As a proud Western Australian, Scott Elson, is currently the Director, Business Development for L3Harris Integrated Mission Systems Australia (IMSA), a subsidiary of L3Harris Technologies, Inc. Scott has been with the company for over 20 years, Scott started when the company was an SME working in both Defence and Olis and gas domain called Nautronix. L3Harris is an Australian Defence partner of choice delivering complex system integration and sustainment programs across all domains. And has grown rapidly in the past 5 years based on winning key programs and growing the sustainment business. As a member of the IMSA senior leadership team, Scott spearheads strategic initiatives for the Australian Defence sector. He leads the development of business cases, assists in shaping pursuits, and seeks internal approvals while fostering crossdivisional synergies within L3Harris. L3Harris Technologies is the Trusted Disruptor in the defense industry. With customers’ mission-critical needs always in mind, our employees deliver end-to-end technology solutions connecting the space, air, land, sea and cyber domains in the interest of national security. Visit L3Harris.com for more information. Scott assumed the role of CTO within IMSA in 2019, in which several new products were developed and enhanced, the sponsorship of these developments continues. He remains the primary point of contact for the L3Harris Strategic Alliance held with the Defence Scientific Technology (DST) Group Australia, including our University alliances engaging in key developed R&D initiatives. Current duties include the strategy and sovereign development of maritime research and development projects which include underwater acoustic communications, coastal security monitoring software and secure communications. Recent focus has been on technology transfer within L3Harris under AUKUS and alignment with Australian projects related to submarine, autonomy and maritime surveillance. Scott holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Systems from Curtin University, Western Australia.