Another international name from the windpower world has joined the line-up for what will be the biggest conference ever staged by EEEGR (the East of England Energy Group) in Norwich on March 1st.
Siemens will be represented by Jamie Rowlands who will tell around 300 delegates at SNS2012 about the role the region’s supply chain can play in servicing the massive potential demand for wind turbines off the East Coast.
“With speakers already lined up from Bremerhaven-based WindMW and from turbine specialist REpower Systems, the conference will boast some remarkable global expertise and experience,” said Holly Harvey, EEEGR’s events manager.
“We’re on course for more than 300 delegates and 40 exhibition stands, by far the biggest event we’ve staged and of massive significance to the region,” she added.
The focus of the conference will go far beyond just the windpower potential of the SNS (Southern North Sea).
Keynote speaker John Westwood, group chairman of international energy business advisors Douglas-Westwood, will emphasise the continuing success of the gas industry with new and smaller companies developing the remaining reserves as well as the growing multi-billion pound decommissioning sector.
“The next few years will be a period of great change and challenges, but also major business prospects for companies in this, The Energy Region,” he said.
Principal speakers from Shell, RWE Dea, Perenco and Oil & Gas UK are included in the conference line-up.
Delegates can also take part in a Meet the Buyer session, incorporating experts from across the energy sector – the latest addition being Iain Elliott, executive project director for Jacobs Engineering and who is currently working with global clients Shell on the Bacton Gas Terminal Rejuvenation Project. Also joining the team is David Hodkinson, now vice president of UK Business Delivery for Technip, a world leader in project management, engineering and construction for the energy industry.
SNS2102, The Sea of Opportunity, sponsored by Seajacks UK and supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), is being held at the John Innes Centre, Norwich.
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Offshore WIND staff, February 15, 2012; Image: eeegr