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The Economic Forum in Karpacz was an event that provided an opportunity to meet and listen to outstanding personalities from the world of politics, science and economy. Many debates were organized as part of the Forum, during which important topics for the development of Poland were raised, including the issue of the further decarbonization of the energy sector.

Adam Wawrzynowicz, Managing Partner of W&W, took part in a discussion organized in the POLSKA PRESS GRUPA zone on the role and importance of natural gas in the energy transformation. In the panel, Adam was accompanied by experts related to the gas industry: Miłosz Motyka, deputy minister in the Ministry of Climate and Environment, Agnieszka Ozga, director of the energy transformation division at GAZ-SYSTEM, Robert Czekaj, MBA in Finance, executive director for exploration and extraction at ORLEN S.A., director of the central branch of PGNiG in Warsaw and prof. Jakub Kupecki, director of the Energy Institute – National Research Institute. The discussion was moderated by Robert Tomaszewski, head of the energy department at Polityka Insight.

The photo comes from ORLEN S.A. promotional material published on the i.pl website:

The first day of the 12th National Energy Summit #OSE Gdańsk 2024 is behind us. Yesterday we had the opportunity to listen to some really interesting discussions, including one on the gas market, moderated by Adam Wawrzynowicz, W&W Managing Partner. The participants discussed the importance and future of biomethane, new technologies in the energy sector, the consequences of decarbonization for centralized energy systems, and cybersecurity.

We would like to thank the following for taking part in the discussion and presenting their experiences and thoughts on the future of the gas industry: Paweł Chalupka, President of the Management Board of G.EN. Operator Sp. z o.o., Zygmunt Gzyra, President of the Management Board of the National Chamber of Biofuels, Grzegorz Kaczor, Partner, Business Consulting EY Polska, Przemysław Kowalski, President of the Management Board of Suomen Biovoima Oy, Artur Nizioł, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Biogas System S.A., Anna Ewa Podolak, Managing Director Europe Roeslein & Associates, Łukasz Semeniuk, President of the Management Board of Polska Grupa Biogazowa and Tomoho Umeda, President of the Management Board of Hynfra.

We are counting on an equally interesting second day of the conference, the main partners of which are Grupa TAURON and ORLEN S.A.

We would like to congratulate the organizers and thank them for the invitation!

This coming Tuesday, W&W Partner, Tomasz Brzeziński will take part in one of the discussion panels during the 9th Polish Gas Industry Congress, “Decarbonization in the Gas Industry” as organized by the Chamber of Commerce for the Gas Industry . The event will take place in Łódź on June 10-12, 2024.

The aim of the talks will be to discuss the opportunities and barriers to the development of the gas industry in the era of rapid political, socio-economic, and legal changes that we have observed in the last few years. The moderator of the discussion will be dr hab. Grzegorz Tchorek, Deputy Director for Economics at the Institute of Energy – National Research Institute. In addition to Tomasz, the debate will be attended by: Konrad Gortad, attorney at law at the JDP law firm, Krzysztof Potera, Director of the ORLEN S.A. Branch, PGNiG Central Branch, Geology and Exploitation Division, Marta Krejpowicz, Director of the Standardization Works Department at the Polish Committee for Standardization, dr Kamil Lipinski, Head of the Climate and Energy Department at the Polish Economic Institute, dr inż. Tomasz Włodek, Research and Teaching Assistant at the Department of Gas Engineering at the Faculty of Drilling, Oil and Gas at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow and Agnieszka Ozga, Director of the Energy Transformation Division at GAZ-SYSTEM.

We are pleased to announce that Adam Wawrzynowicz, W&W’s Managing Partner, will moderate the first part of the debate in panel 3 dedicated to the electricity, fossil fuels and gas markets. The talks will revolve around the future of the gas industry, including ways to ensure energy security, counteract cyberattacks and the development of renewable gases.

Adam Wawrzynowicz, W&W’s managing partner, gave the Biznes Info portal an interview during this year’s edition of the European Economic Congress. Adam commented on the current course of energy transformation in Poland, indicated risks that may appear on the path to climate neutrality and assessed the actions of Poland and the European Union to date in ensuring energy security.

https://www.biznesinfo.pl/ogromne-wyzwanie-dla-polski-ekspert-o-transformacjienergetycznej-bo-wzk-130524

The 27th edition of the #Gazterm Conference in Międzyzdroje is behind us. Representatives of science, business and government administration participated in the panels devoted to the most serious challenges for gas fuels related to defining their role in a new, safe model of emission management.

During the event, Adam Wawrzynowicz, W&W’s managing partner, participated as a moderator in the VII panel, “the status and prospects of hydrogen strategies implementation, both in Poland and globally” as co-organized with the Institute of Energy – National Research Institute, and patronized by ORLEN S.A. and PGNiG. The panel discussed the following issues:

• the level of advancement in the implementation of the Polish hydrogen strategy,

• the need to update the KPEiK and PEP2040 in the field of hydrogen and natural gas bridging,

• decarbonization of the gas industry in the light of RED III,

• the prospect of replacing natural gas with hydrogen or synthetic fuels in industry,

• planning the development of renewable energy sources in the context of the development of the hydrogen economy.

The participants of this part of the event were: Dominika Niewierska, Director of the Department of Coordination and Settlement of Hydrogen Projects, ORLEN S.A., prof. dr hab. inż. Jakub Kupecki, Director, Institute of Energy – National Research Institute, Szymon Byliński, Director of the Department of Electromobility and Hydrogen Economy, Ministry of Climate and Environment, mariusz Konieczny M, Director of the Gas Plant Branch in Wrocław, Polska Spółka Gazownictwa, dr hab. inż. Jacek Jaworski, Director, Institute of Oil and Gas – National Research Institute, and Wysocki Jacek, Director of Development and Technology, BIPRORAF Sp. z o.o. The discussion was substantive, rich in new and valuable thoughts, and, most importantly, it allowed us to draw several important conclusions that may be useful in updating strategic documents regarding the hydrogen economy. We are glad that we could participate in such a wonderful event.

We sincerely congratulate the organizers and thank them for the invitation.

Today is the last day of this year’s edition of the European Economic Congress, during which our law firm was represented by managing partner Adam Wawrzynowicz. This fantastic event attracted many great speakers, not only from Poland but also from all over the world. There was no shortage of talks about combating climate change, new technologies in the energy sector or opportunities and threats related to the decarbonization of the gas industry.

Referring to the topics raised by the discussions, in a short statement for the Biznes Info portal, Adam talked about the greatest challenges facing the Polish energy sector in the era of the implementation of the assumptions of the European Green Deal. The interview also touched on the topic of technological solutions that can facilitate the energy transformation and the country’s energy security in the context of international hostilities.

The 27th edition of the GAZTERM Conference will be held on 12-15 May 2024 in Międzyzdroje, with W&W Law Firm pleased to be an event partner.

Adam Wawrzynowicz, Managing Partner of W&W, will be a speaker at this year’s edition of the H2Poland and Net Zero trade fairs, which will take place on April 24 and 25, 2024 at the Poznań International Fair site. Adam will take part in the debate planned for the first day of the trade fair, “ETS/ETS2 tax, CBAM mechanism – will the EU be a green island in the ocean of the world?”, .

On April 4 and 5, 2024, a conference on Hydrogen’s role in Energy Transformation organized by the  Chamber of Commerce for the Gas Industry was held in Falenty near Warsaw. During the event, Adam Wawrzynowicz, W&W’s Managing Partner, gave a lecture on EU requirements and national regulations for renewable gases. Adam went over the recent regulatory changes and the modifications to the law to be expected in the near future.