Offshore Wind Webinar Week
22 September 2025 - 26 September 2025
14:00 - 15:00
BST - ONLINE
Offshore Webinar Week; be sure to join us.
AI Capability. Cable-Lay Innovation. Offshore Charging.
Starting Monday 22 September Riviera will host a focused three-day webinar series exploring key advances in offshore vessel operations and technology. The sessions will cover how AI, digitalisation and cybersecurity enhance vessel capability and reduce emissions; the evolving cable-lay market and vessel designs; and the path to commercialising offshore charging systems.
Each webinar is technically rich, well-researched, and addresses the most urgent challenges and opportunities in offshore maritime efficiency, sustainability, and innovation.
Our webinars provide a balanced mix of expert presentations and interactive discussion. Registered participants will receive full access to all webinar materials.
Keeping strictly to their core topics, these sessions deliver clear and actionable insights.
Registration is free; please sign up below.
To guarantee a position on one of the webinar panels, as a premium partner or sponsored presenter and panellist, please contact Bill Cochrane. A number of positions are made available throughout our webinar weeks for our commercial partners on a first come, first served basis.
Please join us for any or all of the following:
How AI, digitalisation and cybersecurity enhance capability and reduce emissionsDate: Monday 22 September - Time: 14:00 - 15:00 BST |
Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalisation are enabling vessel owners to operate offshore maintenance (O&M) vessels more efficiently, reducing fuel consumption and emissions. Together, AI, digitalisation and cybersecurity are driving the next generation of sustainable, autonomous, and connected vessels across Europe.
Join us as we discuss
- Digital resilience and operational reliability
- AI’s role in offshore vessel design and operation
- How digitalised vessels can be smarter, safer, more secure and resilient
- Classification society requirements for cybersecurity
Panellists include:
Gaute Hjellbakk Pettersen, Head of Maritime Cyber, Cyber Resilience, Vard Group AS
Amy Potter, Senior Marine Engineer, Longitude Engineering
New vessels and equipment chart a course for greater cable-lay capacityDate: Thursday 25 September - Time: 14:00 - 15:00 BST |
The cable-lay market has remained strong in recent years, fuelled by rising demand for cables used in offshore windfarm inter-array and export connections, as well as increasing adoption of interconnectors between countries. Demand growth is global but especially notable in Asia, where significant investments are being made in cable manufacturing and cable-lay vessels and equipment. Leading European shipbuilders and equipment manufacturers are responding to this demand.
Join us as we discuss
- Drivers behind demand for submarine cables for offshore windfarms
- New cable-lay vessels and innovative solutions
- Energy-efficient and low-emission vessel designs
- Novel approaches in cable installation and repair
Panellists:
Jose Jorge Garcia Agis , Managing Director, Ulstein International AS
Gavin Rippe, Director, Energy Systems Design
Jack Wattel, Director Subsea Cables, N-Sea
Cees van Veluw,Business Line Director of Offshore Products, Huisman
Powering up: From demonstration to commercialisation of offshore chargingDate: Friday 26 September - Time: 14:00 - 15:00 BST |
Offshore charging of service operation vessels and crew transfer vessels is central to decarbonising offshore wind operations. Alongside increased use of batteries, charging systems enable vessels to operate on electric power while offshore. The potential for offshore charging is substantial, but what must happen to enable mass deployment?
Join us as we discuss
- Charting the path from pilot demonstrations to wide-scale adoption
- Ensuring safe power transfer between windfarms and vessels
- Offshore charging buoys versus hang-off chargers: which is best?
- The importance of standardising offshore charging systems
Panellists:
Stephen Bolton, BD & Strategy (external part time), Charge Offshore
Dimitri DeGunzbourg, CTO, Charge Offshore
Gavin Forward, Fleet Newbuild Director, Bibby Marine
Efraim Kanestrøm, SVP – Global Segment Offshore, Corvus Energy
Webinar details:
A confirmation email will be sent after registration. A reminder will be sent with your access details no later than 72 hours before the events date and a further reminder will be sent 1 hour before the webinar is due to begin.
- During the webinar, the identity of the attendees is confidential
- All attendees join the webinar with their microphone off
- We encourage questions to be sent during the webinar; the moderator will raise these to the expert presenters
- A recording of the webinar will be accessible at www.rivieramm.com/webinar-library following the live event taking place.
