Speakers

Holds the PhD of Technical Sciences in the field of electrical power engineering and energy economics. Has been working at the Energy Regulatory Office URE since 2004, among others as the deputy director of the Department of Market Development and Consumer Issues. He took the position of URE President in 2019.
Experienced in international cooperation: serving as an expert of the European Commission for the TAIEX programmes and twin-project in Ukraine related to the functioning of the electricity market, security of energy supply, the balancing market and congestion management. Expert at Florence School of Regulation on the development and operation of regional electricity markets. National expert with the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER). In March 2021 appointed for the position of ACER Board of Regulators’ (BoR) Vice Chairman.
Experienced in supervising energy companies, particularly in the field of financial reporting and audit as well as investment and development.
Author of numerous publications and studies on the functioning of electricity markets, including the grid access principles, balancing and regional markets.

A graduate of the University of Agriculture in Poznań (1990) and a holder of the European Union scholarship FH Weihenstephan (1991-1992). Between 1994 and 1999, he was an expert and a Project Manager working on Phare and USAID support programmes. He started his professional career in the Voivodeship Office in Poznań, and in the years 1993-2005 he was a member of the management and supervisory boards of commercial law companies related to business consulting, information technology and power industry. Since 2006 he has been working for the Asseco Group, where he currently manages the power and gas division. He is a co-author of a number of energy market studies, development strategies for energy companies, restructuring programs and studies on energy market development. He is a member of Steering Committees in several major Polish IT projects for the power sector. He is a co-author of the development strategy for Asseco’s business operations in the domestic and foreign markets. In addition, he is responsible for the supervision over the development of Asseco’s products as well as their internationalisation and globalisation.

Responsible for the strategy and development of the FAMUR Group. He graduated from the Cracow University of Economics. He worked in Ponar Wadowice SA, Ponar Silesia SA and in Toyota Motor Poland Co. Ltd. He held the position of CEO at Odlewnia Żeliwa Śrem SA, Pioma-Odlewnia Sp. z o.o. and at PGO SA.

Anna has 17 years of finance and banking experience, including extensive expertise in structured finance.
Currently Anna is responsible for EBRD activity in Poland with focus on Power, Energy & Utilities as well as Natural Resources business segments. Her responsibilities involve structuring and execution of EBRD’s financings including project finance structures, public-private partnerships and privatisations.
Anna joined EBRD in 2006, and since then she has led numerous financing in different sectors (including also IT, transport, property) with an gradually increasing specialisation in energy and infrastructure. These transactions included wide range of complex debt, equity as well as syndicated deals. Prior to joining EBRD, Anna worked as an equity derivatives risk manager at Barclays Capital in London. Before that she gained experience at AIB in Dublin, HVB in Munich and National Bank of Poland.
Anna holds PhD in Economics from the Warsaw School of Economics, MA in Finance from the Warsaw School of Economics, CEMS Masters in International Management.

Expert providing advice to Polish and foreign companies from the power and production sectors. Specializes in determining investment options, improving the efficiency of processes, creating development strategies, cost optimization and restructuring. She leads a team of strategic advisors who support clients in the analysis of technological data, digitalisation and automation of production processes.

A graduate of the Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemical Technology and the University of Management in the field of Management. Sylwia has 25 years of experience in managerial positions in companies from the engineering and construction industry, experience in the field of scientific research, human resource management, organization of production processes as well as trade and services, development of renewable energy projects. An expert in the field of technology selection and process optimization in enterprises, in particular biogas plants, biomethane plants and photovoltaic farms. She has experience in planning, management, coordination and financial control of projects related to the renewable energy industry. Sylwia has experience in cooperation with government and local government units in Poland, Germany, Ukraine and the European Commission. She is an active member of several parliamentary working groups and working groups of the Ministry of Climate and Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Former President of the Management Board of the Union of Producers and Employers of the Biogas Industry (UPEBI), former President of the Management Board of the Polish Electromobility Association, President of the Management Board of the Green Gas Association for Climate, Member of the Management Board of the Ukrainian Renewable Energy Association and Member of the Management Board of the European Biogas Association, Member of the Coordination Council of the Biogas Agreement at the Ministry of Climate and the Environment. Speaker at many international conferences. Initiator of training programs in the renewable energy industry. An expert in the field of legal and regulatory provisions in the energy sector, in particular biogas and biomethane. Decorated with the medal for the 100th anniversary of Independence by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki for services to the Polish economy.

A leading executive with extensive background and knowledge of the Polish energy market, Miroslaw Kowalik became president of Westinghouse Poland in May 2021. In this role, Mr. Kowalik leads the company’s plans to invest in nuclear technologies in Poland, including providing the world’s leading and safest AP1000® technology to the country’s nuclear power program.
Mr. Kowalik brings more than 25 years of experience in the energy sector, with expertise in business leadership, strategy, new project acquisitions and business development gained while in senior leadership positions at companies including SNC Lavalin, Alstom and ABB. Most recently, Mr. Kowalik served as president of Enea, one of the largest energy companies in Poland.
Based in Westinghouse’s Warsaw office, Mr. Kowalik will also serve as president of Westinghouse Electric Poland sp.z o.o., overseeing various Westinghouse activities in Poland in addition to Westinghouse’s nuclear new-build efforts.
Miroslaw Kowalik is a graduate of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Gdynia Maritime University. He received his MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management in cooperation with the University of Gdańsk and the Gdańsk Foundation for Management Development and also completed post-graduate studies in corporate finance management at the Warsaw School of Economics.

In his current SAP position, he is responsible for cooperation with Energy & Utility companies and Industry Associations to set and bring new ideas where innovative SAP Technology can help to grow, drive additional value and answer to industry trends. Big enthusiast of Digital Transformation and IoT being also a part of various innovative SAP initiatives focused on Utility value chain. He is also a member of Era-net smart grids plus initiative working group and plays an active role in FutureFlow initiative conducted with four Power Transmission Companies under Horizon 2020. Before joining SAP, he worked for 15 years in big consulting companies conducting several big projects in the area of process & cost optimization, asset management, corporate planning in Utilities & Energy industry.

Radosław Kwiecień has been associated with financial sector throughout his whole professional life. Since 2001 he worked in managerial positions at Bank Gospodarki Żywnościowej (currently BGŻ BNP Paribas). In the years 2012-2016 he was responsible for the banking operations. At that time he was also a member of the operational risk management and business continuity committee of the bank. He implemented banks’ integration projects during the merger of two separate organizations. He launched new IT systems in the field of banking operations and he centralized management processes in the area of ​​operations. He also introduced outsourcing model for many banking processes – the result of which was costs reduction and improvement in productivity, efficiency and quality of work. 
A graduate of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Opole. He completed postgraduate studies in controlling and capital investments at the WSB University in Poznań, preparation and management of public-private partnership projects at the Warsaw School of Economics, as well as management studies at the Kozminski University. At the same University he has also obtained an Executive MBA diploma.
He likes to spend his free time actively. He is most fascinated by the mountains and he explores them hiking, skiing and cycling. His second passion is music, which he prefers to listen to in live, and that is why he often participates in concerts and festivals. Good literature accompanies him practically every day while listening to audiobooks on the way to work, running or cycling.

Kamil Laskowski – Analyst at WiseEuropa, an expert in CCUS technology and sustainable finance. Aspiring lawyer and economist. He studies in the College of Interdisciplinary Individual Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Warsaw. Kamil gained his first professional experience in Esperis, a Polish leading energy consulting firm. He joined WiseEuropa in March 2020.

He deals with business, regulatory and accounting consultancy for domestic and foreign companies in the power sector. He specializes in the issues of wholesale electricity and related products as well as financial risk management on the broadly understood energy market. He has extensive experience in developing and implementing trading strategies, financial risk management strategies and hedge accounting principles. Maciek’s experience so far also includes consulting in the field of adjusting the conducted activity on the energy market to the requirements of EU regulations (eg MiFID II, EMIR, REMIT).

Marek Motyl – CEO of Alseva Pro Ltd., operations manager with 15+ years of international experience in general operations management, responsible for the effective and successful management of cross functional team and project development. He joined the Alseva group in 2020 as an expert in planning business development strategies and business relations, reporting and expansion opportunities researching, since 2023 he has been the Chief Executive Officer.

From 2018 as the President of the Management Board at DISE Energy think-tank. In 2016-2021 vicepresident at Pracodawcy RP. In 2018-2020 CEO at PILE ELBUD SA. In 2016-2019 Member of the Board of Directors at EURELECTRIC. In 2015-16 – CEO at TAURON Polska Energia SA, chairman of the Board at TAURON Dystrybucja SA and Head of Strategy Committee at PKN ORLEN SA. In 2008-2015 and 2020 Executive Director at Fortum, Heating & Cooling, Poland and Baltics. University graduate: Master of Economics and business management at University of Economics in Wroclaw and Master of Commercial law, at University of Wroclaw.

Has been working in renewables energy sector since 2011. A graduate of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at the Białystok University of Technology and the WSB University in Poznań. He manages companies specialized in diagnostics and audits of the wind and photovoltaic energy industry, as well as in system solutions dedicated to forecasting electricity production from RES.

Ph.D., M.Sc. Eng. Roman Pionkowski – a graduate of the Gdansk University of Technology (Faculty of Electronics, Faculty of Management and Economics, received his PhD degree in 2001) with over 30 years of experience in the professional power industry.
Since 2000, he was a member of the executive boards of electricity companies in Plock, Lodz, and Gdansk. In 2007-2012, he was working in Energa Capital Group, where he was involved in unbundling and restructuring a vertically integrated company into the holding structure. Since 2007, as the Deputy Chairman of the Executive Board of ENERGA SA, he was responsible for developing and implementing the strategy of the ENERGA Capital Group, managing its energy assets and strategic investment projects.
Between 2013 and 2015, he was responsible for the preparing and implementation of all investment projects in PSE SA. At that time, as the Chairman of the Executive Board of PSE Inwestycje SA, he managed a portfolio of over 100 investment projects in the polish grid, including the building of the 400 kV Poland-Lithuania cross-border interconnection.
Between 2015 and 2017, in the ENERGA Capital Group, he was the President of the Management Board of Energa Operator SA, President of the Management Board of ENERGA SA and Vice-President of the Management Board of Energa Wytwarzanie SA.
He has actively participated in electric power industry organizations such Polish Electricity Transmission and Distribution Association, Polish Power Plants Association and Polish Electric Power Committee holding many functions on their boards and taking part in legislative processes for the electricity in the field of national law and the implementation of European Union regulations.
Since 2017 is an independent expert participating in international projects in the field of professional power engineering.
Since 2020, an independent member of the Supervisory Board of NPC Ukrenergo.

A lawyer by profession, he has extensive professional experience in the management and supervision of the operation of limited liability companies.
Since January 2023, he has been the President of the Polish Power Transmission and Distribution Association and a member of the Governing Board of the Polish Electricity Association.
 
His professional associations include the KGHM Capital Group in which he held the position of Director for Human Capital Management, Management Board Office Director and the Chairman of the KGHM Polska Miedź Foundation Council. He was associated with the power industry as Vice President of Enea Operator in Poznań. He also worked as Member of the Management Board of PWiK in Przemków, acted as President of the Management Board of 2PR in Głogów, was Vice President of the Management Board of Mercus Logistyka in Polkowice and a member of the supervisory boards of: Centrum Badań Jakości in Lubin, KGHM TFI in Wrocław, and ZEW Kogeneracja.
At the beginning of his career he was absorbed by issues involving his work for the local government. He began his work in the Poviat Starost Office in Głogów as a junior inspector and, after that, he served as the Manager of the Public Procurement Department and as the Poviat Secretary. He was also a councillor in the Głogów City Council and a councillor of the Dolnośląskie Provincial Assembly.
He graduated from the Law Department of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and from the Warsaw School of Management. He also completed postgraduate studies at Wrocław University of Economics and at the State Higher Vocational School in Głogów.

dr bab. Eng. Waldemar Skomudek – has over 36 years of work experience in the professional power industry and over 15 years of work experience at the university. He graduated from, among others 3-year doctoral studies, managerial studies in the field of Modern Financial Management, managerial studies in the field of Modern Business Management Techniques and post-graduate studies in the field of Accounting and Finance. In the years 2001-2008 he held managerial positions in power companies in the Opolskie and Dolnośląskie provinces, and in 2008-2010 he was the Vice-President of the Management Board in Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne Operator S.A. in Konstacin-Jeziorna. He co-founded the EnergiaPro Koncern Energetyczny S.A. and TAURON S.A. capital groups, and in 2007 he participated in the separation of the Distribution System Operator from the EnergiaPro KE S.A. structure. In the years 2012-2020 he was the Dean of the Faculty of Production Engineering and Logistics at the Opole University of Technology, currently a professor at AGH in Krakow. In his professional work, he mainly deals with the functioning of the electricity market, management of large projects, implementation of innovative solutions in the domestic energy sector, management of entities in the electricity sub-sector in the conditions of competition, issues of the stability of the National Power System, including distributed generation, problems of power grid operation and problems of improving the quality and continuity of power supply to electricity consumers. He is the author / co-author of over 180 scientific articles and papers as well as seven monographic publications. Member of many industry organizations, both domestic and foreign.

Director of the Strategic Relations Department in the BGK, Polish Development Bank

She has worked at BGK since 2010, as a specialist and expert in the Structured Finance Department , and since 2014 as director of the office responsible for structuring finance for the energy, transport and municipal sectors. In 2020, she took over as a director of the Office for the Structuring of Difficult Transactions dealing with the early restructuring of companies. Since April 2021, she has been the director of the Strategic Relationships Department, which main task is to support the sustainable socio-economic development of Poland by providing financial solutions and comprehensive banking services to key business entities.

At BGK, she is also the director of the Strategic Security program. The aim of it is to develop and implement financial solutions responding to market needs in the area of energy, fuel sector, defence and cybersecurity.

Apart from working at BGK, she gained her professional experience, among others, at TFI Energa SA, where she was director of the Private Assets Management Office. She holds a master’s degree in Finance and Banking from the Warsaw School of Economics and in Economics from the Warsaw University of Life Sciences.

Privately, she enjoys spending her free time actively and is also interested in interior design.

Mr. Winiarski has a degree in Information Technology from the Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology at the Warsaw University of Technology. He has been affiliated with the electricity sector since the outset of his career. At the beginning of his professional career, he worked in an innovative company implementing metering systems to the industrial sector, commercial power sector, and electricity power systems operators. He has been working at PSE (Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne, previously PSE-Operator) since 2000. He started in the Metering and Billing Systems Unit, then he was the head of the IT Systems Division at the System Operation Services Department and participated in the implementation of the electricity Balancing Market in Poland. From 2011 to 2018 he held the positions of the Deputy Director and the Director of the IT Department. As the Deputy Director of the Metering Department, he’s been managing the OIRE (Central Metering Data Hub Operator) project since 2018.
Since 2003 he’s been a member of the international groups working on the standardization of the electronic data interchange in electric power systems. Currently, he is a member of the CIM Expert Group within ENTSO-E and Harmonization Group formed by ENTSO-E, ebIX®, and EFET.

Biocybernetic specialist in the field of artificial intelligence and digital transformation. Co-founder and CEO of Aigorithmics sp. z o.o., member of the board of the AI LAW TECH Foundation, lecturer as part of the Business.AI postgraduate studies: Technology, Law, Application of Artificial Intelligence and co-creator of the Cybersecurity Management postgraduate studies conducted by Kozminski University, member of the Working Group on Artificial Intelligence (GRAI) at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, Leader of the Energy Subgroup.
In the years 1997-2016 he worked at the AGH University of Science and Technology at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering as an assistant professor. In 2005, he obtained a PhD in technical sciences. He published the results of his scientific work in over 50 publications.
For over 20 years he has been dealing with advanced data analysis based on Big Data, Machine Learning and Deep Learning tools, as well as creating intelligent solutions to support business. He also specializes in broadly understood digital transformation processes focused on the “data driven” philosophy, using optimally selected technological solutions. He has been a speaker and panelist at various scientific and business conferences.

 
Passionate about modern ICT technologies applied in business. He gained his first professional experience in 2005, creating applications for the financial, local government and telecommunications sectors. In the following years, participated in numerous projects for the energy industry, including modernization and development of the Energy Market Information System. Since 2015, he has been involved in business development in the largest IT companies offering their cloud services to the enterprise sector in Poland. Author of numerous product concepts, business models and press releases. At Google Poland, he serves as Market Development Manager and is responsible for the creation and sale of the concept of using Google Cloud Computing in the enterprise business. Graduate of the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, WSB University and the University of Wrocław, certified Project Manager and cloud specialist. 
Privately, a fan of hiking and water sports.

Co-owner of the company, lawyer, MBA diploma, specializing in issues related to the investment process – many years of practical experience in the preparation and implementation of investments, in particular infrastructure.
As a parliamentary and ministerial expert, co-author of a number of bills and regulations. By order of the Prime Minister of 4 October 2012, he was appointed to the Construction Law Codification Commission for a 4-year term of office. Expert in the Ministry of Economy on transmission corridors and financial consequences of establishing transmission easements. Expert at the Ministry of Regional Development in the field of EU support for access to broadband networks and the development of high-capacity networks. Member of the Main Urban and Architectural Commission.
Author of numerous publications, i.a. co-author of the largest and repeatedly republished “Commentary to the Act on Planning and Spatial Development” (Publishing House C.H. BECK, W-wa 2004 – edited by Zygmunt Niewiadomski), as well as published in autumn 2011 in the C.H.Beck Publishing House “Commentary to local government acts” (edited by Zygmunt Niewiadomski and Roman Hauser). Among the publications, also include: “Legal regulation of the investment and construction process. Conditions. Barriers. Prospects.” (LexisNexis Publishing House, W-wa 2009).