Conference programme

OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM
"OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY – AN OPPORTUNITY
FOR THE POLISH ECONOMY"
February 27-28, 2017, Warsaw
DAY ONE, February 27, 2017
09:00-10:00
Registration, welcome coffee
10:00-10:30
Presentations by honorary guests
10:30-12:00
SESSION 1 - MARITIME ENERGY INDUSTRY - OPPORTUNITIES AND THREATS
Topics:
The following speakers have announced their presence:
 Economic potential behind the Polish
 dr Cord Boeker, offshore sales director Siemens Wind Power
offshore industry
 Ludmiła Buimister, president of the board Stocznia Gdańsk S.A.,
 Systemic and legal conditions for
GSG Towers sp. z o.o.
development of the Polish offshore
 Jan Hambura, member of the management board ST³ Offshore
industry
Sp. z o.o.
 Domestic supply chain for offshore wind
 Horała Marcin, Polish MP, member of the Parliamentary Committee
farms – real or virtual potential?
on Maritime Economy and Inland Waterway Transport
 Competitiveness of Polish offshore industry
 Konrad Konefał, member of the board MARS Shipyards&Offshore
domestically
 Tomasz Marciniak, partner McKinsey & Company Poland
 New investment, foreign suppliers
Sp. z o.o.
expanding their business to support
 Piotr Mirek, vice president of the board Tele-Fonica Kable S.A.
offshore projects
 Hein Tonnaer, Clifford Chance, Janicka, Krużewski,
Namiotkiewicz i wspólnicy sp.k.*
The session will be moderated by Mariusz Witoński, president of the
board PTMEW
12:00 -12:20
Coffee break
12:20 -13:50
SESSION 2 - INVESTMENT POTENTIAL FOR OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY IN POLAND
Topics:
The following speakers have announced their presence:
 Offshore wind energy in European climate
 Agnieszka Falkowska, deputy director of the Department of
policy
Structured Finance, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego
 Potential and perspective for development
 Kazimierz Kleina, Polish senator
of offshore wind farms in Poland
 Daria Kulczycka, head of Energy and Climate Change Department at
 How investment decisions are made
the Lewiatan Confederation of Polish Private Employers
 Offshore wind farms within the Polish legal
 Grzegorz Matusiak, Polish MP, chair of the Parliamentary
framework
Energy Team
 Offshore wind farm – sound investment or
 Vincent Metzler, European Investment Bank
costly whim?
 Michał Michalski, member of the board, Polenergia S.A.
 Competitiveness of offshore wind farms
 Urlik Stridbeak, head of regulatory, DONG Energy
compared to other low emission
 Jarosław Wajer, partner EY
technologies
The session will be moderated by Maciej Stryjecki, president of the
SMDI Advisory Group.
13:50-14:30
14:30-16:00
Lunch
SESSION 3 - OFFSHORE GRIDS - COST OPTIMIZATION, SAFETY AND STABILITY OF ENERGY SUPPLY
Topics:
The following speakers have announced their presence:
 Baltic Integrid – priority project of the
 Aleksander Gabryś, director EY
Baltic Sea Strategy
 Eryk Kłosowski, president of the board PSE S.A.*
 Offshore grids on the Baltic Sea as a tool for  Andreea Tanasa, Directorate-General for Energy Eureopean
building regional energy security
Comission
 Integration of energy markets in the Baltic
 Roman Targosz, Project Manager – Electricity, European Copper
States
Institute
 Common junctions of OWF as part of the
 Leo van der Pols, market manager grid systems ABB HV Cable
cost optimization and tool for energy
 Mariusz Wójcik, project coordinator Baltic InteGrid, FNEZ
balance
 dr Robert Zajdler, legal counsel Zajdler Energy Lawyers &
 Technologies of storage and energy
Consultants
balance from OWF
The session will be moderated by Bartosz Derski, editor/publisher of
 Political and economic conditions for sea
WysokieNapięcie.pl
cross-border connections
19:15
Conference Dinner
DAY TWO, February 28, 2017
08:30-09:00
Welcome coffee
09:00-10:40
ENVIRONMENT
Topics:
 New requirements for impact assessment for offshore
projects
 Managing marine environmental studies for offshore
projects in the development process
 Experience gained in the first impact assessment exercises
for offshore wind farms in Poland
 Technical factors determining marine studies
Attendance confirmed by:
 Juliusz Gajewski, Maritime Institute in Gdansk
 Jan Kwiatkowski, DHI Polska
 Danuta Makowska, Regional Director for Environmental
Protection
 Piotr Otawski, partner at law firm Kancelaria Radców
Prawnych Otawski, Dziura, Jędrzejewski, Garbarczyk Sp. p.
 Łukasz Piotrowicz, project manager SMDI Advisory Group
 Mariusz Wójcik, SMDI Advisory Group
SECURITY
Topics:
 Legal and organisational aspects of managing security and
protection for offshore projects
 Security of facilities versus insurance costs of a maritime
investment
 Arrangements with maritime and military administration
concerning security of the OWF projects
 Technologies and good practices concerning security of sea
infrastructure
 Local logistics conditions as factors determining organisation
of security and optimisation of management costs of wind
farms
Attendance confirmed by:
 Michał Niedźwiecki, Security Consulting And Training
 Mariusz Pakieła, Security Consulting And Training
 Wojciech Zeller, Security Consulting And Training
Moderated by Mariusz Pakieła, Security Consulting And Training
Moderated by Maciej Stryjecki, president of the SMDI Advisory
Group
10:40-11:00
Coffee break
11:00-12:40
SOCIAL COMMUNICATION
Topics:
 Legal framework for social engagement in investment
decisions concerning offshore projects
 Experience and lessons from the social campaigns for first
offshore wind farms in Poland
 Principles and good practices of effective social dialogue
Attendance confirmed by:
 Andrzej Dziura, partner at law firm Kancelaria Radców
Prawnych Otawski, Dziura, Jędrzejewski, Garbarczyk Sp. p.
 Wiesław Gębka, Governor Choczewo Municipality
 Thilo Krupp, Stiftung OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE
 Liwiusz Laska, lawyer Królak i Wspólnicy Kancelaria Radców
Prawnych i Adwokatów Sp. k.
 Danuta Makowska, Regional Director for Environmental
Protection
 Maciej Stryjecki, president of the SMDI Advisory Group
Moderated by Mariusz Wójcik project coordinator, FNEZ
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING AND DESIGN
Topics:
 Administrative procedures in the process of geological and
geotechnical research at sea
 Impact of geotechnical conditions on foundation technologies
 Organizational challenges of geotechnical campaign at sea
 Phasing of works on the planning permission
 Correlations between environmental parameters, technical
project and administrative decision
Attendance confirmed by:
 dr eng. Lech Bałachowski, associate professor, Gdańsk
University of Technology
 dr Zbigniew Frankowski, Polish Geological Survey / Polish
Geological Institute – National Research Institute
 dr hab. Piotr Krzywiec, associate professor Institute of
Geological Science PAN
 dr Piotr Szmytkiewicz, Institute of Hydro-Engineering Polish
Academy of Sciences
 Paweł Weiner, president of the board MEWO
 Łukasz Sikorski, renewables advisory DNV-GL
Moderated by Łukasz Piotrowicz, project manager SMDI
Advisory Group
12:40-13:00
Coffee break
13:00-14:40
LEGAL ISSUES
COST OPTIMIZATION
Topics:
 Administrative procedures in the process of preparing OWF
in Poland to achieve the ready-to-build state
 Doubts and interpretations of legal conditions surrounding
the development of offshore wind farms in Poland
 Offshore wind farms in the auction system and alternative
support mechanisms – proposed legislative changes
 Legal mechanisms to enhance competitiveness of the
domestic supply chain
Topics:
 Current costs of offshore projects – what reduces them
 Technology progress – more, faster, cheaper – further boost in
competitiveness of offshore wind farms
 Impact of supply chain organisation and management on
investment costs
 Good practices and common errors in wind measurement and
how they affect costs of projects
Attendance confirmed by:
 Patryk Figiel, managing associate, head of projects,
Linklaters Warsaw
 Katarzyna Krzywda, Head of Maritime Economy Department,
Ministry of Maritime Economy and Inland Waterways
 Michał Michalski, member of the board Polenergia S.A.
 Paweł Puacz, counsel (Energy & Environment), Clifford
Chance Warszawa
Moderated by Dominik Gajewski, LEWIATAN Private
Employers’ Confederation
14:40-15:40
Lunch
Attendance confirmed by:
 Francois Berry, AXYS Technologies
 dr Cord Boeker, offshore sales director Siemens Wind Power
 Jürgen Mackeprang, senior project manager Deutsche
Offshore Consult GmbH; BalMarTech
 David Metzger, partner Clifford Chance
 Kacper Rozenbaum, senior consultant McKinsey & Company
Poland Sp. z o.o.
 Łukasz Sikorski, renewables advisory DNV-GL
Moderated by Mariusz Witoński, president of the board PTMEW