Mr Fullerton has experience in investment, management and investment banking. He worked in Hong Kong and Singapore for 15 years before returning to Australia in 1992. He is an investor in listed equities and private equity. He is currently a non-executive director of unlisted company directorships cover companies in the property investment and agriculture sectors. He is Chairman of Finance and Risk Management Committee. He is Director of Kador Group Holdings Ltd and Director of Paradigm Biopharmaceuticals Ltd.

Mr Gardiner served with the Australian Army and specialised in the fields of logistic management and explosive ordnance disposal operations. In addition to his military service, Mr Gardiner also served with the Australian Federal Police (AFP), performing senior executive roles in the areas of counter terrorist first response and protective security operations.

Mr Boettcher is the Principal of the law firm, Boettcher Law, starting his career at the firm now known as King & Wood Mallesons. He is a Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand College of Notaries. In 2011 he was appointed as a Foundation Fellow of the Australian Association of Angel Investors. In 2005 he was appointed a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Banking and Finance. In 1996/97 he was the Treasurer of the ACT Law Society. Mr. Boettcher has a special interest in commercialising new and innovative technologies, investing in them and bringing them to market. He is Chairman of the Kord Defence Group of Companies, Chairman of Health-Innovate Pty Ltd, Chairman of Manuka Corporate Pty Ltd, Chairman of Mineral Carbonation International Pty Ltd, Director of Lava Blue Limited and Director of Greenmag Group Pty Ltd.

Mr Pyne has commercial, political and global defence experience, having served as a Member for Parliament (MP) for over 25 years, from which he retired early last year. Mr Pyne served as the 54th Australian Defence Minister and was responsible for delivering the build-up of Australia's military capability. He assisted in developing the 2016 Defence White Paper and implementing the Integrated Investment Program. Mr Pyne was elected to Parliament in 1993 and served as the Member for Sturt for 26 years. During this time, he was in the Liberal Party Leadership Group for ten years, Leader of the House of Representatives for six years, and served in Cabinet for six years. He also created the Defence Cooperative Research Centre, the Centre for Defence Industry Capability, the Defence Innovation Hub, and the Next Generation Technology Fund. Additionally, he is also involved in the recent establishment of the Australian Space Agency. Mr Pyne is the current Chairman of Pyne and Partners and Principal of GC Advisory, consulting to business in the domain of government and political engagement. Both are headquartered in Adelaide, South Australia but operate nationally and globally. He is an Industry Professor in the University of South Australia Business School focusing in Defence and Space. Before entering Parliament, Mr Pyne practised as a solicitor at Corrs Chambers Westgarth and Thomson Geer.

Brigadier Smethurst's experience spans over 35 years in Australian Army, with 27 years as a Senior Special Forces Office and was the Deputy Commander of the Australian Special Forces Command. He commanded the NATO Special Forces in Afghanistan and was the Deputy Chief of Operations for the US Special Operations Command. Prior to leaving the Australian Defence Force in March 2017 he was Head of Preparedness/Director General Joint Force Analysis, responsible for developing Futures Concepts, Experimentation, Lessons and Preparedness. Brigadier Smethurst is a member of, and Advisor to the Global SOF Foundation and is Chairman of the Commando Welfare Trust. More recently he was appointed as a Strategic Advisor to the XTEK Board of Directors.

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