Name
Closing Panel: Innovation, Partnership & Security
Date & Time
Thursday, February 26, 2026, 4:40 PM - 5:30 PM
Speakers
• Marc Lachaise, Director - Fusion4Energy
• Livia Casali, Assistant Professor, Zinkle Faculty Fellow & ITER Research Scientist Fellow - University of Tennessee-Knoxville
• Niccolò Mussi, Investment Manager - CDP Venture Capital
• Armin Reinartz, Head of German Policy - Proxima Fusion
• Livia Casali, Assistant Professor, Zinkle Faculty Fellow & ITER Research Scientist Fellow - University of Tennessee-Knoxville
• Niccolò Mussi, Investment Manager - CDP Venture Capital
• Armin Reinartz, Head of German Policy - Proxima Fusion
Description
Fusion stakeholders explore the role of fusion innovation, partnership and collaboration & its significance economically and otherwise, Europe & globally.
- What is the role of fusion innovation, partnership, and collaboration, and what is its economic and strategic significance in Europe and globally?
- How can transnational projects like ITER, universities and national labs, suppliers, and innovators most effectively work together to progress fusion?
- How are public and private sector entities collaborating to resolve key challenges?
- How can we balance partnership/collaboration and security?
- Which elements should be present at the EC Fusion Strategy to accelerate fusion’s contribution to energy independence, security, and competitiveness?
- How can fusion aid energy security, industrial resilience, and stability?
Moderated by: Sehila Gonzalez, Global Director, Fusion Energy, CATF