A series of 50-minute, hosted roundtables. Interactive Q&As, exploring stand-out developments in fusion, fusion technologies and fusion-derived innovation including:

• Fusion & AI - Hosted by Romi Mahajan, CEO, ExoFusion
• Philanthropy in Fusion - Hosted by Sehila Gonzalez, Global Director, Fusion Energy, CATF
• Lasers & Photonics - Hosted by TBD

Check in, meet fellow attendees, begin networking, join Breakfast Briefings.

A free-form discussion among a group of public-sector leaders on fusion development strategies, the benefits of cross-border co-operation, and the synergies that exist between their programs.

• How do state-led, hybrid, and private-led models compare in their ability to sustain long-term fusion development and mobilise resources effectively?
• What are the relative advantages of German federal/state coordination, UK public-private balance, and US market-driven models?
• What synergies with the private sector can be delivered through international programs like ITER, or national ones like STEP?
• What are the expectations and anticipated opportunities for cooperation from the coming EC Fusion Strategy?

Moderated by: Alex Borovskis, Co-Founder, Helixos

A panel of manufacturers and users explore key questions on the ongoing and evolving application of superconductivity, the development of high-field magnets, the arc of costs and supply on the path to commercially-viable fusion.

• How are innovations in superconductivity & magnets driving advances in MCF?
• What supply-chain challenges/bottlenecks exist & how are they best mitigated?
• What effect will HTS performance and cost have on FOAK plant costs & viability?
• Can improved superconductors & increased production capacity enable additional superconducting products outside fusion?

Moderated by:

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Two of the world’s most supportive governments – the states of Bavaria & Hesse – exploring their support for fusion commercialisation, their expectations, and how they successfully integrate their initiatives with the wider funding ecosystem.

Hosted by: Dr. Rainer Seßner, CEO, Bayern Innovativ GmbH

A moderated discussion with a senior executive from General Fusion exploring their 20-year experience raising capital through multiple market cycles, their strategic approach to navigating shifts in investor sentiment, and the lessons learned in sustaining momentum on the path towards commercialisation of fusion energy.

Hosted by: Stuart Allen, CEO & Co-Founder, FusionX

An overview of Wendelstein 7-X’s construction and operation, highlighting technical challenges, supplier management, lessons learned, and recent achievements in plasma performance and duration.

Hosted by: Annika Michalak, Project Manager, Bayern Innovativ GmbH

Connect with peers over a buffet lunch.

A discussion exploring the pathway to commercialisation, the remaining physics and engineering challenges, and expectations for emerging magnetic mirror approaches for power generation and volumetric neutron sources.

• What is the current status of mirror machines among fusion approaches?
• How have recent innovations accelerated mirror-based fusion approaches
• What is the technical and commercial potential for magnetic mirrors as volumetric neutron sources?
• What barriers remain to achieving break-even in private-sector mirror fusion?

Moderated by: Valerie Jamieson, Development Manager, The Fusion Cluster

An exploration of key questions in the evolving application of photonics, the development of lasers, and the arc of costs and supply commercially viable fusion.

• How are innovations in lasers and advanced optics driving new pathways in ICF?
• What supply-chain challenges exist for components like large-aperture optics, laser glass, high-damage-threshold coatings, and how can they be mitigated?
• What new manufacturing lines are expected and to what effect on supply/costs?
• What effect will laser efficiency, rep. rate, and component lifetime have on the cost of a FOAK plant and the commercial viability of laser-driven fusion?

Moderated by:

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A deep dive into partnerships with utilities, discussing fusion's role in powering future demand & how that underpins the investment case for fusion.

• How can partnerships with utilities mitigate the challenges of financing long-term, capital-intensive projects such as fusion?
• Grid integration challenges and solutions for fusion power plants
• How are partnerships most effectively structured?
• How are German utilities leading the way in fusion partnerships?

Moderated by: Frances Breslin, Private Fusion Lead, Frazer-Nash Consultancy

Fusion stakeholders explore the role of fusion innovation, partnership and collaboration & its significance economically and otherwise, Europe & globally.

• How can transnational projects like ITER, universities & national labs, suppliers and innovators most effectively work together to progress fusion?
• How are public sector entities working with the private sector to resolve challenges on first wall materials, diagnostics etc?
• How might the EC Fusion Strategy accelerate fusion’s contribution to energy independence and national security and competitiveness?
• How can fusion aid energy security, industrial resilience, and stability?

Moderated by: Sehila Gonzalez, Global Director, Fusion Energy, CATF

Formal conclusion of the conference.