Conference Programme 2023 - Offshore Wind Poland 2023 Conference Offshore Wind Conference 2019 | 30.09-01.10 Warszawa

Program of the Offshore Wind Poland 2023 Conference

DAY 1

21 November 2023

Offshore wind energy sector in Poland – today and tomorrow

Time

Session

9:00 – 10:00

Registration and welcome coffee

10:00 – 11:45

Top gear for offshore: Time to speed up procedures in Poland in the context of European energy policy

Opening speech: Rafał Trzaskowski, Vice-President, Platforma Obywatelskia

Opening speech: Paulina Hennig-Kloska, Vice-President, Polska 2050

Introductory presentation: With the wind or against the wind – status of administrative procedures for offshore wind farms in Poland. Karol Lasocki, PhD, Partner, DWF Poland

Moderator: Janusz Gajowiecki, President, Polish Wind Energy Association

Invited guests:

Øystein Bø, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Poland
Agnes Dasewicz, COO of the U.S. Development Financing Corporation
Giles Dickson, CEO, WindEurope
Kazimierz Kleina, Platforma Obywatelska
Michał J. Kołodziejczyk, Country Manager, Equinor Poland
Kacper Kostrzewa, Project Director, BC-Wind
Robert Nowicki, President of the Board, Orlen Neptun

Topics of discussion:

The role of offshore wind in EU’s energy transition process – can the targets be achieved with existing regulations?
The need to increase Poland’s energy security – factors, barriers, use of local resources
Development of OW projects in Europe – trends, problems
OWF investment process in Poland – process, timing, needs of the OW sector in Poland in terms of changes

11:45 – 12:00

Signing of letter of intent of the PWEA working group on occupational health and safety, environmental protection and quality for strengthening safety culture in the offshore wind energy industry in Poland

12:00 – 12:30

Coffee break

12:30 – 14:15

Offshore wind energy is changing the face of Poland’s energy and maritime industries.

Moderator: Maciej Stryjecki, CEO, ASE Offshore

Invited guests:

Tobiasz Adamczewski, Project Director OZE, Forum Energii
Jarosław Broda, Project Director, Baltic Power
Alicja Chilińska-Zawadzka, CEO, EDF Renewables Poland
Stanisław Gawłowski, Senator of the Republic of Poland
Zuzanna Telep, Director of Offshore Wind Farms in the Baltic Sea,, TELE-FONIKA Kable S.A.
Kerry Scott, Chief Investment Officer, Maple Power

Topics of discussion:

Phase I of project development as a training ground in the area of knowledge and experience transfer
Energy from OWFs in the grid – barriers or opportunities, benefits or costs
Who is competing with whom and for what on the Polish market
Resources and personnel – strength or bottleneck of the industry
Local content – a real goal and ambition, or a purely PR ploy

14:15 – 15:15

Lunch

15:00 – 15:15

Announcement of the EDU Offshore Wind career fair – Karolina Lipinska, PhD, Deputy Director for Enterprise Development and Innovation Department of Economic Development, Office of the Marshal of the Pomorskie Region

15:15 – 16:45

Better and not just new – a vision for offshore wind development in Poland

Opening speech: Mark Brzezinski, U.S. Ambassador to Poland

Introductory Presentation: Fifth gear for offshore: key actions and concrete changes for unlocking the potential of OWE – Janusz Gajowiecki, President, Polish Wind Energy Association

Moderator: Michał Niewiadomski, Journalist

Invited guests:

Janusz Gajowiecki, President, Polish Wind Energy Association
Zdzisław Gawlik, Platforma Obywatelska
Andrzej Grzyb, Polskie Stronnictwo Ludowe
Rafał Komarewicz, Polska 2050
Łukasz Piotrowicz, Offshore Development Manager, Iberdrola
Agata Staniewska-Bolesta, Managing Director of Offshore Poland, Ørsted
Dariusz Wieczorek, Lewica
Ireneusz Zyska, Secretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for Renewable Energy Sources

Topics of discussion:

Role of offshore wind in Poland’s energy transition – objectives, opportunities, expectations
Need to change the approach to spatial planning
Necessary legislative changes
Offshore wind auctions in the context of Phase II

15:00 – 17:00

B2B meetings – London room, I floor
More information

16:45 – 19:00

Networking refreshments – Foyer

19:00

Afterparty – Piano Bar

DAY 2

22 November 2023

Challenges in development of the offshore wind sector

Time

Session

10:00 – 10:30

Registration and welcome coffee

A ROOM

B ROOM

C+D+E ROOM

10:30 – 12:00

A ROOM

Round table – Challenges of Phase II of offshore wind development in Polish maritime areas

Moderator: Maciej Szambelańczyk, Partner, WKB

Topics of discussion:

What should Phase II of OW development in Poland look like?
Is there room for Phase III in Poland?
Practical experience from ongoing Phase I investment projects.
Legislation governing the development of offshore wind that needs to be improved.

B ROOM

Dialogue and cooperation for the success of offshore wind in Poland

Moderator: Andrzej Popadiuk, Equinor Poland, Baltic II & III

Topics of discussion:

Who drives the project’s success? Who are our common stakeholders?
How does local involvement translate into success for offshore wind projects?
How to build widespread awareness of the benefits of offshore wind in Poland?
Success stories and good practices emerging on the Polish market

C+D+E ROOM

Round table – Potential of Polish service companies – what does it take to make Polish companies strong in the OW sector?

Moderators: Maciej Stryjecki, CEO, ASE Offshore,

dr Arkadiusz Sekściński, President of the Board, PGE Baltica

Topics of discussion:

Polish services – areas and potential (security, investment preparation services, logistics)
Action and support required
Cooperation strategies for OWF development

Amsterdam + Athenes

London

10:30 – 12:00

Amsterdam + Athenes

Round table – Education and skills – what the cooperation between education and business/R&D should look like

Moderator: Oliwia Mróz-Malik, Manager for Offshore Wind, Investments and Development, Polish Wind Energy Association

Topics of discussion:

What qualifications the OWE sector needs
How to educate effectively?
Research and development – is cooperation between research institutions and business possible?
Business support for education

London

Workshop – Non-price criteria in offshore wind auctions

Moderator: Lizet Ramirez, Senior Analyst, Offshore Wind, WindEurope

Topics of discussion:

Designing auctions with non-price criteria – recommendations
Pros and cons of such solutions in Poland
Using multiple criteria versus maximizing a single criterion. How to ensure transparency and fairness in evaluating bids

Session held in English

12:00 – 12:30

Coffee break

A ROOM

B ROOM

C+D+E ROOM

12:30 – 14:00

A ROOM

Round table – How to harness the potential of the Polish industry in the offshore wind sector?

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

Topics of discussion:

Potential of Polish industry
How can Polish industry support the development of OWFs in Poland?
Low level of local content in Phase I – reasons
Where are the niches in the Polish industry?

B ROOM

Round table – The energy sector’s role in shaping the state security

Moderator: Paweł Ryglewicz, Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager, RWE Renewables

Topics of discussion:

OWFs as part of the national security system – new challenges at sea.
Cooperation between investors and services – OWF development and safety regulatory requirements.
OWF as part of the state security system – what after construction ? Will OWFs be critical infrastructure ?
How to protect OWFs

C+D+E ROOM

Workshop – Designing auctions for OWFs in Poland

Moderator: Igor Muszyński, Partner, Wolf Theiss

Topics of discussion:

Current regulations on offshore auctions
Are changes needed in the auction regulations, and if so, what are they?
Will Polish OWF projects be ready for the first auctions?
How do we ensure that all offshore wind projects are implemented?

Amsterdam + Athenes

London

12:30 – 14:00

Amsterdam + Athenes

Round table – Preparation of Polish service and installation ports and O&M strategies for Polish projects

Moderator: Wojciechy Szeląg, Journalist

Topics of discussion:

Implementation status of port infrastructure projects for the first OWFs in Poland
Planned O&M strategies
Is the Polish service sector prepared to support O&M strategies for OWFs?

London

Workshop – How do effective partnerships drive success in offshore wind projects?

Moderator: Kerry Scott, Chief Investment Officer, Maple Power

Topics of discussion: