Name
Fusion's Path to Commercial Deployment: Technology, Milestones & Investment
Date & Time
Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
Speakers
• Marvi Matos Rodriguez, Senior Vice President, Technology - Zap Energy
• Ross Radel, CTO - SHINE Technologies
• Bibake Uppal, President - Kyoto Fusioneering America
• Chris Wendel, President - Focused Energy
• Nicholas Vega, Director, Investments & Strategy - Sumitomo Corporation of Americas
• Ross Radel, CTO - SHINE Technologies
• Bibake Uppal, President - Kyoto Fusioneering America
• Chris Wendel, President - Focused Energy
• Nicholas Vega, Director, Investments & Strategy - Sumitomo Corporation of Americas
Description
As fusion advances, the distinction between scientific progress and commercial readiness is narrowing. The focus is shifting to which milestones demonstrate not just performance, but a credible, financeable path to integrated systems and deployment.
- What short-term milestones will signal credible progress toward commercial fusion?
- Which milestones most reduce risk and unlock follow-on investment?
- What capital requirements do different fusion approaches face on the path to pilot plants and first commercial power?
- How do companies best translate plasma performance, neutron production, and subsystem validation into compelling investment cases?
Moderated by: Matthew Munderville, Program Director - PSFC
Participants include: