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How private capital is fueling the AUKUS alliance and the next generation of sovereign-critical technology.
Purpose: This session explores how families can participate in the next generation of sovereign-critical innovation — where commercial opportunity and national security are becoming increasingly inseparable. At its core is a powerful idea: private capital will play a defining role in shaping the technologies underpinning the Australia–U.S. alliance and the future of the Indo-Pacific.
Discussion: Against the backdrop of AUKUS and rising geopolitical competition, the conversation examines the strategic growth emerging across defence, cyber, advanced manufacturing, and space. The panel will reveal how Australian ventures are scaling from frontier technologies into globally significant strategic assets.
Outcomes: A sophisticated framework for understanding sovereign capability as an emerging investment theme — and where family office capital can play a catalytic role.
Tony Hockey is a specialist growth equity investor focused on dual-use technologies across the Advanced Manufacturing, Aerospace and Space, Artificial Intelligence, Renewable Energy, and Robotics and Autonomy sectors. He partners directly with visionary founders on both sides of the Pacific, providing the critical support and strategic guidance necessary to successfully navigate complex scale-up phases and international expansion. His primary focus lies in identifying and backing exceptional teams who are transforming breakthrough innovations into category-defining global businesses.
Drawing from an extensive professional background in strategy, transformation, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as a management consultant in the global asset management sector, Tony brings a highly disciplined commercial and value-creation approach to every investment decision. This rigorous foundational experience equips him to deliver comprehensive strategic advisory services that are specifically tailored for rapidly scaling technology companies.
Tony’s specific areas of expertise encompass executing growth-stage investments in dual-use technology sectors, facilitating cross-Pacific market expansion, developing high-value partnerships, and leading corporate development initiatives. Ultimately, he is deeply passionate about working alongside ambitious entrepreneurs who are actively building the vital infrastructure and capabilities destined to define the next decade of technological advancement.