Agenda - Offshore Wind Poland 2024 Conference

Registration and welcome coffee

09:00 - 10:00
60 min

From words to actions - let's start building! Start of construction of first OWF projects in Poland

10:00 - 12:00
120 min

Inaugural address:

Jerzy Buzek, former President of the European Parliament (2009 to 2012), former Prime Minister of Poland (1997 to 2001)
Lukasz Kolinski, Head of Unit for Renewables and Energy System Integration Policy, Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
Arkadiusz Marchewka, Secretary of State, Ministry of Infrastructure
Miłosz Motyka, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment
Barbara Nowacka, Minister of Education
Dariusz Wieczorek, Minister of Science

Moderator: Janusz Gajowiecki, President, Polish Wind Energy Association

Panelists:
•   Bartosz Fedurek, President of the Board, PGE Baltica
•   Lukasz Kolinski, Head of Unit for Renewables and Energy System Integration Policy, Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
•   Michał Jerzy Kołodziejczyk, President of the Management Board, Equinor Polska
•   Arkadiusz Marchewka, Secretary of State, Ministry of Infrastructure
•   Agata Staniewska-Bolesta, Managing Director, Ørsted Offshore Poland
• Jarosław Broda, Board Member, Baltic Power

Topics of discussion:
•   Role of the offshore wind sector in Poland's Energy Policy until 2040.
•   Status of preparations to start the 1st phase of construction of OWF projects in Poland
•   What steps do we need to take to ensure the success of Phase I of offshore wind?

1-on-1 interview Opportunities and Challenges of Phase I & II Development: A Global Investor’s Perspective – interview with Kacper Kostrzewa, Project Director, Ocean Winds

Miłosz Motyka
Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment
Michał Jerzy Kołodziejczyk
President of the Management Board, Equinor Poland
Janusz Gajowiecki - Moderator
President, Polish Wind Energy Association
Jerzy Buzek
President of the European Parliament from 2009 to 2012, Prime Minister from 1997 to 2001
Agata Staniewska-Bolesta
Managing Director, Ørsted Offshore Poland
Bartosz Fedurek
President of the Management Board at PGE Baltica
Łukasz Koliński
Head of Unit for Renewables and Energy System Integration Policy, Directorate-General for Energy, European Commission
Kacper Kostrzewa
Project Director, Ocean Winds
Arkadiusz Marchewka
Secretary of State, Ministry of Infrastructure
Jarosław Broda
Member of the Management Board ,Baltic Power

Coffee break

12:00 - 12:45
45 min

How to design Phase II of offshore wind in Poland?

12:45 - 14:30
105 min

Introductory presentation: Non-price criteria – Karol Lasocki, Legal Counsel, Partner / Head of the Renewable Energy Team Warsaw, DWF Poland

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

Panelists:
•   Janusz Bil, President of the Board, ORLEN Neptun
•   Alicja Chilińska-Zawadzka, President of the Management Board, EDF Renewables Polska Sp. z o.o.
•   Grzegorz Chodkowski, Vice President of Offshore Development Poland, RWE
•   Stanisław Gawłowski, Senator
•   Patryk Jaskulski, Member of Parliament
•     Jacek Bartmiński, Undersecretary of State, Minister of State Assets
•   Anna Latuszek, Deputy Director, RES Department, Ministry of Climate and Environment
•   Morten Melin, Chief Operating Officer, Skyborn
•   Zbigniew Muszyński, Director, Government Security Centre
•   Piotr Otawski, General Director for Environmental Protection

Topics of discussion:
•   Funding of OWF projects
•   Offshore wind auction in 2025
•   Strategic international partnerships
•   Geopolitical aspects – security

1-on-1 interview The role of offshore wind in the European Commission's new plans vs. prospects for the development of OW in Poland – interview with Małgosia Bartosik, Deputy CEO, WindEurope

dr Karol Lasocki
Partner, attorney-at-law, Head of Renewable Energy Team, DWF Poland
Piotr Czopek - Moderator
Director of Regulatory Affairs, Polish Wind Energy Association
Alicja Chilińska-Zawadzka
CEO, EDF Renewables Polska Sp. z o.o.
Grzegorz Chodkowski
Vice President Offshore Development Poland, RWE
Stanisław Gawłowski
Senator RP
Patryk Jaskulski
Deputy to the sejm of the Republic of Poland
Morten Melin
Chief Operating Officer, Skyborn Renewables
Małgosia Bartosik
Deputy CEO, WindEurope
Janusz Bil
President of the Management Board, ORLEN Neptun
Zbigniew Muszyński
Dyrektor, Rządowe Centrum Bezpieczeństwa
Piotr Otawski
Generalny Dyrektor Ochrony Środowiska
Anna Latuszek
Zastępca dyrektora, Departament Odnawialnych Źródeł Energii, Ministerstwo Klimatu i Środowiska
Jacek Bartmiński
Podesekretarz Stanu, Ministerstwo Aktywów Państwowych

Lunch

14:30 - 16:00
90 min

SIDE EVENT - "ABC of off-taker, the green energy for your business" - workshop and business mixer

15:15 - 17:00
105 min
Londyn (1st floor)

Topics of discussion:
•   How to obtain financing for RES projects?
•   Guarantees in the cPPA market?
•   What green energy contracting models are available in the market?
•   What are cPPAs and why does it pay?
•   How can direct line fit into your business?
•   The cPPA market news and trends

Agenda/Speakers
1. Workshop:
• "Financing the green transformation. KUKE – new instruments" - Łukasz Kowalski, Director of the Strategic Clients Bureau, KUKE S.A.;
• “More renewable energy for business, a direct line from A to Z – current status and recommended changes” – Przemysła Kałek, Legal Counsel, Partner at Radzikowski, Szubielska i Wspólnicy
2. Business mixer

Przemysław Kałek
Radca prawny, Partner, Kancelaria Radzikowski, Szubielska i Wspólnicy sp.j.
Łukasz Kowalski
Director of Strategic Client Office, KUKE S.A.

Value chain for offshore wind development in Poland

16:00 - 17:30
90 min

Introductory presentation: Assumptions of development strategy for wind power supply chain – Dominika Taranko, Vice President / Managing Director, Wind Industry Hub Foundation; Maciej Mierzwiński, Partner / CEO, CEE Energy Group

Moderator: Małgosia Bartosik, Deputy CEO, WindEurope

Panelists:
•     Piotr Bogus, Managing Director, Investment Division, Polish Development Fund S.A.
• Kazimierz Kleina, Senator
•   Grzegorz Kotte, Head of Offshore Wind Farms Department, Polenergia
•   Adam Kowalski, President of the Board, Grupa Przemysłowa Baltic
•   Arkadiusz Sekściński, Vice-President, Wind Industry Hub Foundation
•   Konrad Wojnarowski, Secretary of State, Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy

Topics of discussion:
•   Necessary legislative changes for offshore wind in Poland
•   Non-price criteria in offshore wind auctions
•   Offshore wind auctions in the context of Phase II
•   Polish industry's potential

Dominika Taranko
Managing Director and Vice President, Wind Industry Hub Foundation
dr Arkadiusz Sekściński
Vice President, Wind Industry Hub Foundation
Adam Kowalski
Chairman of the Board, Baltic Industrial Group Ltd.
Kazimierz Kleina
Senator RP
Maciej Mierzwiński
Partner / CEO, CEE Energy Group
Małgosia Bartosik - Moderator
Deputy CEO, WindEurope
Grzegorz Kotte
Director of Offshore Wind Farms Department, Polenergia
Konrad Wojnarowski
Secretary of State, Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy
Piotr Bogus
Managing Director of the Investment Division, Polish Development Fund

Networking

17:00 - 19:00
120 min

Afterparty

19:00 - 23:00
240 min

Registration and welcome coffee

10:00 - 10:30
30 min

Green hydrogen

10:30 - 12:00
90 min
ROOM A (ground floor)

Moderator: Emilia Makarewicz, Członkini Zarządu, Polenergia H2Silesia

Topics of discussion:
•   What the implementation of the NZIA could mean for the supply and demand side
•   Barriers to implementation
•   Expected benefits
•   Understanding the resilience criteria
•   Skills as part of the NZIA

Emilia Makarewicz - Moderator
Członkini Zarządu, Polenergia H2Silesia

OWFs as part of the national security system

10:30 - 12:00
90 min
ROOM B (ground floor)

Moderator: Julia Cydejko, Polityka Insight

Topics of discussion:
•   OWFs as critical infrastructure
•   How to protect OWFs as critical infrastructure
•   Regulatory and technical requirements

Practical aspects of contracting in offshore wind: models, risks and solutions

10:30 - 12:00
90 min
ROOM C+D+E (ground floor

Moderators: Łukasz Gembiś / Agnieszka Chylińska, DWF Poland

Topics of discussion:
•   Risks in offshore project execution models – centralised vs. package model
•   Application of international standard forms of contracts in Polish offshore wind projects – will FIDIC and LOGIC be applied here?
•   Effective sharing of legal and financial risks between investor and contractor in offshore wind projects
•   Preventing extraordinary events in offshore wind contracts – best practice and safeguards
•   Lessons from Phase I contracting – conclusions and recommendations for future offshore wind projects?

Łukasz Gembiś - Moderator
Local Partner, advocate, DWF Poland
Agnieszka Chylińska - Moderator
Counsel, attorney-at-law, DWF Poland

New legislation proposals by the government in the context of industry expectations

10:30 - 12:00
90 min
Amsterdam + Ateny (ground floor)

Moderator: Maciej Szambelańczyk, Partner, WKB Wierciński, Kwieciński, Baehr sp. k.

Topics of discussion:
•   discussion of the assumptions of the draft Act on amending the Act on the promotion of electricity generation in offshore wind farms with regard to the differentiation of the maximum price for different areas (UD159),
•   discussion on changes planned under the Amendment of the Offshore Act and other acts in the context of their impact on the administrative process in Poland (UD162),
•   summary of the work of the PWEA working group on offshore permitting - changes expected by the industry,
•   definition of relevant legislative postulates in the context of urgent needs of the offshore wind energy sector

Maciej Szambelańczyk - Moderator
Legal Counsel, Partner, WKB Wiercinski Kwiecinski Baehr

Coffee break

12:00 - 12:30
30 min

Development of offshore wind industry as part of Poland's industrial strategy

12:30 - 14:00
90 min
ROOM A (ground floor)

Moderator: Maciej Mierzwiński, Partner / CEO, CEE Energy Group

Topics of discussion:
•   European legislation in support of the wind industry
•   supply chain development strategies for OW in other countries
•   regional manufacturing capacities for components and services for construction of offshore wind farms in Europe
•   Offshore wind Phase I experiences with local content
•   key industries in the Polish supply chain
•   proposed mechanisms to support the development of offshore wind supply chain in Poland

Gravity foundations - case study

12:30 - 14:00
90 min
ROOM B (ground floor)

Moderator: Mariusz Mazur, Director Engineering, Ramboll

Topics of discussion:

Advantage of slip forming in serial production of gravity foundations
Gravity foundation – opportunity to the Polish local supply chain in offshore wind?
Competitiveness of the gravity foundation vs other types of the foundations?
Does GBS are appliable to Baltic future wind offshore projects, including EIA requirements?

Ekspert: Daniel Kisała , CEO, Slipform Sp. z o.o.

Daniel Kisała
CEO, Slipform Sp. z o.o.
Mariusz Mazur - Moderator
Director Engineering, Ramboll

How unified QHSE standards contribute to a safer offshore wind industry

12:30 - 14:00
90 min
ROOM C+D+E (ground floor

Moderator: Kamil Szczerba, Project QHSE Manager, OWF Baltica 2, Orsted

Topics of discussion:
•   Presentation of G+ in Poland and the benefits of harmonising QHSE standards in the industry,
•   Code of Good Practice - a tool to introduce uniform health and safety standards for the offshore wind industry in Poland,
•   Benefits of a unified approach in cooperation between investors and the Maritime Search and Rescue Service in saving lives at sea

Kamil Szczerba - Moderator
Projekt QHSE Manager, MFW Baltica 2, Ørsted

PGE Baltica procurement plans and strategy

12:30 - 14:00
90 min
Amsterdam + Ateny (ground floor)

Moderator: Alicja Wąsowicz, Director of Procurement and Administration Department, PGE Baltica

Piotr Gowik, Manager of the team for conducting procurement proceedings, PGE Baltica

Areas of discussion:
•   Planned proceedings within PGE Baltica projects.
•   Most common mistakes made when submitting bids. How to submit an offer correctly
•   Increasing the share of local content in offshore wind. Openness, dialogue and cooperation

Piotr Gowik - Moderator
Kierownik zespołu ds. prowadzenia postępowań zakupowych, PGE Baltica
Alicja Wąsowicz - Moderator
Dyrektor Departamentu Zakupów i Administracji,PGE Baltica

Lunch

14:00 - 15:00
60 min