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Dr David Kilcullen is Professor of International and Political Studies at UNSW Canberra and CEO of the analysis firm Cordillera Applications Group. Professor Kilcullen is a theorist and practitioner of guerrilla and unconventional warfare, counterinsurgency and counterterrorism, with operational experience over 25 years with the Australian and U.S. governments as an infantry officer, intelligence analyst, policy adviser and diplomat. He served in Iraq as senior counterinsurgency advisor to Multinational …
Graeme Dunk has completed a PhD on defence industry sovereignty at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre of the Australian National University. He is Head of Strategy at Shoal Group, a defence digital engineering company. … Graeme Dunk …
Richard Brabin-Smith AO is honorary professor at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre of the Australian National University. His earlier positions in the Department of Defence included Chief Defence Scientist and Deputy Secretary for Strategic Policy. He has had an interest in warning time and force expansion for much of the past 50 years. … Richard …
Brigadier Shane Gabriel graduated from the Royal Military College in 1987 as an RAAF officer. He subsequently served a short service commission with the RAF Regiment in the UK before transferring to the Australian Army as an Infantry Officer. He served for 25 years in regimental, instructional and staff roles before transition to the Reserve in 2020. He was the Commanding Officer, Seventh Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment from re-raising in December 2006 to December 2009, including the Mentor and …
Brigadier Sean Parkes, DSC, DSM is currently serving as the Deputy G7 of the Australian Army. He holds authorities and responsibilities on behalf of the Commander Forces Command (Army G7) for the Australian Army and Integrated Training System. His operational service includes multiple deployments to East Timor, Iraq and Afghanistan. Brigadier Parkes was the inaugural Commandant of the Defence Special Operations Training and Education Centre for three years, raising Army’s newest Training Centre. He …
Jennifer Parker is an expert associate at the National Security College, Australian National University, an adjunct fellow at the University of New South Wales and Nancy Bentley Associate Fellow in Indo-Pacific Maritime Affairs at the Council on Geostrategy. Jennifer has over 20 years' experience in the Australian Department of Defence working in a broad range of operational and capability areas. … Jennifer …
Lieutenant Chris Thorburn is a Platoon Commander at 1st Recruit Training Battalion. He was formerly the Direct Fire and Support Weapons Platoon Commander at the Fifth Battalion, the Royal Australian Regiment. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws with Honours from the Australian National University. … Chris …

Stefan Meisiek is Deputy Head of Discipline and Associate Professor in the Strategy, Innovation and Entrepreneurship discipline at the University of Sydney Business School. He researches innovation, change and learning in organisations and has a particular interest in how managerial choices enable or constrain learning and innovation efforts. This includes motivating organisational members for inquiry into pernicious problems, challenging assumptions, and giving licence for dreaming, imagining, and …
Major General David Thomae assumed command of the 2nd Division on 17 July 2021 and Joint Task Force 629 on 10 December 2021. He joined the Australian Army in 1985, graduating from the Royal Military College Duntroon in 1988 to the Royal Australian Infantry Corps. His regimental service has been with the 2nd/4th Battalion and 6th Battalion, The Royal Australian Regiment, 16th Battalion, The Royal Western Australian Regiment, 25th Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment culminating with command of the 9th …
Dr Samuli Haataja is a Senior Lecturer at Griffith Law School, Griffith University. His research explores international law and cyber security, with a focus on state-sponsored cyber operations under public international law. His book Cyber Attacks and International Law on the Use of Force: The Turn to Information Ethics was published by Routledge in 2019, and he has published in various international law and technology journals. … Samuli …