Roadmap to the Fusion Energy Economy

Name: Roadmap to the Fusion Energy Economy
Start: 2019-06-13T08:00:00-04:00
End: 2019-06-13T15:00:00-04:00
Location: Flatiron Institute

Thursday Jun 13, 2019, 8:00 AM → 3:00 PM America/New_York

2nd Floor Auditorium (Flatiron Institute)

2nd Floor Auditorium

Flatiron Institute

162 Fifth Ave, New York, NY 10010

Description

The Roadmap to Fusion Energy Economy Workshop will bring in experts in innovative approaches to fusion, and possible pathways to a fusion economy.

*Agenda is subject to change.

- 8:00 AM → 8:45 AM
  
  Networking Breakfast 45m
- 8:45 AM → 9:00 AM
  
  Welcome
  
  Why Fusion, Why Now: Jesse Treu - Founder & Chairman, Stellar Energy Foundation
  
  Yuri Tschinkel, Ph.D. Director, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, Simons Foundation
  
  Role of Industry: Andrew Holland – Director, Fusion Industry Association
- 9:00 AM → 9:45 AM
  
  Technology Enablers
  
  Moderator:
  Matthew Miller, Founder & President, Stellar Energy Foundation Feasibility of Practical Generation of Electricity
  
  Panelists:
  Mike Campbell, Lab Director, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University Rochester
  Steven Cowley, Professor, Lab Director, Princeton Plasma Physics Lab
  Tyler Ellis, Commonwealth Fusion Systems
  David Kingham, Executive Vice Chairman, Tokamak Energy
  Greg Leahy, Chief Government Affairs Officer, TAE
  Chris Mowry, Chief Executive Officer, General Fusion
- 9:45 AM → 10:00 AM
  
  Keynote: Lane Genatowski
  
  Senior Adviser to the Under Secretary of Science, US Department of Energy, Nominee for Director ARPA-E
- 10:00 AM → 10:30 AM
  
  AM Coffee Break & Networking 30m
- 10:30 AM → 11:15 AM
  
  From Research to Commercial: Economics & Cost
  
  Moderators:
  Peter Burnim, Founder & Board Member, Stellar Energy Foundation
  Chris Gadomski, Bloomberg NEF, Head of Research, Nuclear
  
  Panelists:
  Brian Berzin, Director - Strategy, General Fusion
  Malcolm Handley, Managing Partner, Strong Atomics
  Jane Hotchkiss, Executive Director, Stellar Energy Foundation
  Eric Ingersoll, Managing Director, Lucid Catalyst
  Simon Woodruff, President, Woodruff Scientific
- 11:15 AM → 12:00 PM
  
  Funding: Public, Private & Philanthropic Partnerships
  
  Moderators:
  Jesse Treu, Founder & Chairman, Stellar Energy Foundation
  Ryan Umstattd, Director, Transient Plasma Systems; Fusion Industry Association
  
  Panelists:
  Greg Gabadadze, Associate Director, MPS, Simons Foundation
  Scott Hsu, Ph.D. - Program Director for ARPA-E Fusion Programs
  Bill Lese - Braemar Energy Ventures
  Brian McDonald - Former Vice President Development, Princeton University
  Philippe Larochelle – Member, Breakthrough Energy Ventures (Gates initiated funding ventures)
- 12:00 PM → 1:30 PM
  
  Wrap-up Remarks & Lunch 1h 30m
  
  Jesse Treu and Jane Hotchkiss, Stellar Energy Foundation
- 1:30 PM → 3:00 PM
  
  Networking