How to unlock and secure R&D financial levers

About the Webinar :

This webinar will highlight tax optimization opportunities and financial levers that Belgium offers in R&D investments.

Please find bellow the agenda of the event :

R&D financial levers in the Belgium context

• Belgium awarded Innovation leader in the EU Innovation Scorecard 2021
• In 2019 BE R&D expenditure > 3,19% GDP (that’s a first)
• Covid-19 X Tax controls tsunami X War for talents *

5 financial pillars of public innovation incentives

• Wage withholding tax exemption *
• Innovation Income Deduction
• R&D related Investment Deduction
• Author’s rights fiscal regime
• R&D grants
• Do’s and Don'ts to make the most and secure the applications of these levers

Our Key speaker will be Stefaan Heyvaert, Innovation Performance manager @Ayming.

About Stefaan :

Stefaan has a Master’s Degree Electrical and Electronics Engineering and a PhD Applied in Physics and Photonics.

He is working for Ayming since 2020.

He leads Ayming Innovation performance activities in Belgium. It means managing a team of 10 Innovation performance consultants and develop their expertise in R&D funding. But also, review technical aspects and liaise with tax or legal experts when necessary.

Interact with Flemish (VLAIO) and European institutions as well as with the internal expertise in Regional and European grants regarding innovative projects.

About Ayming :

We are business performance experts combining highly specialized knowledge across a broad range of fields, with a hands-on approach that enables our clients and their businesses to go further.

We work in 4 main areas, each with a proven approach and tailor-made operational advice. We give organizations and their employees the opportunity to develop further, employing 1,300 experts in 15 countries across Europe, North America and Asia. For 30 years now, we have been showing the way forward and sharing our knowledge.