Speaker Biographies



DR. JACEK PODKANSKI
Senior Energy Technology Specialist
International Energy Agency

Dr. Jacek Podkanski is a Senior Energy Technology Specialist at the International Energy Agency. Within the Office of Energy Efficiency, Technology and R&D, Dr. Podkanski is responsible for clean fossil fuels technologies and international R&D co-operation in this field. He is also a secretary to the IEA Working Party on Fossil Fuels. Before joining the IEA, Dr. Podkanski was responsible for implementation of international environmental assistance programmes on improvements in energy sector in Central and Eastern Europe. His research activities concerned the capture of sulfur and carbon dioxide, and the economics of pollution abatement in the energy sector.