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  • Grown in WA: Backing the Regions to lead with Purpose

    The Westin 4480 Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    Seminar / Panel Discussion / Conversation

    WA's regions are full of innovation and enterprise but also facing real social challenges too. This is an invite-only working lunch roundtable bringing together leaders from across regional WA to talk about what's already working, and what's still needed. We'll explore how to leverage what's already there, grow value in place, and back social entrepreneurship […]

  • 2026 WA Social Enterprise Awards

    The Westin 4480 Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    Awards Night / Celebratory Event

    There’s never been a more important time to back local Western Australia business that’s built for good – and the Awards are your chance to celebrate the enterprises and people leading the way. Across the state, social entrepreneurs are creating jobs, strengthening communities, and tackling our biggest challenges – from homelessness and domestic violence to […]

  • DEADLINE: iF Social Impact Prize

    Apply online , Australia
    DEADLINE: Award / Scholarship

    The iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE supports projects that contribute to improving our society. If you work towards achieving one or more of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, your project is eligible. Applying is free of charge. Every year iF Design donates EUR 100,000 to support the best projects submitted to the iF SOCIAL IMPACT PRIZE. […]

  • WA Social Impact Community Drinks – Aug 2026

    The Little Way Cafe 161 Broadway, Nedlands, WA, Australia
    Networking / Group Meetup

    WA Social Impact Community Drinks Friday 21 August 2026 5:30pm - 7:30pm Little Way, 161 Broadway, Nedlands Free event but please register your attendance for catering purposes This is a relaxed opportunity to meet up and chat with other like-minded professionals, including Centre for Social Impact UWA students and Alumni for Social Impact group. All welcome - […]

  • WBA Pitch Night Sundowner

    Olympic Kingsway Sports Club 34L Bellerive Blvd, Madeley, WA
    Showcase / Pitch / Demo / Tour

    This special Sundowner brings together local businesses, WBA members and community organisations for a relaxed evening of networking while showcasing the positive impact of community banking in our region. The highlight of the evening is the Pitch Night, where selected local not-for-profit organisations will pitch their projects for the opportunity to receive funding through Kingsway […]

  • DEADLINE: Meshpoints AI & Society Challenge

    Apply online , Australia
    DEADLINE: Funding

    The Meshpoints AI & Society Challenge seeks collaborative initiatives that strengthen AI capability, expand access to emerging technologies, and create more inclusive pathways for Western Australians to participate in and shape an AI-enabled future, regardless of sector, stage or postcode. Projects may focus on education, entrepreneurship, community participation, technology access, industry collaboration or new approaches […]

  • Women Leadership Summit

    Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre 21 Mounts Bay Road, Perth, Australia
    Conference / Summit / Symposium

    A summit series across Australia delivered in partnership with UN Women Australia. Your attendance directly supports vital efforts to accelerate women's leadership, economic empowerment, safety, and resilience for women and girls.

  • Make/shift Festival

    Fremantle, WA Fremantle, WA, Australia
    Conference / Summit / Symposium

    Make/shift is a festival of future-making in and around Walyalup Fremantle. With 20 unique events across a dynamic two weeks from 4th to 18th September 2026, Make/shift Festival includes: a conversation series taking on the biggest questions of our times with the help of some of our brightest minds, a diverse public program of creative […]

  • Black Coffee Bindjareb – September 2026

    Food Innovation Precinct Western Australia 37 Dollyup Street, Stake Hill, Western Australia, Australia
    Networking / Group Meetup

    Bindjareb Black Coffee brings together First Nations businesses, entrepreneurs and professionals, alongside industry, buyers, procurement teams and business partners looking to engage with the First Nations business sector. It’s an opportunity to build genuine commercial relationships, share knowledge and strengthen connections between First Nations businesses and organisations looking to engage, partner and procure from them.

  • DEADLINE: AI Innovators Showcase – Meshpoints 2026

    Apply online , Australia
    DEADLINE: Accelerator / Incubator

    Share how your Western Australian venture is using AI to deliver real-world results and be considered for the Meshpoints 2026 AI Innovators Showcase. The AI Innovators Showcase is the storytelling arm of AITAI’s Meshpoints 2026 initiative. We’re selecting twelve Western Australian innovators for multimedia case studies showing how AI is creating value in real ventures. […]

  • UNAAWA Networking for Change | Sundowner

    Faraday's Perth 216 Saint Georges Terrace, Perth, WA, Australia
    Networking / Group Meetup

    UNAAWA’s ‘Networking for Change’ sundowner is a great opportunity to meet other individuals interested in international relations, human rights, equality and diversity, climate change and much more. When: 11 September 2026, 7:00pm Where: Faraday's Perth 216 St Georges Terrace, Perth 6000 Dress Code: Smart Professional

  • From ideas to reality: STEM careers inventing change

    online , Australia
    Seminar / Panel Discussion / Conversation

    This special Shape Your Future webinar will explore how engineers, inventors and innovators turn ideas into real-world solutions that change the way we live, work and interact with the world around us. From identifying a problem and imagining a new solution to designing, prototyping, testing and improving, engineering and invention are at the heart of […]

  • DEADLINE: Remix Summit Perth 2026 Speaker Opportunity

    Apply online , Australia
    DEADLINE: Showcase / Delegation / Consultation

    Back for its 7th edition, REMIX Summit Perth brings together pioneers from a myriad of industries to explore the future of the creative and cultural industries, creative cities and the creative economy. REMIX Perth is part of a network of summits held in leading creative cities including New York, London, Istanbul and Dubai; attended by […]

  • DEADLINE: Citi Foundation Fourth Global Innovation Challenge

    Apply online , Australia
    DEADLINE: Funding

    The Citi Foundation (the Foundation) is launching its fourth Global Innovation Challenge, committing $25 million to organizations developing innovative solutions that prepare low-income youth for success in today's rapidly evolving, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven workplace. This year’s Challenge builds on the Foundation's longstanding commitment to investing in youth economic opportunity, including through its decade-long Pathways to […]

  • Morning Startup Presentation: What it really takes to keep a small tech company alive

    Riff 45 St Georges Tce, Perth, Australia
    Networking / Group Meetup

    Morning Startup Presentation: Brendan and Liz Wright, the husband-and-wife team behind Joondalup-based CommunityToGo, have pivoted again and again. In the early 2010s, when apps were still a novelty, they delivered over 150 of them to schools, clubs, churches and community groups, before realising their customers weren't really buying an app at all; they were trying […]

  • DEADLINE: Stanford Australia Association NFP Scholarship

    Apply online , Australia
    DEADLINE: Award / Scholarship

     Non-Profit Leadership Scholarships are for senior leaders in Australian not-for-profit organisations who demonstrate outstanding potential to advance social outcomes, offering up to $25,000 for a senior leader of an Australian DGR1 not-for-profit to undertake an executive education program at Stanford Graduate School of Business. The scholarship is designed to assist NFP leaders to strengthen their […]

  • DEADLINE: Innovate with nbn Grants Program

    Apply online , Australia
    DEADLINE: Funding

    Championing Australia's regional and remote businesses Running a business in regional or remote Australia isn’t easy. Isolation, limited reach and tough conditions can all stand in the way. Yet, out here, challenge breeds creativity. And in the face of adversity, innovation thrives. That’s why we created the Innovate with nbn® Grants Program with the Regional Australia […]

  • WASEC Coffee Catch-up

    Holy Grounds Cafe and Community Hub 1/3 Pier Street, Perth, WA
    Networking / Group Meetup

    Join WASEC Membership & Partnerships Lead, Ash and meet fellow members at Holy Grounds, a social enterprise cafe in Perth.

  • Celebrating Excellence in Energy – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

    WS2 143 St Georges Terrace, Perth, WA, Australia
    Seminar / Panel Discussion / Conversation

    Join WiE Perth for a special event celebrating excellence in Diversity, Equity & Inclusion across Western Australia’s energy sector. Women in Energy | Celebrating Excellence in Energy - Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Join Women in Energy – Perth for a special event bringing together finalists and winners from the Women in Energy Perth Awards and the WA […]

  • Commonland / Eco-Systems Innovation (ESI) Lab Public Open Day

    Murdoch University , Australia
    Information Session / Launch

    Experience the holistic landscape restoration work happening across Western Australia, and build connections for the future, for those interested in food security, regenerative agriculture, water, or landscape restoration. The day forms part of the 'Preparing the Ground' Gatherings for the Eco-Systems Innovation (ESI) Lab.

  • 81st Anniversary of United Nations Day Gala

    Duxton Hotel 1 St Georges Tce, Perth, WA, Australia
    Awards Night / Celebratory Event

    As we look to the future we always try and remember how far we have come. Come celebrate the 81st anniversary of the United Nations. The evening will celebrate the United Nations’ remarkable 81-year journey and its enduring commitment to advancing international peace and security, human rights, human dignity and sustainable development. Under our 2026 […]

  • Global Citizen NOW: Perth

    Perth WA Western Australia, Australia
    Conference / Summit / Symposium

    Global Citizen NOW: Perth is where the agenda for global action on energy access, connectivity, and the clean energy transition will be set — aligning leaders across government, business, philanthropy, Indigenous communities, and civil society around the priorities, investments, partnerships, and commitments needed to expand reliable, affordable electricity, strengthen energy security, protect nature and create […]

  • Innovation in the Perth Northern Corridor Ecosystem: Future-Ready Solutions through Intelligent Insights, Digital Transformation & AI

    ECU Joondalup 270 Joondalup Drive, Joondalup, Western Australia, Australia
    Networking / Group Meetup

    Innovation in the Perth Northern Corridor Ecosystem: Future-Ready Solutions through Intelligent Insights, Digital Transformation and AI Join ECU’s School of Business and Law and our partners, the City of Wanneroo and the City of Joondalup, for an evening where research meets real-world challenges, and new ideas become opportunities for collaboration. Hear from ECU researchers working […]

    Free

  • Australians Investing in Women Roundtable [Perth]

    Perth WA Western Australia, Australia
    Seminar / Panel Discussion / Conversation

    When Australians Investing In Women launched our 2025 strategic roadmap, we made a clear commitment to strengthening gender lens investing in Australia and helping shift more capital towards women and girls. This can’t be designed in isolation. Next month, we will travel be travelling around the country for a series of Gender Lens Investing Consultation […]

  • 10×10 Perth

    The Platform 256 Adelaide Terrace #3 Perth, WA 6000 Australia, Perth, Australia, Australia
    Showcase / Pitch / Demo / Tour

    10x10 is where people who care about social innovation come to connect, and this event is hosted by a committee of volunteers! Join us on Thursday 22 October 2026 for a shark-tank style pitch and crowdfunding event to support three exceptional early-stage Non-profit Organisations (NFP) innovating to solve social challenges in WA. Donate to attend and help […]

  • DEADLINE: Build Australia Fellowship [SYD Applicants]

    Apply online , Australia
    DEADLINE: Job Opportunity

    Build Australia are seeking a small, passionate crew of video creators and storytellers to help tell stories of our nation’s builders. The Build Australia Fellowship is a six-month paid commitment to create content for the new media and engagement platform. Over the course of the fellowship you will: Produce and publish content that tells the […]

  • DEADLINE: 100x Impact LES Program

    Apply online , Australia
    DEADLINE: Accelerator / Incubator

    100x is looking for future social unicorns—organisations capable of improving the lives of billions of people. The initiative has already backed 47 ventures, collectively impacting 500 million lives worldwide. Ventures in the portfolio have gone on to raise 25 times the capital invested by 100x and reach three times as many lives. The programme is […]

  • WA Innovators of the Year Awards Ceremomy 2026

    TBC Western Australia, Australia
    Awards Night / Celebratory Event

    Western Australia's (WA) Innovators of the Year awards program recognises local businesses, government entities and young people that have developed an outstanding innovative product, technology or service. Administered by the Department of Energy and Economic Diversification, the program has also raised the profile of WA’s innovation ecosystem, helped to spotlight local talent and supported the […]

  • SOSV Deep Tech Summit [virtual]

    online , Australia
    Conference / Summit / Symposium

    The SOSV Deep Tech Summit brings those themes together over three days of programming featuring climate tech, human health, and AI in physical world. SOSV’s goal is to deepen venture, academic, corporate, and media understanding of the accomplishments and world-changing potential of startups in deep tech, whether that’s new pathways to cure cancer, more climate […]

  • The Future of Philanthropy: Unlocking the Generosity of WA

    The Westin 4480 Hay Street, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
    Seminar / Panel Discussion / Conversation

    Philanthropy is entering a new era, with significant opportunities emerging from the intergenerational transfer of wealth, growing community need and a shift towards more strategic, outcomes-driven giving. Join Business News and Minderoo Foundation for the Future of Philanthropy: Unlocking the Generosity of WA lunch, bringing together senior leaders from philanthropy, finance, community and government to […]