National Economic Summit 2024
The 10th edition of the National Economic Summit 2024 is behind us, which was held under the slogan “State – Economy – Security: 2025: Poland facing new challenges“. As a Law Firm we became the legal partner of the event.
During the first day of the Summit, there was a panel on “RES and clean heat as priority directions of green transformation“, in which Fabian Elżanowski (att.) – Partner at Elżanowski & Partners Law Firm participated. The moderator of the panel was Mariusz Marszałkowski – Publisher of Defence24, and the discussion was attended by: Sylwia Buźniak – Vice-President of the Management Board, Agencja Rynku Energii S.A.; Paweł Konieczny – Vice-President of the Management Board, R. Power Renewables S.A.; Sławomir Kosiba – President of the Management Board, Fabryka Kotłów SEFAKO S.A.; Ewa Malicka – President of the Management Board, Towarzystwo Rozwoju Małych Elektrowni Wodnych; Robert Mania – Member of the Management Board, Miejska Energetyka Cieplna Sp. z o. o. in Koszalin; Józef Matysiak – Deputy President of the Management Board, NFOŚiGW; Arkadiusz Musielewicz – President of the Management Board, SOKE Sp. z o. o.; dr. inż. Krzysztof Zborowski – Vice-President of the Management Board, Radomskie Przedsiębiorstwo Energetyki Cieplnej RADPEC S.A.
The discussion touched the issue of new regulations in the area of prosumer energy and NFOŚiGW programs for the individual consumer sector. The second part of the discussion concerned the energy storage market, the installation of which in the Polish power system is necessary to ensure rational operation of the SN and NN networks. The need to provide funds for the development of transmission infrastructure as a condition for further development of renewable energy sources was also emphasized.
In the “Infrastructure and transport” panel moderated by dr. hab. Wojciech Drożdż – Associate Professor, University of Szczecin, Institute of Management, Filip Elżanowski (att.) – managing partner at Elżanowski & Partners Law Firm participated as a speaker. Additionally, the discussion was attended by: dr. Alan Beroud – President of the Management Board of PKP S.A. and PKP Group; Anna Brzezińska – Director of the Department of Statutory Authorities, Strategy and Communication, Spokesperson, ZMPD; Maciej Brzozowski – Manager, Hafen Hamburg Marketing e.V.; Jakub Faryś – President of the Management Board, Polski Związek Przemysłu Motoryzacyjnego; Maciej Kaczorek – Member of the Management Board, Director of Strategy and Development, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A.; Maciej Kliś – Vice-President of the Management Board, Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego; Robert Ludera – Director of the Network Office, LOT Polish Airlines; Tomasz Mioduszewski – Managing Director of METRANS (Polonia) Sp. z o. o.; Paweł Pucek – Member of the Management Board for Sales of DB Cargo Polska S.A.; Tomasz Szymczak – acting as President of the Management Board, Mazowiecki Port Lotniczy Warszawa – Modlin Sp. z o. o.; Grzegorz Woliński – acting as Executive Director for Electromobility, ORLEN S.A.
The discussion focused on the topic of infrastructure for electromobility, which was an introduction to broader considerations on the transport strategy for Poland. Much attention was paid to the pace of development of electromobility and charging infrastructure.
