Rethink Everything: 2026 EOFY Briefing.
The rules of innovation just changed. It’s time to rewrite your playbook.
Event Details
Date: Friday 26 June 2026
Time: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Venue: Level 2, I2N Building, 16 Honeysuckle Drive, Newcastle
Tickets: Strictly limited to 100 capacity.
Every once in a while, everything changes.
The tools you used yesterday to build your company, to incentivise your team, to fund your breakthroughs, they just changed. The 2026 Federal Budget didn’t just tweak the tax system. It introduced a massive overhaul to the startup playbook.
But here is the most important part: these reforms are entirely in the proposal stage.
The government is in active consultation with the industry right now, meaning the final legislation could change significantly before it passes. Most people look at this uncertainty, get confused, and freeze. We look at it and see an opportunity to build something better.
To survive a shifting landscape, you need flawless execution, absolute structural clarity, and tactical agility. Hunter iF has designed this exclusive EOFY Briefing to give you exactly that.
Part 1: Strategy in a Changing World
Brooke Sullivan | Fractional COO, Sullivan Collective
When the regulatory ground moves beneath you, a rigid strategy is a liability. A brilliant vision without adaptable execution is just a hallucination.
We are bringing in Brooke Sullivan, former Chief of Staff at TikTok AUNZ (where she steered the business through 6.6x growth) and seasoned operational leader. Brooke knows how to scale through chaos. She will deliver a targeted framework on how to take the operational weight off your shoulders, build elegant, agile systems, and keep your team aligned through growth and policy turbulence.
(Includes 10-minute framework + Live Q&A)
Part 2: The Deep-Dive & Unfiltered AMA: Navigating the Proposed Budget Shake-Up
Mitch Eady | Director of R&D & Gov Incentives, PwC Private
Special Guest Speaker | PwC Private Tax Advisory (To Be Announced)
The proposed R&D 10-year cutoff, the proposed removal of the 50% Capital Gains Tax discount, and the potential "zero-cost base" trap for Employee Share Schemes (ESS) have sent shockwaves through startup teams and investors alike. Because these rules are still being negotiated, understanding how to position your business right now is critical to protecting your runway.
In this extended masterclass, PwC Private is bringing the heavy artillery:
Mitch Eady will unpack the proposed R&D rules, explain what the possible scenarios are post-consultation, and tell you how to structure your development pipelines right now to safeguard your funding.
Our Tax Advisory Specialist will untangle the proposed CGT and employee equity reforms, outlining what these potential changes mean for your valuations and how to build flexibility into your equity incentives before the transition dates loom.
Following a combined 20-minute briefing on the current state of play, we are opening the floor for a completely unfiltered, tag-team Ask Me Anything session. Bring your rawest, toughest structural and funding questions.
(Includes 20-minute briefing + Extended Unfiltered AMA)
The Agenda: Friday, 26 June 2026
12:00 PM – Doors Open: Arrival & connection over a light lunch
12:20 PM – Welcome: Setting the Stage (Hunter iF)
12:30 PM – Strategy in a Changing World: Led by Brooke Sullivan (10min presentation + Q&A)
1:00 PM – Navigating the Budget Shake-Up: Led by Mitch Eady & PwC Special Guest (20 min presentation + Extended AMA)
1:40 PM – One More Thing: Final Takeaways & open conversations
2:00 PM – Hard Close
You Have a Choice.
The founders who know how to operate with agility and structure their companies for this changing reality will own the next decade. The ones who wait for the government to make up its mind will get left behind.
Join 100 of the Hunter’s top founders, scale-up leaders, and angel investors. Let’s figure out what’s next.