Program of the 13th Economic Forum Offshore Helgoland

August 29 - August 30, 2024

29 August 2024

10:00

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15:00

Accreditation in the Nordseehalle

until 13:00

Arrival to the island

By ferry or aeroplane

13:30

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13:45

Reception museum square by Jörg Singer

with welcoming address by Joschka Knuth, State Secretary in the Ministry of Energy Transition, Agriculture, Environment, Nature and Digitization of Schleswig-Holstein

13:45

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14:30

Maritime lunch in the North Sea Hall

14:30

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15:15

Opening speech from

Tinne Van der Straeten, Energy Minister, Belgium
Dania Röpke, Deputy Director General Electricity Generation, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

Prof. Helge Heegewaldt, President of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH)

15:15

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15:45

Prof. Dr. Lion Hirth, Professor of Energy Policy at the Hertie School, Berlin

"Electricity market design: status quo of the discussion and outlook"

15:45

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16:00

Coffee break

16:00

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16:40

"Need for change in the regulatory framework for the expansion of offshore wind energy"

panel discussion with:

Bernd Westphal, Member of the SPD parliamentary group

Oliver Grundmann, Member of the CDU parliamentary group

Sven Utermöhlen, CEO RWE Offshore Wind

Stefan Kansy, Director Offshore Wind, TotalEnergies

16:40

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17:20

"Energy policy through the ages", Jürgen Trittin, former Environment Minister

in a "fireside Talk" with Prof. Dr. Martin Skiba on the MS Helgoland

17:45

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18:00

Evening reception on the vessel "MS Helgoland"

18:45

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20:00

Captain's Dinner on the MS Helgoland

during the trip to the offshore wind farms off Heligoland

20:00

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approx. 21:00

Arrival on Heligoland

30 August 2024

09:15

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10:30

"interconnecting oceans / energy islands"

Keynote speech by:

Mathias Verkest, CEO Otary and

Martin Neubert ,(Group Chief Investment Officer, CIP)

followed by a panel discussion with:

Dr. Christoph von dem Bussche (CEO Gascade)

Martin Neubert (Group Chief Investment Officer, CIP)

Tim Meyerjürgens (COO TenneT)

Mathias Verkest CEO Otary

10:30

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11:00

Coffee break

11:00

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12:10

"Operational Excellence"

Presentations by:

Dr. Michael Splett, Global Head of Operation Offshore Wind, EnBW AG

Harald Hübner (founder of Wallaby Boats GmbH)

Philippe Kavafyan (CEO Venterra Group)

Dr. Silvio Konrad (COO BU Energy & Resources, TÜV Nord)

12:10

–

12:30

Andrew Yardley(Ore Catapult) and press

"Best offshore wind Farm in operation 2023" award ceremony

12:30

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13:30

Lunch

from 13:45

Open Harbor" on Heligoland (optional):

Tour of the Hermann Marwede rescue cruiser
Sneak preview: New tour through Heligoland's underworld

15:00

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17:30

Return journey to the mainland

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