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Matthew Chapman is a Logistics Officer in the Australian Regular Army, with a background in Aeronautical Engineering and Flight Test. He has served as a Maintenance Engineer at 20th Surveillance and Target Acquisition Regiment (now 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery) and the 6th Aviation Regiment, as a Design Engineer at the Cargo Helicopter Management Unit and as a Flight Test Engineer at Army Aviation Test and Evaluation Section. MAJ Chapman is currently the Battery Commander, Combat Service Support at 20th Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery.
Anders Sörman-Nilsson (Global EMBA / LLB) is a futurist and the founder of the think tank and trend analysis firm - Thinque, which provides data-based research, foresight and thought leadership assets for global brands across four continents. The company's vision is to disseminate and decode ‘avant-garde ideas which expand minds and inspire a change of heart’, and clients like Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, McKinsey, Jaguar Land Rover, Adobe, MINI, Rugby New Zealand and Lego trust his future guidance.