From AUKUS Advanced Technology Dialogue Australia – KB On The Go | Antony Reynolds, Vice President, Federal and National Security, Bridgeworks, Malcom Purcell, Vice President APAC, Fivecast, and Jeff Lindholm, Chief Revenue Officer, Lookout Technologie...

In this episode, KB brings us the inside track at the AUKUS Advanced Technology Dialogue in Australia. Starting off with 2020Partners’ Founding Partner Greg Sim, who shares the significance of this strategic collaboration, KB also sits down with Antony Reynolds, Vice President, Federal and National Security at Bridgeworks, Malcom Purcell, Vice President APAC, at Fivecast, and Jeff Lindholm, Chief Revenue Officer at Lookout Technologies as they discuss faster data delivery, how OSINT can address and ultimately reduce national security challenges, and why the the ‘bad guys’ are focusing on mobile edge.

Antony Reynolds, Vice President, Federal and National Security at Bridgeworks

Tony leads Public Sector and Global Channels for British AI Data Software Vendor,Bridgeworks Ltd and has extensive knowledge of enterprise software and high performance and super computing solutions. He previously worked in a variety of leadership positions with IBM to include Global Strategic Alliance Director, North America and EMEA and was Systems Solution lead at IBM for Coca-Cola, Nike and Santander Leasing. Tony served in the Royal Air Force Reserve for 18 years until June 2024.

He supported deployment of Air Traffic Control and Interception Cells, (QRA), during the 2012 London Olympic Games. As well as detachments to the prestigious RAF Aerobatic Display Team, (The Red Arrows), and 32, The Royal Squadron, Tony deployed on J-2 Operations in Afghanistan, pre-deployment exercises in Africa and a humanitarian mission in the Caribbean. One of Tony’s final ceremonial duties was to represent the Royal Air Force at the parade of the Coronation of King Charles III on 6 May 2024 at Buckingham Palace.

Malcolm Purcell, Vice President APAC, at Fivecast

Malcolm is an experienced strategy and business development executive with broad experience working in the defence, security and intelligence sectors. Commencing his career as an Army Officer he had operational service in Iraq with the Combined Joint Special Operations Taskforce in 2003. Following a short period working for the Attorney-General’s Department, he has spent the past 18 years in sales leadership roles with multinational organizations including WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff and KPMG. Malcolm moved to Washington DC in 2020 and was instrumental in establishing Fivecast’s open-source intelligence business in North America – working closely with US & Canadian Government agencies. He currently leads the Canberra office for Fivecast, with market responsibilities across Asia Pacific region.

Jeff Lindholm, Chief Revenue Officer at Lookout Technologies

As the Chief Revenue Officer at Lookout, Jeff oversees all aspects of the company’s global sales, including the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions, as well as Channel Sales, Commercial Sales and Sales Engineering. He brings a wealth of experience in networking and security sales leadership, having previously served as President and CEO of Plixer, a company focused on network traffic analysis and visibility solutions. Before that, Jeff led sales operations at both Brocade and Juniper Networks. As the Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Brocade, he oversaw a $2.5 billion global sales operation until the company’s acquisition by Broadcom Inc. At Juniper Networks, he served as Chief Revenue Officer, managing $2.5 billion in revenue.” He has also held significant global sales roles at Arbor Networks (the security division of NETSCOUT) and BigBand Networks. Jeff is based in Boston and holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from the Carroll School of Management at Boston College.