Speakers / Panellists

A graduate of Poznań University of Technology, Faculty of Civil Engineering. He began his professional career in the water supply and sewerage industry—first in Konin, and since 1988 in Bydgoszcz. He has been with the Bydgoszcz water utility since 1995. In September...

A new dry reservoir to protect Elbląg from flooding The presentation will focus on the planned construction of a dry flood retention reservoir on the Srebrny Potok as part of the measures to protect Elbląg from the effects of heavy rainfall and flash floods. The...

We are building the city’s resilience to rain. Guidelines from GWO MPWiK S.A. in Wrocław—the goal: more retention in urban spaces For several years now, MPWiK S.A. in Wrocław has been consistently implementing measures aimed at establishing an effective and coherent...

Moderator: Outsourcing Rainwater Management Services in a Small Municipality: Various Forms, Legal and Organizational Options Legal counsel, doctor of legal sciences, owner of the BUJNY Law Firm Law for the Ecosystem. For nearly two decades, it has been supporting...

Debata: Powierzenie usług gospodarką opadową w małej gminie. Różne formy, możliwości prawne i organizacyjne Studiował na Akademii Rolniczo-Technicznej w Olsztynie, Uniwersytecie Warmińsko-Mazurskim i Uniwersytecie Gdańskim. Jego główną specjalnością jest geodezja....

The Kamieniec Ząbkowicki Reservoir The presentation will focus on the planned construction of the Kamieniec Ząbkowicki multi-purpose reservoir. It will outline its role in the water management of the Nysa Kłodzka and in the flood protection system of the Odra river...

Moderator: Outsourcing Rainwater Management Services in a Small Municipality: Various Forms, Legal and Organizational Options Economist, graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics. He is qualified in the following areas: the finances of municipal enterprises and...

Model-Based Predictive Control—Protecting the City and Reducing Total Pollutant Loads Entering Water Bodies The regional wastewater treatment company in Gothenburg and the city of Gothenburg’s water utility have implemented a predictive control system using a model...

From response to resilience. How can we build Poland’s water security by 2035? An experienced manager and expert in the field of water management, who has been with the Regional Water Management Authority in Gliwice since 2016. Over the years, he has held various...

Temporary pumping systems in emergency and capital works situations – practical experience from TPS implementation

President of Wody Polskie, an experienced manager specializing in water resources management, crisis management, and leading large public-sector organizations. He has been involved in government administration and water management for over two decades. From 2013 to...

Reclaimed water in industry – the Blue Bridge concept Water scarcity, climate change and the growing demand for water in industry mean that water recovered from wastewater – including domestic wastewater – following advanced treatment is becoming an alternative source...

Selected field and laboratory studies on the Nysa Kłodzka River The author will present the results of field and laboratory research carried out by the Institute of Environmental Engineering at the Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences on the Nysa...

Can retention control be self-adaptive? A key innovation of the proposed solution is the use of machine learning to forecast stormwater inflow and automatically control retention capacity in real time. This allows for a faster response to changing rainfall conditions,...

From rainfall to retention – comprehensive prefabricated systems for modern stormwater management How to manage stormwater effectively throughout its entire cycle – from collection and conveyance, through retention, to controlled discharge. Particular emphasis will be...

Uczestnik panelu: Wyzwania budowy i utrzymania obiektów hydrotechnicznych Ukończył Politechnikę Krakowską na Wydziale Mechanicznym oraz studia podyplomowe z zakresu zarządzania w ochronie zdrowia w Wyższej Szkole Ekonomii i Informatyki w Krakowie. Od 1986 r. dyrektor...

Prowadzący debatę: Dekada retencji w Polsce – doświadczenia i wizja przyszłości Profesor na Wydziale Inżynierii Kształtowania Środowiska i Geodezji Uniwersytetu Przyrodniczego we Wrocławiu, gdzie pełni obowiązki zastępcy dyrektora Instytutu Inżynierii Środowiska oraz...

How to combine flood control measures with the preservation of a river’s ecological values He is a graduate of the Szczecin University of Technology (Hydraulic Engineering) and the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin (Land Reclamation). He has worked...

From a hydraulic assessment to strategic retention investments – the combined sewer system in Kraków The speaker will present the principles behind a comprehensive programme of measures for Kraków’s combined sewer system, aimed at increasing the system’s resilience to...

Rainwater and meltwater in the amendment to the Waste Water Directive The amendment to the Waste Water Directive 2024/3019 focuses primarily on reducing pollution discharged into water bodies via waste water. It also addresses issues relating to urban drainage. The...

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Does the Warta River Determine the Safety of Poznań’s Storm Sewer System? Progressive urbanization and the increasing frequency of intense rainfall events make it necessary to assess, with ever greater precision, the resilience of urban stormwater drainage systems to...

Sanitation services under an in-house contract Observed climate change, increasingly frequent extreme weather events and growing pressure on urban municipal infrastructure mean that effective stormwater management is becoming one of the key elements in building the...

Hydrodynamic modelling in the age of AI The paper will present examples of new information technologies that are increasingly being incorporated into the process of hydrodynamic modelling of drainage systems. Particular attention will be paid to the potential for...

DynamicFlood – An Innovative Approach to Hydrodynamic Modeling of Flash Floods in Scalgo Live We live in a world where access to spatial data and the capabilities for processing it are evolving at an unprecedented pace. As a result, tasks that until recently were...

Prowadzący debatę: Wyzwania budowy i utrzymania obiektów hydrotechnicznych Profesor nauk inżynieryjno-technicznych w dyscyplinie inżynieria lądowa, geodezja i transport, specjalista z zakresu budownictwa hydrotechnicznego, inżynierii wodnej i środowiska. W latach...

Current funding opportunities for investments in water management and flood protection

The Odolanów Meadows in the Barycz Valley, as captured by Scalgo Live We live in a world where the internet and AI have accustomed us to expecting instant answers, even to the most difficult questions. The reality of engineering, however, is quite different, although...

The PREFA mobile flood barrier system The presentation will cover the PREFA mobile flood barrier system, its key components, installation method and potential applications. The principles behind the system’s operation and its use in protecting buildings, public...

Climate Change as a Catalyst for Innovation in the Water Sector The growing demands on water management coincide with ever-greater challenges resulting from increasingly frequent extreme weather events. Smart water management is the foundation of a climate-resilient...

Panel discussion participant: Challenges in the construction and maintenance of hydrotechnical structures Attorney, graduate of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń. Since 2008, he has been working continuously with the “Polish Waterworks” Chamber of Commerce,...

Flood hazard maps and flood risk maps from the sea side The expert will present the background to the development of flood hazard maps and flood risk maps (FHM and FRM) from the maritime perspective, including inland marine waters, as well as the legal basis and...

Od nawałnicy do decyzji. Jak FLOPRES wspiera samorządy w ograniczaniu ryzyka powodzi błyskawicznych Gwałtowne opady coraz częściej powodują lokalne podtopienia i powodzie błyskawiczne, na które samorządy mają zaledwie kilkadziesiąt minut na reakcję. Projekt FLOPRES...

Wrocław miasto, które uczy się deszczu Strategia Gospodarowania Wodami Opadowymi i Roztopowymi we Wrocławiu po latach analiz weszła w fazę realizacji. Wypracowane i zastosowane metodyki wyznaczania konkretnych zadań sprawdziły się w praktyce. Systemowe podejście,...

The law versus reality. Do we still have a problem with petroleum-derived substances in rainwater? A graduate of Gdańsk University of Technology, he holds a PhD in environmental engineering and is a civil engineer. As Technical Director at the municipal company...

PANEL DYSKUSYJNY Prezes Zarządu Miejskiego Przedsiębiorstwa Wodociągów i Kanalizacji w m.st. Warszawie S.A., Członek Prezydium Rady Izby Gospodarczej Wodociągi Polskie, Członek Zarządu Aqua Publica Europea The European Association of Public Water Operators....

The benefits of active management and efficient use of rainwater. Effective rainwater management on the development site Modern SMART solutions enable the effective planning of rainwater management systems, whilst reducing the required capacity of retention tanks and...

Referat w trakcie potwierdzania Od wielu lat działa w branży wod-kan. Pierwsze zawodowe doświadczenia zdobyła w branży consultingowej (SAFEGE Ingenieurs Conseils Przedstawicielstwo w Polsce) jako członek zespołu opracowującego „Masterplan Wodociągów i Kanalizacji dla...

Debata: Dekada retencji w Polsce - doświadczenia i wizja przyszłości Absolwent Wydziału Elektroniki Politechniki Wrocławskiej oraz Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego – ukończył magisterskie studia menedżerskie MBA w opcji międzynarodowej. W latach 2007–2017 pełnił funkcję...