Cables 2025
24/09/2025, 08:30 (GMT) Add To Calendar
Energy Central Campus
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Global Underwater Hub’s annual Cables conference, supported by RenewableUK, returns for its 2025 edition in September and will once again drive discussion on a core aspect of offshore renewable energy development and in building energy security worldwide.
Cables 2025 will take place at the Energy Central Campus in Blyth on Wednesday, 24 September, bringing together key stakeholders from across the cable and energy industries. Attend this leading UK conference and learn about the latest developments in cables and interconnectors manufacturing and protection, understand challenges around installation, inspection and maintenance, and discover more about planned projects and the size of the market opportunity.
Cables 2025 will take place at the Energy Central Campus in Blyth on Wednesday, 24 September, bringing together key stakeholders from across the cable and energy industries. Attend this leading UK conference and learn about the latest developments in cables and interconnectors manufacturing and protection, understand challenges around installation, inspection and maintenance, and discover more about planned projects and the size of the market opportunity.
Why attend
Each year, our Cables conference brings together a wide range of stakeholders and Cables 2025 will be no different. This event offers an excellent opportunity to meet and engage with industry colleagues, whilst learning about and discussing a range of topics associated with the subsea cables market.
The day offers an opportunity for you to:
Each year, our Cables conference brings together a wide range of stakeholders and Cables 2025 will be no different. This event offers an excellent opportunity to meet and engage with industry colleagues, whilst learning about and discussing a range of topics associated with the subsea cables market.
The day offers an opportunity for you to:
- Expand your knowledge: Learn about the latest market trends, new technologies and best practices in the offshore wind and subsea cables industry.
- Gain market insights: Receive an update on planned offshore wind projects globally and where market opportunities lie.
- Enhance your skills: Discover what challenges and opportunities are currently facing different stakeholders within the industry and participate in discussions that can help to advance current thinking.
- Build you network: Meet and network with contacts from across the subsea cables industry and energy sector.
- Stay competitive: Gain market insight, build knowledge and understanding, and make new connections within the offshore energy and subsea cables industries.
Conference programme
Cables 2025 will focus on four key themes, with sessions centred around:
- Big investment and infrastructure
- Testing, handling and installation
- Operations and maintenance
- Future innovation and demands - what does the future hold?
The afternoon will feature a workshop session that is designed to foster collaboration and drive debate and discussion around factors critical to the continued development of subsea cables.
Confirmed speakers
The programme for Cables 2025 is currently being finalised, with further speakers to be announced. The conference will feature contributions from representatives of the Carbon Trust, DeepOcean, Encomara, Enshore Subsea, Flotation Energy, Great British Energy, Helix Robotics Solutions, James Fisher and Sons, Jan De Nul, JDR Cable Systems, Jee, Kinewell, Maritime Developments Limited, ORE Catapult, Port of Blyth, Proserv, RED Engineering, RenewableUK, Siemens Energy, TechnipFMC, TenneT and Waves Group.
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Who should attend?
Cables 2025 will bring together stakeholders from across the underwater industry. At last year’s event this included cable and ancillary product manufacturers, operators, renewable energy developers, government, ports, verification bodies, decommissioning specialists and engineering consultancies.
The event will allow you to meet and network with over 100 delegates including senior management, commercial managers, analysts, chief engineers and technical managers.
Cables 2025 will bring together stakeholders from across the underwater industry. At last year’s event this included cable and ancillary product manufacturers, operators, renewable energy developers, government, ports, verification bodies, decommissioning specialists and engineering consultancies.
The event will allow you to meet and network with over 100 delegates including senior management, commercial managers, analysts, chief engineers and technical managers.
Pre-conference programme
As part of the official programme for Cables 2025, a series of pre-conference events will take place on the afternoon and evening of Tuesday, 23 September. This includes two sites visits within the local area and a networking drinks reception at The Commissioners Quay Inn in Blyth. Details are outlined below, including how to reserve your space at each. Participation in both the site visits and drinks reception is included in the price of the conference ticket.
Afternoon site visits
All delegates to Cables 2025 have the opportunity to attend two site visits taking place on the afternoon of Tuesday, 23 September. These will be to ORE Catapult and JDR Cables.
Upon booking your ticket you will be sent a registered interest form regarding the site visits, which must be completed and returned to GUH before 3pm on Friday, 12 September.
Please note that places are limited, so we will notify you if you have been successful in gaining a place. Further details will then follow.
Upon booking your ticket you will be sent a registered interest form regarding the site visits, which must be completed and returned to GUH before 3pm on Friday, 12 September.
Please note that places are limited, so we will notify you if you have been successful in gaining a place. Further details will then follow.
Evening welcome drinks reception
On the evening prior to the conference, Tuesday, 23 September, a welcome drinks reception will be held at The Commissioners Quay Inn, Quay Road, Blyth, with spaces available on a first come, first served basis. This will offer an excellent opportunity to network with delegates, speakers and sponsors in advance of the following day's conference.
Details of how to reserve your place at the drinks reception will be provided once you have booked your conference ticket.
Please see ticket pricing below for Cables 2025. Alongside the full conference programme on Wednesday, 24 September, a series of accompanying events will take place on the afternoon and evening of Tuesday, 23 September, which are detailed above and are included in the ticket price.
| GUH/RUK Member: individual ticket for Cables 2025 | £275 +VAT | |
| Non-member: individual ticket for Cables 2025 | £350 +VAT |
PLEASE NOTE - THE EVENT IS SOLD OUT AND BOOKING IS NOW CLOSED.
TO BE ADDED TO THE WAITING LIST, PLEASE CONTACT EVENTS@THEGUH.CO.UK PLEASE BE AWARE THAT WE CANNOT GUARANTEE A PLACE WILL BECOME AVAILABLE AND YOU WILL BE ADVISED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Please note that ticket prices on the booking page are inclusive of VAT. For details of our event terms and conditions, click here.
Thank you to our event partner RenewableUK
Our sponsors
Cables 2025 is being kindly supported by the following organisations:
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Exhibitors
A number of companies will be exhibiting at Cables 2025, using the event as a platform to showcase their range of products and services.
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The venue
The Cables 2025 conference will take place at the Energy Central Campus in Blyth, situated at the mouth of the River Blyth and adjacent to the Port of Blyth. Energy Central Campus is centrally located, with convenient transport links and ample parking.
The Cables 2025 conference will take place at the Energy Central Campus in Blyth, situated at the mouth of the River Blyth and adjacent to the Port of Blyth. Energy Central Campus is centrally located, with convenient transport links and ample parking.
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Energy Central Campus
Quay Road Blyth Northumberland NE24 3PA |