2022 IPF Featured Speakers
Please visit our Agenda for a complete list of speakers, workshops, and conference events.

Amanda Lefton
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Andy Geissbuehler

Bill White

Clarke Bruno
CEO, Anbaric

Clint Plummer
CEO, Rise Light and Power

Damien Bednarz
Managing Director, Attentive Energy

Dan McGrail
CEO, Renewable UK

David Hardy
CEO, Ørsted Offshore North America

Joseph Fiordaliso
President, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities

Jennifer-Ayers Brasher
Senior Director, Transmission & Interconnection, RWE

Jennifer Granholm
U.S. Secretary of Energy

Joris Veldhoven
Commercial and Finance Director, Atlantic Shores

Joshua Weinstein
Vice-President, Head of Offshore Development, Invenergy

Kadri Simson
European Union Commissioner for Energy

Kent Herzog
Senior Managing Director, 1898 & Co.

Laura Beane
President, Vestas North America

Liz Burdock
President & CEO, Business Network for Offshore Wind

Phil Murphy
Governor, State of New Jersey

Richard Glick
Chairman, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Rich Voorberg
President, Siemens Energy North America

Sheila Oliver
Lieutenant Governor, State of New Jersey (invited)

Stephen Bull
Executive Vice President, Renewables, Aker Solutions

Will Hazelip
President, Strategic Growth & Partnerships, National Grid Venture
Workshop Speakers

Aimee Thurlow
Project Manager, OceanAggie LLC

Alana Duerr
Director, U.S. Projects, Simply Blue Group

Amber Hewett
Offshore Wind Energy Program Director, National Wildlife Federation

Anastasija Kuprijanova
Director of Business Development, Ferries & Transportation Services, Hornblower Group, Inc

Andy Williamson
Head of Energy Transition, OPITO

Andy Ziegwied
Vice President of Ocean Data, Ocean Aero

Ann Overmeire
Chief Operating Officer, Blue-Cluster

Bea Hildenbrand
Manager, Offshore Wind, G+Energy Institute

Brandon Ennis
Offshore Wind Technical Lead, Sandia National Laboratories

Carrie Cullen-Hitt
Executive Director, NOWRDC

Cheri Hunter
Renewable Energy Program Coordinator, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Chris Whitehead
Air Practice Leader, Enviro Sciences, Inc.

Chris McHugh
Global Technical Authority, Geophysics Sulmara

Christy Lan
Senior Technical Adviser for Renewable Energy, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement

Dr. Cornelis A. Plet
Principal Consultant, Energy Systems, DNV

Dan Ortega
North America Representative, Global Wind Organisation

Dan Kuchma
Professor, Tufts University

Dieter Gütschow
Director of Strategy and International Business, TNEI Services Ltd

Davon McCurry

Deanne Hargrave
Geoscience Manager, Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind/Shell New Energies

Doug Copeland
Development Manager, Atlantic Shores

Dr. Drew Carey
CEO, Inspire Environmental

Ekin-Senlet, Esq.
Partner, Regulatory Practice Area Chair, Barclay Damon, LLP

Elizabeth Gowell
Head of Strategic Permitting, Ørsted

Elias Greenbaum
President, GTA, Inc.

Eric Swanson
Geoscientist and Marine Archaeologist, Marine Archaeology

Evan Matthews
Director, Offshore Wind Operations, Crowley Wind Services

Fabio Fracaroli
Senior Director, Renewable Segment, North America, Hiatchi Energy

Frankie Myers
Vice Chairman, Yurok Tribe

Fred Zalcman
Director, NY Offshore Wind Alliance

Gordon Perkins
GISP Visualization Practice Leader, Environmental Design & Research

Harriet Green
Operations Manager, Empire Wind & Beacon Wind, Equinor US

Jeff Keever
Government Affairs Representative, Avondale Marine, T. Parker Host

Jennifer Mundt
Assistant Secretary for Clean Energy Economic Development, North Carolina Department of Commerce

Joe Tirone
Head of Power and Renewables Group, Baker Donelson

Dr. John Hardin
Executive Director, Office of Science, Technology & Innovation, North Carolina Department of Commerce

John O'Keeffe
Head of Renewables, America Bluewater Shipping

Joshua Verleun , Esq.
LEED GA Article VII Manager, Empire Wind & Beacon Wind, Equinor

Jose Serna
Chief Technology Officer, ESTEYCO

Kathy French
Vice President, Environmental, LS Power

Karen Hanley
Executive Vice President, The Permitting Institute

Kathy Vigness-Raposa, PhD
Principal Scientist, INSPIRE Environmental

Kevin Pearce
Business Development Manager, Siemens

Kiva VanDerGeest
Visualization Project Manager EDR

Kristian Rogers
Project Biologist, DNV

Lee Laurendeau
CEO, EEW AOS EEW American Offshore Structures

Laura Morton
Partner, Perkins Coie LLP

Mark Severy
Research Engineer, Coastal Sciences, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Michael J. Saint James
Principal Consultant, Saint James Marine

Martin Degen
Commercial Director & Vice-President, Offshore Wind Havfram

Marcos Suarez
Project Manager, Basque Energy Cluster

Marcus Peters
Vice President, Offshore HSE (Global), RWE Offshore

Matthew Hall
Senior Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

Paul Gallagher
Principal, Gallagher Energy Advisors

Pieter Jan Jordaens
Program Manager, Onshore and Offshore Wind, Sirris

Rassim Hariz
Global Leader, Partnerships and Projects Development, WindGrid (Elia Group)

Ross Eaton
Director of Marine Systems, Charles River Analytics

Dr. Sarah Courbis
Senior Marine Scientist & Regulatory Specialist, Worley Group Inc.

Senol Ozmutlu
Projects Director, Vryhof Anchors B.V.

Sherryll Huber
Offshore Wind Project Manager, New York State Energy Research & Development Authority

Stephen Cabano
President, PATHFINDER LLC

Stephen Szymanski
Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Americas Nel Hydrogen

Commander Stephen West
US Coast Guard

Stephanie Milne
US Team Leader, Offshore Wind RPS Group

Vahan Gevorgian
Vahan Gevorgian, Chief Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory