Program RE-Source Poland 2023 Conference
21-22 March 2023 r,

Day 1
21 March 2023

  • 12:00 – 14:00 – B2B Meetings

  • 13:30 – 14:30 – Lunch

  • 14:30 – 16:30 – Opening Debate

    The growing role of cPPAs in the new energy market architecture in Poland and Europe

    Introductory address: Ireneusz Zyska, Government Plenipotentiary for Renewable Energy Sources, Ministry of Climate and Environment

    Introductory presentations:

    • C&I Consumers and the Flexibility Service Market. What to expect? – Borys Tomala, Head of New Energy Division, Photon Energy Group (co-founder and CEO of Lerta)
    • Electricity market reform in the EU – towards strengthening the development of the PPA market – Ignacio Asenjo, DG ENERGY, European Commission

    Moderator: Szymon Kowalski, Vice-President, RE-Source Poland Hub Foundation

    Panelists:

    • Ireneusz Zyska, Government Plenipotentiary for Renewable Energy Sources, Ministry of Climate and Environment
    • Janusz Gajowiecki, President, Polish Wind Energy Association
    • Sebastian Jabłoński, CEO Respect Energy
    • Mariusz Mielczarek, Regional Director, CEE Public Policy, Amazon
    • Krzysztof Wojtysiak, President of the Management Board, Qair Polska S.A.

  • 16:30 – 17:00 – Coffee break

  • 17:00 – 18:30 – Can cPPAs be an attractive instrument in the energy transition of traditional energy companies

    Moderator: Piotr Czopek, Director for Regulatory Affairs, Polish Wind Energy Association

    Panelists:

    • PGE representative
    • Jakub Melak, RES Development Director, Total Energies
    • Annie Scanlan, Policy & Impact Director, RE-Source Platform
    • Anna Papka, Manager Sustainability CEE International Public Policy, Amazon
    • Karol Rabenda, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of State Assets
    • Michał Smoleń, Energy and Climate Research Programme Manager, Instrat Foundation
  • 18:30 – 21:00 – Cocktail

Day 2
22 March 2023

  • 9:30 – 10:45 – The future of renewables and cPPAs in the face of the energy crisis and new regulations

    Moderator: Piotr Czopek, Director for Regulatory Affairs, Polish Wind Energy Association

    Panelists:

    • Tomasz Bodetko, Commercial Director, Projekt Solartechnik S.A.
    • Rafał Hajduk, Partner, DZP
    • Olga Sypuła, Country Manager, European Energy
    • Grzegorz Żarski, Advisor to the Management Board, TGE Polish Power Exchange

    Panel Partner:

  • cPPA as an opportunity for low-cost energy from renewables – a practical guide for SMEs

    Moderator: Maciej Kowalski, CEO, Enefit Polska

    Panelists:

    • Dominika Taranko, ZPP
    • Aldevinas Burokas, CEO, GoldenPeaks Trading
    • Andrzej Kaźmierski, Director, Ministry of Development and Technology
    • André Rørheim, Sales and Origination Renewables, DNB Markets

    Panel Partner:

  • 10:45 – 11:15 – Coffee break

  • 11:15 – 12:30 – RES + ESG = cPPA

    How to use cPPA to meet ESG (carbon footprint reduction) obligations

    Moderator: Anna Kornecka, Institute Director, Clean Poland Programme Association

    Panelists:

    • Jakub Pilc, Principal Consultant, DNV
    • Monika Kisiel, Investment Centre Manager, Polish Investment and Trade Agency
    • Paweł Wróbel, Expert, RE-Source Poland Hub Foundation
    • Ewa Łabno-Falęcka, Director of Corporate Communications and External Affairs, Mercedes
    • Cosmin Briciu, Environmental&Social Manager Europe, Scatec
    • Jolanta Okońska-Kubica, Chairman of the ESG Committee, National Chamber of Commerce (KIG)

  • On-site cPPA and DSR services
    – an opportunity for the RES market as well as commercial and industrial customers

    Moderator: Szymon Kowalski, Vice-President, RE-Source Poland Hub Foundation

    Panelists:

    • Maciej Górski, Country Head Poland, Photon Energy Group
    • Bartosz Wilk, CEO, Business Energy Solution
    • Dominik Strzałkowski, Partner, SSW Solutions
    • Marcin Dobrzański, Facility Management Leader, Decathlon Sp. z o.o.

    Panel Partner:

  • 12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch

  • 13:30 – 14:45 – Good practices for cPPAs. Building the competitiveness of companies based on green energy

    Moderator: Szymon Kowalski, Vice-President, RE-Source Poland Hub Foundation

    Panelists:

    • Paweł Wierzbicki, Member of the Management Board, Axpo
    • Damian Bąbka, Management Board Member, Chief Investment Officer, Qair Polska S.A.
    • Bożena Trzaskowska, Purchasing Director, Orange
    • Konrad Kosicki, Partner, Greenberg Traurig
    • Pascal Olin, Head of Onsite Behind the Meter, Alight

  • Is a 24/7 RES system possible? Realities and challenges of variable energy sources

    Moderator: Andrzej Bondyra, President of the Board, Energy Market Agency

    Panelists:

    • Jakub Pilc, Principal Consultant, DNV
    • Jacek Misiejuk, President of the Board, EnelX
    • Barbara Adamska, President of the Board, Polish Energy Storage Association
    • Wojciech Cetnarski, CEO, Wento
    • Dorota Jeziorowska, Director, Polish Association of Combined Heat and Power Plants

  • 14:45 – 15:15 – Coffee break

  • 15:15 – 16:30 – cPPA – Financing from the offtaker’s and generator’s point of view

    Moderator: Grzegorz Skarżyński, Expert, RE-Source Poland Hub Foundation

    Panelists:

    • Adam Kościelniak, Managing Partner, A-RES
    • Tomasz Tomasiak, Director of the Energy Transformation Department, Polish Development Fund S.A.
    • Carlos Gutiérrez, Qualitas Energy
    • Dominik Strzałkowski, Partner, SSW Solutions
    • Łukasz Trzpil, Chief Expert in the Office of Regional Project Finance, BGK SA.

    Panel Partner:

During the conference, we provide simultaneous translation in Polish and English.