Aviation Twin Transition Cluster Event 2025

Agenda 

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Day 1: 29 July 2025 ​

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09:00 – 09:30

Registration & Welcome Coffee

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09:30 – 09:50

Opening Speeches

• Gerardo Zampino, KTH, RefMAP Coordinator

• Anna Palaiologk, Future Needs Management Consulting, Event Organiser 

• CINEA: The European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency Portfolio, Giorgos Babanis, Project Officer

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09:50 – 10:30

Keynote speeches

• [To Be Confirmed], Ioanna Katsarou, DG MOVE

• Local Digital Twins: The aerial advantage for sustainable urban futures, Ignacio Garcia Vega, IGAVE INNOVATION, European Data Space for Smart Communities

• [To Be Confirmed]

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10:30 - 11:30

Panel Discussion: New aircraft business models & services (SAF, quieter UAM, seaplanes, etc), Moderator: Sotiris Xydis (ICCS)

• RefMaP Results, Sofia Kalakou (ISCTE, RefMap)

• What do users want from tools addressing sustainability in aviation and UAM? Anna Palaiologk (Future Needs, RefMap project)

• What impact do quotas for green fuels in aviation have on the ramp-up of a global hydrogen economy? Dr. Stefan Kaufmann (DLR)

• Incentivising Sustainable Growth: An Economic Perspective on Airport Incentives. Programs in Green and Competitive Aviation, Mahdi Gholami, (Future Needs, ImAFUSA)

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11:30 - 11:50

Coffee Break​

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11:50 - 13:10

Panel Discussion: Sustainability challenges in Aviation: CO2 Emissions, Noise  Reduction & more,

(15’ presentation + Q&A/ presenter + 5’ Q&A)

• RefMaP Project Wind related results, Gerardo Zampino (KTH, RefMAP Coordinator)

• Holistic Assessment and Design Approaches Towards Sustainable Aviation, Angelos Filipatos ( Department of Mechanical Engineering & Aeronautics, University of Patras)

• Visual Pollution, Sofia Kalakou (ISCTE, Imafusa), Sotirios Xydis (ICCS, Imafusa)  

• Progress in psychoacoustic modelling of drone noise, Antonio Torija Martinez (University of Salford, RefMap) 

• APU usage monitoring through AI to reduce emissions and costs, Petros Masouridis (Waltr) 

Di-PEGASUS Project Presentation, Ioanna Moscholidou (Aegean University, Di-Pegasus)

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13:10 - 14:30

Networking Lunch & Poster Session

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14:30 - 15:15

Panel Discussion: Regulatory and Operational  Challenges, (15’ presentation + Q&A/ presenter + 5’ Q&A) Moderator: ?

• What Seaplanes Can Teach Us About UAM’s Future, Tzempelikos Constantinos (Element Aerospace Limited, Di-Pegasus)

• Safety in Aviation & UAM, Raffaello Mariani (KTH, ImAFUSA) 

ImAFUSA Project Results,  Kyriaki Daskaloudi (Future Needs, ImAFUSA)

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15:15 - 16:20

Panel Discussion: Showcasing Digital Leadership, (15’ presentation + Q&A/ presenter + 5’ Q&A), Moderator: Anna Palaiologk

• RefMaP Platform Demonstration, Sotiris Xydis (ICCS)

• Airship Project results, Ariadna Ortega Rodríguez (Airship),  

• Colossus Project Results, Prajwal Prakasha (Colossus)

Modelling and simulation of drone traffic public acceptance criteria, Milan Rollo (AFT)

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16:20 - 16.30

Wrap-Up & Key Takeaways, Anna Palaiologk

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16:30 – 17:30

Social Drink with Acropolis view​​​​​​​​​

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Day 2: 30 July 2025 

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Venue: [To Be Confirmed]​

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10:00 – 12:00

Next collaboration steps - World Cafe brainstorming session, Moderator: Georgia Nikolakopoulou​

Anna Palaiologk (Researcher in RefMap)

Ariadna Ortega (AIRSHIP Dissemination Manager)

Gerardo Zampino (RefMAP Coordinator)

Ioanna Moscholidou (Researcher in Di-Pegasus)

Kyriaki Daskaloudi (ImAFUSA Exploitation leader) 

Pavlos Zafiropoulos (RefMap Dissemination Manager)

Prajwal Prakasha (Colossus Coordinator)

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13:00 - 14:30

Networking Lunch

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Social Event afternoon: Guided Tour around the Acropolis area