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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
Freyova 33, Prague 9, Czech Republic
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
27. 5., Wednesday
8.15 Registration
9.00 The start of the conference
9.05 Introductory greetings/Opening speeches
Aleš Bláha, Board of Directors, STEO (Associ. of operators of technology for ecol. waste utilization)
Siegfried Scholz, President, ESWET (European Suppliers of WtE Technology)
Ella Stengler, Managing Director, CEWEP (Confederation of European WtE Plants)
(Maxime Pernal-Stoddart, Head of Environmental Policy, CEWEP)
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Representative*, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic
Representative*, Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic
9.20 TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS BY WtE CR OPERATORS, chaired by: Aleš Bláha
Tomáš Žižka, WtE Malešice (Prague)
Pavel Veselý, WtE Plzeň
Representative, WtE Liberec (Termizo)
Representative, WtE Brno (SAKO Brno)
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Representative, Veolia
10.50 coffee break
11.10 TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS, TECHNOLOGY, chaired by: Siegfried Scholz
Keynote Speech: Siegfried Scholz, President, ESWET (European Suppliers of WtE Technology)
Ondřej Krutílek, Member of the EP
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Representative, Keppel Seghers
Representative, Quartz Elec
Representative, Kanadevia INOVA
Representative, Siemens Energy
Representative, Jaipur Robotics
and others
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WASTE TO ENERGY AWARD 2026 ceremony
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12.50 lunch
13.40 LECTURE BLOCK - BALKANS COUNTRY REPORTS, chaired by: Vojtěch Doležal
Investor Perspective on Waste Management
Material Energy Centers
ZEVO - A Critical Tool for Solving the Ecological Crisis
Representatives, Montenegro, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ivo Marcin, Modernization Fund, SEF CR
Petr Opluštil, AK Havel & Partners
Werner Bauer, General Manager, WtERT
15.40 coffee break
16.00 LECTURE BLOCK - LEGISLATION, REGULATION, FINANCE
Jan Maršák, Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic
Pavel Beran, Energy Finance Director, KB
Representative, act Řanda Havel Legal
Maxime Pernal-Stoddart, Head of Environmental Policy, CEWEP
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Petr Havelka, Executive Director, ČAOH (Czech Waste Management Association)
Miloš Kužvart, Executive Director, ČAObH (Czech Association of Circular Economy)
Martin Hájek, District Heating Association of the CR
17.00 ALTERNATIVE TECHNOLOGIES, LOGISTICS, TAP MARKET, RDF, chaired by: Rudi Karpf
topics:
Anaerobic digestion
Pyrolysis
Gasification
Plasma gasification
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waste transport logistics
European TAP and RDF market
Margraf Rüdiger, CEO, LUEHR FILTER
Reinhard Goeschl, CEO, VIA SOLUTIONS
and others
18.30 - 24.00, banquet, wine, networking (hotel restaurant Zodiac)
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28. 5., Thursday
8.00 Registration
9.00 Opening speech
9.10 TECHNOLOGY, chaired by: Mirek Spicar
Representative, PPA CONTROL
Representative, VALMET
Aleš Bednář, Beumer Group
Jan Němec, HILTI
and others
10.40 coffee break
11.00 PANEL DISCUSSION of directors and management of operated WtE and management of built/prepared WtE projects, chaired by: Vojtěch Doležal
Aleš Bláha, WtE Malešice (Prague)
Representative, WtE Plzeň
Pavel Bernát, WtE Liberec (Termizo)
Representative, WtE Brno (SAKO Brno)
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Miroslav Krpec, WtE Mělník
Petr Mareš, WtE Komořany
Václav Král, WtE Vráto (České Budějovice)
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Ladislav Halász, KOSIT a.s., Slovakia
Representative, Poland*
13.00 End of the conference, joint lunch






































