October 23 - 25, 2024
Conference Speakers
As the agenda is updated and becomes more detailed, additional speakers will be featured on this page.
Emily Reichert
MassCEC
Chief Executive Officer
Gordon Carr
New Bedford Port Authority
Executive Director
Kenneth Kimmell
Avangrid
Chief Development Officer
Jennifer Cullen
Vineyard Offshore
Offshore Wind Labor Relations & Workforce Development
Anthony Janeczek
Semco Maritime
Manager, Operations
Jessica DiGiulio
Moran Shipping Agencies Inc.
Vice President
Kathie Mahoney
MassMEP
President
Jay Borkland
Avangrid
Director, US Ports & Supply Chain
Laura Hastings
U. S. Department of Energy
STEM and Workforce Development Lead
Joel Whitman
Foss Offshore Wind
President
Carol Oldham
Foss Offshore Wind
Director of Business Development
Dan Kent
Vineyard Offshore
Labor Relations Manager
Ziven Drake
North Atlantic States Carpenters Training Fund
Assistant Executive Director
Tamika Jacques, Ed.D.
Avangrid
Director, Workforce Development
Michael Quinn
Shoreline Offshore
President
Jonathan Salzman
Southcoast Wind
Supply Chain Manager
Graham Tyson
Crowley Wind Services
Vice President, Operations
Andy Williamson
Global Underwater Hub
Regional & Business Development Director
Laura Smith
Atlas Professionals
Business Manager
Jennifer Downing
New Bedford Ocean Cluster
Executive Director
Ed Washburn
Coast Line Transfers
Managing Director
Lisa Engler
MassCEC
Deputy Managing Director of Offshore Wind
Megan Amsler
Self-Reliance & KidWind Summer Academy
Toby Stapleton
Blue Venture Forum
Director & Co-Founder
Sanjay Arwade
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Director, ARROW Offshore Wind Center
Carlos Avila
New Bedford Ocean Cluster
Business Development Manager
Bob Meijer
TKI Offshore Energy
Director
Olivia Burke
The Carbon Trust
Senior Manager, Offshore Wind
Arjan Voogt
MARIN
Manager, MARIN USA
Lauren Farnsworth
MassCEC
Senior Program Manager, Offshore Wind
Dustin Varnell
Spirit Advisory
Director
Daniel Kuchma
Tufts University
Professor of Structural Engineering
Jon Mitchell
City of New Bedford
Mayor
Lisa Carnevale
Rhode Island Commerce
Vice President Innovation Initiatives
Jay Sousa
Avangrid
Manager, Operations HSEQC
Matt Cadwallader
TerraSond Limited
Business Development, North America & Brazil
Steven Lohrenz
UMass Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST)
Professor
Sam Watters
MassCEC
Senior Program Manager
Allyn Scotland
Altura, a division of IRISNDT
Offshore Business Development and Operations
Yvonne Tobey
Building Pathways South
Project Coordinator
Brian Lefebvre
Total Energies
Marine Affairs Manager
Olivia Antonelli
MassMEP
Supply Chain Program Specialist
James Pimental
Vice President
Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen Local 3 MA/ME/NH/RI
Enrique Alvarez
SoutchCoast Wind
Chief Operating Officer
Bill White
DEME Offshore U.S.
President & CEO
John Bullard
New Bedford Ocean Cluster
President of the Board
Jeanie Houde
MassCEC
Terminal Manager
Ian Estaphan Owen
Jaia Robotics
Co-Founder and CEO
Klaus Møller
Vineyard Wind
Senior Vice President
Alison Frey
UMass Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST)
PhD Student
Geoff Neild
Vineyard Offshore
HSE Director
Pam Kuechler
PACE
Executive Director
Maggie Merrill
Umass Dartmouth
Industry Liaison for Offshore Wind Internships
Michael Landry
Patriot Offshore Maritime Services
CEO
James Manwell
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Professor
Jon Wood
Foss Maritime
Port Captain
Peter Lonelle Walker
WindWorks
Campaign Co-Manager
Michael Burns
Massachusets Maritime Academy
Executive Director – Center for Maritime and Professional Training
Will Kenyon
Ørsted
QHSE Director – Northeast Program
Danny Markus
Barge Master
Chief Commercial Officer
Jeannine Louro
Vineyard Wind
Education Initiatives Manager
Andie Painten
UMass Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST)
MS Student
Eric Hryniewicz
Ithaca Clean Energy
GIS Manager
Sierra Wachala
UMass Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST)
PhD Student
Steven Johnston
OpenCape
CEO & Executive Director
Hamish Adamson
Harlyn
Managing Director
Andrew Saunders
Foss Marine Terminal
President
Chris Thayer
IHC America
Business Development Manager
Philip Hamels
Jan de Nul
Business Development Manager
Andrew Elvin
Helix
Senior EOD Specialist
Kieran Hill
Global Maritime
Service Manager Renewables
Ross Johnston
Rotech
Business Development Manager
Neil Douglas
Viper
Non-Executive Director
Tony Appleton
Burns McDonald
Offshore Wind Director
Nick Townley
Helix
Renewables Business Development Manager
Adam Barnes
JDR Cables
Service Manager Renewables
Rhys Jones
IMCA
Marine and Renewable Energy Technical Advisor
Jeff Williamson
Proserv
Business Development Manager