Events

Coming together to exchange ideas and war stories is one of the key benefits of attending a face-to-face conference. The 2nd annual Women in Manufacturing Summit 2024 in Melbourne this August has been designed to provide you with plenty of time to do just that at our exclusive roundtables. You’ll gain practical strategies to develop your skills, elevate your career, and network with colleagues in a relaxed, supportive environment. Each roundtable discussion goes for approximately half an hour and you get to choose up to 3 of the below discussions to tailor your own conference experience. Interactive roundtable discussions allow attendees to divide into groups and discuss niche ideas, gain practical tips, and work through challenges faced by other tech professionals from multiple industries while you make contacts and build relationships. Topics to choose from include: Unlocking your full potential through the power of mentorship Facilitator: Latinka Cubitt, General Manager – Administration, Catten Industries Using Technology in your role and how technology will shape your future career Facilitator: Kate Whitney, Chief Digital and Technology Officer, Treasury Wine Estates Find your career path in manufacturing Facilitator: Honi Walker, Chief Executive Officer, South East Melbourne Manufacturers Alliance (SEMMA) Navigating the manufacturing industry’s journey towards sustainability goals Facilitator: Zoe Marshall, Environmental Manager and Food Safety, Quality Systems, Turosi Visit the website to view the full agenda and speaker line-up, or download the brochure. Register online, email, or call us on +61 (0)2 9977 0565 to discuss the best available package. Make sure to ask about our group discount options and bring your whole team along! The popular pre-conference masterclass on Leadership Skills for Women in Manufacturing is filling fast, so book now to secure your spot and put yourself in a position to elevate your abilities as a leader.  

12-14th September, 2024 – The Empress Hotel, Chiang Mai, Thailand Under the theme of Feminist World-Building: Creative Energies, Collective Journeys, the 4th APFF will be a space for Asia Pacific feminist movements to dream, build and lead critical pathways to a  new feminist world. The Forum will run across three days, moving and weaving through these guiding questions: Day 1: Where We Are Day 2: Where We Want To Be Day 3: How We Get There Workshop Objectives Workshops will run throughout the three days of the Forum and are required to contribute to the following objectives: To engage in a cross-regional, cross-issue, cross-movement, and cross-generational sharing of skills, strategies for advocacy, and best practices in our movements. To reflect on the systemic oppressions we face, trace the roots of our most difficult and persistent struggles, identify the new forms of our oppressors, and overcome our internal fractures. To reinvigorate our solidarities and alliances across movements and generations, and catalyse greater feminist movement-building among our local, national, regional, and global allies. To build a new roadmap and commitment to our feminist world that celebrates and supports us all as equal people on a shared planet. Workshop Criteria Workshops must follow participatory methodologies with interactive discussions and activities to fully engage participants. We encourage applicants to be innovative in their workshop design by utilising art, music, poetry, theatre, audio-visual methods, etc. in their methodologies. Workshops must be focused on a minimum of one sub-theme. Workshops which are focused on multiple sub-themes will also be considered in recognition of the intersectionality of our struggles and issues. Workshops should consider physical and cognitive accessibility requirements of participants. We encourage proposals which are inclusive in design and methodology. Workshops should endeavour to minimise environmental impact and incorporate a feminist ethics of care for people […]