Wes Bartlett is a Royal Australian Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Officer. In 2017 and 18 he was Divisional Officer at the Australian Defence Force Academy, where he actively sought to employ ‘radical candour’ as part of training future ADF leaders.  

Colonel Kim Gilfillan, as Commander Landing Force, is a joint commander of Australia’s Amphibious Task Group. He was commissioned into the Australian Army Aviation Corps in 1996. In addition to a wide range of staff and training appointments, as an exchange officer he commanded the British Army Lynx Detachment on operations in Iraq in 2006, and later commanded 161 Reconnaissance Squadron (which flew the Tiger Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter).

Paul Manuel is currently serving as Commanding Officer of the 2nd General Health Battalion. He is fascinated by exploration, is a road cycling tragic, Indonesian linguist, and an Associate Fellow in the Australasian College of Health Service Management. He was also recently appointed as a White Ribbon Ambassador.

Sally Wares is a logistics officer at 8th/9th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment. To date all her logistics experiences is within a first line unit.

John Williams is a Warrant Officer Class 2 in the Royal Australian Engineers.

Brigadier Say has held command appointments at all levels within the 1st Combat Engineer Regiment, as an Officer Commanding in Afghanistan, as a Task Group Commander in Iraq, and more recently as the Commander of the 7th Brigade. He holds a Bachelor of Science and Masters of Management (Leadership) from the University of New South Wales, a Graduate Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership from the Chartered Management Institute and a Masters of Arts (Defence Studies) from King’s College London.

Jessica Ward is a RAEME captain currently posted as the Adjutant of 3rd Command Signal Regiment. Jess has experience in command, instructing and operations. In her spare time, Jess runs a blog called The Junior Officer's Book Shelf where she reviews command and leadership books.