Name
Unlocking High-Gain Fast Ignition with FLARE
Date & Time
Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 12:30 PM - 1:00 PM
Speakers
• Bart Markus, Chairman - First Light Fusion
• Mark Thomas, CEO - First Light Fusion
• Jonathan Skidmore, Principal Scientist - First Light Fusion
• Mark Thomas, CEO - First Light Fusion
• Jonathan Skidmore, Principal Scientist - First Light Fusion
Description
Partnerships are essential to accelerate progress toward high-gain fusion through fast ignition. By sharing expertise in target design, driver optimisation, and diagnostic capability, these collaborations reduce technical risk and shorten the path to engineered solutions required to turn promising physics into a commercially relevant fusion system.
Moderated by: Alex Borovskis, Co-Founder, Helixos