GLOBAL OFFSHORE WIND SUMMIT JAPAN 2026

EVENT PROGRAM OVERVIEW

2026.10.13 Tue.〜10.15 Thu.

Program Notes

Admission: Access to the Conference Venue (Convention Hall Nos. 2–4, 2F) requires a valid conference ticket, except during designated open-access periods. Admission to the 1F Exhibition Hall and Meeting Rooms is generally free of charge. However, advance registration may be required for certain Open Seminars and Public Seminars.
Conference Sessions: The conference will be held in the Main Conference Hall (Convention Hall Nos. 3 & 4) and the Second Conference Hall (Convention Hall No. 2) on the second floor. The program includes the Opening Ceremony, Organizer Presentations, Keynote Speeches, Panel Discussions, Invited & Special Lectures, and Technical Presentations.
Regional Forum & Networking: The Regional Forum & Networking, to be held in the Networking Rooms (Convention Hall Nos. 1 & 2) from 9:15AM to 1:30 PM on October 14, is a closed business forum designed to promote industrial collaboration and business networking between Europe and East Asia. The forum is jointly organized by the Delegation of the European Union to Japan, the Korea Wind Energy Industry Association (KWEIA), and the Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA). Participants will include offshore wind industry stakeholders from Europe, Japan, Korea, and other East Asian economies. Organizations sponsoring the Regional Forum & Networking will provide support for the networking reception and will receive the opportunity to deliver a 15-minute presentation during the forum. Participation is limited to companies and organizations with a genuine interest in industrial collaboration and business partnerships between Europe and East Asia. Advance registration is required, participation is free of charge, and attendance is limited to up to three representatives per organization. As the working language of the forum will be English and/or Japanese, participating organizations are requested to arrange their own interpretation support if necessary. In addition, selected companies and organizations may be invited directly by the organizers.
Industry–Academia & Public Seminars / Open Seminars: The Industry–Academia & Public Seminar program on the first floor will feature presentations by organizations such as IACOW, the Marine Academy, and university students from the Kyushu region, as well as seminars on offshore wind energy and SDGs for the general public. Admission is free; however, advance registration may be required for certain sessions. Open Seminars are independently organized by sponsoring companies, exhibitors, embassies, or other organizations. The right to host these seminars is available for purchase. Admission for seminar attendees is generally free of charge.
Networking Sessions: In addition to the Regional Forum & Networking, four 90-minute Networking Sessions are scheduled: October 13: 11:30–13:00 and 15:30–17:00 / October 14: 15:30–17:00 / October 15: 10:30–12:00. These sessions are offered as an optional benefit for Embassy Booth Exhibitors. Sessions will be held only if requested.
Request Meetings: Upon request, JWPA will arrange private closed-door meetings with overseas government agencies, industry associations, and other organizations wishing to meet individually with JWPA representatives during the event.

EVENT PROGRAM

DAY 1 13.OCT Tue

2nd floor
Convention Hall (paid conference)

1st floor
(Free zone)

1st floor
Meeting room (Free zone)

Main Session Room
(No.3+No.4)

Secondary
Session Room (No.2)

Networking Room
(No.1)

Exhibition Hall
(A)

Meeting room
107・108

Meeting room
101C

Meeting room
101 A+B

Meeting room
106

Meeting Rooms 112 and 114 (8p.)
Conference Rooms 110 and 105 (42–48p.)

Conference

Networking

Booth Exhibition

Open Seminar

Industry - Academia Seminar
For citizens Seminar

Offshore Wind
Community Corner

Request Meeting to
JWPA

Paid Meeting Room

9:00

10:00

11:00

12:00

13:00

14:00

15:00

16:00

17:00

18:00

19:00

Opening Ceremony

Organizer Speech (15min.×2)
(JWPA/GWEC)

Keynote Speech (20min.×4)
(METI/MLIT/MOE/ICEF)

Break time

Panel Discussion A-1
"International Policy Panel: Policies to Ensure the Financial Viability of Offshore Wind Projects"

Panel Discussion A-2
"Port Policy Panel: Proper Management of Base Ports and Their Role as Industrial Hubs"

Exhibition Booths
International Booths
*Admission free

Company and Organisation
Open Seminar
*Admission free
*Hosting rights require payment

Industry-Academia Seminar
Public Seminar
*Admission free

Model exhibits/demo corner/
poster session
*Admission free

Request Meeting
with JWPA
(Closed)

Meeting room for business
negotiations / internal company
meetings (per hour)

EVENT PROGRAM

DAY 2 14.OCT Wed

2nd floor
Convention Hall (paid conference)

1st floor
(Free zone)

1st floor
Meeting room (Free zone)

Main Session Room
(No.3+No.4)

Secondary
Session Room (No.2)

Networking Room
(No.1)

Exhibition Hall
(A)

Meeting room
107・108

Meeting room
101C

Meeting room
101 A+B

Meeting room
106

Meeting Rooms 112 and 114 (8p.)
Conference Rooms 110 and 105 (42–48p.)

Conference

Networking

Booth Exhibition

Open Seminar

Industry - Academia Seminar
For citizens Seminar

Offshore Wind
Community Corner

Request Meeting to
JWPA

Paid Meeting Room

9:00

10:00

11:00

12:00

13:00

14:00

15:00

16:00

17:00

18:00

19:00

Panel Discussion A-3
"Local Government Panel: The Role of Municipalities in Offshore Wind ~Promoting Local Industry, Building Local Consensus, etc.~"

Break time

Panel Discussion A-4
"HSE Panel: Ensuring safety in construction and maintenance management of offshore wind power"

Lunch Break
(11:40 AM - 1:00 PM)

Invited Lecture C-1

Break time

Panel Discussion A-5
International Collaboration in the Offshore Wind Supply Chain

Break time

Panel Discussion A-6
Accelerating the Deployment of Offshore Wind: Perspectives from Project Developers

Break time

Panel Discussion A-7
Lessons from Europe's Grid Development: Pathways to Solving Japan's Grid Challenges

International
E-asia & Europe
Regional Forum
Part 1

Break time

International
E-asia & Europe
Regional Forum
Part 2

Expert Lecture B-1
(20min.×4)
(Sponsors' Slots)

Break time

Expert Lecture B-2
(20min.×3)
(Sponsors' Slots)

Break time

Invited Lecture C-2
(20min.×5)

International
E-asia & Europe
Regional Networking
12:00-13:30

Exhibition Booths
International Booths
*Admission free

Company and Organisation
Open Seminar
*Admission free
*Hosting rights require payment

Industry-Academia Seminar
Public Seminar
*Admission free

Model exhibits/demo corner/
poster session
*Admission free

Request Meeting
with JWPA
(Closed)

Meeting room for business
negotiations / internal company
meetings (per hour)

EVENT PROGRAM

DAY 3 15.OCT Thu

2nd floor
Convention Hall (paid conference)

1st floor
(Free zone)

1st floor
Meeting room (Free zone)

Main Session Room
(No.3+No.4)

Secondary
Session Room (No.2)

Networking Room
(No.1)

Exhibition Hall
(A)

Meeting room
107・108

Meeting room
101C

Meeting room
101 A+B

Meeting room
106

Meeting Rooms 112 and 114 (8p.)
Conference Rooms 110 and 105 (42–48p.)

Conference

Networking

Booth Exhibition

Open Seminar

Industry - Academia Seminar
For citizens Seminar

Offshore Wind
Community Corner

Request Meeting to
JWPA

Paid Meeting Room

9:00

10:00

11:00

12:00

13:00

14:00

15:00

16:00

17:00

18:00

19:00

Panel Discussion A-8
Designing a Practical and Effective Regulatory Framework for Floating Offshore Wind

Break time

Panel Discussion A-9
"Marine Spatial Planning Panel: Potential for marine spatial planning aimed at deployment of floating offshore wind in the EEZ"

Break time

Panel Discussion A-10
Achieving Sustainable Coexistence Between Offshore Wind and Fisheries in East Asia

Invited Lecture C-3
(20min.×3)

Break time

Korea-Japan:
Special joint Session

Exhibition Booths
International Booths
*Admission free

Company and Organisation
Open Seminar
*Admission free
*Hosting rights require payment

Industry-Academia Seminar
Public Seminar
*Admission free

Model exhibits/demo corner/
poster session
*Admission free

Request Meeting
with JWPA
(Closed)

Meeting room for business
negotiations / internal company
meetings (per hour)

SPEAKERS

Hall

Main Room

Section

Opening Ceremony

Organizer & Keynote Speech

Panel Discussion A-1

Panel Discussion A-2

Panel Discussion A-3

Date

13.OCT Tue
13:15-13:40

13.OCT Tue
13:40-15:40

13.OCT Tue
15:50-16:50

13.OCT Tue
17:00-18:00

14.OCT Wed
9:30-10:30

Member 1

Shiro Suzuki

Mayor of Nagasaki City

Masaru Akiyoshi

President, JWPA

Mika Ohbayashi

Director, Renewable Energy Institute

Yukie Yamashita

Representative, Office SOTO

Izumi Tanaka

Senior Researcher, Renewable Energy Institute

Member 2

soon

Ken Hirata

Governor of Nagasaki Prefecture

Akira Takano

Director of Ocean Development Office, Ocean and Environmental Policy Division, Ports and Harbors Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Fumiyo Harada

Member of the Board of Directors, Managing Executive Officer, Development Bank of Japan Inc.

Akira Takano

Director of Ocean Development Office, Ocean and Environmental Policy Division, Ports and Harbors Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism

Daisuke Nakatomi

Director General for Zero Carbon Promotion, Department of Economic Affairs, Hokkaido Government

Member 3

Takeo Sugii

Director, Climate Change Policy Division, Global Environmental Bureau, Ministry of the Environment

soon

William Lim

Japan Programme Leader, Danish Energy Agency

Jesper Bank

CCO, Port ESBJERG

Ryo Hanai

Director for Renewable Energy Implementation Coordination, Climate Change Policy Division, Bureau of Environment, Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Member 4

Nobuo Tanaka

ICEF Steering Committee Chair (Former Executive Director of the International Energy Agency)

soon

Gus Jaspert CMG

Managing Director Marine, The Crown Estate

Yuji Mitsutake

President, Renewable Energy Association of Industrial Cluster in Hibiki (REACH)

Ayano Takeuchi

Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, Toho University

Member 5

soon

TBD

soon

TBD

soon

TBD

soon

TBD

Member 6

soon

TBD

SPEAKERS

Hall

Main Room

Main Session Room (No.3+No.4)

Section

Panel Discussion A-4

Invited Lecture C-1

Panel Discussion A-5

Panel Discussion A-6

Panel Discussion A-7

Date

14.OCT Wed
10:40-11:40

14.OCT Wed
13:00-13:40

14.OCT Wed
13:50-14:50

14.OCT Wed
15:00-16:00

14.OCT Wed
16:10-17:10

Member 1

Mitsuhiro Kawamura

General Manager, Ocean Development Department, Engineering Advancement Association of Japan

Johannes von Schkopp

Head of Strategy & Syste Design / System Integrity,TenneT TSO GmbH

Chihiro Terasawa

Research Director, Mission leader, Green Transformation Group, Energy and Sustainability Division, Mitsubishi Research Institute, INC.

Minako Wakabayashi

Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, Tokyo Office

Atsushi NISHIOKA

HVDC Marketing & Sales Manager, Hitachi Energy Japan Ltd.

Member 2

Caren Hsiao

Head APAC, G+ Global Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation

soon

Gus Jaspert CMG

Managing Director Marine, The Crown Estate

Iván Fernández Mata

Director of Competitive Intelligence, Basque Trade & Investment 　 Department of Industry, Energy Transition and Sustainability

Masato Yamada

CEO, JERA Nex bp Japan G.K.

Tim Braue

Head of Supply Chain Management / Build DC, TenneT TSO GmbH

Member 3

Kazuki Takedomi

No. 4 Group Leader / Renewable Energy Project Department / Energy Transition Division / JGC Japan Corporation

soon

TBD

Nobuaki Aoyama

Senior Managing Director, Green Power Investment Corporation

Hiroaki Nishioka

Manager – Strategy Japan, JERA Nex bp Japan G.K.

Member 4

Soshin Onodera

General Manager, Technical Sales Group, Offshore Wind Project Promotion Office, Engineering Division, Shimizu Corporation

soon

TBD

Jens Bøgsted Orfelt

Executive Vice President and Regional President, APAC – Offshore Wind, RWE

soon

Mary Walsh

Ofgem

Member 5

Hiroshi Matsuo

President, NPO Nagasaki Marine Industry Cluster Promotion Association

soon

TBD

soon

Brieuc DUCHAINE

Offshore Wind Project Director, EDF Power Solutions

soon

TBD

SPEAKERS

Hall

Secondary Room

Main Room

Section

Expert Lecture B-1

Expert Lecture B-2

Invited Lecture C-2

Panel Discussion A-8

Panel Discussion A-9

Date

14.OCT Wed
13:00-14:20

14.OCT Wed
14:30-15:30

14.OCT Wed
15:40-17:40

15.OCT Thu
9:00-10:00

15.OCT Thu
10:10-11:10

Member 1

Andrew Hughes

Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP

Taiken Sasaki

General Manager, Oga-Katagami-Akita project, JERA Nex bp Japan GK (Project Director, Oga-Katagami-Akita Offshore Green Energy LLC.)

Dr. Chang-Seob Kim

Chairman of the Korea Electricity Regulatory Commission (Vice Minister level)

Mototsugu Ikari

International Alliance, Floating Offshore Wind Technology Research Association

soon

TBD

Member 2

Chihiro Otaki

Manager of Offshore Wind Development Department, Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation

Yusaku Egashira

Kitakyushu Branch Manager, Hokutaku Co., Ltd.

Simon Richards

Offshore Wind Business Development Consultant, Carnica Consulting & OpenWater Renewables

Fumiyo Harada

Managing Executive Officer, Development Bank of Japan Inc.

soon

TBD

Member 3

Masahiro YOSHIDA

Executive Vice President & CSO, DENZAI K.K.

Katsushige Goto

Chief Executive Officer, MHI Vestas Japan Co., Ltd.

Alberto Dalla Rosa

Partner Co-Founder, Avapa Energy（Council Member, Associazione Energie Rinnovabili Offshore）

Minako Wakabayashi

Partner, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP, Tokyo Office

soon

TBD

Member 4

Kazuto Narita

Director, Muroran Offshore Wind Industry Promotion Association (MOPA) , Director (Director, Kuribayashi & Co., Ltd.)

Giovanni Gugliotti

President, the Port Network Authority of the Ionian Sea – Port of Taranto

Hiroshi Matsuo

President, NPO Nagasaki Marine Industry Cluster Promotion Association

soon

TBD

Member 5

soon

Jakob Lau Holst

CEO, Global Wind Organisation

soon

TBD

soon

TBD

SPEAKERS

Hall

Main Room

Secondary Room

Section

Panel Discussion A-10

Invited Lecture C-3

Open Seminar

Date

15.OCT Thu
11:20-12:20

15.OCT Thu
9:00-10:00

15.OCT Thu
10:15-12:30

Member 1

Ayano Takeuchi

Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, Toho University

Georgina Foley

Director, Propel Ireland

soon

TBD

Member 2

Kongjang Cho

Principal Researcher, Korea Environment Institute (Vice President, Korea Society of Environmental Impact Assessment)

Sally Casey

Head of Asia Pacific, XOCEAN

soon

TBD

Member 3

Hsin-Ming Yeh

Deputy Director, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries Research Institute

soon

TBD

soon

TBD

Member 4

Shunji Murakami

CEO, UMITO Partners Inc.

soon

TBD

soon

TBD

Member 5

Ryo Kawabe

Director of OMST/Professor, Graduate School of Fisheries Science and Environmental Studies, Nagasaki University

soon

TBD

soon

TBD

Member 6

soon

TBD

Member 7

soon

TBD

Member 8

soon

TBD

Member 9

soon

TBD