Elisabeth Rizzotti: Co-founder @newcleo, Francesco Sciortino: Co-founder @Proxima Fusion, Slush 2024

What is the difference between fusion and fission? Elisabeth Rizzotti, co-founder of newcleo, and Francesco Sciortino, co-founder of Proxima Fusion, join Ian Hogarth from Plural on stage to discuss the state of European clean energy technology. What does it take to produce the next generation of clean energy startups from Europe, and what is the realistic timeline of full commercialization of these technologies? Elisabeth, Francesco, and Ian cover the path toward scaling breakthrough technologies like fusion energy, and the influence that regulation, financing, and culture have on it. After this talk, you’ll hopefully also know the difference between fusion and fission. --- Slush is the most founder-focused event on Earth, delivering actionable company-building advice while bringing together the who’s who in startups and tech. Slush will be back on Nov 19–20, 2025 in Helsinki, Finland. Stay in the loop: slush.org linkedin.com/company/slush instagram.com/slushhq x.com/slushhq