Gdańsk will host the 14th edition of the Offshore Wind – Logistics & Supplies International Conference on October 29–30, 2025. This flagship event is organized by the Polish Offshore Wind Industry Chamber (PIMEW).
At a pivotal moment marked by the rapid growth of offshore wind projects in the southern Baltic Sea, over 500 leading industry figures will gather to discuss strategic directions, enabling policies, and key priorities for moving the sector forward.
The conference arrives at a transformative time for the southern Baltic region. Poland’s inaugural offshore wind farm projects – representing a combined capacity of approximately 4 GW – are already under construction, with additional developments progressing at pace. The coming years will witness an unprecedented scale of offshore construction, paralleled by preparations for future investments in Poland, Lithuania, and Germany. Collectively, these efforts aim to exceed 18 GW of installed offshore wind capacity by 2040.
Our discussions will delve not only into the delivery of clean energy but, more importantly, into the provisioning of critical components, specialised services, and advanced technologies. The conference agenda addresses high-impact topics shaping the operational and industrial backbone of offshore wind deployment, including:
This year’s edition introduces a refreshed structure designed to enhance participant engagement. Following the joint plenary session, participates can select from a series of curated thematic tracks aligned with their professional focus. This modular format ensures participants gain actionable insights relevant to their roles within the supply chain ecosystem.
• Local content as a raison d’état: shaping national industrial policy for major infrastructure programmes implemented by state-owned and private entities
• Strengthening the domestic supply chain as a pillar of economic resilience in the face of geopolitical and macroeconomic turbulence
• Strategic promotion of Polish products and services abroad as an indispensable component of modern statecraft in economic policy
• Supplier-side imperatives: accurate self-assessment and the structured development of competencies through consortia and collaborative models
• Investor`s and General Contractor's expectations vs. subcontractor realities: balancing divergent perspectives in the value chain
• Market diagnosis results from PIMEW, BGK and ARP
• Dedicated financial mechanisms available to Polish SMEs
• Guarantee frameworks tailored to domestic suppliers
• Governmental support programme for the guarantees in offshore - assumptions
• ARP's offer in the context of offshore sector development
• Government-backed instruments for large-scale strategic investors
• Facilitating foreign direct investment in Poland through effective state support
• The importance of establishing national QHSE frameworks
• Polish legislation: current baseline and the need for reform or supplementation
• Regulatory proposals supporting the development of offshore standards
• Best practices are not enough - towards a formalised Polish offshore industry benchmark
• Strengths and weaknesses of various contracting structures for goods and services
• Dispute resolution mechanisms and conflict management in contractual settings
• Lessons learned from collaboration with international partners
• Contractual clauses requiring particular scrutiny by local suppliers
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• Baltic-specific environmental conditions and implications for GBF (Gravity-Based Foundations)
• The readiness and capabilities of the Polish supply chain to deliver GBF solutions
• Constraints and opportunities related to serial manufacturing and engineering design
• Comparative cost analysis of gravity-based versus monopile technologies
• Key contractual parameters to be taken into account
• Counteracting disadvantageous subcontracting hierarchies in service procurement
• Fair and balanced risk allocation through partnership-oriented approaches
Details to be announced
• Their significance for strengthening and integrating other links in the value chain: current impact and long-term objectives
• Contribution to local labour markets: present effects and future potential
• Adequate administrative tools as incentives for building a local subcontractor ecosystem
• Large seaports as magnets for major industrial investors
• Investment support instruments provided by the central government and local authorities
Details to be announced
• IP Code
• Qualifications required of crew members
• Regulatory inconsistencies: selected Polish maritime provisions vs. offshore operational realities in territorial waters and the Polish EEZ
• Legislative landscape: identification of regulatory gaps
• Supply chain resilience: safeguarding critical infrastructure (CI) as key to securing Polish-origin supplies
• The national rapid detection and response system to hostile actions
• Civil-military cooperation between law enforcement, defence agencies, and the industrial sector
• Evolving risk models driven by increased deployment of USVs (Unmanned Surface Vehicles)
Details to be announced
• Strategies and capabilities for enhanced domestic participation in the early-stage development of upcoming offshore wind projects
• Practical showcase of operational applications and technological potential of Polish-developed unmanned maritime systems
Details to be announced
• Alignment with EU legislation and industrial policy strategies
• Legislative process: prospects for efficient and timely adoption
• Local content in the Polish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) as a potential award criterion
• Other applicable non-price criteria for offshore wind auction rounds
• Market review: current domestic vessel capabilities and development outlook
• Newbuilds – what constitutes an optimal offshore wind support fleet?
• Optimal business models for Polish shipowners
• Mechanisms to maximise domestic utilisation of national offshore service vessels
