CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

DAY 1, February 29, 2024

13:30 - 14:30

Registration of participants and welcome coffee

14:30 - 14:45

Opening of the conference

14:45 - 16:00

Panel I. Sustainable horizons: Energy Access for all

 

Moderator: Wojciech Jakóbik

Speakers:

Professor Alexander Balitskii

Associate Professor Kinga Flaga-Gieruszyńska

Dr. Rene Kuczkowski

Dr. Arkadiusz Marchewka

Professor Robert Smoleński

Dr. Adam Wyszomirski

 

Key topics:

    • New concepts of sustainable development in the sector.
    • Projects increasing energy availability in low-access regions.
    • The role of renewable energy in promoting sustainable development.

16:00 - 16:30

Coffee break

16:30 - 17:45

Panel II. Responsible sourcing of critical raw materials and sustainable renewables development - essential elements of addressing the challenges of the Energy Trilemma 

 

Moderator: Associate Professor Radosław Miśkiewicz

Speakers:

Aleksandra Cholewa-Domanagic

Estelle Levin – Nally

Dr. Daniel Kammen

Dr. Ivan Twagirashema

 

Key topics:

    • Comparative Assessment of Environmental Footprint vis-à-vis Security of Green Energy Supply.
    • Responsible Sourcing of Critical Minerals and Advancement of sustainable Processing Capacities.
    • Innovations in Energy Storage Technologies and Prospects of Renewable Energy in Africa.

20:00

Banquet for honorary guests of the Conference

DAY 2, March 1, 2024

09:00 - 10:00

Registration of participants

10:00 - 11:30

Panel III. Green transport revolution

 

Moderator: Associate Professor Wojciech Drożdż

Speakers:

Krzysztof Burda

Associate Professor Marcin Hołub

Associate Professor Arkadiusz Kawa

Konrad Kijak

Dr. Przemysław Starzyński

 

Key topics:

    • Innovations in the field of green transport.
    • Electrification of transport.
    • The use of hydrogen technology.

11:30 - 12:00

Coffee break

12:00 - 13:30

Panel IV. Social responsible future

 

Moderators: Dr. Jakub Dowejko i Dr. Artur Pomianowski

Speakers:

Dr. Anna Masłoń-Oracz

Waldemar Miśko

Hanna Mojsiuk

Michał Przepiera

Associate Professor Adam Rudawski

Dr. Monika Wodnicka

 

Key topics:

    • The impact of energy development on communities.
    • Active involvement of society in decision-making processes related to energy.
    • The balance between benefits and social challenges in the energy sector.

13:30

Summary of the conference

14:00

Lunch