Catalysing dual-use commercialisation

Old College, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

Thursday, September 17, 2026

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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: Archangel Partners, 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, Palantir, Pacific Fusion, Ploughshare, RAICo, SourceLight, Thorium Partners, UK Defence Innovation, UK MOD, UK Science and Innovation Fund, UKAEA, Vsquared Ventures...

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

Zenithon AI
First Light Fusion
Liberty Fusion
DiPOLE Systems Ltd
Cambridge Multiphysics

Speakers

Abetharan Antony
Abetharan Antony
Zenithon AI
CTO & Co-Founder
Alex Ferrara
Alex Ferrara
Bessemer Venture Partners
Partner
Chester Butterworth
Chester Butterworth
The Royal Navy
Head of Strategy, Disruptive Capabilities and Technologies Office
David Osborne
David Osborne
AWE
Science Authority for ME & H&V – Chief Scientist Office
Gordon Scott
Gordon Scott
Ploughshare
Commercial Director
Graedon Crouch
Graedon Crouch
UK Defence Innovation
Solution Lead
James Parkin
James Parkin
Thorium Capital
Founding Partner
John Kermath
John Kermath
London GreenCity
Co-Founder & General Partner
Joseph Greenwood
Joseph Greenwood
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Chief of Staff
Officer, The Parachute Regiment
The British Army
Kate Kelly
Kate Kelly
Avalanche Energy
Chief Strategy Officer
Kirsty Hewitson
Kirsty Hewitson
UKAEA
Director of RAICo
Koichi Masuda
Koichi Masuda
Liberty Fusion
CEO
Kristjan Põder
Kristjan Põder
MuRayTech GmbH
Co-CEO & Co-Founder
Lucas Bishop
Lucas Bishop
Seraphim Space
Vice President
Lutz Aschke
Lutz Aschke
Marvel Fusion
Director Laser Strategy
Marc Zimmer
Marc Zimmer
SourceLight
Director Technology Strategy
Mark Thomas
Mark Thomas
First Light Fusion
CEO
Mark Jones
Mark Jones
Fraser Nash Consultancy
Business Development – Defence
Mark White
Mark White
UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund
Director
Nantas Nardelli
Nantas Nardelli
Europa Fusion Industries
Founder & CEO
Nathan Mosher
Nathan Mosher
EastX Ventures
General Partner
Nicholas Davies
Nicholas Davies
FusionX
COO
Nicholas Nelson
Nicholas Nelson
Archangel Capital Partners
General Partner
Nick Wight-Boycott
Nick Wight-Boycott
Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Commander

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