September 23, 2021

CENTRUM PRASKIE KONESER | PLAC KONESERA 3
WARSAW, POLAND

Please join the U.S. Department of Energy and Ministry of Climate and Environment of the Republic of Poland on September 23, 2021, in Warsaw, Poland to participate in the Ministerial of the Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) . The P-TECC Ministerial will take place in the Butelkownia and Filtracja buildings of the Centrum Praskie Koneser, Plac Konesera 3, Warsaw, Poland, the day following the P-TECC Business Forum. The program will focus on setting climate action and a just transition to a low-carbon future at the core of P-TECC’s work.

The P-TECC initiative was created as a pathway for enhanced cooperation between the United States and the countries of Eastern and Central Europe on energy security and the transition to clean, carbon-neutral economies. The P-TECC Business Forum will gather representatives from countries, organizations, and businesses throughout the region to discuss technology innovations, policy hurdles, and business opportunities.

Registration and Badges

Embassies will be provided with welcome packages and badges prior to the Ministerial, with a request to distribute them to delegations. The Ministry of Climate and Environment of Poland will provide a briefing for the Embassies the week before the P-TECC program. More information will follow.

We look forward to welcoming you to Warsaw in person. Please review the COVID-19 protocols below.

Business Forum – Wednesday, September 22, 2021

All times are local to Warsaw. All events take place in the Butelkownia building.

Time of sessionSession name
8:00–8:30Registration and coffee
8:30–9:05Opening remarks

SPEAKERS
H.E. Michał Kurtyka, Minister of Climate and Environment, Republic of Poland
The Hon. Don Graves, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
The Hon. Dr. Andrew Light, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy
Beata Daszyńska-Muzyczka, President, BGK, Polish Development Bank
9:10–10:05Panel session I: The $23 trillion opportunity – Financing low carbon energy technologies

PANELISTS
The Hon. Don Graves, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
Monika Morawiecka, Chief Executive Officer, PGE Baltica
H.E. Marko Perunovic, State Secretary, Ministry of Capital Investments (Montenegro)
Joseph Philipsz, Senior Investment Director, Amber Infrastructure
Christopher Van Es, Senior Vice President, Export-Import Bank of the United States

MODERATOR
Tony Housh, Chair, American Chamber of Commerce in Poland
10:05–10:15Coffee break
10:15–11:25Panel session II: Securing our energy systems

PRESENTATIONS
Duane Verner, Manager, Resilience Assessment Group, Argonne National Laboratory
Daniel Noyes, Operational Technology Cyber Threats Program Manager, Idaho National Laboratory

PANELISTS
Grzegorz Bojar, Chief Information Officer, Polskie Sieci Elektroenergetyczne S.A. (PSE)
Olivier Marquette, Chief Executive Officer, AES Bulgaria
Jeffrey W. Martin, Chief Executive Officer, Sempra Energy

MODERATOR
Olga Khakova, Deputy Director for Flagship Convenings and Global Engagement, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
11:30–12:20Panel session III: Role of natural gas in the energy transition

PANELISTS
H.E. Kreshnik Bekteshi, Minister of Economy, Republic of North Macedonia
Paweł Majewski, President and Chief Executive Officer, Polskie Górnictwo Naftowe i Gazownictwo (PGNiG)
Ryan Peay, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Oil and Natural Gas, U.S. Department of Energy
Christopher Smith, Senior Vice President, Policy, Government, and Public Affairs, Cheniere Energy

MODERATOR
Agata Łoskot-Strachota, Senior Fellow, Energy Policy, Center for Eastern Studies
12:25–12:55Panel session IV: Evolving smart cities and energy technologies of the future

PANELISTS
Dr. Olga Malinkiewicz, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer, Saule Technologies
Dr. Piotr D. Moncarz, Adjunct Professor, Stanford University; President and Chief Executive Officer, Geothermic Solution
Andrew L. Ott, Senior Advisor, Google X
Piotr Marczuk, Director of Government Affairs, Central and Eastern Europe, Honeywell
Grzegorz Zieliński, Director, Head of Energy Europe, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

MODERATOR
The Hon. Don Graves, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
12:55–13:50Lunch
Sponsored by the Nuclear Energy Institute
13:50–14:00Special remarks

SPEAKER
Jake Levine, Chief Climate Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation
14:00–14:35Panel session V: Prospects for the acceleration of e-mobility

PRESENTATION
Krzysztof Burda, President, Polish Chamber of Electromobility Development

PANELISTS
Anna Bodnar, Sales Director, Ekoenergetyka-Polska S.A.
Bruce Hamilton, Program Lead, Global Energy Solutions, Argonne National Laboratory
Piotr Zaremba, President, Electromobility Poland

MODERATOR
Phillip Cornell, Principal, The Economist Group; Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council
14:40–15:25Panel session VI: The economics of hydrogen

PRESENTATION
Dr. Martin Keller, Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (USA)

PANELISTS
Łukasz Beresiński, Director, Fuel and Infrastructure Sector Office, BGK, Polish Development Bank
Jose Luis Crespo, General Manager, Material Handling and Global Accounts, Plug Power
Jakub Kupecki, Head of the Centre of Hydrogen Technologies (CTH2), Institute of Power Engineering

MODERATOR
Ewa Mazur, Head of Hydrogen Economy and Innovation Unit, Ministry of Climate and Environment (Poland)
15:25–15:35Coffee break
15:35–15:45Special Remarks

SPEAKER
Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency
15:45–16:45Panel session VII: Nuclear energy financing and technologies

PANELISTS
David Durham, President, Energy Systems, Westinghouse Electric Company
John L. Hopkins, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NuScale Power
Dr. Kathryn Huff, Acting Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Danijel Levičar, Chief Operating Officer, GEN Energija

MODERATOR
Maria Korsnick, President and Chief Executive Officer, Nuclear Energy Institute
16:50–17:00Keynote address

SPEAKER
The Hon. Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of Energy, United States of America
17:00–17:15Closing remarks

SPEAKERS
The Hon. Don Graves, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce
H.E. Michał Kurtyka, Minister of Climate and Environment, Republic of Poland

Ministerial – Thursday, September 23, 2021

All times are local to Warsaw.

Time of sessionSession
8:30–9:00Registration and coffee
9:00–9:20Opening remarks

VENUE: Butelkownia

SPEAKERS
H.E. Michał Kurtyka, Minister of Climate and Environment, Republic of Poland
The Hon. Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of Energy, United States of America
H.E. Blaž Košorok, State Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure, Republic of Slovenia; Representative of the Presidency of the Council of the EU
9:20–10:15Call to action: From P-TEC to P-TECC

VENUE: Butelkownia

CHAIR
H.E. Michał Kurtyka, Minister of Climate and Environment, Republic of Poland

PRESENTATION
Dr. Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency

REMARKS
H.E. Dainius Kreivys, Minister of Energy, Republic of Lithuania
H.E. Dora Zombori, Ambassador-at-Large for Energy and Climate, Hungary
H.E. Virgil Daniel Popescu, Minister of Energy, Romania
Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertynski, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment (Poland)

CLOSING
The Hon. Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of Energy, United States of America
10:15–10:20Special remarks

VENUE: Butelkownia

SPEAKER
H.E. Andreas Feicht, State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Federal Republic of Germany
10:20–11:30Breakout sessions I

Energy efficiency and renewable energy
VENUE: Filtracja
TOPICS: Low-carbon energy solutions
Energy storage
The role of hydrogen

CO-CHAIRS
Amb. Dora Zombori, Ambassador-at-Large for Energy and Climate, Hungary
Robert Sandoli, Senior Advisor, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

PRESENTATION
Ron Benioff, Laboratory Program Manager International Partnership Development, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (USA)

PANELISTS
Ian Brzezinski, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Europe and NATO Policy
Dr. Martin Keller, Director, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (United States)
Dr. Jochen Penker, Head of the Department of International Energy Affairs, Ministry for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (Austria)
Timo Tatar, Deputy Secretary General for Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications (Estonia)

Security of energy supply
VENUE: Butelkownia
TOPICS: Carbon capture and geologic storage
Use of local and regional resources
Diverse and scalable energy
Energy efficiency and demand response
Lower-carbon fuel imports

CO-CHAIRS
Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertynski, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Climate and Environment (Poland)
Dr. Emily Grubert, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, U.S. Department of Energy

PRESENTATION
Magnolia Tovar, Director for Zero Carbon Fuels Policy, Europe, Clean Air Task Force

PANELISTS
Kurt Donnelly, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State
Ivo Milatić, State Secretary, Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, Republic of Croatia
H.E. Kostas Skrekas, Minister of Environment and Energy, Hellenic Republic (Greece)
H.E. Mladen Bojanic, Minister of Capital Investments, Montenegro
H.E. German Galushchenko, Minister of Energy, Ukraine
11:35–12:50Breakout sessions II

Critical infrastructure
VENUE: Butelkownia
TOPICS: Cybersecurity priorities for governments
Climate vulnerability and energy planning
Workforce development

CO-CHAIRS
H.E. Albinas Zananavičius, Vice Minister of Energy, Republic of Lithuania
The Hon. Dr. Andrew Light, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, U.S. Department of Energy

PRESENTATIONS
Daniel Noyes, Operational Technology Cyber Threats Program Manager, Idaho National Laboratory
Duane Verner, Manager, Resilience Assessment Group, Argonne National Laboratory

PANELISTS
H.E. Belinda Balluku, Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Republic of Albania
H.E. Artane Rizvanolli, Minister of Economy, Republic of Kosovo
Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment (Poland)
Edijs Saicans, Deputy State Secretary, Ministry of Economics (Latvia)

Nuclear energy
VENUE: Filtracja
TOPICS: Policy implications and government support for deploying commercial nuclear technologies
Proven next-generation nuclear technologies

CO-CHAIRS
H.E. Virgil Daniel Popescu, Minister of Energy, Romania
Dr. Kathryn Huff, Acting Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy

PANELISTS
H.E. Blaž Košorok, State Secretary, Ministry of Infrastructure, Republic of Slovenia; Representative of the Presidency of the Council of the EU
H.E. Piotr Naimski, Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure, Republic of Poland
Jan Prášil, Director, Department for Strategy, Research and International Cooperation in Nuclear Energy, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
H.E. Andrey Zhivkov, Minister of Energy, Republic of Bulgaria
12:55 – 13:05Special remarks

VENUE: Butelkownia

SPEAKER
H.E. Kadri Simson, European Commissioner for Energy, European Union
13:05 – 14:15Lunch
14:15 – 14:45Family photo and break

VENUE: Butelkownia
15:00–17:00Closed-door P-TECC ministerial session

VENUE: Filtracija
17:00–17:15Closing remarks

VENUE: Butelkownia

SPEAKERS
H.E. Janis Vitenbergs, Minister of Economics, Republic of Latvia
H.E. Paweł Jabłoński, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Government Plenipotentiary for the Three Seas Initiative, Republic of Poland
The Hon. Jennifer M. Granholm, Secretary of Energy, United States of America
H.E. Michał Kurtyka, Minister of Climate and Environment, Republic of Poland
17:15–17:45Press briefing

VENUE: Filtracja
19:00–21:30Gala dinner for ministerial delegations

VENUE: Hotel Warszawa

Opening Reception: September 22, 2021

Heads of Ministerial delegations are invited to attend a reception hosted by the Chargé d’Affaires, B. Bix Aliu to celebrate the opening of the U.S. Department of Energy’s office in Poland on Wednesday, September 22nd at 17:30. The reception will take place at the Ambassador’s Residence:  Ludwika Idzikowskiego 34, 02-704 Warszawa, Poland. Dress code: Business.

To see the full Business Forum agenda, please visit the P-TECC Business Forum webpage.

COVID Safety

Please review Poland’s COVID-19 Entry Restrictions when planning your trip.

The U.S. and Polish teams organizing the P-TECC program are closely following COVID developments and are taking every precaution to help ensure the health and safety of all participants.

We are limiting the total number of attendees at P-TECC for safety reasons. We kindly ask that all P-TECC attendees:

  1. Regardless of vaccination status, provide proof of a negative COVID test conducted on or after September 19th.  Either Antigen or PCR test is acceptable.
  2. Wear a mask while indoors at the P-TECC Business Forum and Ministerial, unless you are giving remarks, eating, or drinking.
  3. Apply all necessary measures of personal safety including keeping a safe distance and avoiding shaking hands.

Logistics

Accommodations

A variety of hotels are within close distance to the P-TECC meeting facilities. Organizers will not provide hotel accommodation for participants.

Conference Language

The conference will be conducted in English. Simultaneous interpretation will not be available.

Bilateral Meetings

Four bilateral meetings rooms will be available to participants during the P-TECC Ministerial session. Each room can hold up to eight people. Additional information on how to reserve space in a bilateral meeting room will be provided soon.

Contact

For assistance or additional information, please contact ptecc@mos.gov.pl and/or p-tec@hq.doe.gov.

P-TECC Background

The Department of Energy’s Office of International Affairs coordinates the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC), an international platform designed to provide policymakers and civil-society stakeholders within Eastern and Central Europe with the resources and technical tools to build secure, resilient, climate-conscious energy systems. The United States, 22 European countries, and the European Union participate in the P-TECC initiative. Support for European-based energy security efforts, including the European Union’s Energy Union framework and the Three Seas Initiative, is a cornerstone of the P-TECC initiative.

P-TECC Partners

Countries and organizations participating in P-TECC include: Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, the European Union, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine, and the United States.

P-TECC focuses on technical collaboration in a number of key areas, including:

  • Improving energy efficiency and clean energy deployment, including in the renewable energy, nuclear energy, and carbon management sectors;
  • Supporting energy cybersecurity best practices;
  • Promoting new capital investment in key energy infrastructure;
  • Climate impact prediction, risk mapping, and adaptation planning; and
  • Providing analysis and vulnerability assessments for electricity and gas transmission systems;

Past Ministerial Meetings

First Ministerial

The inaugural P-TECC Ministerial meeting convened in October 2019 in Houston, Texas. Initially called the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation (P-TEC), the Ministerial meeting set the framework for an initiative designed to support the energy infrastructure, interconnection, and security goals of the Eastern and Central European region. Ministers and other senior representatives from eighteen Central and Eastern European countries participated, as did the European Commission.

Second Ministerial

Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy and the U.S. Department of Energy hosted the second Ministerial of the then-Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation (P-TEC) in October 2019 in Vilnius, Lithuania. Twenty-two countries, the European Commission, and the United States participated in the program, and included the formation of four Working Groups to drive discussions in areas of mutual interest: critical energy infrastructure, energy efficiency and renewable energy, nuclear energy, and security of energy supply.  

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