Welcome to Wurundjeri Country.
The real price of visibility online and in public life for women – it’s not about confidence, but about the effects of discrimination, threats, micro-aggressions, and misogyny.
Panelists:
Leela Cosgrove (Founder, The 8 Percent)
Dr Evita March (Cyberpsychology expert)
Zahra Mustaf (Independent Political Candidate)
Host:
Emma Greyson
The Office, Hybrid Models, Remote. How do we go beyond the hype and rhetoric and create models that actually work?
Panelists:
Cass Spies (CEO, Twisted Healthy Treats)
Feng Yuan Liu (Founder, Metro Dietetics)
Michelle Kvello (Managing Director, Lantern Partners)
Host:
Leela Cosgrove
As we head into increasingly uncertain economic times, how can women create a stable base for their businesses to weather the coming storm?
Panelists:
Charlotte Pascoe (CEO, Stockdale & Leggo)
Dervilla McGowan (Founder, Anther Experimental Distillation)
Host:
Leela Cosgrove
Get to know your impressive fellow attendees in this networking session!
In these sessions, our panel discussions become workshops, where you have the opportunity to work with a group of women to pull together strategic action plans about what we're going to do next.
The Climate Crisis is real and it’s only getting worse. How can women be at the forefront of systemic environmental change?
Panelists:
Samantha Ratnam (MP and leader of the Victorian Greens)
Dr Belle Workman (Climate Scientist)
Katherine Brazenor (Barrister for Sharma vs the Minister for the Environment)
Host:
Lucy Bloomfield
What are the real, systemic issues that are holding women back in all areas, including education, healthcare, relationships, and politics.
Panelists:
Dr Elizabeth Farrell AM (Gynaecologist and Medical Director of Jean Hailes for Women’s Health),
Nomi Kaltmann (Independent Candidate in Victorian Election),
Catherine Jonathan (Media Entrepreneur)
Host: Leela Cosgrove
Get to know your impressive fellow attendees in this networking session!
At The 8 Percent Pitch Competition, a group of female founders will get up on stage and pitch their businesses to a group of women investors for the opportunity to share in over $100,000 worth of prizes – plus the possibility of gaining investment on the spot!
How we can communicate and find common ground in a world with ever-increasing polarisation and tribal thinking?
Panelists:
Dr Senem Eren (Psychologist),
Amber Schultz (Walkely-Award winning political journalist),
Satvir Gill (Clinical Psychologist)
Host: Feng Yuan Liu
In these sessions, our panel discussions become workshops, where you have the opportunity to work with a group of women to pull together strategic action plans about what we're going to do next.
