Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (Hydrogen Europe) sets the scene: how Europe's exposure to fossil fuel price volatility makes the case for hydrogen and its derivatives, and what it means for the continent's competitiveness and strategic resilience. A panel discussion follows, bringing together hydrogen consumers from hard-to-abate industries such as steel, project developers and installers, and potentially a political voice, to confront the hard questions - what does it take for hydrogen and its derivative molecules to gain their place in the European energy mix, what is the true cost of depending on electricity alone, and what is at stake for the European economy if it abandons the molecule option altogether.