David Beaumont has served in a wide variety of Army and Joint logistics units and headquarters, and is currently Chief Instructor at the Army School of Logistics Operations. He has written extensively on expeditionary warfare, military logistics and organisational transformation, from blog articles to book chapters and substantial papers. His most recent paper is ‘Transforming Army Logistics to Support the Joint Land Force, published by the Australian Army Research Centre, in which he describes an agenda for change in Army logistics.
Captain Matthew White is an Air Defence Officer currently serving at Army Headquarters. He previously led the NASAMS Initial Operating Capability Troop and has represented Army in multiple joint and multinational IAMD forums. Prior to joining the ADF, he spent a decade working in outdoor education and emergency services. He is currently completing a Bachelor of Business through the Army Tertiary Education Program.