2026 events for social entrepreneurs
Some of our members have been asking about our recommendations for events they attend this year, and others have been suggesting some to us, so we have compiled a list!
All feedback welcome. If there’s an event missing from this list, please let us know. If you’ve been to one of these and would recommend it, please let us know that too.
1 | Event Name | 2026 Dates | Location | Website | Great for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Women Unlimited Leadership Summit | Feb 19–20 | Sydney, NSW | https://womenunlimited.co/location/sydney/ | Female leaders |
3 | NFP Leadership Summit | Feb 20 | Perth, WA | https://aimwa.com/event/not-for-profit-leadership-summit/ | Leaders of not-for-profit orgs |
4 | Indigenous Leadership Summit | Feb 24-27 | Perth, WA | theleadershipinstitute.com.au/indigenous-leadership-summit-perth | First Nations leaders |
5 | Australian Governance Summit (AICD) | Mar 2–3 | Sydney / Hybrid | aicd.com.au | Board directors |
6 | Sustainability Leaders 2026 | Mar 10–11 | Melbourne, VIC | sustainabilityleaders.com.au | Sustainability leaders |
7 | SouthStart | Mar 17-19 | Adelaide, SA | southstart.co | Changemakers and innovators |
8 | Impact Investment Summit | Mar 25–26 | Sydney, NSW | impactinvestmentsummit.com | Impact investors - or social enterprises wanting to talk to investors |
9 | ICSEI International Conference on Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation | Mar 30-31 | Sydney, NSW | waset.org/social-entrepreneurship-and-innovation-conference-in-march-2026-in-sydney | Academics - or social enterprises wanting to talk to academics |
10 | CPA Australia Profit for Purpose Conference | Apr 20-22 | Melbourne, VIC | events.cpaaustralia.com.au/event/b059ba7f-5e8c-4706-affd-f7a04ece6995/summary | Accountants |
11 | Technology for Social Justice conference | May 6-8 | Melbourne, VIC | conference.infoxchange.org/ | People wanting to upskill in technology |
12 | UN Global Compact UNiting Business LIVE Australia | May 13-14 | Sydney, NSW | unglobalcompact.org.au/conference/uniting-business-live-australia-2026/ | Business, social enterprise and sustainability leaders |
13 | Women’s Leadership Symposium | May 21 | Melbourne, VIC | wla.edu.au | Female leaders |
14 | Place-based Impact Summit | June 15–16 | Brisbane, QLD | placeaustralia.org | Place-based organisations - and funders and government wanting to connect with them |
15 | Social Impact Summit | July 1–2 | Sydney, NSW | socialimpactsummit.co | People new to social impact |
16 | ReGen Expo | Jul 22-23 | Sydney, NSW | https://regenexpo.com.au/ | Circular economy |
17 | Associations Forum Nat. Conf. | July 28–29 | Geelong, VIC | associations.net.au | Leaders and directors of associations (like SECNA) |
18 | Better Boards Conference | July 31–Aug 1 | Cairns, QLD | betterboards.net | Board directors |
19 | Social Enterprise Festival | Aug TBC | Sydney, NSW | secna.org.au/festival | Social entrepreneurs, service providers, procurement, government and the general public |
20 | Supply Nation Connect | Aug 11-12 | Perth, WA | connect.supplynation.org.au | First Nations organisations and procurement |
21 | Something Fest | Aug 24–28 | Brisbane, QLD | somethingfest.com.au | People interested in technology and innovation |
22 | Social Impact in the Regions | Sep 2–4 | Stanthorpe, QLD | socialimpactintheregions.com.au | Regional and rural social entrepreneurs - or funders and government wanting to talk to them |
23 | Philanthropy Australia Conf. | Sep 8–10 | Brisbane, QLD | philanthropy.org.au | Funders - or social enterprises wanting to talk to funders |
24 | CHANGE 2026 Conference | Oct 15–16 | Brisbane, QLD | changeconference.com.au | Changemakers |
25 | ChangeFest | TBA 2026 | TBA | changefest.com.au | Changemakers |
26 | Social Traders Convene | TBA 2026 | TBA | socialtraders.com.au/convene-interest | Social enterprises and procurement |
27 | BCorp Assembly | TBA 2026 | TBA | bcorporation.com.au | BCorps |
