Program

9:30 – 10:30 Registration and welcome coffee
10:00 – 10:30 Workshop “Property tax in 2025 – revolution, evolution or stagnation? Discussion with ALTO experts”

Speakers:
· Maciej Matłok, Senior Consultant & Trainee Advocate, ALTO
· Łukasz Kalisz, Manager, Tax Advisor, Advocate, ALTO

Partner:

10:30 – 11:00 Opening and welcome

Opening speeches:
· Janusz Gajowiecki, President, Polish Wind Energy Association
· Jakub Jaworowski, Minister of State Assets (to be confirmed)
· Miłosz Motyka, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment
· Dariusz Wieczorek, Minister of Science
· Czesław Siekierski, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (to be confirmed)

11:00 – 12:00 Panel discussion: The Wind Power Act – opportunities and threats related to amendment

Moderator: Janusz Gajowiecki, President, Polish Wind Energy Association

Panelists:
· Stanisław Gawłowski, Senator of the Republic of Poland (to be confirmed)
· Waldemar Pawlak, Senator of the Republic of Poland (to be confirmed)
· Paweł Urbańczyk, President, Office of Technical Inspection (UDT) (to be confirmed)
· Łukasz Tomaszewski, Director of the RES Department, Ministry of Climate and Environment
· Agnieszka Wojnarowska, Member of the Board, Head of Development Poland, RWE Renewables Poland Sp. z o.o.
· Konrad Wojnarowski, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy (to be confirmed)
· Marek Wójcik, Board Plenipotentiary, Association of Polish Cities (to be confirmed)

Topics of discussion:
· Abolition of the 10H rule – what does it mean?
· Distances from protected areas – will there be a consensus?
· Integrated Investment Plans (ZPI) – what opportunities does it open up for investors?
· Virtual prosumers – any chance of success?
· What can municipalities count on?

12:00 – 12:30 Q&A session with experts and decision-makers
12:30 – 13:00 Coffee break
13:00 – 14:00 Panel discussion: How to achieve the ambitious NECP targets?

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

Invited guests:
· Tobiasz Adamczewski, Director of RES Program, Energy Forum
· Michał Smoleń, Manager of the Energy & Climate Program, Instrat Foundation
· Czesław Siekierski, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development (to be confirmed)
· Aleksander Śniegocki, President, Reform Institute Foundation
· Paulina Grądzik, Deputy Director, Lewiatan Confederation
· Urszula Zielińska, Secretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment (to be confirmed)
· Developer’s representative

Topics of discussion:
· REDIII directive – mapping and implementation of renewable acceleration areas
· Does the NECP update take into account EU targets?
· Non-price auction criteria
· Streamlined permitting as a key to RES development
· Digitisation and acceleration of administrative processes

14:00 – 14:30 Wind turbine participation in the balancing services market

Speaker: Mateusz Pawełczuk, Member of the Management Board, RE Poweric Sp. z o.o.

Partner:

14:30 – 15:30 Lunch
15:30 – 16:45 Panel discussion: More Renewables In The Grid

Moderator: Arkadiusz Sekściński, Chief Business Development Officer, Energix

Invited guests:
· Stanisław Lamczyk, Member of the Polish Parliament
· Maciej Mróz, President, PTPiREE
· Zdzisław Muras, Director of the Legal and Dispute Resolution Department, Energy Regulatory Office
· Piotr Nowak, Member of the Polish Parliament (to be confirmed)
· Grzegorz Onichimowski, President of the Management Board, Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne
· Agnieszka Pląska, Managing Director, wpd Polska Sp. z o.o.

Topics of discussion:
· Avalanche of connection conditions refusals – what next?
· Introduction of the busbar solution
· The growing problem of curtailment
· Commercial connections – at what cost?
· Cable pooling and direct line – does it work?

16:45 – 17:00 Conclusions and Summary
17:00 – 20:00 Christmas Party