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2024 Stanford-SLAC Extreme Energy Workshop

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16 May 2024

DAY 1 | The Breakthrough
5:30 pm - 6:30 pmKeynote (Dinkelspiel Auditorium)
Andrea “Annie” Kritcher, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Design of first ever fusion experiment to produce more energy than what went in, and what’s next?
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7:00 pm - 9:30 pmBeer Garden Reception
Rossotti’s Alpine Inn | 3915 Alpine Rd, Portola Valley, CA 94028

17 May 2024

DAY 2 | The Road to Commercialization

Location: Mackenzie Room (Huang-300), 475 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305
8:30 am - 9:00 amBreakfast, Coffee, & Tea
9:00 am - 9:25 amOpening Remarks
Debbie G. Senesky, Stanford University
Siegfried H. Glenzer, SLAC
9:25 am - 9:45 amSetting the Stage: A Conversation
John Markoff, The New York Times
Matthew C. Levy, AE Blue Capital
9:45 am - 10:45 amSESSION 1 | Scaling the Extreme Energy Industry: Will it pay off?
Siegfried H. Glenzer (Session Chair), SLAC
Edward I. Moses, Longview Fusion Energy Systems
Ryan Guerrero, Type One Energy 
Nathan Meezan, Pacific Fusion
Elio Champenois & Shiva Muralidhar, ASML
10:45 am - 11:00 amBreak
11:00 am - 12:00 pmSESSION 2 | Extreme Energy Technology: Where are we today? 
Matthias Kling (Session Chair), SLAC

Enhanced Geothermal Systems: Are We There Yet?
Roland Horne, Stanford University & Precourt Institute for Energy

The Power of the Sunlight, After Dark
Tristan Semmelhack, Reflect Orbital

The Fusion Industry
Andrew Holland, Fusion Industry Association
12:00 pm - 1:30 pmLunch & Poster Session
Stanford & SLAC Students & Faculty
Poster Titles
1:30 pm - 2:15 pmSESSION 3 | Fireside Chat
Yi Cui (Session Moderator), Stanford University & Sustainability Accelerator
John L. Sarrao, Director of SLAC National Laboratory
Kimberly S. Budil, Director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
2:15 pm - 3:05 pmSESSION 4 | Extreme Energy Science: Where are we today? 
Siegfried H. Glenzer (Session Chair), SLAC
Matthew Edwards, Stanford University
Arianna Gleason-Holbrook, SLAC
Ken Hara, Stanford University
3:05 pm - 3:15 pmBreak
3:15 pm - 4:00 pmSESSION 5 | Extreme Energy Policy: Can we safely deploy and FAST?
Matthew C. Levy (Session Chair), AE Blue Capital
Aaron Weston, Idaho National Laboratory
Heather Jackson, ARPA-E Technology-to-Market
4:00 pm - 5:00 pmSESSION 6 | Workshop Reflections 
Debbie G. Senesky, Stanford University
William H. Goldstein, Former Director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Roger W. Falcone, University of California, Berkeley

Facilitation Activity to Develop the Workshop Briefing: LINK TO FACILITATION QUESTIONNAIRE 
5:00 pmWrap Up & Next Steps

Business Casual Attire is Recommended