Day I, November 16th
Opening ceremony
9:00-9:20 Opening ceremony
- dr Leszek Juchniewicz, Chairman of the Advisory Board, EuroPOWER Congress
9:20-9:30 Speeche of Honorary Guest
- Ireneusz Zyska, Secretary of State, Ministry of Climate, Government Plenipotentiary for RES
EuroPower & OZE Power panels
9:30 – 10:30 Polish power industry in the process of transformation and with new challenges
- The EU’s strategy for climate neutrality
- Vision of the transformation of the energy sector in Poland
- The social dimension of the energy transformation
- New entity structure – shape of the Polish sector
- Competitiveness of the electricity market against the background of changes in entities
- Will the consolidation of companies improve transformation processes?
Moderator:
- Wojciech Jakóbik, Editor-in-Chief, Biznes Alert
Speakers:
- Ireneusz Zyska, Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for RES, Ministry of Climate and Environment
- Zbigniew Gryglas, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of State Assets
- Dominik Wadecki, Vice President for Operations, Energa S.A.
- Dorota Dębińska-Pokorska, Partner, PwC
- Jerzy Topolski, Vice President of the Management Board for Asset Management, TAURON Polska Energia
- Roman Szwed, President of the Management Board, Atende
10:30 – 11:35 Financial instruments supporting the process of climate neutrality
10:30 – 10:45
Introductory presentation: Climate Neutrality: Global Outlook, Local Action
- Maciej Chachulski, Senior Account Executive, SAS Institute
10:45 – 11:35 Debate:
- EU climate policy – will we achieve a common goal?
- Energy transformation as an opportunity to improve the competitiveness of the Polish economy
- Just Transition Fund mechanisms – funds for energy transformation
- Designing Operational Programs for the energy sector in the new EU financial perspective 2021-2027
- Repayable instruments – use of grants and loans
- Combining different categories of support measures
- Territorial Just Transition Plans (TPST) – support for regions
Moderator:
- Mariusz Kawnik, Executive Director, Central Europe Energy Partners
Speakers:
- Anna Chmielewska, Associate Director, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment
- Jerzy Buzek, Member of the European Parliament, President of the European Parliament in 2009-2012, Prime Minister of the Polish Government in 1997-2001
- Paweł Strączyński, Vice President of the Management Board ds. Finansowych, PGE
- Waldemar Skomudek, Vice President of the Management Board, TAURON Dystrybucja
- Artur Tomaszewski, President of the Management Board, DNB Bank Polska
11:35 – 12:20 Adaptation of the legal, organizational and technical infrastructure to the development of distributed energy
- Smart metering – Smart Grid
- Scenarios of the PPS development in the 2021-2030 perspective
- Digitization and integrated solutions
- Legal regulations for electricity storage
- Energy management with the participation of electricity storage in daily operation and in crisis situations
Moderator:
- Jakub Wiech, Deputy Editor in Chief, Energetyka24
Speakers:
- Jan Frania, Vice President of the Management Board, PGE Dystrybucja
- Robert Zasina, President of the Management Board, TAURON Dystrybucja
- Paweł Pisarczyk, President of the Management Board, Atende Software
- Maciej Chachulski, Senior Account Executive, SAS Institute
12:20 – 12:35 Break
12:35 – 13:15 The role of gas in the energy transformation
- New gas investments in Poland – system expansion
- Integration of energy and gas markets in Europe
- Natural gas and its importance for hydrogen development plans
Moderator:
- Mariusz Marszałkowski, Editor, Biznes Alert
Speakers:
- Ireneusz Krupa, President of the Management Board, Polska Spółka Gazownictwa
- Paweł Stańczyk, President of the Management Board, PGNiG Termika
- PhD Jacek Jaworski, Deputy Director for Gas, Oil and Gas Institute – National Research Institute
- Piotr Zawistowski, President of the Management Board, Towarowa Giełda Energii
13:15 – 14:15 Digitization of the energy sector
13:15 – 13:25
Presentation: Building a leadership position by developing customer experience
- Kamil Smuga, Chief Information Officer, Limitless
- Ariel Galik, Account Executive, Salesforce
13:25 – 13:35
Presentation: Data security in the era of digital transformation
- Leonid Venglinski, Sales Engineer, Veritas Technologies
13:35 – 13:45
Presentation: How to make up for lost time and accelerate digital transformation in utilities?
- Filip Kowalski, General Manager for Energy & Natural Resources, SAP Middle Eastern Europe
13:45 – 14:30 Debate:
- Energy Market Information Operator (OIRE) – effective and safe exchange of information on the electricity market
- A key success factor in the construction of OIRE
- Participation of Operator Chmury Krajowej in digitization of the sector
- EU regulations concerning the reform of the electricity market and information management policy
- Data monetization and support for new business models
- Data transparency as a condition of just transformation?
- Using data to optimize investments in renewable and distributed energy sources
Moderator:
- Filip Kowalski, General Manager for Energy & Natural Resources, SAP Middle Eastern Europe
Prelegenci:
- Tomasz Bendlewski, Director of the Energy and Gas Division, Asseco Poland
- Wojciech Drożdż, Vice President of the Management Board ds. Innowacji i Logistyki Enea Operator
- Dariusz Śliwowski, Vice President of the Management Board, Operator Chmury Krajowej
- Janusz Moroz, Member of the Management Board, innogy Polska S.A.
- Piotr Maciołek, Member of the Management Board, Polenergia*
14:30 – 15:25 Factors slowing down and accelerating the development of photovoltaic farms
14:30 – 14:40 Case study: CPPA implementation for Orange
- Maciej Kowalski, Managing Director, Enefit w Polsce
14:40 – 15:25 Debate:
- How to improve the procedures for connecting high voltage photovoltaic installations
- Infrastructure modernization challenges
- Photovoltaic farms without subsidies and no government guarantees of energy sales. Is it possible and profitable?
- Support for communes in adopting local plans
- Moving away from RES subsidizing systems towards direct PPA contracting
Moderator:
- dr Sławomir Hinc, Board Representative, Norgesola
Speakers:
- Sebastian Kowalczyk, Director of the Development and Innovation Office, Energa OZE
- Jan Biernacki, Vice Director, PwC
- Janusz Sterna, Vice President of the Management Board, Columbus Energy
- Wojciech Tabiś, Director of the Office, Polish Society of Transmission and Distribution of Electricity
- Katarzyna Szwed-Lipińska, Director of the Renewable Sources Department, Energy Regulatory Office
- Grzegorz Wiśniewski, President of the Management Board, Instytut Energii Odnawialnej
Day II, November 17th
9:00 – 9:45 The award ceremony in the Energy World Leaders Competition
EuroPower & OZE Power panels
9:45 – 10:25 The era of smart consumers – challenges and new opportunities for the energy sector
- Does the origin of energy matter for the Polish consumer?
- The expectations of the modern consumer in contact with the supplier
- Contact with the client through various communication channels
- The level of customer satisfaction and loyalty and the possibility of generating additional revenues
Moderator:
- Robert Tomaszewski, Senior Energy Analyst, Polityka Insight
Speakers:
- Grzegorz Lot, Vice President of the Management Board, Polenergia Dystrybucja
- Edward Górniak, Director of the Origination Department, Enea Trading
- Sebastian Jabłoński, President of the Management Board, Respect Energy
- Piotr Jaworski, Enterprise Sales, Salesforce
- Łukasz Sajewicz, Strategic Clients Director, Viessmann
10:25 – 10:35
Case study: Customer experience in the Digital World based on Engie Italy – goals, road and results of the B2B and B2C digital transformation in a company from the energy industry
- Piotr Jaworski, Enterprise Sales, Salesforce
10:35 – 11:30 Alternative fuels in the Polish energy sector
- Transformation of the gas industry towards a low-emission economy
- Modeling of the biomethane market, injection into the gas grid
- The use of biomethane in transport
- Circular economy
- RDF derived from waste as a supplement and alternative to fossil fuels
- Waste-to-energy (production of electricity and heat in cogeneration from waste)
Moderator:
- Michał Tarka, Partner & Head of Energy Team, SMM Legal
Speakers:
- Piotr Sprzączak, Director of the District Heating Department, Ministry of Climate and Environment
- Konrad Nowak, President of the Management Board, Miejskie Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej w Olsztynie
- Michał Obiegała, Corporate Affairs Director, BP Polska
- Marcin Lewenstein, Innovation Officer, EIT InnoEnergy Central Europe
- Tomasz Bukowski, Business Unit Director, go&biogas
- Przemysław Kołodziejak, Acting President of the Management Board, PGE Energia Ciepła
11:30 – 11:45 The process of moving away from coal – plan, costs, consequences
Presentation of Polska Grupa Górnicza
- Tomasz Rogala, President of the Management Board, Polska Grupa Górnicza
11:45 – 12:25 Break
12:25 – 13:10 Sectoral integration of energy in Poland – a way to improve the energy sector?
- Integration of transport, heating and electricity – benefits for the industry
- Support for digitization in the sectoral integration process
- Renewable energy supply system for transport
- Optimum use of primary energy
- The scale of the impact on energy security and reduction of CO2 emissions
- Research and implementation of new technologies
Moderator:
- Michał Hetmański, Lead researcher& Co-founder, Fundacja Instrat
Speakers:
- Bartłomiej Orzeł, Plenipotentiary of the Prime Minister for Clean Air, Chancellery of the Prime Minister
- Marcin Korolec, President, Foundation for the Promotion of Electric Vehicles
- Andrzej Rubczyński, Director for Heating Strategy, Forum Energii
13:10 – 14:10 Implementation of the common goal of “greening” the power industry
13:10 – 13:25
Presentation: Zefir system – a modern tool for planning energy transformation
- PhD Karol Wawrzyniak, Head of Interdisciplinary Division of Energy Analyses, National Center for Nuclear Research
13:25 – 14:20 Debate
- Polish Offshore Sector Deal – cooperation for the development of wind farms
- The potential and current stages of implementing strategic projects
- Green energy – implementation of the mission of the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFOŚiGW)
- European offshore strategy
- Liberalization of the 10H distance act
Moderator:
- Jakub Kajmowicz, Editor-in-chief, Energetyka24
Speakers:
- Zbigniew Gryglas, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of State Assets
- Ireneusz Zyska, Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for RES, Ministry of Climate and Environment
- Wojciech Hann, Vice President of the Management Board, BOŚ Bank
- Krzysztof Kidawa, President of the Management Board, Baltic Power*
- Maciej Kowalski, Member of the Board, Enefit Polska
- Maciej Chorowski, President of the Management Board, NFOŚIGW
- PhD Karol Wawrzyniak, Head of Interdisciplinary Division of Energy Analyses, Narodowe Centrum Badań Jądrowych
- Maciej Stryjecki, Head of Offshore, POLENERGIA
14:20 – 14:35
Presentation: Regulatory challenges related to investments in the construction of wind farms
- Radosław Żydok, Director of the Department of Regulatory and Strategic Analyzes, KGHM Polska Miedź
14:35 – 15:15 The use of hydrogen in the decarbonization and integration of sectors
- Polish hydrogen strategy
- Perspective of the European Union
- Balancing systems based on renewable energy sources
- Building hydrogen networks
- Mixing hydrogen with natural gas
Moderator:
- Mariusz Kawnik, Executive Director, Central Europe Energy Partners
Speakers:
- Agata Urbaniak, Central Measurement and Research Laboratory, PGNiG
- Marek Foltynowicz, Hydrogen Expert, Cluster of Hydrogen Technologies and Clean Hydrogen Technologies
- Grzegorz Jóźwiak, Director of the Alternative Fuels Implementation Office, PKN Orlen
Update: 16.11.2020 r.
