Federal Budget 2020 virtual conference
Navigating the new normal
Sessions:
- Grant Thornton’s National Federal Budget webinar
- Innovation incentives & industry webinar
- Supporting businesses through the recession webinar
- Growing out of the recession: Where are investors placing their bets? webinar
- Social expectations on mid-sized business webinar
- Cost of cyber security webinar
- Embracing technology in the new normal webinar
It’s more than a Budget, it’s a blueprint for businesses to “grow” out of the recession. This session will unpack what the federal budget means for mid-sized business, taking into account tax, business, political and economic impacts.
Speakers:
- Greg Keith, CEO, Grant Thornton Australia
- Besa Deda, Chief Economist, St.George
- Yan Wong, Partner - Tax, Grant Thornton Australia
- Facilitated by Hugh Riminton, National Affairs Editor at Channel 10
Innovation incentives & industry webinar
The R&D tax incentive remains the bedrock of supporting innovation which is technically risky. With the delay of the Senate report on the proposed changes to after the delivery of the Budget, could this be a sign that other innovation support measures are on the cards?
But growth and innovation is more than just R&D. It is about commercialisation. Key to this is understanding the IP landscape and how this impacts your growth plans
But growth and innovation is more than just R&D. It is about commercialisation. Key to this is understanding the IP landscape and how this impacts your growth plans
Speakers:
- Jacky Millership, Partner, Innovation Incentives, Grant Thornton Australia
- Sukvinder Heyer, Partner, Innovation Incentives, Grant Thornton Australia
- Facilitated by Iain Kemp, Partner & National Head of Industry, Grant Thornton Australia
Supporting businesses through the recession webinar
The approach from the government to COVID is very different to the one taken during the GFC. This time around, government, regulators and financial institutions are banding together to support businesses to navigate the uncertainty. However, to make it through to the other side you need to have your ducks in a row. Not every business will survive. So what options are available – both the temporary concessions and the usual strategies – to help your business bounce back?
Speakers:
- Matt Byrnes, Partner, Financial Advisory, Grant Thornton Australia
- Tianne Nagy-Jones, Director, Financial Advisory, Grant Thornton Australia
Growing out of the recession: Where are investors placing their bets? webinar
The disruption caused by COVID has been widespread and very quickly caused changes in investor appetite and preferences. As the pandemic hit, large secondary fund raisings were undertaken by ASX entities to shore up balance sheets. However many other transactions were placed on hold as investors scrambled to assess impacts of rapid and far reaching market changes. Six months in, transaction activity is picking up, from new IPOs, to M&A and private equity investments, with significant capital ready to be deployed. However, investors are picky and are concentrating their attentions on a select range of sectors. Join us to learn more about the areas of opportunity and how you can access investment for growth during this time.
Speakers:
- Neil Cooke, Partner, Financial Advisory, Grant Thornton Australia
- Matt Storey, Director, Corporate Finance, Bell Potter
- Cyrus Church, Managing Director, Neu Capital
- Holly Stiles, Partner, Financial Advisory, Grant Thornton Australia
- Cameron Bacon, Partner, Financial Advisory, Grant Thornton Australia
Social expectations on mid-sized business webinar
Adjusting in 2020 – from bushfires, to floods, to COVID – there is an indelible impact on business that in many cases will be permanent. How have internal operations shifted? How do you care for your people and clients? How have businesses pivoted, and what does the future of work mean for you? This session will unpack the broader societal impacts on business in 2020, how government policy is impacting and how states and territories are working together to support Australia to grow out of the recession.
Speakers:
- Dr Ian Norton, Founder and Managing Director, Respond Global
- Greg Keith, CEO, Grant Thornton Australia
- Madina Aziz, Partner, Audit & Assurance, Grant Thornton Australia
- Facilitated by Phillip Coorey, Political Editor, Australian Financial Review
Cost of cyber security webinar
Prime Minister Scott Morrison recently announced $1.35 billion in existing defence funding would be spent over the next decade to boost the cybersecurity capabilities of the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) and the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC). A further $118 million will be used to expand its data science and intelligence capabilities.
Speakers
- Matt Green, Partner, Risk Consulting, Grant Thornton Australia
- Louise McCann, Chair, Grant Thornton Australia
- Chris Watson, Partner, Risk Consulting, Grant Thornton Australia
Embracing technology in the new normal webinar
Technology is disruptive – it is moving at such a pace that the last three generations have all worked in completely different ways and in sectors that haven’t always existed. COVID will speed this change up once again as we need to find more contactless and efficient ways of working. Work of the future has the potential to be smarter and faster – providing new opportunities for you, your workers and your customers. What are the disruptive technologies on the horizon, and is it worth tinkering around the edges of what you have or is now the time to invest in major projects and integrated technologies?
Speakers:
- Ian Renwood, Partner & National Head of Technology Consulting, Grant Thornton Australia
- Catherine Graham, General Manager, APAC at Beyond Analysis
- Senator Andrew Bragg, Senator for New South Wales, Chair of Select Committee on Financial Technology and Regulatory Technology
