As Head of Ranges at Southern Launch, Tori leads a talented, professional, and passionate team that designs, builds, and delivers Australia’s next-generation spaceport infrastructure. With a multidisciplinary background spanning aviation, aerospace, intelligence analysis, and infrastructure development, Tori brings extensive experience across both operational and strategic domains. Her career has involved leading people and complex projects within highly regulated environments — combining analytical rigour with systems-level thinking to deliver innovative and practical outcomes.

Tori’s professional journey bridges infrastructure planning and development, intelligence analysis, and aerospace operations. As a private pilot and former Field Intelligence Officer with the New South Wales Police Force, she developed a disciplined approach to situational awareness, analytical thinking, and operational decision-making. Tori holds a Master of Arts in Intelligence Analysis, a Master of Security and Terrorism Studies, and a Master of Space Operations underpinning her understanding of the technical, strategic, and economic drivers required to conceive, design, and operate space missions within a rapidly evolving global space sector. Tori is also undertaking research at UNSW exploring how multimodal sensor and data fusion can enhance airspace awareness and protection.

Rob joined Northrop Grumman in January 2025 as Country Executive, Australia. Rob leads the company’s Country Strategy and manages relationships with senior Government and Defence leaders whilst guiding efforts to build local industry partnerships and streamlining US reach-back in support of Australian and AUKUS technology priorities.

Prior to this, Rob had a 33-year career with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) most recently as Head of Force Integration, where he was responsible for leading, designing and assuring the delivery of interoperable capabilities for the joint force.

Other highlights include being the Joint Force Air Component Commander during Australia’s COVID and 2020 Bushfire responses, Commander No 6 Squadron (Super Hornet) and No 82 Wing (Super Hornet and Growler aircraft).

Rob lives in Canberra with his wife and has 3 children, he enjoys cycling and his weekly round of golf.

Philip Citowicki is the Strategy & Business Development Lead for Space at Lockheed Martin Australia. In this role, Philip supports the rapidly growing and historic position of the company in Australia’s space sector and is engaged in projects and initiatives across the full spectrum of the space sector.

He was previously the Executive Officer of the Space Industry Association of Australia (SIAA), Australia’s peak industry body for the space industry. Philip served for six years in Australia’s federal government, including as adviser to Australia’s Foreign Minister the Hon Julie Bishop and as the Personal Political Aide to Australia’s High Commissioner in the United Kingdom.

A publish commentator in the public policy space, Philip has contributed to respected publications, television programs, and academic institutions on foreign affairs and the space sector. Philip is an Adjunct Fellow of Adelaide University’s Andy Thomas Space Centre for Space Resources and is a Director of the Space Law Council of Australia and New Zealand.

Dr Craig Benson is co-founder, director and chief innovation officer at Skykraft where he is building a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites to provide global Air Traffic Management services.

The constellation is designed to use existing aircraft equipment to provide seamless air traffic control services, even in remote and oceanic regions. This VHF voice, VHF data and ADS-B service will improve flight efficiency and result in greater safety in remote and oceanic regions including the Pacific with operational deployment during 2029.

Craig is a former Royal Australian Air Force engineering officer, consultant and university lecturer with experience ranging from aircraft maintenance to electronic warfare, and GPS to underwater acoustic communications.

Nick’s career began in 1978 with a Royal Airforce engineering apprenticeship followed by roles working in the Satellite and Communications Industries in Europe with Mercury Communications and Hughes Networks Systems before moving to the Asia Pacific region in 2000 to join Optus.

Nick’s time in Optus has predominantly focused on Satellite Sales, Marketing, Engineering and Operations areas but has managed major non satellite projects and led the Fixed and Mobile Marketing Teams within the Wholesale and Satellite Division.

Nick’s current role, sees him as the General Manager, Sales, Marketing and Industry Engagement for the Optus Satellite and Space Business in one of the most exciting times for the Satellite & Space industry leveraging new Satellite Technology, Products, Services and Markets.