What's happening: Week of 1 June 2026
Manchester Digital's intimate morning session cuts through the AI hype to show what's actually happening inside real organisations. Expect honest case studies, practical frameworks and a room full of CTOs,…
Venture Café Manchester's weekly Thursday Gathering at Sister's Renold Building. Free to all, each session mixes structured content with open networking across founders, investors, researchers and creative tech people. June…
Sector-specific spin-out of the Network One Manchester format, focused on health-tech founders, clinicians-turned-operators, and investors active in the space. Same Anthologist evening format, narrower room. Worth the trip for anyone building in digital health, remote monitoring, NHS-procurement-aware tooling, or clinical AI — Manchester has real depth here via UoM, MFT and Bruntwood SciTech.
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…
Start your week at NatWest's Spinningfields co-working floor. Motivation Monday is an open-door session for early-stage founders: set goals for the week, meet other builders, and grab time with Paul Hughes (Growth Hub Connector) for tailored support.
Monthly Manchester Network founders/investors mixer at Corn Exchange. Capped, curated room — the format favours genuine introductions over LinkedIn business-card swaps. April and May iterations sold strongly; June continues the cadence.
Monthly community social at NatWest's Spinningfields hub. Founder Roulette and Walk & Talk sessions make it easy to meet new people even if you don't know anyone. Free, relaxed, good for founders at any stage who want peer company.
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 to attend without taking time off work. Run by GM Business Growth Hub.
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…
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.