Program

DAY I - 25 SEPTEMBER 2019

8:00 Registration of participants

  • Registration of participants

09:00 The opening of the Congress by Management Board of DISE

Mr. Remigiusz Nowakowski
Mr. Dawid Jackiewicz

10:30-12:00 Discussion Panel: Electrification, decarbonisation, ledership

Moderator

Remigiusz Nowakowski - President of the Management Board of DISE

Speakers

  • Magnus Hall - President and CEO of Vattenfall, President of Eurelectric
  • Mikael Lemström - Vice President, Heating and Cooling City Solutions, Fortum
  • Filip Grzegorczyk - President of the Management Board, Tauron Polska Energia S.A.
  • Darius Maikštėnas - Chairman of the Board and CEO of Ignitis Group
  • Jan Staniłko - Director of the Innovation Department, Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Technology
  • Jarosław Dybowski - Executive Director for Energy, PKN ORLEN SA

THESES

  • What does the vision “European Union to be without any emissions by 2050” mean for the energy industry?
  • What will be an effect of ongoing energy transition? How will European energy industry look like in 2050? How energy transition will impact the Clients?
  • How are energy players taking advantage of climate policy implementation, technological improvements and leveraging their positions?
  • How can energy industry benefit out of the ongoing decarbonization in the best way?
  • Oil and gas players are entering the power business. Is the integration across energy business value chain good strategy for utilities?
  • Who are the new business leaders in the utility business of tomorrow?

Keynote Speech: Holger Grubel - Head of Portfolio Development Offshore Wind at EnBW AG

Energy Transition – Internationalisation of Offshore Wind

Keynote Speech: Andrzej Jeżewski - President of Promet - Plast

Plans for the development of dispersed energy sector based on the example of the Oławski Energy Cluster EKO

13:00 – 14:15 Discussion panel: Vision of RES development in Poland and and in the world

Moderator

Att. Rafał Hajduk - DZP law firm

Speakers

  • Monika Morawiecka - President of the Management Board, PGE Baltica
  • Olivia Breese - Head of Market Development, Ørsted
  • Jarosław Dybowski - Executive Director for Energy, PKN ORLEN SA
  • Andrzej Kensbok - President of KGHM International Ltd., Chief Executive Officer for Strategic Projects, KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.
  • Janusz Gajowiecki - President of the Management Board, PWEA
  • Dawid Klimczak - President of the Management Board, Enea Trading
  • Jarosław Broda - Vice-President of the Management Board for Asset Management and Development of TAURON Polska Energia S.A.
  • Piotr Czopek - Director, Departament Energii Odnawialnej i Rozproszonej w Ministerstwie Energii

THESES

  • Development of renewable energy sources and integration of RES in the energy system based on conventional generation sources
  • Impact of RES technology development on energy supplies security
  • Offshore wind energy – success factors for the construction of offshore wind farms in the Polish Baltic Sea zone, experience from other countries, technological development, legal framework and support mechanisms
  • Auction system vs. corporate PPA in the context of further development of onshore wind projects
  • Conditions for the development of solar energy in Poland – how to implement assumed participation in the energy mix
  • Key aspects of the development of distributed power engineering – energy clusters and prosumers

12:30 Keynote Speech: Iweta Opolska, Director, Gas Trade Office, PKN ORLEN SA

ORLEN GAS MEETING | Foundations and prospects for gas prices

13:00-14:15 Discussion panel: The direction of the development of gas markets in Poland and worldwide

Moderator

Wojciech Jakóbik – Editor, Business Alert

Speakers

  • Piotr Listwoń – President of the Management Board, TGE
  • Artur Zawartko – Vice-President of the Management Board, Gaz-System S.A.
  • Saulius Bilys – CEO, AB Amber Grid
  • Mirosław Skowron – Member of the Management Board, Ciech S.A.
  • Maciej Woźniak – Vice-president of the Management Board, PGNiG S.A.
  • Ireneusz Krupa – Member of the Management Boardu, PSG sp z o.o.

THESES

  • The importance of natural gas in the process of transformation of the energy sector in Poland
  • Integration of gas markets in the Baltic Sea Region
  • LNG development in Poland and the potential of the markets in the Region
  • Factors affecting gas prices as a commodity in global markets
  • LNG bunkering – a new business opportunity for gas sector companies
  • Can Poland become a gas “hub” for Central and Eastern Europe?

16:05 – 17:35 Discussion panel: “Clean Air” – transition of district heating and emission-free transport

Moderator

Att. Paweł Grzejszczak - DZP law firm

Speakers

  • Michał Kurtyka – Secretary of State, Ministry of the Environment, Government Plenipotentiary for the Presidency of the Conference of the Parties (COP24)
  • Marek Gawroński - Vice-President, Volvo Poland
  • Izabela Sówka, DSc., Eng. - Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Wrocław University of Science and Technology
  • Tomasz Wilczak - Vice-President for Technical Affairs, PGNIG TERMIKA
  • Artur Michalski - Deputy President of the Management Board, National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFOŚiGW)
  • Magdalena Jackowska-Rejman - President of the Management Board, TechBrainers Sp. z o.o.
  • Henryk Mucha – President of the Management Board, PGNIG Obrót Detaliczny

THESES

  • Clean Air Programme – how disctrict heating and electrification of transport can contribute to emission reductions
  • Transformation of district heating as an important element of multi-faceted actions to improve energy efficiency and emission reduction,
  • Is systemic heating a cure for smog?
  • How can the electromobility development programme in Poland affect the state of the air in cities?
  • Electrification of public transport – when will an electric fleet replace combustion vehicles?
  • Key success factors for emobility – development of fast charging infrastructure or subsidised vehicle purchase

Program

DAY II - 26 SEPTEMBER 2019

11:30 Presentation: Bartłomiej Szymaniak - IFS

Transformation in the area of maintenance services

Keynote Speech: Bartosz Bursa - Saule Sp. z o. o.

Step by step towards commercially available flexible perovskite solar cells

12:00-13:30 Discussion panel: New technologies in power industry under the aegis of NCBiR

Moderator

Katarzyna Sobótka-Demianowska - Head of E-mobility Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure, ABB Sp. z o. o.

Speakers

  • Mariusz Zieliński - Product Manager, Asseco Poland
  • Hando Sutter - Chairman of the Management Board, Eesti Energia
  • Dr Ing. Agnieszka Jakubiak - Project Coordinator, NCBiR
  • Adam Zalewski - Director of Strategy and Development, Griffin Group Energy
  • Anna Streżyńska - President of the Management Board, MC2 Innovation
  • Maciej Bluj - President of the Management Board, Go2 Smart
  • Michał Rumiński - President of the Management Board, EEC Magenta Sp. z o. o.
  • Robert Bednarski - Director of the Smart City and Project Management Office in the City Hall of Wrocław

THESES

  • Innovations in energy sector and their key role in developing low-carbon energy
  • Smart grid and smart metering – intelligent technologies in the era of changes in transmission infrastructure functions, growing share of RES and distributed generation
  • “Smart City” as a model of cooperation between energy companies and local governments
  • Technologies to optimise resources and increase energy efficiency
  • Digitalisation of power industry and the use of artificial intelligence – new business models
  • Potential and conditions for the development of energy storage facilities, available technologies and functionalities
  • Energy storage as an opportunity for rapid development of RES

12:00 – 13:30 Discussion panel under the aegis of PGNIG Impact of Innovation on the Energy Transition

Moderator

Krzysztof Bolesta – Vice-President of the Foundation FPPE

Paneliści

  • Łukasz Kroplewski – Vice-President for Development, PGNiG S.A.
  • Piotr RudzkiPwC Advisory
  • Bartłomiej Steczowicz – President of the Management Board, Teraz Energia Sp. z o. o.
  • Aneta Wilmańska – Director of PGNiG S.A. Representative Office in Brussels, Vice-President of the EU Committee within IOGP (International Association of Oil&Gas Producers)

THESES

  • Innovative activity in the gas, fuel and energy sectors
  • Role of innovation in short and long-term strategies of companies in the industry
  • Internal and external determinants of the industry’s innovation development
  • Which innovations does the industry need today to be able to develop tomorrow?
  • How and with whom can we develop innovative ideas?
  • Challenges for the innovation development in Polish companies from the sector

14:00 - 15:00 Discussion panel: Poland's new energy policy

Moderator

Marcin Roszkowski - President of the Management Board of the Jagiellonian Institute

Speakers

  • Adam Gawęda - Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for the Restructuring of Coal Mining
  • Dr Ing. Wojciech Myślecki - Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Chairman of the Modern Technologies Team at NCBiR
  • Paweł Turowski - National Security Office
  • Dr hab. Ing. Waldemar Skomudek - Professor of Opole University of Technology
  • Dr hab. Ludwik Pieńkowski - prof. nadzw., AGH University of Science and Technology, Nuclear Power Department
  • Karolina Baca-Pogorzelska

THESES

  • Future vision on the energy sector – centralised system or distributed generation?
  • Poland’s fuel mix in 2040 and its impact on energy security, achievement of emission targets and energy prices in Poland
  • The doctrine of decarbonisation and the role of renewable energy in Poland’s energy mix
  • Cooperation of conventional coal sources and large-scale RES within the framework of Poland’s new energy policy
  • Nuclear power engineering – a strategic option or a necessity? What technology should Poland focus on?
  • Ensuring stability of energy generation from various sources as a key element in ensuring the state’s energy security

13:30 – 15:00 Discussion panel: The use of hydrogen in the power industry

Moderator

Maciej Jakubik - General Director, Central Europe Energy Partners

Speakers

  • Wojciech Hann - Member of the Management Board, BGK
  • Krzysztof Sitarski - Member of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland
  • Tomoho Umeda - President of the Management Board, TOMO GROUP
  • Przemysław Bielecki - Head of Regulation and International Affairs Department, Grupa LOTOS S.A.
  • Dr Ing. Paweł Bielski - Head of the Institute of Industrial Chemistry *
  • Krzysztof Kochanowski - Vice-President, CEO, Stowarzyszenie Polska Izba Magazynowania Energii PIME

THESES

  • Areas of hydrogen use in decarbonisation and global energy transformation
  • The role of hydrogen in energy storage and balancing of a power system dominated by RES? Evolution from “Power to Gas” to “Power to X”
  • The vision of hydrogen as an alternative fuel and its role in the strategy for zero-emission mobility
  • Hydrogen technologies in the gas sector – capability, barriers, potential
  • Safe operation of hydrogen systems – good practices worldwide
  • How can the technology policy support the development of hydrogen technologies in Poland?

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* The Organizer informs that this is a draft agenda which will be subject to changes