8 Oct 2026
Amsterdam
8 Oct 2026
Amsterdam
Thursday 8 October 2026
Registration
Registration & welcome coffee
Start your day energized. Arrive early to collect your event badge and network over morning coffee and refreshments before the sessions kick off.
Breakfast
A morning networking session for investors and financiers working in two of the most exciting investment opportunities in the RE industry: floating photovoltaics and solar PV & BESS recycling.
Seats are limited. Register your interest below, and we will confirm attendance within five working days. Priority will be given to active investors with relevant investment mandates.
Session 1
Much of the 2026 FPV conversation is still forward-looking, focusing on pipelines, pilots, projections. This session does the opposite. ING, the first continental European bank to finance utility-scale floating PV, presents the operational evidence from the assets it put money behind eight years ago, and what that evidence now means for the next wave of FPV deals.
Gino Schuur
ING
A data-driven close-out of the European floating PV year. This keynote shows what actually got built in 2026 versus what was promised in the 2025 pipeline, and offers insights into: where projects moved from concept to commissioning, where they stalled in permitting, and where they were quietly cancelled.
A step-by-step walkthrough of the floating PV development process, highlighting where projects most often stall, overrun, or fail between permit and commissioning.
Simon Cizmek
HSE
Emma van Veenendaal
Deltares
Morning networking break
Session 2
Water utilities own many of Europe's most valuable FPV sites, but rarely speak publicly about hosting them. Dr. Giovanni Sandrini presents findings from Evides Water Company's live scientific study on two Dutch drinking-water reservoirs hosting floating PV, and what the results mean for developers, permitting authorities, and investors targeting reservoir-hosted projects across Europe.
Giovanni Sandrini
Evides Waterbedrijf
One technology, four very different cheques. A community-owned 20 MW plant in Friesland (SHEC–Dolten II), a 95 MW behind-the-meter project on a Rotterdam port site (Slufter), a 140 MW state-utility asset on a former Slovenian coal-mine lake (Družmirje), and a 31 MW industrial self-consumption site in Belgium (TotalEnergies + Holcim) don't just look different: they get financed differently. The bankers behind each deal compare, on one stage, what actually closed: how the CAPEX premium was absorbed, where insurance fell short, and who ended up holding the residual risk.
Nienke Rijpstra
StartGreen Capital
Willem Stitselaar
DevCap
Gerrit Janssen
Enber
Networking break
Networking lunch break
Use the long networking lunch break to grab a bite, reconnect with industry peers, and meet our partners and exhibitors.
In the meantime, the Dam Room will host live founder pitches alongside a feedback session with active investors.
Founder's Pitch
In the Dam Room, founders from the floating PV and solar PV & B.E.S.S. recycling sectors pitch their businesses to active European investors. Investors can question the founders, evaluate their opportunities, and select the most promising ventures.
Interested in pitching or joining the investor panel?
Session 3
A technical deep dive into floating PV mooring and anchoring systems, focusing on how to select the right solution for site conditions and long-term reliability.
A practical overview and real life takeaways of hybridizing floating-solar and why it makes sense from a utility perspective.
Andrés Franco
Isigenere - Isifloating
An operator-led discussion on how early design decisions shape long-term performance, costs, and reliability of floating-PV assets.
Afternoon networking break
Session 4
This session explores 3 areas where floating-PV is expanding beyond classic reservoirs and use cases: extreme salinity, Altantic Ocean, energy autonomy; unpacking why these applications are gaining traction in Europe as well as the commercial value add.
Polina Vasilenko
HelioRec
A forward-looking but practical discussion on where floating PV investment will concentrate between 2026 and 2028, and how developers and investors can reduce risk early.
Mette Kristine Kanestrøm
Multiconsult
Lucas de Haro
Velto Renewables
Networking drinks
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Radmyla Nikitchenko
Junior Event Manager
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Dee Yon Chng
Project Manager
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Business Developer
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