshore Wind Development – Lease, Permitting, and Technology
- Innovative State-based partnerships, regional approaches, and financing structures to drive offshore wind development along the Atlantic Coast
- Developers’ Perspectives on Applying the Lessons Learned from the European Offshore Wind Development and Financing Experience to the U.S.
- Financiers’ Perspectives on Differing Approaches to Financing Offshore in Europe and in the U.S.
- Cutting-edge Turbine Technological Breakthroughs to Reduce Project Costs
- Developing Synergies between the Oil & Gas and Offshore Wind Industries – New Market Opportunities

Keynote Speakers:
- Abigail Ross Hopper, Director, BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT (BOEM)
- John B. Rhodes, President and CEO, NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (NYSERDA)

Featured State Representatives:
- Jill Andrews, Manager, Coastal & Ocean Management Program, Coastal Resources Division, GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
- Al Christopher, Director, Division of Energy, VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF MINES, MINERALS AND ENERGY
- Senator Greg Hembree, District 28, SOUTH CAROLINA STATE LEGISLATURE (R)
- Janet Joseph, Vice President for Technology & Strategic Planning, NEW YORK STATE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (NYSERDA)
- Kelly Speakes-Backman, Commissioner, MARYLAND PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
- Bill White, Director, Offshore Wind Sector Development, MASSACHUSETTS CLEAN ENERGY CENTER