What's happening: Week of 27 July 2026
An informal, no-pitch networking evening for Birmingham's AI and machine learning community, hosted by Network One at The Cocktail Club on Temple Street. Whether you're an AI founder, ML engineer,…
Asia Sharif (NatWest Group) · Julia Gray (Griffiths Waite)
The strongest speaker line-up on the Birmingham calendar this month. Asia Sharif, a software engineer at NatWest Group, tells the story of going from teaching herself to code in lockdown…
The Birmingham Network's recurring tech evening at The Cocktail Club, bringing together startup founders, tech professionals and early-stage investors for informal connection over drinks. No pitching slots and no panel — the format is deliberately conversational, with a capped guest list to keep the room workable. A dependable option in a quiet late-July week for anyone wanting to meet the Birmingham tech scene without a formal programme.
Network One's fintech edition is the sharpest of its vertical evenings for a Birmingham audience — a city with real payments, insurance and banking-tech depth. The room mixes fintech founders…
Network One's fintech edition is the sharpest of its vertical evenings for a Birmingham audience — a city with real payments, insurance and banking-tech depth. The room mixes fintech founders and product teams with developers building payments and blockchain tooling, finance professionals moving into tech, and early-stage investors. No pitches and no panels by design: three hours at Albert's Schloss with a non-alcoholic welcome drink and capped attendance. In a first week of August with almost nothing else on, this is the one to book.
The Birmingham Network's flagship evening for startup founders, tech entrepreneurs and investors, held at Albert's Schloss on Chamberlain Square. Informal, drinks-led, and capped so the room stays workable — the emphasis is on real conversation rather than a stage. A steady fixture that keeps running through the summer when much of the Birmingham calendar goes dark.