Day I, 28th of April 2021
33rd EuroPower Energy Conference & 3rd OZE Power
9:00 – 9:30 The ceremonial opening of the Conference
9:00 – 9:20 Speeches by the chairmen of the Program Councils
9:20 – 9:30 „Nowy Polski Ład w urzeczywistnianiu europejskiej zielonej transformacji”
- Michał Kurtyka, Minister of Climate and Environment
9:30 – 10:40 Poland’s energy policy until 2040 – striving for zero emissions. What, when and why? How long and at what cost?
- Goals, directions and pillars of Poland’s Energy Policy until 2040.
- National plan for energy and climate – Polish energy independence – development of strategic and large-scale investments
- Distributed energy vs. large-scale professional energy
- Energy planning at the national and regional level – changing the paradigm of energy security management from the central to the local level
- Is the energy consumer ready to cover the transformation costs? What is its share and how to calculate it?
- Smart grids, smart metering – the perspective of the Polish provider of Smart Grid technology. How do large energy companies want to take care of their recipients?
Moderator:
- Wojciech Jakóbik, Editor in Chief, BiznesAlert.pl
Speakers:
- Ireneusz Zyska, Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for Renewable Energy Sources, Ministry of Climate and Environment
- Zbigniew Gryglas, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of State Assets
- Rafał Gawin, President, Energy Regulatory Office
- Paweł Cioch, VP for Corporate Affairs, PGE
- Dorota Dębińska-Pokorska, Partner, PwC
- Piotr Listwoń, VP for Operations, TGE
- Paweł Majewski, CEO, PGNiG
- Rafał Soja, CEO, TAURON Sprzedaż
- Roman Szwed, CEO, Atende
10:40 – 11:30 “New Polish Deal” as a mechanism of adaptation and absorption of the European „New Green Deal” transformation strategy
- The National Reconstruction Plan and the financial mechanisms of the Reconstruction Fund
- The reconstruction plan for Europe and the Polish energy transformation
- European Green Deal from the European Union’s financial perspective 2021 – 2027
- The EU Action Plan on Sustainable Finance – taxonomy as a guarantee of “green” investments
Moderator:
- Joanna Maćkowiak-Pandera, CEO, Forum Energii
Speakers:
- Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński, Under Sectretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment
- Jan Biernacki, PwC
- Mikołaj Dowgielewicz, Director General, European Investment Bank
- Wojciech Hann, CEO, BOŚ Bank
- Bartłomiej Pawlak, Vice President, Polish Development Fund Group
- Michał Perlik, Executive Director for Financial Management, PKN Orlen
11:30 – 12:30 The shares of RES in the Polish energy mix is growing. Time to integrate distributed renewable energy sources
11:30 – 11:40 Presentation: A new beginning in the energy sector. The path of transformation
- Kamil Smuga, CIO, Limitless Technologies
11:40 – 12:30 Debate:
- RES 4.0 – integrated high-power hybrid installations
- Development of on-site generation in the areas behind the meter and direct line – establishing legal solutions
- Energy storage – restrictions and legal regulations
- Necessary regulations regarding PPAs – opportunities related to an alternative energy purchase model
- Collective and virtual prosumer – statutory solutions
- Green hydrogen – how to use it effectively?
Moderator:
- Daniel Czyżewski, Energy Analyst, Energetyka24.com
Speakers:
- Maciej Chorowski, CEO, Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Środowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej
- Wojciech Drożdż, Vice President for Innovation and Logistics, Enea Operator
- Paweł Pisarczyk, CEO, Atende Industries
- Jan Sakławski, Legal Counselor | Partner, Brysiewicz, Bokina, Sakławski i Wspólnicy sp.k.
- Filip Sypko, Head of Global Business Development, Green Genius
- Katarzyna Szwed-Lipińska, Director of the Renewable Sources Department, Energy Regulatory Office
12:30 – 13:00 Networking break
13:00 – 13:50 The potential of hydrogen in the decarbonisation of the energy sector
13:00 – 13:10 Presentation: Hydrogen economy on the example of the Port of Rotterdam
- Randolf Weterings, Program Manager Electrification and Hydrogen at Port of Rotterdam
13:10 – 13:50 Debate:
- Directions of the “Polish Hydrogen Strategy until 2030 with a perspective until 2040”
- Development of the hydrogen industry and growth of electromobility
- Could hydrogen become the best way to store energy?
Moderator:
- Krzysztof Kochanowski, CEO, Hydrogen Poland
Speakers:
- Szymon Byliński, Director of the Department of Electromobility and Hydrogen Management Ministry of Climate and Environment
- Tobiasz Adamczewski, Head of Renewables, Forum Energii
- Maciej Ciszewski, Policy assistant to the Director-General for Energy, European Commission
- Tomasz Jarmicki, Director of the Research and Development Department, PGNiG
- Grzegorz Jóźwiak, Director of the Alternative Fuels Implementation Office, PKN Orlen
13:50 – 14:30 Nuclear energy – game changer in polish energy transformation
- New energy policies with nuclear energy to achieve the climate change goal
- How can nuclear energy help secure Poland’s energy transformation? – How to achieve that goal?
- Development of nuclear energy – technological, financial and political aspects
- International cooperation for climate and sustainable development – opportunities and challenges
13:50 – 14:00 Report of EDF
- Vakis Ramany, Senior Vice President Development, New Nuclear Projects, EDF
14:00 – 14:30 Debate 1+1:
Moderator:
- Jakub Wiech, Deputy Editor in Chief, Energetyka24.com
Speaker:
- Vakis Ramany, Senior Vice President Development, New Nuclear Projects, EDF
14:30 – 15:10 Should the development of low-emission energy be based on gas?
- Gas as a transitional fuel of the future
- Biomethane development plans – supply diversification
- Decarbonisation of gas markets – what the transformation means for gaseous fuels, gas infrastructure and quality
- Directions of development of micro-biogas installations as an element of low-emission energy
- The process of obtaining funds for new investments in the development of green fuel
- Risks related to the introduction of biogas into the system
Moderator:
- Mariusz Marszałkowski, Editor, BiznesAlert.pl
Speakers:
- Marcin Korolec, CEO, Green Economy Institute
- Adam Orzech, CEO, Naturlana Energia.plus
- Robert Perkowski, Vice President of the Management Board for Operations, PGNiG
- Paweł Pikus, Department of Electricity and Gas, Ministry of Climate and Environment
- Artur Zawartko, Vice President of the Management Board, GAZ-SYSTEM
15:10 – 15:50 How to fairly and effectively transform coal regions? Social and economic challenges
- The first Polish coal regions with a just transformation plan
- Involvement of regional authorities in the transformation planning process
- Territorial Just Transition Plan (TPST)
- Investment fund management – risks and challenges
- What are the real expectations of the social side and to what extent?
Moderator:
- Michał Hetmański, CEO, Instrat
Speakers:
- Patryk Białas, Director of the Innovation and Competence Center, Euro-Centrum Science and Technology Park
- Aleksandra Gawlikowska-Fyk, Project Manager, Forum Energii
- Dariusz Stankiewicz, Marshal Office of the Silesian Voivodeship
- Phd Anna Sobczak, Policy Coordinator (DG ENER) for Coal Regions in Transition within Just Transition, European Commission
- Maciej Sytek, CEO, Agencja Rozwoju Regionalnego S.A. w Koninie, Pełnomocnik Zarządu Województwa Wielkopolskiego ds. restrukturyzacji Wielkopolski Wschodniej
Day II, 29 April 2021
33rd EuroPower Energy Conference & 3rd OZE Power
9:00 – 13:45 Digitisation in the services of the energy sector
9:00 – 10:05 Digitization of energy – the use of modern technologies
9:00 – 9:10 Presentation: Electro Mobility as integral service within decentralized energy
- Joerg Ferchow, Chief Expert Utilities – SAP
9:10 – 9:20 Case study: Digitization of the energy sector on the example of a Hitachi durable medium
- Tadeusz Woszczyński, Country Manager – Poland, Austria & CEE Hitachi Europe Ltd.
9:20 – 10:10 Debate:
- Digital challenges of the Polish energy and gas sector
- A durable medium as the basis for digitization in the energy sector and a tool for the safe storage and publication of key information for customers
- Blockchain tools in the energy sector – microgrid development and management of distributed electricity generation
- Development of electromobility and electric car charging networks
- Digitization of documents in energy companies as one of the directions of sustainable development
Moderator:
- Aleksandra Radwańska, International Business Development Manager, Next Kraftwerke
Speakers:
- Andrzej Buczkowski, Vice President, Energa Informatyka i Technologie
- Michał Legumina, Director of the Innovation and Development Department, Atende
- Henryk Mucha, CEO, PGNIG Obrót Detaliczny
- Paweł Śliwa, Vice President for Innovation, PGE
- Mariusz Sudoł, Operations, Director CEE, Hitachi Europe Ltd.
- Dawid Zieliński, CEO, Columbus
10:05 – 11:20 Evolution towards local energy systems – conditions, determinants, support tools
10:05 – 10:15 Introductory presentation: Implementation of the central information base – to what extent will it support the functioning of the energy market?
- Lesław Winiarski, Deputy Director, Energy Measurement Office, Project Manager Energy Market Information Operator, PSE S.A.
10:15 – 10:30 Presentation: Cloud in energy – report
- Michał Jaworski, Technology Director, Microsoft
- Marcin Roszkowski, President Instytutu Jagiellońskiego
10:30 – 10:40 Presentation: Digital supply chain as integral part of modern utility
- Filip Kowalski, General Manager for Energy & Natural Resources SAP Middle Eastern Europe, SAP
10:40 – 11:20 Debate:
- Implementation of the central information base – to what extent will it support the functioning of the energy market?
- Sector coupling – how to integrate the energy system in Poland?
- Tools to facilitate the transition from a centralized energy system to distributed local systems
- Digital supply chain solutions
- Development of trans-European networks
Moderator:
- Filip Kowalski, General Manager for Energy & Natural Resources SAP Middle Eastern Europe, SAP
Speakers:
- Michał Jaworski, Technology Director, Microsoft
- Marcin Karczmarczyk, Managing Director, Chmura Krajowa
- Grzegorz Lot, VP, Polenergia Dystrybucja
- Lesław Winiarski, Deputy Director, Energy Measurement Office, Project Manager Energy Market Information Operator, PSE S.A.
- Robert Zasina, CEO, Tauron Dystrybucja
11:20 – 12:00 Security of critical infrastructure – central model vs. distracted
- Security of energy facilities – the impact on the operation of the Polish energy system
- Potential threats and consequences of cyber attacks on the Smart Grid network
- Legal and regulatory aspects of drone flights over critical infrastructure facilities
- Technical measures ensuring safe operation of strategic properties
Moderator:
- Rafał Pytko, Wardyński & Partners
Speakers:
- Marcin Kondratowicz, Department of Defense, Crisis Management and Security, Ministry of Climate and Environment
- Robert Kośla, Director, Cybersecurity Department, Chancellery of the Prime Minister
- dr.hab.inż.Waldemar Skomudek, Vice President for Oparation, TAURON Dystrybucja
- Jan Szczyrek, Member of the Boar, Technical Director, MindMade
- Dariusz Wojewódzki, Specialist for the operation of unmanned systems, Flytronic
12:00 – 12:10 Presentation: Digital compliance – digital data archiving in the energy sector
- Andre Steyn, Digital Compliance and eDiscovery Solutions Technical Consultant, Veritas
12:10 – 12:40 Networking break
12:40 – 13:45 Modern strategies of energy companies – how to implement innovative methods and tools of strategy, management and sales?
12:40 – 12:50 Presentation: How to use the cloud potential in the energy sector? What characterizes companies that are successful using the latest technologies?
- Kamil Smuga, CIO, Limitless Technologies
12:50 – 13:00 Presentation: How to create a digital model for the operation of an energy company?
- Piotr Jaworski, Enterprise Sales, Salesforce
13:00 – 13:45 Debate:
- Innovation in electricity and gas trading
- Customer relations with technology companies – determinants in acquiring new customers
- Impact of the pandemic on contact and customer service
- Directions of development of sales and purchase of green energy
Moderator:
- Dominik Brodacki, Energy analyst, Polityka Insight
Speakers:
- Jacek Brzozowski, Director of the Business Development Office, PGNiG Obrót
- Dorota Dębińska-Pokorska, Partner, PwC
- Piotr Jaworski, Enterprise Sales, Salesforce
- Bogusław Majchrzak, Business Development Manager, Orange Polska
- PhD Andrzej Modzelewski, CEO, innogy Polska
- Tomasz Lesiewicz, President, Enspirion
13:45 – 14:25 Energy-intensive industry in the process of energy transformation
- The process of equalising prices on foreign and Polish markets
- Transformation of the energy-intensive industry and transformation of the energy sector
- The role of industrial energy and the energy clusters that arise around it in the decarbonisation of Poland
Moderator:
- Rafał Zasuń, Editor-in-Chief, WysokieNapięcie.pl
Speakers:
- Stefan Dzienniak, CEO, Hutnicza Izba Przemysłowo Handlowa
- Henryk Kaliś, Chamber of Industrial Power and Energy Recipients
- Jerzy Kozicz, CEO, CMC Poland
- Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Member of European Parliament
- Grzegorz Pizoń, Partner, Bird & Bird
14:25 – 15:05 Transformation of heating
- Factors favouring the creation of new heating units using RES
- Climate policy and cogeneration – efficiency and energy efficiency
- Cogeneration as a way to reduce CO2 emissions
- Modernisation of heat sources towards energy use of waste
- Technical possibilities of obtaining system heat from biomass combustion
- Hybrid heating – solar collectors with large-scale heat pumps
Moderator:
- Daniel Czyżewski, Energy Analyst, Energetyka24.com
Speakers:
- Jacek Ozdoba, Secretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment*
- Jakub Kowalski, Member of the Management Board for Operations, Polska Spółka Gazownictwa
- Andrzej Rubczyński, Director of Heat Strategy, Forum Energii
- Paweł Stańczyk, CEO, PGNiG Termika
15:05 – 15:55 Offshore wind energy
15:05 – 15:15 Presentation: Offshore Development in Poland and the Baltic Sea
- Holger Matthiesen, Head of Offshore Development Scandinavia, Poland & Baltics, RWE Renewables
15:15 – 15:55 Debate:
- Offshore energy grid planning – potential to achieve green policy goals
- Investing in offshore – issues of preparation of the Pomeranian region (regional perspective)
- Models of financing strategic offshore projects
- Share of private financing for the implementation of climate protection policy
- International cooperation in the field of wind energy
Moderator:
- Jakub Kajmowicz, Editor-in-Chief, Energetyka24.com
Speakers:
- Zbigniew Gryglas, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of State Assets
- Paweł Lewandowski, Project Finance, Europejski Bank Inwestycyjny
- Paweł Łojszczyk, CEO, Hitachi ABB Power Grids
- Monika Morawiecka, CEO, PGE Baltica
* Speakers are being confirmed
** The organizer reserves the right to change the agenda and to change the place and date of the event
Update: 28-04-2021