Annual Dinner Sponsor Info Hub

Everything you need to manage your Annual Dinner sponsorship in one place: key dates, tickets and tables, logo and content submission, and answers to common questions.

Explore the 2027 Annual Dinners

About CEW Annual Dinner Sponsorship

The CEW Annual Dinners are made possible by the generosity of our Corporate Partners and Annual Dinner Sponsors. This support ensures CEW can continue its work to advance women’s leadership, accelerate gender equity, and create a more equitable Australia.

As CEW’s flagship fundraising event, the Annual Dinner series brings together an audience of C-suite leaders and decision makers from a wide range of Australia’s ASX300 companies, along with senior politicians, CEW members, and the wider CEW community.

Each celebratory evening provides meaningful networking in a black-tie setting, while supporting the CEW Scholarship Program, helping build the pipeline of executive-ready women leaders in Australia. All guests have the opportunity to further contribute to these initiatives, and win amazing prizes, through auctions and raffles.

Learn more about the CEW Scholarship Program

A guest raises auction paddle number 8 during the live auction at a 2026 Annual Dinner, with guests seated at tables around her
Guests gather at the Diamond Draw table at a 2026 Annual Dinner, some with hands raised, beside a sign reading Diamond Draw, bid on the silent auction

Key dates and deadlines

All locations
Sponsor table bookings open17 September 2026
Tickets go on sale for sponsors with priority access3 November 2026
Marketing promotion begins23 November 2026
Table allocation confirmation, including table numbers and locationsTo be confirmed
Additional tickets become available for purchaseTo be confirmed
Sponsor video content submission deadline29 March 2027
By citySydneyPerthMelbourneBrisbane
No refunds29 March 202720 April 202727 April 202710 May 2027
Guest names and emails required8 April 202729 April 20276 May 202720 May 2027
Dietary requirements due8 April 202729 April 20276 May 202720 May 2027
Accessibility requirements due8 April 202729 April 20276 May 202720 May 2027
Know Before You Go released to all named guests22 April 202713 May 202720 May 20273 June 2027
24-hour reminder released to all named guests28 April 202719 May 202726 May 20279 June 2027
Event date29 April 202720 May 202727 May 202710 June 2027

Tickets and tables

Tickets go on sale for sponsors with priority access from 3 November 2026.

Melbourne

27 May2027

Time
6pm AEST
Venue
Palladium, Crown Towers
Guests gather for a group photo at the 2026 Annual Dinner in Perth, while another guest takes it on her phone
CEW Annual Dinner 2026, Perth

Logo and content submission

Please fill out the sponsor logo form for Annual Dinner Series 2027: CEW Annual Dinner Sponsor Detail Form 2027. Once you’ve filled out the form and provided your logo, we can commence using your logo in Annual Dinner promotional material.

Open the Sponsor Detail Form 2027

Sponsor logo requirements

To ensure your brand logo looks sharp across our website, printed material, and main stage screens, please send your logo with the following specifications:

  • Primary Format: Vector file (AI, EPS, or SVG) with all fonts converted to outlines.
  • Secondary Format (if vector is unavailable): High-resolution PNG with a transparent background, at least 3000px wide and 300 DPI.
  • Colour Versions: Please provide your full-colour logo as well as an all-white version (for dark stage screens and backgrounds).
  • Orientations (Lockups): If available, please include both your horizontal (wide) and stacked (square/vertical) logo versions so we can fit your brand cleanly across wide stage banners, website headers, and brochure grids.

Deadline for logo submission To be confirmed

Sponsor video requirements

A video is only required if your sponsorship package includes one.

Download the video guidelines (PDF)

Deadline for video submission 29 March 2027

For questions about your Annual Dinner sponsorship, contact Shazya Khan, Partnerships and Sponsorship Manager.

Guests laughing and smiling at their tables during the 2026 Annual Dinner in Perth
CEW Annual Dinner 2026, Perth

Frequently asked questions

Table allocations and seating

Answer to come.

Additional ticket purchases

Answer to come.

Guest management and attendee submissions

Guest names and emails, dietary requirements and accessibility requirements are due on 8 April (Sydney), 29 April (Perth), 6 May (Melbourne) and 20 May (Brisbane).

More detail to come.

Logo and content requirements (2027 Sponsor Detail Form)

Please fill out the CEW Annual Dinner Sponsor Detail Form 2027 (opens in a new tab). Once this form is filled in, we will use your logo in the Annual Dinner promotions.

More detail to come.

Event logistics and key sponsor information

Know Before You Go is released to all named guests on 22 April (Sydney), 13 May (Perth), 20 May (Melbourne) and 3 June (Brisbane). A 24-hour reminder is released to all named guests on 28 April (Sydney), 19 May (Perth), 26 May (Melbourne) and 9 June (Brisbane).

More detail to come.

Four women on stage in armchairs, laughing during a conversation at the 2026 Annual Dinner in Sydney
CEW Annual Dinner 2026, Sydney

2026 Annual Dinner Highlights

In 2026, the Annual Dinner series brought 3,245 guests together in Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane and Sydney. Special entertainment included performances by Casey Donovan and The Australian Ballet, along with an incredible line up of guest speakers. VIP guests included Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia and a past President of CEW, Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales, and Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher, just to name a few.

In 2027 CEW President Helen Conway AO and CEW Chief Executive Officer Lisa Annese AM will speak at all four Annual Dinners. Speakers and entertainment for each city will be announced in the new year.

Her Excellency the Honourable Sam Mostyn AC, Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia, with guests in front of the CEW backdrop at the 2026 Annual Dinner in Sydney
Her Excellency the Honourable Margaret Beazley AC KC, Governor of New South Wales, with her husband and CEW President Helen Conway AO at the 2026 Annual Dinner in Sydney
CEW Chief Executive Officer Lisa Annese AM, CEW President Helen Conway AO and Senator the Hon Katy Gallagher pose for a photo at the 2026 Annual Dinner in Sydney, with a photographer in the foreground
Casey Donovan sings on stage at the 2026 Annual Dinner in Sydney, in front of the CEW CREATE Annual Dinner 2026 screen
Two dancers from The Australian Ballet perform on stage under blue stage lights at a 2026 Annual Dinner

We’re proud to partner with organisations committed to advancing women’s leadership and driving gender equity across Australia.

Corporate partners

Platinum Annual Dinner sponsors

Gold Annual Dinner sponsor

Silver Annual Dinner sponsor

2027 Annual Dinner sponsors

Premier sponsor

Major sponsors

Entertainment VIC sponsor

WA State sponsor

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia and pay our respects to their Elders past and present. CEW celebrates the diversity of First Nations people and their continuing connection to land, water, and community, and acknowledges the strength of First Nations women leading their communities. We extend that respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who are part of the CEW community.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this website contains images or names of people who have passed away.