Name
Fusion-Derived Innovation
Date & Time
Thursday, October 1, 2026, 12:40 PM - 1:30 PM
Speakers
• Jim Chiu, CEO - Holonomy Systems
• Ashwin Nandapurkar, Co-Founder - Liberty Fusion
• Vadim Shpak, Venture Partner - Vickers Venture Partners
• Richard Pearson, Co-founder & CEO - StandardX
• Duc Pham, Principal - Earth VC
• Ashwin Nandapurkar, Co-Founder - Liberty Fusion
• Vadim Shpak, Venture Partner - Vickers Venture Partners
• Richard Pearson, Co-founder & CEO - StandardX
• Duc Pham, Principal - Earth VC
Description
Fusion research is already generating technologies with standalone commercial value beyond energy. This session examines how innovations from AI-driven simulation to advanced materials, precision manufacturing, and plasma diagnostics are finding applications and generating near-term revenue across semiconductors, aerospace, healthcare, and defence.
- How are neutron sources being commercialised across imaging, materials testing, and medical isotopes?
- What applications are emerging from lasers and particle acceleration in manufacturing, healthcare, defence, and sensing?
- How are plasma diagnostics, advanced coatings, and fusion materials translating into markets such as aerospace and semiconductor manufacturing?
- What has been the traction for these innovations to date – pilots, contracts, revenue, partnerships – and what is the route to scaling commercially?