17 March 2026 (Tuesday) – KATOWICE

09:00 – 10:00 – Registration 

10:00 – 10:15 – Opening of the 3rd CCUS Congress 

10:15 – 11:15 – CCUS Strategy for Poland, Ewa Hajdukonis-Sadowska, Director of the Department of Innovation and Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Climate and Environment

• CCUS as the missing link in industrial decarbonization – lessons for Poland, Dr. hab. Eng. Maciej Chaczykowski, Warsaw University of Technology

• Poland’s Energy Policy until 2040, Representative of the Ministry of Energy (TBC)

• CCU, CCUS in light of the Accelerator Act, Iga Wojdakowska-Kubit, Polowiec i Wspólnicy Law Firm

11:15 – 12:15 – Leaders’ Forum: from concept to implementation of the CCUS strategy in Poland
Moderator:  dr Paweł Gładysz, CCUS Poland Association

• Radosław Gnutek, Holcim Polska
• Kamil Laskowski, Instrat Foundation
• Henryk Kubiczek, Grupa Azoty
• Szczepan Polak, Equinor
• Szczepan Świda, KGHM Polska Miedź

12:15 – 12:30 – Magazyn Biomasa Awards Ceremony

12:30 – 14:00 – CCUS strategy in Poland: from policy directions to implementation

• Carbon capture and storage technologies in Poland’s energy-climate transition, Maciej Pyrka, The National Centre for Emissions Management

• Decarbonisation of the cement industry as a driving force for the development of the CCUS sector in Poland, Patryk Suchodolski, Górażdże Cement

• Decarbonisation of the steel and metallurgical industry – is there room for CCUS technology? Kamil Laskowski, Instrat Foundation

• CO2 storage in Poland – when will we be ready to close the CCS technology chain based on domestic resources? Krzysztof Galos, Deputy Minister of Climate and Environment

• CCS/CCUS – the insurance market perspective. What have we learned from projects in the UK and Europe? Sophie Burnoud, Aon, Artur Kotynia, Aon

14:00 – 14:45 – Lunch

14:45 – 15:00 – Global development of the CCUS sector – lessons for Europe – Global CCUS Institute, Carlo Maccherini, Global CCS Institute

15:00 – 17:00 – CCUS infrastructure and projects in Poland and Europe

• CCS projects and technologies in Norway – the European leader in CCS development. Discussion panel with experts

  Moderators: Bjørn Erik Brustad, Minister Councellor, Royal Norwegian Embassy in Warsaw, Dr Paweł Gładysz, CCUS Poland Association

  • Building large scale European CCS, TotalEnergies Denmark, Esbern Hoch, TotalEnergies

  • CCS technologies and projects in the United Kingdom – the role of the UK in Europe’s decarbonisation and cross-border cooperation with EOG countries in the development of CCUS in the North Sea, Marino Varricchio, The Carbon Capture & Storage Association

  • CO2 removcal technologies – how will we close the net-zero balance by 2050?Valery Shapoval, Linde Gaz Polska

17:00 – 17:45 – Panel discussion: Local content in CCUS projects

Moderator: Jolanta Kamińska, Magazyn Biomasa

• Marek Jagieła, Honeywell
• Alina Masse, Stowarzyszenie Przemysłu Wapienniczego
• Marcin Skowron, Air Liquide Polska
• Paweł Wilkosz, ORLEN

17:45 – 19:00 – Networking

19:00 – 22:00 – Dinner

18 March 2026 (Wednesday) – ZABRZE

ACCOMPANYING WORKSHOPS – Institute for Fuel and Energy Technology (ITPE)
(Limited number of places)

08:00 – 09:00 – Transfer from Katowice to Zabrze for workshop participants

09:00 – 10:30 – Lecture session: Fuels of the future

• The role of ITPE in the energy transition of the economy and industry – decarbonisation and P2X technologies, prof. Aleksander Sobolewski, Director of ITPE
• Challenges and risks related to the development and scaling of P2X technological processes – ITPE experience,  Dr Eng. Adam Tatarczuk, ITPE
• „Clean Coal Technologies Centre: P2X (CCTW+P2X)” project – current status and research perspectives MSc Eng. Tadeusz Chwoła, ITPE

10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee break

11:00 – 13:00 – Lecture and workshop session: Financing CCUS projects

• Finnacing mechanisms for CCUS projects in Europe – from national initiatives to the Innovation Fund, Dr Eng. Paweł Gładysz, CCUS Poland Association

• Workshop session with experts – from idea to a successful CCUS project application, Benoit Merland, PwC Advisory

13:00 – 14:00 – Lunch

14:00 – 15:00 – Technical visit to the unique, Europe-scale CCT+ research complex located at ITPE, currently being expanded with a Power-to-X (P2X) installation

The new research infrastructure, combined with existing facilities, will enable P2X technology research at a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of at least 6–7. It will also allow for demonstration activities and encourage potential investors to pursue efficient electricity storage pathways based on photovoltaic installations, as well as hydrogen and synthetic fuel production – a key element of a sustainable energy economy.

15:00 – 16:00 – Closing of the conference – transfer from Zabrze to Katowice