Solarplaza Summit | Poland

Sonja Monica BERLIJN, born in Amsterdam, received her M.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from the TUE, Eindhoven, the Netherlands in 1994, her PhD degree from TUG, Graz, Austria, in 2000 and her MBA in 2012 from Melbourne University. She is an international recognized expert within Power Systems and considered a role model for young female engineers. She has been working at the High Voltage Laboratory of KEMA; the Netherlands (1993-2000), and at STRI in Sweden (2000-2008). She worked at the overhead line department at Statnett (2008-2014) and was responsible for the electromechanical and insulation co-ordination design of the world's largest voltage upgrading project. She was SVP for Statnett's R&D and part-time professor in Power Systems at the NMBU (2014-2021). She was professor in sustainable integrated energy systems at KTH (2021-2025). In May 2023 she started as business director and Senior Principal Consultant at DNV. Since 2025 she is part time professor at the UiO- She has been and still is member of board member of several organizations and centra. In 1998 she got a Working Group Recognition Award from PES IEEE and in 1999 she got the prize paper award from ISH 99/Hydro-Quebec. She became senior IEEE member in 2020. In 2021 she got elected as fellow in the Swedish Royal Academy for Engineering Sciences (IVA).

Krzysztof Kadłubowski is a renewable energy investment professional with cross-functional experience within the sector. His career encompasses 10 years in corporate banking structured finance, around three years in Big4 financial advisory, and 6 years leading investment and business development in power sector companies. His track record includes successful execution of complex renewable energy transactions across the investment lifecycle, comprising project finance of wind farms, debt advisory and restructuring of renewable energy projects, large scale PV greenfield development and leading and closing acquisitions for large companies.

Lena Boczkaja is an attorney-at-law, counsel in Clyde & Co Warsaw office and a member of the Energy Team with over 9 years’ experience in energy sector. She specialises in comprehensive advisory for energy sector companies, including in the renewable energy sources (RES) sector. She uniquely combines her knowledge of investment processes with practical experience in real estate law, as well as construction and contractual issues. She oversees and manages due diligence reviews, for wind farm projects, solar farms and battery storage facilities, notably in regard to financing and M&A deals. Lena is equally adept at helping clients in the domestic and EU markets. She advises corporations on market strategies, with particular focus on regulatory issues. She produces analyses and opinions on energy and civil law. Lena also advises on project finance, negotiates terms and conditions of financing for RES projects, and supports investors in contractual issues connected with the construction of RES facilities, project development and the sale of shares in project companies.

Corentin graduated in engineering at an engineering school in Paris (Ponts et Chaussées) and studied his master in sustainable energies at the Imperial College in London. Corentin has joined Clean Horizon in 2016 and is now partner, he is heading market analysis activities. As such, he acts as project manager on key market analysis projects as well as price forecasts efforts of the company. Additionally, Corentin is the commercial director of Clean Horizon.

Anna has 15 years of finance and banking experience, including extensive expertise in structured finance.Currently Anna is responsible for EBRD activity in Central Europe with focus on Power, Energy & Utilities business segment. Her responsibilities involve structuring and execution of EBRD's financings including project finance structures, public-private partnerships and privatisations.Anna joined EBRD in 2006, and since then she has led numerous financing in different sectors (including also natural resources, transport, property) with an gradually increasing specialisation in energy and infrastructure. These transactions included wide range of complex debt, equity as well as syndicated deals. Prior to joining EBRD, Anna worked at Barclays Capital in London. Before that she gained experience at AIB in Dublin, HVB in Munich and National Bank of Poland.Anna holds PhD in Economics from the Warsaw School of Economics, MA in Finance from the Warsaw School of Economics, CEMS Masters in International Management.

Jakub is an experienced Originator and Renewables Investment Expert, with over 5 years of experience in the energy sector, specializing in renewable energy markets. As Country Director at Claritas, Jakub leads the operations of the Polish branch, focusing on building a pipeline of renewable energy projects and originating PPA and route-to-market agreements for a broader portfolio across the region. He is also responsible for developing the energy storage business in Poland.

Philip Gladek is a self-taught engineer with a background in business strategy. Originally from New York City, Philip founded Spectral in Amsterdam in 2015 to focus on accelerating the sustainable energy transition through the development of smart energy technologies. As CEO of Spectral, Philip is responsible for leading the organization and directing the development of Spectral’s suite of cutting-edge technology platforms. With a specialization in energy and asset management systems, Spectral’s smart energy solutions focus on on a number of key impact areas, including: smart buildings, smart grids, distributed energy resources, and energy / flexibility markets.

Ewa joined DNB’s structured finance team in 2008 and has since specialized in leveraged and project finance in Poland, with a strong focus on renewable energy, infrastructure, and telecom. She combines sector knowledge with expertise in debt structuring and credit analysis, backed by her previous experience at NordLB (New York branch) and PKO Bank Polski (Warsaw HQ). Since 2023 Ewa is heading the local DNB Energy section.

Miłosz Gliński is an executive director with Santander Corporate & Investment Banking, based in Warsaw. He is responsible for innovative ESG financing solutions for both corporate clients and financial investors, with a particular focus on renewables and emerging energy technologies. Miłosz recently concentrated on expanding the scope of ESG financing products available in Poland, including coordinating and executing the first ESG-linked syndicated loan in the CEE region, as well as helping establish Santander as a leading Project Finance lender in Poland in the renewable space. In addition, he leads Santander Poland’s efforts in emerging energy technologies, including energy storage and green hydrogen.

Pawel is the Managing Director and Head of Solar & Wind Poland at Uniper Renewables Poland Sp. z o.o. He joined Uniper Renewables Poland in November 2023, where he leads the company's growth in Poland with the ambition to contribute to Uniper's goal of achieving 80% zero-carbon generation by 2030. Pawel has a wealth of experience and a passion for renewable energy, having worked in the renewables and environment industry since 2004. His expertise includes Onshore/Offshore Wind, PV, Negotiation, Renewable Energy, and Project Finance. Pawel is known for his strong communication and social services skills. Pawel holds a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Szczecin (PL) and Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). In his free time, he enjoys road cycling.

Aldevinas Burokas is an accomplished executive with 15 years experience in renewable energy, energy trading, and business development. Aldevinas began his energy career at Alpiq and subsequently held executive positions at Ignitis, Axton Commodities, and Green Genius, further enhancing his expertise in the energy sector. As a CEO of GoldenPeaks Trading Switzerland AG, Aldevinas currently leads the commercial optimization of one of the quickest growing solar and storage portfolios across European markets.

Piotr Dziwniel is a Counsel in Clyde & Co’s Warsaw office with vast experience in advising clients on investment processes, due diligence as well as in acquisitions, divestments and project finance of wind farms, photovoltaic power plants and other renewable energy projects in Poland. Piotr has been involved in the renewable energy sources sector since 2014. He is a vastly experienced advisor in the field of investment processes, due diligence as well as in acquisitions, divestments and project finance of wind farms, photovoltaic power plants and other renewable energy projects in Poland. His experience also encompasses providing legal advice concerning contractual matters with a particular focus on corporate PPAs not only in Poland but also in the broader CEE region, development services contracts, and supply and maintenance contracts. Piotr also advises on a wide range of regulatory matters concerning both Polish and EU law.

Energy storage expert with many years of experience in the energy sector and environmental law. Successfully coordinated the process of raising financing for BESS and renewable energy sources. At the companies of PGE Group (the biggest Polish utility) served as department director and executive team member responsible for the sale and distribution of electricity and the capacity market. Executive Regulatory and External Relations Affairs at Électricité de France Poland. Lawyer at Dentons Law Office.

Nerijus Virbickas is a Head of Innovation at Green Genius with over 20 years of extensive experience in the global energy sector. He is also a mastermind behind the InnoSolveGreen project, which has been recognized by the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency (CINEA) for its potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate the transition of European industries towards a carbon-free economy.

Jeremy is leading the Polish flexible energy market activities at Aurora. During his 3 years in Aurora, he has been involved in building both the Polish offering and Aurora’s modeling capacities

Responsible clean impact investor with >24 years experience across full power value chain/all fuel sources. Since 2018 Bart Dujczynski co-founded two targeted renewable origination/advisory platforms, BBA Solar and BBM Offshore, and is independently involved in a number of large scale renewable investment strategies backed by global investors/developers via Proventus Renewables Ltd.

Joshua is a renewable energy professional with over 12 years of commercial and technical experience in utility-scale battery storage and solar technology. Joshua is the Head of Storage at Econergy, a renewable energy IPP that operates across 6 different regions with over 450MW of solar, wind and battery storage projects under construction and 155MW of operation solar PV. He joined in 2021 to head the technical, commercial, and strategic aspects of the company’s stand-alone and co-located storage projects in the UK and also developing the overseas storage strategy. Econergy is currently building over 100MWh of battery storage projects in the UK and has a further 1GW of storage projects nearing ready to build. Before joining Econergy, he worked for a leading German inverter manufacturer, SMA Solar Technology, where he served as the technical expert for the UK and Ireland. He has been involved in the design and delivery of over 800MW of utility-scale solar and storage projects.

Thomas is currently International Project Finance Manager at Crédit Agricole Transitions and Energy (CATE), focusing on financing renewable energy projects such as solar, wind, biogas and battery storage. While CATE does many of its transactions in France, Thomas contributes to develop CATE in whole Europe with a strong focus on Poland, Italy, Spain and Portugal. With over 10 years of experience in finance, business development, and management, Thomas has worked internationally, including in China and Poland. His career spans roles in investment management at Engie, financial advisory, and business development in the Banking and Real Estate industries. Thomas Colpin holds multiple degrees, including a Master’s in Management from Skema Business School, a Master’s in Political Sciences, and a Master 1 in Public Law.

Tomasz Janiszewski brings extensive expertise in renewable energy and energy storage systems. As Vice President at Columbus Obrót, he leads the deployment of Poland’s first high-capacity commercial Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) and one of the largest in Europe, with a capacity of 133MW / 0.55GWh. Tomasz specializes in project finance structuring, investment planning, and energy trading, including arbitrage and ancillary balancing services. His leadership extends to the development of renewable energy portfolios, such as wind and photovoltaic farms, and the exploration of innovative technologies like perovskite solar cells. With experience in risk management and securing financing from national and international institutions, Tomasz plays a pivotal role in advancing sustainable energy solutions in Poland.

Filip Sypko is a dynamic and results-driven manager with 13 years of professional experience. Throughout his career, he has successfully led commercial, technical, and business development teams, both as an entrepreneur and in managerial roles. He has been active in the solar industry for seven years, playing a key role in the development of a unique solar-as-a-service product and the development of industrial scale projects in 6 markets with a total capacity of over 2 GW for a pan-European solar developer Green Genius and successful establishment of utility-scale projects business line for Menlo Electric, fastest growing solar distributor in EMEA. An expert in utility-scale and C&I solar projects, Filip possesses a comprehensive understanding of the industry, spanning greenfield development, M&A, construction, supply chain, O&M, and offtake strategies. Currently, he leads the international O&M division at Nomad Electric, one of Europe’s largest renewable energy EPC and O&M providers. Filip holds a degree from the Faculty of Energy and Fuels at the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków, as well as an MBA from Koźmiński Executive Business School in Warsaw and Technische Universität Clausthal in Germany.

Mirosław Siwiński is a Partner at Nexia Advicer. Tax advisor and legal counsel with extensive experience in handling proceedings and providing tax opinions. He has over 20 years of professional experience. He specializes in the area of tax on goods and services, excise duty, income taxes and tax analysis. Mirosław also has experience in issues related to the civil and tax law and proceedings before tax authorities, administrative courts, as well as the EU Court of Justice. He also participated in many projects connected with the preparation of opinions and procedural documents in the field of administrative law, with particular emphasis on the issue of educational subsidies and road transport. He also has extensive trial experience in matters of social, civil and labor law. He is regularly honored as recommended Tax Adviser in the category Excise Tax. He advises in Polish and English.

Slawomir Patejuk is a Partner at Nexia Advicero. He has been gaining professional experience since 2007 – in 2007-2012, he worked in an international tax consulting company, where he was responsible, among others, for servicing German-speaking customers and Polish enterprises with their interests. Sławomir specializes in servicing entities operating on the commercial real estate market and enterprises from the energy sector – in particular operating in the renewable energy sector. During his professional practice, he took part in servicing the restructuring processes of companies (mergers, transformations and liquidations of companies, share trading, share exchange transactions, creation of holding structures using foreign entities and partnerships) and transactions related to purchase, sale and restructuring of financing of commercial real estate (including transactions made on the Polish market by foreign investment funds). He was also involved in numerous projects related to the tax settlement of companies (Due Diligence and Tax Review), ongoing tax consultancy in the field of corporate taxation for entities operating on the Polish market (VAT and income taxes), analysis of taxation of cross-border transactions, consultancy for foreign entities operating in Poland in the form of branches and agencies, settlements of taxpayers of goods and services tax (VAT Compliance), optimization in the scope of taxation of real estate tax. Sławomir also has experience in proceedings before tax authorities and administrative courts. He is the author of tax publications in the national and foreign press as well as a lecturer at tax trainings and workshops. He provides tax advice in Polish, German and English.

Steffen is the Founder and CEO of Entrix. With Entrix, he is helping the owners of batteries to capture the maximum value of their assets through an intelligent trading and optimisation platform. Prior to founding Entrix in 2021, he was a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company, especially advising large European utilities on matters regarding the energy transition.

Thomas Neff has been working in the sector of renewable energies since 2015 and has gained extensive international project experience as Key Account Manager, Asset Manager and now Senior Business Development Manager Europe responsible for the markets EU-Central and EU-East. His goal is to accelerate the expansion of renewable energies through customer success and intelligent technical solutions.

Jack Xu, overseas technical service director. Dedicated in PV module production for more than 10 years, experienced in process, quality control and customer management.

Nicola Kopij Zanin is an Independent Consultant at Solarplaza. He covers the role of Chief Financial Officer at Solartech, a Polish-based solar & storage EPC, development & investment company. Nicola holds a bachelor's degree in Economics and Business from LUISS University in Rome, a Master's degree in Finance & Investments from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and has obtained the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 1 Certificate.