Connect is Supply Nation’s annual flagship event for the Indigenous business sector. The event brings together Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses, corporate organisations and government departments to foster strategic opportunities and celebrate the success of the sector. 

Indigenous businesses and attendees from some of Australia’s leading organisations will gather on Gadigal Land to conduct business, learn, engage and celebrate at Connect 2025. 

Connect 2025 will take place on Gadigal Land at the International Convention and Exhibition Centre, Sydney in August 2025.

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The Knowledge Forum brings together pioneers of supplier diversity with Australia’s leading Indigenous entrepreneurs and business voices – creating a space for important conversations relevant to the Indigenous business sector and the broader Australian landscape.

The Gala Awards Dinner brings together the Indigenous business sector in recognition of the achievements of outstanding individuals and organisations through the Supplier Diversity Awards. Guests from across the globe will gather to celebrate the success of the supplier diversity community with fantastic live performances from First Nations artists.

All sponsors of Connect must be a Supply Nation member or a Registered / Certified Indigenous business. To express your interest in sponsoring Connect 2025, email us.

The Indigenous Business Tradeshow provides the opportunity for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses to showcase the calibre, diversity and vibrancy of their products and services to some of Australia’s leading corporate organisations and government departments. The Tradeshow is a hub where passionate entrepreneurs and buyers from across the country will come together to conduct business, engage, and learn.

To exhibit at the Tradeshow, you must be a Registered or Certified Indigenous business with Supply Nation. If you are interested in becoming Registered or Certified with Supply Nation, email us.

It is completely FREE to register your business with Supply Nation, and the verification process is usually complete within four days. Indigenous businesses that are Registered or Certified with Supply Nation have access to discounted tickets to Connect. 

No, booths are exclusively for Supply Nation Registered or Certified Indigenous businesses. Members that are interested in participating at the Connect 2025 Tradeshow may do so by securing attendee tickets or by sponsoring the event. If you are interested in sponsoring the event, email us.

Please read through the information on this page and across our website. If you have any further questions, email us.

The Supplier Diversity Awards recognise companies, government agencies and individuals making outstanding contributions to the Indigenous business sector. All awards are judged by an independent judging panel and audited by an independent audit firm, with winners announced at the Gala Awards Dinner.

Yes. It is possible that entrants can nominate themselves or their business in multiple award categories. Each category is judged separately.

If you / your organisation has won an award category within the past two years (e.g. 2023 or 2024), you are not eligible to be nominated for the same award category in 2025. Please note criteria and weightings do change over time so there is no guarantee that the same organisation or individual will be a finalist or win in different years.

Each year some award sponsors provide prize packages for either the winner or finalists of the category they sponsor, however this is not a guarantee. 

To express your interest in sponsoring the 2025 Supplier Diversity Awards, email us.

Yes. Sponsors may enter a category that they do not sponsor.

To find out more about what sponsorship opportunities are available at Connect 2025, email us.

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Please email us for any other enquiries.