AIDN & Deloitte Webinar - An Overview of Federal and State Government Incentives available to companies in the Defence Sector

AIDN Deloitte Presents: An Overview of Federal and State Government Incentives available to companies in the Defence Sector

AIDN is pleased to invite its members to a free webinar that is essential for anyone involved in contracts and business operations. The webinar will provide an in-depth overview of the changes to Unfair Contract Terms under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL), set to take effect on 9th November 2023. This event is a "not to miss" opportunity for AIDN members, as it will equip them with vital information to navigate these changes successfully and protect their businesses.

EVENT DETAILS:

Date: Wednesday 29th November 2023

Time: 12:00pm AEDT

Location: Webex

Registrations are essential and will close Wednesday 29th November at 9:00am AEDT.

From ideation to validation and commercialisation,  innovation funding and incentives are critical to the long-term success of any business. Australia boasts a rapidly growing Defence innovation and manufacturing/supply chain ecosystem, driven by increasing market opportunities and generous government incentives. With this, it is important that you are making the most of the government funding opportunities available to support Australia’s Defence priorities and policy objectives.
 
In this webinar, Gaurav Sareen and Albert Canagasabey, Partners in Deloitte’s Global Investment and Innovation Incentives team, will provide an overview of Federal and State Government incentives available to companies in the Defence sector, including:

• National Reconstruction Fund
• Sovereign Industry Capability Priority
• Next Generation Technologies Fund
• Export Finance Australia
• Cooperative Research Centre Projects (CRC-P) Program
• The Research and Development Tax Incentive

 

Don't miss this opportunity to ensure your business is aware. Register today!

About Presenters

Gaurav Sareen
Lead Partner, Global Investment & Innovation Incentives (Gi³), and NT Public Sector Advisory, Darwin

Gaurav is the Lead Partner for Deloitte’s Global Investment and Innovation Incentives (Gi³) team in Northern Australia and Government Incentives in Australia. Gaurav is a qualified lawyer and has over 15 years’ experience working with Deloitte. Gaurav has an extensive public and private sector background, assisting a range of organisations with project business cases and feasibility analysis, accessing Government funding and financing support, and facilitating regional investment attraction.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Laws – Macquarie University
• Bachelor of Business Administration – Macquarie University
• Member of Law Society of New South Wales
• Fellow Member - Tax Institute of Australia

Albert Canagasabey
Lead Partner, Global Investment & Innovation Incentives (Gi³)

Albert is Deloitte's National R&D leader for the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) industry, specialising in assisting clients with accessing the R&D Tax Incentive. Prior to joining Deloitte, Albert spent over 12 years conducting applied scientific research, developing photonic and electronic components and devices for applications in telecommunications and defence industries. His post-doctoral research included the development of a Fibre Optic Towed Array sensor for naval defence applications in partnership with Thales Underwater Systems and the Defence Science and Technology Group.

Albert has published over 30 technical papers in international journals and conferences while conducting research at a number of world-renowned scientific research institutions across Australia and the United Kingdom, including the Optoelectronics Research Centre in Southampton, United Kingdom.

Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Technology (Optoelectronics), Macquarie University
• Master of Science (Physics), Macquarie University
• Doctor of Philosophy (Optoelectronics), University of Southampton

Please note, this webinar will be held in WebEx. If you have not used WebEx before, please take a few minutes to familiarise yourself with the platform and try logging in early to ensure you can access the webinar.

HOUSEKEEPING:

• A link to the webinar will be emailed the morning of the webinar from Humanitix and again via and AIDN email closer to the start time to remind you to start preparing for the session.
• The webinar will open 15mins before the start time to allow people to log on and settle in. During this time, presenters may be testing their camera, screen sharing and microphones.
• During the webinar we ask that you keep your camera and microphones turned off to reduce the load on the bandwidth and reduce the incidence of background noise.
• If you have problems hearing the presentation, please check your speaker and sound settings.

If you have any questions, please contact Mikki at eaa@aidn.org.au.

Kind regards,

The AIDN National team