Join us for the BDO Connect National Forum in Sydney

Sydney | BDO Connect National Forum

Event
Thursday 26 September8.30am - 6.30pm (AEST)

Parliament of New South Wales, 6 Macquarie StSydney, Australia

What to expect

BDO specialists, and industry experts dive into the latest updates in tax, self managed super funds, and business strategies. Engage with thought leaders as we tackle the most pressing challenges of today’s dynamic landscape, affecting both you and your business.

Our forum is a great opportunity to introduce your practice managers and emerging leaders to BDO Connect and our BDO experts. 

Agenda

Time

Session

Speakers

8.30 - 9.00 

Registration

 

9.00 - 9.10 

Welcome and Forum overview

Jeff Marsden
Partner, Business Restructuring, BDO

9.10 - 9.50

Recent Indirect Tax Changes: A Practical Guide

Joel Brown
Partner, Tax, BDO

9.50 - 10.20

M&A - Preparing for Sale

Andrew McFarlane
Partner, Deal Advisory, BDO

Waqar Ali
Director, Deal Advisory, BDO

10.20 - 10.50

Estate Planning Tax Issues – Case Studies

Marcus Leonard
Partner, Tax, BDO

10.50 - 11.00

Sponsor Spotlight

Accountancy Insurance

11.00 - 11.20

Morning tea

 

11.20 - 11.50

Topic: Private Wealth - A selection of insights

Kelly Kennedy
Financial Adviser, Business Services, BDO

Sulo Kulendran
Wealth Adviser, BDO

11.50 - 12.20

Topic: Will the climate reporting legislation impact your clients?

Kevin Frohbus
Partner, Advisory, BDO

Nick Fox
Partner, CFO Advisory, BDO

12.20 - 12.50

Topic: Family Charter and Governance Framework

Lilian Luu
Partner, Business Services, BDO

12.50 - 1.05

Sponsor Spotlight

TOA Global

Accountests,

BGL Corp,

Tax Depreciation,

1.05 - 2.00

Lunch

 

2.00 - 2.30

Small Business Restructuring – Back in the Black

Jeff Marsden
Partner, Business Restructring, BDO

With guest speaker

Kovi Paneth
Managing Director, Pretium Lending

2.30 - 3.20

Practitioner Update “one on one” with the Assistant Commissioner | Risk and Strategy, Private Wealth

Jenny Lin
Assistant Commissioner, Risk and Strategy, Private Wealth, ATO

Pulin Desai
Partner, Tax, BDO

3.20 - 3.40

Afternoon tea

 

3.40 - 4.10

Business Risks with SMSFs & Super

Chris Balalovski
Partner, Business Services, BDO

Simon Conolly
Senior Manager, Business Services, BDO

4.10 - 4.20

Close of Forum

Jeff Marsden
Partner, Business Restructuring, BDO

Pulin Desai
Partner, Tax, BDO

4.30 - 6.30

Networking event

 

Disclaimer: Correct at time of publishing. May be subject to change.

Speakers

Cost

Early bird rate $199 and standard tickets from $249

Referrer rate - $100*

*Applicable for BDO Connect member firms who have referred work to BDO since 1 January 2024

Platinum sponsor

Accountancy Insurance

Accountancy Insurance Solutions PTY LTD logo


Gold sponsor

TOA Global


TOA Global logo

Silver sponsor

BGL
BGL logo

Accountests


Accountests logo


Tax Depreciation
Tax Depreciation logo

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