MonacoClean FusionForum
April 28, 2025 at 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Yacht Club de Monaco Ballroom Quai Louis II, 98000 Monaco
About the Event
We are delighted to announce the 2nd Monaco Clean Fusion Forum, organized with the support of H.S.H. Prince Albert II and the Monaco Foundation bearing His name. Hosted in Monaco, a global hub for clean energy innovation and a meeting place for international leaders, this forum will explore nuclear fusion as a game-changing technology essential to achieving a sustainable, net zero future.
Building on the success of its inaugural edition, this event aims to establish the Monaco Clean Fusion Forum as an annual gathering of world leaders, policymakers, industry innovators, and scientific experts dedicated to advancing fusion energy. The highlight of this year's forum will be a world-first live fusion demonstration, offering a groundbreaking opportunity to witness the immense potential of fusion technology firsthand.
With its promise of virtually limitless, carbon-free energy, nuclear fusion is increasingly recognized as a cornerstone of the global energy transition. Recent advances in fusion technology have brought this transformative energy source closer than ever, with many companies targeting their first functional prototypes and initial energy contributions to the grid within the next five years. As investment and innovation in this field continue to accelerate, this forum will serve as a vital platform for collaboration, driving progress towards making fusion a reality for the benefit of our planet and future generations.
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Key Participants

H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco

Peter Liu
CEO of Alpha Ring International, Chairman of WI Harper

Olivier Wenden
CEO of Foundation Prince Albert II of Monaco

Dr. Marco Casiraghi
President of Engeco & FPFC, Monaco

Dr. Roger Falcone
Former President of the American Physical Society; Professor of Physics, UC Berkeley; CSO of Alpha Ring International

Dr. Kimberly S. Budil
Director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Dr. Heizo Takenaka
Director of Global Security Research Instittue at Keio University

Ambrogio Fasoli
EPFL and former CEO of EUROfusion

Dr. Ahmad Bahai
CTO of Texas Instruments

Alain Bécoulet
Deputy Director General – Scientist , ITER Organization

Mark Thomas
CEO of First Light Fusion

Dr. Franco Cotana
CEO of RSE, Ricera sul Sistema Energetico

Dr. Alessandro Dodaro
Directo of Nuclear Dept. (NUC) of ENEA

Dr. Gianluca Gregori
Professor of Physics, Oxford University, UK

Prof. Stefano Besseghini
President of ARERA

Dr. Isolda Costa
Director of Brazil's Nuclear and Energy Research Institute IPEN

Mikhail Chudakov
Deputy Director General, Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy of IAEA
Program
8:30-9:00 | Registration, Coffee, Networking |
9:00-9:10 | Opening Speech Peter Liu (CEO of Alpha Ring), Ida Liu (Former Global Head of Citi Private Bank) |
9:10-9:20 | Keynote: Why Fusion Matters Roger Falcone (Chief Scientist of Alpha Ring) |
9:20-9:40 | Keynote: Japan's Fusion Strategy Heizo Takenaka (Former Minister of State for Financial Services, Japan) |
9:40-10:00 | Keynote: Challenges in Fusion: Education and Workforce Development Ambrogio Fasoli (Vice President of EPFL, former CEO of EUROfusion) |
10:00-10:15 | Welcome Address by HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco |
10:15-10:30 | Award and Signing Ceremony University Representatives |
10:30-10:50 | Presentation: Energy of the Next Generation: Driving Fusion Education Globally with Alpha-E Alexander Gunn (Senior Scientist at Alpha Ring) |
10:50-11:20 | Coffee Break |
11:20-12:00 | Panel Discussion: Education in Fusion Ryan Ramsey (Co Chair of the Fusion Skills Council, UK), Dario Cruz (CEO of FuseNet), Jenny Su (Chairman of NCKU Research and Development Foundation) Moderator: Roger Falcone (Chief Scientist of Alpha Ring) |
12:00-13:00 | Networking Lunch |
13:00-13:20 | Keynote: AI-Energy-Fusion Ahmad Bahai (Chief Technology Officer of Texas Instruments) |
13:20-13:40 | Keynote: Bringing Fusion to Public: Driving Public Awareness & Industry Adoption Mikhail Chudakov (Deputy Director General, Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy of IAEA) |
13:40-14:00 | Keynote: Fusion Ignition: What Comes Next? Kimberly S. Budil (Director of the Lawrence Livermore National Lab) |
14:00-14:15 | Keynote: Zero Waste and Beyond Arthur Huang (Founder & CEO of Miniwiz) |
14:15-15:00 | Roundtable: Fusion as a Global Initiative: How Nations are Shaping the Holy Grail of Energy Isolda Costa (Director of IPEN), Luciano Martini (Director of RSE), Daniel Kammen (Professor of Energy, UC Berkeley), Alain Bécoulet (Deputy Director General – Scientist, ITER Organization) Moderator: Stuart Allen (CEO of FusionX) |
15:00-15:15 | Coffee Break |
15:15-15:45 | Fireside Chat: Powering an Abundant Future: Energy Costs, Seurity, and Innovation for a Resilient Economy Jeffery Bohn (Senior Advisor of Anthropocene Institute), Stefano Besseghini (President of ARERA, Italy) |
15:45-16:30 | Panel: First Markets in Fusion: Early Commercial Opportunities in Fusion Emanuele Massarelli (Vice President of EEI S.p.A.), Rajeev Pattathil (Head of Novel Accelerator Science and Applications at Rutherford Appleton Laboratory), Alexander Gunn (Senior Scientist at Alpha Ring), Peter Kurz (Chairman of Alpha Ring Asia, Co-Founder of Davos Energy) Moderator: Gianluca Gregori (Professor of Physics at Oxford University) |
16:30-17:15 | Panel: AI for Fusion & Fusion for AI Mark Thomas (CEO of First Light Fusion), Tim Dodwell (Founder & CEO of digiLab), Michele Laurelli (CEO of Algoretico), Aleksei Zolotarev (CEO & Founder of Next Step Fusion) Moderator: Giovanni Landi (Alpha Ring EMEA General Manager) |
17:15-17:30 | Closing Remarks |
17:30-20:30 | Networking & Gala Dinner |
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