Voices Shaping Resilience.
TRS speakers are chosen for conviction, not celebrity. We are assembling a coalition of operators and strategists who have navigated real cycles and are still building. This is substance over sentiment. Our curated roster continues to evolve – expect further leaders to be added as we finalise the chapters of Analyse, Determine, and Build.
The Hon. Kate Lundy
The Hon. Kate Lundy has enjoyed a distinguished career exceeding 19 years as a Senator for the Australian Capital Territory.
Among other portfolio positions, Kate was Shadow Minister for Information Technology, the Minister Assisting for Digital Economy and the Minister Assisting for Industry and Innovation.
Since leaving Federal Parliament Kate continues to focus her energy on technology and innovation.
Kate is a non-executive director of Electro Optic Systems, independent non-executive Chair of the Geospatial Council of Australia, and Board Chair of both the Canberra Institute of Technology and the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre.
In 2017, Kate was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for her contribution to information and communications policy by the Australian National University.
The Hon. Scott Morrison AC
The Hon. Scott Morrison AC served as Australia’s 30th Prime Minister from 2018 to 2022.
As Prime Minister. Scott Morrison successfully led Australia through the global COVID-19 pandemic achieving one of the world’s most effective public health and economic responses – saving more than 30,000 lines, over 1 million jobs and 700,000 businesses.
At the end of his term, Australia had the third lowest COVID fatality rate in the OECD and had outperformed all G7 and almost all OECD nations in both employment and economic growth.
As Prime Minister, Mr Morrison was architect and Founder of the AUKUS trilateral defence agreement between Australia, the UK and the USA. He was a founding member of the Quad Leaders’ Dialogue with fellow heads of Government from the USA, India and Japan. Mr Morrison also completed numerous international agreements, including the first post-Brexit free trade agreement with the UK, the first bilateral defence forces reciprocal access agreement with Japan and the first comprehensive strategic partnership agreement with ASEAN.
Domestically, Mr Morrison stewarded the Australian economy to its lowest unemployment rate in almost 50 years, balancing the federal budget before the pandemic hit and returning it to a structural surplus. He ensured Australia remained one of only nine countries in the world to maintain an AAA credit rating from all major international credit rating agencies.
Prior to becoming Prime Minister, Mr Morrison served as a Cabinet Minister for five years, including three years as Federal Treasurer (2015-18), Minister of Social Services (2014-15) and Minister for Immigration and Border Protection (2013-14), where he designed and implemented Australia’s highly successful border protection policy. Mr Morrison also served for eight years respectively on the Australian Government’s National Security Committee and Cabinet Expenditure Review Committee. Mr Morrison was a Liberal Member of the Australian Commonwealth Parliament House of Representatives from 2007 to 2024.
Mr Morrison now works in the private sector where he provides strategic advice in the defence space, finance, infrastructure and resource sectors. This includes role as non-executive Vice Chairman of US geo-political advisory firm, American Global Strategies and Chair of the Advisory Board for Space Centre Australia. He also serves as Executive Vice Chairman of International Democracy Union, as well as on the advisory boards for the Center for a New American Security and the Hudson Institute China Center.
Mr Morrison holds a Bachelor of Applied Science with an Honours in Applied Science (Economic Geography) from the University of New South Wales, in Sydney.
He is married to Jenny, they have two teenage daughters and live in Sydney, Australia
Paul Symon AO
Paul Symon, AO, served as the Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) from 2017 to 2022, leading Australia’s foreign human intelligence agency. A distinguished military leader, Paul’s career included positions such as Deputy Chief of the Australian Army, Director of the Defence Intelligence Organisation, and significant command responsibilities in East Timor, the Solomon Islands and the Middle East. Recognised for his leadership, he is a recipient of the Order of Australia.
Dr Shane Arnott
Dr. Shane Arnott, Ph.D, is Senior Vice President of Programs & Engineering at Anduril Industries. Shane oversees the Maritime Division and its family of Autonomous Underwater systems; Maneuver Dominance, focused on bringing amassed autonomy to vertical lift in land and surface domains; as well as engineering development programs in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Before joining Anduril, Shane spent 23 years at The Boeing Company as one of their top-ranked engineers and as a Boeing Senior Technical Fellow. He was the founding leader of the global Phantom Works division, where he worked multiple classified programs. His last role was leading the MQ-28 Ghost Bat (“loyal wingman”) program, where he brought the autonomous fighter from sketch to flight within 3 years.
Most recently at Anduril, he led the inception of the Ghost Shark autonomous underwater vehicle program.
Shane is an advisory board member of the Stanford University Common Mission Project and a contributing author to the NATO Allied Capability Transformation Program. He received his Bachelor of Computer Systems Engineering from La Trobe University and his Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from the University of Queensland.
Rear Admiral Lee Goddard CSC
Lee is a Non-Executive Director of AUSTAL, the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, Pymble Ladies College and the Leeuwin Ocean Adventures Foundation, as well as an Advisor to the Minderoo Foundation, Salus Ventures, Saronic Technologies and Famille Capital, and the Chairperson (Race Director) of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. He was previously a Board Director of The Whiskey Project Group and Ocius Technologies. Prior to assuming his current industry roles, he was dual appointed as Commander, Maritime Border Command and Operation Sovereign Borders, responsible for the law enforcement and operational oversight of Australia’s maritime economic and security zones, this preceded by a two-year secondment into the Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet. On promotion to Commodore in late 2014 he assumed the role of Commander Surface Fleet, commanding 18 major warships, and he has commanded warships and joint-agency Taskforce’s at every senior Navy rank from Commander to Rear Admiral. He continues to serve as an active reserve officer following 34 years full time service up until January 2021, and in 2023 he led the Chief of Defence Force Leadership Review.
Nina Hooper
Nina is a founder, scientist and investor with a love for space, sustainability and innovation.
Nina has worked as a highly specialised strategic consultant in the United States supporting a portfolio of deep tech startups, including Swarm Technologies, which was SpaceX’s first acquisition. Nina also worked closely with Muon Space and B612. In this role, she raised millions of dollars of non-dilutive capital, developed critical fundraising strategies, conducted specialised customer discovery and designed go-to-market strategies.
Nina founded a start-up focussing on developing critical entrepreneurship capabilities for young adults that helped hundreds in the program set up their own digital business.
She was the only student speaker at the inaugural TEDx Harvard College Event sharing her deep knowledge on Asteroid Mining. Nina was also the winner of the Virgin Galactic Land Rover Spirit of Adventure Competition.
Nina completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Astrophysics from Harvard University and a Masters in Aerospace Engineering from Stanford University.
Dan Bennett
Dan is a founder, investor and trusted partner, who loves going above and beyond to support those around him to achieve success.
Dan co-founded Salus Ventures to help make a difference in the Australian critical technology scene. He was Managing Partner for OurCrowd, one of the most active global venture investors ($3bn+), having established its Australian office in 2014 and running the business for a decade. He also founded Safewill, an Australian leader in the legal tech space.
With over 15 years’ experience in VC and deep tech, Dan has unparalleled networks in Australia, UK and Israel, where he has lived and which extends to the US and Asia. Dan has always enjoyed identifying incredible founders, solving real problems and providing founders deep support. He has invested in dozens of predominantly Pre-seed to Series A start-ups including Advance Navigation, Instaclustr, Propeller and Hailo.
Prior to this, Dan spent over 10 years in banking and law with Infigen, Minter Ellison and Allens.
Dan holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of New South Wales, and is a non executive director on several unlisted companies and not for profits.
He’s an avid yogi and runner with a deep connection to the ocean.
The Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO
The Hon. Arthur Sinodinos AO is the former Australian Ambassador to the United States and a leading expert on Australian public policy and politics who has a wealth of public and private sector experience spanning national security, industry innovation, economic policy, and banking. As Ambassador to the United States, Mr Sinodinos was closely involved in Australia’s negotiations related to AUKUS, the Quad, and the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework. Ambassador Sinodinos previously worked as Australia’s Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science and was a Senator for New South Wales in the Australian Parliament. Ambassador Sinodinos is Partner and Chair of The Asia Group (TAG)’s Australia Practice.
Marten Peck
Marten is an investment professional with a distinguished career spanning 30 years in the private banking, investment and property sectors.
For the past decade, he has served as investment lead for his own Family Office, during which time he has been an instrumental part of the eco system in sourcing and executing a wide spectrum of opportunities across multiple asset classes, with a particular emphasis on venture capital. Marten has initiated and overseen commitments in top-performing Australian funds as well as direct investments and has practical experience with incubators and accelerators.
Additionally, Marten is an owner and Principal of a leading Australian property consulting practice, where he has gained recognition for his expertise in public sector projects and directed the firm’s industry-leading reputation on numerous award-winning projects. Marten has earnt an industry wide reputation for fostering operational excellence and building and managing large teams working on complex projects.
He has also been a Non-Executive Director for private companies, including trailblazing AI business Sensore Pty Ltd. With an Honours Degree in Structural Engineering and Commerce from Melbourne University, Marten brings a unique perspective to investment opportunities.
Chris Shaw
Holding First Class Honours degrees in business and electronic engineering from the University of Western Australia. Chris began his career in mechatronics R&D, developing aerial and autonomous vehicles. In 2012, he co-founded Advanced Navigation to disrupt an industry reliant on outdated systems. Under his leadership, the company has evolved into a deep tech powerhouse, driving advancements in AI, robotics, photonics sensing.
The company’s mission is to be a catalyst of the autonomy revolution – redefining uninterrupted navigation in a world where GPS alone is no longer reliable. Advanced Navigation champions a layered, inertial-first architecture powered by intelligent software to deliver truly resilient positioning.
Vu Tran
Vu Tran is a Queensland-based tech founder. Originally a GP, he cofounded edtech unicorn Go1, and now is a cofounder of Black Sky Industries, building sovereign rocket motor and missile capability in Australia, OneMRI delivering preventative health via full body MRI and Bloody Good Tests providing on demand private blood testing.
He is also on the boards of the Metro South Hospital Health Services, Starboard Maritime Intelligence and ASX Listed PeopleIn. He mentors defence and deep tech startups through the UQ Momentum, UNSW Defence 10x and LuminaX accelerators.
Dr Duncan Grove
Dr Duncan Grove joined the Office of National Intelligence as Deputy Director-General – Digital and Technology in May 2024. He oversees ONI’s digital and data capability, and drives harnessing innovative technology solutions across the National Intelligence Community (NIC).
With more than two decades working in the Defence and wider national security community, he has extensive experience leading technology-focused research, capability development, service delivery and innovation teams.
Prior to joining ONI, Duncan was Chief Mission Data Officer at the Australian Signals Directorate. After starting his career as a research engineer at the Defence Science and Technology Organisation working on a variety of computer security and artificial intelligence projects, he joined DFAT where he held a number of senior positions leading ICT, Data and Innovation functions.
Duncan has a Bachelor of Computer Systems Engineering (First Class Honours) and PhD in Computer Science from the University of Adelaide, an MBA from UNSW, and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.