Bringing a mix of experience in reward arrangements for global talent, equity incentive arrangements and "IP to IPO" knowledge, this session will provide an overview of the post-Brexit recruitment world for SMEs and delve into employee rewards.
Virtual details will be emailed to registered attendees before the event.
10:30 - 11:30
November 19 2020
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Key takeaways
- Brexit & COVID-19: the impact on equity incentives and broader employee reward
- “IP to IPO” – avoiding common issues with equity incentives on Exit
- Recruiting and retaining key talent, at home and overseas
About the speakers
Liz Hunter - Director, Equity Reward at KPMG UK
Liz has over 20 years’ experience as a specialist in the design, implementation and taxation of equity incentive arrangements. She holds a masters degree in employment law and industrial relations. Liz advises both quoted and private companies in relation to statutory and bespoke equity reward arrangements, for UK and global talent, throughout the full commercial life cycle. In addition to support for discretionary incentives, Liz also has extensive experience in all-employee equity participation and employee ownership trusts.
George Wallace - Assistant Manager at KPMG UK
George advises clients on the UK tax, regulatory, design, market practice and corporate governance aspects of incentive arrangements, both on a UK domestic and global basis. His work focusses on the implementation and ongoing handling of share plans in UK private, VC and PE-backed companies, and he is experienced in dealing with the implications of transactional / IPO events on cash and equity-based incentives.
Salvatore Di Maggio - National Account Lead Life Sciences Tax at KPMG UK
Salvatore is an international tax lawyer and chartered account based in Cambridge, working with KPMG as National Account Lead Life Sciences Tax responsible for driving life sciences initiatives within the UK and Cambridge Ecosystem. He is also a visiting lecturer at the University of Cambridge, Judge Business School for their "Accelerate Program".
Dr Sithamparanathan Sabesan
Sabesan Sithamparanathan founded PervasID Ltd. in 2011, based on his PhD research into ‘Passive RFID real-time sensing system for intelligent infrastructure’ at Cambridge University. He was awarded the 2011 Royal Academy of Engineering ERA Entrepreneurs Award and the 2011 UK ICT Pioneers of Connected World award for his RFID breakthroughs. He was elected to a Research Fellowship at Girton College, Cambridge, and in 2014 was awarded a Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Fellowship (funding and money-can’t-buy mentoring) as part of the Academy’s Enterprise Fellowships scheme to help turn his technology into a viable business.
Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)
The Enterprise Europe Network helps businesses innovate and grow on a world scale. It is the world’s largest support network for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with international ambitions. The Network is active in more than 60 countries worldwide. It brings together 3,000 experts from more than 600 member organisations – all renowned for their excellence in business support.