Programme

13.00-13.15

Registration

13.15-13.30

Welcome
by Prof. Dr Martha Roggenkamp, Director GCEL and
Dr Edwin Woerdman, Co-director GCEL

13.30-14.00

Offshore System Integration – A Blueprint for the North Sea
Rene van der Meer, ENGIE

14.00-14.30

The Role of Law in Planning Offshore Uses
Prof. Kars de Graaf, professor of Public Law and Sustainability

14.30-15.10

Wind meets Interconnections: Regulating Hybrid Energy
Projects in the North Sea
Ceciel Nieuwenhout and Joris Gazendam, PhD researchers GCEL

15.10-15.40

Break

15.40-16.20

The Dogger bank Island Hub – Technical and Legal Challenges
Maarten Dirkes, Senior Advisor Offshore Grid Development,
TenneT Offshore NL and
Prof. Dr Frans Nelissen, professor of International Environmental Law

16.20-16.30

Investing in Offshore energy Projects: Legal Challenges
Jaap Waverijn, PhD researcher GCEL

16.30-16.40

North Sea Energy Law Programme: Alumnus View on t
he North Sea
Martijn Vermeer, Senior Legal Counsel Gasunie

16.40-16.55

Panel discussion

16.55-17.00

Closing address
by Prof. Jan Berend Wezeman, Dean Faculty of Law

17.00-18.15

Drinks
at Panorama Mesdag