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MONDAY AUG 12
Unleash the Power of LinkedIn Content Creation
Sydney CBD / General Assembly / 6.00-8.00PM
Whether you’re an entry level employee, entrepreneur or C-suite executive - this LinkedIn Mixer will provide you with actionable insights that you can use to build your personal brand and career/business organically!
Startup Maths: Equity & Valuation
Sydney Startup Hub / Stone & Chalk / 5.30-7.00PM
This session will help you understand how equity works initially and over multiple rounds as you’re raising capital.
User Interface: Basic Principles & Common Questions
Sydney CBD / Academy Xi / 6.00-7.30PM
So how do you make sure you are adhering to the principles of great UI design? What are some of the key areas to watch out for?
Coding for Beginners
Sydney CBD / General Assembly / 6.00-7.00PM
This session, designed for the beginner programmer, will assume no previous coding knowledge.
TUESDAY AUG 13
Is Facebook's Move into Financial Services an Opportunity for Fintechs?
Sydney CBD / Tank Stream Labs @ Bridge St / 5.30-8.00PM
This panel will discuss the ideas, trends, challenges and opportunities behind the Libra and Calibra venture.
Future Science 2040
Sydney CBD / Parliament of New South Wales / 7.30-9.30AM
What does the future hold for scientific research in this country? How will new tools such as big data, automation, artificial intelligence and machine learning impact our scientists and their work?
How to Actually Start Your Business
Sydney CBD / General Assembly / 6.00-8.00PM
Join Kaylene, Founder of StartUp Creative for an evening of practical step by step advice on exactly where to start to make your business dreams a reality.
WEDNESDAY AUG 14
Mastering Difficult Conversations That Will Change Your Life
Sydney Startup Hub / The Studio / 12.30-1.30PM
In this interactive session, Ellenor Cox will help you discover the 5 key strategies to ensure a successful outcome in any challenging and difficult conversation.
Re-Imagining Our Future Workplaces
Sydney CBD / 33 Erskine St / 8.30AM-5.30PM
The framework of the day will be based on the "8 Corporate Rebels trends”, and will provide a great opportunity to meet and learn from like minded individuals.
How to Live a Zero Waste Life with Anita Vandyke
Sydney CBD / General Assembly / 6.00-7.30PM
The masterclass will be interactive and involve making beauty and cleaning products and a talk about zero waste living.
Setting up for Success
Chatswood / The Zenith Theatre / 6.00-8.00PM
In this session you'll explore the many variables that it takes to get right to get a digital creative business to grow – finding your niche in the market, identifying the right people to work with you, focusing on your minimum viable product.
Advanced Storytelling Techniques for Innovation
Sydney CBD / Academy Xi / 9.30AM-4.30PM
Harnessing the power of innovation and storytelling produces collaboration, creativity and a shared vision for the future. How does storytelling create value for the greater good of our projects, organisations and teams?
Jobs for NSW Regional Pitchfest Semi-Final
Sydney Startup Hub / Level 1 / 5.00-8.00PM
Eleven bright startups from Armidale, Bathurst, Broken Hill, Byron Bay, Coffs Harbour, Hunter, Dubbo, Lightning Ridge, Wagga Wagga, Wollongong and Young will pitch their business ideas to a panel of esteemed judges from across the NSW startup scene.
Women Building Careers in Tech
Sydney CBD / ACS Building / 6.00-8.30PM
The next Tech Ready Women event co-hosted with ACS will deliver the value, motivation and inspiration you’ve been looking for to take the next step in your career.
Women and the Internet
Sydney CBD / Lower Town Hall / 6.30-7.45PM
VICE reporter and musician Claire L Evans tells the story of internet’s unsung female heroes. From Ada Lovelace who wrote the first computer program back in the Victorian Age (100 years before the first computer was built), to Elizabeth Feinler who helped create the first domain names, women have been a huge part of every significant milestone in web development.
THURSDAY AUG 15
Sydney Hardware Tech Meetup
Macquarie Park / Venture Cafe / 3.00-8.00PM
The Sydney Hardware Startup Meetup community will takeover Venture Cafe for a range of talks, showcases and demos.
Pitch to Investors Night
Sydney Startup Hub / Level 1 / 5.45-8.30PM
This quarterly event is an opportunity for 6 market-ready startups and scaleups from The Studio and its community to pitch for investment.
Re-Imagining Our Future Workplaces - 8 Global Trends
Sydney CBD / 33 Erskine St / 8.30AM-5.30PM
The framework of the day will be based on the "8 Corporate Rebels trends”, and will provide a great opportunity to meet and learn from like minded individuals.
ShireBiz Quarterly
Burraneer / Royal Motor Yacht Club / 5.15-7.00PM
ShireBiz quarterly is a great networking opportunity for local business and ShireBiz members to showcase upcoming projects and business in Southern Sydney.
Jumpstart Pitch Night
Sydney CBD / Hall Chadwick / 6.00-8.00PM
JUMPSTART organizes the first pitch night for Entrepreneurs in Sydney. Each pitch will have a STRICT 5 min presentation.
Justin Dry from Vinomofo at Startup Grind Coffs Harbour
Coffs Harbour / CHEC Ospray Restaurant / 5.30-7:30PM
Justin Dry is an Entrepreneur, Investor and Co-Founder + CEO of Vinomofo, one of Australia’s fastest-growing companies.
FRIDAY AUG 16
Scaling Across Borders
Sydney Startup Hub / Fishburners / 12.00-1.00PM
In this workshop, TransferWise's APAC debit card product team will share their market expansion strategy and insights on building a global product.
UTS Student Pitch Night
Sydney CBD / Fishburners / 5.00-8.00PM
Every Friday night from 5pm, Fishburners opens its doors to host Shark Tank style, Friday Night Pitches. This particular evening will be partnered with UTS Startups – the home of student entrepreneurship at UTS.
Entrepreneur's Hour: Ceres Tag
Armidale / UNE SMART Region Incubator / 1.00-2.00PM
Hear from David and Melita Smith founders of Ceres Tag as they speak on ‘Going Global from Day One’.
The Future of Digital Learning to Drive Behavioural Change
Sydney CBD / Haymarket HQ / 6.00-8.00PM
Join Haymarket HQ for a special evening with So-Young Kang who will be coming all the way from Singapore to share her insights on the future of learning.
SUNDAY AUG 18
Launch into Service Design
Sydney CBD / Academy Xi / 10.00AM-4.30PM
If you’d like to understand what it takes to deliver exceptional experiences, come to our one-day bootcamp.
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