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20 October 13:30-18:30Hanaholmen, Finland

Nordic Fusion Forum 2025

Join policymakers, industry leaders, scientists, and investors at the Nordic Fusion Forum in Helsinki, Finland — a landmark event focused on advancing the development and industrialization of fusion energy across the Nordic region.

This forum will spotlight the strategic potential of the Nordics as a hub for next-generation energy.

Through high-level panels, keynotes, and networking opportunities, we will explore:

  • How to build a Nordic fusion ecosystem: From partnerships and supply chains to workforce development and offtake agreements.
  • Policy and positioning: Elevating the Nordics as global leaders in fusion regulation and innovation.
  • Investment and impact: Fusion’s business case, revenue potential, cross-sector applications, and early opportunities for collaboration.

This is more than a forum — it's the beginning of a movement to place the Nordics at the heart of the global fusion economy.

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Agenda

13:30

Pre-Mingle & Check In

14:00

Welcome & Introduction to Nordic Fusion Forum

Henrikki Talvitie
CEO - St1
Peter Roos
CEO - Novatron Fusion Group
14:10

An Introduction to Fusion Energy

Olga Bakardzhieva
Director EU Affairs - Fusion Industry Association Europe
14:25

From Idea to Impact: The Novatron Fusion Story

Peter Roos
CEO - Novatron Fusion Group
14:40

Positioning the Nordics as Leaders

Leveraging Innovation, Sustainability, and Regional Collaboration!

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Sari Multala
Finnish Minister of Climate and the Environment
14:45

Keynote: Fusion Development on a Global Scale

The Worldwide Race to Harness Fusion Energy is on!

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Matt Trevithick
Co-Founder & Managing Partner - Leitmotif
15:05

Panel: Powering the North

Forging a Nordic Fusion Ecosystem

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Søren Bang Korsholm
Senior Scientist Plasma Physics & Fusion Energy & Danish fusion ILO - Technical University of Denmark
Janne Laine
VP for Innovation - Aalto University
Philip von Segebaden
Moderator & Head of Partnerships - Novatron Fusion Group
Patrik Hermansson
Head of Business Development Nordics - Uniper Energy
Daniel Gidlund
CEO - Freemelt
15:35

Coffee Break

15:55

Panel: Laying Foundations for the Future

Evolving Fusion Regulatory Frameworks for a New Era

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Jussi Heinonen
Director - Nuclear Waste and Material Regulation, Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority Finland (STUK)
Nicola Barber
Group Director QSHE, Risk and Assurance - UKAEA
Philip von Segebaden
Moderator & Head of Partnerships - Novatron Fusion Group
Mårten Löfberg
Director of Public Affairs - Novatron Fusion Group
16:25

Mapping Tomorrow

A Study on Fusion Power Plant Site Selection in the Nordic Region

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Markus Airila
Research Team Leader, Fusion Energy - VTT
16:45

Cross Sectorial Discussion

Future Deployment of Fusion Energy in the Nordics

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Tuomas Tala
Research Professor in Fusion Technology - VTT & FinFusion
Linda Werner
Moderator & Head of Investments & Innovations - St1 Nordic
Atte Harjanne
Member of Finnish Parliament - Green Party
Karl Thedéen
CEO - Studsvik
Kim Dahlbacka
Regional Account Director Northern and Eastern Europe - Westinghouse Electric Sweden
17:10

Panel: Scaling Fusion

Industry’s Role in Building the Value Chain

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José Antonio Ramos
Program Director - MIT Corporate Relations
Reijo Munther
Chief Advisor - Business Finland
Linnea Strömstedt
Moderator & Head of Strategic Finance - Novatron Fusion Group
Matt Trevithick
Co-Founder & Managing Partner - Leitmotif
Peter Strannegård
EVP Renewables and Decarbonization - Fortum & CEO Fortum Sverige AB
17:40

Closing Remarks

Peter Roos
CEO - Novatron Fusion Group
Henrikki Talvitie
CEO - St1
17:45

Mingle

Speakers

Olga Bakardzhieva
Director EU Affairs - Fusion Industry Association Europe

Peter Roos
CEO - Novatron Fusion Group

Before Peter became the CEO of Novatron Fusion Group, he served as the acting CEO of FindOut Technologies and Prevas InfoVis. He has a long history of entrepreneurship in technology companies. As a former developer, Peter’s work has focused on organizational and business development for high-tech firms to improve the efficiency of their development organizations.Peter holds an M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm, along with studies in economics.

Markus Airila
Research Team Leader, Fusion Energy - VTT

Airila is a leading expert in fusion science and nuclear facility management. With a D.Sc. (Tech.) from Helsinki University of Technology (now Aalto University), he has deep expertise in plasma-surface interactions and fusion energy, gained through extensive research at VTT and international collaborations across Europe.

He also has unique hands-on experience in nuclear project management. As project and decommissioning manager for the FiR 1 TRIGA reactor, he led licensing, stakeholder engagement, and the decommissioning process in 2023–24. His direct work with regulators highlights his expertise in nuclear and radiation safety. This rare blend of fusion research and project leadership makes him well-qualified to address fusion facility site selection.

Matt Trevithick
Co-Founder & Managing Partner - Leitmotif

Matt Trevithick is an experienced deep tech venture capitalist who has invested in seven fusion energy startups over twenty years: Avalanche Energy, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, Pacific Fusion, Proxima Fusion, TAE Technologies, Xcimer Energy and Zap Energy.Matt is presently Managing Partner of Leitmotif, a transatlantic deep tech venture capital firm he co-founded in 2023. Leitmotif’s first fund focuses on decarbonization broadly defined, and leans later stage. He was previously a Partner at Venrock and DCVC, where his investments included Lucid Motors, Nest and Fervo Energy. Between those roles, Matt managed programs in nuclear fusion and quantum computing for Google Research. He co-founded three startups early in his career.Matt earned degrees in Electrical Engineering and Management from MIT. He is based in Palo Alto, California.

Philip von Segebaden
Moderator & Head of Partnerships - Novatron Fusion Group

Sari Multala
Finnish Minister of Climate and the Environment

Henrikki Talvitie
CEO - St1

Henrikki is the CEO of St1 Nordic Oy since 2018. Prior to that, he was the CEO of North European Oil Trade Oy between 2007-2018. Henrikki has held various management positions in the energy sector value chains and energy transition. He is a board member of Novatron Fusion Group since 2025.

Henrikki holds an M.Sc. in International Economics from Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration.

Nicola Barber
Group Director QSHE, Risk and Assurance - UKAEA

Atte Harjanne
Member of Finnish Parliament - Green Party

Tuomas Tala
Research Professor in Fusion Technology - VTT & FinFusion

Tuomas Tala is a Research Professor in fusion technology at VTT, with a career spanning decades in plasma physics and fusion energy. He spent ten years at the Joint European Torus (JET) in the UK, where he contributed to experiments and modelling of plasma transport phenomena. Prof. Tala has played a central role in coordinating Finland’s participation in the Euratom fusion program and leads the national FinnFusion consortium, fostering collaboration between research institutions, universities, and industry.

Søren Bang Korsholm
Senior Scientist Plasma Physics & Fusion Energy & Danish fusion ILO - Technical University of Denmark

Søren Bang Korsholm is a Senior Scientist in plasma physics and fusion energy at the Technical University of Denmark, specializing in the development and exploitation of fusion diagnostics. Additionally, he is the Danish Industrial Liaison Officer to F4E and ITER, and is currently chairing the ILO Network. He is co-founder of BigScience.dk, the Danish network of 350 companies interested in supplying to big science facilities.

Janne Laine
VP for Innovation - Aalto University

Linnea Strömstedt
Moderator & Head of Strategic Finance - Novatron Fusion Group

Jussi Heinonen
Director - Nuclear Waste and Material Regulation, Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority Finland (STUK)

José Antonio Ramos
Program Director - MIT Corporate Relations

Patrik Hermansson
Head of Business Development Nordics - Uniper Energy

Linda Werner
Moderator & Head of Investments & Innovations - St1 Nordic

Reijo Munther
Chief Advisor - Business Finland

Mårten Löfberg
Director of Public Affairs - Novatron Fusion Group

Karl Thedéen
CEO - Studsvik

Peter Strannegård
EVP Renewables and Decarbonization - Fortum & CEO Fortum Sverige AB

Daniel Gidlund
CEO - Freemelt

Kim Dahlbacka
Regional Account Director Northern and Eastern Europe - Westinghouse Electric Sweden

All you need to know

By public transport:
The walking distance from the nearest metro station ”Koivusaari” to Hanaholmen is approximately 1,1 km. The bus stop along the Westway is about 400 meters from Hanaholmen.

By taxi:
The taxi journey from the city center of Helsinki to Hanaholmen will take approximately 10 minutes; from the airport it takes about 40 minutes.

Please note that there is a risk of confusion since there is a power station in East Helsinki called Hanaholmen, so be sure to ask the driver to take you to Hanaholmen Cultural Center in Espoo.

By car:
Hanaholmen is right next to the main Länsiväylä road (“the Westway”, route 51), a little to the West of Koivusaari and to the East of Karhusaari and Tapiola in Espoo. Hanaholmen may be reached by car from a local junction on the Westway, lying midway between Lauttasaari and the Ring I / Tapiola intersection.

There are bus stops at the junction (the GPS co-ordinates are N60º10.0 E24º50.6). There is also a signpost at the junction indicating “Hanaholmen “. Hanaholmen is about 6 km to the West of Helsinki.

From the West: Approach Helsinki on the Westway (route 51) and follow the signpost at the Hanaholmen junction.

From the North (e.g. from the airport): Approach Helsinki and turn off at Ring I westbound. Follow the ring road to the Westway (route 51), and then drive towards Helsinki Center. The signpost for Hanaholmen is about one kilometer after the Ring I, Westway intersection.

Hotel 

The Hanaholmen cultural and conference centre also hosts hotel rooms. 

The reservation includes a limited number one and two persons' rooms. The pricing of the rooms is as follows:

Sunday-Monday 19.-20.10.2025

  • Single room 120 €/night
  • Double room 140 €/night 

Monday-Tuesday 20.-21.10.2025

  • Single room 144 €/night
  • Double room 164 €/night

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Reservations

The rooms are to be reserved through contacting the reception reception@hanaholmen.fi or +358 (0)9 435 020)
with the code “2510NOVATR” to get our special price.


Hotel location and traveling

The hotel is located in the same building as the conference, at Hanasaarenranta 5, 02100 Espoo, Finland.