🇬🇧 Tech Events in United Kingdom

Discord server for this and other local gamedev events: https://discord.gg/HnPSCDJ

A casual social gathering for local game developers to meet and chat! All ages, stages and disciplines are welcome -- whether you're a student generalist or a triple-A veteran, a community manager or a musician, artist or hobbyist, anyone who works in/on/around games and wants to talk to like-minded people is welcome!

You don't need to bring anything, but if you are working on something and have videos or even a demo to play you will find an eager audience. And although it's set in a pub, don't feel obliged to drink either; you'll find many of us having dinner and soft drinks.

This event will be a special Lightning Talks Night, featuring 5–6 short talks from members of the local developer community sharing tools, ideas, projects, lessons learned, and technologies they’ve been exploring.

⚠️ This will be an in-person event, the venue is TBA.

Agenda:

• 🍕 Pizza/Drinks (18:15 - 18:30)
• 🗣 Introduction (18:30)
• ⚡ Lightning Talk #1 - Units Of Measure by David Betteridge
• ⚡ Lightning Talk #2 - Intro to Local AI by Daniel Heartly
• ⚡ Lightning Talk #3 - Semantic Search & MongoDB by Kevin Smith
• ⚡ Lightning Talk #4 - TBA by Peter Gillett
• ⚡ Lightning Talk #5
• 🍻 Social @ Pub (after the talks)

👉 What are Lightning Talks?
Lightning talks are short, fast-paced community talks lasting around 10–15 minutes each. They’re a fantastic way to share knowledge, ideas, experiences, demos, tools, side projects, lessons learned, or even just something interesting you’ve discovered recently.
This evening is all about giving members of the community an opportunity to:

• Share knowledge and help others learn
• Try public speaking in a relaxed and supportive environment
• Show off something cool they’ve been working on
• Spark conversations and ideas with fellow developers
• Get involved in the local tech community

You do not need to be an experienced speaker to take part — some of the best talks come from people simply sharing something practical or interesting they’ve recently worked on.
Possible topics could include:

• A library or framework you’ve been enjoying
• AI tooling or developer productivity tips
• Cloud, architecture, or DevOps ideas
• Lessons learned from a recent project
• Fun side projects
• Quick technical deep dives
• Things that went wrong and what you learned from them

Whether you want to give your first ever talk or share something you’re passionate about, this will be a fun, relaxed, and community-focused evening.
Interested in speaking? Message one of the organisers with your talk idea!

Explore tech industry insight through a free 1-day tech camp for 16–30-year-olds not in employment, education or training.

About the 1-Day Explorer Tech Experience

Discover what the tech world is really like in this exciting full-day experience, created for 16–30-year-olds who are not currently in education, employment, or training. If you’re curious about tech but unsure where to start, this day is designed to give you direction, confidence, and clarity.

You’ll spend the day inside a real tech organisation, supported by employees who volunteer their time to share their journeys, skills, and honest insights. Their mission? To help you explore your interests, understand the variety of roles available, and see what’s possible for your future.

Who This Experience Is For

• Aged 16–30
• Not in education, employment, or training
• Curious about the tech industry but unsure where you might fit
• Looking for inspiration, confidence, or a fresh start
• No prior tech experience required — just an open mind

What You’ll Leave With

• A clearer understanding of different tech roles and what they involve
• Real insight into how people get started — including non-traditional routes
• Connections with industry professionals who genuinely want to support you
• Increased confidence in your strengths and potential
• A practical next-steps pathway to help you explore opportunities after the event

Event Details
📅 Date: Thursday, February 5th
⏰ Time: 10:00–16:00
📍 Location: Mindera UK, Rutland Street, Leicester, LE1 1RE
🍽️ Lunch: Provided, free of charge

Accessibility
Our current venue is unfortunately not fully accessible for those with disabilities. We want everyone to have the chance to take part in one of our sessions, so if you require disability access or have any accessibility needs, please email us at hello.uk@minderafoundation.com before claiming a ticket. We’ll be happy to discuss options and work with you to find a suitable alternative session.

#PBIBRUM - August meetup with Darlington Chigozie Okeke and Shubhangi Goyal

Join us at the Robert Walters offices for the #PBIBRUM meetup!

Agenda:

17:45 - Doors open

18:00 - Intros

18:05 - Darlington Chigozie Okeke From Raw Logs to Insight: Building Behavioural Analytics Dashboards with Power BI

Many Power BI projects struggle not because of visualisation, but because raw data is poorly shaped for analytical use. This is especially true for log-based and behavioural datasets, where value emerges only after careful transformation, enrichment, and modelling.

This session is ideal for Power BI practitioners looking to improve their data preparation, modelling discipline, and storytelling with complex datasets.

18:50 - Break - free pizza and drinks 🍕🍸

19:10 - Shubhangi Goyal Navigating the Ethics of Data Accuracy

Misleading data is more often, a byproduct of over-polished narratives, misunderstood metrics, or the subtle bias of a well-designed chart. When we prioritize a "clean" story over a complex truth, we risk trading our long-term credibility for a short-term insight.

This session pulls back the curtain on how "good" data goes bad. We will analyze the mechanics of the "Truth Gap", that space between what the data actually says and what the dashboard shows. Through a series of real-world use cases, we will explore how selective time windows, and aggregation can distort reality. Attendees will walk away with a practical framework for responsible communication, ensuring their data remains influential without ever being misleading.

📍Location: Robert Walters, 9th Floor, 11 Brindley Place, Birmingham, B1 2LP

🍻 Tech Startups in the Pub – Now Twice a Month! 🚀
We’re levelling up! After 3 years of packed evenings in Shoreditch, we’re adding a second monthly event, this time midweek in Oxford Street. That means two chances every month to meet founders, techies, and startup people over drinks. 🎉
👉 What’s New

• A fresh central-London venue: Simmons Bar, Oxford Street
• A new day: 1st Wednesday of the month
• Find one of the hosts to grab a wristband, it makes it easy to spot who’s part of the meetup (and not a random party). 😉

👉 What Stays the Same

• No agenda, no panels, just relaxed networking with like-minded people.
• Friendly hosts (look for Oliver, Pedro, Rob, or Rob) ready to introduce you.
• A mix of founders, builders, operators, and curious newcomers.
• Drinks, chats, and maybe some new friends.

📍 Where: Simmons Bar | Oxford Street, 203 Wardour St, London W1F 8ZH
🕕 When: From 6 PM, 1st Wednesday of every month
House Rules

• No hard selling or heavy pitching, this is a chill after-work meetup.
• Not drinking? Totally fine, come for the people, stay for the conversation.

So grab a drink, throw on your wristband, and come swap stories from the trenches. See you there! 🍻

Hi folks!

Welcome to our August Cloud Native London meetup! Join us to hear from our three great speakers and network with your fellow techies over pizza and drinks, or alternatively chat and following along on Youtube or LinkedIn!

6:00 Pizza and drinks
6:30 Welcome
6:45 Agents as Products (Tom Robbins, heytavi.com)
7:15 Scaling Btrfs in an enterprise (Motiejus Jakštys, Palo Alto Networks / Chronosphere)
7:45 Wrap up

See you there!

Cheryl (@oicheryl)

Agents as Products (Tom Robbins, heytavi.com)
Building better harnesses can help you make the most of LLMs, but many of the things that make agents truly useful - reliability, intuitive interfaces, integration into third party systems, and solid data primitives - draw on many of the same things it takes to build great SaaS products.
These are the things I've learned building HeyTavi, an agent that lives in Slack built for recruiters and hiring managers. We mix traditional microservice architecture with a new idea inspired by OpenClaw and cloud coding agents: providing each customer with an always-on VM with persistent storage. This blurs the lines between being ""frontend"" or ""backend"". We propose the name ""nanoservice"" - meaning a service that runs 24/7 and serves a single customer, and over which the customer must be assumed to have full control.

Tom has been writing software for nearly 2 decades. Ex-Citymapper, with a stint in life sciences writing AI software for most of the major global pharma companies. Now he's building HeyTavi, an AI coworker for hiring managers and recruiters that lives in Slack. He can be found on X at @RobbinsTom4867

Scaling Btrfs in an enterprise (Motiejus Jakštys, Palo Alto Networks / Chronosphere)
Btrfs was merged into the Linux kernel in 2009, arriving with bold promises --- and, let's be honest, a reputation for instability. I first tried it on my laptop in 2011. It wiped my data. Twice. On the bright side, it taught me the value of backups.
Fast forward to 2025: btrfs is no longer the experimental filesystem of the past. It's stable, mature, feature-rich, and fully part of the Linux kernel. But old reputations die hard.
I'll share the decision-making process, key performance and reliability insights, and the quirks you only discover when running btrfs at scale, and how we adopted it for petabytes of customer data.

Motiejus Jakštys works in the database team at Palo Alto Networks / Chronosphere. He is also a cartographer, creating maps for no particular reason. Maybe it has something to do with him liking long hikes, but he's not sure.
He is running a beefy server in a closet at home, because he likes talking about servers with his kids.
You can find out a bit more about him on his personal website at https://m.jakstys.lt

Check out https://www.oicheryl.com/cloudnativelondon if you're interested in speaking or sponsoring.

🕡 Doors open 18:30
📋 Intro and admin 18:50
🗣️ Talk by Paul Grenyer (🕖 start at 19:00)

Beyond the Code: Designing Services That Stand The Test Of Time

As software engineers, it's easy to get lost in the excitement of implementing clever business logic: the algorithms, the workflows, the elegant domain models. But the success (or failure) of a service rarely hinges on its core logic alone. What really separates a fragile prototype from a resilient, scalable system is everything that happens around that logic: the invisible scaffolding that shapes how a service behaves, communicates, and recovers when things go wrong.

In this session I'll explore the often-overlooked aspects of building robust services. The decisions that make the difference between smooth operations and painful refactors months down the line. I'll unpack how thoughtful design choices early on can pay dividends in maintainability, observability, and security later. Whether you're building your first microservice or managing an ecosystem of services, you'll leave with practical ideas for designing services.

Key Takeaways:

• Why the non-domain aspects of a service are often what determine its long-term success
• How to think holistically about design, structure, and reliability
• Strategies for evolving your services without introducing chaos

🍕 Food will be provided, let us know if you have dietary requirements
🔗 Finish off with Q&A, networking, and 🍻
----
About the speaker: Paul Grenyer
Husband, father, software engineer, metaller, I have been writing software for over 40 years and professionally for more than 25. In that time I have worked for, and in, all sorts of companies from two man startups to world famous investment banks and insurance companies. I have built and run three limited companies, none of which made me a millionaire and two of which threatened my sanity on more than one occasion.

I was a founding member of both SyncNorwich and Norfolk Developers, two of the most successful tech and startup community groups in the East of England. I created and chaired the hugely successful Norfolk Developers Conference (nor(DEV):con) for seven years bringing in speakers and delegates in the sphere of software engineering from around the globe.

I am currently a Software Engineering Team Lead at Haven holiday parks. I loathe the word Entrepreneur, not least because I struggle to spell it and it reminds me of Del Boy from the 80s sitcom Only Fools and Horses. I see Entrepreneurship as a side effect of the creative process of problem solving, rather than a career path in its own right.
Despite having dealt with the world of business from directors of the board down, I have kept both feet firmly on the ground, even when my head has been in the clouds, with healthy doses of Heavy Metal, Science Fiction and Formula One and long hair until it started falling out in 2013.

Now I can add author to the mix, having written my first book, So You Think You Can Lead a Team?, based on 25 years of lessons, mistakes, and unexpected leadership journeys.

Oh, and I love good tea too!
----
ACCU York is an ACCU local group
Follow on Mastodon: https://fosstodon.org/@accu_york
Venue sponsors: Patch
Community sponsors: YorkDevelopers group, WiT York, Ministry of Testing York, Tech York, dotNet York, York Code Dojo, Leeds PHP, York Ruby, NYNE Games Dev Kitchen

🚀 Women in Tech Lincoln: Get Started with Vibe Coding

Ever wanted to build an app or website but didn't know where to start? Join us for a beginner-friendly introduction to vibe coding – using AI to turn your ideas into working apps with simple prompts.

We'll show you the basics, introduce some of the best tools, and then you'll have time to build your own project with support from the group.

No coding experience is needed – just bring your laptop (or even just your phone), your curiosity, and an idea (or borrow one of ours!).

As always, our events are friendly, inclusive, and a great opportunity to meet others interested in tech.

Come and join us for an evening talking about all things .NET

We will be located in Limitless offices on 15 Alva Street. EH2 4PH
They are kindly offering light refreshments for all attendees.

🔊 .NET, IoT and Hedgehogs! - Mike Irving

Using C# / .NET Technologies and IoT to curate and automate video footage of garden hedgehogs.

An experimental journey through device access, cloud storage, serverless functions, and a public website.

With an insight into problem-solving changes necessary to bring the code cross-platform to run on Linux on a Raspberry Pi.

🚪Doors open at 6:30pm with the intention to get started at 6:45pm.

Join us for a relaxed informal Combat robotics meet up! Whether you are looking for ideas for how to build the next blender or you simply want to see if your bot is the best, come along and share your experiences and ideas and talk all things bots. Get the chance to test your bot in the CRNI arena and find out what your competitors are doing to make your bot victorious in a tournament in the future. Have an idea but don’t have the right tools? Use Farsets machines and bring your bot to life.

We currently have two arenas out at the meetup one non-destrictive and one destructive for 150g and 454g robots!

Schools out for Summer and so are we! No agenda, purely social.

The Lion & Sun Tavern is a cosy, eco-conscious space serving organic beers, wines & sodas and stone-baked pizzas, alongside a curated selection of local and quality products. Tucked next to Bucks Star Brewery, it’s a welcoming spot to enjoy fresh pours, great food, and a relaxed, community-driven atmosphere!

Their quiz night will be kicking off at 7:30pm so anyone interested in joining in can make up a team. Otherwise, just hang out, enjoy some chilled drinks and sunshine.

A relaxed networking event in Manchester for healthtech founders, clinicians, and innovators using technology to shape the fh.

Network One is bringing together the people driving innovation in healthtech — from startup founders and medtech engineers to clinicians, researchers, and developers building the future of healthcare.

This Manchester edition is designed for anyone creating, funding, or exploring technology that improves health, wellbeing, or clinical outcomes — whether you're launching a digital health platform, working with wearable tech, or building AI tools for diagnostics.

Join us for relaxed, high-value networking in one of Manchester’s best venues — no pitches, no panels, just authentic connections with people building real solutions in health and care.

Who should attend?

• Healthtech and medtech startup founders
• Developers, engineers & data scientists in health
• Clinicians and healthcare professionals innovating through tech
• Investors and VCs exploring health-focused startup
• Creators of wellness, mental health, or fitness apps
• Students and researchers in health, medicine, or biotech
• Anyone curious about the intersection of healthcare and technology

Why come along?

• Meet others building or backing healthtech solutions
• Exchange ideas, collaborate, and get feedback
• Connect with Manchester’s growing health innovation scene
• A no-pressure environment with meaningful conversations
• Be part of a wider UK network of tech-driven entrepreneurs

Dress code

Smart-casual or whatever makes you feel your best.

Space are limited

We cap attendance to keep the vibe friendly and focused. Reserve your place today and hit "Follow" Network One to get updates on future events in your city.

📸 Photos may be taken — let us know at the door if you’d rather not be featured.

🪪 Strictly 18+ — please bring valid ID.

Refunds available up to 3 days before the event. No-shows or late cancellations are non-refundable.

If you're building, funding, or exploring fintech, this is where your next connection starts.

Powered by Network One

A curated room for AI and Tech founders, investors, and professionals.

Experience high-signal networking and live startup pitches with a team behind 180+ global events across 19 global cities:from San Francisco and New York to London and Singapore. We build rooms where founders, investors, and ambitious tech professionals connect in a more intentional and meaningful way.

Join us in London for an evening focused on real-world AI, emerging technologies, and high-quality venture connections.
Whether you are a founder, investor, or someone serious about building something meaningful, this is where you meet people shaping what’s next.

What makes this night different?

• Curated Room: We intentionally keep our events intimate so it’s easier to meet the right people, not just collect random contacts.

• Live Pitch Session: A focused 1-hour session where selected founders present AI/IT projects, followed by audience Q&A.

• Investor Alignment: We work with investors across multiple cities and help increase visibility of relevant founders within our network.

Who is it for?

• Founders & Co-founders seeking visibility, feedback, and connections.

• Investors & Scouts looking for relevant early-stage opportunities.

• Tech Professionals - builders, operators, and future founders.

• Ambitious Individuals - serious about entering the startup and AI/Tech ecosystem.

For Pitching Startups

Beyond the event, relevant startup profiles and pitch decks may be shared with selected active investors from the Astra Tech Hub network of 150+ investor contacts with your permission. To participate, purchase a Speaker Ticket and complete the Startup Pitch Application

For Investors & Scouts

Investors, angel investors, VC scouts, and strategic partners are invited to join the event, meet selected founders, and receive relevant startup pitch decks and future deal-flow opportunities from the Astra Tech Hub network. To join, purchase an Investor Ticket and complete the Investor Application

Astra Tech Hub | 180+ Events | 19 Cities
Building a global AI & tech community through high-quality connections.

3D London, Wednesday 5th August @ Truckles

Hosted by Nadia Monte & Ewan Couper.

It's a night of sharing.

• We welcome our attendees to bring work to share with the audience.

• We'll have an open conversation on things that matter to you - from the state of the industry, through to starting your career. Think of things you wish to discuss and share - we'll offer prizes for the best discussion topics.

What gets discussed at 3D London, stays at 3D London!

See you there!

Thanks to our sponsors for supporting our monthly meetups.
SiNi Software , Chaos , NTI , Itoosoft , Heata

#3dlondon #monthlymeetup

Join our women in tech & business networking event in London with focus on health, wellness and HealthTech. Women only.

If you're a woman in technology and/or business, or looking to break into the field, this women in tech and business networking event in London, Covent Garden is perfect for you! The 24 June event focus - health, wellness and HealthTech.

Join us to connect with like-minded women in a casual setting, share ideas with fellow women in tech and female entrepreneurs, gain insights from each other, and broaden your professional network.

Get a FREE digital business card from GMax Card to share all your socials and links via one digital card. Co-hosted by the female partners of GMax Card, specialists in digital business cards.

LOCATION: Sycamore Covent Garden

A sophisticated design-led bar inside the 5 star Middle Eight Hotel. Beautiful and calm, perfect for informal women in tech and business networking.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING THIS WOMEN NETWORKING EVENT :

- Connect with Like-Minded Women: Enjoy a relaxed, women-only space, free from the usual pressures of traditional business networking events.

- Build Valuable Relationships: Network with fellow women in tech and business, including female tech entrepreneurs, women in business, female tech professionals, and other women interested in the field.

- Discover Unique Opportunities: Explore potential partnerships with other women in tech and business whose ventures specifically cater to women's needs.

- Join Our Exclusive WhatsApp Group with 350+ Members Already: Connect with like-minded women in tech and business, receive exclusive updates, and access offers in our supportive women in tech and business community. This group is exclusively for ladies that attend our event.

- Share Your Tech and/or Entrepreneurial Journey: Exchange experiences and insights about your journey as a woman in tech or female entrepreneur.

- Bring Your Business to the Next Level: Use the power of collaboration among women to take your business to new heights!

- Enjoy a lovely evening socialising in a low pressure setting.

ABOUT THIS WOMEN IN TECH AND BUSINESS NETWORKING EVENT:

Female-led businesses thrive through connection and support - networking is crucial for any woman in tech and business, whether you're a female tech entrepreneur, woman in business, tech professional or just starting out.

This women in tech and business networking event is designed to help you build lasting professional relationships. Join us for an evening of networking, idea exchange, and connection with other women in the industry.

ORGANIZED BY FEMALE PARTNERS OF TECH STARTUPS:

This event is brought to you by:

• GMax Card: A digital business card platform.
• Ciitab - LinkedIn Networking Automation Tool.

****IMPORTANT:****This event is women-only, but please note that other individuals may be present, as the event will be held in a designated area of a shared space.

DRESS CODE:

Business/smart casual recommended. We will be in a r star hotel bar.

LIABILITY DISCLAIMER: By attending, you confirm your voluntary participation and acknowledge that the event organizers are not liable for any personal injury or loss.

REFUND POLICY:

Dear ladies, we kindly ask you to review the event description, browse through the photos and chack out the location to ensure you make an informed decision before purchasing tickets. Generally, we do not provide refunds. However, refunds will be granted if requested at least 1 day prior to the event or in the event of cancellation or rescheduling.

CONTACT:

For urgent inquiries, please contact 07749300938.

WELCOME

We're excited to meet you all, and we're confident that this women in tech and business networking event will provide numerous opportunities to forge valuable business connections with women from London and beyond!

Register now - spaces are limited!

After registering, Follow us on Eventbrite to receive future event alerts!

Kicking off a regular series of monthly community events, we're heading to the pub, and we're gonna pick some locks.

Bring your picks, tumblers, shims, decoders, tensioners and most importantly, locks, and we'll keep picking them till we can pick no more!

Or, if lockpicking isn't your thing, just come and chill out and chat about everything infosec.

Food is available at the venue, please see their website if you want more info.

Dive into the coolest medtech breakthroughs and see how health innovation is changing the game for the future.

Join an inspiring networking event dedicated to the innovators, entrepreneurs, investors, healthcare professionals, researchers, and technology leaders driving the next generation of digital health and medical technology solutions.

As healthcare continues to evolve through advances in artificial intelligence, connected devices, data analytics, telehealth, and patient-centered technologies, this event provides a platform for forward-thinking professionals to connect, collaborate, and explore the opportunities transforming the future of health.

Whether you're building a MedTech startup, developing innovative healthcare solutions, investing in breakthrough technologies, or seeking to expand your network within the health innovation ecosystem, this event offers a valuable opportunity to engage with industry leaders and emerging innovators.

What to Expect:

• Networking with MedTech founders, healthcare innovators, investors, and professionals
• Opportunities to connect with potential partners, clients, advisors, and collaborators
• Talks on digital health, AI-powered healthcare, medical devices, remote care, diagnostics, and emerging technologies
• Insights into startup growth, commercialization, investment, and industry trends
• Knowledge sharing from professionals across healthcare, technology, and innovation sectors
• A collaborative environment designed to foster new ideas and meaningful connections

Who Should Attend:

• MedTech and Digital Health startup founders
• Healthcare entrepreneurs and innovators
• Medical device developers and engineers
• Healthcare professionals and clinicians
• Investors, venture capitalists, and angel investors
• Researchers and academics
• Product managers and technology leaders
• Health innovation consultants and advisors
• Corporate professionals interested in healthcare transformation
• Anyone passionate about the future of health and technology

Whether you're looking to discover emerging trends, explore business opportunities, build strategic partnerships, or connect with professionals shaping the future of healthcare, this event provides the ideal setting to engage with the people and ideas driving innovation across the MedTech landscape.

Location: London

Dress Code: Business Casual / Smart Professional

Tickets: Advance registration is recommended as places may be limited.

Come and connect with visionaries, innovators, and industry leaders who are helping shape the future of digital health and medical technology.

Join lincoln women in tech for a fun in-person meetup covering a tech upskill session

Join us for an awesome in-person gathering of women rocking the tech world in Lincoln! Whether you’re a coder, designer, or just tech-curious, this event is all about connecting, learning, and inspiring each other. Expect cool chats, networking, and plenty of laughs. Come meet your future collaborators and tech buddies in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Let’s celebrate women in tech and boost our skills together!

THE STANDUP is our regular breakfast meetup, running the first thursday of every month.

Join your local tech/digital community for pastries, tea + coffee, and conversations to start your day the right way!

Come say hello! Pop in on your way to work and keep up to date with your peers and find out the latest developments from the TechExeter community.

Refreshments sponsored by CA Tech Talent. Venue sponsored by Exeter Innovation.

Tired of just talking about AI? It’s time to build your own.
Join us for a hands-on, two-hour workshop where you’ll transition from an AI user to an AI creator. Together, we will build a custom AI Agent running on a virtual server and wire it directly to Telegram—allowing you to chat with it, assign it tasks, and trigger workflows right from your phone or computer.
No theoretical fluff here. You will roll up your sleeves, connect real-world services, and walk away with a functioning digital assistant ready to work for you from day one.

What We’ll Cover:

• Server Setup & Deployment: Launch your agent on a virtual server so it runs independently 24/7.
• The Telegram Bridge: Connect your agent to a messaging interface you already use every day.
• Expanding Capabilities: Learn how to hook your agent up to external services and teach it new, practical skills.
• Task Delegation: Discover how to offload repetitive daily and business tasks to your new digital assistant.
• The AI Roadmap: Receive a simple framework, resources, and recommendations to keep developing your AI workspace long after the session ends.

What You’ll Walk Away With:

By the end of the workshop, you will have a live, working AI Agent in your pocket, a clear understanding of how its components fit together, and the confidence to keep upgrading it on your own.

💡 Note on ongoing costs: To keep your agent running independently on a virtual server, we will connect a few external services during the workshop. Depending on the tools you choose to use, the ongoing subscription costs to keep your agent active will be approximately £15–£20 per month.

Ready to build? Grab your spot and take control of your AI workflow.

Join us at 55 Robertson St, Glasgow G2 8JD (6 Atlantic Quay) for the return of Tech MeetUp!

Important Information
All are welcome and there is no requirement to have any level of tech knowledge or experience to attend, just a desire to learn. Come along (bring your friends), network and learn something new with us!

📣 Agenda

• 18:00 - 18:30 Drinks and Pizza
• 18:30 - 18:45 Introduction
• 18:45 - 19:15 Speaker 1 - Lewis Shearer
• 19:15 - 19:30 Break
• 19:30 - 20:00 Speaker 2 - Dr Ana Rojo-Echeburua
• 20:00 - 20:00 End of Event

Speaker 1 - Lewis Shearer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lewis-shearer/

Speaker 2 - Dr Ana Rojo-Echeburua https://www.linkedin.com/in/ana-rojo-echeburua/

What AI ACTUALLY is

Ask ten people what "AI" means and you will get ten different answers, and most of them will assume it's an LLM. These misconceptions might look quite innocent, but in reality they are expensive. If we don't understand what AI is and the different types of AI that exist, we cannot pick the right solution to our business problems. Reaching for an LLM when a classic, auditable model would have done the job better is definitely not the best move when it comes to AI strategy...

This talk is about demystifying what AI actually is. We will go over a classification of the different types of AI, where LLMs and agentic AI fit in that picture, and the difference between deterministic and non-deterministic models. I'll also walk through real use cases where an LLM is not the most suitable solution, and a simpler, classic approach wins.

Lastly, Tech Meetup couldn’t be brought to you without our amazing sponsors, so a huge thank you to:

• Mac Recruit
• Vidatec
• Iomart

We look forward to seeing you all soon, for great talks, networking, pizza and drinks!
In the meantime, you could follow us for the latest event updates on LinkedIn! 📣
---

😊 FAQ
Who should attend?
Tech Meetup is a generalist event for everyone in the Glasgow tech community. We welcome people with all levels of experience . Even if you are starting your journey into tech as a student or bootcamper or your thinking of starting your development career, you are more than welcome.

Why should I come?
As well as learning from your peers at our talks, you get to meet other developers and expand your network, and we also share what is going on in the wider Glasgow developer community. If you are still not sold, we have free drinks and pizza!

Who are the organisers?
Tech Meetup is run by a handful of organisers that work in the industry and have varied experience across the board:

• Stephen Hill
• Arron Edwards
• Ross Murdoch
• Tracy Collins
• Izzy Taborda

Is the venue accessible?
Yes. Our event is accessible with a lift on the bottom floor which will take you to the 1st floor where the event is held.

Code of Conduct...
We require everyone to be kind, caring and considerate for other members who attend on the evening. The Tech MeetUp is a zone centred around making everyone feel comfortable, no matter their ability or level in industry. Please ensure when speakers are delivering presentations that verbal communication is kept to a minimum to allow the speaker your full attention. Any clear indications you are not following this code of conduct could result in being asked to leave the event. Please speak to an event organiser if you'd like to report anything.

Filming / Images...
To help promote the Tech MeetUp, filming and photos will be taken on the evening by our Marketing Executive. Our Sponsors & Social Pages may share these to help to push the event to a wider audience. If you would not like images shared with you in it, please speak with an event organiser at EVERY event who will liaise with our Marketing Executive to make sure any photos of you are not uploaded or shared anywhere.

🔔 Stay updated by following us on LinkedIn for the most recent event news!

ℹ️ You can also check out our Linktree for related websites and information on our sponsors: TBC

Monthly Oxford Drupal User Group meetup!

• When: The first Thursday of the month.
• Where: Open Imagination, Unit 1, Urbonoid Workspace Oxford, Oseny Mead.
• What: Drupal chat: presentations, bring your questions, offer advice and talk about any projects you're working on.

Standing agenda

18:00 - Introductions / news / announcements
18:30 - Presentation(s) (t.b.c.)
19:30 - Q and A / share your issues
20:00 - Drinks and further Drupal chat at a local pub

We will confirm topics, presentations and speakers nearer the time.

Please get in touch if you:

1. have something you would lie to present or share
2. have a suggestion for a topic or problem you would like to solve
3. would like to sponsor the event.

Hop to see you there!

Matt

As the blazing heat of the summer lulls you into a stupor (or it pours with rain) ease your thirst with a pint at the Jolly Farmers, our new venue for Oxford ACCU/Rust (other coolants are available).

Idle discussion of programming topics are encouraged and if you want to share something, bring an HDMI cable!

Note that we have changed to the first Thursday of the month.

Hey FaithTechsters,
Come join us for our August Meetup titled: Praying and Prompting. In this meetup, we'd be Praying & Prompting ideas focused on identified challenges faced by Local churches within Newcastle.
We'd also go into the Develop stage of the Redemptive Technoloy Design 4D Cycle

What to Expect

• Meet: Pizzas & connecting with others who love Jesus & technology
• Learn: We will be learning about the world where Christian faith & technology meet
• Create: This is where we take what we learn, we put to practice. FaithTech create is where we build tech solutions using Redemptive technology design.

This event brings together anyone simply curious about tech + faith which include (but not limited to:

👉🏽 Students, User Researchers, Data, AI, and CyberSecurity Professionals
👉🏽 Software Engineers, Software Architects, QA Testers
👉🏽 Product Managers, Product Designers
👉🏽 Business Analysts, Project Managers, Business Development professionals
👉🏽 Content Creators, Marketing Professionals, Compliance & Legal Professionals
👉🏽 Founders, Pastors, or Ministry Leaders etc

Remember, everybody gets to play.
Invite a friend as you come and we can't wait to meet you!

Sincerely,
FaithTech Newcastle Team.

About FaithTech Newcastle

We are a global community at the intersection of faith & technology here in the North East! Are you a Christian working in tech, or just someone curious about the the intersection of faith & tech? Then you won't want to miss FaithTech Newcastle community meetups!
Read more about FaithTech 👉🏽 HERE

18:00 - Doors Open
18:15 - Talk starts
20:30 - Closing Time

This month's talk is: Tracking Down Traitors with Grafana SQL Expressions
By Simon Prickett

Or "How I turned a reality TV obsession into a tour of SQL expressions in Grafana: joining data across sources, storytelling with dashboards, and letting AI in the form or Grafana Assistant write the trickier SQL for me."

The Traitors has become a huge TV phenomenon, and instead of just shouting at the TV, I turned the latest series into data! In this talk, you'll see how to track the twists and turns of complex datasets and transform them into colorful Grafana dashboards using nothing more than a Google Sheet and Grafana's SQL Expressions feature. Walk away with a clear mental model of SQL Expressions, concrete patterns you can reuse in your own business dashboards, and maybe even a new appreciation for reality TV as a data source!

Simon is a Senior Developer Advocate at Grafana Labs, specializing in data visualization and IoT projects. He's enjoyed a long career in software engineering, technical training and developer advocacy across three continents and now resides back home in Nottingham.
Follow his latest projects / antics at simonprickett.dev

Pizza are included! 🍕but you will need to bring your own drink.

Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/fhTdHdZju2

Don't forget to listen to Dad the Influencer's podcasts to hear post-talk interviews, (https://dadtheinfluencer.co.uk/)

This is an in-person event with a speaker/workshop followed by socialising/networking opportunity and usually a follow-up at the pub.
Please note: while we should always be in the Newton Building, the specific room might change. Check the location details below for confirmation.

Photos are taken at the event, if you don't want your photo online please let an event organiser know.

Contact ben@dadtheinfluencer.co.uk if you have any questions.

Special thanks to our sponsors:
Pizzas are generously offered by our sponsor Rebel Recruiters – Specialists in Tech Recruitment. The most ethical, honest, and quality-driven bunch of tech recruiters you’re likely to meet. Looking to hire? Looking to be hired? Contact Mica Bell (also one of our co-organisers, she’ll be at the event!) at Rebel for all your recruitment needs.

CBIT is a multidisciplinary centre that bridges education, applied research, and industry to drive practical business and societal transformation. CBIT Venture Builder supports founders and innovation-led SMEs to design, build, and scale investable ventures through hands-on venture building and commercialisation support. We are also the hosts of the UK's first SME focused AI conference "Transforming SMEs with AI" - a practitioner-led conference focused on helping SMEs move from AI curiosity to real-world adoption, impact, and measurable business growth.

Superlawyer - (https://superlawyer.io) - A Nottingham-based legal tech provider offering a practice management, accounting, and drafting solution for modern law firms who want to work smarter. It strips away legacy complexity and replaces it with fast, intuitive tools. From drafting to delivery, Superlawyer helps legal professionals move quicker, think clearer, and focus on the work that truly matters.

Dad the Influencer (https://dadtheinfluencer.co.uk/) — a podcast about travel technology and innovation broad enough to encompass history, art, religion, and politics with interviews, dialogues and monologues, we explore our humanity through travel, the technology that enables it, and ecosystems that encourage elastic thinking and innovation.

Join us for our latest meetup at the Sero office in Cardiff Centre.

This time we will have Hannah Smith from the Green Web Foundation and Oliver Cronk of Architect Tomorrow and Cronk Advisory delivering a talk about sustainable software - more details to follow!

What to Expect:

• Casual networking and conversation
• A tech talk
• Pizza
• A welcoming environment for everyone

Whether you're new to sustainable technology or have experince to share, everyone is welcome. Come along, grab a slice of pizza, and help us build our community!

Special Thanks to Kim Gibbons from Intapeople who are sponsoring this event and Liz Cochlin from Sero who are hosting us!

Come hang out with us at FaithTech Meetup in August!

About FaithTech Newcastle

We are a global community at the intersection of faith & technology here in the North East! Are you a Christian working in tech, or just someone curious about the the intersection of faith & tech? Then you won't want to miss FaithTech Newcastle community meetups!

What to Expect

• Meet: Pizzas & connecting with others who love Jesus & technology
• Learn: We will be learning about the world where Christian faith & technology meet
• Create: This is where we take what we learn, we put to practice. FaithTech create is where we build tech solutions using Redemptive technology design.

This event brings together anyone simply curious about tech + faith which include (but not limited to:

👉🏽 User Researchers, Data, AI, and CyberSecurity Professionals
👉🏽 Software Engineers, Software Architects, QA Testers
👉🏽 Product Managers, Product Designers
👉🏽 Business Analysts, Project Managers, Business Development professionals
👉🏽 Content Creators, Marketing Professionals, Compliance & Legal Professionals
👉🏽 Founders, Pastors, or Ministry Leaders etc

Remember, everybody gets to play.

Invite a friend as you come and we can't wait to meet you!

Sincerely,

FaithTech Newcastle Team.

Engineering it Better
A practical journey through pixels, timing, animation and constraint

What does it take to make a low-cost LED matrix display look genuinely good?

In this talk, Gary Atkinson explores the engineering behind a Raspberry Pi Pico-driven HUB75 RGB LED display system, built to produce deep colour, smooth scrolling, anti-aliased text and animated graphics from surprisingly modest hardware.

Starting with the familiar problem of “it works, but it could be better”, the talk looks at how small design choices accumulate: colour depth, gamma correction, PIO, PWM timing, memory layout, sprite rendering, animation timelines and app-driven scene authoring. Along the way, Gary will show how software, hardware and visual design have to work together when every byte, frame and microsecond matters.

This is not just a talk about driving LEDs. It is about the practical craft of engineering: understanding constraints, improving the result step by step, and turning a cheap display panel into something more polished, expressive and useful.
Whether your interest is software, hardware, embedded systems, graphics, making things, or simply understanding how better results emerge from careful technical decisions, there should be something here for everyone.

Over 18s only.

6.30pm - Setup
6.45pm - Doors open
7.00pm - Arrivals
7.30pm - Discussions, news, events
7.45pm - Engineering it better / Q/As
8.30pm - Discussions / Networking / Working on Projects
9.45pm - Suggested departure time
10.00pm - Doors closed

This talk is part of our monthly Tech Meetups in Chelmsford on the first Thursday of the month 7pm-10pm at Patch.

We're looking for people to give talks, help with organisation, promotion and recruitment, share skills with others, and work on exciting tech projects. Contact us via Meetup or attend an event if you'd like to get involved.

A big thank you to Patch for sponsoring our venue.
Our Meetup is hosted at their modern co-working space in the heart of Chelmsford.
Click here to learn more about Patch, book a free trial day, find location/transport details and take the 3D virtual tour:
https://www.patch.work/locations/chelmsford

We also meet monthly in Southend to work on projects, and Basildon for a more social meetup.
We look forward to meeting you.