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November 2, 2023

Field trips
Across Central and South Jersey: 12 pm to 4 pm

Reception
Sirens Bar and Grill - 5 pm to 7 pm
447 Carson Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401

November 3, 2023 – Forum
Stockton University - 9 am to 3:30 pm (Check-in starts at 8:00 am)
Fannie Lou Hamer Event Room

All tickets include field trip, reception and forum

Time for Turbines 6 hosted by Jersey Renews will feature speakers and panels from leading voices in the offshore wind space including federal and state government officials, wind developers, and labor leaders discussing the most pressing topics related to the offshore wind industry.

AGENDA
Friday, November 3, 2023

8:00amRegistration – Continental Breakfast Sponsored by Orsted

9:00amWelcome
Dr. Amanda Norvell, Dean for the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Stockton University

9:05amTim Sullivan, CEO, New Jersey Economic Development Authority

9:15amJames Manning, CPM; Chief, Contract Administration – Contracts and Programs, NJ Office of Apprenticeship, NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development

9:25amJoe Fiordaliso, Jr., Son of Former NJBPU President Joe Fiordaliso, Sr.

9:30amPanel 1: Federal and State Decision Makers 
New Jersey has a new offshore wind goal of 1100 MW by 2040, and has opened SAA 2.0 for offshore transmission to go with a third solicitation, which will announce winners in Q4 of this year. Given some of the recent challenges to New Jersey’s offshore wind industry, what can the Biden and Murphy administrations do to keep the state’s offshore wind projects on schedule?

Jeanne Fox, Moderator, Former NJBPU President 

• U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM): David Diamond, Mid-Atlantic Regional Manager

• NJBPU: Robert Brabston, Executive Director

• NJEDA Wind Institute: Jen Becker, Vice President, Offshore Wind

10:10amCoffee Break Sponsored by Community Offshore Wind

10:20amVineyard Offshore on Vineyard Wind 1 and Lessons Learned:
Nathaniel Mayo, Director of Public Affairs, on America’s first commercial-scale wind farm and building relationships with coastal communities

10:30amPanel 2: NJ Steel in the Water and Other Updates
Hear from some of the world’s leading offshore wind energy developers, including Atlantic Shores, Community Offshore Wind, Leading Light Wind and Attentive Energy on their current and planned projects in New Jersey. As Atlantic Shores moves toward final approvals and the NY Bight wind farms roll into the BOEM approval process, they will cover their project timelines, activities and progress in developing an offshore wind supply chain and workforce development programs.

Moderator: William O’Hearn, EVP External Affairs, Offshore Power LLC

• Kate Bohanan, Project Developer , Atlantic Shores

• Paul Phifer, Permitting and Development Director, Attentive Energy

• Bryan Gray, Development Director, Community Offshore Wind

• Wes Jacobs, Project Director, Leading Light Wind

11:30amKeynote Address: Climate Crisis Impacts on U.S. Healthcare (Virtual)
Dr. Elizabeth Cerceo, Associate Professor, Cooper Medical School, Rowan University

11:40amLunch Break Sponsored by Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind

12:40pmPanel 3: Putting New Jerseyans to Work in Good, Green Jobs
With the right policies and commitments in place, we can create family-sustaining jobs in the offshore wind sector while reducing our carbon footprint. These jobs will be created across many sectors - from construction to manufacturing and operations to merchant marines. Hear from labor leaders on what we can expect from this industry, next steps to regionalize every level of the supply chain, and what tools and commitments workers need to fully deliver on the jobs promise of wind.

Moderator, Debra Coyle, Director, NJ Work Environment Council

• Olaf Olsen, Senior Council Representative, Dockbuilders-Divers-Pile Drivers, Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters

• Luke Gordon, International Representative, United Steelworkers

• Ray Henderson, Seafarers International Union

• Wyatt Earp, International Representative for District 3, International Brotherhood for Electrical Workers

1:30pmManufacturing Update: Robert Mazzuca, NJ MEP

1:40pmPanel 4: Offshore Wind, Equity & Environmental Justice
New Jersey is making historic investments in offshore wind. With multiple projects already approved, another solicitation in the works, and the first purpose built wind port in the country, our state is creating thousands of job opportunities. How can offshore wind serve as an engine to address climate change and reverse inequality? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ensure jobs go to communities often excluded from the green economy. This panel will take a look at what New Jersey is doing, and what we have left to do, to remove structural barriers to good jobs in offshore wind.

Moderator: Nicole Miller, Principal Consultant, MnM Consulting

• Rev. Ronald Tuff, NJ Organizer, Greenfaith

• Halimah Shabazz, Coordinator Wind Project, NJ Environmental Justice Alliance

• Rev. Kevin Peterson, Senior Pastor, Second Baptist Church of Pedricktown (Salem Co)

• Atlantic City Councilman Kaleem Shabazz

2:30pmPanel 5: Standing Up for Offshore Wind
Offshore wind has faced choppy waters this year as a set of challenges has allowed opponents to take advantage of issues like visual impacts and inflation/costs to attack offshore wind. How should offshore wind be positioned to build up support from the public that has not taken sides? 

Moderator, Anjuli Ramos-Busot, Executive Director, Sierra Club 

• Sunni Vargas, Clean Energy Campaign Manager, NJ LCV Grassroots

• Peggy J. O. Schultz, Founder, POWER (People for Offshore Wind Energy Resources)

• Moira Cyphers, Director, Eastern Region State Affairs, American Clean Power

• Ayelet Hines, Director of Community Engagement, Tigercomm

3:20pmAdjourn

Featured Speakers

Listed in order of appearance (Click on photo for speaker biography)

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