Welcome to Meat Business Women's 2026 Australian National Conference
We're delighted that you're joining us!
This is the place where you can find all essential information for attending our Conference on Wednesday 25 March 2026. if you have any queries, please feel free to contact our event manager, Micaela Davis at [email protected].
Essential Conference Info
When: Wednesday 25 March 2026
Where: Dockside - Balcony Level, Cockle Bay Wharf, Darling Park, Sydney
Timings: Registration from 8:15am. Conference commences at 9:00am and concludes at 5:30pm.
Pricing:
- Early Bird Member: $365.00 + gst
- Early Bird Non-Member: $445.00 +gst
Early bird pricing has been extended! Closes 7th February 2026
- Member: $465.00 + gst
- Non-Member: $545.00 + gst
Pre-conference Activities
Your conference experience starts before the main event!
Join us on Tuesday 24 March for two optional activities:
- SOLD OUT! JOIN THE WAITLIST WHEN REGISTERING. Get a behind-the-scenes look at Coles Retail Ready Operations Australia (RROA). This site tour gives you the chance to see the facility, machinery, processes and people shaping retail-ready innovation. With transporation included (pick-up and drop-off at Novotel Darling Harbour) and lunch.You will have been asked to provide your mobility and dietary requirements at the point of registration. Places are limited and registration is a must.
- Tickets: $50.00 + gst
- Finish your day and ease into the conference with a relaxed networking evening hosted in partnership with Meat and Greet. The MBW + Meat & Greet Networking Evening is the perfect way to meet new faces, reconnect with industry peers and start the conversation early.
- Tickets: Free!
You can view all the nitty-gritty details on our agenda tab!
Our Theme: Fuelled by Ambition
MBW have recently launched The Food Business Charter, setting a bold ambition to work towards 40% female representation across the food industry by 2035.Fuelled by Ambition is the campaign driving this vision forward.
We invite you to reflect on what ambition means for you and how it can shape the future of our sector. You’ll hear from women leading change both inside and outside the meat industry, explore topical issues that matter now, and walk away with ideas, connections and inspiration you can use straight away.
Empower Her Access
Empower Her Access is an initiative designed to create greater access to the Meat Business Women National Conference for women who may otherwise be unable to attend.
Sponsored by Australian Food Super, the initiative provides support for conference registration, travel, accommodation and ground transfers, helping remove financial and geographic barriers to participation.
Empower Her Access is open to women across the sector, including those early in their careers, running small businesses, studying, or working in regional and remote areas. Applicants are invited to share their story and how attending the conference would support their personal and professional growth.
Applications close 20 February 2026.
Recording
Please be aware Meat Business Women may take photographs, video and sound recordings as a record of this event for use in social media and communications explaining our work.