At Global Victoria, we're passionate about creating global opportunities for Victorian women through the Global Victoria Women (GVw) initiative. GVw aims to increase the number and diversity of women in Victoria participating in international business.

We do this by:

• capability building: providing upskilling opportunities to help women in Victoria to succeed internationally
• community building: creating networks and connections to share learnings and unlock new opportunities
• celebrating success: promoting the incredible achievements of women in Victoria and inspiring others to follow suit

The GVw initiative leverages Global Victoria’s networks and capability building expertise in Victoria and across our international network of 23 trade and investment offices to support the global aspirations of women in business.

Across FY2024-25, we delivered meaningful activations that supported nearly 400 women from over 180 Victorian and international organisations. These engagements aimed to connect women and champions of GVw with each other and to international markets.

Some of the highlights included:

• partnering with the State of Michigan (US) to co-host a seminar and panel discussion featuring Michigan’s Governor, The Hon. Gretchen Whitmer. This dynamic event connected business and industry leaders from Victoria with a senior business delegation from Michigan
• connecting 60+ senior international leaders from Brazil with our GVw network to inspire new ways of thinking  through a collaboration with the Melbourne Business School
• delivering a Women in Export to China series in partnership with the Australia China Business Council, consisting of a roundtable and networking engagement hosted by the Governor of Victoria
• spotlighting and learning from successful women leaders driving Victoria-India economic ties through a roundtable with the Australian Indian Business Council
• welcoming a group of women-led startups from Southeast Asia, through a partnership with LiftWomen, a crowdfunding platform
• leveraging the global attendance at the 14th World Chambers Congress in Melbourne by co-hosting a Women in Business roundtable with the French Embassy in Australia. The event celebrated success stories and explored opportunities in the growing France-Victoria economic relationship
• partnering with key stakeholders on International Women’s Day initiatives, including with the Australia Japan Business Cooperation Committee (AJBCC), the Australia Japan Business Council of Victoria (AJBCV), the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia (AmCham) and the Australian British Chamber of Commerce (ABCC)