This event introduces the new Horizon Europe gEneSys project to the public, with a welcome by Anna Sobczak, Director-General for Energy and European University Institute and a statement on sustainability perspectives for Energy Transition by Mara Cossu, representative of the Italian Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security. The session will include a round-table-discussion with Consortium Partners reflecting on the context in which gEneSys will operate such as research challenges, gendered innovation approaches, environmental concerns, actions by industry, the need for interdisciplinary training, and consequences for climate change.