QUO VADIS CONFERENCE
QUO VADIS CONFERENCE BERLIN 2013
QUO VADIS CONFERENCE, THE ANNUAL CONVENTION FOR WIND FARM OWNERS AND OPERATORS HOSTED BY KEVIN AND SIGRID DONOVAN OF GWA SUPPLIES, WAS HELD IN BERLIN THIS YEAR.
BY INVITATION ONLY CONFERENCE Now in its 7th year, this by-invitation-only conference has grown to become a key event for the industry and an attraction for regular attendees. 86 delegates came to Berlin, including some 40 representatives from 23 utility companies. GWA Supplies are members of the Global Wind Alliance which was well represented with 7 member companies attending, and with Clifford McSpadden who is Chairman of the GWA, moderating the conference as he has done for the past few years.
Chairman Clifford McSpadden ensures the conference delegates are awake!
THE PRE EVENT DINNER GOES SKY HIGH
Quo Vadis is so much more than just a conference. The two day event began with a tour of Berlin with a very knowledgeable, enthusiastic and amusing tour guide. For the evening meal everybody had high expectations, even more so as they were dining 207m above the Berlin skyline in the rotating restaurant of the 220m high TV Tower. This all provided a relaxed environment to network within the group. So by the time the conference started on day two, there was already a strong sense of community.
The conference was then officially opened by Daniel Rutstein, Director General of UK Trade & Investment based in Berlin. This was followed by a number of professional presentations from leaders in their field and from executives of the major utility companies…
• Paul Meaney, SKF – Upgrading Versus Replacing
• Thomas Stalin, Vattenfall – Converter Failures
• Chis Smith, RES – Adding Value to Wind O&M
• Brian Darnell, GL Garrad Hassan – Performance Monitoring
• Olivier Gaget, Offshore Wind Power Consulting – From Offshore Wind Farm Construction to O&M
• Stephan Diedrich, KK Electronics – How to Increase the Energy Output of Older Wind Turbines
CONFERENCE AND SPEAKERS Kevin Donovan used this platform to announce a major change to his company Windpower Renewable Solutions (WRS): This event was to be the official launch of the new venture GWA Supplies with WRS becoming fully integrated into the new company. Kevin also introduced his partner in GWA Supplies, Clifford McSpadden.
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