
The Future is
FLOATING
Along with the US West Coast, the Gulf of Maine (GOM) is poised to become the birthplace of the nation’s floating offshore wind industry. The 156GW offshore wind resource in the GOM is in close proximity to the New England region where electricity prices are some of the highest in the nation. With a tri-state BOEM task force in place, ambitious renewable energy policies in Maine and other Northeast states, advances in technology, and lowering costs, floating offshore wind is gaining significant momentum. To seize the opportunity, technical, regulatory, and permitting challenges must be addressed. AFloat 2023 brings together leading experts to address these drivers and challenges to chart a course for floating offshore wind in the US.

Monday, September 25
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Welcome
Tuesday, September 26
Conference Proceedings &
Lobster Bake
Wednesday, September 27
Conference
Proceedings
Thursday, September 28
Tour Advanced Structures & Composites Center
(Optional)
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2023 FEATURED SPEAKERS

Jeff
Marootian
Principle Deputy Assistant Secretary
US DOE
Featured Speaker

Governor
Janet Mills
Governor
State of Maine
Featured Speaker

Senator
Susan Collins
U.S. Senator
State of Maine
Featured Speaker

Senator
Angus King
U.S. Senator
State of Maine
Featured Speaker

David
Diamond
Deputy Chief for Atlantic Operations
BOEM
Featured Speaker

Jocelyn
Brown Saracino
Lead, Offshore Wind Energy
US DOE
Featured Speaker

Walt
Musial
Manager Offshore Wind
NREL
Featured Speaker
2023 SPEAKERS

Habib Dagher
ASCC Director
University of Maine

Olivia Burke
Senior Manager Floating Wind
Carbon Trust

Nate McKenzie
Technology Manager for Offshore Wind R&D
U.S. DOE

Anthony Viselli
Chief Engineer
University of Maine

Dan Kennedy
Director of Engineering
Diamond Offshore Wind

Celina Cunningham
Deputy Director
State of Maine Governor’s Energy Office

Monica Maher
Offshore Wind Specialist
U.S. DOE

Laura Singer
Principle
SAMBAS Consulting

Marilyn Sauls
Chief, Engineering & Technical Review Branch
BOEM

Randy Male
Head of Office
Green Giraffe

Stephanie Watson
Offshore Wind Program Manager
State of Maine Governor’s Energy Office

Ross Gould
Vice President Supply Chain Development & Research
Business Network for Offshore Wind

Ian Voparil
Senior Business Development Manager, Offshore Wind
Burns McDonnell

Chris Wissemann
CEO
Diamond Offshore Wind

Alana Duerr
Director, US Projects
Simply Blue

Laura Morse
Director, Environmental Compliance and Strategy
Invenergy

Morgan Brunbauer
Offshore Wind Marine Fisheries Manager
NYSERDA

Lucas Feinberg
Project Coordinator
BOEM

Joy Page
Environmental Research Manager
US DOE

Graham Tyson
Vice President of Operations
Crowley

Mathew Burns
Executive Director
Maine Port Authority

Jordan Greer
Offshore Wind Port Planner
Moffat and Nichol

Alderic Blanc
Offshore Structural Engineer
SAFIER INGENIERIE

Astrid Green
Business Development Manager
Norwegian Offshore Wind

Rebecca Karp
CEO + Managing Principal
Karp Strategies

Jan Matthiesen
Director, Offshore Wind R&D
Carbon Trust

Donal Butler
Business Development Manager – Offshore Wind
DOF Subsea

Lars Samuelsson
Manager, Offshore Accounts
ABS

Daewoong Son
Principal Naval Architect
Principle Power

Ben Ackers
CEO
PelaStar LLC

Zach Miller
Chief Technology Officer
Triton Anchor

Sander van Helvoort
Director Renewable Energy
Fibre Max

Yongyan Wu
Sr Principal Naval Architect
Aker Solutions

Sherryll Huber
Senior Project Manager
NYSERDA

Suzanne MacDonald
Senior Researcher
NREL

Gillian Morrison
Development Manager
Crown Estate Scotland

Jennifer McCann
Director, U.S. Coastal Programs
University of Rhode Island

Leo Bello
Chief Commercial Officer
Delmar Systems

Bingbin Yu
Co-Founder & Chief Engineer
Aikido Technologies

Yusuf Arikan
Senior Project Manager – Renewable
2H Offshore Inc

Matt Hall
Moorings Research Lead
NREL

Spencer Hallowell
Research Engineer
University of Maine

Emmanuel Branlard
Research Engineer
NREL

Jonathan Fraser
Compliance Lead
BSEE

Mark Sanborn
Assistant Commissioner
NH Dept of Environmental Services

Lisa Engler
Director
Coastal Zone Management (Mass.)

Zach Jylkka
Renewable Energy Program Specialist
BOEM

Dan Burgess
Director
State of Maine Governor’s Energy Office

Jake Higdon
U.S. Manufacturing Advisor
DOE

Jeff Kehne
Chief Development Officer & General Counsel
Magellan Wind

Jim Bennett
Business Development Manager
Burns McDonnell

Ken Pulido
Commercialization Advisor
ARPA-e

Ike Udoh
Manager, Renewable Energy Technology
Kent Houston Offshore Engineering

Tuhin Das
Associate Professor
University of Central Florida

Jason Shedlock
President
Maine State Building & Construction Trades Council

Philip Jordan
Vice President & Principal Researcher
BW Research

Tagwongo Obomsawin
Clean Energy Partnership Program Manager
State of Maine

Chloe Constant
Project Manager
NREL

Bruce Carlisle
Managing Director, Offshore Wind
The Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

Chris Spencer
Executive Director
Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources and Renewables, Business Development & Strategic Opportunities

Abby Watson
President
GroundWire Strategies

Mark Danielson
Offshore Wind and Renewable Energy Scientist
California Energy Commission

Julian Fraize
Program Manager
NOWRDC

Adrienne Downey
Principal Engineer and Country Manager US and Canada
Hexicon

Rogier Blom
Renewables Mission Leader, Breakthrough Products
GE

Darius Snieckus
Chief Executive Editor
Aegir Insights

Jake Aulner, LCDR
Office of Navigation Systems
US Coast Guard

Shaelyn Patzer
Interagency Partnership & Outreach Specialist
DOE

Damian Brady
Professor of Oceanography
University of Maine

Ed LeBlanc
Marine Affairs
Orsted

Tanya Heravian
Offshore Renewables Specialist
Innovation Norway

Karl John
Offshore Renewables Specialist
UK Department for Business and Trade

Ollie Holme
Offshore Wind Risk Advisory and Insurance Placement Lead
Marsh

Chris Swartley
CEO
Progression

Guillaume Ardoise
Head of Business Development
Ocergy

Ben Brown
Senior Vice President & Managing Director
INpower

Lara Jurgens
Head of Industry Development
Xodus

John Williamson
Sea keeper Fishery Consulting

Deirdre Boelke
Fisheries Manager
RWE Renewables

Carl Wilson
Director
Bureau of Marine Science

Angela Silva
Social Scientist
NOAA Fisheries

Christopher Dorman
Head of Development – US
BW Ideol

Paul McEvoy
Technical Director
Technology from Ideas

David Deutsch
COO
Diamond Offshore Wind

Pieter de Jong
Head of Offshore Hydrogen
RWE Renewables

John Dalton
President
Power Advisory LLC

Ryan Gibbons
Senior Manager, Business Development
Avangrid

Josh Gange
Energy Program Specialist
BOEM

William Follett
Technical Director
Ocean Winds

Samantha Mullin
Offshore O&M Implementation Manager (USA)
RWE Renewables

Norman Zeyak
Operations & Development Manager
Orsted

Carter Craft
Sr. Economic Policy Officer
Dutch Consulate

Amy DiCarlantonio
Vice President, Planning
WSP

Jeremy Abercrombie
Marine Operations Manager
Noble Drilling
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