NAG & FLAG: Netherlands & Flanders Networking Meeting

Cross-border encounter on hydrogen in aviation

Inter-Cluster event Agoria-FLAG, NAG and WaterstofNet on 3 September 2021

On Friday September 3rd, WaterstofNet, Agoria-FLAG and the NAG are organising a networking event, with focus on hydrogen in aviation, at Breda Airport. The B2B will be hosted by the European Enterprise Network (EEN). Participation is free. This networking event is for all members of Netherlands Aerospace Group, Flemish Aerospace Group, Waterstofnet/Waterstof Industrie Cluster and for companies interested in the Aeronautical sector and Hydrogen Technology. Besides networking a special topic that will be addressed, the opportunities of Hydrogen in aviation. There is a rising interest within the aerospace sector for sustainable alternatives; hydrogen is seen as one of the possible options for low or zero emission propulsion for the aircrafts of the future. This is your opportunity to network and (re-)connect with companies and future partners on a wide range of topics. You can sign up on the event website of EEN.

Both in Flanders and in the Netherlands many innovative companies are active in aerospace. In Flanders those are all united in the company cluster  the Flemish Aerospace Group active under the umbrella of Agoria. In the Netherlands the NAG (Netherlands Aerospace Group) represents 95% of the companies active within the aerospace sector. Agoria-FLAG and WaterstofNet have recently announced to establish a collaboration on hydrogen. WaterstofNet is an organisation that develops projects focussed on implementation of hydrogen in transport, energy and industry, and coordinates the Waterstof Industrie Cluster with members in Flanders and the Netherlands.

This was sufficient reason, together with the positive developments of the pandemic, to organize a physical workshop with B2B-matchmaking which aims to connect companies across borders, in particular on new innovations leading to sustainable aviation. The workshop will be hosted by Breda International Airport (https://en.breda-airport.eu/).

The draft agenda is as follows:

09:00                  Welcome with coffee and tea

09:30                  Welcome by organisers: Agoria-FLAG, NAG and Breda Airport

09:45                  Status Hydrogen in Flanders/The Netherlands and opportunities for collaboration – Isabel François, WaterstofNet

10:00                  Views on hydrogen and zero-e from a European perspective – Ron van Manen, Clean Sky

10:20                  Airborne Wind Energy - Ampyx Power (https://www.ampyxpower.com/)

10:30                  B2B matchmaking – EEN

12:10                  Lunch with possibilities for further networking

Please sign up for this event on the event website of EEN. This allows you to plan your B2B meetings in advance. https://b2b-aviation-nag-flag.b2match.io/

If you have any questions, please let us know. We look forward to welcoming you on Breda Airport.