GEO Sydney Chapter

GEO BOARD CHAPTER LIAISON:
Hamish Wallace, MinterEllison

Sydney
AUSTRALIA CHAPTER
globalequity.org/sydney

E-mail: GEOsydney@globalequity.org

SAVE THE DATE

Get Ready for GEO's 2020 Australia Regional Events in October

GEO's 2020 Australia Regional Events

GEO is delighted to present the 2020 Australia Regional Events — dedicated to Australian equity compensation in Sydney on 13 October and Melbourne on 15 October. Registration will open soon.

Interested in Speaking?
The Call for Presentation Proposals for the GEO’s 2020 Australia Regional Events on 13 October in Sydney and 15 October in Melbourne will open soon.

PAST CHAPTER EVENTS

Highlights from 24 September 2019

GEO's 2019 Australian Regional Conference - Sydney

GEO's 2019 Regional Event in Sydney was designed for professionals working in human resources, legal, administration or tax who are interested in learning more about employee equity. Country specific considerations, regulations and taxation make it critical to stay abreast of the current industry and economic environment.

Attendees learned about the latest developments from local practitioners. These events featured multiple sessions that covered everything you need to know to keep you up-to-date.

GEO also offered this event in Melbourne on Thursday, 26 September 2019.

AGENDA
View the full conference agenda here.

Highlights from 14 May 2019

GEO's Sydney Chapter Meeting

This year's May Breakfast Sessions spotlighted GEO's 2019 Annual Conference, held this year in Amsterdam. Attendees heard key insights and takeaways from the conference, including compliance/regulatory developments and design strategy and trends.

Highlights from 18 October 2018

GEO's 2018 Australian Regional Conference - Sydney

GEO's 2018 Regional Event in Sydney was designed for professionals working in human resources, legal, administration or tax who are interested in learning more about employee equity. Country specific considerations, regulations and taxation make it critical to stay abreast of the current industry and economic environment.

Attendees learned about the latest developments from local practitioners. These events featured multiple sessions that covered everything you need to know to keep you up-to-date.

GEO also offered this event in Melbourne on Tuesday, 16 October 2018.

AGENDA
View the full conference agenda here.

Highlights from 22 May 2018

GEO's Sydney Chapter Meeting

TOPICS
Welcome

What is GEO?
Chapter of the Year

Orlando Overview
Key Insights from GEO's 2018 Global Annual Conference

Please give us a quick introduction of who you are, what you do. How long have you been involved with GEO?
How many GEO Annual Conferences (Australia and overseas) have you attended before? Why did you decide to attend this GEO Orlando conference?
As a service provider / issuer, what are the main benefits that you get out of attending the Annual Conference?
What for you was the highlight of this year's Annual Conference?
Did you do any preparation/planning beforehand to make sure you can go to the conference? (i.e., submit an application for GEO Award? Put it in the budget? Flag it with manager / boss as something that you wanted to attend?)

Extra (if time allows)
How do you think the learnings you get from the Global Conference translate to the local Australian market?
How do you think GEO Orlando conference is different from the local GEO Australia conference?

Session Highlights:
Micaela Costello, CSL
Execution of the Centralized LTI Manage Approach / Share Plan Communication Challenges -
Overcome!
Matt Reed, Computershare
Rio Tinto Case Study
Joseph Girgis, Solium
ESPP Dilemma: Why doesn't everyone participate? / Getting your point across the globe -
communicating and meaning the value of equity award programs
Hamish Wallace, MinterEllison
Gender Pay: Mind the Gap!
Os Smyth, Newcrest Mining
Unilever's New Reward Framework: "Act Like an Owner, Be Rewarded Like an Owner" / Issuer
Luncheon - Etiquettes
Joanna Mak, Brambles Limited
EU Requirements in Bite-Size Pieces

Annual Equity Reporting Update
Annual equity reporting updates in Australia, APAC and around the world. This will address changes in Australian ESS 2018 reporting, highlights from a recent Deloitte pulse survey on annual equity reporting in the APAC region, and a reminder of upcoming equity reporting deadlines around the globe.

Wrap Up

GEO Attendee Video
Australia October Conference
Next GEO Annual Conference - Amsterdam
Things you can do to increase your chance of going to the next conference

Highlights from 12 October 2017

2017 Australian Regional Conference - Sydney

GEO's 2017 Regional Event in Sydney was designed for professionals working in human resources, legal, administration or tax who are interested in learning more about employee equity. Country specific considerations, regulations and taxation make it critical to stay abreast of the current industry and economic environment.

Attendees learned about the latest developments from local practitioners. These events featured multiple sessions that covered everything you need to know to keep you up-to-date.

GEO also offered this event in Melbourne on Tuesday, 10 October 2017.

AGENDA
View the full conference agenda here.

Highlights from 08 June 2017

Sydney Chapter Meeting

TOPIC
Rome Revisited
Highlights from GEO's 18th Annual Conference in Rome, Italy, including insights into global trends, plan design, communications and more.

Highlights from 13 October 2016

2016 Australian Regional Conference - Sydney

GEO's 2016 Regional Event in Sydney was designed for professionals working in human resources, legal, administration or tax who are interested in learning more about employee equity. Country specific considerations, regulations and taxation make it critical to stay abreast of the current industry and economic environment.

Attendees learned about the latest developments from local practitioners. These events featured multiple sessions that covered everything you need to know to keep you up-to-date.

GEO also offered this event in Melbourne on Tuesday, 11 October 2016.

AGENDA
View the full conference agenda here.

Highlights from 3 May 2016

Sydney Chapter Meeting

TOPIC
Best of Boston 2016 and the new ESS reporting requirements
Attendees joined us for a close look at some of the highlights from GEO's 17th Annual Conference in Boston. We also had the opportunity to hear from experts about the practical effects of the ATO's new requirements for the 2016 ESS reporting season.

PRESENTATIONS
GEO Australia 2016 May Best of Boston 2016 ESS Reporting
Deloitte Seminar: ESS Reporting Requirements

Highlights from 13 October 2015

2015 Australian Regional Conference - Sydney

GEO's 2015 regional event in Sydney was designed for professionals working in human resources, legal, administration or tax who are interested in learning more about employee equity. Country specific considerations, regulations and taxation make it critical to stay abreast of the current industry and economic environment.

Attendees learned about the latest developments from local practitioners. These events featured multiple sessions that covered everything you need to know to keep you up-to-date.

GEO also offered this event in Melbourne on Thursday, 15 October 2015.

AGENDA
View the full conference agenda here.

Highlights from 17 March 2015

Sydney Chapter Meeting

TOPIC
Tax and Regulatory Reforms Impact
The equity compensation landscape is undergoing significant change. Stay on top of the developments and what they mean for your company. Our panel of expert speakers discussed the tax and regulatory reforms and what impact they will have for employee share plans both large and small.

Highlights from 14 October 2014

2014 Australian Regional Conference - Sydney

GEO's 2014 regional event in Sydney was designed for professionals working in human resources, legal, administration or tax who are interested in learning more about employee equity. Country specific considerations, regulations and taxation make it critical to stay abreast of the current industry and economic environment.

Attendees learned about the latest developments from local practitioners. These events featured multiple sessions that covered everything you need to know to keep you up-to-date.

GEO also offered this event in Melbourne on Thursday, 16 October 2014.

AGENDA
View the full conference agenda here.

Highlights from 21 November 2013

2013 Australian Regional Conference - Sydney

GEO's 2013 regional event in Sydney was designed for professionals working in human resources, legal, administration or tax who are interested in learning more about employee equity. Country specific considerations, regulations and taxation make it critical to stay abreast of the current industry and economic environment.

Attendees learned about the latest developments from local practitioners. These events featured multiple sessions that cover everything you need to know to keep you up-to-date.

GEO also offered this event in Melbourne on Thursday, 19 November 2013.

PRESENTATION
View the Presentation here.

DATE/TIME
13 October 2020
Regional Half-Day Event

LOCATION
Sydney, Australia