Speakers

A graduate of the University of Warsaw, Faculty of Economic Sciences, specialty – computer science and economic cybernetics (1979) And Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Postgraduate (1998), Doctor of Economics (1988). Since graduating in 1979 to 2011, professionally related with the Department of Economic Policy and Planning, since 1989 with the Department of Finance and Banking Faculty of Economic Sciences. Longtime lecturer at the postgraduate study “Money and Banking”. In the years 1990 – 1994 active in commercial banking structures. He was the President of the Management Board of the Bank Cooperative Crafts in Warsaw, and in the years 1993 – 1994 co-organized the activities of the Polish Investment Bank SA where he was, i.a., Director of the Credit Department and Traders and Vice President (1997), responsible for retail banking.
In the years 1994 – 1997 – Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Privatization and Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Treasury, responsible for capital privatization, the restructuring of enterprises and companies of the Treasury, for the use of aid funds and the division of economic analysis in relation to the assets of the Treasury and responsible for supervising companies with foreign capital. He collaborated with investors and privatization advisors, Securities and Exchange Commission and the Stock Exchange. In the 1997 – 2007 – President of the Energy Regulatory Office.
In the period of 2007 – 2012 – President of the Management Board of Mostostal Zabrze Holding S.A. (MZH SA), a public company listed on the Stock Exchange in Warsaw. In the years 1995 -1997 chaired the Supervisory Board of “Petrochemia Plock” S.A, and in the years 1996 – 1998 – Council of the Stock Exchange in Warsaw. He participated in the work of the Supervisory Board of Powszechny Bank Kredytowy SA Warsaw, 1995 – 1996. During 2007-2012 he oversaw a number of commercial companies in the Group MZH SA.
Currently operates expertise and advice, being i.a. consultant to the Center for the Antitrust and Regulatory Study Faculty of Management University of Warsaw and the advisor to the President of the Employers of Poland. He is the author and co-author of dozens of articles and several scientific books on finance, economic policy, including regulation in the energy sector, as well as privatization.

Vice President of Energy Regulatory Office since 2012, since 2013 – Acting President of ERO.
Maciej Bando graduated from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Warsaw University of Technology. He also completed postgraduate studies in business and management, as well as various courses and trainings in this field. During many years of his professional career he gained experience working in different entities as financial director and Member of the Board responsible for finance and investment. In the years 2002-2009, he was involved in the activities of Polska Grupa Energetyczna, being Vice President of the Board of Pumped-Storage Hydroelectricity Plant (currently PGE Energia Odnawialna) and director of the Investment Bureau of PGE Dystrybucja Warszawa Teren. He is the author of various analyses and reports on energy, he also cooperated as an expert with, among others, CASE group.

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.

President of the Polish Energy Storage Association

Barbara Adamska is an expert in distributed energy and energy storage, and the author of several dozen publications on photovoltaics, energy storage, and distributed energy. She serves as the President of the Polish Energy Storage Association, a member of the Country Coordinating Council for the Hydrogen Economy, a member of the Program Council of the Distributed Energy Network, and a permanent expert for the Parliamentary Energy and Climate Group. In 2013, Barbara founded ADM Poland, where she serves as CEO, providing consulting services on the Polish renewable energy market. She has been recognised as the Industry Personality at the International Renewable Energy Fair REenergy. According to Energy Storage Report, she is one of the 40 most influential women in the global energy storage industry.

Vice-President of the Management Board of Grupa Azoty S.A. since 20th March 2024.
He has over 20 years of managerial experience in strategy, development and restructuring.
From 2016 to 2024 he served as the Director of the Łukasiewicz Research Network – The Ignacy Mościcki Industrial Chemistry Research Institute in Warsaw. In 2014–2016 he led the Corporate Strategy and Development Department at Grupa Azoty S.A. and in 2009–2013 he headed the Strategy and Development Division at Zakłady Azotowe Puławy S.A. Prior to that, he worked for Mennica Państwowa S.A., Mennica – Metale Szlachetne Sp. z o.o. and Endress + Hauser Polska Sp. z o.o.
He graduated from the Faculty of Chemical and Process Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology, where he also earned his doctoral degree in technical sciences. He completed postgraduate studies in Management at the Warsaw School of Economics and the Strategic Leadership Academy programme at ICAN Institute.
Supervisory Board membership: Prochem S.A. (since 2023), Grupa Azoty S.A. (2019-2020), Zakłady Azotowe Chorzów S.A. – Chair of the Supervisory Board (2012–2014). He also serves as Deputy Chair of the Board of the Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry (since 2019).

Szymon Byliński is the director of the Department of Electromobility and Hydrogen Economy at the Ministry of Climate and Environment, a graduate of the National School of Public Administration. As an employee of the Ministry of Economy and then the Ministry of Energy, he was responsible for regulations concerning the fuel market, alternative fuels infrastructure and fuel quality. He was the head of the ministerial team for the quality of fuels and alternative fuels. He is the co-author of key documents for the development of electromobility in Poland: the Act of 11 January on electromobility and alternative fuels, the National Framework for the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure. Currently, as the director of the Department, he is responsible for the regulation of the electromobility market and for the Polish hydrogen strategy.

She deals with consulting for Polish and foreign companies in the energy sector. She specialises in the area of defining investment options, creating strategies, renewable energy transactions and CPPA contracts. She manages a team of advisers specialising exclusively in power engineering services.

President of the Polish Wind Energy Association. Working for the wind industry since 2008. A former Director of the Association, Janusz Gajowiecki is an expert in integration of power grids and support schemes. A representative of the wind power industry in numerous consultations, working groups and talks with other energy market participants in Poland and the EU. He graduated from the Copenhagen Business School with an MSc in International Relations.

Dorota Jeziorowska is a graduate of the Faculty of Civil Engineering and Resource Management at the AGH UST in Cracow and the Faculty of Law at the ESLA.

Since 2012, she has been engaged in research activities in the field of energy, collaborating with, among others, the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Since 2015, her professional activities have been focused on the field of regulations in the power generation industry. At that time, she worked in government administration (at the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry of State Assets), were she was responsible for the areas of district heating and cogeneration.

She led legislative work on heat tariff regulations and the process of notifying the European Commission of the support mechanism for electricity from high-efficiency cogeneration (among others). She was also involved in the legislative processes introducing the CHP support system into the legal order and ensuring its proper functioning. She participated in the negotiation of energy and climate policy documents at the EU and in the work on their implementation into national legislation. She gained professional experience in companies in the power generation industry operating in the areas of electricity and heat generation, as well as their transmission and distribution (PGE Energia Ciepła S.A., Fortum Power and Heat Polska Sp. z o.o.). She dealt with the topics of regulation and the heat market.

She is also the author of dozens of articles and scientific publications in the field of energy including: district heating, cogeneration, energy efficiency, energy transition issues, and mining.

As of September 2022, Dorota Jeziorowska has served as Director of the Polish Association of Professional Combined Heat and Power Plants.

Since 2000, he has been associated with TAURON Dystrybucja, in the area of ​​metering, smart metering infrastructure and systems, and the energy market. He was responsible for the implementation of the AMI smart metering system in the area of ​​the city of Wrocław. Formly, Director of Advanced Metering Infrastructure at TAURON Dystrybucja Pomiary, Director of the Distribution Services Sales Department at TAURON Dystrybucja, Currently, he is Executive Director of Business Continuity Management System and IT at TAURON Polska Energia.
He is expert of AMI in Poland, member of Working Group at the Ministry of Climate and the Environment, related for smart metering. He is co-author within PTPiREE on the feasibility study for the implementation of smart metering in Poland. He is member of ITAM Forum Polish Chapter. He was in charge of AMI Working Group at Polish Power Transmission and Distribution Association (PTPiREE), and was member of cybersecurity IT/OT working group at PTPiREE. He was member of Working Group for Smart Grid networks at the Central Office of Measures, the Polish Committee for Standardization.
Author of many publications at conferences on smart metering, cybersecurity, smart grid, digitalization (including ENLIT Europe, Smart Grid Security Summit, IT Systems in Electricity Market, Picnic of Power Quality, Smart Communication and Techology Forum Metering Billing / CRM Europe, SmartHomes, Energy Losses , Advanced metering systems – smart metering, European Electricity Market).

Legal counsel and Managing Partner of KLAMKA LEGAL. 

Mr. Klamka has been providing his knowledge and experience to entities in the renewable energy sector for many years. He gained his knowledge and experience in the RES area and energy law while working, among others, as a lawyer in a company belonging to an international capital group based in the US, operating in wind energy sector. For many years, his law firm has been providing legal support to one of the largest photovoltaic companies in Poland, dealing with the development and construction of photovoltaic and BESS projects.

Piotr Klamka has extensive experience in the field of new technologies in the energy industry, in particular technologies using AI and machine learning solutions. He also focuses on aspects related to cyber security in his daily legal practice.

Vice-President of the Board, General Director, Polish Chamber of Energy Storage
An expert in the energy industry with 20 years of professional experience. He gained experience in energy distribution and transmission companies as well as in consulting companies. A longtime publicist in the field of energy market in economic media. A consultant in the field of system solutions in the power industry cooperating with government institutions and the Parliament. The first president and co-founder of the only Polish organization of companies in the field of energy storage technologies (electricity, heat, hydrogen and cold) and electromobility (vehicle charging infrastructure, battery and hydrogen technologies) and energy management in energy clusters.

Graduate of the Faculty of Strategic Management of the School of Management (POU/Oxford Brookes University), where he also obtained an MBA.
Mr Listwoń has many years of experience in the trading and clearing of commodity futures markets, financial instruments and international transactions carried out as part of the European electricity market coupling mechanism.
Professionally involved with the TGE Group since 2008. At the beginning of his career, Piotr Listwoń was involved in the operational start-up of the Commodity Exchange Clearing House S.A., where he held the position of Director of the Clearing and Settlement Department and Director of International Cooperation Development from 2013 to 2018.
Since April 2018, Mr Listwoń has been Vice President of the Management Board of the TGE, responsible for the operational area of the Exchange and the development of the product offering. At the same time, became a member of the Supervisory Board of the Warsaw Stock Exchange Foundation. In addition, in December 2020, took up the position of Chairman of the Supervisory Board of InfoEngine, a company within the TGE Capital Group. In January 2021, Mr Listwoń joined the Board of Directors of the Association of Power Exchanges (APEx), an international association of 46 commodity and financial power exchanges from around the world.

Graduate of Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice and EMBA studies of the Institute of Economic Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He has many years of professional experience in the power and heat industry in managerial positions. Since 2012 he has held the following functions at TAURON Ciepło: Head of the Generation Planning and Supervision Department, Director of Operations and Director of the Production Department of TAURON Ciepło. Since June 2021, as Member of the Management Board of TAMEH Polska sp. z o.o. and TAMEH Czech s.r.o., he was responsible for managing the production assets of four CHP plants in Poland and the Czech Republic. Since March 1, 2022, he has been Chairman of the Board of TAURON Ciepło, and since March 7, 2024, he has also been a Board Member of TAMEH Holding sp. z o.o.

Attorney-at-law, partner of Polowiec i Wspolnicy, a law firm recommended in the field of Energy and Natural Resources. Board member of Hydrogen Poland, lecturer at the WSZiB, mentor at the Women in Law Foundation and member of the Association of Energy Law Lawyers. Expert in the field of energy and fuels, in the area of energy-intensive industries and low-carbon transition.
Advisor and negotiator in many key projects. She has implemented innovative solutions and business models on the Polish market. Has extensive legislative and regulatory experience including risk assessment.
Laureate of the Forbes ranking of “25 women lawyers in business” who have a significant impact on business.
Author of numerous legal opinions as well as publications and expert reports. She cooperates with a number of industry organisations.

Łukasz Tomaszewski has been involved in renewable energy for more than 14 years. Among other things, he took part in the preparation of the Law on Renewable Energy Sources and its amendments. He has many years of experience in international cooperation, especially in economic and energy areas. From 2010 to 2015, he worked at the Ministry of Economy in the Renewable Energy Department. Then he moved to the Energy Regulatory Authority, where he headed the Renewable Energy Auction Department. In 2021, he became associated with the Polish Development Fund where he supported decision-making processes and participated in the development of a bridge financing offer for Renewable Energy Projects. In 2022, he rejoined the government administration and became deputy director of the Renewable Energy Sources Department at the Ministry of Climate and Environment, where he supervised, among other things, matters relating to regulations and support mechanisms as well as international cooperation. In May 2023, he was appointed director of this department.

An expert with over 20 years of experience in managing the security of companies from key sectors of the Polish economy, such as banking and energy. He is responsible at PSE for threat analysis, security management, protection of information and internal audit. As part of his role, he also supervises critical infrastructure protection units including a specialized aviation unit.

He started his professional career as state administration official, specializing in protecting the economic interests of the country. He developed his professional experience at PGNiG, where he was responsible for security, internal control and protection of critical infrastructure. He also managed the security of the PKN ORLEN concern and Bank Ochrony Środowiska, where he worked as Head of Bank’s Security Department.

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.

Dorota Zawadzka-Stępniak is a graduate of the Faculty of Environmental Engineering at the Warsaw University of Technology and Postgraduate Studies in EU Funds Administration at the Warsaw School of Economics. Currently, the President of the Management Board of the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management.
She has extensive experience in the field of environmental protection, climate change and energy policy, which she has successfully used in her professional work on managerial positions in public institutions, e.g. in the Ministry of Environment, NFEP&WM, the City Hall of Warsaw, as well as in private institutions, i.e. PwC and the Polish Confederation Lewiatan. She is a scholarship holder of the Prof. Maciej Nowicki’s Foundation Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, a graduate of the 29th School for Political Leaders and a graduate of the Game Changers Academy Master of Business Change.

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).