On 29–30 July 2025, Future Needs gathered nearly 50 experts from across Europe in Athens for two days of connection, collaboration, and forward-thinking discussions on the green and digital transitions in aviation and urban air mobility! ✈️
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Day 2🎙️ Panel on Joint Dissemination Opportunities
Moderator: Georgia Nikolakopoulou (Future Needs)
Speakers:
P. Zafiropoulos (RefMap, Future Needs)
K. Daskaloudi (ImAFUSA, Future Needs)
A. Ortega (Airship, LPRC)
P. Prakasha (Colossus, DLR)
I. Moscholidou (Di-Pegasus, Univ. of the Aegean)
We ended Day 1 with networking opportunities 🤝 accompanied by beautiful rooftop views 🏛️. Thanks to everyone who brought their energy, expertise, and optimism.
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🎙️ Panel: Future Aviation Economy
Moderator: Niki Krousouloudi (Future Needs)
Insights from:
🌱 Anna Palaiologk - User needs in sustainability
♿ Kyriaki Daskaloudi - Accessibility in UAM
🤖 Petros Masouridis - AI & APU emissions
🌍 Dr. Stefan Kaufmann - Green fuels & hydrogen
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🎙️ Panel: Showcasing Digital Leadership
Moderator: Anna Palaiologk (Future Needs)
With:
🛰️ Sotiris Xydis – @refmap.bsky.social demo
🤖 Fateme Baneshi – AI for climate-friendly routes
🚁 Milan Rollo – Drone traffic acceptance
🔬 Prajwal Prakasha – Colossus results
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The #AviationTwinTransition Clustering Event has officially begun.
Opening remarks set the tone for the days ahead, with powerful messages from:
🌐 Georgios Bampanis (CINEA/European Commission)
🤝 Anna Palaiologk (Future Needs)
🔧 Gerardo Zampino (KTH, RefMap Project)
💬 “Same Skills, Same Pay, Stop Injustice Today.”
One of many bold slogans from a powerful week in Poland, where our Innovation Project Manager & Gender Dimension Consultant Lee Ingleton represented Future Needs at the EqPay4all training on tackling pay inequality.
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Did you know that over 120 countries are eligible for Horizon Europe funding? With €95.5 billion in funding, Horizon Europe is the EU’s most ambitious research and innovation programme ever, and it's not just for EU countries.
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🧪😕 Young people face a daily flood of health misinformation.
Health-Lit, our new Erasmus+ project, helps build health literacy and digital resilience among individuals aged 14–29 across Europe. futureneeds.eu/future-needs...
Despite increasing pressure for public engagement and impact reporting, many EU researchers still see project dissemination as a distraction. An obligation rather than an opportunity.
But the data tells a different story.
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#AirspaceWorld2025 – We're ready for Day 2! Find the Future Needs team at the RefMap booth H21450.
Curious about how data can shape the future of UAM? Visit Future Needs at #AirspaceWorld2025, Booth H21450, to explore the full suite of tools developed under our #HorizonEurope project RefMap. Daily demos are available – check out the full schedule in the image.
Future Needs’ Founder and Head of Research, Anna Palaiologk, shares insights on the BURDI project - covering U-space costs, benefits, and business sustainability - at the Skeyes Booth during the @sesarju.bsky.social walking tour at #AirspaceWorld2025.
Our team just got back from Mallorca, where we joined the 6th General Assembly of the #HorizonEurope TANGO project! Our Head of Design, Panos Chatzimathios, showcased our UI design work, while our Exploitation Expert, Ioannis Koutsos, co-led an Innovation Workshop on business models and licensing.
Interested in #HorizonEurope funding? Feeling overwhelmed by information overload? We’ve got you covered!
We’ve gathered all Horizon Europe Info Days happening this month in one place, so you don’t have to hunt them down.
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Live from Brussels! Our Head of EU Projects, Chariton Palaiologk is at the #HorizonEurope Cluster 5 Info Day, exploring new funding opportunities for climate, energy, and mobility. Plenty of fresh insights and connections today with the European Commission and the R&I community! #CL5INFODAY2025
We’re excited to share the Aviation Research Roadmap of Future Needs with everyone attending Airspace World! We’ll be presenting our combined work across three aviation projects: @imafusa.bsky.social, @refmap.bsky.social and BURDI. Meet us:
📍 RefMap Booth H21450
🚶♂️@sesarju.bsky.social Walking Tours
📺 Here’s an excerpt from our interview with Anna Palaiologk, a key member of the ImAFUSA team and a research consultant and transport economist at @futureneedseu.bsky.social
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Future Needs is sponsoring the largest women empowerment conference in Cyprus – Women in Business and Beyond!
Our team will also be hosting a workshop to help more women access the resources they need to make an impact in research and innovation. More details coming soon!
Science is for everyone, yet gender bias still holds back progress. In #HorizonEurope, gender equality isn't just a checkbox—it’s key to stronger, more impactful research.
Read Future Needs' guide on including gender criteria in your proposal.
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Join us for the RECONMATIC Open Day in Greece, where Ioannis Koutsos will present the #CircularConstructionCluster, an initiative led by Future Needs as part of this #HorizonEU project: www.reconmatic.eu/open-day-in-...
Our team is on the way back from the annual AI4LUNGS project meeting in Germany. As leaders of dissemination & exploitation for this project, we aligned with partners on the next steps to maximize impact—through targeted outreach, strategic synergies, and a clear plan for the project's KERs.
GEP is mandatory for your organisation—what’s next?
Organisations applying for #HorizonEurope must confirm GEP compliance by submitting a self-declaration during Participant Registration, including a questionnaire on 4 essential elements and 5 recommended themes.
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We will be attending the annual meeting of the AI4LUNGS project this week in Germany, hosted by Fraunhofer ITWM (@fraunhofer.bsky.social). As leaders of Dissemination, Communication, and Exploitation, we'll update the consortium on first-year progress and upcoming activities. #HorizonEU
Is a GEP mandatory for my organisation?
In Horizon Europe proposals, a Gender Equality Plan is required for public bodies, higher education institutions, and research organisations in EU Member States or associated countries. SMEs, NGOs, and CSOs are exempt.
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Greetings from #SJUAnnual25 in Brussels! ✈️ Find the Future Needs team today at booths 30 and 35, representing two SESAR projects: ImAFUSA and BURDI.
Stop by to learn more about our work and meet the teams behind these innovations!
