Agenda
37th Energy Conference EuroPOWER & 7th OZE POWER
Day I, 13 April 2023
9:00 – 9:15 Opening of the conference
- Leszek Juchniewicz, Chairman of the EuroPOWER Program Council
- Maciej Bando, Chairman of the OZE POWER (RES) Advisory Board
THEMATIC BLOCK: Safe and clean energy for Poland – looking from a distance
9:15 – 9:30 Speech by the Guest of Honor
9:30 – 10:40 Safe and clean energy for Poland – looking from a distance
- The pillars of energy transformation – Energy Policy of Poland until 2040 with a perspective until 2050 (PEP2040)
- The influence of the war in Ukraine on the shape of transformation processes in Poland compared to Europe
- What is a transition fuel at the moment? What is the future of gas?
- Energy efficiency in times of crisis – the balance between the profitability of projects and the prices acceptable by the end-consumers
- The price issue – price freeze and the future of the competitive energy market? What the process of leaving subsidies will look like? How to define power energy success?
- Protection of critical infrastructure – including cybersecurity as one of the pillars of the security structure.
- Establishing the Polish National Energy Security Agency
- Massive electrification of the industry and transportation – what energy policy of the country is needed? How to wisely lead the integration of sectors?
- Challenges and obstacles of the heating market
- Local content as an element of power energy success – how to strengthen it? – the development of Polish companies
Invited speakers:
- Ireneusz Zyska, Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for RES, Ministry of Climate and Environment
- Rafał Gawin, President of the Energy Regulatory Authority
- Artur Warzocha, Vice President of Corporate Affairs, Tauron
- Marcin Chludziński, President of the Management Board, Gaz-system S.A.
- Mirosław Bendzera, President of the Management Board, GRENEVIA S.A.
- Adam Góral, President of the Management Board, Asseco Poland
- Janusz Moroz, Member of the Management Board for Trade, E.ON Polska
- Dorota Dębińska-Pokorska, Partner, PwC
- Karol Rabenda, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of State Assets*
- Vasyl Zwarych, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Ukraine to the Republic of Poland*
Moderator:
- Wojciech Jakóbik, Energy Sector Expert, Editor-in-Chief of Biznes Alert
THEMATIC BLOCK: How to prepare the energy infrastructure for developing renewable energy sources? What’s next with The Charter for the Efficient Transformation of Poland’s Power Distribution Networks?
10:40 – 10:50 Presentation: Dark data, which is an undiscovered vein of gold for the energy industry
- Marcin Drzewiecki, CEO, Iron Mountain
10:50 – 12:05 How to prepare the energy infrastructure for developing renewable energy sources? What’s next with The Charter for the Efficient Transformation of Poland’s Power Distribution Networks?
- Energy warehouses as a critical element of power system security
- What is the way to accelerate network digitalization?
- How can digitalization support extensive and comprehensive investment programs?
- Significant acceleration of investment planning in distribution networks and their funding
- How can technology help in data acquisition for reporting?
- Strategy implementation to improve power energy infrastructure for electromobility
- Networks and available technologies for wind power engineering
- Smart networks and meters
- Trends and challenges in industrial energy storage
- Infrastructure challenges in terms of the dispersed energy development
- What support systems should a prosumer obtain?
- Community energy – a virtual prosumer, cooperatives
- Energy clusters – the improvement of local energy security
Invited speakers:
- Rafał Gawin, President of the Energy Regulatory Authority
- Marek Głazowski, CEO, IFS
- Andrzej Kaźmierski, Director of the Department of Low-Emission Economy, Ministry of Development and Technology
- Radosław Pobol, President of the Management Board, TAURON Dystrybucja S.A.
- Jan Frania, Vice President of the Management Board for Network Infrastructure, PGE Dystrybucja
- Andrzej Bujno, Vice President of the Management Board, ENERGA-OPERATOR S.A.
- Tomasz Łątka, Member of the Board, Business Development Director of Automation and ICT Solutions, Apator
- Marcin Drzewiecki, President of the Management Board, Iron Mountain
- Marek Rusakiewicz, President of the Management Board, ENEA Operator Sp. z o.o.
Moderator:
- Daniel Czyzewski, Editor, Defence24.com
12:05 – 12:35 Break
THEMATIC BLOCK: How to stimulate the digitalization process in power engineering?
12:35 – 12:45 Presentation: Comprehensive energy infrastructure protection in the era of digital transformation
- Maciej Gospodarek, OT Systems Engineer, Fortinet
12:45 – 12:55 Presentation – introduction to the debate
- Tomasz Bendlewski, Director of the Energy and Gas Division, Asseco Poland
12:55 – 14:25 How to stimulate the digitalization process in power engineering?
- Transformation vs. new technologies
- Digitalization development vs. emission limitation
- Obstacles in the digitalization of power engineering – technological, legal, and regulation obstacles
- The Central Energy Market Information System (CSIRE) as the only market model supporting the digitalization of power engineering
- Structural changes in the energy and gas sector – the influence on the digitalization process
- The role of the regulator and its influence on the course of the digitalization process
- Data security in power engineering – storing data in the cloud
Invited speakers:
- Leslaw Winiarski, Deputy Director of the Energy Metering Bureau and Project Manager of the Energy Market Information Operator, PSE
- Leszek Chwalik, Vice President, TAURON Customer Service
- Szymon Ferens, Vice President of the Management Board, PGE Systemy
- Ewa Sikora, Director of Distribution Services Division, ENERGA-OPERATOR SA
- Magdalena Dziewguć, Country Manager, Google Cloud Poland
- Marcin Petrykowski, CEO, Atende
- Anna Wujec, Director of Digitization, ABB
- Tomasz Bendlewski, Director of the Energy and Gas Division, Asseco Poland
- Artur Drobiecki, Head of Sales, Limitless Technologies
- Jolanta Malak, Regional Sales Director, Fortinet
- Roman Pionkowski, Independent Expert
Moderator:
- Ireneusz Wochlik, PhD, Board Member, AI LAW TECH Foundation
14:25 – 14:35 Presentation: The smart energy of tomorrow: besmart.energy on Google Cloud. How to manage energy maximizing the return on Smart Metering and RES – the premiere offering from Atende Industries and Google Cloud Poland
- Jarosław Zarychta, Enterprise Industry Sales Lead, Google Cloud Poland
- Paweł Pisarczyk, CEO of Atende Industries, Atende Group
14:35 – 14:45 Presentation: Digital support for the entire megaprocess of network operation
- Tomasz Gronczewski, Sales Director for the energy sector, IFS
THEMATIC BLOCK: What are the perspectives, and what are the obstacles concerning the development of renewable energy sources in Poland?
14:45 – 14:55 Presentation: Independent technical audits of wind power plants as a form of guaranteeing the safety of their operation
- Daniel Perkowski, CEO, Wind Audit
14:55 – 15:05 Presentation: Rzezawa 60 – presentation of a large photovoltaic farm project – case-study
- Kacper Łazowski, Member of the Management Board, Alseva EPC Sp. z o.o.
15:05 – 16:00 What are the perspectives, and what are the obstacles concerning the development of renewable energy sources in Poland?
- Renewable energy sources as a critical element of the energy mix – the social and economic potential
- Economic and environmental advantages of wind farms – amendment to the wind power investment law
- The potential and expectations of offshore projects – will the role of offshores increase in the new PEP2040? Will the strategic government documents comply with the Maritime spatial plan for the internal marine waters (PZPPOM)?
- Optimization of existing RES investments to increase efficiency in the use of existing grid infrastructure
- The digitalization of the renewable energy sources sector
- Current perspectives and limitations in RES development in Poland through the eyes of a developer specializing in the development of renewable energy projects
- Manners of management of energy surplus from the renewable energy sources
- The most important investments in PV farms in Poland
- What is the geothermal potential of our country and how can we use geothermal resources? What is the current use of geothermal in Poland and what are its
- non-energy applications?
- The use of green hydrogen and biomethane in heat engineering and transportation
Invited speakers:
- dr. Grzegorz Czelej, Senator of the Republic of Poland, Chairman of the Senate Group for Nuclear Energy and Renewable Energy Sources
- Katarzyna Szwed-Lipińska, Director of the Department of Renewable Sources, Energy Regulatory Office
- Mateusz Damrat, Director, National Geological Institute – National Research Institute
- Piotr Meler, President of the Management Board, Energa Wytwarzanie S.A.
- dr. Joanna Maćkowiak-Pandera, President of the Board, Energy Forum
- Marek Motyl, CEO, Alseva Pro
- Bartosz Fedurek, Poland Country Manager, EDP Renewables
- Marcin Ścigan, Director of the RES Department, Ministry of Climate and Environment*
Moderator:
- Monika Morawiecka, Senior Advisor, Regulatory Assistance Project
16:00 Lunch
Day II, 14 April 2023
9:25 – 9:30 The beginning of the 2nd day of the conference
THEMATIC BLOCK: How to efficiently fund the energy transformation?
9:30 – 10:40 How to efficiently fund the energy transformation?
- Investments in renewable energy sources and their funding – should we expect difficulties with funding connected with the current environment of high-interest rates?
- What will be next after 2023 – Will the freeze of energy prices/ taxes on extraordinary profit become a new reality (in Poland and Europe)?
- Bankable power energy projects – what should you pay attention to in the times of unstable energy markets
- The necessary reforms of the financing system of decarbonization projects
- Insurances – technical and legislative security of the use of renewable energy sources devices, cooperation between the insurance and banking sectors
- Needed regulations concerning renewable energy sources – is it possible that the permit procedures will speed up?
- Financial institutions strategies – is there an alternative for energy transformation funding? What investment directions are more attractive?
- Power Purchase Agreements
Invited speakers:
- Waldemar Skomudek, Vice President of the Management Board for Operator Affairs, TAURON Dystrybucja
- Michał Perlik, Vice President of the Management Board for Finance, Energa S.A.
- Zbigniew Jagiełło, Member of the Supervisory Board, Asseco International
- Radosław Kwiecień, Member of the Management Board, obszar zarządzania ryzykiem, BGK
- Anna Chmielewska, Associate Director, Europejski Bank Odbudowy i Rozwoju
- Bartłomiej Pawlak, Vice President of the Management Board, PFR
- Dr. Magdalena Porzezynska, Legal Counsel, Brysiewicz, Bokina, Saklawski and Partners sp.k.
- Beata Frankiewicz-Boniecka, Director of Strategic Customer Department, Bank Pekao S.A.
- Natalia Stradomska, Chief Regulatory Specialist, Dalkia Poland
Moderator:
- Rafał Zasuń, Editor-in-Chief, wysokienapiecie.pl
10:40 – 10:50 Presentation: Energy security and transformation in BGK’s business model
- Joanna Smolik, Head of Strategic Client Department, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
10:50 – 11:00 Presentation: CPPA agreements – experience of the domestic market
- Maciej Małachowski, Director, PwC
THEMATIC BLOCK: How will the concept of ESG influence the striving for a sustainable energy mix in Poland?
11:00 – 11:10 Presentation: How to approach ESG challenges from the digital transformation side?
- Filip Kowalski, General Manager for Energy & Natural Resources Middle Eastern Europe, SAP Polska
11:10 – 12:10 How will the concept of ESG influence the striving for a sustainable energy mix in Poland?
- ESG (environmental, social, and corporate governance) as the critical element of the power energy sector transformation
- Auditabillity of non-finance data – having information on energy consumption and origin as a benefit to the entrepreneur himself
- Closed circuit economy
- New ideas for the development of Polish industry and economy – technologies, patents, and science
- Rising prices of energy and the company condition vs. the tendency to switch to sustainable development – consciously balancing CO2 emissions with continued access to energy
- Supply chain digitalization and the digital link between consumption and energy production
- Energy self-sufficiency or entering into PPAs? Do industrial companies have to become renewable energy sources investors?
- Development perspectives of hydrogen
Invited speakers:
- Maciej Mróz, Vice President of the Management Board, TAURON Zielona Energia
- Stanisław Barański, Director of the Office of Sustainable Development and Energy Transformation, PKN ORLEN S.A.
- Lucjan Brudzynski, Director of Corporate Management Department, Energa
- Piotr Podgórski, Chief Transformation Officer, KGHM
- Filip Kowalski, General Manager for Energy & Natural Resources Middle Eastern Europe, SAP Polska
- Patryk Darowski, Managing Director of the Industry and ESG Risk Division, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
- Andrzej Harbicki, Head of Industry, GFT Poland
- Alice Neffe, Director of the Office of International Affairs, Industrial Development Agency S.A.
- Maciej Śniegowski, Director of Regulation and ESG, Szczecińska Energetyka Cieplna
Moderator:
- Krzysztof Kobylka, Energy and Climate Program Manager, WiseEuropa
12:10 – 12:40 Break
THEMATIC BLOCK: How will the concept of ESG influence the striving for a sustainable energy mix in Poland?
12:40 – 13:35 How to realize ambitious plans of creating a nuclear energy sector in Poland?
- Atom and its vital role in the modernization of domestic power engineering
- Safety, the environment, the license system, and construction of the technical background for the big atom
- Small and micro modular reactors
- How many nuclear technologies can we implement in Poland within the same timeline?
Invited speakers:
- Paweł Pytlarczyk, Director of the Nuclear Energy Department, Ministry of Climate and Environment
- Kazimierz Kleina, Senator of the Republic of Poland, Senate Group on Nuclear Energy and Renewable Energy Sources
- Mirosław Kowalik, President of the Management Board, Westinghouse Electric Poland
- Dawid Jackiewicz, Vice President, Orlen Synthos Green Energy
- Piotr Podgórski, Chief Transformation Officer, KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.
- Łukasz Złakowski, Member of the Management Board, Inplus
- Andrzej Głowacki, Vice President performing the duties of the President, State Atomic Energy Agency
Moderator:
- dr. Jacek Nowicki, Secretary General, Association of Polish Electrical Engineers
THEMATIC BLOCK: The potential of biogas and biomethane – a chance for cheaper energy and heat
13:35 – 14:35 The potential of biogas and biomethane – a chance for cheaper energy and heat
- Biogas plants as a method for diversification of energy sources and decarbonization of energy mix
- Designing a relevantly dispersed power energy system for biogas plants and biomethane plants
- Biomethane – promising renewable fuel for transportation
- Comprehensive support system for the construction of renewable sources in rural areas
Invited speakers:
- Paweł Pikus, Director of the Department of Electricity and Gas, Ministry of Climate and Environment
- Zbigniew Kuzma, Member of the Management Board, Orlen Południe
- Remigiusz Nowakowski, Chairman of the Board, The Lower Silesian Institute for Energy Studies (DISE)
- Sylwia Koch-Kopyszko, President of the Management Board, Stowarzyszenie Zielony Gaz dla Klimatu
- Dr. Marcin Kraśniewski, University of Economics in Katowice, National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management
- Artur Zawisza, President of the Management Board, Union of Manufacturers and Employers of Biogas and Biomethane Industries
Moderator:
- Mateusz Kowalewski, Chairman of the Board | Publisher, zielonagospodarka.pl
14:35 Lunch
* Speakers are being confirmed
** The organizer reserves the right to change the agenda and to change the place and date of the event
Update: 11-04-2023