Industry Conference on Biogas, Biomethane, Biofuels, and Biomass

11:00 - 11:15

Artur Zawisza, President of UPEBBI

GREEN GAS POLAND, BIOPOWER POLAND AND THE BIOGAS ACADEMIC SESSION AS A THREE-DAY POLISH BIOGAS AND BIOMETHANE SUMMIT

11:15 - 11:30

Beata Matecka, Vice President of UPEBBI and President of the “Business Consulting Group” Holding Company

KNOWLEDGE TRIANGLES BETWEEN BUSINESS, SCIENCE AND EDUCATION

11:30 - 11:45

Krzysztof Biernat, PhD, Professor at Łukasiewicz Research Network – Automotive Industry Institute, Area Leader in the Fuels and Bioeconomy Research Group, Chairman of the UPEBBI Consultative Council

OPENING REMARKS BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BIOGAS ACADEMIC SESSION

11:45 - 12:15

dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Pilarski, Professor at the Poznań University of Life Sciences (Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Laboratory of Energy Systems Engineering)

FROM LABORATORY METHANE POTENTIAL TO REAL-WORLD PRODUCTION – A METHODOLOGY FOR VERIFYING THE TECHNOLOGICAL PERFORMANCE OF BIOGAS AND BIOMETHANE PLANTS

12:15 - 12:45

dr hab. Agnieszka Pilarska, Professor at the Poznań University of Life Sciences (Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Mechanical Engineering, Laboratory of Water Supply and Rural Sanitation)

FROM SUBSTRATE TO TECHNOLOGY – DESIGNING THE FERMENTATION PROCESS BASED ON LOCAL RESOURCES AND THE ANALYSIS OF OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES IN BIOGAS PLANTS

12:45 - 13:15

Anna M. Klepacka, PhD, Professor at the Polish Academy of Sciences, Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development, Department of Rural Economics

BIOGAS AND BIOMETHANE PRODUCTION IN SELECTED EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

13:15 - 13:45

Grzegorz Wałowski, PhD, Professor at the Institute of Technology and Life Sciences – National Research Institute, Renewable Energy Sources Research Team

OPERATING PRINCIPLES AND OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF BIOGAS PLANTS USING AI

13:45 - 14:15

Paweł Kowalczyk, PhD, Professor at the Polish Academy of Sciences, Jan Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition

RENEWABLE ENERGY ISSUES IN POLITICAL PARTY PROGRAMMES

14:15 - 14:45

Prof. Janusz Wojdalski, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Faculty of Production Engineering, Department of Production Engineering

THE SGGW CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AS AN EXAMPLE OF MODERN SOCIAL EDUCATION

14:45 - 15:00

Robert Pogorzelski, Operations Director at UPEBBI

CLOSING OF THE BIOGAS ACADEMIC SESSION AND INVITATION TO COOPERATE WITH UPEBBI

ARCHE HOTEL KRAKOWSKA (237 KRAKOWSKA AVENUE, WARSAW)

STARTING BLOCK

8:00 - 9:00

REGISTRATION

9:00 - 9:15

Artur Zawisza, Prezes UPEBBI
Beata Matecka, Vice President of UPEBBI

OPENING OF THE FIRST DAY OF GREEN GAS POLAND 2026 – 8TH BIOGAS AND BIOMETHANE CONFERENCE

STRATEGIC BLOCK

9:15 - 9:45

Speaker: Dariusz Bojsza, Member of the Management Board of UPEBBI

USE OF BIOGAS FOR ENERGY PRODUCTION

9:45 - 11:00

Moderator: Katarzyna Łukasiewicz (Editor-in-Chief of Energetyka24.com)
Attorney-at-law Wanda Buk (Partner at GWW Grynhoff i Partnerzy, Advisor to the President of the Republic of Poland)
Paweł Łączkowski, Energy Expert, White&Case
Jakub Safjański, Director of the Department of Energy and Climate Change at the Confederation Lewiatan
Jan Szopiński, Deputy Director General of the National Support Centre for Agriculture (KOWR)
Łukasz Tomaszewski, Director of the Renewable Energy Department at the Ministry of Climate and Environment
Prof. Grzegorz Tchorek, PhD (habil.), Deputy Director of the Institute of Power Engineering – National Research Institute
Marek Duk (Director of the System Development Department at Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne)
Radosław Walaszczyk, Director of the Department of Support Systems for Renewable Energy Sources at the Energy Regulatory Office

DEVELOPMENT OF COGENERATION BIOGAS AS A STABLE AND DISPATCHABLE RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE IN THE CONTEXT OF THE NATIONAL ENERGY AND CLIMATE PLAN AND THE GRID ACT

11:00 - 12:00

Moderator: Paweł Przychodzeń (author of the “Subiektywny Energetyczny Przegląd Tygodnia” column on the Dobitnie.pl portal)
Sebastian Gola, Vice President of Tedom Poland
Tomasz Kajdan, Vice President of Biowatt
Adam Orzech, President of Naturalna Energia.plus
Piotr Łuczak (President of Integrotech)

TECHNOLOGY LEADERS DEBATE

Moderator: Magdalena Wachnicka-Witzke, Director for New Markets in the Strategy, Organization and Transformation Department at Bank Ochrony Środowiska

FINANCIAL BLOCK

12:00 - 12:30

PhD Krzysztof Łabowski, Vice President of the Management Board
Marek Kurdyła, President of the Management Board, Bioelektrownia Marcinkowice
Krzysztof Hara, Vice President of the Management Board, Bioelektrownia Marcinkowice

BANK FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

12:30 - 13:00

Beata Matecka, President
Joanna Warczachowska, Director
Piotr Kubiak, Mikrobiogaz Sulmów

BUSINESS CONSULTING GROUP CAPITAL GROUP AND BENEFICIARY

13:00 - 13:30

Sławomir Nowicki, General Director
Tomasz Tomasiak, ARP Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych (Managing Director of the Investment Office)

NEO BIO ENERGY AND ARP INVESTMENT FUND COMPANY

13:30 - 14:00

Joanna Orłowska, Member of the Management Board and Director of Finance and Corporate Functions
Hekla Energy, President of the Management Board Gracjan Grela

POLISH BIOGAS GROUP AND HEKLA ENERGY

14:00 - 15:00

BLOK BIOOBIADOWY

Moderator: Iwona Dyba, Editor-in-Chief of farmer.pl

AGRICULTURAL BIOGAS BLOCK

15:00 - 15:15

Łukasz Kaliński, Director of the Innovation Department at the National Support Centre for Agriculture

STATE OF AGRICULTURAL BIOGAS IN AUTUMN 2026

15:15 - 16:15

Anita Bednarek, Sustainability Director at Goodvalley Poland
Andrzej Chodkowski, Director General of the Polish Agricultural Services Association
Gustaw Jędrejek, President of the Lublin Chamber of Agriculture
Janusz Markowski, Expert at BNP Paribas Bank Polska
Dr Krzysztof Księżopolski, Department of Public Policy, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Expert at the European Fund for the Development of Polish Agriculture
Jacek Zarzecki, Vice Chair of the Polish Sustainable Beef Platform
Dr Krzysztof Księżopolski (Department of Public Policy, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, Expert at the European Fund for the Development of Polish Agriculture)

HOW TO ACCELERATE INVESTMENTS IN AGRICULTURAL BIOGAS?

MUNICIPAL HOUSING BLOCK

16:15 - 17:00

Moderator: Michał Paca, President of Bioodpady.pl
Zbigniew Gieleciak, President of the Regional Water and Wastewater Management Centre in Tychy
Senator Kazimierz Klejna, Chair of the Senate Public Finance Committee and former Mayor of Łeba
Artur Szymczyk, President of the Municipal Water and Sewerage Company in Lublin

POTENTIAL AND DEVELOPMENT STATUS OF WASTEWATER AND WASTE BIOGAS

Moderator: Beata Matecka, Vice Chair of the BCU Council in Swarożyn

EDUCATIONAL BLOCK

17:00 - 17:15

Łukasz Kaliński, Director of the Innovation Department at the National Support Centre for Agriculture

EDUCATION AND PROMOTION OF AGRICULTURAL BIOGAS CARRIED OUT BY THE NATIONAL SUPPORT CENTRE FOR AGRICULTURE (KOWR)

17:15 - 18:00

Prof. Alina Kowalczyk-Juśko, PhD (habil.), University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Department of Environmental Engineering and Geodesy
Robert Pogorzelski, Chief Operating Officer of UPEBBI
Tomasz Parol, Chair of the BCU Council in Swarożyn
Prof. Grzegorz Wałowski, PhD (habil.), OZE Research Team at the Institute of Technology and Life Sciences – National Research Institute ENGLISH (ALL CAPS):
Dariusz Dąbek, Project Manager in the Department of Cooperation with External Entities in the field of biomethane at ORLEN S.A.
Miłosz Krzymiński (Director of Biogas and Biomethane Market Development at KWE AB Energy Polska)

SECTORAL SKILLS CENTRES IN THE FIELD OF BIOENERGY: PROJECT SUMMARY UNDER THE NATIONAL RECOVERY AND RESILIENCE PLAN English – normalnie

19:00

DINNER BLOCK

BIOGAS AMBASSADOR

10:30 - 10:45

Artur Zawisza, Prezes UPEBBI
Beata Matecka, Vice President of UPEBBI
Tomasz Szypuła, President of Ptak Warsaw Expo

OPENING OF BIOPOWER POLAND – TRADE FAIR FOR BIOGAS, BIOMETHANE, BIOFUELS AND BIOMASS, AND THE SECOND DAY OF GREEN GAS POLAND 2026 – 8TH BIOGAS AND BIOMETHANE CONFERENCE

10:45 - 11:30

Laudation: Mateusz Gniazdowski, Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the Czech Republic

THE BIOGAS AMBASSADOR AWARD 2026 FOR THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC, JAN SECHTER, FOR INTRODUCING A BIOMETHANE SUPPORT SYSTEM THAT SERVES AS A MODEL ACROSS EUROPE.

11:30 - 12:15

Jan Štambaský, Prezes Česká bioplynová asociace
Sebastian Gregorczyk, member of the management board of Agrofert Polska

WHAT CAN POLES LEARN FROM THE CZECHS IN THE FIELD OF BIOGAS PLANTS?

Moderator: Aleksander Zawisza, expert at the Ignacy Łukasiewicz Energy Policy Institute

BIOMETHANE BLOCK

12:15 - 12:45

Kamil Klejna, biomethane expert at the Scientific and Technical Association of Engineers and Technicians of the Oil and Gas Industry

ARE WE READY FOR THE BIOMETHANE BOOM?

12:45 - 13:45

Tomasz Kajdan, Vice President of Biowatt
Jarosław Wasilewski, Director of Development and Implementation at Neo Bio Energy
Beata Wiszniewska, Regulatory and Public Affairs Advisor at Polish Biogas Group
Prof. Krzysztof Zamasz, DSc, Professor at the Silesian University of Technology and WSB University, Vice President of the Management Board of Veolia Group in Poland

ARE WE READY FOR THE BIOMETHANE BOOM?

Moderator: Radosław Zieniewicz, editor of farmer.pl portal

COOPERATIVE BLOCK

13:45 - 14:00

Paulina Szadkowska, Head of the Energy Communities Department at the National Support Centre for Agriculture

THE STATE OF ENERGY COOPERATIVES

14:00 - 14:45

Dr. Rafał Czaja, President of the Association for Efficiency named after Prof. Krzysztof Żmijewski
Julia Ługowska, member of the management board of the Social Energy Initiative
Łukasz Pałucki, President of the National Audit Union of Energy Cooperatives
Jan Węgrzyn, President of Polish Cooperatives

BIOGAS PLANTS IN ENERGY COOPERATIVES

Moderator: Agnieszka Zielińska, Editor at Energetyka24.com

WORKSHOP BLOCK

15:00 - 17:00

WORKSHOPS

11:30 - 12:00

Krzysztof Jurkiewicz Biogas System S.A.

From Design to Profit: Costly Mistakes in Biogas Plants.

12:00 - 12:30

Artur Wronkowski ARX Consulting

Securing financing and investors for biogas and biomethane projects.

13:00-13:30

Donato Cristaldi, Managing Director of Malmberg Germany

From raw biogas to biomethane: Technologies, choices and lessons from 120+ plants

14:30-15:00

Tomasz Bukowski

11:00 - 11:30

Mirosława Dyjak-Wojciechowska SUMA

Trends in mixing technology for biogas plants—in Poland and around the world.