Program / Speaker information

Speaker

Mayor, City of Kitakyushu

Kazuhisa Takeuchi

平成6年厚生省（現：厚生労働省）入省。平成27年厚生労働省退職後、アクセンチュア㈱、マッキンゼー・アンド・カンパニー、九州朝日放送コメンテーター、慶應義塾大学医学部非常勤講師、福岡歯科大学脚韻教授、㈱インターネットインフィニティー社外取締役、九州国際大学客員教授を経て、令和5年2月20日北九州市長に初当選。現在に至る。

Speaker

President of JWPA

Jin Kato

1977年三菱重工業㈱入社。機械事業本部、原動機事業本部等を経て、2013年執行役員原動機事業本部副本部長兼風車事業部長に就任。2014年MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S Co CEO就任。2017年同社を退職後、日本風力開発㈱副会長に就任、現在に至る。2018年5月より、一般社団法人日本風力発電協会代表理事を兼任。

Speaker

Global Head Offshore Wind, GWEC

Rebeccca Williams

Rebecca leads GWEC's work on offshore wind. She is responsible for promoting and facilitating the rapid acceleration of offshore wind globally, working with and advising governments and other key stakeholders in Asia-Pacific, MENA, Europe and Central Asia and the Americas. She works to create the right market conditions, policy and regulatory frameworks in emerging and maturing offshore wind markets. She is a market design expert, sitting on the UK Committee on Climate Change market design advisory board.
She also represents the global offshore wind industry to the world's leading political and economic institutions and forums, such as the UN & UNFCCC, WEF, IMF, World Bank and more.
She led the wind industry’s programme of work on COP26 and the Wind Are You In campaign. Prior to this she headed up RenewableUK’s policy team, where she worked to develop policy and engage key stakeholders in the context of the UK’s world beating Offshore Wind programme, including working to secure the UK's floating wind target and floating wind policy framework.

Speaker

Minister of Economic Development, Sustainability, and Environment, Basque Government

Arantxa Tapia Otaegi

Industrial Engineer and PhD Cum Laude from the University of Navarra, ARANTXA TAPIA OTAEGI is a Senior Professor School of Engineering of the University of the Basque Country from 1995 to 2005. Since 2020, she has served as Minister of Economic Development, Sustainability and Environment of the Basque Government, after having held several ministerial positions related to Economic Development, Infrastructure and Competitiveness. She has also served as the Deputy Minister for Transport and Public Works of the Basque Government and as a member in the Spanish Parliament representing EAJ-PNV party. In this role, Arantxa has been the spokesperson for various commissions, including Economy & Competitiveness, Development and Defense, Education & Sport, Agriculture, Food and Environment. Throughout her career, she has conducted research for companies such as Iberdrola, Indar, Lasa & Eustek, Gikesa, LAPTON and JEMA, among other companies

Speaker

CEO, Global Wind Organization

Jacob Lau Holsti

Jakob became Chief Executive of Global Wind Organisation in 2016. He is responsible for maintaining the association's governance structure, supporting its membership of windpower companies and driving the industry's adoption of standardised training across the globe.

Moderator

Ph. D Executive Director Climate Integrate

Kimiko Hirata

アメリカの環境団体の経験を経て、1998年から2021年までNPO法人気候ネットワークで国際交渉や国内外の気候変動・エネルギー政策に関する研究・分析・提言及び情報発信などを行う。 気候変動枠組条約締約国会議（COP)には、1997年のCOP3から参加。2011年の福島第一原子力発電所事故の後には石炭火力発電所の建設計画に対して取り組み、多くの計画を中止に導いたことや、金融機関に対する株主提案などが評価され、2021年ゴールドマン環境賞を受賞（日本人3人目、女性初）。また2022年には英BBCが選ぶ「100人の女性」に選出。2022年にClimate Integrateを設立。国内外のパートナーと連携し、各ステークホルダーの脱炭素への動きを支援する。 講演や執筆活動も行う。主な著書『気候変動と政治 -気候政策統合の到達点と課題』成文堂（2021）。『原発も温暖化もない未来を創る』編著、コモンズ（2012）。千葉商科大学大学院客員准教授。聖心女子大学卒業、早稲田大学社会科学研究科博士課程修了（社会科学博士）。

Panelist

President, Asia Pacific, RWE Offshore Wind

Jens Orfelt

Jens Orfelt is an EVP and the regional president for offshore development with RWE Renewables in the Asia Pacific region and a member of the company’s global leadership team. He carries with him 15+ years of industry relevant experience, herein the past 5 years in the Asia Pacific region. Throughout his career he has worked within all cycles of the offshore wind industry ranging from early to late stage development all from identifying new opportunities to taking projects to FID / FC as well in construction and operations and maintenance. Currently stationed in Tokyo Jens oversees the offshore wind development activities of RWE across the Asia Pacific.

Panelist

Offshore Asia Manager, Iberdrola Renovables Internacional

Begoña Diaz Gonzalez

Begoña Díaz is responsible for Offshore business in APAC region at Iberdrola Renovables Internacional, with a primary focus on Japan, and also in charge of South Korea and Vietnam. She has been working in Iberdrola group for the last 15 year with initial experience in IT department for Renewables business and fully focusing the last years on Offshore business. She has participated in offshore auctions in Europe and now she is currently working together with Iberdrola Japanese staff based in Tokyo, searching for new opportunities and defining the strategy to set up and extend Iberdrola’s presence in the country.

Panelist

General Manager, Offshore Power in Asia

Joe Nai

Joe Nai serves as the General Manager Offshore Power in Asia for Shell and is responsible offshore wind activities in region in addition to serving as board member for Shell Korea Limited, several offshore wind project joint ventures, and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
He joined Shell in 2003 and has taken on increasingly senior and international roles across Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Asia.
Joe is a Dutch citizen and holds a master’s degree in civil engineering from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands, and an MBA from IMD Business School in Switzerland.

Panelist

President,
SSE Pacifico K.K.

Dai Karasawa

2002年、伊藤忠商事に入社し、太陽光モジュール販売会社や発電所開発会社への投資業務に従事。その後2011年に入社した三菱商事では、欧州・中東におけるIPP（独立系発電事業者）事業に取組み、2017年からは三菱商事の完全子会社であるDiamond Generating Europe BV（オランダ）の副社長として、オランダおよび英国における洋上風力発電の開発および電力セクターにおける新規事業開発をリード。2019年にパシフィコ・エナジーに入社、COOとして松尾CEOを補佐し、洋上風力発電の開発のほか、太陽光発電所の建設管理・資産管理・社内経理業務を統括。2021年10月、SSEパシフィコ設立にあたりパシフィコ・エナジーより転籍、上級副社長/ COOとしてSSEパシフィコが手掛ける洋上風力発電の開発を統括。2023年7月、SSEパシフィコ社長に就任。SSEパシフィコにおけるビジネス全体を統括・指揮する。東京大学文学部英語英米文学科卒業。

Panelist

Chief Commercial Officer, Principle Power

Aaron Smith

Aaron Smith joined Principle Power in 2016 and currently serves as the Chief Commercial Officer and leads the New Business & Innovation department, with overall responsibility for Strategy, Technology Innovation, Business Development, Marketing and Public Affairs. In addition, Aaron serves as a board member of the Global Wind Energy Council, an advisory board member at the Business Network for Offshore Wind, and a member of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee. Prior to joining Principle Power, Aaron was an Economist at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, where he directed a portfolio of work designed to identify high-value R&D opportunities for land-based and offshore wind technologies, providing the U.S. Departments of Energy and Interior with strategic decision support and working with industry to commercialize innovative technologies. Aaron graduated with honors from the University of Vermont and holds degrees in economics and political science.

Moderator

Global Head Offshore Wind, GWEC

Rebeccca Williams

"Rebecca leads GWEC's work on offshore wind. She is responsible for promoting and facilitating the rapid acceleration of offshore wind globally, working with and advising governments and other key stakeholders in Asia-Pacific, MENA, Europe and Central Asia and the Americas. She works to create the right market conditions, policy and regulatory frameworks in emerging and maturing offshore wind markets. She is a market design expert, sitting on the UK Committee on Climate Change market design advisory board.
She also represents the global offshore wind industry to the world's leading political and economic institutions and forums, such as the UN & UNFCCC, WEF, IMF, World Bank and more.
She led the wind industry’s programme of work on COP26 and the Wind Are You In campaign. Prior to this she headed up RenewableUK’s policy team, where she worked to develop policy and engage key stakeholders in the context of the UK’s world beating Offshore Wind programme, including working to secure the UK's floating wind target and floating wind policy framework."

Panelist

Japan Programme Leader & US Programme Wind Sector Leader, the Danish Energy Agency

William Lim

William Lim has been part of the wind industry since 2008 and has broad insights to the global wind market and industry dynamics – particularly from the perspective of the wind turbine manufacturers. William Lim is currently with the Danish Energy Agency where he holds the position as Japan Programme Leader as well as Wind Sector Expert in the US Programme. Prior to this, William Lim was part of the Agency’s Energy Island Programme in charge of the commercial workstream. Before joining the Agency in late 2022, William Lim held a number of positions in the private sector, mainly with Vestas where he worked on market and product strategies for the company in the APAC region for 10 years before he assumed the role as CEO’s Chief of Staff at the company’s global headquarter in Denmark.

Panelist

Ph.D, Counsellor, Science, Technology and Higher Education, Trade & Technology Office, Norwegian Embassy

Mariannne S. Berg

Marianne Støren Berg serves as a counsellor for science, technology, and higher education in Norwegian Embassy, Trade & Technology Office in Japan. With 25 years of experience in research, innovation, and fostering partnerships across academia, public, and commercial sectors, Marianne promotes Norwegian science, technology cooperation, and business relations with Japanese partners. Her expertise spans industries such as maritime, digital health, telecommunications and renewable energy being represented by Offshore Wind Power. She holds a PhD in innovation processes from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) and a Master’s degree in mechanical engineering.

Panelist

Ph. D Executive Director
Climate Integrate

Kimiko Hirata

アメリカの環境団体の経験を経て、1998年から2021年までNPO法人気候ネットワークで国際交渉や国内外の気候変動・エネルギー政策に関する研究・分析・提言及び情報発信などを行う。 気候変動枠組条約締約国会議（COP)には、1997年のCOP3から参加。2011年の福島第一原子力発電所事故の後には石炭火力発電所の建設計画に対して取り組み、多くの計画を中止に導いたことや、金融機関に対する株主提案などが評価され、2021年ゴールドマン環境賞を受賞（日本人3人目、女性初）。また2022年には英BBCが選ぶ「100人の女性」に選出。2022年にClimate Integrateを設立。国内外のパートナーと連携し、各ステークホルダーの脱炭素への動きを支援する。 講演や執筆活動も行う。主な著書『気候変動と政治 -気候政策統合の到達点と課題』成文堂（2021）。『原発も温暖化もない未来を創る』編著、コモンズ（2012）。千葉商科大学大学院客員准教授。聖心女子大学卒業、早稲田大学社会科学研究科博士課程修了（社会科学博士）。

Panelist

Senior Power Market Analyst, Asia Pacific Power & Renewables Research, Wood Mackenzie

Yamato Kawamata

Yamato is a Senior power market analyst at Wood Mackenzie’s Asia Pacific Power & Renewables team. He delivers power and renewables market research in Asia Pacific, covering power modelling, solar, wind, storage, and power policy analysis to develop research and market insights. He also engages with clients and industry in Japan’s power market.  
Prior to joining Wood Mackenzie, Yamato spent 13 years at Japan International Cooperation Agency, where he engaged in the energy industry in Asia Pacific and the Middle East, focusing on power sector master planning, financing projects for renewables, conventional power plants and power grids. He also led several R&D projects on hydrogen fuel cells and biofuels in Southeast Asia.

Moderator

Director, Renewable Energy Institute

Mika Ohbayashi

Mika Ohbayashi is Director at Renewable Energy Institute* since its foundation in August 2011. Before joining the Institute, she worked in Abu Dhabi for the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) as Policy and Project Regional Manager for Asia Oceania. She is one of two founders of the Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (ISEP) and served as Deputy
Director for 8 years following its establishment in 2000. She also worked as Advisor for Climate Change Projects and Policies for UKFCO at the British Embassy to Japan. She started her career in the energy field by joining Citizens’ Nuclear Information Center in 1992. In 2017, She was awarded the ISES Global Leadership Award in Advancing Solar Energy Policy- in honour of Hermann Scheer by the International Solar Energy Society.
*The Institute’s English name was “Japan Renewable Energy Foundation (JREF)” from 2011 - 2016.

Panelist

Managing Executive Officer,
Development Bank of Japan Inc.

Fumiyo Harada

日本開発銀行（現日本政策投資銀行）入行、国際金融公社東アジア・太平洋局インフラ担当、DBJ Singapore、企業金融第5部部長（海外、再エネ担当）、ストラクチャードファイナンス部長等を経て、2021年経営企画部サステナビリティ経営室長、2022年6月より現職。発電コスト検証WG、洋上風力WG、洋上風力官民協議会等に委員参加。

Panelist

Country Manager, Ørsted Japan

Henriette Holm

Henriette Holm joined Ørsted in 1996 after working for an engineering-related consulting firm in the Philippines. During her years in Ørsted, she has been responsible for market development in Scandinavia, the UK OFTO transactions (UK Government regulated sale of offshore wind transmission assets when built by Ørsted to independent transmission owners) and other M&A transactions, asset management of Hornsea 1 and 2, the world’s largest offshore wind farms, as Commercial Director during the construction phase and for assets in Taiwan and the US. In 2020, she was appointed Head of UK Project Development and Programmes initially as Senior Director and from 2022 as Vice President, leading a pipeline of offshore wind development projects including Hornsea 3 and 4 and Ørsted’s first floating project Stromar. From January 2023, she serves as Country Manager of Ørsted Japan, responsible for the company's business in Japan, where offshore wind is gaining momentum. Henriette holds an Executive MBA from Copenhagen Business School and M.Sc. in Economics from the University of Aarhus, Denmark.

Panelist

Country Manager,Iberdrola Renewables Japan

Chikako Nakayama

プロセスエンジニアとしてキャリアをスタートし、10億ドル規模の海外エネルギープロジェクトのプロジェクトマネージャーとしてキャリアを積む。欧米の石油会社で、石油・ガスのバリューチェーン全体を通じてプロジェクトの価値を最大化する事業開発職に転身。世界有数のエネルギー企業において、エネルギー・インフラ投資に関する戦略的パートナーシップの組成及び管理を行うなど、会社を代表する経営幹部として活躍。企業戦略立案、ポートフォリオマネジメント及び子会社経営にも携わる。

Speaker

President of JWPA

Jin Kato

1977年三菱重工業㈱入社。機械事業本部、原動機事業本部等を経て、2013年執行役員原動機事業本部副本部長兼風車事業部長に就任。2014年MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S Co CEO就任。2017年同社を退職後、日本風力開発㈱副会長に就任、現在に至る。2018年5月より、一般社団法人日本風力発電協会代表理事を兼任。

Moderator

Senior Consultant, Sustainability Division,
Mitsubishi Research Institute, INC.

Chihiro Terasawa

2008年に大阪大学大学院環境・エネルギー工学専攻を修了後、株式会社三菱総合研究所に入社。洋上風力を中心とする再生可能エネルギー分野において、政策立案、制度運営、事業開発や市場参入等に関するコンサルティング業務に従事。

Panelist

Project Director,
Kitakyushu-Hibikinada Offshore Wind Farm Project

Yasushi Furuyama

1989年電源開発株式会社入社。以後、設備企画部、水力エンジニアリング部、国際営業部、2016年4月環境エネルギー事業部環境エネルギー室長、2018年4月風力事業部部長を経て、2022年4月ひびきウインドエナジー株式会社に出向し取締役建設所長に就任。現在に至る。

Panelist

Co-CEO ,
Port & Harbour Bureau of Kitakyushu ,
 City of Kitakyushu

Yuji Mitsutake

1986年北九州市採用。市港湾協振興課、旧運輸省・国際臨海研究開発センター、市港湾局響灘整備推進室主査、港湾局物流振興課長、港湾空港局営業担当部長、港湾空港局部長（エネルギー産業拠点推進室長）を経て、2019年港湾空港局理事に就任、現在に至る。

Panelist

SVP, COO APAC,
Vestas

Michael Roy Balvers

After Micheal Roy Balvers received Master of Science in International Business Administration from Maastricht University in Netherlands, he joined Vestas in 2009 and forged a career with wind business. In Apr 2016, he became Head of Operations and was based in Tianjin, China.  Since then he has been responsible for the Asia Pacific region, including Chennai, India. After moving in Head of Asia Pacific Manufacturing, Vice President in Dec 2019, he was appointed Chief Operations Officer Asia Pacific, Sr. Vice President at Vestas in 2021.

Panelist

Executive Officer,
Head of Marine Engineering & Construction Division,
Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd.

Taro Sekiguchi

1991年新日本製鐵入社、海洋鋼構造物の設計を担当。羽田空港D滑走路プロジェクトに案件形成から完工まで従事。2012年より2年半、海外海洋施工プロジェクト（シンガポール駐在）。その後、海洋鋼構造部、技術総括部、海洋本部プロジェクト部/技術部を経て、2022年4月より現職。

Moderator

Director,
Tokushukousho Gijyutsu Inc

Kaoru Saito

㈱パスコ、㈱日本製鋼所を経て、2014年㈱特殊高所技術に入社（執行役員）。風車O&M技術や洋上風力事業開発に長く携わる。2016年、一般社団法人日本風力発電協会理事に就任し、主として洋上風力導入促進の担当を担っている。欧州洋上風力技術の導入業務を行うウインドエナジーパートナーズ㈱代表取締役を兼任。

Panelist

Chairman of National Offshore Wind Municipal Liaison Council　
(Mayor, City of Noshiro)

Shigenobu Saito

1953年北海道勇払郡厚真町出身。中央大学経済学部卒。野呂田芳成議員第一秘書を経て、1991年秋田県議会議員に当選、2期を務める。その後、参議院議員1期を経て、2006年能代市長に就任、現在に至る（5期目）。2022年7月28日に発足した「全国洋上風力発電市町村連絡協議会」の初代会長に就任。

Panelist

Assistant Division Director,
Japan Renewable Energy Corporation

Koji Sakai

長年にわたりエンジニアリング会社において、国内外の石油・天然ガス生産設備及び港湾インフラ設備等の海洋鋼構造物製作・設置工事を経験。2009年より、国内洋上風力発電の事業化業務に従事。2018年、ジャパン・リニューアブル・エナジー株式会社に参画。洋上風力発電事業開発を推進しつつ、国内洋上風力発電産業の市場拡大を支援。1966年生まれ、福岡県北九州市出身。

Panelist

Executive Officer,
Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation

Takeshi Ito

平成4年トーメン入社。平成15年㈱ユーラスエナジー（事業開発部）。以後、Eurus Energy Korea, Director、ユーラスエナジージャパン事業開発第一部副部長、Eurus Energy America Corporation, Vice President、㈱ユーラスエナジーーホールディングス国内事業第二部副部長、北海道北部風力送電㈱取締役、㈱ユーラスエナジーホールディングス札幌支店長を経て、平成30年北海道北部風力送電㈱代表取締役社長に就任。平成2年に㈱ユーラスエナジーホールディングスに復帰、平成3年6月同社執行役員。平成2年より合同会社ユーコートエナジー職務執行者も兼任。現在に至る。

Panelist

Executive Director, Chiba Prefectural Federation of Fisheries Co-operative Associations

Yoshihiro Takanashi

1981年千葉県漁業協同組合連合会入会。購買部、指導部等を経て、2002念指導部長、2007年参事、2015年常務理事、2021年6月より現職。洋上風力に関しては、2008年銚子沖実証機（NEDO）候補地選定に係る調整より関与。

Panelist

Executive Director of Environment and Energy Department Director of Offshore Wind Power Promotion, Yamagata Prefecture Government

Akio Konaka

2006年財務省入省。理財局国有財産企画課課長補佐、主計局調査課課長補佐、理財局国債企画課課長補佐などを経て、2023年7月山形県環境エネルギー部長に就任、現在に至る。

Moderator

AGM - Business Development, Plate & Construction Steel products Department, Sumitomo Corporation Global Metals

Mototsugu Ikari

Mototsugu (“Moto”) has been engaged in energy business for over 30 years, started from oil & gas and have been recently in renewable.  He lived in Japan, USA, Qatar, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UK. He recently has been responsible for floating and bottom fixed offshore wind as well as onshore wind supply chain creation, in association with green hydrogen and ammonia.  He co-worked with other five industrial partners to issue a vision statement for floating offshore wind in Japan, and recently chaired steering committee of 1st Floating Wind Japan, the first industrial conference in Japan dedicated for floating offshore wind.  He has expertise in business development, market intelligence, strategy planning, industrial analysis for startup investment, and team building in multi-cultural and multi-organizational environment.  He has a bachelor degree in commercial law at Keio University, and is a Harvard Business School alumnus by completing their Advanced Management Program (AMP).

Panelist

Managing Director,
Executive General Manager,
Wind Power Department,
TEPCO Renewable Power, Inc.

Shinsuke Inoue

1996年に東京電力株式会社（当時）に入社。専門分野は土木。揚水発電所の建設に携わった後、 電源計画や水力保守、経営企画スタッフおよび小売ガス事業にも従事。2018年より風力事業の責任者として、着床式洋上風力案件開発および浮体式の技術開発にも取り組んでいる。

Panelist

Managing Director of
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance Co.,Ltd.

Tokiko Inoue

1988年東京海上火災保険（株）入社。海上保険の損害サービス部門に長らく従事。アムステルダム駐在やコマーシャル損害部長を経て、2023年から東京海上日動火災保険（株）常務取締役。2022年から総合海洋政策本部参与。

Panelist

Senior Vice President Asia-Pacific, Renewables and Country Manager Singapore, Equinor ASA

Ingunn Svegården

Ingunn Svegården is a Norwegian citizen joining Equinor in 2003 within the Technology and Innovation business area. For several years she has had management position within innovation and corporate venture activities, both within oil and gas and renewables value chains. From 2011-2013 she worked from London within upstream business development activities, before joining the CEO office to support CEO’s in the period from 2013-2015.  From 2015 she has been part of the renewable business area, including initiating new venture funds, driving strategy and implementation work before she took on the role as SVP for Emerging Regions in Renewables in 2020. From May 2023 she took on responsibility as Senior Vice President for Equinor’s Renewables footprint across the Asia-Pacific region and as country manager for Singapore, leading Equinor’s work across Singapore, South Korea, Japan, China, India, Australia and Vietnam. Svegården holds a Master of Engineering in Chemistry and Biotechnology from 1998-2003.

Panelist

Associate Executive Officer, General Manager,
Renewable Energy Solution Department,
Project Solution Division,
JGC JAPAN CORPORATION

Yoichi Katsuoka

1992年 北海道大学工学部土木工学科卒業。同年4月日揮株式会社入社後 一貫して海外プロジェクト建設に従事。キャリアの半分以上を海外現場で過ごす。主な駐在国はシンガポール、カタール、ベネズエラ、インドネシア、UAEなど。2017年オイル＆ガス統括本部 建設部長代行。2018年新設のウィンドパワープロジェクト室長に就任。2019年よりウィンドパワープロジェクト事業部長を経て2020より現職。現在 日揮HSSEコミッティー副委員長も兼務。

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Attorny at Law,
Marine Proctor,
Law Office of Toda & Co.

Michio Aoki

03年一橋大社会卒、05年同大法卒、06―07年東大院法学政治学研究科、09年戸田総合法律事務所入所、15年英サウサンプトン大海事法ショートコース修了。海難・用船・国際取引を中心に海事弁護士キャリアを積む。典型的な海事事案はもちろん、脱炭素対策問題や洋上風力発電プロジェクト特有の海事リスクに関する法務に注力。国内外の洋上風発プロジェクトに関与。学術団体・業界紙・大手船会社・大手損保・大手建設会社など幅広い企業・機関からの依頼で洋上風発特有の契約書式の解説や講演等も実施。

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Country Manager,
Energy Systems
Japan, DNV

Yukinobu Uchida

Yukinobu Uchida has been Country Manager for DNV Energy Systems Japan since foundation in 2003. He has 30 years in the wind industry, advising some of the country’s leading renewable energy market players in both onshore and offshore wind. He has extensive experience of the Japanese renewable energy market and has been involved in numerous jobs, including previous work on regulatory conditions for new entrant wind turbine suppliers to the Japanese market and policy and certification advisory works for METI.
He has been a member of IEC 61400-26 Standardization Working Group for the International Standard for Availability of Wind Turbine and Wind Power Plant since its foundation in 2007. He is also a member of Japanese National Committee for Standardization of Wind Turbine System and its Sub-committee for Wind Turbine Certification.

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Area Manager for Japan and Taiwan Renewable Certification, DNV

Benson Waldron

Benson Waldron has over 18 years experience in offshore projects including both oil and gas facilities and offshore wind, wave and tidal energy. He joined DNV in 2009 and in 2019 became the Renewables Certification Area Manager for Japan and Taiwan. His focus is on growing local teams of engineers that can adapt to the special requirements of the region and support the rapid growth of offshore wind developments and their supply chains.
Before moving to Taiwan he managed the DNV Renewables Certification team in the UK covering both offshore wind projects as well as global projects for wave and tidal energy, developing the first tidal turbine standard DNV-ST-0164 in 2015.

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PPAs & Structured Origination APAC Japan.
RWE Renewables-Japan G.K.

Satoshi Okuyama

Master of Business Administration. Graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Graduate School of Business Administration. For many years, he worked for Japanese and foreign manufacturers for sales and marketing manager. Recent year, he worked for development for PV plant by suppling inverter. In 2022, he joined RWE Renewables Japan, LLC as Manager of PPA. He is responsible for business development in the PPA market.

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Managing Director
(Head of Project Finance),
Solution Products Division, MUFG Bank, Ltd.

Tomonori Miyagawa

プロジェクトファイナンス領域にて20年以上の業務経験を有し、現在国内の同領域業務のヘッドを務める。2008年5月よりシドニー支店にてオセアニア電力セクター向け案件を担当。2015年5月より資源プロジェクトファイナンスグループ次長として、石油・ガス・LNG・鉱物案件の組成及びアドバイザリー業務を統括。2018年5月より豪州ストラクチャードファイナンス室次長・室長としてオセアニア地域案件を統括。2021年9月より現職。

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Chief Executive Officer,
Synera Renewable Energy Group

Anna Su

With in-depth financial and legal expertise, Anna Su has been leading Synera Renewable Energy as Chief Executive Officer since 2022. She joined the team in 2015, overseeing the financial planning and leading major investment decisions. Anna played a crucial role in 2017 in successfully inviting foreign developers to invest and take part in Taiwan's first-ever offshore wind project. Throughout the course, she managed to raise up to USD 120 million in investments financed by banks both at home and abroad. Anna was also a key figure in the talks with the government on the power purchase agreement and feed-in tariffs. In 2019, she was promoted to Chief Financial Officer, acting as the interface between investors and the company. Anna holds a master's degree in business administration with a concentration in finance from Boston University.

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Director,
Energy Policy Office,
General Policy Division
Policy Planning and Regional Development Department,
Fukuoka Prefectural Government

Masaya Mitsunaga

1994年福岡県入庁。2021年よりエネルギー政策室長。福岡県におけるエネルギー施策の総合企画や調整、洋上風力発電をはじめとする再生可能エネルギーの導入促進に取り組む。

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Co-CEO ,
Port & Harbour
Bureau of Kitakyushu ,
City of Kitakyushu

Mitsutake Yuji

1986年北九州市採用。市港湾協振興課、旧運輸省・国際臨海研究開発センター、市港湾局響灘整備推進室主査、港湾局物流振興課長、港湾空港局営業担当部長、港湾空港局部長（エネルギー産業拠点推進室長）を経て、2019年港湾空港局理事に就任、現在に至る。

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Chief Commercial Officer, Principle Power, Inc.

Aaron Smith

Aaron Smith joined Principle Power in 2016 and currently serves as the Chief Commercial Officer and leads the New Business & Innovation department, with overall responsibility for Strategy, Technology Innovation, Business Development, Marketing and Public Affairs. In addition, Aaron serves as a board member of the Global Wind Energy Council, an advisory board member at the Business Network for Offshore Wind, and a member of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee. Prior to joining Principle Power, Aaron was an Economist at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, where he directed a portfolio of work designed to identify high-value R&D opportunities for land-based and offshore wind technologies, providing the U.S. Departments of Energy and Interior with strategic decision support and working with industry to commercialize innovative technologies. Aaron graduated with honors from the University of Vermont and holds degrees in economics and political science.

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APAC Wind Offshore Technical Director EDF Renewables

Elisabeth PALIX

Elisabeth PALIX is EDF Renewables’ Offshore Technical Director for the APAC region. She has more than 20 years of experience in the Offshore Industry. She has a master degree in civil engineering with a strong expertise in offshore geotechnics (French representative to the international committee of “Offshore Geotechnic”). She participated to all phases of Offshore Wind projects from the management of R&D projects, site investigations, foundation design and follow-up of installation operations. Within EDF Renewables, she brought her technical expertise on the first three French offshore wind projects which are now under operations/advanced construction phase. Her key role is now to coordinate all technical activities for EDF R’s prospects and projects in Asia and Australia.

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Front End
Development Manager
Floating Offshore Wind, Shell

Changlih Ee

Changlih Ee is currently the technical lead for a gigawatt scale floating offshore wind project in South Korea, leading a global team of over 20 FTEs covering engineering disciplines, cost estimating, planning, risks management, transportation/installation and O&M. He is accountable to develop a competitive, credible and executable development concept while respecting various technical and non-technical constraints. Changlih joined Shell after graduating with a First Class Honours degree in Chemical Engineering. Throughout his 18 years career, he has held various roles in Front End Development, Engineering, Project Management and Global Change Management, and have had the privilege to work in Malaysia, USA, The Netherlands and now Singapore.

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Corporate Planning Department, Section Manager,
Assistant to Executive Vice President.Project Manager,
Hokutaku Co., Ltd.

Hibiki Tanimoto

2018年5月、大学在学中に株式会社北拓入社。2022年3月、明治大学大学院グローバル・ビジネス研究科修了（MBA取得）。2023年4月より経営企画部課長 副社長付 就任。以下の事業におけるプロジェクトマネージャーとして手腕を発揮している。
・NEDO/グリーンイノベーション基金事業「浮体式洋上風力発電用運用保守デジタルプラットフォームの開発」
・経済産業省/令和4年度洋上風力人材育成事業費補助金「洋上風力発電のO&M（運用・保守）に特化したトレーニング設備を通じた人材育成事業」
・経済産業省/「令和４年度新エネルギー等の保安規制高度化事業（洋上風力発電設備における定期事業者検査方法等の検討）」

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General Manager,
Foundation Structure Unit,
Offshore Wind Turbine PJ,
JFE Engineering Corpolation

Tetsuo Takahashi

1983年日本鋼管株式会社入社。以降、2014年JFEエンジニアリング株式会社橋梁事業部長、2017年北日本機械株式会社代表取締役社長を経て、2021年JFEエンジニアリング株式会社 技監 洋上風力PJチーム基礎ユニット長に就任。現在に至る。

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Executive Officer
Wind Power Project &
Carbon Power Solution,
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines

Masayuki Sugiyama

1993年大阪商船三井船舶株式会社入社。2004年日本郵政公社出向、2008年株式会社商船三井油送船部に復帰（原油船第二グループマネージャー）後、2013年LNG船部LNG第二グループマネージャー、2014年同グループリーダーを経て、2016年Mitsui O.S.K. Bulk Shipping (USA), LLC Hpuston Office 出向、2019年株式会社商船三井石炭・エネルギープロジェクト部長、2020年石炭・再生エネルギープロジェクト部長、2021年風力エネルギー事業部長、2022年電力・風力エネルギー事業群第二ユニット長を経て、2023年執行役員。現在に至る。

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General Manager,
Marine Engineering &
Construction Division,
Nippon Steel Engineering Co., Ltd.

Taishi Takasawa

1998年新日本製鐵入社。国内外の海洋鋼構造物の設計・施工管理等を担当。2007年より8年間シンガポール駐在、東南アジアの石油ガス生産設備の建設プロジェクトに従事。その後、技術総括部、洋上風力計画室長を経て、2022年4月より現職。

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President,
SSE Pacifico K.K.

Dai Karasawa

2002年、伊藤忠商事に入社し、太陽光モジュール販売会社や発電所開発会社への投資業務に従事。その後2011年に入社した三菱商事では、欧州・中東におけるIPP（独立系発電事業者）事業に取組み、2017年からは三菱商事の完全子会社であるDiamond Generating Europe BV（オランダ）の副社長として、オランダおよび英国における洋上風力発電の開発および電力セクターにおける新規事業開発をリード。2019年にパシフィコ・エナジーに入社、COOとして松尾CEOを補佐し、洋上風力発電の開発のほか、太陽光発電所の建設管理・資産管理・社内経理業務を統括。2021年10月、SSEパシフィコ設立にあたりパシフィコ・エナジーより転籍、上級副社長/ COOとしてSSEパシフィコが手掛ける洋上風力発電の開発を統括。2023年7月、SSEパシフィコ社長に就任。SSEパシフィコにおけるビジネス全体を統括・指揮する。東京大学文学部英語英米文学科卒業。

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CEO, Global Wind Organization

Jacob Lau Holsti

Jakob became Chief Executive of Global Wind Organisation in 2016. He is responsible for maintaining the association's governance structure, supporting its membership of windpower companies and driving the industry's adoption of standardised training across the globe.