PROGRAMME

DAY 1

24 August 2020 r.

Strategic partner

Time

Session

11:00 – 12:00

„Run like the wind” – charity run

Sponsors:

Registration

12:00 – 14:00

Basketball tournament

Sponsor:

13:00 – 14:00

Registration

14:00 – 15:30

Onshore wind market in Poland and in Europe – status update

Financing investment projects from 2019 auctions
RES auctions in 2020
What’s next for national support schemes – RES auctions in 2021?
Support for local supply chains
Building wind farms during a pandemic

Introductory presentations:

„Panorama of low-carbon investments in the energy sector” – Zofia Wetmańska, Analyst, WiseEuropa

Moderator:

Janusz Gajowiecki, President of the Board, Polish Wind Energy Association

Invited guests:

Katarzyna Szwed-Lipińska, Director, Department of Renewable Energy, Energy Regulatory Office
Marcin Ścigan, Deputy Director, Department of Renewable Energy, Ministry of Climate
Michal Laskowski, Sales Director Poland, Vestas Northern & Central Europe
Diana Kazakevic, Head of Region for Poland, Ignities Renewables
Paweł Olkowicz, Structured Finance Manager, DNB Bank Polska S.A.

Panel partners

Main components of the national offshore wind development programme

Cooperation agreement for development of offshore wind in Poland
The Offshore Wind Promotion Act
Local offshore wind industry development plan
Power grid development plan
Port infrastructure and logistics development plan
Workforce and labour market

Opening speech:

Zbigniew Gryglas, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of State Assets

Moderator:

Kamila Tarnacka, PhD, Vice President, Polish Wind Energy Association
Mariusz Witoński, President, Polish Offshore Wind Energy Society (PTMEW)

Invited guests:

Zbigniew Gryglas, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of State Assets
Włodzimierz Mucha, Wiceprezes Zarządu, Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A.*
Mary Thorogood, Senior Specialist, Government Relations and Business Development, MHI Vestast
Holger Matthiesen, Head of Development Offshore Wind Scandinavia, Poland and Baltics

Panel partner

SIDE EVENT

„Renewable energy development perspectives as seen by energy-intensive industry”

Target model for satisfying energy demand of industrial customers
Electricity costs for industry in Poland
Opportunities stemming from the common market in electricity
Barriers to the development and potential of industrial wind energy in Poland

Introductory presentations: „RES-based industrial energy development determinants”, Henryk Kaliś, President of the Board,
Chamber of Industrial Power and Energy Recipients

Moderator:

Beata Superson-Polowiec, Polowiec i Wspólnicy Sp. j.

Invited guests:

Piotr Czopek, Director, RES Department, Ministry of Climate
Jan Staniłko, Director of the Department of Innovation, Ministry of Development
Henryk Kaliś, President of the Board, Chamber of Industrial Power and Energy Recipients;
Chairman, Forum of Electricity and Gas Customers; Board Attorney for electricity Management in ZGH Bolesław SA
Olga Dzilińska-Pietrzak, Przewodnicząca FORUM^CO2, Chairperson, FORUMCO2, MIFID II Board Attorney in Grupa Azoty SA
Michał Mikuła, Head of Energy, Saint Gobain Polska
Agnieszka Pląska, President of the Board, wpd Polska Sp. z o.o.

Partner

14:00 – 15:30

Onshore wind market in Poland and in Europe – status update

Financing investment projects from 2019 auctions
RES auctions in 2020
What’s next for national support schemes – RES auctions in 2021?
Support for local supply chains
Building wind farms during a pandemic

Introductory presentations:

„Panorama of low-carbon investments in the energy sector” – Zofia Wetmańska, Analyst, WiseEuropa

Moderator:

Janusz Gajowiecki, President of the Board, Polish Wind Energy Association

Invited guests:

Katarzyna Szwed-Lipińska, Director, Department of Renewable Energy, Energy Regulatory Office
Marcin Ścigan, Deputy Director, Department of Renewable Energy, Ministry of Climate
Michal Laskowski, Sales Director Poland, Vestas Northern & Central Europe
Diana Kazakevic, Head of Region for Poland, Ignities Renewables
Paweł Olkowicz, Structured Finance Manager, DNB Bank Polska S.A.

Panel partners

Main components of the national offshore wind development programme

(time: 14:00-16:00)

Cooperation agreement for development of offshore wind in Poland
The Offshore Wind Promotion Act
Local offshore wind industry development plan
Power grid development plan
Port infrastructure and logistics development plan
Workforce and labour market

Opening speech:

Zbigniew Gryglas, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of State Assets

Moderator:

Kamila Tarnacka, PhD, Vice President, Polish Wind Energy Association
Mariusz Witoński, President, Polish Offshore Wind Energy Society (PTMEW)

Invited guests:

Zbigniew Gryglas, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of State Assets
Włodzimierz Mucha, Wiceprezes Zarządu, Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A.*
Mary Thorogood, Senior Specialist, Government Relations and Business Development, MHI Vestast
Holger Matthiesen, Head of Development Offshore Wind Scandinavia, Poland and Baltics

Panel partner

SIDE EVENT

(time. 14:00-16:00)

„Renewable energy development perspectives as seen by energy-intensive industry”

Target model for satisfying energy demand of industrial customers
Electricity costs for industry in Poland
Opportunities stemming from the common market in electricity
Barriers to the development and potential of industrial wind energy in Poland

Introductory presentations: „RES-based industrial energy development determinants”, Henryk Kaliś, President of the Board,
Chamber of Industrial Power and Energy Recipients

Moderator:

Beata Superson-Polowiec, Polowiec i Wspólnicy Sp. j.

Invited guests:

Piotr Czopek, Director, RES Department, Ministry of Climate
Jan Staniłko, Director of the Department of Innovation, Ministry of Development
Henryk Kaliś, President of the Board, Chamber of Industrial Power and Energy Recipients;
Chairman, Forum of Electricity and Gas Customers; Board Attorney for electricity Management in ZGH Bolesław SA
Olga Dzilińska-Pietrzak, Przewodnicząca FORUM^CO2, Chairperson, FORUMCO2, MIFID II Board Attorney in Grupa Azoty SA
Michał Mikuła, Head of Energy, Saint Gobain Polska
Agnieszka Pląska, President of the Board, wpd Polska Sp. z o.o.

Partner

15:30 – 16:00

DNB offering and an update on recent trends in the the Polish renewable energy market.

Salvatore Santoro – MD – Global Head of Renewables, Infrastructure and ESG Coverage, DNB Markets

Panel Partner:

15:30 – 16:00

DNB offering and an update on recent trends in the the Polish renewable energy market.

Salvatore Santoro – MD – Global Head of Renewables, Infrastructure and ESG Coverage, DNB Markets

Panel Partner:

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee break

Demonstration of rescue and safe work at height techniques

Health & Safety Partner

16:30 – 18:00

Energy market

Energy price pathways
Price forecasts
Green certificates
Corporate PPAs

Moderator:

Joanna Maćkowiak-Pandera, President, Forum Energii

Invited guests:

Piotr Zawistowski, President, Towarowa Giełda Energii S.A.
Henryk Kaliś, Chairman, Forum Odbiorców Energii Elektrycznej i Gazu
Bartłomiej Faracik, Head Portfolio Management / Deputy Managing Director, Axpo Polska
Sebastian Jabłoński, President of the Board, TRMEW Obrót S.A.
Jarosław Bogacz, Board Member, Polenergia S.A., President of the Board, Polenergia Obrót S.A.

Panel Partner

Green hydrogen as the fuel of the future

Hydrogen in the direct production of zero-emission fuels
The potential for decarbonising hydrogen in the face of the climate crisis.
Wind, sun and hydrogen = a reliable, low-cost and carbon-free energy system as a future prospect for coal regions

Moderator:

Remigiusz Nowakowski, President, Dolnośląski Instytut Studiów Energetycznych

Invited guests:

Akradiusz Sekściński, , PhD, Vice-President PGNiG S.A.
Tobias Bischof-Niemz, PhD, Energtrag AG
Iwona Sierżęga, Board Member, Polenergia S.A.
Karol Lasocki, PhD, Partner, DWF Poland

Panel partners

19:00

Coctail

Sponsor:

DAY 2

25 August 2020 r.

Time

Session

09:00 – 10:00

Registration

10:00 – 12:30

MAIN SESSION

The European Green Deal and the Climate Law – how wind power can help the EU meet its climate targets?
Development of renewables including wind under the Just Transition Fund
The European development strategy for offshore wind
Development potential for the wind power industry in the National Energy and Climate Plan
Energy transition towards zero-emissions energy sources
Green hydrogen as the fuel of the future
Electricity market

Keynote speach:

Jadwiga Emilewicz, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Development*
Ireneusz Zyska, Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for Renewable Energy Sources, Ministry of Climate

Moderator:

Kamila Tarnacka, PhD, Vice President, Polish Wind Energy Association
Janusz Gajowiecki, President of the Board, Polish Wind Energy Association

Invited guests:

Jadwiga Emilewicz, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Development
Ireneusz Zyska, Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for Renewable Energy Sources, Ministry of Climate
Grzegorz Tobiszowski, Member of the European Parliament
Maciej Ciszewski, European Commission
Marcin Roszkowski, President, Instytut Jagielloński
Krzysztof Kidawa, Prezes Zarządu, Baltic Power Sp. z o.o.
Sebastian Jabłoński, President of the Board, TRMEW Obrót S.A.
Kamil Wyszkowski, President of the Board, Global Compact Network Poland.

12:30 – 13:30

Lunch

13:30 – 15:00

Development potential for onshore wind

Wind power potential in Poland
Changes to restrictions on wind turbine locations in the so-called Distance Act
Local zoning plans
Environment
Repowering:
- replacement of old machines with new, more productive wind turbines
- disposal of end-of-life turbine components

Moderator:

Magdalena Klera-Nowopolska, PhD, Head of Environment & Development Department, Polish Wind Energy Association

Invited guests:

Piotr Czopek, Director, Department of Renewable Energy, Ministry of Climate
Przemysław Hofman, Deputy Director, Department of Low Carbon Economy, Ministry of Development
Grzegorz Wiśniewski, President, Instytut Energii Odnawialnej
Michał Kaczerowski, CEO, Ambiens Sp. z o.o.
Leszek Kuliński, Chairman, Association of Renewable Energy Friendly Communities
Agnieszka Pląska, President of the Board, wpd Polska sp. z o.o.
Wiktoria Rogaska, Counsel, DWF Poland

Panel Partner:

Legal environment for offshore wind development

The Act on Offshore Wind Power
Executive regulations to the Act
National Energy and Climate Plan
Further necessary regulations
Spatial development plan
Integration of offshore wind projects with the national power system
Balancing power from offshore wind farms
Principles for grid connection buy-back by PSE

Moderator:

Kamila Tarnacka, PhD, Vice President, Polish Wind Energy Association

Invited guests:

Ireneusz Zyska, Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for Renewable Energy Sources, Ministry of Climate
Maciej Ciszewski, European Commission
Andrzej Kaznowski, Easy State Aid Kaznowski Stasiak Sp. j.
Piotr Ciołkowski, Partner, CMS Cameron McKenna
Michał Jerzy Kołodziejczyk, CEO, Equinor Polska Sp. z o.o.

Panel Partner:

15:00 – 15:30

Coffee break

Demonstration of rescue and safe work at height techniques and first aid techniques in wind
turbine environment

Health & Safety Partner

15:30 – 17:00

Significant regulatory changes in the onshore wind market

Changes in the auction system
Changes in the balancing market starting January 2021
Changes in grid codes PSE Operator
Wind farm curtailment mechanism

Moderator:

Wojciech Cetnarski, Vice-President, Polish Wind Energy Association

Invited guests:

Łukasz Szczepaniak, Departament zarządzania system, PSE*
Andrzej Kaźmierski, Expert, Ministry of Climate
prof. Piotr Kacejko, Politechnika Lubelska
Michał Tarka, Partner, SMM Legal Maciak Mataczyński Adwokaci sp.k.
Krzysztof Müller, Head of Market Poland, Alpiq Energy SE

Panel partner

Directions of development for the Polish offshore wind industry

The role of seaports
Local supply chain for offshore wind
How to tap the potential of Polish companies? – post-shipyard areas / plants ready to switch their production profile

Moderator:

Michał Śmigielski, CEO, Morska Agencja Gdynia Sp. z o.o.

Invited gueast:

Mateusz Berger, Vice President of the Board, Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu S.A.
Morten Melin, Executive Vice President Construction /Managing Director Northland Power Europe GmbH
Malte Paul, Project Director Offshore Wind Poland, RWE Renewables
Prof. Konrad Świrski, Politechnika Warszawska