Polish Roundtable discussions on existing tools/best practices for local players to design and roll out their strategy
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Which pitch works best for your city?
At Decarb Cities 2025, the World Café session, themed “Dragons’ Den of Decarbonisation: Which Pitch Works Best for Your City?”, offered a dynamic and interactive environment where participants engaged in meaningful dialogues on practical strategies for decarbonising urban environments.
This format, with participants rotating tables every 20 minutes, fostered open, peer-to-peer conversations, allowing attendees to exchange insights, challenge assumptions, and explore innovative solutions in a collaborative setting. By facilitating direct engagement among city leaders, industry experts, and policymakers, the session cultivated a sense of shared purpose and community, essential for driving collective action towards sustainable urban development.
The World Café’s emphasis on inclusive dialogue and knowledge sharing proved instrumental in inspiring participants to consider diverse perspectives and co-create actionable strategies for their cities’ decarbonisation efforts.
Teodora-Emilia Motoasca leads innovation initiatives at Daikin Europe, focusing on advanced heating and cooling technologies that drive energy efficiency and sustainable building solutions.
In this session, explore how next-generation residential heat pumps are becoming central to Europe’s decarbonisation efforts. Teodora-Emilia Motoasca will pitch on strategies for scaling up the deployment of high-efficiency, low-emission heat pumps in homes across cities. Participants will discuss technology trends, policy drivers, and financing models that can make heat pumps a mainstream, affordable solution for residential decarbonisation.
Mariusz Luchowski oversees Panasonic’s operations in Poland, specialising in sustainable energy solutions and smart home integration technologies.
At Panasonic’s table, participants will dive into the interconnected future of buildings. Mariusz Luchowski will pitch on how heat pumps integrate seamlessly with smart energy ecosystems — from photovoltaics and batteries to demand-side response. Discuss how cities can foster the rollout of smart homes that not only decarbonise but also empower users with real-time energy intelligence and greater control.
Piotr Gęśla manages Mitsubishi Electric’s activities in Poland with a focus on high-efficiency climate control systems tailored to harsh environments.
Can heat pumps deliver reliable performance even in the toughest winters? At this table, Piotr Gęśla will lead a discussion on the latest breakthroughs in cold-climate heat pump technologies. You will hear a pitch on how Mitsubishi Electric designs systems for high heating output at sub-zero temperatures, and discuss practical pathways for replacing fossil heating systems in colder European climates and cities.
Piotr Kubera drives the growth of Qvantum’s modular and scalable urban heat pump solutions across Poland, focusing on urban energy transformation.
Urban decarbonisation needs speed, flexibility, and affordability. At this table, Piotr Kubera will pitch on Qvantum’s vision for modular heat pump systems that adapt to dense city environments. Discuss deployment strategies, citizen engagement models, and how modularity can break barriers in retrofitting existing urban buildings.
Sergio Maria Capanelli shapes Carel’s strategic offering of digital HVAC solutions, focusing on IoT, data-driven efficiency, and smart system integration.
How can digitalisation unlock the next wave of energy efficiency? Sergio Maria Capanelli will pitch participants through the role of IoT-enabled devices in monitoring, optimizing, and controlling heating systems. Engage in a discussion about the power of data in achieving reliable, high-performance, and user-centric urban energy systems.
Emanuele Mazzola is responsible for advancing Turboden’s industrial and public-sector decarbonisation solutions, with a particular focus on high-temperature heat pumps and ORC technology.
Public buildings are a strategic priority for cities aiming to reach climate neutrality. Emanuele Mazzola will pitch how Turboden’s large-scale heat pump solutions can retrofit and decarbonise hospitals, schools, and municipal facilities. Participants will discuss financing challenges, technical requirements, and policy frameworks that can support massive upgrades of the public building stock.
Wojciech Zmigrodzki leads Danfoss’s district energy and heat pump business development in Eastern Europe, helping cities decarbonise their heating networks.
At Danfoss’s table, explore how future-ready district heating networks are built. Wojciech Zmigrodzki will pitch insights on integrating large-scale heat pumps, renewable energy, waste heat, and sector coupling into district systems.Participants will discuss real-world examples of how flexible, low-carbon heating grids can become the backbone of resilient, decarbonised cities.
Pal Kiss pioneers innovative waste heat recovery systems and advocates for the heat pump sector at national and regional levels.
Thermowatt will reveal the untapped potential of waste heat as a major urban energy source. Pal Kiss will pitch how recovering energy from sewage networks, cooling systems, and industrial processes can power heating and cooling demands sustainably. Discuss technology choices, regulatory needs, and real-world success stories from European cities.
Mariusz Skwarczynski is actively involved in national-level R&D projects focused on sustainable energy technologies and the future of urban decarbonisation.
Join this table to explore what lies beyond today’s decarbonisation technologies. Mariusz Skwarczynski will pitch on cutting-edge research themes — from advanced heat pump materials to AI-driven energy management — that could dramatically reshape cities’ energy profiles in the next decade.
Leopoldo Micò oversees certification processes that build trust in heat pump technologies, ensuring quality, reliability, and consumer protection across Europe.
Reliable certification and standardisation are crucial for scaling decarbonisation. Leopoldo Micò will pitch on how standards like KEYMARK help cities ensure that the technologies they deploy are efficient, safe, and future-proof. Discuss how trust-building measures accelerate market uptake and contribute to a smoother energy transition.