15 mei 2025
Phoenix, Arizona – May 19-20, 2025 The Governance of Emerging Technologies and Science (GETS) Conference, hosted by Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, is a key event for exploring the governance challenges posed by new technologies. This year, Dr. Beata Kviatek from Hanze University and Entrance – Centre of Expertise Energy will contribute to this important discussion by presenting on Regional Governance of Green Hydrogen as an Emerging Technology—a topic with growing significance for sustainable energy transitions.
Green hydrogen is emerging as a key player in the energy transition, offering sustainable alternatives for industries such as transport, heavy manufacturing, and long-duration energy storage. However, its adoption depends on effective governance strategies, particularly at the regional level, where policy frameworks, infrastructure development, and cross-sector collaboration play crucial roles. Dr. Kviatek’s presentation will explore how place-based governance models and regional energy clusters can accelerate green hydrogen deployment, ensuring that innovation aligns with environmental and economic priorities.
This discussion is especially relevant for Hanze University and Entrance – Centre of Expertise Energy, where research focuses on renewable energy integration, system optimization, and sustainable mobility. Green hydrogen’s role within hybrid energy systems is a crucial area of study, and insights from GETS can inform policy frameworks that support scalable and effective solutions.
Now in its 12th year, the GETS Conference has established itself as a premier forum for discussing governance strategies for rapidly evolving technologies. The event draws leaders from academia, industry, and government, fostering collaboration across disciplines to address the complexities of emerging innovations.
While many conferences focus on governance for a single technology, GETS takes a broad, interdisciplinary approach, addressing governance challenges across multiple fields, including artificial intelligence, robotics, blockchain, synthetic biology, and quantum computing. This cross-sector perspective is valuable to Hanze and Entrance, as it allows for policy insights from other industries to be applied to energy governance.
Gary Marchant, Lincoln Professor of Law, Ethics, and Emerging Technologies at ASU, notes: “Since GETS began, there have been a lot of new events and conferences focusing on governance of a specific emerging technology. GETS is different in that it addresses governance of dozens of different technologies.”
For Hanze’s academic community and Entrance’s energy researchers, the conference provides valuable perspectives on:
Arizona State University is globally recognized for its leadership in law, technology governance, and sustainability, making it an ideal host for GETS. The Beus Center for Law and Society is known for fostering collaboration between academics, policymakers, and industry experts, ensuring that discussions translate into actionable governance strategies. Phoenix, with its growing tech and clean energy sectors, provides a dynamic backdrop for addressing the governance challenges of emerging energy technologies.
Dr. Kviatek’s presentation at GETS highlights the importance of integrating governance principles into energy innovation. By focusing on regional models for governing green hydrogen, her insights will contribute to broader discussions on policy-driven energy transitions that align with both technological advancements and sustainability goals—a focus that resonates strongly with Hanze University and Entrance’s commitment to energy innovation.
For more details, visit the GETS Conference programme.
