Dr Iain Russell has over twenty years working in the Telecommunications and ICT industry in Australia. He is a Senior advisor and Board member and has held several positions over the past 16 years in Telstra ranging from System Engineering, Architecture, Complex Technical program delivery, Product Management, Business & Technology strategy, and Business development with clients in Enterprise and Government segments. He is currently driving the Connected Transport & Construction strategy in Telstra Enterprise with a with particular focus on Roads and Rail sectors. Iain holds a PhD in Digital Signal Processing, a Bachelors with first class honours in Telecommunications Engineering, an Executive MBA from AGSM and appreciates the complexity and value of deep collaboration and innovation between Government, Industry and Academia. He has a wife and two daughters and is passionate about using digital technology for the greater good.