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5th PSME Energy Storage Summit – Program

Day I (November 13th, 2025)

Time	Description
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM	Exhibitor & Networking Zone
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM	Participant Registration and Morning Coffee
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM	Official Opening of the Summit Miłosz Motyka, Minister of Energy Andrzej Domański, Minister of Finance and Economy *  Renata Mroczek, President of the Energy Regulatory Office, member of the Program Council of the Congress
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM	Session I: The Polish Path to the Battery and Energy Storage Sector
10:30 AM – 10:40 AM	Keynote Speech: From Market to Industry: The Battery Sector and Energy Storage in Poland Barbara Adamska, President of the Management Board, Polish Energy Storage Association
10:45 AM – 11:30 AM	Roundtable Discussion: Battery and Energy Storage Industry in Poland – Is There a Chance for a European Podium? Miłosz Motyka, Minister of Energy* Michał Jaros, Secretary of State, Ministry of Development and Technology Robert Kropiwnicki, Secretary of State, Ministry of State Assets* Krzysztof Galos, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment Grzegorz Onichimowski, President of the Management Board, Polish Power Grid Company (PSE S.A.) Grzegorz Lot, President of the Management Board, Tauron Polska Energia S.A. Maciej Srebro, Export Support Department, Polish Investment and Trade Agency Mikołaj Budzanowski, President, EIT InnoEnergy* Barbara Adamska, President of the Management Board, Polish Energy Storage Association Moderator: Bartosz Krzemiński, Senior Economic Analyst, Polityka Insight
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM	Coffee Break and Networking
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM	Session II: Large-Scale Energy Storage – From Project to Financing
12:00 PM – 12:15 PM	Implementation of Large-Scale Battery Systems – Challenges in Theory and Practice Jarosław Śmiałek, Country Manager Poland, BELECTRIC GmbH
12:15 PM – 12:30 PM	Możliwości dofinansowania dla energetyki Iwona Poliwka, Metropolis Doradztwo Gospodarcze Sp. z o.o.
12:30 PM – 1:15 PM	Discussion Panel: Large-Scale BESS in Practice – System Needs, Risks, Revenues. Stakeholders’ Perspectives Alicja Chilińska-Zawadzka, President of the Management Board, EDF power solutions Poland Agnieszka Okońska, Vice President, Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A. Ewa Kwapis, Vice President of the Management Board, Transition Technologies-Systems Karol Wolański, Head of Flexibility and Aggregation, Respect Energy Krzysztof Włodyga, Senior Originator, Axpo Krzysztof Wybrański, Director of the New Technologies Business Unit, ZPUE S.A. Moderator: Maciej Szambelańczyk, Legal Advisor to the PSME Board, Partner at WKB Wierciński Kwieciński Baer Law Firm
1:15 PM – 2:15 PM	Lunch and Networking
2:15 PM – 3:25 PM	Session III: C&I Energy Storage – From Cost Reduction to Competitive Advantage
2:15 PM – 2:30 PM	Strategic Pathways for the Development of Energy Storage in Poland Dariusz Zieliński, PhD, Eng., University Professor at Lublin University of Technology and Energy Storage Expert at TELE-FONIKA Kable
2:30 PM – 3:25 PM	Discussion Panel: Energy Storage in Industry – Invest Now or Wait for Subsidies? Daria Górna, Chief Operating Officer, Edoradca sp. z o.o. Tomasz Mirończuk, Managing Director, Strategy and Ecology Analysis Division, Bank Ochrony Środowiska S.A. Agata Piotrowska-Poszwa, Energy Efficiency Expert, mLeasing Jacek Stankiewicz, President of the Management Board, Elsta sp. z o.o. Maciej Smoleń, Commercial Director, CommVOLT sp. z o.o. Krzysztof Kmiecik, Director of the Distributed Energy Office, Apator SA Krzysztof Ławrywjaniec, CEO N.Renewables, Grupa KENO Marek Szymankiewicz, President of the Management Board, Enea Operator Ltd. Moderator: Marta Midloch, Partner at WKB Wierciński Kwieciński Baer Law Firm
3:25 PM – 3:40 PM	Coffee Break and Networking
3:40 PM – 4:25 PM	Session IV: From Challenge to Asset – Can a Prosumer with Energy Storage Ease the Grid?
3:40 PM – 4:25 PM	Discussion Panel: Karolina Lipińska, Vice President of the Management Board, Energa Operator S.A. Maciej Mróz, Vice President of the Management Board for the Operator at TAURON Dystrybucja S.A. Anna Trudzik, Director of the prosumer energy department, National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management Mariusz Kamaszewski, Business Development Manager, Huawei Polska Piotr Czak, Board Member, Zeronest Mariusz Kajka, Business Development Expert, Business Analyst in the Energy Sector, Sygnity Moderator: Bartłomiej Derski, Journalist at WysokieNapiecie.pl
4:25 PM – 4:50 PM	Session V: Circular Economy in the Battery Industry and Energy Storage – Side Topic or Key Cost Factor?
4:25 PM – 4:40 PM	New Challenges for Battery System Providers Mirosław Baściuk, Managing Director, E-Waste Recycling S.A., E-Waste Recycling S.A.
4:40 PM – 4:50 PM	Circular Economy: Regulations in Progress, Costs on the Radar – What Is the Real Cost of CE in Batteries and BESS? Łukasz Łyżwa, Chair of the Circular Economy Section, Polish Energy Storage Association
4:50 PM – 5:00 PM	Session VI: Acceptance Doesn’t Happen on Its Own – Education, Dialogue, Shared Responsibility. From a Code of Good Practices to a Constitution for the Energy Storage Sector in Poland Anna Kornecka, Member of the PSME Program Council, CEO of Hydro Sanok sp. z o.o.
5:00 PM	Closing of Day 1 of the Congress
7:00 PM – 11:00 PM	Gala of the 5th PSME Energy Storage Summit (During the Gala, the first-ever PSME Energy Storage Awards ceremony will take place.)

Simultaneous interpretation is provided by Bireta

Utility-scale BESS in Poland: revenue streams, role of
aggregator/optimizer and financing pathways
November 14, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Moderator: Rafał Włodarski, att., Coordinator of PSME Working Group “Financing and Support Systems”

Time	Description
10:00–10:05	Otwarcie i cele • Kluczowe cele warsztatu i spodziewane rezultaty
10:05 – 10:30	BESS revenues: advanced markets vs Poland – what works, what is emerging Service mapping (arbitrage, capacity market, ancillary services, flexibility services, black-start, etc.); Mechanisms and margins in developed EU and UK markets BESS in the Polish system: current bankable revenue streams and the 12–24 month outlook Speaker: Julia Kieloch, Junior Energy and Regulatory Policy Consultant, Clean Horizon Format: 20′ presentation + 5′ Q&A
10:30 – 10:50	Optimization and route-to-market: how to actually monetize BESS (optimizer case) How monetization works in practice Impact of strategy on results and asset lifetime Cooperation and settlement models with the investor Speaker: Liuba Andreeva, Energy Market Solutions Manager, Capalo AI Format: 15′ presentation + 5′ Q&A
10:50 – 11:10	BESS aggregator in Poland: how to structure revenues and KPIs Role of aggregator in the BESS value chain Contracts and settlements with the investor Revenue streams and service stacking Cooperation and settlement models with the investor Speaker: Radosław Koropis, CEO, Renpro sp. z o.o. Format: 15′ presentation + 5′ Q&A
11:10–11:30	Break (20′)
11:30 – 11:50	How to finance BESS in the Polish market How the first BESS were financed in other countries What revenues are acceptable in Poland as sufficiently stable Speaker: financial institution / project finance advisor / financial modeler / Format: 15′ presentation + 5′ Q&A
11:50 – 12:05	BESS insurance and bankability BESS risk map Must-have insurance policies and their role Conditions that "make a difference" for the bank Speaker: Michał Smolorz, Key Accounts Director, Insurance Broker, Funk International Polska Sp. z o.o Format: 10′ presentation + 5′ Q&A
12:05 – 12:20	Fire safety guidelines and bankability Status and direction of work on guidelines Impact on the project and on the coordination and acceptance timelines Speaker: representative of CNBOP-PIB Format: 10′ presentation + 5′ Q&A
12:20–12:35	Simulation examples of GFC testing (15′) Brief “show & tell”: 2–3 scenarios (e.g., frequency change, voltage change and power system support). What should a test report contain? Speaker: Mateusz Skwarski, Large-Scale Storage Section, PSME Format: 10′ presentation + 5′ Q&A
12:15–13:00	Discussion panel: “BESS in Poland – from barriers to financing standards” Panel objective: to collect and agree on a short list of regulatory postulates and recommendations for financing institutions resulting from barriers identified during the workshop. Moderator: Rafał Włodarski, att., Coordinator of PSME Working Group “Financing and Support Systems”

Grid-Forming & Inertia
November 14, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Moderator: Julia Cydejko, Senior Energy Analyst, Polityka Insight
Content Coordination: Piotr Szczeciński, PhD, Eng., Chair of Large-Scale Storage Section, PSME

Time	Description
10:00–10:05	Opening and Objectives Why GFM now in Poland? 3 key workshop objectives and expected outcomes. Brief show of hands survey: who represents generators/IPP, BESS integrators, operators, optimizers, and universities.
10:05–10:20	Grid-forming in practice: services supporting the stability of the National Power System What services and when: frequency regulation, voltage regulation, black-start, system restoration support. Differences between GFM and GFL; limitations, advantages and impact on project requirements. Speaker: Piotr Szczeciński, PhD, Eng., Chair of Large-Scale Storage Section, PSME Outcome: common terminology for the rest of the meeting Format: 10′ presentation + 5′ Q&A
10:20–10:40	System Strength in the National Power System – challenges and remedies (20′) What is system strength and its impact on Electric Power System (SEE) stability Voltage source mode operation as a key GFM function improving system strength Speaker: Jacek Wasilewski, PhD, Eng., PSE S.A. Format: 15′ presentation + 5′ Q&A
10:40 –11:00	Grid-forming development status worldwide (20′) Motivation for grid-forming implementation Activities of industry and research centers in the area of grid-forming Manufacturers’ approach to grid-forming Diversity of technical and functional assumptions for different grid-forming definitions Speakers: Piotr Rzepka, PhD, Eng., Mateusz Szablicki, PhD, Eng., PSE Innowacje Format: 15′ presentation + 5′ Q&A
11:00–11:20	Break (20′)
11:20–11:40	Grid-forming from the operator’s perspective (20′) Development of the approach to grid-forming among operators Transmission system operators’ approach to grid-forming (incl. Germany, Australia, UK, ENTSO-E approach) Distribution system operators’ approach to grid-forming Defined approach to grid-forming for the National Power System – GFM in energy storage Speakers: Piotr Rzepka, PhD, Eng., Mateusz Szablicki, PhD, Eng., PSE Innowacje Format: 15′ presentation + 5′ Q&A
11:40–12:00	Grid-forming projects in practice – experiences and conclusions (20′) Components of a grid-forming system Is energy storage a necessary element of GFM service? Grid-forming system implementations in various countries – from challenge to solution Speaker: Rafał Kozieł, SMA Solar Technology Format: 15′ presentation + 5′ Q&A
12:00–12:20	ENTSO-E (20′) — suggested scope Updates and direction of requirements for Grid-forming Capability in European codes (particularly for Power Park Modules). Recommended verification tests (factory and “on-site”). Lessons from system incidents in Europe. Speaker: ENTSO-E Format: 15′ presentation + 5′ Q&A
12:20–12:35	Simulation examples of GFC testing (15′) Brief “show & tell”: 2–3 scenarios (e.g., frequency change, voltage change and power system support). What should a test report contain? Speaker: Mateusz Skwarski, Large-Scale Storage Section, PSME Format: 10′ presentation + 5′ Q&A
12:35 –13:05	Final panel + specific next steps (30′) Participants: Jacek Wasilewski, PhD, Eng., PSE S.A., Piotr Rzepka, PhD, Eng., PSE Innowacje, Mateusz Szablicki, PhD, Eng., PSE Innowacje, ENTSO-E, Rafał Kozieł, SMA Solar Technology, Piotr Szczeciński, PhD,* Eng., PSME Moderation: Julia Cydejko, Senior Energy Analyst, Polityka Insight Key questions: 1. What is the “minimum list” of GFM functions/tests for projects in Poland from now on? 2. How to include GFM in tenders and contracts (with the perspective of system services)? 3. What pilot projects can be launched in 6–12 months? Outcome: 5 points in the summary for formulating PSME postulates to PSE, the regulator and the legislator.

*The workshop program is subject to ongoing arrangements and may be subject to change

Time	Description
10:00–10:05	Enterprise Europe Network: Your Gateway to International Cooperation, Mr Dominik Jankowski, Project Manager, Enterprise Europe Network, University of Warsaw
10.05-10.20	How to increase sales team efficiency with CRM software, Mateusz Ptak, Key Account Manager, Raynet
10.20 – 10.30	Empowering Global Business: PAIH’s Role in Cross-Border Investments, TBA, Export Support Department, PAIH
10.30 – 10.45	Energy Transition in North Rhine-Westphalia: Status Quo and Strategic Pathways Ahead, Oliver Burrak, Chief Representative Poland, NRW.Global Business Poland \| Warsaw
10.45-11.00	Taiwan’s Economy and Opportunities for Cooperation in the Energy Sector, Mr Liu Ting-Chia, Economic Secretary, Taipei Representative Office in Poland*
11:00–13:00	B2B meetnigs on-site: at Sofitel Victoria Hotel, Warsaw (exclusive to PESA Summit participants)
10:00–11:00 & 13:00–16:00	B2B meeting on-line (open to all registered B2B session participants)