Oceantic Network has opened registration and hotels for its premier conference, the International Partnering Forum
For Immediate Release: October 3, 2024
Media Contact: Luke Jeanfreau | [email protected] | 504-302-8079
BALTIMORE – Oceantic Network today opened registration for its 2025 International Partnering Forum (IPF), the largest offshore wind and ocean renewables conference in the Americas, taking place April 28 to May 1 in Virginia Beach, Virginia. New in 2025, IPF will host an Ocean Renewables Summit, the Ventus Gala, tours showcasing the thriving U.S. supply chain and a utility-scale offshore wind project, as well as popular networking events including OSW Drinks, WindMatch(TM), and more.
“IPF’s constant evolution has created the Americas’ most important offshore wind industry gathering, rewarding new and returning attendees with business and network-building events and opportunities,” said Liz Burdock, CEO at Oceantic Network. “In 2025, IPF will Power ON alongside the thousands of companies that make up the offshore wind industry and its supply chain. The engaging programming and networking events you’ve come to expect at IPF are all coming to the site of our nation’s largest offshore wind project in Virginia Beach.”
2025 IPF will be a conference experience like none before as the industry convenes to Power ON – celebrating the U.S. offshore wind industry that now has a completed commercial-scale project, with nine more at various stages of construction, supported by a thriving supply chain that stretches across 39 states. The offshore wind industry is creating jobs from California to Maine, delivering new business to local companies while contributing to the nation’s clean energy transition.
“We are honored Oceantic Network has chosen our city to host IPF in 2025 and are excited to welcome industry leaders and experts from around the world to Virginia Beach,” said Virginia Beach City Manager Patrick Duhaney. “Virginia Beach works each day to ensure we remain an attractive destination for events like this, and we appreciate the opportunity to showcase the best Virginia Beach has to offer.”
This year, the annual Ventus Gala will also take place at IPF for the first time, celebrating innovation and achievements from across the offshore wind and ocean renewables industries while immersing attendants and winners in the connective atmosphere of the conference. Another first for IPF is hosting the annual conference in a location where a commercial-scale project is underway. Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, promised to become one of the world’s largest offshore wind ventures, will be under installation, which attendees will have the opportunity to visit as an IPF tour option.
“Virginia is leading the way for offshore wind in the United States, with our Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, the country’s largest offshore wind farm, under construction off the coast of Virginia Beach,” said G.T. Hollett, director of offshore wind at Dominion Energy. “The industry is taking notice as more businesses are locating to Hampton Roads, bringing new jobs and transforming the region into the nation’s premier offshore wind supply chain hub. Sponsoring events, such as Oceantic Network’s International Partnering Forum, really highlight the positive work occurring in Hampton Roads and the Commonwealth.”
Registration to attend this premier week-long event offers attendees full access to a host of programming tracks, focused summits, tours, business matching services, startup support, networking opportunities, and social gatherings, bringing together organizations from across the global offshore wind industry to drive innovation, collaboration, and solutions.
“LS GreenLink is excited to participate in the 2025 International Partnering Forum and showcase our contributions to the offshore wind industry,” said Patrick Y. Shim, Managing Director at LS GreenLink. “As a leading provider of submarine cables globally, we are proud to support the expansion of offshore wind solutions in the U.S. and beyond. IPF offers a great opportunity to connect with industry leaders, share best practices, and advance the future of sustainable energy. We look forward to the continued growth of the offshore wind sector and its positive impact on global clean energy initiatives.”
The 2025 IPF Call for Workshops submissions and Ventus Awards nominations are open through November 1. IPF Hotel reservations can be made online.
For more information or to arrange an interview with an Oceantic spokesperson, contact Luke Jeanfreau at [email protected] or 504-302-8079.
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As a non-profit organization, Oceantic Network’s driving purpose is to inform, coordinate, and mobilize human ingenuity, enterprise, and labor to take advantage of the urgent need to tap the vast offshore wind and renewable energy resources that lie in the world’s oceans. The collective, coordinated efforts of our 600+ members equip communities and nations to accelerate the transition to clean energy and create economic opportunities.
