Belgian Offshore Days | B2B Fair for the Offshore Industry

Meet the Belgian Offshore Wind Industry

Working together for a strong Offshore Industry in Belgium

Initiated by the Belgian Offshore Cluster

Initiated by the Belgian Offshore Cluster

A lot of opportunities for Belgian companies

The next edition of Belgian Offshore Days (20 & 21 March 2019) will be hosted by Belgian Offshore Cluster at the historical Wellington Racetrack in Ostend.
Belgium remains a pioneer in offshore wind energy in Europe. The Belgian Offshore Days celebrates its 5th anniversary and will surprise its visitors with a fascinating program.

The fair gives the Offshore Wind industry a forum and encourages the collaboration between Belgian and International companies.

During this event, a conference will be held with focus on “Digitalization and the Future of Energy”. Next to the conference a B2B meeting will enable participants to establish relations with new business partners across the entire offshore wind supply chain.

Belgian Offshore Days is initiated by Belgian Offshore Cluster www.belgianoffshorecluster.be

B2B Fair | CONFERENCE: servitization trend in offshore wind| B2B Matchmaking

Exhibitors 2019

Showing their experience in the international offshore wind business

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Abtec

The company specialises in the execution and maintenance of technical projects in the area of telecommunications-infrastructure, offshore, general maintenance and Rope Access.

Brand Energy

Brand Energy & Infrastructure Services is leading as a service provider in the industrial, construction-related and infrastructural market segments.

Toolspot

Toolspot Dewulf is an Ostend-based company, specialised in tools and safety for offshore use. With a versatile stock and good working knowledge of the sector we provide solutions for every challenge!

GEOxyz

GEOxyz offers a wide range of services to the Offshore Renewable Energy Market and the Oil and Gas sector.

Aertssen Kranen

Aertssen Kranen is your partner for heavy lift projects.

SeaRenergy Offshore

SeaRenergy is an independent provider of comprehensive services to all stakeholders in the offshore wind industry starting from the design of T&I concepts to installation and operation & maintenance.

Spark Tech

The fastest, safest and most precise way of removing broken and/or seized bolts, nuts, drills or thread taps out of any equipment, without damaging the bolthole, and without heat transfer to the surrounding material.

MHI Vestas

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind focuses on designing, manufacturing, installing and servicing offshore wind turbines.

VVC Equipment

VVC Equipment is the leading supplier of materials for the offshore wind industry: ropes, paints, lubricants and protective clothing.

Geo Technics

GEO TECHNICS offers operations & maintenance services to offshore renewable energy. Our superior standard of equipment, service and safety makes us the O&M provider of your choice for unplanned, planned or condition based tasks. GEO TECHNICS is your partner for all technical services regarding balance of plant.

LAVA

LAVA is a management consultancy firm committed to drive change and help our clients to realize their full business potential.

dotOcean

DotOcean provides control systems for autonomous navigation of vessels and advanced situational awareness software for the maritime and offshore industry.

Engie Fabricom

Engie Fabricom is a leading player in the markets of infrastructure, services, industry, energy and Oil & Gas.

Eqin

EQIN stands for Industrial Equipment Intelligence. We combine technical know-how and experience with the rental and sale of equipment and tools.

DEME offshore

DEME is a world leader in the highly specialised fields of dredging, marine engineering and environmental remediation.The Group can build on more than 140 years of know-how and experience and has fostered a pioneering approach throughout its history, being a front runner in innovation and new technologies.

Herbosch-Kiere

Herbosch-Kiere is specialised in river, port, coastal and offshore projects. Its specialty areas include the demolition and rebuilding of quay walls, bridges, locks and jetties, as well as stone dumping, dredging and salvage projects.

Hoppe Ship Agencies

Hoppe Ship Agencies is an independent shipping agent offering port agency services and husbandry for shipping companies calling Ostend, Zeebrugge and Bruges.

NEP Belgium

NEP Belgium is a broadcast company specialized in offshore projects. NEP Belgium's post production untit consists of a team of video editors and graphic designers, cooperating closely to deliver a finished product of the highest quality.

ZINGA

Zingametall produces a cold galvanizing film system with +40 years-experience in anti-corrosion protection of steel and offering total anti-corrosion solutions.

Future Services

Future Services is a total service provider for the on- and offshore energy sector.

Tractebel

Tractebel offers you multidisciplinary experience in renewable energies.

Omnisafe

Personal protective equipment reduces the risks for your people. High-quality PPEs also provide your employees with a safe and secure feeling that makes them more efficient and productive.

REBO

REBO nv provides infrastructure and services for the construction and operations & maintenance of the wind farms in the North Sea.

Parkwind

Parkwind as a 360 degrees’ company develops, finances, builds and operates offshore wind farms.

Skyworkers

Skyworkers is specialized in working at heights, depths and hard-to-reach areas by using industrial rope techniques, better known as ‘rope access’.

Alphatron Marine

Alphatron Marine is a world-renowned supplier of integrated bridge solutions, represent major industry brands and manufacturer of unique complementary products to the Japan Radio Company Ltd (JRC) portfolio.

UX Solutions

UXSolutions is a unique and independent company in the field of UXO risk assessment and remediation.

Cathie Associates

Cathie Associates provides geoscience, geophysical and geotechnical engineering consultancy services to the oil, gas and renewable energy industries.

Viking

Viking is a privately held market leader in maritime and fire safety with group headquarters in Denmark and 2,000 employees worldwide.

P&V

For more than 30 years P&V Elektrotechniek has been a leader in the design and construction of distribution and control panels.

Adede

Adede specializes in the search and recovery of Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), Geophysics and Archaeology in water and on land.

Crescent

Crescent SA, the new name of Option SA from Leuven - Belgium, is a technology company with a historical strong background in radio/data transmission.

AWAH

All Works At Height is a Rope Access specialized in working in hard to reach places and is active offshore.

Marlinks

Marlinks monitors offshore power cables, focusing on burial depth measurement and continuous risk assesment.

Seanergy

Seanergy is the international forum dedicated to Offshore Wind and Marine Renewable Energy. Seanergy aims to structure and promote the MRE sector through the field of offshore wind – fixed and floating – tidal energy, floating solar, wave energy, Marine Thermal Energy (MTE)…

Bom-Be

Bom-Be is a young and dynamic company, specialised in detecting war ammunition in (water) soils.

Smulders Eiffage

Smulders offers a full range of services from engineering and fabrication of steel foundations to complete turnkey solutions (EPCI) of Offshore High-Voltage Substations.

e-Wind

e-wind is the all-in-one management solution for wind farms. check the availability of resources, arrange work permission or manage logistics matters; e-Wind centralizes all necessary information in one integrated tool that makes it possible to handle orders in a safe and efficient way.

Fabriek voor De Toekomst Blue Energy

Accelerates the transformation to a West Flemish knowledge-driven economy.

Freudenberg

Freudenberg is a global technology group that strengthens its customers and society long-term through forward-looking innovations.

Bosch

Bosch Service Solutions is a leading international supplier of business process outsourcing solutions.

24SEA

24SEA offers testing services and develops dedicated short and long-term structural health monitoring systems for offshore structures.

Endiprev

Endiprev is an international reference providing technical services on wind turbines both onshore and offshore.

G4S

G4S specialises in outsourcing of business processes in sectors where security and safety risks are a strategic threat.

Condor Safety

Work comfortably in the most secure conditions with fall protection, personal protective equipment and product advice from experts.

e-Bo offshore

e-Bo Enterprises offers advice on the design, builds your offshore network and carries out the necessary maintenance to make everything work in the best conditions.

ISEC

ISEC is a niche-player in the world of Safety & Emergency Training and consultancy, respected for its outstanding training quality.

Lamers System Care

Lamers System Care is the provider of solutions to either optimize or secure the efficiency of industrial systems and processes. Based on sustainable and innovative solutions.

Jan De Nul

Jan De Nul Group offers specialized services for the installation of subsea structures for oil, gas and renewable energy industries.

C-Ventus

C-Ventus is a dedicated service provider with specialist knowledge in offshore windfarm installation, Balance of Plant (BoP) maintenance and decommissioning,

Vandeputte Safety

Vandeputte groeide de voorbije decennia uit tot een trendsetter in industriële veiligheid en in welzijn, eerst in België en vervolgens ook in Europa

ORE Catapult

ORE Catapult is the UK's flagship technology innovation and research centre for offshore wind, wave and tidal energy.

Tech-Solutions

Enduring passion for electrical engineering.

CMI Services

CMI Services is an international technology and service provider.

Biardo

Biardo Survival Suits BV was founded in 1986. We are specialized in Rental, Maintenance, Handling and Sales of ETSO/EASA & IMO/SOLAS approved safety products.

Falck Safety Service

Falck Safety Services, a world leader in Health, Safety, Survival training and consultancy services.

Sarens

Nothing too heavy, nothing too high.

Port of Oostende

Port of Oostende is shareholder of the REBO terminal. We focus on achieving economical growth that creates sustainable employment. The offshore wind business is one of our main businesses.

VOKA – Kamer van Koophandel West-Vlaanderen

Voka is the largest network of entrepreneurs in Flanders and represents the interests of companies to the highest level.

Atlas Copco

Atlas Copco Rental offers 24/7 rental solutions for all applications involving compressed air, nitrogen, steam and power.

K2 Profshop

K2 Profshop: specialized store for all equipment for working at height/depth and rescue.

20/03/2019

fair and conference

free for professionals, registration required (start 1/2/2019)

20/03/2019

exclusive dinner

on invitation

21/03/2019

fair and B2B

free for professionals, registration required (start 1/2/2019)

Program

Meet the Belgian Offshore Wind professionals

Click here to download the presentations of this year’s edition

Day 1
Wednesday 20th March
Day 2
Thursday 21st March

FAIR
Servitization and digitization trend in offshore wind
DINNER

10.00 - 17.00

Offshore Wind Fair with more than 60 offshore wind companies

Fair is free for every professionel, but registration is required. Register here: https://www.belgianoffshoredays.be/visit/

Belgian Offshore Cluster

10.25

Official opening of the conference

Christophe Dhaene - chairman Belgian Offshore Cluster and owner e-BO Enterprises

10.30

The goal and challenges of the Belgian offshore wind business

Bart Tommelein - mayor of City of Oostende

10.45

The importance of offshore wind for Oostende and the export of the Belgian know how

Mieke Dumont - moderator

10:50

Servitization and digitization trends in offshore wind O&M

Pieter Jan Jordaens - Cluster Manager IBN Offshore Energy

11:00

Digitalization and the Future of Energy

Michael Wilkinson - Global Segment Leader, Energy Digitalization, DNV-GL

11:20

ZF’s Services powered by Analytic

Guy Van Roy - Head of Digitalization – ZF Wind Power

11:40

Servitization trends in Offshore Wind

Jan Peter Schrick - Director, Business Development Service,LM

12:00

Lunch break

13:00

Panel session; Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy ; GE Renewable Energy ; Otary ; Parkwind ; Windeurope

An Stroobandt (CEO of Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy); Ward Gommeren (Managing Director at GE Renewable Energy); Ben Colbrandt (HSE & ICT Manager); Kristof Verlinden (Operations Manager); Vasiliki Klonari (Senior System Integration & Digitalisation Analyst)

13:40

Conclusions

Pieter Jan Jordaens, Cluster Manager IBN Offshore Energy

17:30

Registration

Registration for the dinner in fair hall. Dinner is on invitation only.

Belgian Offshore Cluster

17:30

Network reception

Network drink in the fair hall

Christophe Dhaene - chairman Belgian Offshore Cluster, Karsten Vagn Nielsen - ambassador of Denmark

19:00

Dinner

Belgian Offshore Cluster has invited the decision makers for the future Belgian offshore concession areas.

Belgian Offshore Cluster

21:30

Open bar

Belgian Offshore Cluster

23:30

Closing

We made a hotel selection for you with special rates.

MERCURE OOSTENDE
€89,00 per single room per night, including full breakfast buffet and Wifi.
€99,00 per double room per night, including full breakfast buffet and Wifi.
€20,00 supplement per room per night in July and August.

Make your reservations with the code ‘Port of Oostende’ at Hotel Mercure Oostende

LEOPOLD HOTEL OSTEND
€75,00 per single room per night, including full breakfast buffet and Wifi.
€85,00 per double room per night, including full breakfast buffet and Wifi.
€15,00 supplement per room per night in July and August.

Make your reservations with the code ‘Port of Oostende’ at Leopold Hotel Ostend

IBIS BUDGET OOSTENDE AIRPORT
€58,00 per single room per night, including full breakfast buffet and Wifi.
€68,00 per double room per night, including full breakfast buffet and Wifi.
€10,00 supplement per room per night in July and August.

Make your reservations with the code ‘Port of Oostende’ at Ibis Budget Oostende Airport

THERMAE PALACE
95€ per single classic room, including breakfast for one person.
120€ per single classic room with sea view, including breakfast for one person.
150€ per single superior room, including breakfast for one person.
165€ per single palace room, including breakfast for one person.

Per extra person there will be charged 20€ extra for breakfast.
To make your reservations, fill in the form at Thermae Palace

HOTEL BERO OSTEND
€105 per single ecology room (rain shower, air conditioning) per night.
€115 per single executive room (bath/douche, air conditioning) per night.

The prices above are TAV included, breakfast buffet, highspeed WIFI and access to our leisure center “Ninfea”.
Make your reservations with the code ‘Port of Oostende’ at Hotel Bero

Belgian Offshore Cluster

FAIR
B2B
Workshops
Visit TAILLEVENT

10:00 - 16.00

Offshore Wind Fair with more than 60 offshore wind companies

Fair is free for every professionel, but registration is required.

Belgian Offshore Cluster

15:30

Closing word

Christophe Dhaene - chairman Belgian Offshore Cluster, Jean De Bethune - Deputy province of West Flanders, Dirk Declerck - CEO Port Of Oostende

10.00

The support of the Flemish government for the blue economy

Geert Bourgeois - Prime Minister of the Flemish Government

10.20

Cooperation Belgian Offshore Cluster and the Blue Cluster

Caroline Ven - CEO at the blue cluster

10.30

Cooperation Belgian Offshore Cluster and the Blue Cluster

Christophe Dhaene - chairman belgian offshore cluster

11:00

Inn2POWER Bilateral Meetings - Morning session

The B2B Matchmaking brings together companies of the offshore wind industry (buyers as well as suppliers) and other related stakeholders from a large number of European countries. This is a unique opportunity to generate new innovative business contacts, ideas on possible collaborations and contracts.
Sign up here

13:30

Inn2POWER Bilateral Meetings - Afternoon session

10.00

The support of the Flemish government for the blue economy

Geert Bourgeois - Prime Minister of the Flemish Government

10.20

Cooperation Belgian Offshore Cluster and the Blue Cluster

Caroline Ven - CEO at The Blue Cluster

10.30

Cooperation Belgian Offshore Cluster and the Blue Cluster

Christophe Dhaene - chairman Belgian Offshore Cluster

11:00

Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) Lifting Guidelines

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy and MHI Vestas Offshore Wind have combined their knowledge to make a common industry guideline for planning and executing Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) lifting operations with contributions from ørsted, Vattenfall and others in a process facilitated by Energy Innovation Cluster. Discover the content, how it was made and how you can take advantage.

Christian Munk, EIC (Denmark).

11:30

Inn2POWER tools on workforce, test facilities and internationalisation

In this session you will discover how the Inn2POWER project is supporting SME’s and clusters of SME’s in their growth, internationalisation and innovation ambitions in the North Sea Region. Find out how you can get involved and benefit from our tools and support.

Ann Overmeire - Blue Cluster (BE), Sarah Niddrie-Webb - Nautilus Associates (UK), Christian Munk - EIC (DK), Sigurdur Blöndal - Business Academy Southwest (DK)

14.00