ECRN, in collaboration with the Erasmus+ project “Professionals and their Skills in Hydrogen” and Mazovia, will host a focused half-day dissemination event that links the European policy and partnership landscape to Belgium’s and Poland’s national ecosystem and The programme connects strategy to delivery by showing how EU initiatives translate into on-the-ground action and how the skills pipeline enables real projects.
It will set out why hydrogen matters for Europe’s energy transition, explain how EU partnerships operate and interface with regions, and showcase the skills needed to build a capable workforce. The event will be moderated by the Director of Mazovia Region Representative Office in Brussels, Ms Nina Małachowska.
Venue: Mazovia Region Office in Brussels, Rue Victor Hugo 199, 1030 Brussels
AGENDA
09:30 – 10:00 | Arrival & networking
10:00 – 10:05 | Welcome by Folco Ciulli, Executive Director of ECRN and Nina Małachowska, Director of Mazovia Region
10:05 – 10:20 | Presentation on the findings of the Erasmus+ project “Professionals and their Skills in Hydrogen” by Przemysław Wojdyła, Vice President, The Association West Pomeranian Chemical Cluster “Green Chemistry”
10:20 – 11:25 | Hydrogen in Europe’s energy transition, circular economy links, how EU partnerships work with regions (European, national and regional perspective)
- Inês Moura Martins, Stakeholder relationship officer, Clean Hydrogen Partnership
- Piotr Popik, Expert, Mazovia Energy Agency
- Isabel François, Coordinator of the Belgian Hydrogen Council (BHC) Program Office
11:25 – 11: 40 | Coffee break
11:40 – 13:00 | Skills for the Hydrogen Sector
- Arkadiusz Majoch, PhD, EngD, Director of Sustainable Chemistry Center, Lukasiewicz Institute
- Alessandro Parente, Teacher, Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
- Ignasi Salvadó, Director, Office for the Promotion of European Research Activities (OPERA), 4Allianza Universidades
- Dominik Richter, Project Manager, Hydrogen Europe ResearchQ&A
13:00 – 14:00 | Networking lunch
Moderator: Nina Małachowska, Director of Mazovia Region
