ADM is proud to announce the longlist for the third annual ADM 30 under 30 Awards, which acknowledge and celebrate the spectacular contributions that the under-30 demographic make to Defence and defence industry and help kick-start the careers of Australia's future leaders.
An enormous thank you to all of our sponsors. These companies make this program possible and are helping to raise up the best and brightest young talent in Australia:
Headline Sponsor: Babcock
Gold Sponsors: Coras, Hanwha Defence Australia and WorkSec
Silver Sponsors: Hawker Richardson
Bronze Sponsors: Barrington Treasury Services
We are proud to present the longlist of nominees for the 2025 awards, as judged from a record number of submissions. The nominees listed below have 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 Defence and the defence industry.
ADM 30 under 30 2025 Longlist:
Grayce Bartemucci, Raytheon Australia
Sarah Bedwin, Raytheon Australia
Yafet Bereket Araya, Coras
Madi Blacker, BAE Systems Australia
Madeline Bonfini, RD Consulting
Jake Bostock, Jake Bostock
Richard Breen, ASC Pty Ltd
Luis Buchanan, Babcock
Jake Buchanan, Royal Australian Air Force.
Massimo Caiazza, TMK Consulting Engineers (formally Babcock)
Nicholas Caruso, Department of Defence - CASG, Land Engineering Agency
Chloe Choi, Toll Group - Government & Defence
Dylan Choy, GHD Pty Ltd
Maurice Cutajar, Thales Australia
Celeste De Mezieres, Boeing Defence Australia
Sarah Drage, Amentum Australia
Nimendra Fonseka, Stahl Metall Pty Ltd
Tom Grimes, Ocius Technology Ltd
Dana Guy, CEA Technologies Pty Limited
Kyle Han-Menz, Hanwha Defence Australia
Sian Hardie, Saab Australia
Katrina Ho, AtkinsRealis Australia
William Hobbs, DroneShield
Lucy Hoggard, Toll Group
Imogen Larcombe, Babcock
Louis Lee, Hanwha Defence Australia
Jovan Linardy Candra, Stahl Metall Pty Ltd
Gurleen Malhans, Boeing Defence Australia
Ellie Mason-Bryant, Downer Professional services
Curtis Matthews, BAE Systems
Kirra McIntosh, BMD Group
Lachlan Moore, Nova Systems
Sarah Mortimer, Aurecon Group Proprietary Limited
Paul Musolino, Jet Aviation
Gita Naidu, KBR
Daniel Newberry, Talent Consultant Group
Michelle Norton, Thales Australia
Chance Ong, Rubicon Associates
Lauren Phillips, CEA Technologies Pty Limited
Alyssa Rahardja, OCRT Consulting
Christopher Rees-Jones, Department of Defence, CASG
Lucas Reid, BMD Group
Nathan Rose, Royal Australian Navy
Nick Rozenauers, Ocius Technology
Ramie Saleh, Aurecon
Tianna Schiller, GHD
Ashleigh Sunderland, ASC Pty Ltd
Jack Svetlichny, Raytheon Australia
Patricia Tedja, Nacap Pty Ltd
Nimish Thomas, Navantia Australia
Nathan Towell, Saab Australia
Vishnu Vardhan Surapa, Thales Australia
Isobel Walshaw, BAE Systems
Michael Warburton, Hanwha Defence Australia
Baillie Wheatley, Boeing Defence Australia
Nicole White, ASC Pty Ltd
Nelson White, Department of Defence
Gabi Whitty, NIOA
Ashleigh Williamson, AtkinsRealis
Lhazom Zimwock, Coras
Congratulations to all our longlist!
The ADM 30 under 30 class of 2025 will be presented at a cocktail function on 4 March 2026, at the National Gallery of Australia, 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.
More information is available here: https://adm30u30awards.com.au/
