• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Heather Jackson

United States Department of Energy

Technology to Market Advisor

Heather Jackson is a technology to market advisor at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Energy, ARPA-E. Her focus is on fusion and advanced fission concepts. Heather is a serial entrepreneur with startup leadership experience in clean energy, med tech, and affordable housing. Heather has electric utility experience spanning radiation safety, nuclear power plant operations and maintenance, business planning, strategy, and power grid decarbonization strategy. Heather has national lab experience in fusion, and academic research experience in chemistry for the treatment of cancer and ADHD.

Sessions With Heather Jackson

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 07:30am - 08:10am (CST) / 19/mar/2024 12:30 pm - 19/mar/2024 01:10 pm

    What's the Real Timeline for Commercial Fusion Technology?
    Power/Clean Power

    The launch date for commercial fusion is approaching…when? The U.S. federal government is hoping for operations in the early 2030s while some other analysts and clean energy prognosticators are less aggressive and think the technology is still 20 years away. Hear from preeminent leaders in this exciting industry as they debate the challenges still to be overcome in realizing fusion technology as a viable clean energy source of power.