Wednesday 6 November 2024
Arup London Offices
80 Charlotte St.
London
W1T 4QS
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Join us in London for our Autumn Fusion Business Group Meeting!
Join us on Wednesday 6 November for our Fusion Business Group Meeting, hosted by member company Arup.
for this event, we will be exploring Manufacturing & Fusion Energy: Now and for the future. During the day we will also look at the fusion renaissance and how we can learn from the fission world, how we are entering the ‘making phase’ of fusion, and export opportunities and international collaboration.
Visiting Arup – 80 Charlotte St
| ACTIVITY | TIME |
| Registration | 09:00 |
| Welcome Matt Gallimore, Chair of NIA Fusion Group Assystem | 09:40 |
| Welcome Jeremy Stain, Arup | 09:50 |
| Entering the ‘Making Phase’ of Fusion Steve Lawler, Deputy Chair of NIA Fusion Group Frazer-Nash Consultancy | 10:00 |
| What does the UK fusion manufacturing market currently look like? | |
| AI in Manufacturing: Engineering Robust and Optimal Designs Ross Allen, Senior Solutions Engineer digiLab | 10:15 |
| A ‘fresh-eyes perspective’ on fusion and manufacturing Greg Nelson Frazer-Nash Consultancy | 10:30 |
| Coffee | 11:00 |
| The Fusion Renaissance – lessons from fission | |
| The Future of Nuclear: How Will Fission and Fusion Technologies Help Us Reach Net Zero Emissions? John Warden, Chief Executive Officer Greensabre Consulting | 11:30 |
| Knowledge Transfer Partnership with the Environment Agency Dr Lauren Dackombe-Rodrigues, Knowledge Transfer Partner University of Manchester | 11:45 |
| Panel Discussion – How do we apply lessons learnt from fission to fusion? Chaired by Matt Gallimore Greensabre Consulting, John Warden University of Manchester, Dr Lauren Dackombe-Rodrigues | 12:00 |
| Taster Session Lucideon – Enya Collier, Jonathan Sisson Bodycote – Ian Tough Kinectrics – Laura Valantikonyte | 12:30 |
| Lunch | 12:45 |
| NIA Policy Team Update – how to engage with your MP Millie Beaver, Public Affairs Manager Nuclear Industry Association | 13:45 |
| Export Opportunities & International Collaboration | |
| Fusion Industry Association Tris Denton, FIA UK Director Fusion Industry Association | 14:00 |
| Engaging the Manufacturing Industry for Fusion Demonstration Projects Joanne Bailey, Regional Manager – Europe Nuclear Hatch | 14:15 |
| Fusion Projects – International Collaboration and Success Factors Alain Baudry, Chief Engineer Fusion and Advanced Reactors Egis Nuclear | 14:30 |
| Porvair Filtration – experiences with UKAEA & ITER Xavier Jahouel, Business Manager – Nuclear Services Porvair Filtration | 14:45 |
| TWI Alex Gunner, Corporate Operational Improvement & Business Strategy TWI | 15:00 |
| An early career view on the fusion sector Alex Mycock Frazer-Nash Consultancy | 15:15 |
| Closing remarks Matt Gallimore, Chair of NIA Fusion Business Group | 15:30 |
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