The 17th International Specialized Conference
Waste to Energy 2026
Conference subtitle: Energy recovery of waste, waste management
The conference is organized in cooperation with STEO, ESWET, CEWEP
(STEO - Association of Operators of Technologies for Ecological Waste Utilization)
27 - 28 May 2026, Clarion Congress Hotel Prague
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
27. 5., Wednesday
8.15 Registration
9.00 Opening speeches
Aleš Bláha, Board of Directors, STEO (Association of Operators of Tech. for Eco. Waste Utilization)
Siegfried Scholz, President, ESWET (European Suppliers of WtE Technology)
Ella Stengler, Managing Director, CEWEP (Confederation of European WtE Plants)
9.20 - 10.50 TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS OF WTE OPERATORS
10.50 - 11.10 Coffee Break
11.10 - 12.50 TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS, TECHNOLOGY
Representatives of technology companies:
5 presentations (about 15 minutes/1 presentation)
12.50 - 13.40 Lunch
13.40 - 15.30 BLOCK OF PRESENTATIONS - exchange of experience through country reports between regions with established WtE systems and EU candidate countries (especially Central Europe and Western Balkans)
PANEL DISCUSSION - LESSONS LEARNED:
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15.30 - 16.00 Coffee Break
16.00 - 17.00 LECTURE BLOCK - legislation, regulation, finance
Legislation, regulation
Finance
17.00 - 18.30 PANEL DISCUSSION - on the conference topics
18.30 - 24.00 BNW - Banquet, Networking, Wine (hotel restaurant Zodiac)
28. 5., Thursday
8.00 Registration
9.00 Opening
9.10 TECHNOLOGY
Representatives of institutions and technology companies:
5 presentations (about 15 minutes/1 presentation)
10.40 Coffee Break
11.00 PANEL DISCUSSION of WtE facility directors and management and upcoming WtE projects in the Czech Republic and Slovakia
Topics:
- Trends in waste management, CO2
- The importance of WtE facility in the context of energy and heating sector
- Comprehensive overview of upcoming projects
- State Energy Policy, Amendment to the Energy Act
13.00 End of the conference, joint lunch
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Speakers who spoke at the conference in 2025:
Altumbabić Tarik, Honorary Consul of Bosna and Herzegovina in CR
Balner Petr, Founder of the Platform CROK (Recycling and Waste Competence Center)
Bednář Aleš, BEUMER Group Czech Republic, a. s.
Beran Pavel, Energy Finance Director, KB
Bernát Pavel, Director, WtE Liberec (CR)
Bláha Aleš, Board of Directors, STEO, Director, WtE Malešice, Prague (CR)
Bussjaeger Saba, Product & Marketing Director, Kanadevia INOVA
Doležal Jakub, SEWACO, (WtE Vráto, České Budějovice, CR)
Doležal Martin, Founder of the Platform CROK (Recycling and Waste Competence Center)
Doležal Vojtěch, Senior Consultant SEWACO s.r.o Czech Republic
Drápela Pavel, SES TLMAČE
Englebert Benoit, Head of Sales and Business Development, Keppel Seghers
Gleis Marcus, Umweltbundesamt, (Německo)
Goeschl Reinhard, CEO, VIA SOLUTIONS
Halász Ladislav, KOSIT a.s., (Slovensko)
Havelka Petr, Executive Director, Czech Association of Waste Management
Hujanen Arto, Konecranes
Janda Pavel, Deputy, Ministry of the Environment of the CR
Janovský Jakub, Siemens Energy
Jell Sebastian, Sales and Project Manager, MARTIN GmbH
Kadlic Tomáš, Delivery Lead, Aspiro
Karpf Rudi, CEO, ete.a Ingenieurgesellschaft, (Německo)
Kirnbauer Friedrich, Senior Partner, UVP GmbH
Krpec Miroslav, Director, WtE Mělník (CR)
Krutílek Ondřej, Member of European Parliament, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, Committee on Public Health, Committee on Transport and Tourism
Kužvart Miloš, Executive Director, ČAObH (Czech Circular Economy Association)
Le Tuan Anh, WtE Liberec (CR)
Madsen Ole H., Managing Director, Kanadevia Inova Denmark A/S
Manhart Jaromír, State Environmental Fund of the CR, Department of Waste Management
Mareš Petr, Technical Director, United Energy (WtE Komořany, CR)
Margraf Rüdiger, CEO, LUEHR FILTER
Maršák Jan, Director of the Circular Economy and Waste Department, Ministry of the Env. of the CR
Mlinarević Martina, Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Prague
Musil Petr, CEO, Remark CZ & Strategy Business Development Manager, Remark Kayser
Mužík Oldřich, State Environmental Fund of the CR, Department Modernisation Fund EU
Mužila Martin, WtE Brno (SAKO Brno, a. s., CR)
Němec Jan, Field engineer manager Energy & Industry CZ, HILTI
Němeček Blahoslav, Partner, EY
Piirto Joona, Sumitomo SHI-FW
Pilař Vlastimil, Siemens Energy
Scholz Siegfried, President, ESWET (European Suppliers of WtE Technology)
Sladkova Oleksandra, Deputy head of Ecomonic development department in Lviv City Council, (Ukraine)
Spicar Mirek, CEO, spicar-consulting, (Swiss)
Stengler Ella, Managing Director, CEWEP (Confederation of European WtE Plants)
Stoiber Helga, Senior Partner UVP GmbH, (Austria)
Suzová Jana, WtE Brno, (SAKO Brno, a. s., CR)
Tereszczuk Krzysztof, Business Development Manager, Keppel Seghers
Vecka Jiří, Executive Director, Association for District Heating of the CR
Veselý Pavel, Director, WtE Plzeň (CR)
Vlček Lukáš, Minister, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the CR (video greetings)
Žižka Tomáš, WtE Malešice, Prague (CR)