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Monday 9 November 2026·2:05pm·The Station - Creative Youth Network
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Date & Time

Monday 9 November 2026

2:05pm – 2:55pm

Location

The Station - Creative Youth Network

Silver St, Bristol BS1 2AG

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A 50-minute panel on why founders choose to build in Bristol, and what keeps them here once they could go anywhere. On stage: Christopher Penfold, Commercial Director at ForrestBrown; Kate Sikora, Managing Partner at Noble Performance; and Tom Harber of Aer Studios. The framing is the city rather than any one company - what Bristol offers ambitious businesses that other places cannot, from its creative industries through to its deep-tech side. Part of the Brazen Community Track, at The Station on Silver Street. Why go: three people who have each made the stay-or-go decision from a different vantage point, in under an hour. Useful if you are deciding where to base a company, or if you spend your time persuading other people to base theirs here.

Speakers

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Christopher Penfold

Commercial Director, ForrestBrown

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Kate Sikora

Managing Partner, Noble Performance

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Tom Harber

, Aer Studios

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