Whether you’re a founder, developer, operator, investor, or simply part of Sydney’s tech community, we’ve put this 2026 events calendar together to make it easier to stay connected. There’s a lot happening across the ecosystem, and this page brings it all into one place.
Bookmark the page and check back now and then, we will try to keep the page updated with the latest events
| Date | Event Name | Organizer | Free / Paid | Address | Beneficial for |
| 7 Jan | Founder Institute – Co-Founder Networking | Founder Institute | Free | Online | Founders,Co founders |
| 14 Jan | Silicon Valley Business Networking (Online) | Sydney Startup | Free | Online | Founders,Co founders |
| 15 Jan | Get Feedback for Your Startup Pitch | Sydney Startup founders & Tech Proffesional | Free | Online | Interpenures,women Interpenure,Small buisness owners |
| 15 Jan | Founder Institute – AI Playbook for Founders | Spark Rockets | Free | Online | Founders,startup |
| 21 Jan | Brainstorm a Great Startup Idea for | Founder Institute | Free | Online | Founders, Marketing, Ops |
| 21 Jan | **Dream Design Do | Planning Day** | Local Workshop Host | Paid (Eventbrite) (Eventbrite) | Melbourne – The Loft Workspaces (Eventbrite) |
| 21 Jan | Founder Institute – Brainstorm Startup Ideas | Founder Institute | Free | Online | Founders,startup |
| 27 Jan | Founder Institute – Pitch Practice & Feedback | Founder Institute | Free | Online | Founders,startup |
| 30 Jan | Startup Pitch & Networking Sydney | Startup valley | Paid / $50 | Harbour View Hotel, Sydney | Founders,startup |
| 2 Feb | Meet Global Alumni from Founder Institute | Founder Institute | Free | Online | Founders,Co founders,startup |
| 3 Feb | Founder Institute – Global Alumni Meetup | Founder Institute | Free | Online | Founders,Co founders,startup |
| 6 Feb | Entrepreneurs Summit | Aaron Sansoni Group International Pty Ltd | Paid (tickets via official site – free ticket options available, but likely paid tiers too) | International Convention Centre Sydney (ICC Sydney), 14 Darling Dr, Sydney NSW 2009 | Startup Founders, Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs ,Growth & Strategy Managers |
| 10 Feb | UNSW Global Launchpads Summit | UNSW Founders Program & UNSW Office of Global Affairs | Paid (tickets from ~AUD 299) | Sydney, Australia — UNSW CBD Campus, 210 George St, Sydney NSW 2000 | Startup Founders, Tech Entrepreneurs, Investors, Growth Leaders, Global Scaling Teams |
| 19 Feb | Venture Capital World Summit Sydney | Venture Capital World Summit | Paid | Grosvenor Place, Level 15, 225 George St, The Rocks, Sydney | Startups, founders, tech entrepreneurs, investors |
| 24 Feb | CIO Edge (AI & Tech strategies) | Conference (IT leadership) | Paid / Invite | Hilton Sydney, 488 George St | CIOs, enterprise SaaS leadership |
| 25 Feb | Agentforce World Tour Sydney | Salesforce | Free | ICC Sydney | Business leaders, Marketing professionals, Salesforce admins, AI & data practitioners |
| 26 Feb | Fishburners Female Founder Pitch Night | Fishburners | Paid (ticket) | The Collider, 477 Pitt St, Haymarket NSW 2000 | Startup founders, investors, SaaS entrepreneurs |
| 26 Feb | AI & Technology Pitch Night Sydney | Startup Valley | Paid (ticket) | Harbour View Hotel, The Rocks, Sydney | Startups, tech founders, SaaS builders |
| 26 Feb | Western Sydney AI Summit & Hackathon Forum (Launch) | Western Sydney Tech Innovators | Free/Paid (RSVP) | Western Sydney Startup Hub, North Parramatta NSW | AI founders, tech innovators |
| 4 Mar | GDG Sydney Meetup (Cloud & AI) | GDG Cloud Sydney | Free / RSVP | 13-15 Smail St, Ultimo NSW 2007 | Developers, AI builders, job seekers (GDG Community) |
| 3-4 Mar | CDAO Sydney (Data & AI Conference) | Corinium Intelligence | Paid | Sydney City Centre, NSW | Data & AI leaders, tech managers |
| 7 Mar | Bondi Innovation Founders Lunch | Bondi Inovation | Paid / $78.94 | Bondi Trattoria, 34 Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach | startup and entrepreneurial founders |
| 11 Mar | Bondi Ai Collective | Bondi Inovation | Paid | WOTSO, Bondi Junction | Leaders, Builders, Doers, and Explorers |
| 11-12 Mar | Symphony Conference 2026 | Fin365 & Partners | Paid | Shangri-La Hotel, 176 Cumberland St, The Rocks NSW | Tech & business leaders, AI adopters |
| 17 Mar | PeopleHaus Sydney | LiveHaus | Free (limited seats) | Sydney, The Commons, 388 George St | HR, L&D and People |
| 18 Mar | TechHaus Sydney | LiveHaus | Paid ($50+ / $100+) | Sydney, The Commons, 388 George St | AI & Tech Minds |
| 20 Mar | Startup & Tech Networking: Sydney | Startup Valley | Paid (ticket) | Harbour View Hotel, The Rocks NSW | Startup founders, SaaS builders, investors |
| 24 Mar | StartupHaus Sydney – Founder & VC Meetup | Sydney CBD | Paid / $50 | The Commons, Sydney NSW | Founders, VCs & Startup Operators |
| 25 Mar | SalesHaus Sydney | LiveHaus | Free (limited) | Sydney, The Commons, 388 George St | Sales professionals,Startup founders, Revenue & growth managers, B2B business owners |
| 31 Mar | Data & AI Summit NSW 2026 | Forefront Events | Paid | ICC Sydney, 14 Darling Dr, Sydney NSW | Data & AI strategy leaders, enterprise tech pros |
| 15 Apr | BFSI Innovation & Technology Summit | Fintech & BFSI tech conference | Invite/paid (enquire form) | Sydney, NSW | Professionals, fintech founders, CTOs, CIOs, digital transformation leaders |
| 15–16 Apr | TDX 2026 (Salesforce Developer Conference) | Salesforce | Paid (option to stream free) | Online / Virtual (with Sydney community meetups possible) | Developers, SaaS builders, Salesforce ecosystem |
| 22–24 Apr | NDC Sydney | Software developers & tech innovation conference | Paid (Tickets vary by pass) | Hilton Sydney, 488 George St NSW 2000 | Software developers, engineering managers, tech leads, product engineers |
| 27–28 Apr | Legal Innovation & Tech Fest 2026 | Legal Innovation & Tech Fest | Paid | Hyatt Regency Sydney, 161 Sussex St, Sydney NSW | Legal tech innovators, AI in law, tech vendors |
| 5–6 May | Gartner CIO Leadership Forum | Gartner – CIO & Tech Leadership | Paid | Sydney, Australia | CIOs, CTOs, IT directors, senior technology leaders |
| 6 May | Sydney Finance Transformation & Technology Summit 2026 | Clutch Events | Paid (Registration) | Doltone House Hyde Park, Sydney NSW | CFOs, finance leaders, tech & automation strategists |
| 7 May | Sydney AI in Financial Services Summit 2026 | Clutch Events | Paid (Registration) | Doltone House Hyde Park, Sydney NSW | AI execs in BFSI, AI strategy leaders |
| 11–12 May | Gartner IT Infrastructure, Operations & Cloud Strategies Conference | Gartner – I&O, Cloud & Ops | Paid | Sydney, Australia | IT infrastructure managers, cloud architects, DevOps leaders, IT operations heads |
| 20–21 May | B2B Marketing Leaders Forum APAC | BigEvent | Paid | Sydney City Centre | SaaS marketers, growth leaders, GTM pros |
| 22 May | Test Automation Summit – Sydney | TestingMind | Paid | Novotel Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney NSW | QA, automation engineers, AI-in-test pros |
| 27 May | Sydney Financial Services Innovation Summit (Salesforce AU) | Salesforce | Free / Registration | ICC Sydney | FinTech leaders, innovation & customer tech |
| 28 May | CIO Leaders Summit Australia | Focus Network – CIO / Tech Exec Summit | Paid (Tickets) | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | Founders, VCs & Startup Operators |
| 3–4 Jun | EduTECH Australia | Terrapinn – EdTech & Learning Tech | Paid (Conference) + Free Expo/Seminars | ICC Sydney, NSW | Education leaders, EdTech founders, school administrators, university decision-makers |
| 3–4 Jun | EduTECH Australia (Expo + Conference) | EdTech & innovation | Mixed: Expo & seminars FREE, Conference PAID ($430+) | ICC Sydney, NSW | Founders, Product Managers, EdTech Professionals, Innovators |
| 15 Jun | ICCSPS – Computer Science & Security | Developer research & tech security | PAID | Sydney | Software Developers, Security Engineers, Researchers, Tech Students |
| 25–26 Jun | Digital Banking Summit NSW | Fintech & digital banking tech | PAID (~$1,995) | ICC Sydney, NSW | Fintech Founders, Product Managers, Banking Tech Leads, Innovators |
| 2–4 Jul | ICITA – Information Technology & Applications | IEEE NSW Section & IEEE Computer Society (Academic/Tech) (IEEE ICITA) | PAID | Sydney | Researchers, IT professionals, software developers, academics |
| 13–17 Jul | Robotics: Science and Systems | Robotics: Science and Systems Conference Committee (academic robotics) (Robotics: Science and Systems) | PAID | Sydney – University of Technology Sydney (Robotics: Science and Systems) | Robotics engineers, AI researchers, system designers |
| 21 Jul | ADAPT Cloud & Infrastructure Edge | ADAPT / Cloud & Infrastructure Event Organizers (Global Conference Alliance Inc.) | PAID | Sydney | Cloud architects, DevOps engineers, infrastructure leads |
| 28–29 Jul | DataEngBytes Sydney | DataEngBytes Organizing Committee (Data engineering) (DataEngBytes) | PAID | Sydney | Data engineers, AI teams, analytics professionals |
| 28 Jul | International Conference on Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry (ICBBB) – Sydney | ICBBB Conference Organizers (academic/tech) | PAID | Sydney | Tech researchers, biotech innovators, analytics teams |
| 4 Aug | Startup World Cup – Sydney Regional | Pegasus Tech Ventures / Startup World Cup | PAID (TBD) | Sydney (venue TBA) | Startup founders, investors, pitch teams |
| 12 Aug | TECHSPO Sydney Technology Expo | TECHSPO / Vendelux | PAID (TBD) | Sydney Showground, 1 Showground Rd, Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127 | Tech founders, product teams, marketers |
| 30 Aug | ICBBB – Int’l Conference on Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry | Academic Conference Index | PAID (TBD) | Sydney (venue TBA) | Tech researchers, biotech innovators, data analysts |
| 9–10 Sep | The VET Expo | Terrapinn | Paid | International Convention Centre Sydney | Ed‑tech, training & business innovators |
| 23–24 Sep | NoVacancy | Terrapinn | Paid | International Convention Centre Sydney | Hospitality tech, business tools, innovators |
| 23–24 Sep | Submarine Networks World | Terrapinn | Paid | International Convention Centre Sydney area | Telecom & network tech professionals |
| 14–15 Oct | MOVE AU (Mobility, tech & innovation expo) | Terrapinn | Paid | International Convention Centre Sydney | Founders, mobility & startup tech providers |
| 14–15 Oct | EVCharge Live AU (Electric vehicle tech & infrastructure) | Terrapinn | Paid | International Convention Centre Sydney | EV startups, clean tech & energy innovators |
| 5–6 Nov | World Business Forum Sydney | WOBI / ICC Sydney | Paid | ICC Sydney | Business leaders, founders, execs |
| 25–26 Nov | The Business Show Australia | The Business Show | Free (free entry with registration) | ICC Sydney | SME owners, startups, entrepreneurs |
| 2 Dec | International Conference on Leadership and Management (ICLM) | ConferenceIndex series | Paid | Sydney CBD | Business leadership, managers, academics |
| 2 Dec | International Conference on Economy, Management & Marketing (ICEMM) | ConferenceIndex series | Paid | Sydney CBD | Business strategy, marketing |
| 2 Dec | International Conference on Economic & Administrative Sciences (ICEAAS) | ConferenceIndex series | Paid | Sydney CBD | Admin science & innovation |
| 2 Dec | International Conference on Management & Marketing Sciences (ICMAMS) | ConferenceIndex series | Paid | Sydney CBD | Management, marketing professionals |
