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MONDAY MAR 18

Digital Garage: Free Entrepreneurship & Digital Marketing Workshop

Pyrmont / Google's Sydney Office / 3.30-5.30PM

Academy of Entrepreneurs and GOOGLE are combining forces again to empower entrepreneurs in Sydney to boost their online presence and have more success globally.

Elevate your Director skills - Governance Workshops for Boards

Muswellbrook / UON Upper Hunter Training Room / Two Day Event

2 half day workshops designed to help small business and NFPs build knowledge and skill in Corporate Governace.

Learn How to Establish Authentic Relationships in Under an Hour

Sydney CBD / Haymarket HQ / 6.00-7.30PM

A highly experiential and interactive session that will enable you to learn and practice how to establish authentic relationships with the people around you.

TUESDAY MAR 19

Launch Plus Incubator Program: Idea generation and validation

Strathfield / ACU Strathfield Campus / 4.00-6.00PM

Learn how to validate your idea, without giving it away, with more than 100 potential customers.

Proto: Take Your Idea Further

Darlington / Level 4, Wentworth Building / 3.00PM

In this 3 hour workshop, you’ll use Design Sprint techniques to conduct rapid ideation, develop low fidelity solution concepts, learn about MVP tests and practise communicating your early-stage ideas.

How to Create Desirable Tech Products People Love

Sydney CBD / Academy Xi / 6.00-8.00PM

How can you ensure that you can find product-market fit, and how can you use this to ensure market success?

Life's a Pitch - pitching practise for all you startups

North Sydney / Griffith Hack / 4.30-8.30PM

Pitches are 5-7min, warning bell at 5min and 'the plug is pulled' at 7min. Then a judge Q&A so pitchers will be given constructive advice on how to better sell their ideas.

iAccelerate Centre Tour & Information Session

North Wollongong / iAccelerate Centre / 2.00-3.00PM

Tour the iAccelerate Centre, Australia's most active accelerator and incubator, providing a permanent home for 280+ startup companies and learn more about the iAccelerate offering.

Startups Unmasked - Promoting Wellbeing, Wisdom & Wealth for Entrepreneurs

Sydney CBD / We Work / 6.00-8.00PM

If you are interested in making meaningful connections and seeking support on how to navigate the journey of entrepreneurship then this event is for you.

Antler Launch Party

Sydney Startup Hub / Fishburners / 6.00-9.00PM

Antler, a global startup generator and early-stage VC company that brings exceptional individuals together to build disruptive tech companies, is launching in Australia!

WEDNESDAY MAR 20

Sydney Meet + Greet Hiring Event for UX Designers, Data Scientists & Web Devs

Sydney CBD / General Assembly / 12.00-2.00PM

An industry-only General Assembly welcomes companies to meet graduates of both our User Experience Design and Web Development Immersive Programs.

Transition into the Future of Work

Sydney CBD / General Assembly / 6.00-8.00PM

Within this keynote, Louise will discuss her background as an executive coach for over 15 years, before which she was a professional ballet dancer - discussing being agile throughout your career journey, moving from the creative arts into the corporate sphere and how these human skills have strengthened her network across the globe.

Launch Plus Incubator Program: Idea Generation and Validation

North Sydney / ACU North Sydney Campus / 4.00-6.00PM

Learn how to validate your idea, without giving it away, with more than 100 potential customers.

Women's Workshop: Digital Fabrication

Kensington / Michael Crouch Innovation Centre / 1.00-3.00PM

Attending this workshop will instill future creative confidence and release your inner digital artisan.

Speaker Series: How Innovation Drives Long-Term Sustainable Growth

Macquarie University / Macquarie University Incubator / 5.45-8.00PM

Learn about what works (and doesn't) when it comes to innovation, with real world examples.

Lunch & Learn: Here Be Dragons! Risks for Founders when Accepting Investment

Sydney Startup Hub / The Studio / 12.30-1.30PM

You are a founder. A suitor loves your business and wants to invest their money in you. But do you need their money (yet)? What strings are attached? Are they right for you? It’s like a marriage, right?

THURSDAY MAR 21

Alan Jones - Entrepreneur in Residence

Coffs Harbour / Coffs Harbour Education Campus / 1.00-3.00PM

Alan "The Nice One” Jones is one of the key figures in the Australian startup ecosystem. He has advised founders in startup accelerators BlueChilli, Startmate, Catalysr, Muru-D and Collider, as well as advising clients of KPMG’s High Growth Ventures team as an Entrepreneur in Residence as well as many regional areas on strategies how to grow their startup community.

Venture Cafe Sydney: Thursday Gathering

Macquarie Park / Venture Cafe / 3.00-8.00PM

Venture Café Sydney connects innovators and entrepreneurs through high-impact programming and interactive experiments. Happening every Thursday, this is an exciting opportunity for individuals and organisations to connect, share, learn and grow...together. Drop into the Thursday Gathering at any time for a range of social activities, educational sessions, workshops and experiments.

MVP Grant Workshop

Ultimo / UTS Startups Events Space / 3.00-4.00PM

MVP grants are aimed at startups that are yet to generate revenue to help them engage with a potential business customer, or channel to market, and create innovative solutions that address compelling industry needs or market gaps. Come along to find out what funding is available, who is eligible and how to successfully apply.

#DisruptorsInTech: AI in healthcare

Sydney CBD / Deloitte Australia / 6.00-8.00PM

Scalable Journey of AI in health care through the lens of algorithms to detect high risk heart patients in ED.

iAccelerate Speaker Series: Investing in Cleantech

Wollongong / University of Wollongong / 5.30-7.30PM

iAccelerate is pleased to host guest speaker Adam de Sola Pool. Adam will present Investing in Cleantech: stories from the trenches. Personal pitfalls and glories from twenty years of investing in and establishing renewable energy and water companies.

IQ Compass

Newcastle / The Station / 5.30-7.30PM

For IQ Compass The City of Newcastle has brought together a bunch of local groups and organisations for a pop-up expo where you can find out what they're up to this year and how you can get involved.

Learn How to Decode Workplace Behaviours - Insights for HR & People Leaders

Sydney CBD / WeWork / 6.00-8.00PM

In this session, learn what the key motivators and drivers behind people's behaviours are.

Cybersecurity Unlocked: Hacker Tools, Tips & Tricks of the Trade

Sydney Startup Hub / The Studio / 12.30-1.30PM

You are sure to walk away with a much better understanding of what happens “behind the scenes”, as well as practical things you can implement in your business to make it more secure.

New Professors Talk 2019 / Autonomous Vehicles: Fact Vs. Fiction

Newcastle / Newcastle Conservatorium / 6.00-7.00PM

In this free public lecture, Professor Pammer will explore the extraordinary potential, risks and benefits of autonomous vehicles.

Lean Startup Sydney Meetup

Sydney CBD / Pivotal Labs / 5.30-8.30PM

A monthly meetup to hear & discuss "How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses"

FRIDAY MAR 22

Regional Pitch Night / Start House x Fishburners

Sydney Startup Hub / Fishburners / 5.00-8.00PM

Every Friday night from 5pm, Fishburners opens its doors to host Shark Tank style, Friday Night Pitches.

iAccelerate Speaker Series: Investing in Cleantech

Bowral / The Mill / 12.00-1.30PM

iAccelerate is pleased to host guest speaker Adam de Sola Pool. Adam will present Investing in Cleantech: stories from the trenches. Personal pitfalls and glories from twenty years of investing in and establishing renewable energy and water companies.

SATURDAY MAR 23

SuperDaughter Day 2019

Sydney CBD / Arup / 10.00AM-1.00PM

SuperDaughter Day is an annual International Women's Day Event hosted by WORK180. Since 2016, over 3000 girls aged 5-12 years old became superheroes along with the parents, exploring the exciting world of STEM.

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