Energy Storage 2023 - Central Eastern Europe | Solar Media Limited | 25 September 2023 | Hilton Warsaw City, Grzybowska 63, 00-844 Warszawa, Poland

We will be highlighting the opportunities, challenges and lessons learnt across various countries as the region readies itself for energy storage.

In countries like Poland and Hungary, the government has set ambitious renewable targets to help further the deployment of renewable energy and facilitate the move away from coal, and storage is predicted to start playing a more prominent role in the future, particularly in helping stabilise the grid. In Romania, the Ministry of Energy is seeking interest from renewable energy developers to participate in auctions later this year, which will be configured as a contract-for-difference (CfD) scheme. The Summit will also look at opportunities and challenges in Bulgaria, Estonia, Czech Republic, Slovenia and more.

In this events will explore themes including investment opportunities for storage, appetite from international vs. local developers and investors, the growing regulatory support from governments, how energy storage can support the grid, its role in energy security as well as case studies from across the region.

If your goal is to meet other industry professionals and create valuable business partnerships to better understand the region, then the Energy Storage Summit Central Eastern Europe is the right place for you. We provide the perfect platform to make high-level connections and fuel enriching and beneficial conversations in a relaxed yet professional environment. Our networking opportunities have been described as second to none by industry professionals

2023 Speakers

Audrius Baranauskas
Director of Innovation, Litgrid AB

Catalin Chimirel
Manager, Energy Efficiency and New Technologies, CNTEE Transelectrica SA

Kilian Leykam
Director, Investment Management Battery Storage, Aquila Capital

Piotr Biernacki
Project Finance Manager, Sunly

Justin McNamara
Business Development Manager, EMEA, Honeywell Advanced Detection

Ewout Eijkelenboom
International Sales Manager, KYOS

Rafael Burgos
Regional Deputy Director of ESS, Sungrow Europe

Vitalijus Baranskas
Chief Technical Officer, Energy Cells

Susan Taylor PhD
Senior Analyst – Batteries and Energy Storage, Clean Energy Technologies, S&P Global

Karolis Kiguolis
Founder, Exigere Responsum and Linea Ignis

Artur Halbina
Head of BESS Department, Grupa TAURON

Juan Carlos Badillo
Managing Partner, AtZ Investment Partners

Roger Moorhouse
Product Engineering Manager, Rimac Technologies

Filip Ostrowski
Vice President, Grupa TAURON

Darius Daubaras
Senior Investment Officer, Infrastructure, IFC, World Bank Group

David Scribner
Partner, Cameron Barney

Severin Vartigov
Chief Commercial Officer & Country Manager, Bulgaria, Enery

Barbara Adamska
President, Polish Energy Storage Association

Jakub Küpcü
Investment Manager Renewables & Storage, CLARITAS Investments

Panos Kefalas
Senior Associate, Aurora Energy Research

Rosa Milano
Senior Sales Manager, Fluence

Thomas Hohnholz
Business Development & Strategy, TransnetBW GmbH

Jan Sakławski
Head Legal Advisor, Poland, Grenergy Renovables

Maayan As
Director of Energy Storage, Nofar Energy

Pálma Szolnoki
Senior Research Associate, Hungarian Battery Alliance

Varinia Radu
Partner, Head of Energy and Projects - Romania, CMS

Dariusz Stanczak
Energy Efficiency Manager, Orange Polska

Mariyana Yaneva
Policy Director, Association for Production, Storage and Trading of Electricity (APSTE)

Tonci Bakovic
Chief Energy Specialist, IFC, World Bank Group

Yuri Katanov
Board Member & Executive Director, Renalfa

Ewelina Szulc
Managing Director, Poland, DIF Capital Partners

Ladislav Tolmaci
Executive Director, Corporate Finance Solutions, Erste Bank AG

Filip Piasecki
Market Lead, Poland, Aurora Energy Research

Tomasz Rodziewicz
Innovation & New Technologies Manger, TAURON Dystrybucja

Francesca Tedeschi
Director, Baringa Partners

Adam Kościelniak
Manging Partner, A-RES

Ewelina Walisiak
Managing Director, Global Debt Financing, Santander Bank Polska

Lucía Dolera
Business Development Manager for Utility-Scale Storage, Jinko Solar

Aleksandra Radwanska
Vice President, Polish Chamber of Energy Storage and Electromobility (PIME)

Piotr Czembor
Managing Director, Hynfra Energy Storage

Shannon O’Connell
Managing Partner, O’Connell Florkiewicz Consulting, LLC

Ágnes Bogdán
Senior Managing Associate, Deloitte Hungary

Vadym Utkin
Energy Storage Lead, DTEK

Maksym Yurkov
Legal Director, NPC Ukrenergo

Rosemary Colaert
Senior Energy Storage Analyst, Clean Horizon Consulting

Wilhelm Löwenhielm
Director ESS Business Area, Northvolt

Robert Chryc Gawrychowski
CEO, Northvolt Poland

Paul Mason
Chief Investment Officer, Harmony Energy

Wiktoria Rogaska
Local Partner, Warsaw, DWF Group

Filip Sypko
General Manager, Key Accounts, Menlo Electric S.A.

Anna Chmielewska
Associate Director, Senior Banker, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Maksym Sysoiev
Partner, Dentons LLP

Michal Maćkowiak
Executive Director, Harmony Energy Poland

Alicja Kowalewska-Montfort
Principal, Energy Storage, Gore Street Capital

Joanna Spirodek
Regional Marketing Manager - EMEA, Fluence

Bharath Kantharaj
Investment Manager - Energy Storage, Low Carbon

Julian Jansen
Senior Director - Strategy, Market Development & Policy (EMEA), Fluence

2023 Sponsors and Partners

GOLD SPONSOR:
• Sungrow
• Jinko
• Rimac

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• Aurora Energy Research
• Clean Horizon
• DTEK
• KYS Energy Analytics
• Honeywell

EDITORIAL PARTNERS:
• Current+
• Energy Storage News