Preliminary Detailed Programme

OPENING & WELCOME SESSION

Hydrogen reality check: Where do we stand?

The hydrogen sector is at a turning point. After years of strategies and promises, how much real progress has been made? This keynote will provide a clear-eyed assessment of achievements, setbacks, and current dynamics in Europe’s hydrogen landscape — setting the stage for the discussions to follow.

Does regulation enhance or hamper investments?

Clear and simple rules and regulatory certainty are essential to unlock large-scale hydrogen deployment. Yet many stakeholders argue that regulation sometimes slows innovation and raises costs. This session will debate whether Europe’s evolving framework acts as a driver or a barrier for investments — and what adjustments are needed to strike the right balance.

Building European hydrogen backbone: regulation, networks and market integration

Europe’s vision for a hydrogen backbone requires cross-border cooperation, infrastructure repurposing, and coordinated markets. This session brings together regulators, operators, and policymakers to discuss the path forward: how to ensure infrastructure readiness, market integration, and a framework that enables hydrogen to flow freely across Europe.

What works? Implementation stories from the field

Beyond visions and strategies, what is actually happening on the ground? This session showcases real-world hydrogen projects that are delivering results. Industry leaders will share lessons learned, highlight best practices, and demonstrate how barriers can be overcome in practice.

Closing of the first day

POSTER SESSION

WELCOME RECEPTION