Ventures - University of Queensland

8:30am-12pm, Friday 17 November 2023

Celebrating Women's Entrepreneurship Day!

Join Ventures as we bring together and support emerging and established women entrepreneurs, and leaders from the UQ community.

Connect over a coffee, gain insights from our panel of women leaders, and celebrate the winners of the LeadHers Awards.

The morning of festivities will kick off with a panel of women leaders as they discuss and provide their unique perspectives from personal experiences in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Supported by Advance Queensland.

Julia Spicer OAM

Queensland Chief Entrepreneur

Rebecca Wilson

Founder of Epic Retirement and Host of the Prime Time Podcast

Shivani Gupta

Founder of Ask Shivani

Vanessa Garrard

Entrepreneuer, Chair, Non-Executive Director, and Mentor

Hiromi Tango

Contemporary Artist

Sarah-Jane Peterschlingmann

Managing Director and Owner of ATech

Hiromi Tango Art Installation

Hiromi Tango is a Japanese Australian Artist who migrated to Australia in 1998 from Shikoku Island, Japan. For nearly two decades, Hiromi Tango has focused on the intersection between art and science, with a particular focus on health and mental wellbeing.

Get your headshot taken

Need a headshot for your portfolio, LinkedIn profile, or anything else? As part of the LeadHers Rise event, a photographer will be available to take your professional headshot for free, so don't miss out!

About LeadHers

Ventures LeadHers is our confidence-building program for all women who are students, staff, and alumni across all disciplines at UQ. Throughout the program, participants have the opportunity to grow their leadership capabilities, build connections and gain the confidence to take their first steps in their entrepreneurial and leadership journey.