Renuka Rambhatla, Co-Founder and Chief Compliance Officer at Metakosmos leads regulatory, medical, and quality frameworks for next-generation space technologies.

Bret is a 42-year Defence sector veteran, now shaping Australia’s industry through senior leadership and advisory roles across Hunter Defence, HunterNet, the University of Newcastle, and Hunter IF.

Linc Horton is the CEO of Newcastle Airport, leading the organisation through a critical growth phase with the launch of the new international terminal and the development of the Astra Aerolab precinct.

Chris Shaw is the CEO and co-founder of Advanced Navigation, a navigation and autonomous systems technology company.

John Fry is the Managing Director of Kongsberg Defence Australia, based in Canberra. Since taking on the role in 2019, he has led the establishment and growth of Kongsberg’s operations in Australia, overseeing the local manufacture and integration of key defence capabilities including NASAMS Ground Based Air Defence, Protected Mobile Fires, and the Naval Strike Missile.