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Mohammad Chowdhury (Founder and CEO of Long Street Advisors)

Mohammad Chowdhury

Founder and CEO of Long Street Advisors

Mohammad Chowdhury (Moderator) is the Founder and CEO of Long Street Advisors, and a Council Member at AIIA Victoria. Mohammad has worked in over 80 countries and focuses on the digital economy, digitisation in industries and regions and digital inclusion. Mohammad is a Trustee of the UK's Institute for the Future of Work and chairs its Finance Committee, has written for Forbes, the Sydney Morning Herald and the FT and serves the board of a technology company in Bangladesh. He works in this sector because he cares about opportunity, equality and inclusion. He is the author of 'Border Crossings: My Journey as an Outsider' (NewSouth Books, July 2023).

Regina Crameri (Professor at Defence Council Victoria)

Regina Crameri

Professor at Defence Council Victoria

Professor Regina Crameri is a member of the Defence Council Victoria, who advises the Victorian Government on strategies to develop and sustain Victoria's defence and space industry capabilities and win defence work with major Primes. Its members represent a broad range of experience across defence operations, commercial space strategy, equipment acquisitions and business and commercial practice. Regina is the Director and Founder of AIR4, an organisation that aims to change the paradigm of STEM education in Australia by encouraging students to study science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine (STEMM) throughout their education to increase the talent pipeline for STEM industries.

Liam Eldon (Associate Director of Swinburne University of Technology)

Liam Eldon

Associate Director of Swinburne University of Technology

Liam Eldon has over eight years of experience in developing and facilitating international trade and investment, with a focus on defence and aerospace. He is currently the Associate Director of Defence and Aerospace at Swinburne University of Technology where he leads the investment portfolio and develops commercial strategies that advance the university’s research and innovation agenda while creating value for industry and government partners.

Dale Heinken (Ascent Vision Technologies)

Dale Heinken

Ascent Vision Technologies

Dale Heinken is the President and Managing Director of Ascent Vision Technologies (AVT) Australia, a CACI company, based in Melbourne, Victoria. Prior to joining AVT Australia, Dale served in the United States Navy for 26 years as a surface warfare officer with a subspeciality in naval nuclear propulsion. He retired as a Captain in 2021. During his time in the Navy, he served on a variety of ships and staffs, and he is most proud of his time as Commanding Officer of Littoral Combat Ship Crew 101 aboard USS Freedom (LCS 1), the Reactor Officer aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), and the Commanding Officer of USS Boxer (LHD 4).