Workshop schedule
The 2027 programme
One format everywhere: a practical briefing plus a facilitated discussion, kept small enough that everyone in the room gets to ask their own question. Dates below are provisional pending final confirmation.
Australia
Morning workshops in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth from Monday, September 27 to Thursday, September 30, 2027, plus Adelaide on Tuesday, November 23, 2027.
View Australia Workshops →Canada
Toronto, Hilton Toronto, Friday, October 8, 2027.
View Canada Workshops →Ireland
Dublin, Hilton Dublin, Friday, October 15, 2027.
View Ireland Workshops →New Zealand
Auckland, Hilton Auckland, Friday, October 22, 2027.
View New Zealand Workshops →Singapore
Singapore, Hilton Singapore Orchard, Tuesday, October 19, 2027.
View Singapore Workshops →United Kingdom
London, Hilton London Metropole, Tuesday, October 5, 2027.
View United Kingdom Workshops →United States
Separate flagship workshops in Austin (October 12) and Dallas (October 13) 2027, followed by a Texas series from 10 to 19 November 2027.
View United States Workshops →Australia
View All Australia Workshops →R&D Tax Incentive & AusIndustry Expectations
ProvisionalBrisbane, Australia
Stamford Plaza Brisbane
Monday, September 27, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Brisbane hosts a breakfast session on the R&D Tax Incentive, AusIndustry expectations and how Queensland's research base turns ideas into registered, fundable projects.
View Brisbane Workshop Details →Eligibility, Record-Keeping & Stacking Grants
ProvisionalSydney, Australia
Hilton Sydney
Tuesday, September 28, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
A Sydney CBD breakfast covering eligibility, record-keeping and the interaction between the R&D Tax Incentive and other grants for scale-ups.
View Sydney Workshop Details →Writing Activity Descriptions That Survive Review
ProvisionalMelbourne, Australia
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
Wednesday, September 29, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Melbourne's session leans into advanced manufacturing, medtech and software, with a working segment on writing activity descriptions that survive review.
View Melbourne Workshop Details →Documenting Remote & Field-Based R&D
ProvisionalPerth, Australia
Parmelia Hilton Perth
Thursday, September 30, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Perth focuses on resources technology, energy transition and agtech research, and how remote and field-based R&D is documented.
View Perth Workshop Details →The R&D Tax Incentive and Innovation Policy
ProvisionalAdelaide, Australia
Hilton Adelaide East End
Tuesday, November 23, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Adelaide joins the 2027 Australian programme with a working session on the R&D Tax Incentive, plus an open innovation-policy discussion.
View Adelaide Workshop Details →Ireland
View All Ireland Workshops →New Zealand
View All New Zealand Workshops →Singapore
View All Singapore Workshops →United Kingdom
View All United Kingdom Workshops →United States
View All United States Workshops →Qualifying Activities & Audit Readiness
ProvisionalAustin, United States
Hilton Austin
Tuesday, October 12, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Austin and Dallas each host a separate flagship workshop on consecutive days in October 2027: a working session on qualifying activities, contemporaneous documentation and audit readiness, plus an open innovation-policy discussion.
View Austin Workshop Details →Qualifying Activities & Audit Readiness
ProvisionalDallas, United States
Hilton Dallas / Frisco Hotel & Convention Center
Wednesday, October 13, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Austin and Dallas each host a separate flagship workshop on consecutive days in October 2027: a working session on qualifying activities, contemporaneous documentation and audit readiness, plus an open innovation-policy discussion.
View Dallas Workshop Details →Substantiating Qualified Research Under IRC §41
ProvisionalPlano, United States
Hilton Dallas / Plano Granite Park
Wednesday, November 10, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
A north-Dallas session focused on how mid-market manufacturers and software teams substantiate qualified research under IRC §41.
View Plano Workshop Details →Claim Preparation: Activity Mapping to Form 6765
ProvisionalFort Worth, United States
Hilton Fort Worth
Friday, November 12, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Hosted a short walk from Swanson Reed's Fort Worth office, this session runs through claim preparation end to end, from activity mapping through Form 6765 preparation.
View Fort Worth Workshop Details →Cross-Border R&D Structures
ProvisionalEl Paso, United States
Hilton Garden Inn El Paso University
Monday, November 15, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
A border-region session covering cross-border R&D structures and how companies with manufacturing operations near the Mexican border treat qualified research expenses.
View El Paso Workshop Details →Substantiating R&D Activities: Evidence & Documentation
ProvisionalSan Antonio, United States
Hilton Palacio del Rio
Tuesday, November 16, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
A River Walk session covering cybersecurity, bioscience and aerospace research activity and the documentation and evidence relevant to substantiating R&D activities.
View San Antonio Workshop Details →Documenting Experimental Development Work
ProvisionalCorpus Christi, United States
DoubleTree by Hilton Corpus Christi Beachfront
Wednesday, November 17, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
A coastal session for marine, port-logistics and manufacturing teams on documenting experimental development work.
View Corpus Christi Workshop Details →Process-Improvement Research & the Funded-Research Exclusion
ProvisionalHouston, United States
Hilton Americas-Houston
Thursday, November 18, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
A separate session from the Americas Three Pillars workshop below. Houston's energy, chemicals and life-sciences base makes for a session weighted toward process-improvement research and the funded-research exclusion.
View Houston Workshop Details →Americas “Three Pillars” Strategy Workshop
ProvisionalHouston, United States
Hilton Americas-Houston
Friday, November 19, 2027 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
A separate, extended strategy workshop from the process-improvement session above, built around the three pillars (innovation culture, productivity and commercialisation) for teams operating across the Americas.
View Houston Workshop Details →Answers at a Glance
- When is the 2027 programme?
- The US programme runs separate flagship workshops in Austin and Dallas on Tuesday, October 12 and Wednesday, October 13, 2027, with a further Texas series from 10 to 19 November 2027. The Australian series runs from Monday, September 27 to Thursday, September 30, 2027 across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth, plus Adelaide on Tuesday, November 23, 2027. International sessions run in London on Tuesday, October 5; Toronto on Friday, October 8; Dublin on Friday, October 15; Singapore on Tuesday, October 19; and Auckland on Friday, October 22, 2027. Every 2027 date on this site is provisional until finally confirmed.
- How do I register?
- Click the Register button on the workshop you're interested in to fill in the registration form, and we'll reserve your place. You can also book a call with the team.
- What does it cost?
- Attendance is free at every workshop, in every country.