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MONDAY NOV 18

Unlock Your Hidden Leadership Strength

Sydney CBD / Haymarket HQ / 6.00-8.00PM

The Quietly Powerful conversation will teach you that far from being a weakness, your quieter nature can be an advantage in the workplace.

TUESDAY NOV 19

Innovation & Startups in: Fintech

Sydney Startup Hub / Stone & Chalk / 9.00AM-1.00PM

Everything you need to know about the unprecedented upheaval and disruption of the financial industry.

Modern Solutions with AI Builder & the Power Platform

Sydney Startup Hub / Microsoft Reactor / 12.00-1.30PM

Join Somy Ayazi from Telstra Purple who will give an insightful introduction to the new AI Builder platform. Microsoft’s AI Builder works with the Power Platform to harness the power of Cognitive Services, allowing applications to become ‘intelligent’.

What's the Future for Women in Business?

Sydney Startup Hub / Fishburners / 5.00-8.00PM

Iconic entrepreneur, Kristina Karlsson: Founder & Creative Director of global Swedish design and stationery business, kikki.K will be delivering a keynote.

Creating an Investment Pipeline for Decarbonisation

Chippendale / EnergyLab / 5.30-8.00PM

This presentation is based on the discussion paper released by EnergyLab earlier in the year and a shorter talk James Tilbury gave at All Energy.

Driverless Vehicle Technology Explained

Sydney CBD / Customs House Library / 6.00-7.00PM

Join driverless vehicle experts Mark Pesce and John Allsopp for a free 1-hour talk to explore the potential of this fascinating technology.

The Future of Connectivity and Cyber Security

Sydney CBD / General Assembly / 6.00-8.00PM

Hear from several accomplished, accredited and forward-thinking experts to explore the future of connectivity and cyber security.

WEDNESDAY NOV 20

Introduction to HTML/CSS

Sydney Startup Hub / Level 2 / 12.00-1.00PM

Curious about what programming is all about? Have a front seat exploration into the internet and learn about requests and responses, hypertext markup language and more.

Virtual CFO - The Plug and Play Access to Experts

Sydney Startup Hub / The Studio / 12.30-1.30PM

Featured speaker POP Business is a fintech company with expert Chartered Accountants passionate about helping people build their dream business.

MIP and H2O Driverless AI Launch

Sydney CBD / Hilton Hotel / 3.00-5.00PM

This event is your opportunity to learn how industry peers are solving practical, real-world problems by putting AI to work.

Sydney Startup Founders Panel and Manual Launch

Pyrmont / LegalVision / 5.30-7.00PM

LegalVision is hosting a panel discussion featuring leading VC investors and founders to answer your startup questions.

How to ACE the Holiday Downtime

Pyrmont / WeWork Labs / 5.30-7.30PM

Join WeWork for a workshop that will help you to make the most of the downtime so that you're ready to execute your plan when the new year business period kicks into gear.

ACS Tech: Spin Data into Gold

Barangaroo / ACS Innovation Hub / 5.30-8.00PM

Investigate why now is a critical time to upskill, how to embrace big data to power up businesses, and what the future of work will look like as we continue to embrace technologies like ML and AI across industries and roles.

5 Strategies to Implement on Your Website to Attract High Paying Customers

Sydney CBD / Haymarket HQ / 6.00-8.00PM

Your website still stands head and shoulders above the rest as the most important marketing tool you have at your disposal.

EdTechX Startup Pitch Competition

Sydney Startup Hub / Tank Stream Labs / 6.00-8.30PM

In collaboration with EduGrowth, EdTechX will be showcasing 5 - 6 local startups who will be pitching to a panel of esteemed judges, including investors and industry leaders.

THURSDAY NOV 21

UN Women Entrepreneurship Day - Breakfast Panel

Sydney Startup Hub / Stone and Chalk / 8.00-10.00AM

You will have the opportunity to hear from three highly successful women entrepreneurs and impact change makers who are joining our panel discussion to speak & debate.

Amplify Your Web and Mobile Application Development

Sydney Startup Hub / Level 1 / 8.30AM-12.00PM

Come along to this hands on workshop and learn how AWS Amplify is being used to modernise traditional web and mobile application development.

Social Impact Campaigning Done Right

Sydney Startup Hub / Fishburners / 12.00-1.00PM

When done right, social impact campaigning can be the key to unlocking a deep, effective and purposeful marketing strategy for your business.

CleanTech Innovation

Macquarie Park / Venture Cafe / 3.00-8.00PM

Connect with the world’s inspiring Cleantech community - learn how these change-makers are applying innovation to address challenges of our volatile and ambiguous world- from energy renewables, to recycling and re-designing the circular economy.

Sydney Meet + Greet Hiring Event for UX Designers

Sydney CBD / General Assembly / 5.30-7.30PM

Meet the graduates of GA's UX Design Immersive Program!

Introduction to Raising Capital

Moree / B&W Rural Moree / 5.30-8.00PM

Are you thinking of raising capital? Before you ask yourself HOW, have you considered Why, What, Who, Where and When?

5G Convergence: The Opportunities and Challenges

Sydney CBD / Academy Xi / 6.00-7.30PM

If you’re curious about how 5G will enable innovative use cases and business models, this talk will help shed light on the impact of this rollout, today and into the future.

FRIDAY NOV 22

HHQ Founder Experience: Robert Parsonson (ISEAA)

Sydney CBD / Haymarket HQ / 12.30-1.30PM

Join HHQ in hearing from Robert discuss his personal journey, the changing nature of education in Australia and how the ISEAA was created.

Supply Chain & Logistics Pitch Night

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. This particular event will feature a range of startups in the supply chain and logistics space.

Launch into Space with Dr Christyl Johnson, NASA

Sydney CBD / Darling Square Library / 5.30-7.00PM

Hear all about her astronomical achievements, as well as her exciting work to help young women pursue careers in STEM.

StartCon 2019

Randwick / Royal Randwick Racecourse / Multi-Day Event

Australia's largest startup and growth conference is the cornerstone event for the community. The 2-day conference will feature world-famous keynote speakers from some of the largest companies in the world, startups, expo floor, networking events, pitch for $1M competition & hackathon.

SATURDAY NOV 23

Design Sprint Conference

Sydney CBD / SiteMinder / 9.00AM-5.00PM

Sprint Camp Sydney is focused on the evolution of the Design Sprint approach, which is being widely adopted around the world, and we have lined up an exceptional collection of speakers.

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