What's happening: Week of 8 June 2026
Manchester Digital's Tech Leader Talks brings together senior digital leaders for a sharp lunchtime session at Circle Square. This edition tackles leadership in complex platform environments: how senior technology leaders…
Greater Manchester's biggest free day for founders and entrepreneurs returns to the New Century venue. 500+ attendees, workshops, expert sessions and a marketplace — a rare Saturday event that's easy…
Venture Café Manchester's weekly Thursday Gathering at Sister's Renold Building. One of Manchester's most consistent open networking events — free, themed, and reliably well-attended. June 11 topic TBC — check…
Third date in The Curve's AI Reality Check series, after the 2 June Manchester morning briefing and the 3 June Sheffield session. Same format: a candid, no-vendor-pitch look at where AI is actually delivering inside organisations versus where it stalls. Breakfast briefing for leaders making real investment calls.
pro-manchester's flagship annual tech conference is back at SISTER for 2026. A full day of keynotes, panels and live demonstrations across AI, ethics, fintech, automation and the future of business…
Codurance partners with Matillion — one of Manchester's standout tech scale-up stories — for an evening of lightning talks on AI-powered software delivery. Short, sharp practitioner sessions from senior engineers…
Venture Café's weekly Thursday Gathering at SISTER. This week's theme: Liveable Cities — Critiquing the Urban Renaissance, in partnership with the University of Salford and Amps. Architecture, planning, social policy…
Manchester Digital and The Curve host a sharp online panel on AI adoption. Short, candid format for anyone navigating AI strategy: what does value creation actually look like, what blocks progress, and how do you make sensible AI investment decisions? Free to join.
pro-manchester's flagship annual tech conference is back at SISTER for 2026. A full day of keynotes, panels and live demonstrations across AI, ethics, fintech, automation and the future of business collaboration — pitched at founders, scale-up leaders and corporate innovation teams. Trailblazing Tech is one of the few annual moments where Manchester's tech ecosystem meets its corporate, professional services and investor neighbours in the same room. Includes awards and structured networking. £85+VAT for non-members; member discounts apply.
Codurance partners with Matillion — one of Manchester's standout tech scale-up stories — for an evening of lightning talks on AI-powered software delivery. Short, sharp practitioner sessions from senior engineers and CTOs (Andy Norton, VP Engineering at Flipdish; Mike Skaife, CTO at Credit Technologies; principals from Codurance and Matillion) on what AI adoption actually looks like inside real engineering teams. The good, the bad and the ugly. Hosted at Matillion's New Bailey offices.