PROGRAM EUROPOWER & OZE POWER AUTUMN 2023

Day I, 8 November 2023.

9:00- 9:10 Opening of the conference

BLOCK: The future of the Polish energy sector

9:10 – 9:25 Introduction – Presentation by the Chairmen of the Advisory Boards

• Leszek Juchniewicz, Chairman of the EuroPOWER Program Council
• Maciej Bando, Chairman of the RES POWER Program Council

9:25 – 9:35 Speech by the President of the Energy Regulatory Authority

• Rafał Gawin, President of the Energy Regulatory Authority

9:35 – 11:00 The future of the Polish energy sector

• Energy policy – directions and the scope of transformation
• Energy security – planning, strategies, international cooperation
• What changes in the energy sector will the year 2024 bring? Also, in the context of energy
• How much profit and what will we gain from the energy transformation?
• Supporting local content – development of Polish companies
• Mergers and acquisitions in the energy sector
• Diversity of energy supplies in the context of providing energy security – Energy Policy of Poland until 2040 with outlook to 2050 (PEP2040)
• Fit for 55 – what is going to happen with the package?
• Energy policy vs. the development of energy supply infrastructure: strategies and funding
• The role of the Polish National Energy Security Agency (NABE)

Speakers:

• Rafał Gawin, President of the Energy Regulatory Authority
• Ireneusz Zyska, Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for RES, Ministry of Climate and Environment
• Iwona Waksmundzka-Olejniczak, Board Member for Strategy and Sustainable Development, Orlen S.A.
• Dariusz Wieczorek, Member of Parliament of the Republic of Poland
• Andrzej Modzelewski, CEO, E.ON Poland S.A.
• Marek Musiał, President of the Management Board, Polenergia Obrót
• Piotr Zawistowski, President of the Management Board, Polish Power Exchange
• Grzegorz Onichimowski, Energy Sector Expert
• Robert Macias, Member of the Management Board, RWE Renewables Polska
• Paulina Hennig-Kloska, Member of Parliament of the Republic of Poland

Moderator:

• Wojciech Jakóbik, Energy Sector Expert, Editor-in-Chief, Biznes Alert

BLOCK: Power grids are needed asap!

11:00 – 11:15 Presentation: Dark & Lit Fiber – additional revenue in the budget of energy companies

• Łukasz Kudzia, Business Development Director EMEA Energy, AFL Telecommunications LTD & BKT Elektronik

11:15 – 12:05 Power grids are needed asap! Development of the power grid as a condition necessary for the promotion of renewable energy sources – planning support of the development and modernization of the power grid

• Realization of the Charter of efficient transformation of the Polish power engineering distribution networks – where are we?
• How to build a common, distributed system of storing energy and increase the power system’s flexibility on the distribution level?
• The potential of product storage rooms
• Storing energy: technologies and solutions for renewable energy sources
• Large-scale, cavern storage room of hydrogen for stabilization of the power system
• Efficiency improvement and the use of the existing power grid resources
• Development of cable pooling in Poland. Combining renewable energy sources
• Sector coupling – abolition of the traditional division between energy-intensive sectors and the introduction of the holistic model
• Legal changes allowing for the actual participation of investors in the funding of power grid reconstruction
• Funding programs – the offer of European programs with the outlook to 2027
• What regulations and market activities should be taken to increase investments in energy storage rooms and the system’s flow capacity to increase connection power availability?

Speakers:

• Rafał Gawin, President of the Energy Regulatory Office
• Andrzej Kazmierski, Director of the Department of Low-Emission Economy Ministry of Development and Technology 
• Robert Stelmaszczyk, CEO, Stoen Operator
• Jan Frania, Vice President of the Management Board for Network Infrastructure, PGE Dystrybucja
• Robert Zasina, Executive Director for Asset Management, TAURON Polska Energia S.A.
• Marek Dobies, Member of the Board of the National Association of Independent Electricity Distributors
  

Moderator:

• Prof.dr.hab.inż. Waldemar Skomudek, Professor, AGH University of Krakow

12:05 – 12:35 Break

BLOCK: How to realize ecological energy transformation and provide sustainable development?

12:35 – 13:15 Development perspectives of nuclear energy in Poland

• Atomic energy vs. sustainable development objectives – input and potential
• Nuclear security – innovations, regulations, and procedures
• Types of nuclear fuel

Speakers:

• Pawel Pytlarczyk, Director of Nuclear Energy Department, Ministry of Climate and Environment
• Jakub Rybicki, President of the Management Board, PGE PAK Energia Jądrowa
• Prof. Waclaw Gudowski, Advisor to the Board of Directors, Orlen Synthos Green Energy
• Piotr Podgórski, Chief Transformation Officer, KGHM Polska Miedź
• Szczepan Ruman, Chairman of the Board, Świętokrzyska Grupa Przemysłowa INDUSTRIA S.A. 
• Paweł Gajda, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow

Moderator:

• Maciej Lipka, Director of Nuclear Technologies, Nuclear PL

13:15 – 13:25 Presentation: Cable pooling and direct lines as methods to increase the efficiency of RES investments

• Dawid Piasecki, Director of Investment Execution Office, Alseva

13:25 – 13:35 Presentation: Efficient supply chains in the energy transition! How can digitization help make them more efficient?

• Filip Kowalski, General Manager for Energy & Natural Resources Middle Eastern Europe, SAP Poland

13:35 – 14:30 How to realize ecological energy transformation and provide sustainable development?

• How to build energy security in distributed technologies? – hybrid installations
• What actions should be taken to improve the controllability of renewable energy sources technologies? – technological cooperation with the power grid
• H2 OZE – Hydrogen economy – hydrogen as an energy carrier and the connector between sectors
• Regulation and organizational framework for the hydrogen economy
• Solar energy – trends, technologies, and innovations
• Forecasts for the wind energy development
• Sustainable development and renewable energy sources – ecological, social, and economic aspects
• Examples of successful projects regarding renewable energy sources – case studies, best practices, and successes

Speakers:

• Robert Nowicki, CEO, Orlen Neptun
• Janusz Moroz, Member of the Management Board for Trade, E.ON Polska
• Ireneusz Sawicki, Member of the Management Board, Polenergia Obrót
• Radosław Walaszczyk, Director of the Department of Renewable Sources, Energy Regulatory Office
• Slawomira Dumala, project coordinator II in the DRIM department, The National Centre for Research and Development
• Filip Kowalski, General Manager for Energy & Natural Resources Middle Eastern Europe, SAP Poland
• Kacper Lazowski, Board Member, Alseva EPC
• Arkadiusz Sekściński, Chairman of the Board, PGE Baltica*

Moderator:

• Monika Morawiecka, Senior Advisor, Regulatory Assistance Project

14:30 – 15:00 Energy communities and energy sustainable cities

• The main challenges, benefits, and difficulties that energy communities and cities face on the transition to energy self-sufficiency
• What are the long-term prospects and possible risks for energy communities in the context of the changing energy landscape?

Speakers:

• Rafał Gronicz, Mayor of the City of Zgorzelec 
• Roman Kaczmarczyk, Mayor of Lądek Zdrój
• Tomasz Matuszewski, Mayor of the City of Sanok

Moderator:

• Bartłomiej Kupiec, local energy expert, Association “With energy about law”

BLOCK: Transformation in heating engineering – how to efficiently start with it?

15:00 – 15:55 Transformation in heating engineering – how to efficiently start with it?

• The main factors conditioning the directions and the speed of the commercial transformation of heat engineering (housing cooperatives, production, and industrial plants)
• What is the system heat’s perspective and role, and how do we perceive it?
• Electrification of a heating plant
• Energy-efficiency improvement in buildings and heating systems – challenges
• Digitalization of district heating networks
• Modernization and growth of the heating distribution system and popularization of heat warehouses
• Development of intelligent heating grids
• Security of natural gas supply
• Functionality of the natural gas transmission and distribution systems
• Degree of diversification of sources and directions of natural gas supply to the country
• What is the situation of the current use of geothermal energy in Poland?

Speakers:

• Jacek Szymczak, President of the Management Board, Polish Heating Industry Chamber of Commerce 
• Michal Skorupa, CEO, Elektrotermex Sp. z o.o. Viessmann Group
• Piotr Kleinschmidt, Director of the District Heating Strategy Program, Forum Energii 
• Maciej Śniegowski, Director of Regulation and ESG, Szczecińska Energetyka Cieplna 
• Krzysztof Szaliński, CEO of PEC-Gliwice Sp. z o.o.
• Monika Gawlik, Department of Electricity and Heat Markets, Energy Regulatory Office

Moderator:

• Bartłomiej Derski, Journalist, wysokienapiecie.pl

15:55 Lunch