Dual-use innovation is reshaping Europe’s industrial landscape, with technologies built for defence increasingly driving commercial growth. This session uncovers how AI, autonomy, sensing and materials can scale across markets to strengthen both economic competitiveness and strategic capability.

• Could dual-use innovation become the engine of Europe’s next industrial era?

• Unpack how founders navigate procurement, regulation and investment to scale faster.

• See how dual-use technologies transform defence needs into commercial opportunity.