The German and Danish Embassies, the Finnish-German Chamber of Commerce, Germany Trade and Invest together with the Finnish Wind Power Association have the pleasure of inviting you to a forum to discuss how offshore wind and cross-border cooperation in the Baltic Sea region can further energy independence, green transition and green job creation in Finland and the region.

9:30 Registration and Coffee
10:00 Opening words from Minister for Trade and Developent, Ville Skinnari

Greetings from Denmark and Germany
Moderator: Anni Mikkonen, CEO Finnish Wind Power Association

10:15 Panel on “Strengthening cross-border cooperation to powering up offshore wind in the Baltic Sea region”

• Matias Mäkynen, SDP
• Kai Mykkänen, Kokoomus
• Atte Harjanne, Vihreät
• Joakim Strand, RKP
  

11:10 Panel on “Offshore wind power in the Baltic Sea basin – long-term economic benefits”

• Anja Frada, Vice President, Stragey & Business Develolment, Energy Business, Wärtsilä
• Matilda Machacek, VP Offshore Development Nordics, RWE
• Lasse Sundahl, Head of Business Development, New Markets, Europe, Ørsted
• Pekka Pokela, Team Renewable Arctic Finland/Business Director, Gaia Consulting
• Andrew Moreland, Vice President Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

12:00 “Brown Bag Lunch”

• 12:00 Research Director Petteri Laaksonen from LUT
• 12:30 Peter Göpfert, Director, KfW IPEX-Bank GmbH on “offshore financing”

12:00-13:00 Lunch and coffee

Please register by November 30 here.
The updated program will be published here.