Grab a coffee and pick a table for lightly-moderated, networking-enhanced discussion on some of the more pressing topics impacting fusion commercialization.

Table I: Designing Affirmative Insurance Coverage & Appropriate Risk-Pricing
Commercialization depends on development of fusion-tailored coverage guidelines related to fusion-specific risks.  Are insurers developing appropriate guidelines and policies that will support financeable build and operation? This discussion table offers a dynamic conversation between fusion companies, lenders, EPCs and insurers- to match the policy (and premium) to the risk. 

Table II:  Resolving Fusion’s Key Technical Challenges: Enabling Solutions
Fusion’s deployment challenges are real—but so are the proposed solutions. This session spotlights breakthrough supply chain initiatives tackling critical constraints, outlining what’s needed to scale and how these innovations could reshape fusion’s cost curve.

Table III:  AI & Digital Twins to Underwrite Fusion Builds
How can digital models translate into lower contingencies, tighter schedules, and investable risk? This table will focus on the outputs that move capital—what lenders, insurers, EPCs, regulators, and offtakers need to see—and how to govern models so they deliver decision-grade evidence.

Table IV: Funding the Drive to Commercialization: New Pools of Fusion Capital
As fusion scales from research to commercialization, capital needs and competition for funding grow, what new funding sources can step in to support the acceleration to commercialization?
How can philanthropic and catalytic capital de-risk early R&D and help bridge the gap between research and investor-ready pilots? What’s driving new entrants, from family offices to institutional investors,  to see fusion as an attractive, high-impact/high-return asset class?

Table V: Fusion for Industrial Heat
Industrial process heat represents one of the hardest sectors to decarbonize—and one of the most promising near-term markets for fusion. How could fusion technologies supply continuous, high-temperature heat for sectors such as steel, chemicals, and cement, and what are next steps to build this market?

Table VI: What Does a Fusion Company Need When Choosing a Location?
States are tuned in to the potential benefits of in-state fusion power plants- potential future clean baseload, quality job creation and the potential to attract a high-value workforce. Is what they are offering in-line with the needs of fusion companies? Looking at incentivizing regulation, streamlining of permits, siting preparation and approvals, tax-breaks and more. Are states offering what‑it‑would‑take’ to bring fusion to their jurisdictions?
 

As fusion transitions from lab to grid-connected reality, delivery models matter. This session examines the OEM-style approach pioneered by Type One Energy, in collaboration with TVA and AECOM, as a pragmatic pathway from prototype to grid-connected fusion power.

• How early collaboration with TVA as utility partner is shaping siting decisions, grid integration requirements, and regulatory sequencing for Type One Energy’s first fusion plants
• How Type One Energy’s OEM role—focused on core fusion technology—enables clearer interfaces with partners responsible for delivery, operations, and compliance
• The role of AECOM as EPC integrator, translating fusion concepts into buildable, licensable infrastructure and applying nuclear and large-scale project delivery experience to FOAK fusion
• How EPC-led design and construction planning can reduce execution risk, improve schedule confidence, and support repeatable deployment
• What this delivery model changes for investors, including clearer risk allocation across technology, construction, and operations, and a more bankable path to scale
   

The landscape of fusion materials development has fundamentally shifted, demanding a bolder and more rapid approach. To meet this challenge, the Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) is constructing a new 30 MeV proton irradiation facility, set to begin science operations in 2026. An exploration of how this new capability can accelerate the path toward viable fusion energy.

SHINE has established one of the most commercially credible pathways in the fusion sector by building revenue-driving businesses around fusion-driven neutron production, isotope manufacturing, and waste recycling. 

• How is SHINE’s staged model reshaping expectations for valuation, commercialization timelines, and investor confidence?
• Does SHINE’s staged commercialization model translate into a differentiated and compelling investment proposition? How do investors compare SHINE’s risk profile and valuation against traditional fusion companies?
• What are the key milestones—and how well is SHINE tracking toward them?
   

A panel of fusion innovators explore the path to commercialization, the challenges, and their expectations, across tokamaks & stellarator approaches.

• What challenges remain to surpass break-even in private-sector MCF?
• What is the current state of HTS technology and what is its contribution both as core-tech and as a spin-out?
• What are the key milestones in de-risking MCF fusion approaches and when will they be retired?
• What new technologies and cost pathways are needed to make MCF fusion commercially viable, and how close are they?
   

Understanding the evolving regulatory landscape facing fusion industry and its impacts is vital to commercialization. What are the key regulatory risks for fusion companies, investors, and the supply chain, and the best strategies to mitigate them?

A panel of fusion innovators explore the path to commercialization, the challenges, and their expectations, across laser-based ICF approaches.

• What challenges remain to surpass break-even in private-sector laser ICF?
• What are the drivers of valuation, the key risks and milestones?
• How are advances in laser optics, power electronics, and target fabrication de-risking laser-based fusion approaches?
• What new technologies and cost pathways – for lasers and for targets – are needed to make ICF fusion commercially viable, and how close are they?
   

Investing in companies that seek to resolve fusion companies’ challenges with heating, fueling, exhaust, tritium recovery & breeding can give diversified exposure to fusion and a shorter path to revenues. 

• What technical fuel-cycle critical challenges are opportunities for specialist providers? 
• What milestones are being hit towards feasibility of tritium breeding and extraction and what is the scale of opportunity created?
• How can emerging volumetric neutron sources accelerate fuel-cycle readiness?
• How are academic and industrial collaborators super-charging the path to fusion commercialization by addressing fuel cycle challenges?
   

Mastering unlocks faster, more efficient fusion commercialization. What breakthrough technologies are redefining divertor design and reshaping investment potential in the fusion sector?

• Can Diverters Make the Difference on the Path to Commercialization?
• What next-generation innovations are emerging to tackle heat and exhaust across different fusion concepts?
• How can advances in efficiency and reduced maintenance translate into stronger project economics and investor confidence?    

Synthesizing the findings of the last two days, this session explores how the U.S. can maintain a lead in the global fusion race. 

• How can U.S. policy strategically target investment to build a domestic fusion supply chain and prevent future dependencies?
• What specific steps are needed to cultivate the specialized engineering and manufacturing workforce required to build and operate fusion power plants?
• Beyond R&D, where should investment be focused to ensure the U.S. leads in the practical engineering and deployment of fusion technology?
• How can international partnerships be structured to accelerate development while protecting and enhancing U.S. manufacturing and technological leadership?
   

A private tour of PFSC’s fusion facilities, including the new Laboratory for Materials in Nuclear Technology, followed by a Q&A with senior staff.  

A networking lunch in the Massachusetts country-side with a select group of fusion innovators, investors and thought-leaders

Private tours of CFS’s Devens Campus. A guided visit to both CFS’s magnet factory and to the SPARC facility followed by a Q&A with senior staff.  

Craft beers and bites at a nearby brewery