Norm was the CEO of i4 Connect, the delivery partner for the Australian Government’s  Accelerating Commercialisation Program, helping start-ups commercialise their ventures.  An ex Defence Force veteran, Norm brings insights rarely discussed, from making a living and raising a family while having an entrepreneurial mindset to working with defence and the business of commercialising innovation.

Peter Long is a Vet Engineer of Silicon Valley, Founder and Investor.  He has completed projects involving big data, near real-time visualisation, security (identity, authorisation, encryption, etc) and cloud-based services. He has held senior technical, marketing, and management positions in Australia and the US – including an eight-year stint in Silicon Valley as a global marketing director for Cisco Systems and as founder and CEO of a cloud security start-up. Peter’s business expertise spans the gamut – start-up, national and multinational companies- and he currently serves on several boards.