Birmingham — Week of 10 Aug 2026

Microsoft MVP Mike Irving presents "‑.NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!" - an experimental journey using C#/.NET and IoT to capture and auto-curate video of garden hedgehogs, spanning device access, cloud storage, serverless functions and a public website, plus the work to bring the code cross-platform to Linux on a Raspberry Pi. A genuine technical talk from Birmingham's .NET & MAUI developer community, with food and networking from 18:30 and the talk at 19:00. Free to attend; hosted at Bluetel Solutions by Snow Hill Station.

The Birmingham Network hosts its Wednesday business mixer at The Lost & Found, bringing together entrepreneurs, SMEs, consultants, agency owners, product and digital professionals and corporate decision-makers for real growth connections. The evening runs on an easy format: arrival and check-in, icebreaker networking, an optional 60-second pitch round, then free-flowing conversation over a complimentary welcome drink. With 70+ curated events and 3,000+ engaged professionals behind it, it's a dependable spot to build leads, referrals and collaborations across Birmingham's business community. Spaces are capped.

The Birmingham Network's weekly Wednesday fixture for tech entrepreneurs, startup founders, industry professionals and investors. Building on a 3,000-strong London community and a run of sold-out Midlands nights, it's an informal, high-calibre room for genuine connections over a drink — no hard sell. Business smart-casual; a non-alcoholic welcome drink is included.

Network One brings its nationwide business community to Birmingham for a relaxed evening of open networking at The Lost & Found. Aimed at small business owners, startup founders, solopreneurs, creators, marketers and freelancers, it's a no-pitch, no-awkward-intros format built around natural conversation over drinks (a non-alcoholic welcome drink is included). Part of a UK-wide community spanning 20+ cities, it's a friendly way for anyone building or growing a business in the city to make genuine connections. 18+; spaces are capped.

Network One's Birmingham AI edition brings together AI founders, machine-learning engineers, data scientists and anyone curious about artificial intelligence — whether you're building, researching, investing or just exploring where the field is heading. A relaxed, no-pitch evening over a welcome drink, with a mix of founders, engineers, creatives, students and professionals from every sector. 18+; a non-alcoholic welcome drink is included.

Birmingham Tech Social's weekly Friday afterwork mixer at The Wellington is a relaxed way for the city's tech community to meet over drinks. It draws a genuinely technical crowd — software developers and engineers, data scientists and analysts, cybersecurity professionals, product managers, tech founders, graduates and career-changers — with no talks or agenda, just conversation, job leads, skill-sharing and peer mentorship. Tickets are online only at £3 (nothing on the door). A dependable, low-key fixture for anyone in tech, AI, data or IT in Birmingham.