Large Scale Solar Central Eastern Europe 2023 | Solar Media Limited | 13 November 2023 | Warsaw Marriott Hotel, al. Jerozolimskie 65/79, 00-697 Warszawa, Poland

This summit returns as the region continues to grapple with decarbonisation targets and energy security requirements.

For developers, investors and technology providers deploying large scale solar projects in countries including Poland, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Croatia, Serbia, Austria, Czech Republic, the Baltics, Slovenia and Slovakia, there are potentially huge payoffs if the right offtake structure and business model is chosen.

However, challenges in obtaining grid connections and permits, and uncertainties about rising interest rates, individual countries’ regulatory frameworks, supply chain blockages, the impact of co-located storage revenues and ESG requirements must be overcome for these opportunities to be realised.

By attending this event you can leverage a network that has been made over more than 10 years to build critical partnerships to develop solar projects throughout the region.

2023 Key Themes:
• Update on Regulatory Frameworks on Solar Policies
• Addressing Grid Connections
• Getting PV Projects to the Ready-To-Build Stage
• De-Risking Offtake Structures & PPAs
• Approaching Solar M&A
• Market Deep Dives
• Co-Locating Storage with Solar
• The Regional Impact of the Rebuilding of Ukraine’s Grid
• Best Practice Asset Management for Solar
• Investing in Solar in an Unstable Macroeconomic Environment

2023 Speakers

Mantas Auruškevičius
Head of Renewable Energy Finance, Lords LB Asset Management

Bartosz Fedurek
Poland Country Manager, EDP Renewables

Krzysztof Zieniewicz
Country Manager, Qualitas Energy Poland

Donatas Daunys
CEO, Co-Owner, AEI Projektai, JSC

Matthias Maurel
Vice President, KfW IPEX-Bank

Marco Wedemeier
Senior Director, Structured Finance, Energy Origination, Nord LB

Aleksander Piniński
Managing Director, Corporate & Investment Banking, Santander Corporate & Investment Banking

Carsten Johansen
Managing Director and Head of the Private Equity, Infrastructure Transaction Team, Impax Asset Management

Josef Kastner
Partner, CEO, Funding Partner, Nexun / Marguerite

Sebastian Mihai Staicu
Head of Sustainable Finance, Banca Comercială Română

Narek Harutyunyan
Founder, CEO, Rengy Development

Aleksi Nordlund
Director, Power Markets, Taaleri Energia

Jędrzej Socha
Senior Vice President Investments, Griffin Capital Partners

Lukasz Witkowski
Vice President Development, Better Energy

Chris Gill
Projects & Investment Director, Kajima

Maksym Sysoiev
Partner, Dentons

Albert Winid
Core Infrastructure, Poland Head of Origination & Asset Management, abrdn

Robin Hirschl
Chief Technical Officer, Obton

Jan Krčmář
Director, Czech Solar Association

Filip Sypko
Head of Global Business Development, Green Genius

Aldevinas Burokas
Head of Trading, GoldenPeaks Capital Trading

Piotr Biernacki
Head of Structured & Project Finance Department, DNB Bank Poland

Dr. Stanislav Ignatiev
Head of the Council, Ukrainian Association of Renewable Energy

Anna Chmielewska
Associate Director, Senior Banker, EBRD

Florian Kneidinger
Managing Director, Kraftfeld

Ronald Gaultier
Investment Director, Sienna Private Credit

Severin Vartigov
Head of Commercial & Country Manager, Enery

Shalabh Arora
Head of Structured Finance, M&A – Business Development Europe, Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV)

Dirk Lamottke
Director Development, Claritas Investments

Alessandro Cohen
Managing Partner, ARMON Capital Advisory EU

2023 Sponsors

DIAMOND SPONSOR:
• Longi

GOLD SPONSORS:
• JinKo Solar
• Solartech
• Trinasolar

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Goodwe
• SMA

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• JA Solar
• Level Ten Energy
• Pexapark

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• Aurora
• Hitachi
• Risen
• Skyfri

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