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Events

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Seminar 2020

Portugal and Canada: Advancing the Blue Economy through Intercontinental Collaboration

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9th and 10th of December 2020
WavEC Seminar 2020
and B2B Meetings

 

WavEC Offshore Renewables organised its annual Seminar 2020 in collaboration with the Embassy of Canada to Portugal. The event took place on the 9th and 10th of December online.

 

The two-day online event included a world-class roster of speakers. They shared knowledge on floating offshore wind, alongside latest advances in wave power, floating solar, hydrogen and offshore aquaculture.

 

Crucially, there is also an opportunity for delegates to gain direct access to headline speakers and other attendees through ‘Business 2 Business’ meetings.

 

 

Read the latest Pres release about the Seminar here.

 

AGENDA

All times listed are Lisbon time, GMT/UTC

 

Event Report

The event report is available on video here.

 

OPENING SESSION

09:30-10:00 GMT/UTC

 

  • WavEC Offshore Renewables, António Sarmento, President of the Board
  • Embassy Canada to Portugal, Lisa Rice Madan, Ambassador of Canada to Portugal
  • Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Ricardo Serrão Santos, Minister of Maritime Affairs
Video

SESSION I – OCEAN ENERGY: WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS IN A SUCCESSFUL INDUSTRIALIZATION?

10:00-11:30 GMT/UTC


Chair: EDP NEW, João Maciel, Board Member EDP NEW Centre for New Energy Technologies

 

Corpower Ocean, Patrik Möller, CEO, Hiwave project in Portugal

AW-Energy, Jussi Åkerberg, CTO, WaveRoller: From Demo to Customer Asset

Teamwork Technology, Fred Gardner, CEO, Dutch-Portuguese cooperation to develop Symphony wave power

DP Energy, Simon De Pietro, CEO, Pathway to Industrialisation - a Project Developers View

Sustainable Marine Energy, Jason Hayman, CEO, Ocean energy: what are the next steps in a successful industrialization?

 

Video

SESSION II – OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT IN PORTUGAL AND CANADA

11:40-13:00 GMT/UTC


Chair: ASM Industries, Ricardo Morgado, Chief Commercial Officer

Video

SESSION III – OPPORTUNITIES PROMOTING A SUSTAINABLE BLUE ECONOMY

14:00-15:30 GMT/UTC

 

Chair: Hidromod, José Chambel Leitão, Managing Partner

Video

SESSION IV – LEVERAGING INNOVATIVE FINANCE FOR THE BLUE ECONOMY GROWTH

15:40-16:40 GMT/UTC

 

Chair:  Gómez-Acebo & Pombo Abogados, Luisa Carrilho da Graça, Senior associate in the Corporate Finance and Energy departments

Video

CLOSING SESSION

16:45-17:15 GMT/UTC

 

  • Ministry for the Environment and Climate Action, João Galamba, Deputy Minister and Secretary of State for Energy
  • Ministry of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education
Video

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