Meet the Belgian Offshore Wind Industry
Working together for a strong Offshore Industry in Belgium

A lot of opportunities for Belgian companies
“Belgian Offshore Days”, organised by Belgian Offshore Cluster, gives the Offshore Wind Industry a forum and encourages collaboration between Belgian and international companies.
With 1.200 attendees and over 60 exhibitors, the 2-day event features a fair, seminars, B2B matchmaking sessions, and limitless opportunities to network with some of the brightest minds in the offshore industry.
Exhibitors
Showing their experience in the international offshore wind business
23/03/2022
Fair, conference & dinner
09:00 – 17:00
24/03/2022
Fair, Inn2POWER Conference & B2B matchmaking
09:00 – 17:00
Programme
Meet the Belgian Offshore Wind professionals
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Opening
Welcome: Christophe Dhaene (Belgian Offshore Cluster)
Opening Speech: Bart Tommelein (Mayor City of Ostend)
Theme Speech: Caroline Verstraete (moderator)
Floating Solar
Tine Boon (Tractebel)
Energy Island
Valérie Daloze (ELIA)
Windfarm Operational Challenges
Kristof Verlinden (BOP)
Redox-Flow Battery Storage
Niko Bonnyns (C-Energy)
Coastal Security
Nicolas Van Damme (Defense)
Maritime Rescue Coordination Center
Nadia Bos (MDK)
Panel Discussion
Panel members:
Jan de Beurme (Defense)
Markus Berger (ELIA)
Mathias Verkest (Otary)
Kristof Verlinden (Parkwind)
Nathalie Balcaen (MDK)
Fair
Free for every professional, but registration is required.
Free flex offices and wifi available!
Networking drink
VIP networking drink for exhibitors and dinner guests.
Award Ceremony of the Offshore Oscars
Opening speech by Vincent Van Quickenborne (Minister of the North Sea)
Award Ceremony of the Offshore Oscars:
1. Belgian Offshore Business Developer Award
2. Innovation Award
3. Health And Safety Award
4. Best Offshore Supplier Award
5. Alliance partner award
6. Most loyal BOC member
Welcome by Inn2POWER Project
Katrien Criel (project manager POM West-Vlaanderen)
The Belgian Offshore Wind & Hydrogen Strategy
Tinne Van der Straeten (Federal Minister of Energy | Video message) & An Stroobandt (Cabinet Federal Minister of Energy)
State of affairs Green Hydrogen projects in the North Sea
Bart Biebuyck (Clean Hydrogen Partnership)
Status and development of hydrogen in Flanders
Isabel François (Waterstofnet)
Green hydrogen projects and opportunities for Belgian companies
Stephan Windels (Virya)
Testimonial of a Belgian SME : exploring offshore green hydrogen
Niko Fierens (Multi.engineering)
Q & A
B2B matchmaking
The B2B Matchmaking Event, organised by the Inn2POWER project partners during the Belgian Offshore Days fair, brings together companies of the offshore wind industry (buyers as well as suppliers) from a large number of European countries. This is a unique opportunity to generate new business contacts and contracts.
REGISTER HERE (free event):
https://events.conversationstarter.net/e/belgianoffshoredays
Fair
Fair is free for every professionel, but registration is required.
Free flex offices and wifi available!
Closing
Dirk Declerck (CEO Port of Ostend)
Marc Nuytemans (De Blauwe Cluster)
Lieven Tack (Algemeen Directeur POM West-Vlaanderen)
Impressions 2022
Pictures of the 2022 edition
Day 1
Location
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ACEG Arena
Kon. Astridlaan 108400 Ostend, Belgium
- info@belgianoffshoredays.be