12 June (Thursday)

8:30-9:30 Registration, networking 

9:45-10:00 Opening of the Pellet Forum and the European Pellet Forum, Jolanta Kamińska, Magazyn Biomasa

10:00-11:00 Session I: Policy and regulations

1. European pellet market – outlook, Manolis Karampinis, European Pellet Council

2. European regulations for wood pellets, Manolis Karampinis, European Pellet Council

3. Polish pellet market – production, potential, opportunities and barriers,
   Agnieszka Kędziora-Urbanowicz, Polish Pellet Council (TBC)

11:00-12:00 Panel discussion: New year – new opportunities or new threats to the pellet industry?

How is the market structure changing? Pellet price stabilization and market growth; supply-demand relations; import of pellets from eastern markets – a real threat? Market development perspectives in the context of Poland’s energy policy.

12:00-12:30 Coffee break

12:30-13:15 Session II: Pellet market in Poland and the EU – practical aspects

1. Changes in Pellet Certification – ENplus System, Elena Dumitru, Bioenergy Europe
2. Pellets from a mix of forest biomass and perennial energy crops, prof. dr eng. Mariusz Jerzy Stolarski, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
3. The market for pellet heating devices in Poland – current status and development forecasts, Adam Nocoń, Chamber of Commerce for Renewable Energy Devices
4. Industrial pellet market in Europe, Gilles Gauthier, Hawkins Wright

13:15-14:00 Panel Discussion: Perspectives for the industrial pellet market in Poland

Pellet in professional energy production in Poland – demand and prospects; pellet supply logistics for energy units; decarbonization policy in energy and heating sectors vs. the pellet market.

14:00-15:00 – Lunch

15:00-16:00 Session III: Pellet production technologies

1. Presentation by Beumer
2. TBC
3. TBC

16:00-16:30 Coffee break and networking

16:30-17:30 Panel discussion: Polish Pellet Market in Europe – Interactions with Other Countries

Polish pellet exports – shifting trends; Barriers to business relations with Western European countries; pellet quality and supply logistics. If not wood pellets, then what? – new market trends

Speakers:

• Doris Stiksl, proPellets Austria
• Matteo Favero, Italian Agroforestry Energy Association
• Dzidzis Palejs, Latvian Biomass Association
• Eric Vial, Propellet France
• Adam Sarnaszek, Polish Pellet Council

20:00 – Gala dinner

June 13 (Friday)

10:00-11:30 Session IV: Pellet boiler market

1. Changes in the Ecodesign Directive and stricter emission standards for biomass boilers vs. the pellet market, Adam Sarnaszek, Polish Pellet Council
2. Clean Air Program 2025 – A positive boost for the market? TBC
3. Innovation action – new technologies in the boiler industry, Stefan Ortner, Oekofen

11:30-12:00 Coffee break and networking

12:00-13:00 Panel discussion: 2025 – changes in pellet supply logistics and consumer trends

Pellet prices vs. market growth; transport – road, rail, and maritime logistics; the role of e-commerce and new technologies in the pellet industry; cooperation between boiler manufacturers and pellet producers.

13:00-14:00 Session V: Pellet factory 2025 – optimization, innovations, trends

1. AI in wood processing and pellet production, TBC

2. Solutions for pellet production optimization, TBC

14:00-14:30 Summary and conclusion of the conference