Networking breakfast
Registration opens at 10:30am with breakfast served. Tables by industry, and volunteers whose job is to introduce you to somebody.
The bespoke event · Free for registered participants
Multicultural Women in Business & Leadership Forum
Saturday 3 October 2026
Monash Pavilion, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria. Registration and networking breakfast from 10:30am. Forum 11:30am to 3:30pm.
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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
What is on
What is involved
A day built to put multicultural women professionals in the same room as each other and as the people who can grow what they are building.
Information sessions
Grants, business support and how the systems actually work, explained by people who use them.
Practical workshops
Small groups, created and delivered by women who have done the thing they are teaching.
Speakers and facilitators
Women leading in business, community and government, speaking to what they built and what it cost.
Business and Community Awards
Two categories, recognising women who have built something and never been recognised for it.
Professional networking and lunch
Lunch served. The part of the day most people say mattered most.
Sponsor business spotlights
Our partners get the floor, because they are the reason entry is free.
Run of day
The day
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10:30am
Registration and networking breakfast
Name badges, tables by industry, and volunteers whose job is to introduce you to somebody.
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11:30am
Opening and information sessions
Grants, business support, and how the systems actually work. Practical and specific.
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12:30pm
Practical workshops
Small groups, created and delivered by women who have done the thing they are teaching.
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1:30pm
Lunch and professional networking
Lunch served. The part of the day most people say mattered most.
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2:30pm
Business and Community Awards
Recognising women who have built something and never been recognised for it.
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3:00pm
Sponsor spotlights and close
Our partners get the floor, because they are the reason entry is free.
Who is coming
The room
A decision-maker density most organisations cannot replicate through advertising.
- 100+ multicultural women
- Women business owners and entrepreneurs
- Expert professionals across sectors
- Federal government representatives
- State government representatives
- Council staff members
- VMC representatives
- Community leaders and emerging leaders
A high-value audience of women decision-makers, professionals, community influencers and business connectors.
Become a sponsor
Sponsor Partner opportunity
A premium opportunity to reach a focused multicultural women's audience face to face, in a premium Monash venue, through a respected community initiative. Limited sponsor spots available.
Direct access to a focused multicultural women's audience
Brand credibility through a respected community initiative
Face-to-face engagement in a premium Monash venue setting
Trusted community visibility and relationship building
Extended reach through MBPCA communication channels
What a Sponsor Partner receives
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Two premium Forum passes
Full access to the day for you and a colleague.
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Display table and banner
Business display and banner visibility throughout the forum.
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Five-minute stage introduction
Introduce your business from the stage to the whole room.
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Business Award presentation
Present a business appreciation award alongside an honourable guest.
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Product and flyer distribution
Material distributed to all participants, subject to approval.
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MC acknowledgements
Named acknowledgement by the MC across the event.
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Direct networking access
Connect directly with women business owners and professionals.
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Logo and digital promotion
Recognition across MBPCA materials and social channels.
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Photo opportunity with VIP guests
Photographs with guests and key dignitaries on the day.
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Banner at Ganapati Festival Melbourne
Additional banner visibility at the festival, beyond the Forum itself.
The bespoke event · Saturday 3 October 2026
Multicultural
Women in Business
& Leadership
Forum 2026
Tier, inclusions, audience and investment.
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What is happening
Upcoming events
One programme, three initiatives. The Forum is the business and leadership platform inside the South Asian Arts and Cultural Program.
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Women in Business & Leadership Forum
Monash Pavilion, Clayton
Saturday 3 October 2026
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02
Ganapati Festival Melbourne
Monash Sports Centre
19 September 2026
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03
Youth & Kids Cultural Learning Program
Glen Waverley
26 September 2026
Awards
Business and Community Awards
Every year we meet women who have built something remarkable and have never once been recognised for it.
Nominate somebody else, or nominate yourself. Both are equally welcome, and if you hesitated on that second option, this is your sign.
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