CodeHub Bristol's biweekly social coding meetup at DeskLodge House — open to all skill levels. Work on side projects, pair on coding challenges, or talk shop with Bristol's most welcoming developer community. Free pizza and drinks once everyone has settled in.
FinTech West's follow-up roundtable with the Financial Conduct Authority — the previous edition was described as 'a breath of fresh air'. A timely update on how the FCA's approach to innovation has evolved over the past year, with space for direct questions from South West founders, investors and advisors. Limited capacity, professional format.
First of three connected workshops (Jun 4, Jun 18, Jun 25) hosted by FinTech West at Triodos Bank as part of the Future Finance Collaborative Challenge Programme on UK payment fraud. Working-session format, designed for people with a meaningful role to play in preventing fraud — banks, scheme operators, fintechs, regulators, fraud-tech vendors. Limited capacity by design.
Half-day symposium asking whether AI's promise of open knowledge actually makes research less transparent. Keynote by Dr Beth Montague-Hellen (Francis Crick Institute) on how AI creates an illusion of accessible knowledge while obscuring source literature. Panel covers reproducibility, open-source advocacy, publishing and HCI. Part of Bristol Data Week 2026. Buffet lunch from 13:00, talks from 13:45. 'Almost full' at time of curation.
University of Bristol researchers pitch their technologies to a panel for £20,000 in commercialisation funding, hosted at M Shed on Bristol's harbourside. A rare opportunity to see what deep-tech and research-to-startup ideas are emerging from one of the UK's top research universities — and meet the scientists behind them. Valuable for founders, investors and corporate innovation leads scouting early-stage IP.
Evening playtest party with Bristol Indie Developers — bring a game-in-progress (or just yourself) and exchange real player feedback in the room. Held at the Bristol Games Hub on Saint Nicholas Street. Friendly, low-pressure format that doubles as a useful networking room for indie game devs and creative-tech founders.