Participants

Participation in the 9th Scientific Conference 'Energy Security - Pillars and Development Perspective' was announced by:

• Jerzy Buzek - Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland (1997-2001), President of the European Parliament (2009-2012) and MEP (2004-2024).
• Paweł Kowal - Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Polish Sejm, Chairman of the Council for Cooperation with Ukraine. Professor of the Polish Academy of Sciences, co-founder of the The Warsaw Rising Museum.
• BEng, PhD Rafał Gawin - President of URE (Energy Regulatory Office)
• BEng, PhD Philippe Van Exem – Officer Petroleum, Energy and Engineering / Civil Co-Chair of NATO's Operational Energy Committee, NATO Headquarters (Belgia)
• Grzegorz Onichimowski – President of the Management Board of PSE S.A.
• Dominik P. Jankowski – Security policy expert, diplomat, think-tanker / Deputy Ambassador, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to NATO (Belgium)
• BEng, PhD, DSc, ProfTit. Piotr Koszelnik – Rector of the Rzeszów University of Technology.
• Łukasz Dziekoński - Founder and President of Montis Capital
• Maciej Kołaczkowski – Advanced Energy Solutions Industry Manager, World Economic Forum
• Dawid Cycoń – President of the Management Board, co-founder and leading shareholder of ML System SA
• BEng, PhD, DSc, ProfTit Jarosław Sęp – President of the Subcarpatian Hydrogen Valley / Vice-Rector for development and cooperation with the environment, Rzeszów University of Technology.
• PhD Michał Kurtyka – Minister of Climate and Environment (2019-2021) / Co-chairman of the Working Group to develop a strategy for rebuilding the Ukrainian energy sector from war damages.
• BEng, PhD, DSc, ProfTit Wacław Gudowski – National Center for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) / Royal Institute of Technology – KTH (Stockholm)
• PhD, DSc Mariusz Ruszel, Assoc. Prof. – President of the Institute for Energy Policy / Rzeszów University of Technology
• Marcin Korolec – Director of the Institute of Green Economy / President of the Foundation for the Promotion of Electric Vehicles
• Commander, PhD, DSc, Rafał Miętkiewicz – Navy officer, assistant professor in the group of research workers, Naval Academy in Gdynia / Expert of the Institute for Energy Policy.
• Julian Wieczorkiewicz – Energy security analyst, NATO
• Maciej Kluczyński – President of the Polish National Security Society PTBN, NATO country Project Director in "R-GRID: AI algorithms for Threat Prediction and Power Grid Protection"
• PhD Tomasz Michalak - leader of the “AI for Security” research team at Ideas NCBR Sp. z o.o., co-director in the NATO project “R-GRID: AI algorithms for Threat Prediction and Power Grid Protection”
• Marta Zajko – President of the Provincial Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Rzeszów
• PhD Damian Szlachter – Co-founder of the Polish National Security Society PTBN / expert on critical infrastructure protection
• Monika Morawiecka - Senior Advisor in Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP). Co-founder of the Expert Council on Energy Security and Climate. Previously CEO of PGE Baltica and Head of Strategy of the PGE Group.
• Zuzanna Nowak – Energy expert, Institute for Energy Policy / Director of Analysis, The Opportunity Institute for Foreign Affairs
• Wojciech Jakóbik – Energy Security Center / Editor-in-Chief of BiznesAlert
• Michał Niewiadomski – Founder of the Energy Club / energy and climate journalist
• Mariusz Marszałkowski – Editor-in-Chief of POLON.pl
• Andrzej Żero – PSG Polska Spółka Gazownictwa sp. z o.o.
• Piotr Szymański – PSG Polska Spółka Gazownictwa sp. z o.o.
• PhD, DSc, ProfTit Piotr Mickiewicz – University of Gdańsk
• BEng, PhD, DSc Tadeusz Olkuski, Assoc. Prof. – AGH University of Science and Technology
• PhD, DSc Cezary Kościelniak, Assoc. Prof. – Adam Mickiewicz University
• PhD, DSc Tomasz Skrzyński, Assoc. Prof. – Deputy director of the Institute of Security and Computer Science at the University of the Commission of National Education in Krakow
• PhD Szymon Kardaś – Chief energy specialist for the European Power program at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
• PhD, DSc Justyna Misiągiewicz – Maria Curie-Sklodowska University UMCS, Institute of International Relations
• BEng, PhD Krzysztof Król – National Center for Nuclear Research POLATOM Radioisotope Center
• Krzysztof Maciąg – Commercial Director and Board Member of TEDOM POLAND Ltd.
• Maciej Jakubik – Project Coordinator for European Regulation of the Energy Forum
• BEng, PhD Katarzyna Widera – The Opole University of Technology
• BEng, PhD Piotr Kosowski –  AGH University of Science and Technology
• BEng, PhD Andrzej Gawlik – West Pomeranian University of Technology
• BEng, PhD Beata Piotrowska – Expert of the Ignacy Lukasiewicz Institute for Energy Policy
• PhD Marcin Rabe – The University of Szczecin
• PhD Marcin Kraśniewski, LLM – University of Economics in Katowice / Member of the Supervisory Board of PGE PAK Energia Jądrowa SA.
• PhD Aleksandra Kusztal – Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce
• PhD Agata Surówka – Rzeszow University of Technology
• Dominik Brodacki – Expert of the Ignacy Lukasiewicz Institute for Energy Policy
• Krzysztof Bocian – Analyst, WiseEuropa - Warsaw Institute for Economic and European Studies Foundation
• dr Jakub Dąbrowski - Marketing Director at Veolia, CMO, Senior PM

Doctor of technical sciences with a specialization in electricity and energy management. In the position of Chairman of the URE since July 24, 2019, having previously been associated with the Authority for many years. In March 2021, he was elected Vice Chairman of the ACER Board of Regulators (ACER Board)..

Civil Co-Chair of the NATO Petroleum Committee

Mr. Philippe Van Exem graduated from the University of Ghent/HOWEST as a Chemical Engineer with a special degree in biochemistry. In 1983 he joined the Belgian Armed Forces as a Logistics Officer, and later served as the NATO fuel terminal and pipeline manager in the Antwerp region, Belgium; Deputy Head of Operations and Fuel Quality Manager for the Belgian and Luxembourg section of the Central Europe Pipeline System; Technical Director of the Belgian National Agency for Pipelines; Technical Authority for petroleum products in the Directorate for Material Resources of the Belgian Armed Forces where he put in place the structures and organization for petroleum reform for the Belgian Armed Forces. In 2005, Mr. Van Exem joined the NATO International Staff as the Petroleum Staff Officer, assuming the role of the Civil Co-Chair of the NATO Petroleum Committee in 2019.

President of the Board, co-founder and leading shareholder of ML System S.A. Company.

Graduate of the Faculty of Management at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Cracow with a specialization in Production Management. For 12 years he held independent positions as a specialist and manager in marketing and sales divisions of such companies as Optimus S.A., FAKRO Sp. z o.o. (and s.c.), Reynaers Polska Sp. z o.o.

Originator and co-founder of ML System S.A. At ML System S.A. he also holds the position of General Manager. He is responsible for product development strategy based on the transfer of research results to industrial scale. Originator and implementer of the Photovoltaic Research Center of ML System S.A. Creator of 11 patents, 3 patent applications and 6 utility models covered by protection rights, as well as publications in the field of photovoltaic cells and modules.

Since 2019, he has been a Member of the Entrepreneurship Council to the President of the Republic of Poland, and since 2020. Member of the Economic Council of the Faculty of Management and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of Rzeszow University of Technology. Winner of the award given by the Polish Business Council in the category 'Vision and Innovation' and a number of awards for the development of the Company ML System S. A., including: Company of the Year from the sWIG80 index, Stock Exchange Company of the Year, Economic Award of the President of Poland, European Leadership Awards.

Graduate of the Faculty of Technical Physics and Applied Mathematics at Warsaw University of Technology and postgraduate study of business management at the Warsaw School of Economics.

Entrepreneur and manager with over 30 years of experience in the energy and IT sectors. Co-founder and long-time president (2002-2012) of the board of the Polish Power Exchange. Consultant to many companies in the energy sector in Poland, Europe and the US. From 2015-2019, he created the Gulf countries' energy market as director of a project funded by 6 GCC countries in the regional transmission system operator, GCCIA. He has worked for, among others, the National Environmental Protection Agency, Columbus, NODES - a European flexibility platform. Expert of the Civic Institute and co-founder of the Civic Coalition's energy program. Lecturer at Collegium Civitas and other universities.

President of the Management Board of PSE S.A. as of March 1, 2024.

Polish security policy expert, diplomat, think-tanker. He is currently Deputy Permanent Representative of Poland to NATO. Previously, he worked as a political advisor in the Cabinet of NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, where he was responsible for energy security issues, among other things. From 2018 to 2022, he served as political advisor and head of the Political Division at the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to NATO. An experienced negotiator - in recent years he has led negotiations on, among others, NATO's first-ever Climate Change and Security Action Plan, the possibility of expanding the NATO Pipeline System to the Alliance's eastern flank, and energy reports for NATO summits in London (2019), Brussels (2021) and Madrid (2022). Previously, he worked at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Office of National Security and the General Staff of the Polish Army. He completed his doctoral studies at the School of Economics. He is a graduate of Harvard University (2021-2022 Arms Control Negotiation Academy - ACONA), the Academy of Military Arts (2010) and the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna (2009).

Minister of Climate and Environment (2019 – 2021)

He is a graduate of the prestigious École Polytechnique in Paris and a Fellow in quantum optics at the National Institute of Standards and Technologies, located near Washington, D.C., where he worked under Nobel Prize winner in physics William D. Phillips. During his studies, he also specialised in economics, with a particular focus on industrial and market organisation, studying under Professor Jean Tirole, winner of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Economics. In international economics, he studied at the University of Louvain-la-Neuve. From 1 January 2016, he served as Undersecretary of State at the Ministry of Energy, where he was directly responsible for technological development and implementation of innovations in the energy sector, implementation of climate and energy policy in the oil and gas sector, conducting international relations with states and international organisations. He was also responsible for overseeing the state's shareholding in Poland's largest oil and gas energy companies.

On 27 April 2018, he was appointed Government Plenipotentiary for the Presidency of COP24 - the UN Climate Summit in Poland. On 2 December 2018, he became President of COP24, which was a great success enabling the effective implementation of the Paris Agreement. Since July 2018, he served as Secretary of State at the Ministry of Environment. On 15 November 2019, he was appointed as the first Polish Minister in the newly established Ministry of Climate. On 6 October 2020, his portfolio was expanded to become the Ministry of Climate and Environment.

He has unique international experience. He was the first Pole to be a G7 speaker on environmental issues, President of the Council of Ministers of the International Energy Organisation (IEA) in 2019 and of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in 2021.

Vice-Rector for Development and Business Cooperation, Rzeszow University of Technology / President of the Board of the Subcarpathian Hydrogen Valley Association

Professor of technical sciences, specialist in production process management and optimisation, Vice-Rector for development and cooperation with the environment at the Ignacy Łukasiewicz Rzeszów University of Technology, first Deputy Rector for the 2020-2024 term. In 1988, he graduated from the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Machine Construction at the present Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics of the Rzeszów University of Technology and was employed at the Department of Machine Technology, where he has worked continuously until today.

In 1995, he was awarded a doctoral degree, and in 2007 - a post-doctoral degree in technical sciences in the discipline of machine construction and operation. Based on the decision of the President of the Republic of Poland of 28 July 2014, he was awarded the title of professor of technical sciences.

Prof. Jarosław Sęp's scientific and research activities focus on issues related to the discipline of mechanical engineering. After taking up the position of Vice-Rector of the Rzeszów University of Technology, he became actively involved in activities related to hydrogen management. Among other things, she is involved in the creation of the Podkarpackie Hydrogen Valley. She is a member of several organisations, including vice-president of the Polish Tribological Society and vice-president of the Polish Production Management Society, and a member of the Mechanical Engineering Committee of the Polish Academy of Sciences (since 2016) - chairing the Exploitation Section. He has participated in the implementation of more than 50 scientific and research projects and works commissioned by external entities, and is the author or co-author of 30 expert reports and opinions. He received numerous awards from the Rector of the Rzeszów University of Technology. He was a scholarship holder of the Foundation for Polish Science for Young Science Workers. In 2016, he was awarded the Golden Cross of Merit and the Medal of the Commission of National Education.
He is currently President of the Polish Tribological Society.

Manager Advanced Energy Solutions Industry, World Economic Forum

At the World Economic Forum in Geneva, he is building a new segment focusing on advanced energy solutions such as clean hydrogen, SAF, new nuclear, energy storage, demand management and carbon footprint. Previously at Forum leading the oil and gas sector. Previously at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs where he was involved in gas supply negotiations, the construction of the LNG Terminal in Swinoujscie and energy cooperation in the EU and the region. He started his career at PGNiG, where he worked on commercial strategy and supply diversification. He is an economist by education. He studied at the University of Wrocław, Mannheim, SGH and Geneva. Member of the Supervisory Board of the Bogliasco Foundation.

Co-founder of the Expert Council on Energy Security and Climate. Previously CEO of PGE Baltica and Head of Strategy of the PGE Group.

Since 2022, she has worked with the Regulatory Assistance Project (RAP), an independent think tank committed to accelerating the energy transition toward a sustainable, secure and cost-effective future.
Previously, she was with the PGE Group for 15 years. Since 2010, she was responsible for the strategy of the entire Group, and was responsible for analyzing PGE's external and internal environment, regulatory management and proposing the Group's long-term development plans for both conventional and renewable energy. In February 2019, she became President of the Board of PGE Baltica, a PGE Group company coordinating the construction of three offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea.

From 2013 to 2018, she was also a member of the Governing Board of the Polish Electricity Committee, a leading organization in the energy sector in Poland.
She graduated from the Warsaw School of Economics with a degree in Finance and Banking, and holds an international Master of International Management degree awarded by CEMS - The Global Alliance in Management Education.

Rzeszow University of Technology / Chairman of the Ignacy Lukasiewicz Institute for Energy Policy

Political scientist, university professor in the group of research and teaching staff in the Department of Economics of the Ignacy Lukasiewicz Faculty of Management at Rzeszow University of Technology. President of the Ignacy Lukasiewicz Institute for Energy Policy. Editor-in-chief of the scientific journal "Energy Policy Studies". Originator and chairman of the organizing committee of the cyclical Scientific Conference "Energy Security - Pillars and Development Perspective".

Winner of the scholarship of the Minister of Science and Higher Education for an outstanding young scientist (2017). Member of the Independent Scientific Evaluation Group (ISEG) of NATO's Science for Peace and Security program (2022-2024). Reviewer for many international and national scientific journals.
Specializes in energy security and national energy policy.

Director of Doctrine and Training Centre of the Polish Armed Forces, an organization responsible for operational standardization, lessons learned processes, military analysis, concept development & experimentation and advanced distributed learning. He is an expert in strategic management and knowledge management. He authored more than 150 research articles in quality journals and edited collections, both in Poland and abroad, including JCR listed journals. He is a member of the Independent Science Evaluation Group of the NATO Science for Peace and Security Programme. He was a speaker at numerous domestic and international scientific conferences, among other those organized by NATO and U.S. Joint Staff.

He specializes in shaping public policies, especially European policies and issues related to the EU decision-making. He has also worked on the development of the European energy and gas markets, ETS and energy security issues. In recent years, he has worked in Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne and Central Europe Energy Partners in Brussels. He has taken an active part in the EU legislative processes and participated in many working and expert groups of the EC and ENTSO-E. In the past, he was associated with public administration and diplomacy in, among others, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Development and the Chancellery of the President. He is a graduate of political science at the University of Warsaw and European studies at the College of Europe in Natolin. He also completed postgraduate studies in energy at the Warsaw School of Economics and energy market training courses at the Florence School of Regulation and the Energy Delta Institute.