Saturday 3 October 2026 · Monash Pavilion, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria
Free for registered participants · Limited seats
Next event · Saturday 3 October 2026
Connect. Lead. Grow.
The platform that brings women in business together. One room, 100+ founders, leaders and entrepreneurs from every background across Melbourne.
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Upcoming event
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Free entry, a Saturday, breakfast and lunch served. Information sessions, practical workshops, the awards and professional networking. Come by yourself and you will not be by yourself for long.
Limited partner spots
Partner
Reach a focused multicultural women's audience face to face, in a premium Monash venue, through a respected community initiative. Ten inclusions, from a display table and stage introduction to the awards presentation.
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Free entry, a Saturday, lunch included. Come by yourself and you will not be by yourself for long.
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Built by women means exactly that. If you have done the thing, come and teach it.
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Reach multicultural communities at festival scale and women in business at close range, on one annual agreement.
Partner with us →What is on
Ninety minutes, small groups, one thing you can act on the same week. No vision boards.
Structured introductions rather than a room you have to break into alone.
Nominate somebody else, or nominate yourself. Both are equally welcome.
Grants, procurement, finance and growth, explained by people who use them.
The upcoming event
A full day of information sessions, practical workshops, business and community awards and professional networking. Breakfast and lunch served.
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Multicultural women in the room
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Sessions, workshops and spotlights
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Award categories, business and community
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Of programme, breakfast and lunch served
The bespoke event · Saturday 3 October 2026
Multicultural
Limited partner spots for the 2026 Forum.
Become a SponsorAbout Built by Women
Built by Women is the platform that brings women in business together. Free events, open to every background and every industry, created and led by women, where talented women from across Melbourne connect, learn and grow.
We are empowering founders, leaders and entrepreneurs to connect, learn and grow, and leading the change to empower multicultural business owners across Melbourne.
No membership. No invitation needed. Just a room full of women who want to see each other do well.
Connect
Meet women building the same thing you are, from every corner of Melbourne.
Network
Real introductions on the day, followed up afterwards.
Grow together
Practical workshops run by women who have done it.
Celebrate
Awards recognising women who have built something remarkable.
Come by yourself. You will not be by yourself for long.
Founder
Community leader, women's leadership advocate, and President of MBPCA Australia. For more than a decade Neha has built free-entry cultural and community platforms across Melbourne, creating opportunities for women, families, artists and volunteers to take part and lead.
Built by Women is the next stage of that work: turning what she learned running large community events into a platform for women in business.
All community roles are honorary and unpaid.
Community links
The Forum sits inside a wider programme of free-entry community events across Melbourne, delivered with partner organisations.
March
Wyndham Holi, Festival of Colours
Melbourne's west, with the Victorian Cultural Association. Free entry, families at scale.
19 Sep
Ganapati Festival Melbourne
Monash Sports Centre. South Asian Arts and Cultural Program.
26 Sep
Youth & Kids Cultural Learning Program
Glen Waverley. South Asian Arts and Cultural Program.
3 October
Multicultural Women in Business & Leadership Forum
Monash Pavilion, Monash University. The business and leadership platform.
From our events
Partner with us
Our partners reach multicultural communities at festival scale and multicultural women in business at close range, through one annual agreement rather than a fresh negotiation for every event.
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Every event across the year, category exclusivity, and naming rights on one platform.
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The cultural festivals. Mass visibility with multicultural families across Melbourne.
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The Forum and the Awards. Direct access to business owners, professionals and government representatives.
