International Women's Day 2026

Celebrate IWD 2026 with HBWN at NEX Newcastle. Hear Janine Allis, founder of Boost Juice share her journey from kitchen bench to top success

Join HBWN for a standout International Women’s Day event featuring Janine Allis, one of Australia’s most influential entrepreneurs. This is a rare opportunity to hear directly from a business leader who has built, scaled, and sustained a global brand — and continues to shape conversations around leadership, growth, and opportunity.

International Women’s Day is a moment to pause, reflect, and look forward — and in 2026, HBWN is marking it with one of Australia’s most recognised and respected business leaders.

We’re proud to welcome Janine Allis, founder of Boost Juice and global entrepreneur, as the headline speaker for this special International Women’s Day event.

Janine’s journey — from start-up founder to international brand builder — is one of resilience, clarity, and bold decision-making. Her insights into leadership, growth, and navigating challenge speak directly to women building careers, businesses, and influence in an ever-changing landscape.

This event brings women from across the Hunter together for meaningful connection and purposeful conversation. Designed for employed professionals, business owners, and leaders at every stage, the evening goes beyond surface-level networking to focus on ideas, experience, and real-world perspective.

Alongside Janine’s keynote, you’ll have the opportunity to connect with a trusted professional community, share insights, and be part of a conversation that continues well beyond the room.

Join us for an International Women’s Day event that offers rare access to a global business leader — and delivers inspiration grounded in experience, not hype.

Why attend?

This International Women’s Day event is designed to deliver insight you can apply, perspective you can trust, and connections that last.

You’ll gain:

• Real-world lessons from Janine Allis on leadership, growth, resilience, and decision-making
• Insight shaped by experience, not theory or trends
• Access to a respected voice who has navigated scale, complexity, and change
• Meaningful connection with professional women from across the Hunter
• Space to reflect, reset, and think bigger about what’s next in your career or business

This is more than an International Women’s Day celebration. It’s a purposeful investment in perspective, confidence, and influence — delivered through a trusted professional community.

Your evening includes:

✨ A two-course meal carefully prepared by NEX Newcastle
🥂 A complimentary drink on arrival to start the evening in style
💡 An empowering keynote presentation by Janine Allis
🤝 Opportunities to connect and network with the Hunter’s leading business community
🎗️ Opportunity to support Lifelife Hunter. $5 from each ticket sold will be donated to our charity partner Lifeline Hunter.

Tickets

Seats are limited — book early and save.

Members:
💎 Super Early Bird – $165 (to 15 Dec)
🐦 Early Bird – $175 (to 15 Jan)
🎟 Standard – $195

Non-Members:
💎 Super Early Bird – $185 (to 15 Dec)
🐦 Early Bird – $195 (to 15 Jan)
🎟 Standard – $215

A big thank you to our event partners:

Maxim Business Advisors is one of Newcastle’s largest locally owned accounting and business advisory firms. Their business has been, and continues to be, built on relationships. Their philosophy is to always be committed to understanding the owners and families behind their clients’ businesses, to build trust, ask hard questions, listen, challenge, provide feedback and, most importantly, to truly care.

Lake Group Strata is the Hunter’s leading strata and community title manager. For over 30 years, they’ve supported owners, committees and communities with care, clarity and expertise. Their experienced team delivers personalised, professional strata management, continually refining their processes to provide responsive, high-quality service that puts people first.

Martha Travis People Innovators are a team of experienced professionals who work with organisations to provide people solutions. They support leaders to maximise their investment in their people by providing innovative human resources services. By partnering with their clients, they understand their needs and tailor outcomes to help with all things people – from compliance to strategy, and everything in between.

Founded in 1817 as the Bank of New South Wales, Westpac adopted their current name in 1982. For over 209 years, they’ve been a key part of Australia’s economic and social fabric, supporting individuals, businesses, and communities through innovation, financial services, and a strong commitment to the nation’s progress.

The Online Business Manager works with small businesses and not-for-profits to build better marketing, better processes, and better profits. Through their Strategic Integration Method™, The Online Business Manager aligns strategy, marketing, operations, and financial management to help organisations grow with clarity and confidence.