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On Friday 3 November, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Director-General Pietro Barabaschi took part in a panel discussion on nuclear fusion organized as part of the . 

Moderated by Sakura Pascarelli (Scientific Director, European XFEL), "Nuclear fusion for a decarbonized future" featured:

¡ª Pietro Barabaschi, Director-General, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Organization (keynote)
¡ª Masaya Hanada, Director General, Naka Fusion Institute Japan
¡ª Steven Cowley, Director, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, USA
¡ª Piergiorgio Sonato, President, RFX Consortium, Italy
¡ª Hartmut Zohm, Head of Tokamak Division, MPI-IPP, Germany

After describing project status, Director-General Barabaschi commented on how °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ is contributing to the world fusion research program. "Fusion is an innovation program ... it's not just one project. [...] We see now a renaissance of fusion around the world. A lot of private investment interest, a lot of companies, a lot of opportunities for young people. [...] A lot of new ideas will come up and I believe that °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ can provide some support. [...] Others may learn from what we are doing; it's part of our job I believe."

You can watch a replay of the public event at .