Manchester — Week of 28 Sep 2026

A paid one-day student programme on AI skills.

Inclusive Bytes CIC's free digital skills drop-in at Lees Library - practical device and online-services help, no booking needed.

A look at innovation in South Asian cinema, harnessing the use of AI and other technologies, plus a discussion with industry experts.

An online speaker-development session from AWS Cloud Women Manchester.

AMMIC Innovation Pathway is an opportunity to work alongside innovation experts and technical specialists to tackle your real-world challenges head-on. You’ll explore transformative technologies such as additive manufacturing, automation, smart sensors and digital twins, and discover how they can work for your business.

Inclusive Bytes CIC's weekly digital cafe in Oldham - informal digital skills support over coffee for anyone building online confidence.

Join us for an afternoon specifically for MaxContact's existing and prospective partners. A first look at Auto QA at Scale, a real partner success story, and the launch of our refreshed partner programme. 2:00–4:45pm, followed by networking drinks & canapes.

Growth Box on what LLM-mediated search does to a disconnected marketing stack - how AI assistants read your site, and what that changes about content and measurement.

with Dr Gail Millin-Chalabi (GIS, Mapping and Earth Observation Lead, undefined) · Dr Congbo Song (undefined, undefined)

Open Data Manchester on the datasets behind UK wildfire reporting — what is collected, what is missing, and what can honestly be concluded. Speakers confirmed on 23 September: Dr Gail Millin-Chalabi, GIS, Mapping and Earth Observation Lead, on mapping wildfires from space; and Dr Congbo Song on indoor air pollution from wildfires. The organisers hope to be joined by a member of the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue data team on the wildfires that affected Greater Manchester this year.

An evening for early-stage and first-time founders at Malmaison Deansgate - structured introductions and informal advice-swapping among younger entrepreneurs.

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What does AI actually look like inside your organisation? A grounded, Chatham House breakfast for senior leaders. Manchester, 30 Sept.

The formal launch of the Manchester Tech for Good Catalyst, a three-year programme connecting the city's tech sector with social organisations. At DiSH, for anyone in tech wanting a route into social-impact work.

Prolific North convenes CTOs and senior engineering leaders at voco Manchester for an off-the-record debrief on hiring, platform decisions and AI adoption across northern tech businesses.

A seminar introducing you to 3D printing - What it is, Its impact on industry, and how you can get involved yourself.

Manchester AI is back. After a quiet few months, we're relaunching in person — hosted at Accenture's Circle Square office in the city centre.

The blockchain-themed edition of the same recurring networking series, same venue and time.

A recurring open networking evening at the Rain Bar.

Strive welcomes you to 'Fashion and Business Networking', an event for tenured and newcomers at Rain Bar! Event is 18+. Limited Tickets.

A relaxed networking event in Manchester for cybersecurity professionals, ethical hackers, and startup founders to connect.

Fuzzy Labs' MLOps meet-up at the GM Digital Security Hub, on the unglamorous machinery of getting models into and keeping them in production.

We're be back on Wednesday 30th September after a summer break with the usual format...drinks, food and 3 great speakers!

The ninth edition of AI Cafe, hosted at the Royal Northern College of Music - short talks and open conversation on applied AI for a mixed room of practitioners and the merely curious.

Meet small business owners, founders, creatives, and entrepreneurs in Manchester as part of the nationwide Network One community.

Silicon Mingle's monthly Manchester gathering at Whitworth Locke - open networking for people working in and around the city's tech scene.

The evening edition of the Manchester Dynamics 365 and Power Platform user group, hosted at Irwin Mitchell.

Join us for an immersive Business Analysis Discovery Experience where you'll see what it takes to turn AI ambition into meaningful outcomes.

THE networking event in Manchester! Connect with tech entrepreneurs, tech investors, startup founders, and industry innovators.

**AI for Work \| Free Live Webinar** **Pre-Registration is REQUIRED. Joining link -** [

**The AWS Community Summit returns to Manchester on 1st October!** Join us for another incredible, packed day dedicated to helping you learn more about, an

Female Founder UK's Manchester meet-up at The Anthologist, for women building companies across the region.

A vendor customer event hosted by MaxContact at The Edwardian.

As AI adoption gathers pace, organisations are under growing pressure to invest and demonstrate where the technology can deliver meaningful business value. This lunchtime session brings together senior technology leaders with first-hand experience of putting AI into practice.

with Dame Lesley Regan (Speaker, Women's Health Ambassador for England) · Prof Sabine van der Veer (Professor, The University of Manchester) · Lopa Patel (Speaker, Diversity UK) + 1 more

Digital Futures convenes clinicians, researchers and healthtech builders at the Core Technology Facility for a summit on women's health technology, with Dame Lesley Regan, Prof Sabine van der Veer, Lopa Patel and Prof Jacqui Cooper.

The University of Salford on digitising healthcare delivery — records, remote monitoring and the workforce change that comes with it.

An open evening at Ada, the National College for Digital Skills, for prospective students.

This Thursday Gathering is a bold and inspiring evening bringing together founders, healthcare leaders, innovators, and allies to connect, collaborate, and drive real change in women's health. Women live longer than men, yet spend significantly more years in ill health.

Threats, Tech, and Truths: Real-World Security in the Age of AI — a Manchester tech community event. See the registration page for the full programme.

with Jonathan Vardon (Host, CIO, undefined) · Beccy Weeks (Chief AI Officer, undefined) · Mikey Smith (Chief Product & Technology Officer, undefined) + 1 more

MCR.Leaders (the new name for Leaders Connected), powered by the MRJ Team, returns on Thursday 1 October, 6pm-10pm at the Castlefield Rooms above Alberts Shed. Aimed at current and future technology leaders across the North West. Hosted by CIO Jonathan Vardon, with fireside chats featuring Beccy Weeks (Chief AI Officer), Mikey Smith (Chief Product & Technology Officer) and James Leech (Chief Product & Technology Officer). Open bar and BBQ food.

BSides Manchester returns at DiSH — community-run, practitioner-led security research with none of the vendor floor. Reliably one of the best security events in the north.

A full-day summit at the Bridgewater Hall bringing Greater Manchester's digital sector together — leadership, growth and the regional tech agenda.

A two-hour morning meetup for B2B SaaS marketers and founders doing account-based marketing. Each month the group takes one specific ABM challenge and works through it in three parts: a short talk from a community member on how they tackled it in their own company, small-group table discussions kept deliberately small so everyone speaks, then open networking. No panels, no pitches, nobody selling a platform. Aimed at marketing managers, specialists and CMOs at companies that grow by winning specific, nameable accounts, and useful for anyone earlier in their marketing career who wants to understand how scaling companies actually operate. Hosted at Campfield, the tech and media campus in St John's.

Tameside Means Business runs a practical session on applying AI tools in wellness and personal-care businesses - content, booking and client management, aimed at owner-operators.

The Manchester Taiwanese Association screens A Chip Odyssey, a documentary on the semiconductor industry, followed by talks. Useful context for anyone working on hardware, supply chain or deeptech.