Wojciech Wrochna – Government Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure and Secretary of State, Ministry of Industry, Poland
He is a lawyer and energy expert who has been advising on investment projects in the field of energy production, including nuclear energy and renewable energy sources, and the use of hydrogen in energy and transport for almost 15 years.
He was involved in working on key Polish energy projects, such as nuclear power, LNG Terminal, Baltic Pipe, Harmony Link, legal proceedings against Opal/Gazprom, and the introduction of the capacity market. Most recently, he served as vice-president of the management board of Orlen Synthos Green Energy.
Wojciech Wrochna completed his doctoral studies at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Silesia. He studied at the Robert Schuman University in Strasbourg and at the International University Institute in Luxembourg.
He is an academic lecturer, author of articles on EU and energy law, and co-author of the commentary on the Treaty establishing the European Community and on Poland’s Energy Law.
He also has experience of working for EU institutions, namely the European Court of Justice and the European Parliament, as well as the government, among others, as an advisor to the Minister of Science and Higher Education.