17th Edition 

October 27-29, 2026 I 10 AM - 08 PM

São Paulo Expo - Rod. dos Imigrantes, KM 1,5 - SP - Brazil 

A PROGRAM DESIGNED TO OVERCOME THE SECTOR'S CHALLENGES

CONNECT TO TRANSFORM: DISCOVER THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS EDITION

With the participation of representatives from across the energy governance spectrum, manufacturers, equipment companies, and leaders from major national and international wind energy companies, the event fosters a strategic environment for dialogue on operational challenges, new investment avenues, demand, and expansion opportunities for renewable energy.

Over three days of debates and content at the BWP Congress and Windtalks Arena, industry experts and authorities will discuss the macropolitical landscape, energy curtailment, regulations and land allocation, consumption expansion, and new loads (demand) such as data centers and artificial intelligence. Topics surrounding the operation and maintenance of wind farms will also be addressed: safety, operational efficiency, quality and scheduling, innovation, decommissioning, and sustainability.

The event aims to foster debates and connect visions, solutions, and actions to transform the potential of renewable energies into reality.

Check out the complete program for the 17th edition:

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM 
Registration and Welcome Coffee

10:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Opening Remarks - Governance and Authorities

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM 
Lunch

02:00 PM - 02:40 PM
Geopolitics, climate change, elections, and energy: what to expect from the future?

Moderator: Elbia Gannoum, Executive President - ABEEólica

Panelist:
Laura Porto, Presidenta do Conselho de Administração - ABEEólica

02:40 PM - 03:20 PM 
New power-sector modernization framework: uncertainties or opportunities?

Presentation on the new costs associated with the law: Rodrigo Borges, Market Lead Brazil - Aurora Energy

Panelist:
Sandro Yamamoto, Director of New Business, Regulation, and Institutional Relations - Renova
Liu Aquino, CEO - Echoenergia

03:20 PM - 04:00 PM 
Impacts of the new price-formation rules and the risks of double counting for renewables

Panelist:
Luisa Ribeiro, Regulatory Head - CDV

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Coffee break

04:30 PM - 06:00 PM 
Demystifying concepts: what is energy oversupply?

Presentation: Donato Filho, CEO - Volt Robotics

Moderator: Donato Filho, CEO - Volt Robotics

Panelist:
Rodolfo Coli, Director of Regulation and Energy Management – Generation and Renewables - CPFL

Leandro Xavier, Market and Regulatory Affairs Manager - Engie

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
What regulatory framework does offshore wind generation need?

Presentation: Marcello Cabral, Director for Offshore - ABEEólica

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Guidelines for selecting priority areas for the first offshore projects

Moderator: 
Gustavo Ferreira, Police Officer - GWEC

Panelist:
Thiago Coriolano, Market Manager - DNVMaurício Hernandez, Project Manager - OceanPact

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Coffee break

04:30 PM - 05:30 PM
Offshore wind and its strategic role in the security and resilience of Brazil's National Interconnected System (SIN)

Moderator:
 Mauricio Godoi, Editor-in-Chief - CanalEnergia

05:30 PM - 06:30 PM
Competitive local content: how to build a sustainable offshore industry

Moderator: Welinton Conte, Professor/Researcher - UFF e GENER

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Wind Farm Security

Presentation of the Wind Farm Safety Guide: Gabriele Camacho, Technical Director - ABEEólica

Moderator: Gabriele Camacho, Technical Director - ABEEólica

Panelist:
Rafael Paz, Innovation Director - Briskcom

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
Enabling Operations: Mathematical Models, Commissioning and Quality

Moderator: Natália Caldeira, Innovation Director - Briskcom

Panelist:
Diogo Nobrega, CEO - Flexwind
Adelson Ferraz, Director - Brennand

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Coffee break

04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
From scheduling to real-time operation: Challenges and Outlook for the Power Sector

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Registration

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Foundations for the recovery of the renewable industry

Moderator: Stefania, RelvaDirector of Industrial Transformation - Instituto E+

Panelist:
Fernado Elias, Director of Institutional Relations - Casa dos Ventos
Thaisa Almeida, Director of Regulation and Institutional Relations - EDF Power Solutions

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
From Practice to Evidence: Recognizing, Measuring and Communicating the Impacts of Wind Energy

PresentationDébora Horn, ESG Specialist - We Sustentabilidade

Moderator: Felipe Vieira, ESG Specialist - ABEEólica

Panelist:
 
Elbia Gannoum, CEO / Executive President - ABEEólica
Débora Horn, ESG Specialist - We Sustentabilidade

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM
Lunch

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Paradigm shift: a new risk matrix for renewable projects

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
2023 blackout: how can we move forward?

Presentation: Priscila Lino, Executive Director of Regulatory and Market Affairs - Auren

Moderator: Urias Neto, Partner - UMN


Panelist:

Priscila Lino, Executive Director of Regulatory and Market Affairs - Auren

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Coffee break

04:30 PM - 06:00 PM
The future of generation curtailment and the new compensation rules

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 
Connecting the shipbuilding industry and marine technologies for offshore wind energy.

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
What is the value of developing the offshore industry in Brazil?

Moderator: Marcello Cabral, Diretor de Novos Negócios - ABEEólica

Panelist:
Ricardo Couto, New Business - Qair Energy
Thaisa Almeida, Director of Regulation and Institutional Relations - EDF Power Solutions
Adriano Gouveia, Operations Engineering - Neoenergia

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM 
Lunch

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM 
Laying the groundwork: how transmission and electrification efforts impact new technologies

Moderator: Natália Oliveira, Regional Lead of Policy and Advocacy - Latin America - Global Renewables Alliance (GRA)

Panelist:
Elbia Gannoum, Executive President - ABEEólica
Glauco Freitas, Head of South LATAM and Country Managing Director Brazil - Hitachi
Vitor Caram, LATAM Expansion Director - ODATA
Rodrigo Borges, Market Lead Brasil - Aurora Research
Fernanda Delgado, Executive President - ABHIV
Thiago Ivanovski, Director of Economic, Energy, and Environmental Studies - EPE

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM 
Pilot projects that can open the Brazilian market

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM 
Coffee break

04:30 PM - 05:30 PM 
How can the carbon market expand the role of renewable generation in industrial decarbonization?

05:30 PM - 06:30 PM 
Energy Storage Regulation: What has advanced and what still needs to be done?

Moderator: Tiago Correia, CEO - RegE Consultoria

Panelist:
Dennis Bocuzzi, Regulation and Institutional Relations Manager - Alvarez Marsal

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM 
Retrofit and decommissioning: how to prepare for the end of the contract?

Panelist: 
Ricardo Balsalobre, COO | O&M Director - Energimp
Sergio Azevedo, President - Dois A

10:50 AM - 11:20 AM 
New tools for planning and operating the Brazilian Power System (SEB)

11:40 AM - 12:30 PM 
Three years after the blackout: lessons learned in a new sector context

Moderator: Eduardo Ellery, Partner  - Abdo, Ellery & Associados

Panelist:
Leandro Xavier, Market and Regulatory Affairs Manager - Engie

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM 
Lunch

02:00 PM - 03:15 PM 
El Niño and its  impacts on the sector

Moderator: Elbia Gannoum, Executive President - ABEEólica

Panelist:
Rodrigo Azambuja, Energy Modeling and Studies Specialist - CCEE

03:15 PM - 04:00 PM 
How can AI improve the efficiency of wind project operation and maintenance?

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM 
Coffee break

04:30 PM - 04:50 PM 
Quick panel: How can practical knowledge contribute to the development of ABNT standards for the wind sector?

Interviewer: Carolina Yukie, Senior Regulatory Technical Analyst - ABEEólica

04:50 PM - 05:50 PM 
Connecting technical knowledge on noise with the social dimension

Moderator: Krisdany Cavalcante, Technical Director, dB Acoustics Laboratory / Manager, ABNT/CB-196 Brazilian Acoustics Committe- ABNT

Panelist:
Jarbas Amaro, Sustainability Manager - Auren
Marco Antônio M Vecci, Professor, Researcher, and Consultant - UFMG
José Anchieta, President - CPRH/PE

09:00 AM - 10:00 AM 
Registration

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM 
Environmental Licensing: How to update the rules for new wind projects

Panelist:
José de Anchieta, President - CPRH

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM 
Tax Reform in force: effects on the competitiveness of renewable projects

Moderator: Fernanda Sá, Partner- Machado Meyer

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM 
Lunch

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM 
Cost, Price and Value: How to Make the Wind Industry More Competitive

Moderator: Juliano Martins, CNew Business Coordinator - ABEEólica

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM 
Outlook for the new National Transmission Access Policy

Moderator: Tiago Correia, Managing Partner - RegE

Panelist:
Fernando Elias, Director of Institutional Relations - Casa dos Ventos

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM 
Coffee break

04:30 PM - 05:00 PM 
Is the generation-curtailment Commitment Agreement now a problem of the past?

Interviewer: Mauricio Godoi, Editor-in-Chief - CanalEnergia

Interviewee: Elbia Gannoum, Executive President - ABEEólica

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM
Ports for Gigawatts: infrastructure for the new green economy

11:10 AM - 12:00 PM
Social license to operate: how to build trust, participation and shared value in offshore wind?

Panelist:
Alexandre Gross - WWF Brasil
Ricardo Voivodic, Head of the Marine Pollution Control Division - Ministério de Meio Ambiente (MMA)

12:00 PM - 02:00 PM 
Lunch

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM 
LRCAP BESS 2026: First Procurement and Market Outlook

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM 
Marine spatial planning and the future of the blue economy

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM 
Coffee break

04:30 PM - 05:00 PM 
Marine spatial planning and the future of the blue economy

Interviewees: Gabriel Araújo, Finance & Energy Manager - Atlas Agro
Matheus Barauna, Senior Investment Officer for Decarbonization - Vale

Eduardo Mascarenhas, Senior Manager - Alvarez Marsal

05:00 PM - 06:00 PM 
Single Offshore Area Management Portal: speed and transparency in area-use concession processes

10:00 AM - 10:45 AM 
Capacity building and training: strengthening a learning culture from decision-making to execution

Moderator: Carolina Yukie, ASenior Regulatory Technical Analyst - ABEEólica

Panelist:
Marco Antonio Juliatto, Coordenador-Geral de Articulação de Políticas para a Transição Energética - MME

10:45 AM - 11:05 AM 
Quick panel: Occupational Safety

11:05 AM - 12:30 PM 
Diversity in the field: the role of gender equity in wind farm operation and maintenance

Panelist:
Camila Neves - Forte Fixadores
Lilian Cabral, Senior Manager/Services Business Development - Invenergy

12:30 PM - 02:00 PM 
Lunch

02:00 PM - 03:00 PM 
Impacts of generation curtailment on operation and maintenance

Presentation: Donato Filho, CEO - Volt Robotics

Moderator: Donato Filho, CEO - Volt Robotics

Panelist:

Marcos Abbud, Sales Manager - ABS Wind

03:00 PM - 04:00 PM 
Service contract model practices and future trends

Presentation on the outsourced contract model: Lucas Moura, Windpower Generation Manager - Engie

Presentation on the in-house contract model: 
Ricardo Balsalobrem COO | O&M Director - Energimp

Presentation on the hybrid contract model: 
Vladmir Reis Pontes, Operations Director - Engeform Energia

Moderator: Rafael Valverde, Director General - SOWITEC

Panelist:
Renato Santos, Director - RES Group

04:00 PM - 04:30 PM 
Coffee break

04:30 PM - 05:00 PM 
End of service life: Alternatives for component recycling

Presentation on new tools for planning and operating the SEB: Amanda Oliveira, Head of Transmission and Distribution Studies - PSR

Moderator: Amanda Oliveira, Head of Transmission and Distribution Studies - PSR


Panelist:
Reinaldo Garcia, Director of Electric Power Studies (DEE) - EPE

05:20 PM - 05:50 PM 
Quick panel Logistics: Challenges of the crisis and recovery

Interviewer: Juliano Nascimento, Supply Management & Logistics Sourcing Manager - Nordex

*The schedule is subject to change without prior notice until the date of the event. Updated on 08/25/2026.

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