MAIA 4th policy workshop: Shaping Europe’s Sustainable Energy Future with Hydrogen

Key details

Date: April 29, 2025

Time: 14:30–16:00 EEST / 13:30-15:00 CEST

Format: In-person

Venue: Room A36 | Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece

Language: English

Registration: Register here or contact communicationsDep@aueb.gr

Key message

The MAIA 4th Workshop on Shaping Europe’s Sustainable Energy Future is an integral part of the Conference on Shaping Europe’s Sustainable Energy Future with Hydrogen and dedicated to engaging citizens and Pan-European organizations in climate action and resilience.

This interactive event will bring together leading experts, policymakers, academics, and industry stakeholders in a participatory framework to discuss the critical role of hydrogen in Europe’s energy transition. The conference will highlight hydrogen’s potential in decarbonization and Greece’s emerging role in developing a sustainable hydrogen economy.

Aim

The Workshop aims to foster dialogue between researchers, policymakers, businesses, and civil society, enabling collaborative discussions that identify priority objectives and innovative solutions.

Through knowledge exchange and best practices sharing, the workshop will enhance the key topics discussed during the Hydrogen Conference, strengthening Europe’s commitment to a sustainable energy future.

The Workshop will address key issues such as:

• Building a common European Vision for the role of Hydrogen in the Energy transition
• Identifying policy, technology, and behavioral levers to realize this vision
• Mapping the key stakeholders to catalyze the transition
• Underscore the main technological, financial, and policy barriers in Europe’s Hydrogen Momentum
• Exploring Greece’s Role in the Transition
• Leveraging MAIA Knowledge tools and Discovery services for researchers, policymakers, and practitioners

Agenda

Moderator: Dr. Konstantinos Dellis and Hezal Dilan Sari, MA, Researchers at Athena Research Center

Activity 1: Key Challenges and Barriers for Hydrogen Penetration in the Energy Mix

This activity will be an interactive exercise in which participants will identify the most significant barriers—regulatory, technological, financial, and knowledge and awareness—that hinder progress on hydrogen. They will also assess the severity of each barrier to help prioritize areas for action.

Activity 2: Building a Shared Vision

This exercise invites participants to co-create a timeline highlighting key developments, milestones, or goals for 2024, 2030, and 2050 based on finance, skill, policy, and technology.

Activity 3: Interest – Influence Matrix

This activity will map key stakeholder groups (e.g., public sector, academia, NGOs, private sector) according to their level of interest and influence.

Registration details

Participation in the conference is free, but prior registration is required. To secure your spot, please register here or contact communicationsDep@aueb.gr for more details.

Recording

To follow after the event.

Learn more about the Conference.