Wednesday, September 16, 2026

13:00 REGISTRATION

13:00 - 14:00 LUNCH

14:30 - 14:45 CONFERENCE INAUGURATION AND PLENARY SESSION

Opening remarks: Jan Brożek, M.Sc. Eng., Director of INiG-PIB

Addresses by guests of honor: Miłosz Motyka, Minister of Energy (tbc) Prof. Krzysztof Galos, Ph.D., D.Sc., Eng., Undersecretary of State, Chief National Geologist

Plenary session: Director of the INiG-PIB Division Krzysztof Magiera - Director of Field Exploitation, Geology and Exploitation Branch Upstream Poland in Warsaw, Orlen S.A.

16:30 - 16:20 BREAK

16:20 - 18:00 PLENARY SESSION - PRESENTATIONS BY INTERNATIONAL GUESTS

Confirmed participants: Prof. Maria Mastalerz (Indiana University, Bloomington, USA) Prof. Paul Philp, Emeritus Professor (University of Oklahoma, USA)

19:30 GALA DINNER

Thursday, September 17, 2026

07:30 - 09:00 BREAKFAST

09:00 - 10:20 THEMATIC SESSIONS

• Exploration and Appraisal of Energy Resources – chaired by Andrzej Urbaniec, Ph.D.
• Rational Management of Energy Resources – chaired by Marek Czupski, Ph.D. Eng.
• Mitigation of Gas Emissions from Underground and Borehole Mining - chaired by Grzegorz Leśniak, Ph.D. Eng.

10:20 - 10:40 COFFEE BREAK

10:40 - 13:00 THEMATIC SESSIONS

• Exploration and Appraisal of Energy Resources – chaired by Andrzej Urbaniec, Ph.D.
• Rational Management of Energy Resources - chaired by Marek Czupski, Ph.D. Eng.
• Mitigation of Gas Emissions from Underground and Borehole Mining - chaired by Grzegorz Leśniak, Ph.D. Eng.
• Poster Session

13:00 - 14:30 LUNCH

14:30 - 15:50 THEMATIC SESSIONS

• Exploration and Appraisal of Energy Resources - chaired by Andrzej Urbaniec, Ph.D.
• Rational Management of Energy Resources - chaired by Marek Czupski, Ph.D. Eng.
• Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) – chaired by Marcin Warnecki, Ph.D. Eng.
• Poster Session

15:50 - 16:10 COFFEE BREAK

16:10 - 17:45 THEMATIC SESSIONS

• Exploration and Appraisal of Energy Resources – chaired by Andrzej Urbaniec, Ph.D.
• Rational Management of Energy Resources - chaired by Marek Czupski, Ph.D. Eng.
• Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) – chaired by Marcin Warnecki, Ph.D. Eng.

19:00 REGIONAL DINNER (BARBECUE)

Friday, September 18, 2026

07:30 - 09:00 BREAKFAST

09:00 - 10:20 THEMATIC SESSIONS

• Underground Energy Storage – chaired by Bogdan Filar, M.Sc. Eng.
• Directions of Geothermal Energy Development - chaired by Tomasz Topór, Ph.D.
• Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) - chaired by Mirosław Wojnicki, Ph.D. Eng.
• Young Scientists Session

10:20 - 10:40 COFFEE BREAK

10:40 - 12:00 THEMATIC SESSIONS

• Underground Energy Storage – chaired by Bogdan Filar, M.Sc. Eng.
• Directions of Geothermal Energy Development - chaired by Tomasz Topór, Ph.D.
• Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) - chaired by Mirosław Wojnicki, Ph.D. Eng.
• Young Scientists Session

12:00 - 13:00 LUNCH

13:00 - 14:00 SUMMARY AND CLOSING OF THE CONFERENCE