PROGRAM

Day 1: October 14, 2026 (Wednesday)**

9:00

Participant Registration

INAUGURAL SESSION

10:00

Opening Remarks

Remigiusz Nowakowski, President, DISE Energy
Beata Włodarska, Vice President, DISE Energy

10:10 – 11:00

Keynotes by Honorary Guests

Miłosz Motyka, Minister of Energy
Paweł Gancarz, Lower Silesian Marshal
Jakub Mazur, Deputy Mayor of Wrocław
Maimo Henriksson, Ambassador of Finland to Poland
Valdemaras Sarapinas, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Lithuania to the Republic of Poland
Martin Kremer, Consul General of Germany in Wrocław
Taras Tokarskyi, Consul General of Ukraine in Wrocław
Véronique Dussaussois, Consul General of France in Krakow
Nathan Reich, U.S. Department of Energy, Director and Energy Attaché, Embassy Warsaw
Joanna Sterzyńska-Lindberg, Director of the European Commission Regional Representation in Wrocław
Prof. Piotr Młynarz, PhD, DSc, Vice Rector for Organization and Infrastructure, Wrocław University of Science and Technology

Fireside Chat

11:00 – 11:15

Miłosz Motyka, Minister of Energy

Moderator

Michał Niewiadomski, President, Klub Energetyczny

Main session: ENERGY IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY

11:15 – 11:30

Speech

Peter Strannegård, EVP Renewables and Decarbonisation, Fortum, “Is security of supply more important than price and climate?”

11:30 – 12:30

Panel Discussion
Key Questions

  • Security of supply vs. price and climate
  • Geopolitics and tariffs reshaping energy-tech supply chains
  • Whether the capacity market and strategic reserves will cover coming winters
  • Flexibility as the system’s new currency
  • Who should carry the risk (state, companies or consumers)
  • Whether blackout and “system collapse” narratives already shape regulatory and investment decisions

Moderator

Bartłomiej Sawicki, Journalist, Rzeczpospolita, Parkiet

Panelists

Renata Mroczek, President of the Energy Regulatory Office
Wanda Buk, Advisor to the President of the Republic of Poland for Energy (Affairs)
Nathan Reich, U.S. Department of Energy, Director and Energy Attaché, Embassy Warsaw
Agnieszka Okońska, Vice President, Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne
Barbara Lempp, Chief Operating Officer, Energy Traders Europe
Joanna Smolik, Director of Strategic Relations Department, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK)
Peter Strannegård, EVP Renewables and Decarbonisation, Fortum
Mariusz Buraczyński, Vice-President of the Management Board for Operations, Polish Power Exchange (TGE)

12:30 – 12:45

Coffee Break

Discussion: INDUSTRY UP AGAINST THE WALL: HOW MUCH LONGER
CAN POLAND’S ENERGY CONSUMERS HOLD OUT?

12:45 – 13:00

Speech

13:00 – 13:45

Panel Discussion
Key Questions

  • Whether energy costs are pushing industry out of Poland
  • Which support instruments for energy-intensive industry actually work
  • CBAM as carbon leakage protection or just another cost
  • Industrial energy procurement amid price volatility
  • Energy cost management in SMEs
  • Electrification of industry as a route to cheaper energy or a network-cost trap

Moderator

Paweł Smoleń, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Forum Energii, President of the Management Board of Kiwa Polska

Panelists

Łukasz Tomaszewski, Director of the Renewable Energy Department, Ministry of Climate and Environment
Henryk Kaliś, President, Chamber of Industrial Power and Energy Consumers (IEPiOE), President, Forum of Electricity and Gas Consumers – Union of Associations
Anna Chmielewska, Associate Director, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Maciej Potocki, President, Wrocław Technology Park
Anna Szczodra, Partner, Co-Head of KPMG Law, CEE Head of Energy Sector, RES, & Infrastructure, KPMG
Witold Ziomek, President, MPWiK Wrocław
Dorota Jeziorowska, Director, Office for the Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure, Ministry of Energy

Discussion: THROUGH GAS TO RENEWABLES: WILL DISTRICT HEATING MAKE IT BEFORE THE BILL ARRIVES?

Fortum

13:45- 14:00

Speech

Katarzyna Szymczak-Pomianowska, Director, Department of Strategy and Sustainable Development, City of Wrocław
Mariusz Dzikuć, Director of Strategy and Development, Fortum Power and Heat Polska Sp. z o.o., “Decarbonization of Wrocław”

14:00 – 15:00

Panel Discussion
Key Questions

  • Who will finance a heating transition worth up to PLN 466 bn by 2050
  • How long the gas and CHP transitional phase will last
  • Heat electrification and thermal storage as the largest flexibility resource in the Polish power system
  • What market model should replace cost-based heat tariffs
  • Bringing waste heat, geothermal and biomass to small county-level systems

Moderator

Justyna Piszczatowska, Publisher, green-news.pl

Panelists

Piotr Górnik, President, Fortum Power and Heat Polska Sp. z o.o.
Anna Mielcarek, Director of the Electricity and Heat Markets Department, Energy Regulatory Office
Adam Kampa, President, Szczecińska Energetyka Cieplna
Grzegorz Roman, Deputy Mayor of Wrocław
Bogusław Regulski, Vice President, Polish District Heating Chamber of Commerce
Dorota Zawadzka-Stępniak, President, National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management
Tomasz Jaśkiewicz, Director of Development Department, Zespół Elektrociepłowni Wrocławskich Kogeneracja S.A.

15:00 – 15:45

Lunch

Discussion: IT WON’T GET CHEAPER. WILL IT BE FREE?

15:45 – 16:00

Speech

Maciej Budziewski, Head of Delivery, SSE plc.,
“Energy price formation: a European perspective”

16:00 – 17:00

Panel Discussion
Key Questions

  • Record negative prices as a renewables success or a market failure
  • Price cannibalisation and the economics of new RES projects
  • Who profits from free energy (storage or flexible demand)
  • The cost of non-market RES curtailment
  • Whether end consumers will ever see free energy on their bills
  • Why the “renewables make energy more expensive” narrative beats negative-price data, and who benefits

Moderator

Michał Niewiadomski, President, Energy Club

Panelists

Joseph Benson, European Research Manager, SSE plc.
Maciej Kowalski, CEO, Ignitis Poland
Dr. Ireneusz Kulka, Country Lead, EDP Poland
Chao Liu, Head of Strategic, Huawei Technologies (Netherlands) B.V.
Grzegorz Lot, President, TAURON Polska Energia

Discussion: HOW MUCH POLISH DNA IS IN THE TRANSITION?
LOCAL CONTENT BETWEEN AMBITION AND REALITY

17:00 – 18:00

Panel Discussion
Key Questions

  • Real local content in Polish offshore wind
  • Domestic value added in the nuclear build-out
  • Whether Poland can be more than an assembly plant for Chinese technology
  • EU industrial policy as an opportunity for Polish manufacturers
  • Whether Poland’s strength lies in factories or in engineering and services

Moderator

Dr. Eng. Agata Romanowska, Senior Project Manager, DISE Energy

Panelists

Mikołaj Budzanowski, President, InnoEnergy Central Europe
Prof. Jakub Kupecki, PhD, DSc, Eng., Director of the National Centre for Nuclear Research 
Krzysztof Jamróz, Vice President, Commercial Director, ZPUE S.A.
Szymon Kowalski, Vice President, Polish Wind Energy Association
Magdalena Okulowska, President, Wrocław Agglomeration Development Agency
Paweł Łapacz, President, Regional Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Wrocław

20:00 – 00:00

Evening gala combined with the 6th Women’s Energy Awards 2026

Energia Kobiet

Day 2: October 15, 2026 (Thursday)**

9:00

Opening of Day Two

Main Session: GAS, PERMANENTLY TRANSITIONAL? THE ROLE OF NATURAL GAS
AND DECARBONISED GASES AFTER 2030

9:20 – 9:30

Speech

Kamil Moskwik, Expert, DISE Energy, “Dimensions of natural gas supply security”
(launch of the DISE Energy report)

Speech

Dr. Marcin Sienkiewicz, Gas Markets Manager, Polish Power Exchange S.A. (TGE),
“A Polish gas hub: the concept and conditions for its implementation”

9:30 – 10:30

Panel Discussion
Key Questions

  • New gas units as an essential reserve or future stranded assets
  • How many hours a year gas units will run as RES penetration grows
  • Whether diversification of gas supply to Poland is complete
  • Poland as a hub in Europe’s new gas supply architecture
  • How long financial institutions will keep financing gas
  • Hydrogen and biomethane conversion as a real path or an investment alibi
  • Why Polish biomethane is still in its infancy (grid connection, certification or support scheme)

9:30 – 10:30

Moderator

Wojciech Jakóbik, Energy Security Centre

Panelist

Dr. Marcin Sienkiewicz, Gas Markets Manager, Polish Power Exchange S.A. (TGE)
Tomasz Stocki, Deputy Director, Innovation Department, National Agricultural Support Centre (KOWR)
Henryk Mucha, President, Respect Energy S.A.
Kamil Moskwik, Energy Market Analyst, DISE Energy
Ireneusz Łazor, Principal Strategy Consultant, Lazor Strategic Energy Advisory Ltd.
Katarzyna Szeniawska, Director of the Gas Market Development Division, GAZ-SYSTEM S.A.

10:30 – 12:00

Discussion: LOWER SILESIA AND THE CHALLENGES OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION AND EU INDUSTRIAL POLICY

Marszałek Województwa Dolnośląskiego

Panel Discussion
Key Questions

  • Whether the region can sustain rapid growth while meeting transition challenges
  • How local governments can build new economic specialisations and attract global investors
  • Lower Silesia as an innovation base for Poland and Europe, from critical raw materials to semiconductors and space
  • Green technologies in industry as a leap forward or a market necessity

Moderator

Justyna Lasak, Director, Transformation Department, Marshal’s Office of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Panelists

Piotr Szymański, PhD, DSc, , Director for Energy, Mobility and Climate, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
Jan Marian Grzegorczyn, Mayor of Miękinia Municipality
Andrzej Jeżewski, Owner, Promet-Plast S.C. Elżbieta Jeżewska Andrzej Jeżewski
Dr. Eng. Alicja Kot-Niewiadomska, Assistant Professor / Head of Laboratory, Institute of Mineral and Energy Economy, Polish Academy of Sciences
Dr. Eng. Michał Wierzbowski, Poland Associate, European Initiative for Energy Security

12:00 – 12:15

Coffee Break

Discussion: THE CRITICAL DIMENSION OF THE TRANSITION: WHO REALLY PROTECTS ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE?

12:15 – 12:25

Speech

Kamil Wyszkowski, National Representative and Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network Poland, “The great climate industrial revolution as a response to times of uncertainty. The informal alliance of UN leaders and climate policy leaders, and the fuel crisis”

12:25 – 13:40

Panel Discussion
Key Questions

  • Lessons from Baltic Sea incidents for cables, pipelines and offshore wind
  • Sector readiness for drones, sabotage and cyberattacks
  • Knowledge sharing, joint incident response and resilience, including real-time data analytics for early fault detection
  • Whether NIS2 and critical infrastructure protection rules keep pace with threats
  • Distributed energy and system resilience in conflict
  • Who coordinates and funds civil-military cooperation in energy
  • Whether the state should counter energy disinformation, and where the line with censorship lies

Moderator

Julia Cydejko, Senior Energy Analyst, Polityka Insight

Panelist

Paweł Turowski, Department of State Strategy and Resilience, National Security Bureau
Cdr. Prof. Rafał Miętkiewicz, DSc Eng., Associate Professor, Polish Naval Academy in Gdynia; Head of the Naval Weapons Department
Paweł Wróbel, Managing Director, Polish Electricity Association
Maciej Mróz, Vice President for DSO Operations, TAURON Dystrybucja S.A., President, Polish Association of Transmission and Distribution Grids (PTPiREE)
Prof. Maciej Chorowski, Head of the Department of Cryogenics and Aerospace Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology

Discussion: GIGAWATTS IN RESERVE. CAN THE BALANCING MARKET CARRY ENERGY STORAGE?

13:40 – 15:00

Panel Discussion
Key Questions

  • Whether the 11 GW of storage with capacity contracts will actually be built by 2030
  • How long record aFRR prices will last before new storage cannibalises them
  • Whether the balancing market already sends a credible price signal for flexibility
  • How much storage is needed to reduce non-market RES redispatch
  • Whether storage will replace gas units as system reserve
  • Who finances storage without a capacity market anchor

Moderator

Bartłomiej Derski, lawyer, economist, journalist, Wysokie Napięcie.pl

Panelist

 

Artur Galbarczyk, Director, Energy and Technology Sector Office, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK)
Andrzej Diakun, President, ESIX Sp. z o.o.
Barbara Adamska, President, Polish Energy Storage Association (PSME)
Katarzyna Suchcicka, CEO Tavion Poland
Michał Orłowski, Vice President for Asset Management and Development, Tauron Polska Energia
Michał Sobczyk, Country Manager Poland, Capalo AI

Conference closing

15:00 – 15:45

Lunch

* TBC
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