Bevan Slattery is the Executive Chairman. Bevan has a background in building successful Australian IT and telecommunications companies and an earlier career in administration in local and state government.

In 2013, Bevan established Megaport as the world’s first SDN-based elastic interconnection platform designed to provide a secure, seamless and on-demand way for enterprises, networks and services to interconnect. Bevan successfully launched Megaport in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Hong Kong before the business was acquired by Megaport Limited in August 2015. Bevan oversaw Megaport’s listing on the ASX in December 2015.

Also in 2013, Bevan founded Superloop Limited with a vision to become the leading independent provider of connectivity services across the Asia Pacific region and the US. Superloop was listed on the ASX in July 2015.

In 2010 Bevan founded NEXTDC Limited, with a vision to become Australia’s largest independent datacenter provider. As the inaugural CEO of NEXTDC, Bevan oversaw its listing on the ASX and its initial facility rollout.

In 2002, Bevan co-founded PIPE Networks which grew to become Australia’s largest Internet Exchange and Australia’s third largest metropolitan fibre network provider. In 2009, PIPE Networks completed construction of Pipe Pacific Cable 1 (PPC-1), a $200 million submarine cable system linking Sydney to Guam. PIPE Networks was sold to TPG for an enterprise value of $420 million in May 2010.

Bevan holds a Master of Business Administration (Hon.) from Central Queensland University.

Driving the success of Megaport, one of the world’s leading Network as a Service providers, Vincent English works at the forefront of innovation in the tech industry. His 15 years of combined international finance and operations experience in telecommunications, along with his ability to build high-performing teams, has seen Vincent become an influential figure in the connectivity space.

As the demand for interconnection to services and applications soars, Megaport is simplifying the enterprise’s cloud journey. Vincent continues to lead the global growth and expansion of the company.

Prior to joining Megaport, Vincent served as Chief Financial Officer for Digicel Group. He managed financial operations in multiple global markets and drove several major acquisitions for mobile businesses and TV operations. He is a member of ACMA, CPA Australia, and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Jay Adelson has over 25 years of experience in technology and internet businesses globally. Jay co-founded Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) in 1998, and was responsible for the original and sustaining business model that grew it into one of the largest data centre companies in the world.

Jay also was instrumental in the establishment and operation of the original Palo Alto Internet Exchange for Digital Equipment Corporation in 1996.

In 2005, he founded the first internet television network, Revision3, which was acquired by Discovery Communications in 2012.

As CEO of Digg, Jay launched and grew the internet media company to tens of millions of users, and billions of impressions, a month.

Jay has also founded and served as CEO for other successful companies across the technology and internet infrastructure spaces.

Naomi Seddon is an Australian, US and NZ qualified lawyer and is a partner with the global law firm, Littler Mendelson. 

With a focus on providing international legal solutions to companies that are looking at market entry, Naomi has extensive experience assisting companies to enter and grow in new markets including advising on global migration, local employment, data protection and privacy, pay equity and equal employment opportunity issues. 

In 2016 she was named one of the top 500 attorneys in the United States for legal advice by Legal 500. 

Naomi is also a regular presenter at conferences around the world on issues that impact women in the workplace and is frequently called upon to assist companies to implement innovative programs in this space. In addition to her professional legal work, Naomi is a passionate advocate for international surrogacy rights and was recently appointed to the advisory board of Surrogacy Australia. She is also on the advisory boards of the Australian Theatre Company and Global Village.

Celia Pheasant is an exceptional in-house ICT lawyer with more than 20 years of legal experience. Celia is the General Counsel for technology startup incubation company, Capital B, and has provided legal and company secretarial support to Megaport since April 2014.

Celia commenced her career in private practice before continuing with in-house roles with Hutchison Whampoa and AAPT. Celia holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts (Jurisprudence) from the University of Adelaide and a Master of Law and Management from the University of New South Wales.