ADM has officially launched the inaugural ADM 30 under 30 Awards to recognise and celebrate the outstanding contributions that the under-30 demographic makes to defence industry, and the impact that these future leaders have through their achievements and innovation.
A big thanks to all of our sponsors for this event: Headline Sponsor Babcock, Gold Sponsor Coras, and Bronze Sponsors Toll and Viasat. See what these companies have to say about the event in statements and through a special episode of the ADM Podcast.
We are proud to present the longlist of nominees today, who have all gone above and beyond in these early stages of their careers and made efforts to support those around them throughout, by volunteering, mentoring, and being a role model for young people in the defence industry.
30 under 30 longlist:
Mark Acebo, Defence Australia
Legal/Contracting
Matilda Austin, WSP Australia
Project Management
Jacob Bailey, Austal
Project Management
Rebecca Banagala, Coras
Project Management
Mathieu Bazin, BAE Systems Australia
Project Management
Chloe Burns, The Decisive Point
Operations
Sophee Clark, Babcock
Project Management
Ciaran Delaney, CEA Technologies
Engineering
Jake Dell-O'Sullivan, Royal Australian Air Force
HR/Recruiting
Gennaro DeMarco, Ascent Professional Services
Engineering
Brody Demko, RAIDER Targetry
Engineering
Lachlan Fleming, NIOA
Engineering
Tom Gash, Army
HR/Recruiting
Lachlan Giblett, DroneShield Limited
Engineering
Hannah Gibson, Coras
HR/Recruiting
Stanford Gillespie, Atlantic & Peninsula Australia
Engineering
Adrienne Goode, Babcock
Communications and Marketing
Matthew Hampton, NIOA
Engineering
Alisha Hand, BAE Systems Australia
Operations
Amelia Holmes, BAE Systems Australia
Engineering
Patrick Horan, KBR
Team Leadership
Zi Huang, Revolution Aerospace
Engineering
Daniel Hutchinson, Aquaterro
Project Management
Matthew Innes, KBR
Engineering
Jimmy Jing, KBR
Engineering
Matthew Keech, Department of Defence, CASG
Operations
Emma Kennedy, RD Consulting
Communications and Marketing
Dr Emily Kibble, DMTC
Project Management
Nicholas Knowler, Ascent Professional Services
Engineering
Rishab Lamba, Nova Systems
Operations
Peter Le, Penten
Engineering
Emily Lucas, Marand Precision Engineering
Project Management
Calvin Luu, Coras
Project Management
Charlotte Marshall, CEA Technologies
Engineering
Annalyse McDougall, Royal Australian Air Force
HR/Recruiting
Arlene Mendoza, Coras
Engineering
Jack Morris, BAE Systems
Engineering
Siobhan Murphy, Rosebank Engineering
Engineering
Allison Murphy, Jet Aviation Australia
Legal/Contracting
Christopher Olorenshaw, The Australian Missile Corporation
Engineering
Guy Page, Lucid Consulting Australia
Team Leadership
Brenda Palmer, Downer Professional Services
Engineering
Nicholas Paske, Accenture Australia
Team Leadership
Thaveesha Piyasiri, Nova Systems
Engineering
Triona Power, KBR
Project Management
Nikhil Ramanathan, Aurecon
Team Leadership
Mallory Rice, CEA Technologies
Project Management
Patrick Ronai, Babcock
Engineering
Conor Rossiter, Austal Ships
Project Management
Michael Scott, Sir Lawrence Wackett Defence and Aerospace Centre, RMIT University
Engineering
Digby Sever, QMS NDT & NACE
Technical Trade/Manufacturing
Peter Skoulis, LBE
Engineering
Abby Sorrell, Aquaterro APS
Project Management
Fallon Stewart, Turner & Townsend
Project Management
Mitchell Stubbs, Coras
Project Management
Liana Taylor, Navantia Australia
Engineering
Matilda Thomas-Smith, Aurecon
Team Leadership
Kumar Varun, Department of Defence, Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG)
Engineering
Edward Verco, Lockheed Martin Australia
Legal/Contracting
Christopher Walsh, Coras
Project Management
Jack Walters, Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group
Engineering
Rhys Wilson, Frazer-Nash Consultancy, a KBR company
Engineering
Theodore Wiseman, TAE Aerospace
Engineering
Claire Woodwell, Royal Australian Air Force
Legal/Contracting
Lhazom Zimwock, Coras
Legal/Contracting
The top 30 award winners will be presented at a cocktail function on 6 March 2024, at The National Portrait Gallery, Canberra. Make sure to save the date and grab your tickets to help us in celebrating the critical role that young people are playing in the defence industry.