Social
An evening of talks, networking and community-building for LGBTQ+ professionals and allies in Manchester's tech scene. Three speakers — Leon Pelech, Gem Hill and Cam Spicer — plus refreshments and a post-event social at Social Refuge in Ancoats. Travel support available. 77 of 120 spots filled.
Wed 18 Mar · 5:30pm · Social Refuge
Social Refuge · hosted by Queer in Tech — Inclusive Tech Meetup
An evening of talks, networking and community-building for LGBTQ+ professionals and allies in Manchester's tech scene. Three speakers — Leon Pelech, Gem Hill and Cam Spicer — plus refreshments and a post-event social at Social Refuge in Ancoats. Travel support available. 77 of 120 spots filled.
Founders
CTO Craft's monthly Manchester mixer — a relaxed evening for CTOs and senior technology leaders to share stories, exchange ideas and make connections. No agenda, no slides, just good conversation. Organised by CTO Craft's Dave McKerral and Rob Bowley.
Wed 18 Mar · 6:00pm · The Old Monkey
The Old Monkey · hosted by CTO Craft
CTO Craft's monthly Manchester mixer — a relaxed evening for CTOs and senior technology leaders to share stories, exchange ideas and make connections. No agenda, no slides, just good conversation. Organised by CTO Craft's Dave McKerral and Rob Bowley.
AI & ML · DeepTech · Other
Venture Café Manchester's March session explores how AI and automation are reshaping scientific research and innovation — what's real, what's hype, and what it means for founders and technologists building at this intersection. SISTER at the Renold Building is one of Manchester's most dynamic innovation venues. The conversations here tend to go somewhere.
Thu 19 Mar · 5:00pm · SISTER — Renold Building
SISTER — Renold Building · hosted by Venture Café Manchester
Venture Café Manchester's March session explores how AI and automation are reshaping scientific research and innovation — what's real, what's hype, and what it means for founders and technologists building at this intersection. SISTER at the Renold Building is one of Manchester's most dynamic innovation venues. The conversations here tend to go somewhere.
AI & ML · SaaS
Manchester's must-attend architecture event this week — sold out with a 26-person waitlist. Simon Kirkham of Partful leads the debate on whether intentional software architecture matters more or less as AI slashes the cost of generating code.
Thu 19 Mar · 5:00pm · Department Bonded Warehouse
Department Bonded Warehouse · hosted by Architecting Manchester
Manchester's must-attend architecture event this week — sold out with a 26-person waitlist. Simon Kirkham of Partful leads the debate on whether intentional software architecture matters more or less as AI slashes the cost of generating code.
Social
WIT North's International Women's Day event at Kraken Technologies, Circle Square — over 100 registered. A standout evening for tech professionals across sectors, with speakers tackling how to own your expertise in male-dominated spaces.
Thu 19 Mar · 5:30pm · Kraken Technologies
WIT North's International Women's Day event at Kraken Technologies, Circle Square — over 100 registered. A standout evening for tech professionals across sectors, with speakers tackling how to own your expertise in male-dominated spaces.
AI & ML
Technical depth from the Manchester Databricks User Group — PySpark unit testing and AI governance frameworks with named speakers from the data engineering community. Exactly the kind of substantive content you rarely find at a free event.
Thu 19 Mar · 5:30pm · Slalom (Bloc Building)
Slalom (Bloc Building) · hosted by Manchester Databricks User Group
Technical depth from the Manchester Databricks User Group — PySpark unit testing and AI governance frameworks with named speakers from the data engineering community. Exactly the kind of substantive content you rarely find at a free event.
AI & ML · SaaS
Ministry of Testing Manchester's first gathering of 2026 at Accenture, Circle Square. Sarah Al-Hawi on system design interviews for test engineers; Siddharth Goyal on AI for Testing vs Testing AI; plus audience-led 99 Second Talks. Food and drinks provided.
Thu 19 Mar · 6:00pm · Accenture Manchester
Accenture Manchester · hosted by Ministry of Testing Manchester
Ministry of Testing Manchester's first gathering of 2026 at Accenture, Circle Square. Sarah Al-Hawi on system design interviews for test engineers; Siddharth Goyal on AI for Testing vs Testing AI; plus audience-led 99 Second Talks. Food and drinks provided.
SaaS
Software Crafters Manchester's community problem-solving format — this session focused on engineers growing into leadership roles. Bring your real challenges, share experiences, leave with ideas. No slides, just conversation. Pizza and drinks provided.
Thu 19 Mar · 6:00pm · Department Bonded Warehouse
Department Bonded Warehouse · hosted by Software Crafters Manchester
Software Crafters Manchester's community problem-solving format — this session focused on engineers growing into leadership roles. Bring your real challenges, share experiences, leave with ideas. No slides, just conversation. Pizza and drinks provided.
AI & ML · SaaS · Other
Manchester's meetup for software engineers who actually build with AI — not theory, but real engineering decisions. Features James Murphy (Tech Principal, AND Digital) on how TDD is becoming a structure for agentic engineering, and Parham Majdabadi on a project where AI wrote 3,000 lines with only 9 written manually. Pizza and drinks included. 47 of 50 spots filled — nearly sold out.
Thu 19 Mar · 6:30pm · AND Digital
AND Digital · hosted by Practically AI Manchester
Manchester's meetup for software engineers who actually build with AI — not theory, but real engineering decisions. Features James Murphy (Tech Principal, AND Digital) on how TDD is becoming a structure for agentic engineering, and Parham Majdabadi on a project where AI wrote 3,000 lines with only 9 written manually. Pizza and drinks included. 47 of 50 spots filled — nearly sold out.