Going Big on California Offshore Wind

Setting a Course to be a Global Leader on Floating Wind

May 19 - 21, 2025
SAFE Credit Union Convention Center
Sacramento, California

What is the Pacific Offshore Wind Summit?

The Pacific Offshore Wind Summit brings together state and federal officials, industry leaders, and other stakeholders to mobilize support and build momentum for California to meet its ambitious planning goals to generate up to 5 gigawatts (GW) from offshore wind by 2030 and a nation-leading 25 GW by 2045.

Explore the 2025 Agenda

SUMMIT 2025
BY THE
NUMBERS

2

Days of
Programming

10

Keynote
Addresses

14

Panel
Discussions

24

Sponsors
and Partners

80

Speakers
 

Who Should Attend?

Our attendees cover the many sectors of offshore wind and come from all over the world to meet and discuss the future of the industry.
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Industry Professionals & Technical Experts
  • Offshore Wind Developers
  • Mooring, Platform, Cabling, Turbines, and Other Tech Providers
  • Marine Engineering
  • Offshore Construction and Services
  • Ports and Shore Assembly
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Regulators, Policymakers & Advocates
  • BOEM (Bureau of Ocean Energy Management) and Other Federal Policymakers
  • State Regulators and Policymakers
  • Environmental NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations)
  • Labor Representatives
  • Legal and Policy Experts
  • Academics and Researcher
  • Tribal Nations, Local Government, and Community Groups
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Investors, Utilities & Consultants
  • Investor-Owned Utilities, Public Power, and CCAs (Community Choice Aggregators)
  • Renewable Energy Industry Analysts
  • Environmental and Energy Consulting Firms

Media & Press

A limited number of press passes are available for members of the news media to attend the Pacific Offshore Wind Summit 2025. If you are interested in receiving a complimentary press pass, please send your request to the Summit Event Team for consideration.

Featured Speakers

David Hochschild, Chair, California Energy Commission (CEC)

David Hochschild

Chair
California Energy Commission (CEC)

Jana Ganion, Senior Advisor for Offshore Wind, Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Jana Ganion

Senior Advisor for Offshore Wind
Office of Governor Gavin Newsom

Lena Gonzalez, Senator, California State Senate

Lena Gonzalez

Senator
California State Senate

Jerry McNerney, Senator, California State Senate

Jerry McNerney

Senator
California State Senate

Josh Becker, Senator, California State Senate

Josh Becker

Senator
California State Senate

Cottie Petrie-Norris, California State Assembly Member, California's 73rd Assembly District

Cottie Petrie-Norris

California State Assembly Member, 73rd District

Rick Chavez Zbur, California State Assembly Member, California's 51st Assembly District

Rick Chavez Zbur

California State Assembly Member, 51st District
Chair of the Assembly Democratic Caucus

Chris Rogers, California State Assembly Member, California's 2nd Assembly District

Chris Rogers

California State Assembly Member, 2nd District

Jason Ramos, Chairperson, Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe

Jason Ramos

Chairperson
Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe

Jaclyn Robinson, West Coast Tribal Relations Lead, Vineyard Offshore

Jaclyn Robinson

West Coast Tribal Relations Lead
Vineyard Offshore

Chris Hannan, President, State Building & Construction Trades Council of California

Chris Hannan

President
State Building & Construction Trades Council of California

Adam Stern, Executive Director, Offshore Wind California

Adam Stern

Executive Director
Offshore Wind California

Suzanne Plezia, Senior Director/Chief Harbor Engineer, Port of Long Beach

Suzanne Plezia

Senior Director/Chief Harbor Engineer
Port of Long Beach

Sam Cohen, Government Affairs and Legal Officer, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians

Sam Cohen

Government Affairs and Legal Officer
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians

Molly Croll, Pacific Offshore Wind Director, American Clean Power

Molly Croll

Pacific Offshore Wind Director
American Clean Power

Jeff Hunerlach, District Representative, Operating Engineers Local #3

Jeff Hunerlach

District Representative
Operating Engineers Local #3

Micah Mitrosky, International Representative, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)

Micah Mitrosky

International Representative
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW)

Travis Alexander, Senior Organizer, Nor Cal Carpenters Union

Travis Alexander

Senior Field Representative
Nor Cal Carpenters Union

Elizabeth Huber, Director, Siting, Transmission, and Environmental Protection, California Energy Commission

Elizabeth Huber

Director, Siting, Transmission, and Environmental Protection
California Energy Commission

John Reynolds, Commissioner, California Public Utilities Commission

John Reynolds

Commissioner
California Public Utilities Commission

Dawn Weisz, CEO, Marin Clean Energy

Dawn Weisz

CEO
Marin Clean Energy

Arne Jacobson, Director at Schatz Energy Research Center, Cal Poly Humboldt

Arne Jacobson

Director, Schatz Energy Research Center
Cal Poly Humboldt

Leuwam Tesfai, Deputy Executive Director for Energy and Climate Policy, California Public Utilities Commission

Leuwam Tesfai

Deputy Executive Director for Energy and Climate Policy
California Public Utilities Commission

Kevin Banister, Partner & CEO, Ocean Connect Energy

Kevin Banister

Partner & CEO
Ocean Connect Energy

Chuck Bonham, Director, California Department of Fish & Wildlife

Chuck Bonham

Director
California Department of Fish & Wildlife

Tony Appleton, Director - Offshore Wind, Burns & McDonnell

Tony Appleton

Director, Offshore Wind
Burns & McDonnell

Amber Hewett, Senior Director - Offshore Wind, National Wildlife Federation

Amber Hewett

Senior Director, Offshore Wind
National Wildlife Federation

Brian Krevor, Senior Director, Offshore Permitting & Environmental Policy, American Clean Power

Brian Krevor

Senior Director, Offshore Permitting & Environmental Policy
American Clean Power

Rohimah Moly, Deputy Director, Energy and Climate Unit, Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)

Rohimah Moly

Deputy Director, Energy and Climate Unit
Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz)

Eddie Ahn, Executive Director, Brightline Defense

Eddie Ahn

Executive Director
Brightline Defense

Jenn Eckerle, Deputy Secretary for Oceans and Coastal Policy for Natural Resources, California Natural Resources Agency

Jenn Eckerle

Deputy Secretary for Oceans and Coastal Policy for Natural Resources
California Natural Resources Agency

Michael Colvin, Director, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, Lead for California Energy Program, Environmental Defense Fund

Michael Colvin

Director, Regulatory and Legislative Affairs, Lead for California Energy Program
Environmental Defense Fund

Dan Jacobson, Legislative Director, Environment California

Dan Jacobson

Legislative Director
Environment California

Eunsung Kim, COO and Co-Founder, NEXT group

Eunsung Kim

COO and Co-Founder,
NEXT Group

Garry George, Senior Director, Climate Strategy, National Audubon Society

Garry George

Senior Director, Climate Strategy
National Audubon Society

Kate Gordon, CEO, CA Forward

Kate Gordon

CEO
California Forward

Joseph Street, Ph.D., Manager, Energy, Ocean Resources and Federal Consistency Division, California Coastal Commission

Joseph Street

Manager, Energy, Ocean Resources and Federal Consistency Division
California Coastal Commission

Kris Ohleth, Director, Special Initiative on Offshore Wind

Kris Ohleth

Director
Special Initiative on Offshore Wind

Whitney Fiore, Technical Director of Environmental Science, WSP

Whitney Fiore

Technical Director of Environmental Science
WSP

Brian Sabina, CEO, Clean Energy Terminals

Brian Sabina

CEO
Clean Energy Terminals

Alicia Barton, CEO, Vineyard Offshore

Alicia Barton

CEO
Vineyard Offshore

Daniel Runyan, SVP and Head of Offshore Wind Development, Invenergy

Daniel Runyan

SVP and Head of Offshore Wind Development
Invenergy

Stephanie McClellan, Executive Director, Turn Forward

Stephanie McClellan

Founder & Strategic Advisor
Turn Forward

Tyler Studds, CEO, Golden State Wind

Tyler Studds

CEO
Golden State Wind

Martin Goff, Project Director, Atlas Wind, Equinor

Martin Goff

Project Director, Atlas Wind
Equinor

Sam Eaton, President & CEO, RWE Offshore Holdings

Sam Eaton

President & CEO
RWE

Brian White, Partner, KP Public Affairs

Brian White

Partner
KP Public Affairs

Grace Chang, Ph.D., Senior Science Advisor, Director of Research and Development, Integral Consulting

Grace Chang

Science Advisor, Director of Research and Development
Integral Consulting

Ben Ruttenberg, Director, Center for Coastal Marine Sciences, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Ben Ruttenberg

Director, Center for Coastal Marine Sciences
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo

Ed Manning, Partner, KP Public Affairs

Ed Manning

Partner
KP Public Affairs

Elizabeth Barminski, Offshore Wind Specialist, California Energy Commission

Elizabeth Barminski

Offshore Wind Specialist
California Energy Commission

Rick Umoff, California Market Lead, Vineyard Offshore

Rick Umoff

California Market Lead
Vineyard Offshore

Andrew Meredith, Director of Labor Relations, Offshore US, RWE

Andrew Meredith

Director of Labor Relations, Offshore US
RWE

Awbrey Yost, J.D., Senior Policy Analyst, Schatz Energy Research Center

Awbrey Yost

Senior Policy Analyst
Schatz Energy Research Center

Jason Busch, Executive Director, Pacific Ocean Energy Trust

Jason Busch

Executive Director
Pacific Ocean Energy Trust

Abrah Steward, Program Manager, CFROG

Abrah Steward

Program Manager
CFROG

Chris Mikkelsen, Executive Director, Humboldt Bay Harbor District

Chris Mikkelsen

Executive Director
Humboldt Bay Harbor District

Amy Vierra, Senior Environmental Scientist, California State Lands Commission

Amy Vierra

Senior Environmental Scientist
California State Lands Commission

Eli Harland, Supervisor - Offshore Renewable Energy Planning Unit, California Energy Commission

Eli Harland

Supervisor - Offshore Renewable Energy Planning Unit
California Energy Commission

Danielle Mullany, Program Specialist, California Energy Commission

Danielle Mullany

Program Specialist
California Energy Commission

Chris Potter, U.S. West Coast Manager, Ithaca Clean Energy

Chris Potter

U.S. West Coast Manager
Ithaca Clean Energy

Katherine Hoff, Climate Change Research Fellow, UC Berkeley Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE)

Katherine Hoff

Climate Change Research Fellow
UC Berkeley Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE)

Walter van der Weiden, Founder & Director, Westward Consulting

Walter van der Weiden

Founder & Director
Westward Consulting

Jennifer Lim, Ports and Offshore Wind Lead, Moffatt & Nichol

Jennifer Lim

Ports and Offshore Wind Lead
Moffatt & Nichol

Rob Holmlund, Director of Development, Humboldt Bay Harbor District

Rob Holmlund

Director of Development
Humboldt Bay Harbor District

Natalie Arroyo, Board of Supervisors, District 4, Humboldt County

Natalie Arroyo

Board of Supervisors, District 4
Humboldt County

Ryan Calkins, Commissioner, Port of Seattle

Ryan Calkins

Commissioner
Port of Seattle

Anna Fero, Associate, Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

Anna Fero

Associate
Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP

Bob Vessely, President, Port San Luis Harbor District

Bob Vessely

President
Port San Luis Harbor District

Georgia Roden Lowe, Energy and Climate Policy Advisor, British Consulate-General San Francisco

Georgia Roden Lowe

Energy and Climate Policy Advisor
British Consulate-General San Francisco

Seth Price, Vice President of Technology, Principle Power

Seth Price

Vice President of Technology
Principle Power

Nancy Kirshner-Rodriguez, Senior Director for Policy & Outreach, Oceantic Network

Nancy Kirshner-Rodriguez

Senior Director for Policy & Outreach
Oceantic Network

Travis Douville, Advisor, Energy Systems Integration, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Travis Douville

Advisor, Energy Systems Integration
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Susan Lee, Vice President, San Francisco Office, Aspen Environmental

Susan Lee

Vice President
Aspen Environmental

Treston Shull, International Representative, Laborers International Union of North America (LiUNA)

Treston Shull

International Representative
Laborers International Union of North America (LiUNA)

Meghan Sahli-Wells, California Director, Elected Officials to Protect America

Meghan Sahli-Wells

California Director
Elected Officials to Protect America

Buck Cutting, Project Integration Manager, Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Buck Cutting

Project Integration Manager
Sacramento Municipal Utility District

Marco Rios, Sr. Manager, Transmission Planning, PG&E

Marco Rios

Sr. Manager, Transmission Planning
PG&E

Abby Mohan, Senior Environmental Scientist for Offshore Wind, California Ocean Protection Council

Abby Mohan

Senior Environmental Scientist for Offshore Wind
California Ocean Protection Council

Official Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSORS
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Invenergy
State Building and Construction Trades Council of California
Vineyard Offshore
GOLD SPONSORS
Environmental Science Association
NorCal Carpenter's Union
Port of Long Beach
RWE Offshore Holdings
SILVER SPONSORS
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
LiUNA
BRONZE SPONSORS
District Council of Ironworkers
Equinor
Golden State Wind
Latham & Watkins
EXHIBIT SPONSORS
Aspen Environmental Group
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc.
Humboldt Bay Harbor District
MCE Community Choice Energy
SUMMIT PARTNERS & MEDIA PARTNERS
Brightline Defense
Environment California
Offshore Engineer Magazine
Pacific Offshore Wind Consortium
Schatz Energy Reserch Center
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Become a 2025 Sponsor

Being a Pacific Offshore Wind Summit Sponsor offers an opportunity to highlight your role as an industry leader and raise your organization's visibility among Summit attendees.

The Pacific Offshore Wind Summit is an ideal location for us to gather and talk about all of the latest policy, legislative, and technology developments, and encourage greater collaboration and innovation among key stakeholders of the offshore wind industry in California.

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VIDEO

Setting A Course for 25 GW & Beyond

See the milestones and momentum that offshore wind brings to California, and the essential next steps to deliver its benefits to Golden State residents, workers, and ratepayers.