Session 1.5 Lunch Product Brief: Data Centricity, Video Enablement and AI Battlefield Systems: Shaping a New Era of Mission Collaboration
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Open Session
| Tuesday, November 18, 2025 |
| 12:30 PM - 1:30 PM |
| Royal Theatre |
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As the complexity of mission environments increases and cyber threats accelerate in scale and sophistication, organizations must rethink how they protect sensitive information, enable seamless collaboration, and ensure trust across domains. This panel brings together four leading technology vendors - Pexip, Systematic, Janusnet, and archTIS - to share expertise and real-world insights on exploiting Zero Trust (ZT) architectures and integrating AI and video (VTC) into secure collaboration environments. In a panel style session, each vendor will answer questions about how their solutions address the unique security and compliance challenges facing Defence and Defence industry, from HQ to the tactical edge, and how together they are collaborating to ultimately support the warfighter with seamlessly integrated capabilities.
• How is the ZT principle “never trust, always verify” being applied across information sharing environments, data classifications and video conferencing /secure messaging?
• As an emerging methodology, how does Data Centric Security improve the agility of international mission interoperability without compromising protection?
• As battle management systems like SitaWare become deeply embedded in mission, how does integrated VTC sustain the “human element” in an increasingly digitised C2 landscape?
• What is the role of AI in closing communication gaps across alliances, automating security controls in line with ZT, and enabling effective, context-aware collaboration?
Whether you are at the beginning of your Zero Trust journey or seeking to enhance existing capabilities, join us for this solutions-focused session aimed at helping you design and operate collaboration and C2 systems that are resilient, intelligent, and secure by design.
Speaker
Ms Landell Archer
Senior Account Executive
Pexip
Session Chair
Biography
Mr Nick Ross
Head of Defence
Pexip
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Biography
Nick is head of defence at Pexip, a global leader in video collaboration software. Nick leads on engagement with defence and the aerospace industry to improve video collaboration capabilities for human-centered command and control and programme delivery. He has previously been a programme director for national mission critical communication projects and has first hand user experience from operational deployment with the military. He is based in the UK.
Mr Travis Franklin
Technical Solutions Manager
Archtis
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Biography
Travis Franklin is a seasoned technology professional with over 19 years of experience spanning defence, engineering, and cybersecurity. He served 16 years in the Royal Australian Air Force as an Electrical Engineer, gaining extensive expertise in mission-critical systems, technical leadership, and operational readiness.
For the past three years, Travis has worked at archTIS as a Technical Solutions Manager, where he specialises in delivering advanced security solutions to government and defence clients. His focus is on zero trust architectures and software applications that enable secure information sharing, data protection, and compliance with sovereignty requirements.
With a strong foundation in defence engineering and a proven ability to bridge technical and business needs, Travis is passionate about helping organisations navigate complex security challenges and adopt innovative technologies that safeguard sensitive information.
Mr Kym Welsby
Strategy Advisor
Janusnet
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Biography
For over 20 years, Kym has been implementing data-centric security solutions for sensitive national security and trade-controlled information. His experience includes founding and successfully exiting a technology start-up to a UK-based acquirer, serving as Global Product Manager, and later driving significant growth as the APAC Regional Director.
Kym is a defence sector strategic advisor at Janusnet and additionally provides advisory services to defence industry SMEs and Primes. Through his role at Secure State, he collaborated with major companies such as BAE Systems and Lockheed Martin to ensure their supply chains meet the U.S. Department of Defense Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) requirements. In addition to this extensive information security experience, Kym has director-level education, including postgraduate study at the Australian National University and the International Directors Programme at INSEAD.
Mr Mark Gainsford
VP Business Development
Systematic
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Biography
With extensive experience in the defence and technology sectors, Mark plays a key role in leveraging commercial software and fostering collaborative efforts to deliver cutting-edge solutions for the Australian Defence Force. His work focuses on optimising the integration between command and control (C2) and logistics systems, as demonstrated by his leadership in the development of sense and respond logistics proofs of concept. He is instrumental in showcasing the power of interoperable systems to enhance the capabilities of the Australian Army.
