Robert Speht, MBA

Energy Strategy & Development Leader | Offshore & Floating Wind | Investment & Market Entry | Public–Private Capital | UK–EU–International

London, England, United Kingdom

About

I am an energy strategy and investment leader with 20+ years’ experience across offshore wind, floating wind and renewable energy markets in the UK, Europe and internationally. My work focuses on building platforms, markets and institutions that enable large-scale deployment and capital mobilisation. Over the past 15 years, I have operated across two complementary engagement models: embedded leadership roles within organisations and independent advisory work via my UK Ltd consulting vehicle. This has included director-level positions, interim leadership, and strategic advisory mandates supporting developers, OEMs, investors, ports and public-sector bodies. My experience spans: • Offshore and floating wind strategy and industrialisation • Market entry and international expansion (UK / EU / China) • Techno-economic and commercial modelling • Developer and OEM engagement • JV creation, partnerships and platform build-out • Investment committee support and capital structuring • Public–private collaboration and policy-aligned I have supported projects and organisations from early-stage concept through to investment decision, market entry and scale-up, helping reduce risk, accelerate learning curves and unlock private capital alongside public frameworks. Open to senior leadership roles, advisory mandates and board-level engagements where strategic, commercial and institutional capability are required.

Experience

  • Managing Director at Renewables Experts Ltd
    Oct 2013 - Present · 12 yrs 9 mos

    Independent advisory platform supporting offshore and floating wind developers, OEMs, investors and public bodies across the UK, Europe, China and the US. Founded and led a global consultancy specialising in offshore and floating wind, supporting investment decisions, market entry and industrial-scale deployment strategies. Engagements span techno-economic modelling, industrialisation pathways, supply-chain strategy and cross-border market entry, supporting multi-GW development pipelines and nine-figure investment decisions.

  • Managing Director at Ukraine Offshore Wind Coalition
    Aug 2024 - Present · 1 yr 11 mos

    Leading a non-profit trade association to support the establishment of Ukraine’s offshore-wind market. Driving early work on regulatory frameworks, planning and permitting, laying the groundwork for post-war offshore-wind development and future private investment.

  • Director Offshore Wind, UK & Europe at EPI Group
    Jun 2025 - Mar 2026 · 10 mos

    Leading EPI’s offshore and floating-wind strategy across the UK and Europe, strengthening market positioning and supporting expansion into floating-wind opportunities. Responsible for developer engagement and integration of geoscience, geotechnical and QHSE capabilities, supporting clients through early-stage technical-commercial decision-making.

  • Director Offshore Wind Global & General Manager UK at Steel Inspect
    Jul 2021 - Apr 2025 · 3 yrs 10 mos

    Established and led the UK subsidiary of a German offshore-wind quality specialist, while leading global business development across Europe and Asia. Built strategic relationships with developers, fabricators and OEMs in the UK, EU and China, expanding capability into floating-wind QA and inspection frameworks.

  • CEO / CTO at Vidi Energy Group - Floating Wind Mass-production
    Apr 2020 - May 2024 · 4 yrs 2 mos

    Co-founded a floating-wind manufacturing and industrialisation venture, developing the serialised production concept (“Model-T for Floating Wind”). Defined port-side assembly strategies and global partnerships, shaping scalable industrial models for floating-wind deployment in Europe, Asia and the US.