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The New R&D: the future of innovation and development in Australian business

Friday, 22 July 2011

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When
Friday, 22 July 2011
Time
8:30am for 9am - 2:30pm
Where

Deloitte
Level 10, 550 Bourke St
Melbourne VIC 3000

Parking: 570 Bourke St or 558 Lt Bourke St

RSVP
Wednesday 20th July 2011
Cost
Member: $155.00
Non-member: $185.00
(morning tea and lunch)

Proposed changes to Australia's R&D tax legislation will go before the Parliament in August 2011.
 
What do these changes mean to your business?  How will you be affected?  What opportunities will arise?
 
The Australian Business Foundation and Deloitte invite you to join in a dialogue with Senator the Hon Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, and leading Australian R&D practitioners to discuss this important legislation in a half-day seminar.

Event Program:

Overview of The BERD in the Hand - a commentary - presentation by Dr Nicholas Gruen, CEO, Lateral Economics

Keynote address - Senator the Hon Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research

The importance of R&D support for innovation - presentation by Jeremy Stone, Group Manager - Innovation, GHD Engineering

Australia's imperatives - innovation beyond R&D - Panel discussion

Chair - Leon Gettler

Panellists:
Dr Nicholas Gruen, CEO, Lateral Economics
Jeremy Stone, Group Manager - Innovation, GHD Engineering
Daniel Leipnik, CEO, The Specialty Group
John Johnson, CFO, Quickstep
Doron Ben-Meir, CEO, Commercialisation Australia
Matt McIntyre, Innovation Director, Deloitte
Narelle Kennedy, CEO, Australian Business Foundation

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