Archives: Prelegenci

• A legal advisor in the Sustainability and Energy Transition (SET) team of Baker McKenzie’s Warsaw office.
• He specializes in energy law, helping clients manage legal risks, maximize investments, and achieve sustainability goals. He also advises on the implementation of business strategies related to energy regulations and the closed loop economy.
• He is a lawyer with several years of experience. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, he worked at a renowned law firm specializing in energy law consulting. His work included advising major energy companies operating across the value chain.
• He also served as Deputy Director of the Competition Promotion Department at the Energy Regulatory Authority, overseeing the settlement of state aid related to the termination of long-term electricity and power purchase contracts. He also worked at the Office of the Committee for European Integration during the period of accession negotiations and the first years of Poland’s membership in the European Union.

• Director of the Department of Nuclear Energy, Ministry of Industry
• lecturer at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow,
• Vice-President of the European Nuclear Society, one of the oldest associations for research and development of nuclear energy in Europe; Secretary General of the Polish Nuclear Society,
• He has worked on many international research projects in the field of new reactor technologies.

• Robert Paprocki has been with PSE, Polish transmission system operator, for 28 years, being responsible for Polish power system operation for more than a decade.
• Apart from that, he was involved in electricity market implementation and its development as well as in long term power system planning and recently strategic projects of international context.
• Currently, he acts as the Representative of Board for integration of nuclear power plants. Throughout most of the time heavily involved in international activities, mainly inter TSO cooperation, being a member of numerous working and steering groups as well as convener of couple of them.
• From 2019 to 2023 he was a member of ENTSOE Board, the association of European TSOs.
• Author and co-author of more than 50 papers concerning system planning, system operation and electricity market related issues presented at the domestic and international conferences. Graduated from Warsaw University of Technology.
• IEEE Senior Member

• He completed his studies in classical energy (engineer) and nuclear energy (master engineer) at the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics of the Warsaw University of Technology.
• Until recently, he was professionally associated with the National Centre for Nuclear Research, where he worked in the MARIA reactor as the Head of the Reactor Analysis and Measurements Department.
• Scientifically, he deals with safety analyses of nuclear reactors and the optimization of the use of nuclear techniques, and he is involved, among other things, in the development programs of new generation reactors and thermonuclear synthesis.
• He runs the nuclear.pl portal and Nuclear PL Sp. z o.o.

• Deputy Head of the Commercial Division at Polskie Elektrownia Jądrowa (Polish Nuclear Power Plants).
• For several years he has been directly involved in the development of the strategy for the preparation and implementation of the Polish Nuclear Power Program, at the PEJ Company he was responsible for the area of business development and commercial affairs.
• Previously, as deputy director in the Office of the Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure, he was responsible for matters related to the security of the national electricity system and overseeing the implementation of strategic energy investments, such as the Baltic Pipe pipeline, the expansion of the LNG Terminal and the Harmony Link project.
• In the past, he was also a consultant at leading strategic consulting firm Boston Consulting Group.
• He has been involved in energy and industrial projects in Poland, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, and on behalf of Alstom Power – in the project to build two units of the Opole Power Plant (2 x 900 MW).
• He holds a master’s degree in nuclear power plant engineering from KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School and a power engineer from the MEiL department at Warsaw University of Technology.

• Energy sector analyst.
• He graduated in Political Science (Bachelor’s Degree) and International Relations (Master’s Degree). Lecturer at the College of Eastern Europe at the University of Warsaw.
• Co-founder and editor-in-chief of BiznesAlert.pl and member of the editorial board of the quarterly “International Affairs”.
• He has experience in similar projects and others related to international issues: the Europe Security Energy portal, the projects of the Centre for Political Thought.

• A lawyer and partner at the Warsaw office of Baker McKenzie, where she heads up the Sustainability and Energy Transition team. She has many years of experience as a lawyer and partner working in the energy and projects departments of international law firms. She brings extensive experience advising clients on energy, industrial and infrastructure projects.
• She is an expert in advising on the law as it relates to energy, the environment, natural resources and ESG. Businesses draw on her support to prepare and implement decarbonization plans, to achieve sustainable development goals, as well as to ensure that their operations comply with requirements arising from the European Green Deal, including circular economy requirements.
• She advises on the regulatory aspects of M&A/PE transactions and greenfield direct investments, specializing in environmentally demanding sectors such as energy, chemicals, construction, food, packaging and waste. She also represents clients in administrative and judicial proceedings in these areas. She helps with the comprehensive implementation of regulations related to sustainability reporting.
• As vice-chair of the ESG Committee at the National Chamber of Commerce and until recently chair of the Taxonomy Working Group at the Polish Ministry of Development and Technology, she is an active participant in shaping sustainable development policy in Poland. She is also a member of a group supporting work on European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) project for listed and non-listed small and medium-sized enterprises at the EFRAG.
• She receives regular recognition in international and Polish legal rankings, such as Chambers and Partners (Band 1), The Legal 500 (Rising Star), and Rzeczpospolita (Leader), which attests to her exceptional skills and commitment to supporting her clients.

• Leszek Hołda has more than 20 years of experience related to management in large international organizations and extensive knowledge of the telecommunications, IT and energy sectors. In recent years, Leszek Hołda served as a member of the board of PKP Energetyka, where he was responsible, among other things, for the implementation of the Green Rail energy transformation program, aimed at replacing traditional rail energy with renewable sources, in order to achieve zero-emission rail transportation in Poland.
• Currently, Leszek Holda serves as CEO of Bechtel Polska sp. z o.o. Bechtel is a global partner in engineering, construction and project management for industry and government. It serves the infrastructure, nuclear, safety and environment, energy, and mining and metals markets.
• In Poland, Bechtel and Westinghouse Electric Company will be responsible for the design and construction of Poland’s first nuclear power plant (based on the AP1000 nuclear reactor) at the Lubiatowo-Kopalino site in Pomerania.

• manager with extensive experience and knowledge of the Polish energy market. Since May 2021, in the position of president of Westinghouse in Poland, where he is responsible for the implementation of investments in the area of nuclear technology, including the construction of the country’s first nuclear power plant based on safe and proven ^AP1000® technology.
• Kowalik has more than 25 years of experience in the energy sector and expertise in business management, strategy, new project acquisition and business development, gained in senior management positions at SNC Lavalin, Alstom and ABB, among others. Prior to his position at Westinghouse, he served as CEO of Enea, one of Poland’s largest power companies.
• He is a graduate of the Electrical Engineering Department of the Maritime Academy in Gdynia. He earned an MBA from the Rotterdam School of Management in cooperation with the Foundation for Management Development at the University of Gdansk and completed postgraduate studies in corporate financial management at the Warsaw School of Economics.

• 1995 – 2001   Comprehensive School Lecture, Espoo, Pirkkala

• 2002 – 2006   Headmaster, Comprehensive School, upper level, Rauma Town

• 2006 – 2008   Education Manager, Rauma Town

• 2009 – 2017   Director of Education and Learning, Rauma Town

• 2017 – now  Mayor, Eurajoki Municipality