HYDROGEN CONGRESS

Recently, she has been involved in the fight against low emissions, improving energy efficiency in programs financed by the European Investment Bank and the National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management. She has also conducted a number of information & educational activities in the field of the development of renewable energy sources, distributed energy sources, including clusters and energy cooperatives, as well as developing recommendations for Clean Transport Zones. She has been involved in energy issues for 15 years, in the years 2010-2019 related to professional energy in one of the leading energy companies in the country.

Aivars Starikovs is Member of the Board of Hydrogen Europe. Hydrogen Europe represents the European industry, national associations and research centers active in the hydrogen and fuel cell sector.

Aivars is also Member of the Board of Latvian Hydrogen Association and Advisor for Energy and Alternative Fuels to President of Latvian Academy of Sciences.

His current responsibilities include: international cooperation coordination, cooperation with responsible Ministries and Municipal Authorities, Infrastructure Business Plan development and implementation and providing excellence in research, development and management. Currently as North-East European cluster coordinator is involved on development of Joint Procurement activities for fuel cell buses what is stimulating business cases and continuous implementation of zero emission hydrogen transport.

Previously the coordinator for priority National State Research Program “Innovative technologies for energy extraction and use of low carbon assurance with renewable energy, support measures for environmental and climate degradation mitigation – LATENERGI” for evaluation of hydrogen technologies in stationary and mobile applications in Latvia.

Bch Physicist and MSc International economics and management from University of Latvia, and has experience in biomass gasification in thermochemical and pyrolysis reactors, has published a number of reports covering the biomass and natural gas applications with ICE, CHP and fuel cell technologies, including feasibility evaluation of biomass and biogas cogeneration plants in Latvia and other European countries. To continue professional growth is now studying in Latvian University of Life Sciences and Technologies MSc Engineer course.

Juriaan Kellermann is the CEO of Fokker Next Gen, a company dedicated to advancing aerospace innovation. With a background in engineering and leadership, he brings extensive experience from industries like IT and health care to the aviation sector. Focusing on hydrogen combustion propulsion and sustainable aircraft technology, he is modernizing air transportation. Under his leadership, Fokker Next Gen is at the forefront of pioneering advancements in aerospace. Kellermann is known for his strategic vision and commitment to driving the future of aviation through cutting-edge solutions.

Manager, analyst, managing director, with 20 years of professional experience in the areas of: energy market, financial engineering, econometrics, economic analysis of law, administration, strategy and organization. Doctor of Economics with scientific achievements in the fields of: energy market, investment financing and capital market. Director of the National Center for Energy Analysis – an analytical center responsible for preparing strategic analyses in the field of energy transformation (energy, gas, fuel and environmental sectors), acting for the government administration and the Energy Regulatory Office. Employee and previously Managing Director at Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne responsible for building and managing the strategy of the transmission operator, managing the project portfolio, supervising analyses, managing the company’s strategic projects, as well as for the organizational division and corporate governance. Long-term employee of the government administration, where he supervised the topics of: energy market, coordination of horizontal policies, legislative planning, the Impact Assessment system (OSR), conducting business activity, regulatory reform and deregulation of law. Co-creator of the idea of economic analysis of law.

Anna Jabloniec-Grüger, Head of PtX Project Development Germany and Poland at ENERTRAG. Professional with 17+ years of experience in Project/Proposal Management, Business Development, Sales, and Product Development in Energy, Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Industry, exploring worldwide trends for products growth (e.g. green H2). Studied Chemistry at the Carl von Ossietzky University in Oldenburg/Germany and the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin/Poland.

Jens is an accomplished and experienced professional in the field of Green Fuels/CCUS market development. As the MD at COWI, Jens leads the efforts to expand COWI’s global business and drive the decarbonization of industries.
With a strong background in the PtX and green fuels transition industry, Jens possesses extensive knowledge in both technical and commercial aspects of the industry. Additionally, Jens has also worked in the renewable energy sector, gaining valuable expertise across the entire value chain, from green electrons to the final PtX product.

Throughout his career, Jens has held various positions within the oil and gas industry, working across different regions including Asia, the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East. He holds a master’s degree in chemical engineering from the Danish Technical University.

www.linkedin.com/in/jens-ole-madsen-14465428

Sophie is actively involved in developing new products and solutions to insure the energy transition, as a Strategic Account Manager within Aon London Natural Resources team. She has more than 20 years of experience in the London insurance market.
Prior to joining, Aon she was the Regional Group Practice Leader at Allianz for Downstream Energy, Power and Renewables. She spent most of her early career in broking roles, including 8 years within Marsh Energy Practice as a Lead Client Executive.
She has also been the Energy for Aon Climate, where she focused on understanding Natural Resources clients’ needs related to climate and how Aon solutions can reduce costs, volatility, unlock growth opportunities and increase clients’ resilience against physical risk.

Roman Szyszko specializes in organizing and conducting processes aimed at increasing the efficiency and scale of operations.

In the years 2008-2015 he was responsible for transforming the way of functioning and structuring long-term sources of financing of the Energa Group. He gained professional experience in implementing organizational changes in entities aiming to overcome significant development barriers. He worked for the development of operational activities and ownership transformations in Dexia Kommunalkredit Bank Polska, Nordea Bank Polska (formerly Bank Komunalny), Bank Gdański and Bank Przemysłowo-Handlowy. He participated in the processes of introducing new methods of functioning of commercial and public utility institutions. He considers effective management of entities operating in conditions of high variability to be a management priority.

Graduate of master’s studies in management and psychology at the University of Gdańsk and diploma studies in finance at Strathclyde University.

Radoslaw Gnutek has served as Director of Hydrogen Projects Development at Polenergia S.A. since July 2021, managing green hydrogen initiatives ranging from 5 MW to 100 MW. Previously, he led the Polish Process Engineering Business Unit at Bilfinger Tebodin (2019-2021) and was Executive Director of Research & Innovation at TAURON Group (2016-2018). From 2005 to 2016, he held various roles at Vattenfall/Nuon in Amsterdam, including leadership positions in wind generation and carbon capture projects. With over 20 years of experience in the energy sector, Radoslaw specializes in carbon capture, renewable energy, and hydrogen projects. He holds a Master’s in Mechanical Engineering from Wrocław University of Technology.

Henryk Kubiczek is a graduate of the Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice, Faculty of Automation, Electronics and Computer Science. He is also a graduate of postgraduate MBA studies at the Krakow Business School, majoring in Enterprise Management. Since 2008, he has been involved in research and development activities in the energy sector, and since 2019 also in chemistry. He is a member of the Scientific Council of the Institute of Fuel and Energy Technology and a member of the Coordination Council for the Hydrogen Economy at the Ministry of Climate and Environment. Today, as the Director of the Strategy and Development Department at Grupa Azoty S.A., he is involved in the process of developing the hydrogen economy and decarbonization of the chemical industry. Responsible for implementing innovations, preparing a decarbonization plan, managing strategy and monitoring strategic investments in the Grupa Azoty Capital Group.

PhD, electrical engineering, graduated from Warsaw Technical University, Poland, MSc from AGH University of Science and Technology, Cracow, Poland. He gained professional experience at universities and in energy entities. Currently employed at Veolia Energia Polska, energy utility. He is responsible for preparing market analyses, the impact of regulations on the activities of energy enterprises, and monitoring the impact of energy generation on the environment.

Expert of the European Commission Intelligent Energy Europe Program, in 2003-2005 member of the international working group Bioenergy within the framework of Baltic Sea Region Energy Co-operation, in 2002-2006 Coordinator of the Polish-German-Danish Twinning Agreement “Sustainable Energy Policy Poland”, in 2007-2012 member of the Energy Policy Working Group Euroheat&Power, Brussels. Former employee of the Department of Energy, Ministry of Economy, Poland, where he was responsible for the implementation of a support system for the development of renewable energy sources.

Author of and co-author of dozens of publications on energy market, renewable energy resources, energy efficiency, energy policy and reliability of power systems.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomasz-surma-a0290712/

Wojciech Lach is a Manager in the Hydrogen Project Coordination Team at Orlen. He is responsible for managing the portfolio of hydrogen projects in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Lithuania. Wojciech acts also as the Hydrogen Valleys Road Map Leader at Hydrogen Europe. He is the initiator and coordinator of the Amber Hydrogen Valley in Pomerania, which aims to hydrogenize seaports among its objectives.

In 2020-2022 Wojciech played a role of Project Manager for LOTOS Green H2 Project – 100 MW electrolyser project, producing renewable hydrogen for the Gdańsk refinery decarbonization needs (in 2023 Project received EU notification under CEEAG for 158 EURm state aid support).

From January 2018 to March 2020 Wojciech was a Director of the Innovation Department at LOTOS Lab, where he was responsible for managing the area of innovations and co-developed a portfolio of innovative projects in the realm of alternative fuels, hydrogen and energy storage.

Prior to joining LOTOS Group, Wojciech worked for 10 years for leading consulting companies including EY and PwC. Wojciech graduated from AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow. He also holds the Executive MBA diploma from the Kozminski University in Warsaw.

Co-author and manager of the KZR INiG System – a certification system for sustainable production of biofuels and bioliquids, approved by the European Commission. Auditor and long-time trainer in training on the KZR INiG System, calculating greenhouse gas emissions. Author of over 70 research papers, 30 publications, 35 papers at national and international conferences. The main area of ​​research is the assessment of compliance with the criteria of sustainable development, environmental impact, including estimating GHG emissions in the life cycle, fuel and engine biofuel production technology. Expert of the Polish Committee for Standardization in the European Committee for Standardization CEN/TC 383/WG 3 Biodiversity and environmental aspects. Member of the Technical Committee No. 144 Coke and Processed Solid Fuels of the Polish Committee for Standardization. Expert on behalf of the Polish Committee for Standardization in CEN/TC19 – Work Group WG 23 “Specification of automotive LPG and related test methods.

Grzegorz dołączył do Hydrogen Europe w maju 2019 r. jako menedżer ds. badań, innowacji i finansowania, odpowiedzialny za koordynację Grupy Roboczej ds. sektora morskiego, skupiającej się na zastosowaniach wodoru i paliw alternatywnych w dekarbonizacji żeglugi oraz portów, a także Grupy Roboczej ds. funduszy europejskich, ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem Europejskiego Funduszu Innowacji. Od stycznia 2022 r. Grzegorz jest dyrektorem ds. Analityki Rynkowej i Regulacyjnej, nadzorując publikację Clean Hydrogen Monitor i inne działania związane z analizą perspektyw rynkowych technologii wodorowych. Przed dołączeniem do Hydrogen Europe, Grzegorz zdobył 15-letnie doświadczenie w doradztwie biznesowym, specjalizując się w projektach dotyczących rynku energii i paliw alternatywnych.

Marek Zieliński, Master of Science in International Business and Economic Relations at the Warsaw School of Economics, postgraduate studies in the functioning of the energy market.
Business experience in mobile telco market and energy market. Currently, a director of the Innovation Office within Relations and Development Division in Polish Development Bank (BGK).

mgr inż. Maciej Malski-Brodzicki, MBA – Jest absolwentem Wydziału Inżynierii Chemicznej i Procesowej Politechniki Warszawskiej. Przez wiele lat był związany z Narodowym Centrum Badań i Rozwoju, agencją wykonawczą Ministerstwa Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego. Koordynator programu Magazynowanie wodoru, mającego na celu skonstruowanie innowacyjnego zasobnika do przechowywania wodoru jako źródła energii do ogniw paliwowych. Koordynator pierwszego w Polsce Wielkiego Wyzwania: Energia, inicjatywy stymulującej rozwój przydomowej energetyki wiatrowej. Obecnie ekspert ds. wspierania innowacji w Banku Gospodarstwa Krajowego.

I am a partner in the Energy & Utilities team in our Warsaw office, focused on regulatory challenges and business opportunities connected with technologically driven green transformation.

At Bird & Bird, together with our Energy & Utilities team, I support a range of domestic and international clients, including energy companies active on every stage of the value creation chain in the energy sector (i.e. electric energy – both renewable and conventional, fuels and heat), utilities, energy-intensive off-takers (including representatives of steel, metals, glass, cement or paper sector), financial institutions and investors willing to seek their business opportunities in the extremely interesting yet demanding Polish energy market in times of disruption.

Together with my trusted team, we support clients in a variety of transactional and regulatory challenges that they meet in the ever-evolving business environment. In our daily practice we focus not only on widely understood energy-sector regulation and regulation-based aspects of investment projects and transactions, but also on energy efficiency, costs optimisation in energy-intensive industries, innovations, climate change and the EU emission trading scheme, dedicated state aid and EU Funds and parts of the regulatory framework requiring highly specialised knowledge of technical and economic issues (e.g. commercial balancing, system elasticity, functioning of grid infrastructure or environmental benchmarking).

We also rely on our legal knowledge and consulting experience in complex projects concerning implementing innovative low-emission technologies, novel business models and structures, and construction of sustainability strategies.

I have more than a decade of professional experience gained from working with a number of loyal clients. They value my proactive approach and often return to me with new assignments. My aim is always to become a trusted business advisor, able to provide useful insight, contribute to strategic discussions and improve our clients’ business perspectives. Supporting them in particularly demanding times of disruption and transformation towards the green economy requires commitment and responsibility that goes beyond the normal lawyer-client relationship. Commitment, enthusiasm, passion, responsiveness, and hard work is what you may expect from working with our team.

Dr. Paolo A. Farina started his career at Nexant Ltd., a leading global petrochemical and energy consultancy, in 2014; where he would later go on to become the Head of the WGM (World Gas Model) program. In addition to his experience in energy market modelling he has also led multiple C1 and petrochemical advisory projects. Currently, he is the EMEA natural gas expert at Energy Exemplar as part of its Pre-Sales and Solutions team, where we are keenly looking at tracking and modelling the Global and European energy transition. He holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Southampton and studied Biological and Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Exeter.

Energy Exemplar 2012          present Team Lead, Solutions (Gaseous and Liquid Commodities)

Nexant 2015 – 2012            Consultant and Technical Gas Lead

Jenia Mezentseva is a Lead energy analyst specialising in gaseous and liquid energy solutions at Energy Examplar. Jenia holds an MSci in Oil and Gas Enterprise Management from the University of Aberdeen and Applied Mathematics and Computer Modelling degree with the focus on energy transport system optimization from the Gubkin Russian State University of Oil and Gas.

I have several years of experience in the fields of:

• Energy, gas, energy systems modeling, project coordination, product development, process development, business analysis

Professional experience :

Energy Exemplar 2023 – present

• Lead Energy Market Analyst (Gas and Hydrogen)

Jenia focuses on tracking and modeling the transition of European energy markets towards greener solutions including hydrogen, ammonia, and other alternative fuels from the investment optimization and dispatch perspective.

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Wood Mackenzie 2017 – 2023

• Research Manager – Global Strategy & Improvement – providing insights to drive strategic commercial decisions.
• Senior Research Analyst – EMEARC Gas & LNG – key modeler for Wood Mackenzie Global gas & LNG investment horizon and long-term outlook.

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Semeq 2013 – 2017                     IX Energy 2009 – 2013                     JSC Gazprom Promgaz 2005 – 2008

• Jenia’s career also includes various research and consulting roles at Edinburgh-based oil and gas research firms, as well as working for Gazprom early in her career on the Presidential gasification program.

Head of the Department of Metrology and Measurement Systems at the Institute of Mechanical Technology at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the Poznań University of Technology

Vice-Rector of the Poznań University of Technology for Development and Cooperation with the Economy in the term 2020-2024

Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Machine Design of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Chairman of the Council for Innovation in Higher Education and Science at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education

Chairman of the Advisory Team for the Development of Innovative Directions in the Development of Metrological Services of the Central Office of Measures

Member of the Metrology Council at the President of the Central Office of Measures

Member of the Standardization Council at the Polish Committee for Standardization

Fulbright Foundation Scholar at Northwestern University in Evanston, USA.

Visiting Professor at the Université Polytechnique Hauts-de-France, Valenciennes (France).

Co-founder of ITA sp. z o.o. one of the largest metrology companies in Poland

Initiator of the establishment of the Polish Hydrogen Chamber

Jest pracownikiem naukowym Wydziału Mechanicznego Politechniki Krakowskiej.

Studia na specjalności „samochody i ciągniki” ukończył na Politechnice Krakowskiej w 1977 r. Na tej uczelni obronił w 1986 r. doktorat, a w roku 2007 uzyskał stopień doktora habilitowanego. Od 2013 r. pełnił funkcję dyrektora Instytutu Pojazdów Samochodowych i Silników Spalinowych, a obecnie kieruje Katedrą Pojazdów Samochodowych Politechniki Krakowskiej. Odbył liczne staże naukowo-badawcze w ośrodkach zagranicznych m.in.: w Technische Universität Dresden, a w latach 1987–89 przebywał na stypendium, a następnie na stażu naukowym w Ruhr Universität Bochum w Niemczech.

Krąg jego zainteresowań naukowo-badawczych wyznaczają trzy grupy problemów.

Pierwsza grupa badań, które prowadzi, obejmuje poszukiwanie rozwiązań i systemów zmniejszających emisję toksycznych składników spalin ze środków transportu.

Drugi obszar dotyczy wykorzystania wodoru oraz odpadowych gazów przemysłowych i biologicznych do celów energetycznych.

Trzeci zakres wyznaczają badania nad nowymi systemami napędu pojazdów, m.in. badania eksploatacyjne pojazdów hybrydowych oraz pojazdów napędzanych wodorowymi ogniwami paliwowymi.

Prof. Marek Brzeżański wypromował 8 doktorów nauk technicznych. Był członkiem Rady Programowej ds. Ochrony Powietrza w Mieście Krakowie, działającej przy prezydencie Krakowa, w której pełnił funkcję wiceprzewodniczącego. Obecnie jest członkiem zarządu Polskiego Towarzystwa Naukowego Silników Spalinowych oraz zasiada w Radzie Naukowej Instytutu Badań i Rozwoju Motoryzacji BOSMAL w Bielsku-Białej.

Właściciel firmy NEXUS Consultants, specjalizującej się w realizacji kompleksowych projektów z zakresu marketingu, finansów, zarządzania i organizacji oraz pozyskiwania finansowania zewnętrznego (w tym funduszy unijnych).

Zrealizował ponad 1.000 projektów doradczych dla dużych i średnich przedsiębiorstw z wielu branż, w szczególności energetycznych, chemicznych, handlowych i logistycznych, usługowych, organizacji publicznych i innych. Do tej pory pracował dla największych firm energetycznych w Polsce i za granicą, takich jak: ENERGA, ENEA, TAURON, PGE, PGNiG, EDF, Iberdrola, SPAC, RWE, CEZ. Angażował się także w duże projekty wodorowe w Polsce, w zakresie dystrybucji wodoru w gazociągach, magazynowania w kawernach solnych oraz produkcji energii odnawialnej i jej konwersji na wodór.

Autor mapy drogowej dotyczącej wodoru dla jednej z największych polskich firm. Inicjator powołania Klastra Technologii Wodorowych. Dzięki jego zaangażowaniu powstały takie projekty jak „Pomorska Dolina Wodorowa”, konferencja „PCHET” czy podprojekt “Hy-way to Hel” dotyczący wodorowego transportu publicznego (autobusowego, kolejowego i morskiego) łączącego Gdynię, Sopot i Gdańsk z Półwyspem Helskim.

Marek Elert began his career in the energy sector in 2009, developing business projects related to renewable gas production at Vattenfall Poland, and later at PGNiG Termika. He worked in a team responsible for the investment and business strategy of the company, as well as monitoring the development of the Polish energy market. During this time, he was responsible for developing business plans in the area of gas cogeneration and other renewable sources.

Since 2016, he has been working at GAZ-SYSTEM, where he started working on LNG projects related to expanding import capacity for the National Transmission System, including managing relations with future gas customers from both the energy and heat production sectors.

For several years he has been managing a team responsible for preparing thematic analyses, business recommendations and infrastructure development plans. For the past 3 years, he has been actively involved in preparing strategic assumptions regarding the national hydrogen infrastructure. He coordinates work of the Group 2 in the Hydrogen Agreement project aimed at “Transmission, Distribution, and Storage”. He is also a member of the Coordinating Council for Hydrogen Economy at the Ministry of Climate and Environment. His extensive experience in energy and gas transmission significantly supports the Council. His familiarity with the subject matter and participation in the Hydrogen Agreement enables effective cooperation and the utilization of best practices and experiences.

Inżynier, analityk, konsultant; pasjonat energetyki, natury, racjonalnego myślenia i wiedzy. Doktorant na Politechnice Warszawskiej. Ma szerokie doświadczenie zawodowe na wskroś branży energetycznej. Pracował jako analityk, doradca i twórca standardów w OGP Gaz-System przy projektach strategicznych, takich jak Baltic Pipe, terminal FSRU w Zatoce Gdańskiej czy rozbudowa Terminalu LNG w Świnoujściu. Świadczył usługi konsultingu inżynierskiego przy projektach energetycznych w duńskiej firmie doradczej Ramboll, zajmował się tworzeniem produktów na polskim rynku energii w PGNiG Obrót Detaliczny, pracował jako inżynier elektryk w ENCO, gdzie projektował stacje transformatorowe, oraz energetyk – w ZRE Katowice, gdzie w EC Siekierki zajmował się naprawą i konserwacją największego turbozespołu ciepłowniczego w Polsce. W trakcie studiów na wydziale MEiL na Politechnice Warszawskiej, ukończonych z wyróżnieniem, zdobywał doświadczenie w zarządzaniu projektami i organizacją jako prezes Koła Naukowego Energetyków.