Registrations required, limited places
An interactive workshop discussing ideas for sustainable business growth for FNQ women entrepreneurs and business leaders in the lead up to the 2032 Olympic Games, including special guests with expertise in business investment and enterprise development.
If you own a business, are starting a business, or want to grow your business for the future, register to join a conversation with successful Queensland women entrepreneurs, business leaders and investors, to share ideas and opportunities for navigating the world of enterprise development together.
Numbers are limited and special guests will include Carol Vale, Dunghutti entrepreneur and Founder of Murawin, Mary-Anne Anderson, Founder of Amali Capital and Yupin Robson healthcare entrepreneur; with more to be announced in the lead up to the event. Registration will also give you entry to early evening session Women Investing in Women.
Special guests
Carol Vale
Carol Vale is a Dunghutti entrepreneur, visionary leader, and Co-founder of Murawin, a professional advisory consultancy she established with her late husband, Greg McKenzie, 12 years ago. Murawin helps organisations work better with First Nations communities through culturally grounded strategy, research and engagement. Carol is also the Founder of Tiddas in Business and the 2024 Supply Nation Indigenous Businesswoman of the Year. With more than 40 years’ experience, Carol has worked extensively across government, corporate and major infrastructure sectors, bringing integrity, professionalism and influence to complex environments while remaining grounded in her values. Through her leadership at Murawin, Carol supports organisations to deepen their understanding of, and engagement with, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, culture and Country—ensuring Indigenous voices, knowledge and aspirations are genuinely represented, respected and realised.
Carol is also a highly sought-after national and international speaker, and a passionate advocate for First Nations women’s economic empowerment. Through Tiddas in Business, she has created a powerful platform that strengthens the capability of Indigenous women entrepreneurs—sharing skills, knowledge and lived experience to support business growth, self-determination and economic independence for women, their families and communities.
Mary-Anne Anderson
Mary-Anne Anderson has been a small business operator since the 80’s and some years of experience as a solo-founder. The entrepreneurship journey is not unfamiliar. Joining the global SheEO community (now Coralus) in 2018 as an Activator and discovering the still persistent obstacles women face in accessing capital to grow their enterprises, rather than sitting complaining about the finance industry, she decided to dive in and do something about it. It all started with one small commercial loan to a woman founder. The experience was powerful, transformative for both the business owner receiving the funding and for Mary-Anne herself. It started her on a mission to not only do more commercial loans, but to contribute towards shifting the system – one that is entrenched in power and control, blocking women routinely from accessing capital. Amali Capital was created.
Amali is experimental finance working with women in the Coralus community. It is intended to be supportive, catalytic, non-dilutive, non-extractive, low documentation and flexible, to work with the capital requirements of founders and their enterprises, in partnerships towards systems shifts. A group of those early SheEO Activators now work together as WOELF (Women Owned Enterprises Loan Fund), forging ahead with advocacy to government, corporates and philanthropists, seeking out partnerships to undertake pilot loan funds and shift outcomes for women in small business.
Yupin Robson
Yupin Robson is a Thai-Australian healthcare executive, entrepreneur, and transformation leader with over 25 years of experience across pharmaceuticals, medical devices, specialist care operations, clinical research, and AI-enabled healthcare. She holds a clinical foundation in microbiology alongside postgraduate qualifications in Business and Science.
Yupin is CEO and Co-Founder of Edify Medical, where she leads the development of AI-enabled solutions that streamline clinical documentation and reduce administrative burden for healthcare teams. Its flagship product, Dict8ion, has become the foundation for new innovation streams in voice banking, voice preservation, and language technology aimed at improving inclusion in healthcare.
She also drives transformation across specialist healthcare services in senior leadership roles spanning South Coast Renal and AOVO Clinical Trials, focused on service redesign, clinical research growth, and sustainable models of care across Gold Coast and Northern New South Wales.
A committed advocate for women in business, Yupin has served as an Activator with Coralus (formerly SheEO) since 2018.