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Celebrating a Leap Forward: The DIF Journey Continues Welcome to the first edition of Inside the DIF for 2024, a leap year already brimming with potential. Check out What's on via our searchable events calendar to discover the diversity and talent of our community.

Digital Innovation Futures has been a platform to connect, learn, and grow for nearly a decade. DIF is always evolving, and as we take our final lap around the sun, we're shaking things up.

Big news : No more waiting all year for a two-week festival. Now DIF is a full-on, year-round celebration of tech innovation. Watch out for exciting new initiatives to connect locally and grow globally.

DIF Online Hub remains your go-to destination for an ever-expanding roster of activities. Discover the new opportunities section on the homepage - maybe start your awards applications this long weekend?

DIF Amplify supports our event partners to promote everything from major conferences to grassroots meetups. Simply sign up for your DIF Online Hub account submit your events and become a 2024 DIF Event Partner.

Theme weeks and days are a great way to discover what's new. Next up is International Women's Day and to celebrate we've declared that March is Women in Tech Month.

We invite everyone—longtime supporters and new faces alike—to join us in this exciting new chapter.

As always, connect with us on socials and thanks for making the DIF.

Celebrating a Leap Forward: The DIF Journey Continues

Don't Miss Out: Seven Must-Attend International Women's Day Events

Future Horizons Festival kicks off Victoria’s startup events for 2024

Advice for aspiring founders and future horizons with Dickie Currer

Harnessing Creativity in Teamwork with Meredith Lewis

CivVic Labs Transport Access Challenge is looking for startups

Bending art, tech and dragons in Bendigo with Ivan Sun

RMIT Safety by Design short course trains up-and-coming tech leaders

Empowering Women in Tech: Celebrate International Women's Day with DIF It's March and time to celebrate International Women's Day (IWD) with a month packed full of empowering activities, from afternoon teas to insightful online panels. Stay tuned to the DIF socials for daily event updates!

This year's UN Women's IWD theme, " Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress ," highlights the crucial role of women's economic empowerment in achieving gender equality worldwide.

For the past 8 years, DIF has been shining a spotlight on pioneering women in the tech sector, from creative professionals and change makers to digital strategists . Our message is clear: visibility matters. We believe in showcasing those leading the way because "you cannot be what you cannot see."

Diversity fuels innovation, and inclusivity across all backgrounds is essential for a thriving ecosystem. We're dedicated to fostering a prosperous, inclusive digital economy for all Victorians.

Have a story of empowerment or innovation to share? Email us and let's inspire change together – in the meantime, check out a selection of International Women's Day events.

A selection of opportunities for Victorian innovators

🗣️ CALL FOR SPEAKERS GCAP 2024

Close 26 March and runs 7-9 October

🏆 AWARDS CALL FOR ENTRIES FinTech Australia 'The Finnies'

Close 15 Mar / Presentation 6 Jun

Infoxchange Australian Not-for-Profit Technology Awards

Close 31 Mar / Presentation 1 May

AIIA iAwards

Close 2 April / Victorian presentation 17 Jul

MARCH IS WOMEN IN TECH MONTH Strivin 2024 International Women's Day Series

Mon 4 Mar - Fri 8 Mar Online Webinar Series Join an incredible lineup of 9 events covering everything from learning to back yourself, finding financial freedom and even a very special book launch.

WiET IWD Inclusive Design & Funding in Emerging Tech

Fri 8 Mar, 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM / Online Event and In-person at ACS Docklands WiET full day exploring how to make designs more inclusive in the tech ecosystem and how to get blockchain and emerging tech start-ups funded.

Communi-Tea & Connection with Ada's Tribe

Sun 10 Mar, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM / Westin Hotel, Collins Street, Melbourne

IWD2024: Connect with women in Analytics, Data Science and AI at Afternoon High Tea with Ada's Tribe at the Westin.

From Vision to Venture: Women's Tech Entrepreneurship Wed 13 Mar, 12:30 PM - 2:15 PM Join this IWD online session that spotlights women entrepreneurs in the tech industry and delve into the unique challenges and experiences they have encountered on their entrepreneurial paths.

Stone & Chalk's Ecosystem Drinks: Women In Tech

Thu 14 March, 5:00PM - 7:00PM / Stone & Chalk, 121 King Street, Melbourne A special edition of Ecosystem Drinks in collaboration with Press Play, dedicated to celebrating and empowering women founders in emerging tech4.

SEO Collective International Women's Day

Tue, 19 Mar 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM / Launch Pad Evolve Cremorne Special IWD 2024 event with Google Womens Techmakers! Insightful SEO panel, networking, food & drinks on us. RSVP now!

AURIN + ARUP

Urban Innovation Data Hack Fri 22 Mar, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM - SAT 23 Mar, 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Open Data for Advancing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is the theme for Open Data Day (ODD) 2024. Join the hackathon to solve challenges, showcase data, and harness opportunities for the Melbourne Innovation Districts (MID) in the age of urban digital twins.

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Committee for Melbourne

The Melbourne Summit 2024 Tue 26 Mar, 12:15 PM - 5:30 PM

State Library Victoria

Join us for the launch of the Benchmarking Melbourne 2024 comprehensive assessment that provides data-driven insights into Melbourne's strengths and opportunities, in comparison to 20 global peer cities. Help us shape our thoughts for Melbourne’s future. LEARN MORE

The Ideas Place

The Ideas Place Pitch Night Thu 21 Mar, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM Port Fairy South West's rising entrepreneurs fresh from completing The Ideas Place Boot Camp, compete for over $23,000 in seed funding.

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Startup Gippsland

New Energy Supply Chain Wed 27 Mar, 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM Criterion, Sale Business opportunities in Gippsland renewables projects with Bodye Darvill, Director Emerging Industries at LVA and others.

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