• Comprehensive review the state of the wave energy market – latest progress and developments across the globe for wave energy developers
• How will the wave energy sector fare post 2009 recession? Find out what companies will go the distance and get a roundup of developments around Europe
• Market consolidation – Get insight on how the market is faring and where you can make smart choices for long term wins
• Hear what countries are supporting wave energy progress – and how they are doing this including infrastructure progress, access to funding, and supply chain developments

• Harness valuable insight on the economics forecast for the future of the wave energy sector following progress of the Marine Action Plan
• Discuss what financial mechanisms are needed to generate investor return – and what’s being done to deliver them
• Discover how to overcome non-technical barriers – including what funding the sector needs to deliver a sustainable industry

• Get insight on the key non-technical barriers identified in the waveplam project to commercial wave energy development – including infrastructure and regulatory restrictions
• Realise transferable best practice developments to overcome these barriers – and how you can apply them to your commercial development
• Discuss what solutions are being developed to streamline wave energy deployment

Jose Ramon Lopez, WAVEPLAM Project

• Get the latest on the perceived technical challenges of installing a wave energy park in Scotland
• What is being done to help strengthen local infrastructure and access points?
• Hear about the global projects that Pelamis are working on – and their plans moving towards 2020 development targets

• Hear from Marine Scotland on how they are streamlining the consenting and permitting process  in Scotland
• Discover when you should contact, what do you need and what will help make the process easier for your Scottish permits and offshore licences

• Discover latest year on year developments of the Portuguese wave energy project
• Assess lessons learned so far from multiple device installations and what pitfalls to avoid
• Realise the policy drivers and future vision for wave energy development in Portugal
• Understand the economics behind wave energy manufacturing and electricity production in Portugal - from a macro and project level perspective

• Gain insight into Wavebob’s practical experience in developing their Irish prototype project
• Hear lessons learned so far – and what Wavebob’s plans are to overcome long term operational and survivability challenges
• Understand why Wavebob selected Ireland as their first major development location – and the support and benefits of developing in Irish waters

• Assess the proposed 10 year deployment plan schedule for Irish marine installations upto 500MW
• Understand tariff availability and financial impacts across the lifespan of your wave energy project
• Review a learning curve for deployment including what future cash factors you need to consider
• Get a “sensitivity analysis” on the various tariff rates and initial costs currently available and how you can factor these into calculating realistic future returns

• Hear from Aquamarine Power how they were able to secure financial funding for their Oyster 2 project
• Realise why the industry needs to work cohesively to lobby governments and win over cautious private sector investors
• Discuss what is needed to move the industry to full scale development including:
• rolling grant funding mechanisms, co-investment from government, reform of Ofgem and transmission charging, strategic investment in grid infrastructure and other developments

• Get an comprehensive overview on the new Offshore Transmission Regime
  
• Review the transitional and enduring regimes for offshore (and marine) electricity generation, and harness a clear understanding of the policy set up and application process
  
• Realise what implications the new Offshore Transmission Regime will have for the wave energy sector, and how you need to prepare for these developments

Discuss and review:

• Infrastructure, ports, supply chain issues for the Wave industry
• Manufacturing
• Simplifying grid connection and operation challenges

Points to consider:

• What's the situation with cable laying – review the costs involved and how to overcome the difficulties of ensuring cables are fixed in their place
• Moorings – discuss the practicalities of different types of moorings and arrays for wave energy parks
• Realise the costs of grid connection to onshore grid access points

Session leader: Stephen Wilson, Director Wind and Marine, Narec

Feedback from the Working Group Discussion

Close of conference

• Success stories so far! Realise what has worked for leading wave energy developers and what can be applied to your business going forward
• Private sector funding availability – understand what schemes are available and which investors are most susceptible to financing your wave energy projects
• Discover how best to strategically position your company – management team and risk assessments to alleviate investor concerns

• Get an update on the next stage of public sector support to help push your projects forward
• Discuss the fall out of the carbon trust funding – the winners and also what other companies can expect in the future
• Hear what support is available from grants, funds, prizes and incentives – and how you can improve your chances of a successful bid

Moderator:

Tomas Freyman, Assistant Director, Energy and Environmental Infrastructure, Ernst & Young LLP

Panelists include:

Trevor Raggatt, Deputy Director Bioenergy and Marine Energy Technologies,

Department of Energy & Climate Change

Paul Harrington, Welsh Assembly Government

Tim Hurst, Marine Energy Manager, Scottish European Green Energy Centre

• Get an update from OceanLinx on their experience with installing and operating their Mach 3 linea project in Australian waters
  
• Gain insight into the lessons they’ve learned in mooring device requirements following extreme weather conditions
  
• Onwards and upwards – review how to apply pre-commercial device experience to develop commercially viable wave energy devices

Nathan Faulks, Business Development Director, Oceanlinx

• Discover Wave Dragon’s experience to date on working with an installed offshore wave energy device – lessons learned so far
• Discuss the operational costs beyond installation, and how to factor this into your cost calculations
• Review access and maintenance options whilst at sea
• Health and Safety – Understand the contingency plans needed to safely operate at sea to deliver incident and accident free projects

Hans Christensen Sorensen, Chairman, Wave Dragon

• Discover how to adapt experience from Offshore Wind and early marine energy projects to your installation plans
  
• Review the costs involved, and what you need to consider from the planning phase of your project to minimise costly changes
  
• Point of assembly – discuss what options are best for your device design when considering prototype testing and large scale manufacturing

• Guy Lavender, General Manager, Wave Hub

• Costs – Appreciate the costs involved in cable laying and setting up umbillicals for wave energy parks – and how these test and development sites are helping to streamline the process
• Discuss options available for:
• Performance testing
• Resource assessment
• Infrastructure and technical support for developers
• And who to approach and at what part of your project

• Richard Morris, Business Development Manager, EMEC
• Guy Lavender, General Manager, Wave Hub
• Stephen Wilson, Director - Wind and Marine, Narec

• Understand what plans are in place to enhance the grid network in UK to cope with wave energy power on the network
• Discover how to work directly with National Grid and Ofgem to develop a grid connection for your project
• Get the latest on plans for offshore grid connection in conjunction with offshore wind projects – and how wave energy developers can make the most of these investments