Catalysing dual-use commercialisation

Old College, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Thursday, September 17, 2026

In partnership with

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Fusion, Innovation & Defence Applications

Developments in high-energy systems, pulsed power, advanced materials, superconducting magnets, and precision sensing are directly relevant to next-generation weapons systems. Beyond weapons, fusion-derived technologies have clear implications for military logistics and operational resilience.

FusionX:Defence will be a focused day built around an exploration of opportunities across these domains. It will explore how fusion-adjacent technologies are and could transition into defence-relevant applications.

It will connect fusion-related opportunities with investors, funders, defence stakeholders, primes, and strategic partners through curated interactions designed to catalyse dual-use commercialisation, and integration into real-world systems.

Engage with the fusion and defence ecosystem

Confirmed participants include senior representatives from: Avalanche, Babcock, Bessemer Venture Partners, Computation Ventures, DiPOLE Systems, DSTL, First Light Fusion, Focused Energy, Frazer Nash, Fuse, Future Planet Capital, Lockheed Martin, Marvel Fusion, NAD StratProgs – Complex Weapons, NATO Innovation Fund, Oxford Sigma, Ploughshare, RAICo, SourceLight, Thorium Partners, UK Defence Innovation, UK MOD, UK Science and Innovation Fund, UKAEA...

Who will be there

Innovators

Founders, precision manufacturers, and systems integrators driving fusion and fusion-catalysed technologies across defence and adjacent sectors.

Investors

Defence-tech, dual-use, deep-tech, and strategics evaluating opportunities fusion is catalysing across multiple operational and commercial domains.

Partners

Defence primes, end-users, government innovation leaders seeking to understand and integrate next-generation, fusion-catalysed capabilities.

Partner

Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Sponsors

DiPOLE Systems Ltd
First Light
Liberty Fusion
Zenithon AI

Speakers

Alex Higginbottom
Alex Higginbottom
Zenithon AI
Co-Founder & CEO
Charlotte Kirk
Charlotte Kirk
Computation Ventures
Venture Partner
Gordon Scott
Gordon Scott
Ploughshare
Commercial Director
JC Btaiche
JC Btaiche
FUSE
CEO and Founder
Kirsty Hewitson
Kirsty Hewitson
UK Atomic Energy Authority
Director of RAICo
Koichi Masuda
Koichi Masuda
Liberty Fusion
CEO
Marc Zimmer
Marc Zimmer
SourceLight
Director Technology Strategy
Mark Thomas
Mark Thomas
First Light Fusion
CEO
Ryan Ramsey
Ryan Ramsey
UK Industrial Fusion Solutions
Director of Organisational Performance
Stuart Allen
Stuart Allen
FusionX
CEO
Thomas Davis
Thomas Davis
Oxford Sigma
CEO
Tom Butcher
Tom Butcher
DiPOLE Systems
Co-Founder & CEO

Connect with the entire fusion ecosystem

"... a spectacular event. I was really impressed by the turnout of leading strategic and industrial corporations from the region"

Brian Berzin, CEO, Thea Energy