Tech Events at x+why Foundry, Birmingham

with Max Laverty (Host / Organiser, ProductTank Birmingham)

ProductTank Birmingham brings back its Lean Coffee format to tackle the tension every product team is living with right now: AI-accelerated delivery has moved faster than the case for doing discovery properly. There is no speaker on a stage — you pitch the discovery and delivery problems you actually have, the room votes, and you work through them in timed peer-to-peer rounds. Deliberately cross-functional, so PMs, engineers, designers, researchers and founders all belong in the room. Pizza and drinks courtesy of AND Digital, hosted at x+why Foundry in Brindley Place.

Birmingham's longest-running DevOps and digital technology community returns for its July session at x+why Foundry in Brindley Place. The evening features demos and presentations on DevOps, cloud platforms, digital engineering and emerging tech, followed by informal networking with refreshments. With 1,600+ members and consistent turnout of 100+, this is the go-to technical gathering for Birmingham's digital professionals. Registration required to enter the building.

with Vladimir Pronin (Senior Product Manager, Holland & Barrett) · Hamzah Hafesji (Senior Product Manager, OneAdvanced)

ProductTank Birmingham's June meetup brings two senior PMs to x+why Foundry, Brindley Place. Vladimir Pronin (Holland & Barrett) unpacks why app-first digital transformations fail in practice; Hamzah Hafesji (OneAdvanced) tackles the AI adoption trap — the gap between AI promise and product delivery. Free, 40 RSVPs already in, 90-person capacity.

A morning breakfast for Birmingham founders and business leaders at X+Why Foundry, in partnership with Hannan Cox. Low-key, connection-first format — the kind of small room where the right conversation happens.

with Aurelien Svevi (Speaker, Contrast Security) · Jess Sainz (Speaker, Capgemini) · Jessa Millen (Speaker, Al-Chemia)

Birmingham's Digital & DevOps community gathers at x+why Foundry for three back-to-back tech talks: Aurelien Svevi (Contrast Security) on how AI is reshaping application security; Jess Sainz (Capgemini) on Policy as Code for safer, more resilient infrastructure; and Jessa Millen (Al-Chemia) on machine learning applied to gold nanoparticles in quantum semiconductors and drug delivery. One of the strongest speaker lineups in Birmingham this month — plus pizza, drinks, and networking.

A hands-on full-day Meta Ads intensive at x+why Foundry, strictly limited to 6–8 seats. Guided by a Meta media buyer with 10+ years of high-return results, participants build real campaigns inside Ads Manager. Priced from £550 (early bird), £1,050 standard. Targeted at business owners and marketers wanting to run their own ads with confidence.

A hands-on full-day Meta Ads intensive limited to 6-8 seats. Guided by a Meta media buyer with 10+ years of high-return results, participants build real campaigns inside Ads Manager. Priced from £550 early bird (£1,050 standard). Targeted at business owners and marketers wanting to run their own paid social with confidence.