We’re all set for Offshore Wind Connections 2026 – are you? Last call for tickets ahead of next week
Offshore Wind Connections 2026 is just days away, with the region’s biggest renewables conference back in Hull.
GB Energy, The Crown Estate, RenewableUK, Orsted, RWE and a host of other leading organisations will be bringing top-level insight to the Humber region under the banner ‘Offshore wind and beyond: New Markets, New Funding, New Partnerships’. The two-day event will analyse the huge strides taken on the Energy Estuary over two decades now, while casting a keen eye over the opportunities and challenges ahead.
Humber Marine and Renewables is working with Iconic Media Group, the company behind the Great Northern Conference and publisher of Insider and The Yorkshire Post, to deliver both OWC and the climax – Humber Renewables Awards – in 2026.
Delegates descend on the DoubleTree Hotel on Wednesday, April 29 for the customary convivial networking drinks and supper, ahead of the conference proper on Thursday, April 30.
The day will feature a significant exhibition too, furthering networking opportunities and allowing members and other participating companies to showcase their products and services.
On stage, former business journalist and Humber Marine & Renewables director Dave Laister will be our host, with the Fred Marketing communications consultant to welcome the keynote speakers and panelists who will spark lively debate and deliver key messages to take back to the offices of our audience.
Joining him will be:
- Rob Gilbert, Director, GB Energy
- Denise Hone, Lead UK Stakeholder & Communications Manager (Offshore Wind), RWE
- Prof James Gilbert, Director Aura & Energy Institute, University of Hull
- Finbarr Dowling, Chair, Humber Freeport
- Laurie McIntosh, Strategy Analyst, OWGP
- Duncan Ayling Senior Supply Chain & Regions Manager, The Crown Estate
- Emma Toulson, Head of Stakeholder Relations, Ørsted
- Ajai Ahluwalia, Head of Supply Chain, RenewableUK
- Sheena McGuinness, Partner, Co-head of Energy & Natural Resources, RSM
- Graham Wright, Senior Supply Chain Development Lead, DBS Offshore Wind
- Dr Chris Minto, Co-Founder, Indeximate
- Patrick Bastiaanse, Commercial Manager, Subsea Cables
- Joshua McMullan, Senior Policy Advisor, Department for Transport
- Camilla Carlbom Flinn, Vice Chair, Humber Marine & Renewables
- Alex MacPhie, Industrial Development Strategy Manager, OWGP
- Tor Arne Johnsen, Business Development Manager, Norwegian Wind Cluster
RWE and Orsted are keynote sponsors. ABP, Ice Factory Grimsby, DBS Offshore and Offshore Helicopter Services are support sponsors, with Hull City Council, Andrew Jackson Solicitors LLP, Pentagon Marine, and Torque Solutions branding partners, and RSM once again the drinks sponsor.
Not yet registered?
To purchase exhibition space or tickets for OWC2026 and/or Humber Renewables Awards please email isobel.reade@iconicmediagroup.co.uk
Exhibition space sells out every year, so if you are considering being part of it with only two unreserved spaces left, be sure to book yours now, and don’t miss out.
