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Welcome to our events, exhibitions and showcase listing page. If you have a special showcase, exhibition or event that you’d like us to promote on this page, please email us the full details of the program along with the relevant photos to editor@dailystraits.com. We accept listings from around the globe, just be sure to shoot us an email with the complete details and we will do the rest.

GoDaddy Elevates WordCamp Asia 2024

Singapore, March 5: GoDaddy announces its sponsorship of WordCamp Asia 2024, taking place in Taipei from March 7-9. The event will showcase GoDaddy’s Managed WordPress offerings through interactive demos and games at their booth, emphasizing the company’s advancements in WordPress technology. A standout feature is GoDaddy’s AI-driven onboarding, which promises a streamlined website creation process by generating personalized design options based on user input, aimed at delivering richer website content swiftly.
This year, WordCamp Asia introduces a “Contributor Day,” encouraging hands-on participation in WordPress’s open-source project, with GoDaddy’s team available for product inquiries. Selina Bieber, Vice President for International Markets at GoDaddy, highlights the company’s commitment to the WordPress community through global and local event sponsorships, supporting the platform that powers about 45 per cent of internet websites.
WordCamps and WordPress meetups serve as critical platforms for networking, learning, and contributing, with GoDaddy’s involvement underscoring the importance of community support in online success. For further details on GoDaddy’s contributions to the WordPress community, their Resources blog offers insights into their WordCamp experiences and the broader WordPress ecosystem.

Empowering Female Entrepreneurs

Sydney, March 6: Across Australia, free small business festivals and a $60,000 competition have been launched to discover the country’s emerging women entrepreneurs.
The Accelerator for Enterprising Women’s Kickstarter Challenge, opening on March 26, invites ambitious female entrepreneurs aged 18 and above to showcase their innovative ideas.
Finalists will be chosen by an expert panel in categories such as Health, Wellbeing and the Care Economy; Climate Change and Sustainability; Community Impact; and FinTech or e-Commerce, with an additional finalist selected via public vote. The top winner will receive $30,000 in equity-free funding, while other finalists will get $7,500 each.
Finalists will be chosen by an expert panel in categories such as Health, Wellbeing and the Care Economy; Climate Change and Sustainability; Community Impact; and FinTech or e-Commerce, with an additional finalist selected via public vote. The top winner will receive $30,000 in equity-free funding, while other finalists will get $7,500 each.
Women are encouraged to join the free Female Founder Festivals in cities like Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, Hobart, and Melbourne to network, gain insights from successful entrepreneurs, and access free resources to grow their businesses. The festivals and the AccelerateHER Workshops aim to refine ideas into market-ready proposals.
This initiative, in collaboration with the Council of Small Business Organisations Australia (COSBOA), aims to bridge the gap in entrepreneurship and funding opportunities for women. COSBOA’s CEO highlighted the competition’s importance in empowering women with the support and information needed to launch their ventures.
The spokesperson for the Accelerator for Enterprising Women emphasized the critical need for such programs as women remain significantly underrepresented in entrepreneurship and face challenges in securing funding. The competition and associated activities offer women a chance to turn their innovative ideas into successful businesses, addressing the need for more inclusive support in the entrepreneurial ecosystem.

HOYTS Unveils Daybeds

Sydney, March 6: HOYTS has introduced luxurious Daybeds in 15 additional locations across Australia and New Zealand, offering movie-goers an unparalleled comfort experience.
This initiative, part of HOYTS’s ongoing efforts to innovate the cinema experience, allows up to three guests to enjoy movies from the best view in the house.
The rollout coincides with an exciting upcoming movie lineup, ensuring guests can relax in style while catching the latest blockbusters.
Daybeds are now available in select cinemas across NSW, QLD, SA, VIC, WA, and New Zealand, with reservations possible via the HOYTS website or app.

UNSW Launches MAIPOS Program

Sydney, March 19: UNSW Founders introduces the groundbreaking Mergers, Acquisitions, IPOs & Secondaries (MAIPOS) program, a pioneering educational initiative designed to fill the critical knowledge gap in exit strategies for Australian entrepreneurs.
This complimentary, first-of-its-kind program aims to prepare founders, particularly those at the Pre-seed to Series A stage, for successful exit events.
With Australia’s startup ecosystem rapidly maturing, the MAIPOS program offers vital insights into exits and liquidity processes, featuring lessons from industry giants like Will Davies of Uber Carshare and Alan Taylor of Clarity Pharmaceuticals.
The initiative kicks off with an exclusive one-day event in Sydney on March 21, 2024, at the University of New South Wales, open to startup founders nationwide.