Over 200 leaders and businesses in the offshore wind industry will be meeting, sharing presentations and networking one-on-one – in sessions called Wind Match – September 27-28, 2015, at Pier V Hotel in Baltimore.

The event is attended by C- Level participants from leading offshore wind companies, as well as manufacturing, transportation, maritime, engineering and construction industries.  The forum is intentionally kept to a manageable size to facilitate networking and business connections, which often lead to business transactions both in and out of the offshore wind industry.  

A few of the workshops offered are:
-Game Changers: Advancements in OSW
-Radar Advancement and Wind Projects
-Lockheed Martin's New Floating Platform Anchoring System
-The Economy of Autonomy: Using Autonomous Surface Vessels (ASVs) to lower the cost of offshore operations
-Managing the Ecological Impact of Underwater Noise from Offshore Wind Farms
-Advanced Approaches to Underwater Noise Abatement

Early sponsors are:  Aeolus, Mott MacDonald, Keystone Engineering, Ventower, Apex Companies, LLC, John S. Connor, Inc., Sparrows Point Shipyard, Cianbro and Seatower.

• The growth of additive manufacturing.
• Impact on Maryland's business community and economy.
• Workforce requirements.
• 3-D printing demonstration.
• RAMP MD: a template for successful legislation.
• Goals for RAMP MD and ways to move forward.