program of the conference

PROGRAM *
8.30 – 9.30 welcome coffee, registration of participants
9.30 – 12.30 OPENING SESSION
9.30-11.00
PART ONE: RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT – A PROGRAMME FOR THE ENERGY AND CHEMICAL
SECTORS
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Government priorities for the oil, gas and chemical sectors
Challenges and necessary changes – the Responsible Development Strategy
Energy-intensive industries versus climate policy
Opening remarks:
Krzysztof Tchórzewski - Minister of Energy
Moderator: Tomasz Chmal – White & Case, National Centre for Strategic Studies
Panel discussion with the participation of (in the alphabetical order):
Adam Gawęda – Vice Chairman of the National Economy and Innovation Committee, Senate of Poland
Mateusz Kędzierski – Director, Department of Innovation and Technology Development, Ministry of
Energy
Janusz Kowalski – Vice-President of the PGNiG Management Board, Corporate
Jerzy Meysztowicz – Chairman of the Sejm Economy and Development Committee
Paweł Pudłowski - Chairman of the Committee of Digital Affairs, Innovation and New Technologies of the
Sejm
Jan Staniłko – Deputy Director, Department of Innovation, Ministry of Economic Development
Tomasz Zieliński – Chairman of the Board, Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry
Andrzej Ziółkowski – President, Office of Technical Inspection
11.00 – 12.30
PART TWO: THE BALTIC REGION AS A COMPETITIVE GAS DELIVERY MARKET
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Baltic oil and gas supply strategies
LNG – new Polish experiences
Baltic Pipe – prospects for a gas link to Norway and Denmark
Norway as a supplier of gas to the Baltic region
Opening remarks:
Piotr Naimski - Secretary of State at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, Government Plenipotentiary for
Strategic Energy Infrastructure
Moderator: Wojciech Jakóbik, Editor-in-chief, Biznes Alert
Panel discussion with the participation of (in the alphabetical order):
Hay Fieten - Senior Vice President in Marketing and Trading, Statoil, Norawy
Søren Juel Hansen – Head of Development, Energinet.dk, Denmark
Paweł Jakubowski – Director of the Development Division, Gas Transmission Operator GAZ-SYSTEM
Kjell Arne Nielsen – Commercial Counsellor, Royal Norwegian Embassy Warsaw
Maciej Woźniak – Vice-President of the PGNiG Management Board, Trade
12.30 – 13.30 lunch
SECTOR – OIL AND FUELS
13.30-15.00 SESSION 1P
EXPLORATION, MINING AND SUPPLY DIVERSIFICATION OF OIL AND GAS
Potential oil and gas deposits in Poland – classical and unconventional
Exploration and mining – according to needs or possibilities?
The possibilities of oil hub construction in Poland
Directions of diversification of oil and gas supplies
Extracting methane from a coal deposit (Coalbed Methane).
Moderator: Andrzej Sikora, Chairman of the Board, Instytut Studiów Strategicznych Sp. z o.o.
Panel discussion with the participation of (in the alphabetical order):
Mikołaj Goss, Partner Góralski&Goss Legal
Hubert Kiersnowski – Polish Geological Institute – National Research Institute
Rafał Miland – Vice-President of the Management Board of PERN S.A.
Rafał Misztal – Deputy Director of Department of Geology and Geological Concessions, Ministry of
Environment
Stanisław Niedbalec – Chairman of the Board, Exalo Drilling S.A.
Stanisław Rychlicki – AGH University of Science and Technology
Maciej Szota – Deputy Director of the Research and Development Department at PGNiG S.A.
Adam Szurlej - AGH University of Science and Technology
Presentation: New model of supervision over sector of oil and gas as a way to the intensification of
hydrocarbon extraction – Mikołaj Goss, Partner Góralski&Goss Legal
15.00 – 15.15 coffee break
15.15-16.45 SESSION 2P
BIOFUELS – ECONOMICS AND DEVELOPMENT
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EU goals and Polish implementation – what National Index Targets?
Farmers, producers, users - who finds biofuels profitable?
Poland as a biofuel producer or consumer – how do the new mechanisms work?
Biofuels - innovative sector or breakthrough for an unsophisticated image?
Moderator: Krzysztof Biernat - Polish Technology Platform for Biofuels and Biocomponents
Panel discussion with the participation of (in the alphabetical order):
Stanisław Jabłoński – Chairman of the Board, Ekobenz Sp. z o.o.
Izabela Krysiuk – Polish Chamber of Biofuels
Juliusz Młodecki – President of the Polish Association of Rapeseed and Protein Crop Producers
Tomasz Pańczyszyn – Head of Unit, Department of Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy
Mariusz Szeliga – Chairman of the Board, National Association of Oil Producers
Włodzimierz Warchalewski – Chairman of the Board, Association of the Polish Distilleries
SECTOR – NATURAL GAS
13.30-15.00 SESSION 1G
POLISH NATURAL GAS – BETWEEN LIBERALIZATION AND STRATEGY
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Between LNG, Germany and Russia – global determinants for Polish gas
Who will take over the market? Liberalization - what pace and needs?
The years 2019 and 2022 as identifiers of Poland’s strategy?
Gas commodity market – main playing field and tool of market change?
Release of gas prices
Moderator – Mariusz Ruszel, Chairman of the Board, Ignacy Łukasiewicz Institute of the Energy Policy
Panel discussion with the participation of (in the alphabetical order):
Krzysztof Hrywniak – Director of Wholesale Department, Duon Marketing and Trading S.A.
Piotr Kasprzak – Member of the Board, Hermes Energy Group S.A.
Aldona Kaźmierska – Deputy Director, Department of Markets Development and Customer Affairs,
Energy Regulatory Office
Marcin Sienkiewicz – Director, TGE Hub Poland
Piotr Szlagowski – Director of Strategy Department at PGNiG S.A.
Jan Talaśka – Director for Development DNV GL Poland, Vice-chairman of the Board Det Norske Veritas
Poland Sp. z o.o.
Piotr Zawistowski – Chairman of the Management Council, Towarzystwo Obrotu Energią (The
Association of Energy Trading), Vice-chairman of the Board for Customers and Trade, Tauron Polska
Energia S.A.
Presentation: The potential of LNG in Poland and the Baltic region
Jan Talaśka – Director for Development DNV GL Poland, Vice-chairman of the Board Det Norske Veritas
Poland Sp. z o.o.
15.00 – 15.15 coffee break
15.15-16.45 SESSION 2G
GAS INFRASTRUCTURE AND INVESTMENTS
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Storage facilities, terminals and pipelines – what future for investments?
Market diversification as a fundamental driving force
International challenges for Polish gas infrastructure – what about Yamal, what about
interconnectors?
• Can you build infrastructure without special-purpose acts? The law as a restriction on development?
• Investments in distribution system
Opening remarks:
Michał Kurtyka – Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Energy
Moderator – Mariusz Ruszel, Chairman of the Board, Ignacy Łukasiewicz Institute of the Energy Policy
Panel discussion with the participation of (in the alphabetical order):
Rafał Blankiewicz – Director of Business Development Departemnt, ILF Consulting Engineers Polska Sp.
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Ryszard Gburek – Director, Large Corporates Department, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
Andrzej Janiszowski – Expert Oil & Gas, EY
Mariusz Przybylik – Partner, A.T. Kearney Sp. z o.o.
Tobias Rosenbaum, Business Development Manager, Region Europe, North and East Africa, Det Norske
Veritas Poland Sp. z o.o.
Jarosław Wróbel – Chairman of the Board, Polska Spółka Gazownictwa Sp. z o.o.
Aleksander Zawisza – Deputy Director of the Development Division, Gas Transmission Operator GAZSYSTEM
Presentation: Technical aspects of the European gas grids
Tobias Rosenbaum, Business Development Manager, Region Europe, North and East Africa, Det Norske
Veritas Poland Sp. z o.o.
SECTOR CHEMISTRY
13.30-15.00 SESSION 1C
POLAND’S CHEMISTRY – ADVANTAGES AND WEAKNESSES
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How to extend value chain of Polish chemistry?
Resource ties – oil, gas and chemical industry
Energy as a restraint on development or chance for competitiveness?
The place of Poland’s chemical sector in the added value chain
Promotion of the Polish Chemistry image as a way to strengthen the position of industry
Moderator: Łukasz Zalicki, Partner EY
Panel discussion with the participation of (in the alphabetical order):
Michał Bieniek – Chairman of the Board, Apeiron Synthesis S.A.
Mateusz Gramza – Chairman of the Board, Grupa AZOTY Zakłady Azotowe Kędzierzyn S.A.
Wiesław Hałucha – Chairman of the Board, “Alwernia” S.A.
Marek Jagieła – Head of Sales Industrial Chemicals & Market Development, BASF Polska
Andrzej Kucia – Director, Strategic Customer Office – Heavy Industry and Mining, PKO Bank Polski S.A.
Paweł Kwiecień– Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry
Robert Stankiewicz – Country Manager Dow Poland and Baltics
15.00 – 15.15 coffee break
15.15-16.45 SESSION 2C
INNOVATIVE CHEMICAL SECTOR – PATH OF RESPONSIBLE DEVELOPMENT
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The innovative potential of Poland’s chemical industry – incentives and barriers
The share of Polish innovations and technologies in Polish chemical sector projects
What defines the directions of the Polish chemical sector’s development?
Chemical industry – innovative support for the oil and gas sector
Moderator: Andrzej Krueger – Director, The Institute of Heavy Organic Synthesis "Blachownia"
Panel discussion with the participation of (in the alphabetical order):
Michał Bieniek – Chairman of the Board, Apeiron Synthesis S.A.
Klaudia Kleps – Polish Chamber of Chemical Industry
Katarzyna Ruczka – Director of the Department of Marketing and Development, Grupa AZOTY Zakłady
Azotowe Kędzierzyn S.A.
Marek Wilmanowicz – Director of the Technical Safety Department, Office of Technical Inspection
Adam Żurek - Director of Department, Corporational Department of Strategy and Development, Grupa
AZOTY S.A.
16.45 Summary
17.00 Networking dinner, Hotel Novotel Airport Warszawa
*The organizer reserves the right to make changes to the programme
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Panelists confirmed for 12 September