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Bid Advisory Board

Mr. Graeme Kernich

Interim Chair

AVM Kym Osley AM, CSC

Defence Advisor

Mr. Martin Nix

Industry Advisor

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Dr. Jackie Craig AM

Bid Advisor

Dr. Sarah Sharp
Bid Advisor
Dr. Zaffar Mohamed-Ghouse

Bid Advisor

Bid Team

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Prof. Allison Kealy

Interim CEO

Andrew Dempster
Prof. Andrew Dempster

Research Director

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Dr. Victor Pantano

Bid Manager

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Prof. Mehdi Seyedmahmoudian

Director - Siemens Swinburne Energy Transition Hub

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Mr. Pratik Ambani

Bid Consultant

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