Programme on-site

1^st Day of the Conference | 2.12.2026

11:00 - 12:00	Registration & Coffee
12:00 - 13:05 Plenary session	Strategies toward Green Deal Implementation ^{in English} ^{Chair of the session: Prof. Marzena Smol, Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland; Member of the Polish Young Academy of the Polish Academy of Sciences} Marzena Smol, Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland; Member of the Polish Young Academy of the Polish Academy of Sciences Opening & Green Deal Future – Water, Raw Materials and Energy Jacek Mąkinia ^{Invited Speaker}, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland speech title soon... Ludwig Hermann ^{Invited Speaker}, Former President of the European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP), Proman Management GmbH, Austria speech title soon... Eetu Virtanen ^{Invited Speaker}, Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM), Finland speech title soon...
13:05 - 13:20	Coffee break
13:20 - 14:25	Session Circular bioeconomy and resource valorization ^{in English} ^{Chair of the session:}^soon... Ikram Beraouz, Ibnou Zohr University, Morocco Valorization of Saffron By-Products for a Circular Bioeconomy: Bioactive Substances, Therapeutic Applications and Agricultural Waste Reduction Imane Touaf, Ibnou Zohr University, Morocco Valorization of Opuntia ficus-indica fruit peel through tocopherol recovery Yurong Zhang, Donghua University, China Inoculum-dependent endogenous electron donor generation differentiates chain elongation of food waste Anna Kopacz, University of Agriculture in Kraków, Poland Snowmaking infrastructure under climate pressure – a hidden vector or aid in elimination of antimicrobial resistance in mountain water systems? Alise Zommere, University of Latvia, Latvia Anthocyanin stabilisation in berry residues using plant co-pigments
14:25 - 15:30	Session Circular Economy, waste and plastic pollution^{in English} ^{Chair of the session:}^soon... Ablam Senyo Bolouvi, Francophonie Zéro Plastique TOGO, Togo Community Mobilization Against Single-Use Plastics: The Plastik-off Initiative and Pathways Towards a Circular Economy in Togo Arturas Torkelis, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania Closing the Recycling Gap in Lithuania’s Plastic Packaging System: A Material Flow Analysis of Post-Consumer Plastic and Composite Packaging Waste Marek Klimek, Wroclaw University of Economics and Business, Poland; Sutco-Polska, Poland Rethinking the Efficiency of Waste Sorting Infrastructure under Green Deal Policies: A System–Technology–Adaptation Perspective Albina Hysaj, Epoka University, Albania Circular Economy awareness among students in Albania Dominika Rech, University of Agriculture in Kraków, Poland Not only an esthetic problem. Macroplastic debris as a reservoir of antibiotic resistance in a pristine mountain river
15:30 - 15:45	Coffee break
15:45 - 16:45 Special session	Academic Advancements ^{in Polish} ^{Chair of the session:}^soon... Maria Włodarczyk-Makuła ^{Invited Speaker}, Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland speech title soon... Mariola Kłusek-Gawenda ^{Invited Speaker}, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland speech title soon... Małgorzata Cimochowicz-Rybicka ^{Invited Speaker}, Cracow University of Technology, Poland speech title soon...
16:45 - 17:40	Session Water resources, quality and climate resilience ^{in English} ^{Chair of the session:}^soon... Małgorzata Cimochowicz-Rybicka ^{Invited Speaker}, Cracow University of Technology, Poland Conditions for the treatment of water from the Vistula River in the light of the analysis of its physicochemical and microbiological parameters lyes Oubibette, Ecological Association Ame Nature Accredited by the UN, Algeria Restoration of Natural Water Springs Piotr Jachimowicz, VSB – Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic Organophosphate Esters in an Urban Watercourse: Spatial Variability and the Influence of Precipitation Małgorzata Cierpińska, AGH University of Krakow, Poland Effect of Hydrothermal Carbonization Reactor Scale on the Gasification Performance of Sewage Sludge-Derived Hydrochar Mahesh Kumar Jat, Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur, India Improving Water Resources Sustainability through Nature-Based Watershed Restoration: A Hydrological Modelling Assessment
17:40 - 18:30	Session Climate resilience and sustainable resource management ^{in English} ^{Chair of the session:}^soon... Clifford Erhiyodavwe Edevbie, Clean Climate And Environment Campaign Initiative, Nigeria Integrated Resource Management for Climate Mitigation: Synergizing Water, Raw Materials, and Energy under Green Deal Frameworks Iman Islami, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran Bridging institutional silos for climate resilience: a network diagnosis of water and rangeland governance in Iran’s arid regions Airish Castillo, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland Integrated Climate Response and Biomass Modeling of the Endemic Conifer Picea omorika Barbara Margarita Radmann, Independent Researcher, Greece Securing the Green Energy Transition through the European Critical Raw Materials Act: Lessons Learned from Japan’s Rare Earth Strategy Oumaima Bouihate, Ibnou Zohr University, Morocco Climate-resilient Opuntia ficus-indica as a source of value-added bioactive compounds: a sustainable valorization approach
18:30 - 21:00	Gala dinner

2^nd Day of the Conference | 3.12.2026

9:30 - 10:55	*Session Renewable energy and energy system transition* ^{in English} ^{Chair of the session: Prof. Piotr Olaczak, Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland} Sebastian Werle** ^{Invited Speaker}, Silesian University of Technology, Poland speech title soon... Aleksandra Bałys, Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland Integration of Waste Heat into District Heating Systems in the Energy Transition Tadeusz Lorkowski, Gdynia Maritime University, Poland Numerical Modelling of Sanitary Wastewater Heating Oskar Antonik, Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland Assessing Residential Energy Community Integration through Peer-to-Peer Local Energy Trading Pablo Benalcazar, Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland Where Can the Energy Transition Happen? A Geospatial Framework for Power System Planning Remus Prăvălie, University of Bucharest, Romania Evaluating the solar energy potential of pan-European lands highly susceptible to degradation and desertification Tomasz Surma, Veolia, Poland Sector coupling of the power and district heating sectors: potential, barriers, and regulatory conditions Donatas Butkevičius, Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania Optimization of biogas production at a sugar manufacturing plant
10:55 - 11:25	Coffee break
11:25 - 12:30	*Session Green transition: policy, society and cities* ^{in English}** ^{Chair of the session:}^soon...Izabela Sówka ^{Invited Speaker}, Wrocław University of Sciences and Technology, Poland Climate Education in Higher Education Institutions – Challenges, Competences and Directions for Development Marine Nalbandyan, Independent Expert, Armenia Method of Evaluation of Intellectual Capital in Context of Climate Change Agnieszka Chechelska, Cracow University of Technology, Poland Light Pollution in Kraków: A Real Environmental Threat? Anna Piętocha, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland Adaptive Reuse of Industrial Heritage as a Strategy for Green Urban Transition: A Case Study of Beijing 798 Art Zone Fortunate Mugwaze, University of Johannesburg, South Africa Higher Education for the Green Transition: A Comparative Policy Analysis of Polish and European Union Strategies and Lessons for African Universities Magdalena Zajączkowska, Kraków Univeristy of Economics, Poland The Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and the Two Peripheries of EU Climate Policy: A Comparative Analysis of Grounds for Differentiation
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch break

13:30 - 14:20 Special session	*DeliSoil project* ^{in English} ^{Chair of the session: Ludwig Hermann, Former President of the European Sustainable Phosphorus Platform (ESPP), Proman Management GmbH, Austria} Ansa Palojärvi ^{Invited Speaker}, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Finland Soil Health Benefits of Food Industry Side Streams: The EU Mission Soil DeliSoil Project Gianpaolo Sabia, ENEA Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Italy Assessment of the Potential for Agricultural Reuse of Treated Wastewater in Italy under Regulation (EU) 2020/741 Pekka Maijala, Pyhäjärvi Institute, Finland Food Industry Side Streams Living Lab – Co-creation for Promoting Soil Health Tapio Salo, Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), Finland Environmental performance of food industry-derived fertiliser products: evidence from experiments and modelling Zofia Łapniewska ^{Invited Speaker}, Institute of Economics, Finance and Management Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland Gender aspects in scientific projects
14:20 - 14:40	Coffee break
14:40 - 16:15	*Session Sustainable materials and circular construction^{in English}* ^{Chair of the session:}^soon... Biruk Tekle, University of Canberra, Australia Development of EPS-Based Lightweight Concrete with Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste Muhammad Shafique, Brunel University of London, United Kingdom Sustainable Pathways for Recycled Fiber-Reinforced Concrete: A Life Cycle Perspective Dejen Seyoum Abera, AGH University of Krakow, Poland DEP-Fabricated Alumina Monoliths with square channels for future Ammonia Decomposition catalysts Eryk Goldmann, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Poland Influence of Graphene Oxide and Valorized Spent Petrochemical Cracking Catalyst on the Electrical Resistivity of Sustainable Functional Cementitious Composites Jan Sena Altinay, Erciyes University, Türkiye Development of Sustainable Flame-Retardant PLA Composites for 3D Printing Karolina Brzozowska, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland Effect of Graphene Oxide in the Electrical Resistivity of ECAT-Containing Cementitious Composites Paulo Santos, University of Coimbra, Portugal Sustainable gypsum composites and silica aerogels produced from recycled tyre rubber colloidal solutions for high thermal performance LSF systems Pedro Carballosa de Miguel, Eduardo Torroja Institute for Construction Sciences, Spain Towards Circular Self-Healing Cementitious Composites with Biomass Fly Ash and Recycled Steel Fibers
16:15 - 17:35	*Session Sustainable Resource Management and Green Transformation* ^{in Polish} ^{Chair of the session:}^soon... Angelika Więckol-Ryk*, Central Mining Institute-National Research Institute, Poland* Sustainable Soil Substrates for Degraded Land Reclamation: Combining Mine Waste Rock and Sewage Sludge within a Circular Economy Approach Hubert Byliński, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland Optimization of low-thermal pretreatment of bio-waste for sustainable methane production Klaudia Szkadłubowicz, AGH University of Krakow, Poland Effect of Initial pH during Hydrothermal Carbonization of Sewage Sludge on Phosphorus Mobilization and Subsequent Precipitation from Post- processing liquid Monika Ochmańska, Doctoral School of the Cracow University of Technology; Krakow Water, Poland Impact of Anthropogenic Activities on the Occurrence of Endocrine-Disrupting and Pharmaceutical Compounds in Drinking Water Iryna Kostetska, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine Green transformation of rural territories: the role of environmental policy and local governance Anna Kowalik-Klimczak, Łukasiewicz Research Network - Institute for Sustainable Technologies, Poland Sustainable resource management by extending the life of electroplating baths and valorisation of membrane-based treatment residuals Anna Grobelak, Czestochowa University of Technology, Poland Impact of selected plant growth - promoting bacteria (PGPB) on plant growth and yield Kamila Kwacz, Wrocław University of Science and Technology, Poland Towards Active Radio Properties for Cybersecurity of Critical Infrastructure in Future Construction

3^rd Day of the Conference | 4.12.2026

9:30 - 10:40 Parallel session	Poster session ^{in English} ^{Chair of the session:}^soon... soon...
9:30 - 10:40 Parallel session	Poster session ^{in English & in Polish} ^{Chair of the session:}^soon... soon...
10:40 - 11:00	Coffee break
11:00 - 12:25	*Session Water reuse, wastewater treatment and nutrient recovery* ^{in English} ^{Chair of the session:}^soon... Klara Ramm**^{Invited Speaker}, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland Comparative analysis of water leakage indicators in selected European Union countries Bogna Sniatala, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland Membrane stripping: towards integrated N-P loop closure Zhihong Liu, Taiyuan University of Technology; Gdansk University of Technology, China-Poland Homoacetogenesis inhibition and electrode regulation strengthen an in situ hydrogen-retaining reducing environment for Fe3+ reduction-driven vivianite formation Zuzanna Prus-Frączek, AGH University of Krakow, Poland Occurrence and Solid-Water Partitioning of Selected Biomarkers and Hydroxylated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Activated Sludge from Wastewater Treatment Plants Saeed Givehchi, University of Tehran, Iran Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Proposing a Model for Natural Disaster Management: A Case Study of the Central Plain of Iran Karan Chabhadiya, Krakow School of Interdisciplinary PhD Studies, Poland Impact of pilot-scale system and energy mix on life cycle of wastewater treatment: Insights from a Finnish water reclamation process Mateusz Skalny, AGH University of Krakow, Poland Phosphorus recovery using drinking water treatment residuals Daniel Dylewski, University of Justice, Poland Water desalination as a mean of solving water problems
12:30 - 13:30	Lunch break

13:30 - 14:40

Special session

Interreg Baltic Sea Platforms ^{in English}

^{Chair of the session:}^soon...

Eetu Virtanen ^{Invited Speaker}, Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM), Finland
speech title soon... ^CirCan

Eetu Virtanen^{Invited Speaker}, Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM), Finlandspeech title soon...^CiNURGi

Dagnija Grabuza, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies, Latvia
Towards Circular Phosphorus Management in Municipalities: From Eutrophic Lake Remediation to Nutrient Reuse in Urban Greenery ^{NutriLoopWorks}

Klara Ramm^{Invited Speaker}, Chamber of Economy Polish Waterworks, Poland
Engaging local public authorities in building water micro symbioses ^Symbioter

Małgorzata Komorowska-Kaufman, Poznan University of Technology, Poland
Microplastics in Drinking Water: Challenges in Sampling and Analysis ^SafeDRINK

Monika Wojciechowska, Savonia University of Applied Sciences, Finland
Baltic Blue Resilience: Strengthening Governance Capacity for Sustainable Stormwater Management in the Baltic Sea Region ^{Baltic Blue Resilience}

14:40 - 15:00

Coffee break

15:00 - 16:00

Closing session

Closing session ^{in English}

^{Chair of the session:}^{Prof. Marzena Smol, Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland; Member of the Polish Young Academy of the Polish Academy of Sciences}

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1st Day of the Conference | 2.12.2026

11:00 - 12:00

Registration & Coffee

12:00 - 13:05

​Strategies toward Green Deal Implementation in English

13:05 - 13:20

Coffee break

13:20 - 14:25

Session Circular bioeconomy and resource valorization in English

14:25 - 15:30

Session Circular Economy, waste and plastic pollution in English

15:30 - 15:45

Coffee break

15:45 - 16:45

Academic Advancements in Polish

16:45 - 17:40

Session Water resources, quality and climate resilience in English

17:40 - 18:30

Session Climate resilience and sustainable resource management in English

18:30 - 21:00

Gala dinner

2nd Day of the Conference | 3.12.2026

9:30 - 10:55

Session Renewable energy and energy system transition in English

10:55 - 11:25

Coffee break

11:25 - 12:30

Session Green transition: policy, society and cities in English

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch break

13:30 - 14:20

DeliSoil project in English

14:20 - 14:40

Coffee break

14:40 - 16:15

Session Sustainable materials and circular construction in English

16:15 - 17:35

Session Sustainable Resource Management and Green Transformation in Polish

3rd Day of the Conference | 4.12.2026

9:30 - 10:40

Poster session in English

9:30 - 10:40

Poster session in English & in Polish

10:40 - 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 - 12:25

Session Water reuse, wastewater treatment and nutrient recovery in English

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch break

13:30 - 14:40

Interreg Baltic Sea Platforms in English

14:40 - 15:00

Coffee break

15:00 - 16:00

Closing session in English

1^st Day of the Conference | 2.12.2026

Strategies toward Green Deal Implementation ^{in English}

Session Circular bioeconomy and resource valorization ^{in English}

Session Circular Economy, waste and plastic pollution^{in English}

Academic Advancements ^{in Polish}

Session Water resources, quality and climate resilience ^{in English}

Session Climate resilience and sustainable resource management ^{in English}

2^nd Day of the Conference | 3.12.2026

**Session Renewable energy and energy system transition ^{in English}**

**Session Green transition: policy, society and cities ^{in English}**

DeliSoil project ^{in English}

**Session Sustainable materials and circular construction^{in English}**

**Session Sustainable Resource Management and Green Transformation ^{in Polish}**

3^rd Day of the Conference | 4.12.2026

Poster session ^{in English}

Poster session ^{in English & in Polish}

**Session Water reuse, wastewater treatment and nutrient recovery ^{in English}**

Interreg Baltic Sea Platforms ^{in English}

Closing session ^{in English}