Kyle Potter - Kyle is a finance graduate with a post degree certificate from a CFA based program in partnership with Bloomberg. Kyle has experience with traditional technical analysis, information systems, as well as writing scripts for charting software. He has worked under Linda Raschke and Damon Pavlatos furthering his education in technical structure and execution within the future markets.

Michael McCarthy - Michael is the CEO of Nasdaq-listed global trading platform moomoo Australia. He is an industry veteran and a market tragic, with a background in dealing, trading, and investment strategy. Michael has dealt in money and bond markets, foreign exchange, local and international stocks and commodities, and specialised in equity derivatives since 1993, and appears regularly in financial media. He is a firm believer in the wisdom of the crowd, and is looking forward to hearing from the members of the ATAA.

Phil Anderson - Phil is Managing Director and founder of Property Sharemarket Economics (PSE), an economic forecastinservice operating out of London, Jakarta and Melbourne. he is a trainer for investors who wish to understand economics and how the economy, share market and property sector really works. Phil also wrote for Agora Inc., founded in 1979 and head quartered in Baltimore Maryland and one of the largest and most successful publisher newsletter publishers in the world and is author of the widely acclaimed real estate book, The Secret Life of Real Estate and Banking published 2008. 

Links:
http://www.businesscycles.biz
https://www.linkedin.com/in/phillipjanderson18point6/
@Phil_J_Anderson

Richard Brennan - Richard is an experienced investment professional with over 35 years across systematic trading, corporate finance, and fund management. He is the Strategy Ambassador for East Coast Capital Management (ECCM), a Sydney-based diversified systematic trend following fund that was awarded the 2024 Best Global Macro & Managed Futures Fund at the Hedge Funds Rock Australian Alternative Investment Awards. Richard is also co-director of Aussie Turtles, where he works alongside Jerry Parker — an original Turtle from the famous Turtle Trading experiment — and Adam Havryliv from ECCM to bring the philosophy of systematic trend following to Australia. He is the founder of ATS Trading Solutions and a regular co-host on the Top Traders Unplugged podcast in the Systematic Investor Series. Richard's work focuses on diversified systematic trend following, quantitative research, and portfolio construction, blending deep practical expertise with a passion for the dynamic and evolving nature of global markets.

Michael Berman - Michael has decades of experience as a professional trader, hedge fund manager and incubator of emerging traders. Michael has built a number of trading analytic platforms with 3 successful exits and has served as the CEO of a regulated CFD broker and as a director of a public company in his late 20’s. Michael has also co-founded a high frequency market making business and acted as its risk manager before selling the business to a large digital asset company. Michael is an out the box thinker with a wide area of interests, spanning: economics, finance, technical & fundamental analysis, quantitative & behavioral finance, blockchain and crypto currency, philosophy, psychology, religion, & technology. Michael has a Ph.D. In Economics with a focus on behavioural finance. 

Links: 
psyquation.com

David Bird - David  known online as ASX Trader, is a Certified Financial Technician (CFTe) and former school teacher turned financial markets educator. He is the founder of Mastering the Markets, renowned for blending rigorous technical analysis with a structured, school-style learning system. David writes weekly for News Corp Australia’s business section and has spoken at leading finance and crypto events including AusCryptoCon, with a mission to make markets simple and accessible for everyday people.

Links:
https://masteringthemarkets.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-bird-cfte-734a6a34a/

Laurent Bernut - Published author, Short Seller, Algorithmic Trader, Quora top writer, Author

Cameron Buchanan stands as one of Australia's most accomplished day traders and the visionary Founder and Director of the International Day Trading Academy (IDTA). With over 22 years of professional trading experience across share, futures, forex, and equities markets, Cameron has established himself as a premier authority in systematic trading strategies and market psychology. As the principal architect behind IDTA's proprietary trading methodologies and lead moderator of live trading rooms, he has a powerful team of professional traders and coaches who guide thousands of students globally through real-world market application, emphasizing disciplined risk management and sustainable trading practices that enable traders to potentially achieve their financial goals in just 60 minutes per day. His strategic leadership has driven key partnerships with industry leaders including NinjaTrader and the CME Group, positioning IDTA at the forefront of professional trading education.

Beyond his trading expertise, Cameron brings a unique entrepreneurial perspective, having successfully scaled Australia's first Byron Bay Surf School into one of the country's largest surf education businesses and developed high-level international partnerships in property development across China, India, and Indonesia. Cameron combines rigorous analytical discipline with practical education, championing ethical trading practices and realistic market expectations. His speaking engagements at major trading conferences focus on systematic approaches to market analysis, trading psychology, and the economic cycles that drive sustainable profitability. Today, Cameron continues to evolve IDTA's global presence while maintaining his active trading career, demonstrating the lifestyle flexibility and financial independence that disciplined trading can provide.