DAY I 9 OCTOBER 2025 (THURSDAY)

09:00-10:00 Guest registration, networking & coffee

10:00-10:15 Conference opening, Lech Bojarski, Magazyn Biomasa, Michał Litwiniuk, Mayor of Biała Podlaska

10:15-11:15 SESSION I: Transformation of district heating and the role of biomass

1. Biomass in Poland’s energy strategy 2030-2040, Tomasz Świetlicki, Director, PGE S.A.
2. Changes in the wood industry and biomass sector, Piotr Garstka, Polish Chamber of Wood Industry
3. New obligations for heat and biomass suppliers for energy purposes under the new requirements of RED III Directive Agnieszka Kędziora-Urbanowicz, Board Member, Biocontrol

11:15-12:00 Discussion panel: Biomass in Poland – support, perspectives, investments, challenges

Moderator: Jolanta Kamińska, Magazyn Biomasa

Panelists:

• Bartosz Bezubik, CEO, Plywood Industry Plant BIAFORM SA
• Sebastian Paszkowski, CEO, Biała Podlaska Heating Plant
• Bogusław Regulski, Vice-President of the Board, Polish Chamber of District Heating
• Adam Sarnaszek, CEO, Polish Pellet Council

12:00-12:15 Magazyn Biomasa Awards Ceremony

12:15-12:30 Coffee break

12:30-13:30 SESSION II: Biomass and alternative fuels in practice

1. Biomass as an important element of the modern energy mix in Veolia term Group, Magdalena Ruszniak, CEO, Veolia Term
2. Agro biomass – practical and economic aspects, Jarosław Ronowicz, CEO, OPEC-TERMO
3. Exotic Biomass – Market trends, Wojciech Rogowski, Biomass Department General Manager, G7 Group

13:30-14:45 SESSION III: Technologies for district heating

1. How to produce more green heat without additional investments – cooperation between CHP and Power-to-Heat in a no CAPEX model, Filip Paweł Jankun, CEO, Horizons Power-to-Heat
2. Co-combustion and combustion of biomass in WR and OR boilers, Robert Zarzycki, industry expert, Ecoserv
3. ENERGIKA drives the future – the first biomass cogeneration plant in Poland using ORC, Ewelina Szamałek-Garcarek, Operations Director, Commercial Procurator, ENERGIKA
4. A path through energy tranformation: from infrastructure to digitalization, Paweł Kupczak, CEO, Nowy Sącz Municipal Power Plant

14:45–15:45 Lunch

15:45-16:30 Discussion panel: waste fuels – a missed opportunity?

Moderator: Lech Bojarski, Magazyn Biomasa

• Marcin Borek, Director of Local Government Investments Department, Polish Development Fund
• Łukasz Jasiewicz, Manager, Recykl S.A.
• Tomasz Kasprzyk, CEO, PGO Kielce, Association of Waste and Biomass Fuel Producers

16:30-17:30 SESSION IV: Legal, financial and environmental aspects

1. Banking support for the energy transformation of heating systems, Wojciech Kurdziel, Manager for Environmental Policy, ESG and Taxonomy, BOŚ Bank
2. From waste to soil improver or fertilizer – utilization of ash from biomass combustion, eng. Jan Kolbusz, Owner, Mikrobiotech

17:30-18:15 Discussion panel: regulatory challenges for the heating sector

Moderator: Daria Lisiecka, Magazyn Biomasa

Panelists:

• Paweł Kupczak, CEO, Nowy Sącz Municipal Power Plant
• Monika Milewicz, Member of The District Heating Team, Lewiatan Confederation
• Magdalena Ruszniak, Board Member, Veolia term
• Józef Sołtys, CEO, PTH Intermark

18:15 End of the conference sessions

20:00 Dinner

DAY II OCTOBER 10 2025 (FRIDAY)

09:15 Meet in front of the hotel

9:30 Departure to Biała Podlaska

10:00–12:00 Visit to a biomass heating plant PEC Biała Podlaska

12:00 Return to the hotel, end of the conference

* The program is subject to change