Tech Events in Birmingham

SEPTEMBER 2026 - in-person event hosted by Accenture

We are very excited to be back, kindly hosted once again by Accenture!
It's an opportunity to connect with entrepreneurs, researchers, people in academia, students, engineers, AI enthusiasts, and curious individuals. So bring your friends and co-workers!
This is an 18+ event. Limited space.

EVENT OVERVIEW
This session will include:
- Lightning talk by Shawon Sheikh, Accenture representative
- Main talk by Martin O'Hanlon, Neo4j - "GenAI Beyond Chat - Making LLMs Make Sense"
- Discussion with the audience facilitated by Dr Anandhi Vivek Dhukaram, co-organiser at BrumAI
- Networking with like-minded individuals

AGENDA
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm Arrival & Refreshments
6:00 pm - 6:10 pm Lightning talk by Shawon Sheikh, Accenture
6:10 pm - 6:40 pm Main talk by Martin O'Hanlon, Neo4j
6:40 pm - 7:05 pm Discussion led by Dr Anandhi Vivek Dhukaram
7:05 pm - 7:30 pm Networking & Close
TALK DESCRIPTION
How do we improve the responses of GenAI systems? Martin looks at what that takes once you move past the chat window.

SPEAKER BIOS
MARTIN O'HANLON
Martin is an experienced computer science educator and open source software developer.
Martin creates educational content for Neo4j and supports developers in using graph technology to understand their data.
As a child he wanted to be either a Computer Scientist, Astronaut or Snowboard Instructor.
Personal page: https://www.ohanlonweb.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-o-hanlon-3466a45/

SHAWON SHEIKH
Shawon Sheikh is a Full Stack Engineering Analyst at Accenture with a passion for AI, Generative AI, and emerging technologies. He enjoys exploring how AI can create real-world value for organisations and communities, and actively contributes to AI learning and knowledge-sharing initiatives across the Birmingham tech ecosystem.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawonsheikh/

DR ANANDHI VIVEK DHUKARAM
As a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in research, technology, and global business, with a PhD in cognitive systems engineering, Dr Anandhi specialises in driving human-centric responsible AI cultures across industries.
Throughout her career, she has witnessed firsthand the transformative power of artificial intelligence (AI) when harnessed responsibly. Her mission is to bridge the gap between AI technology and organisational readiness, ensuring businesses of all sizes can seize the opportunities and leverage AI effectively.
Through tailored AI literacy programs and as an EU AI Act compliance strategist, she aims to equip teams with the critical thinking and technical proficiency necessary to navigate the regulatory complexities of AI confidently.
Personal page: https://anandhiv.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anandhi-vivek-dhukaram
Founder of Esdha: www.esdha.com

CAPACITY
In-person spaces are restricted, please only book if you can attend!
Only attend if you have a confirmed RSVP=yes and you are not on the waitinglist.
It will feel really good to have a full room so please don't reserve a seat unless you are coming, the event is in-person.
Please let the organisers know or cancel on meetup if you can no longer attend.
HOSTED BY
We are very grateful for the opportunity to be hosted by Accenture, Birmingham
https://www.linkedin.com/company/accenture-uk-ireland/
https://www.accenture.com/gb-en/careers
https://www.accenture.com/gb-en/about/company-index
Please feel free to connect with our host:
Tejas Kunjapur, Delivery Manager - DevOps Lead, and AI Community Lead
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tejaskunjapur/
Accenture is a leading solutions and services company that helps the world's leading enterprises reinvent by building their digital core and unleashing the power of AI to create value at speed across the enterprise, bringing together the talent of our approximately 784,000 people, our proprietary assets and platforms, and deep ecosystem relationships.
Our strategy is to be the reinvention partner of choice for our clients and to be the most client-focused, AI-enabled, great place to work in the world. Through our Reinvention Services we bring together our capabilities across strategy, consulting, technology, operations, Song and Industry X with our deep industry expertise to create and deliver solutions and services for our clients.
Our purpose is to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity, and we measure our success by the 360° value we create for all our stakeholders. Visit us at accenture.com

On 23rd September, join us at ProductTank Birmingham for an evening of product conversations with an experienced Product Management career coach.
In this session, "Managing Your Career Like a Product," you'll discover how to apply product thinking to your own career whether you're breaking into Product, aiming for leadership, navigating a career transition, or looking to create greater impact. Learn practical frameworks to continuously discover, build, measure, and grow your career with the same mindset you use to build great products.

We’ll be joined by:

SPEAKER
James Gunaca

The Talk: Managing your career like "Product"

Talk Description:
In this session, you'll discover how to apply product management principles to your own career:

• Think of your career as a product, not a CV.
• Build your personal value proposition and positioning.
• Prioritize career opportunities like a product roadmap.
• Validate assumptions before making career decisions.
• Prepare for interviews using a hiring manager's perspective.
• Create a repeatable system for long-term career growth.

Whether you're actively looking for your next opportunity or simply want to future-proof your career, you'll leave with practical frameworks you can apply immediately.

SPEAKER BIO

James Gunaca
With over 12 years of Product Management experience, our speaker has worked on products used by millions, including Amazon Echo, Alexa, AppleCare+ Subscriptions, and Xbox All Access. As a former hiring manager and Amazon Bar Raiser, he has screened more than 2,500 Product candidates, conducted 300+ interviews, and hired Product Managers at every level - from PM to Senior PM and Manager.
Today, he dedicates his time to helping Product Managers accelerate their careers, combining real hiring insights with practical coaching that has helped professionals around the world secure roles with greater impact, purpose, and compensation.

👥 Agenda

• 6:30 PM - Arrival, Networking & Food
• 7:00 PM - Welcome
• 7:10 PM - Talk - James Gunaca
• 8:00 PM - Q&A
• 8:15 PM - Networking
• 9:00 PM - Event Ends

🍕 Food & Drinks
Thanks to our sponsor AND Digital, we’ll have pizza and drinks available, and we'll be ready to connect!

🤝 Thanks to our Sponsors

AND Digital – A digital delivery partner helping ambitious companies build world-class digital capabilities and close the digital skills gap.

x+why Foundry – A flexible workspace provider combining purpose-driven design with entrepreneurial energy to create impactful workspaces across the UK.

Stablezact – An entirely new payment infrastructure, built with blockchain technology, to simplify global crypto transactions, empowering modern businesses with crypto payments.

IntelStream UK – A Birmingham-based content and storytelling company, providing professional photography, videography and PR content for events.

DevOps Society Meetup with Lloyds Banking Group in Birmingham

Agenda:
18:00 - 18:45 | 🍕 Dinner & Networking
Arrive, grab some food, and meet fellow engineers before the session begins.

18:45 - 19:05 | 🎤 Setting the Scene with John Shaw
A short introduction covering modern Java development, cloud-native engineering, and what to expect from the evening.

19:05 - 21:00 | 💻 Quarkus Build Day Workshop
Hands-on guided workshop with beginner-friendly learning packs available. Build and extend a Quarkus application while exploring production-ready engineering practices.

Event description:
Quarkus Build Day: Building Production-Ready Microservices
Join us for an evening of learning, networking, and hands-on engineering as we explore how to build production-ready Java microservices with Quarkus. We'll kick off the evening with dinner and networking, to connect with fellow engineers and share experiences. Followed by a opening talk from John Shaw, who’ll discuss the role of modern cloud-native development within Lloyds Banking Group’s engineering landscape. The event will be a hands-on build workshop, where participants will work through a practical Quarkus application while learning key concepts such as REST APIs, persistence, security, containerisation, and production-ready development practices.
To support attendees of all experience levels, Beginner Packs will be available throughout the evening, allowing participants to learn at their own pace and choose a path that best suits their experience. Whether you're completely new to Quarkus or looking to expand your cloud-native development skills, you'll leave with practical experience and a better understanding of how modern Java services are designed, built, and prepared for production environments.

Who should attend?

• Software Engineers
• Java Developers
• Platform Engineers
• Engineering Graduates
• Anyone interested in cloud-native application development

Prerequisites:
Before you start, make sure you have:

• Java 17+ — check with java -version
• Docker & Docker Compose — check with docker --version
• Gradle 9.x (or use the wrapper — recommended)
• Your IDE of choice (IntelliJ IDEA has excellent Quarkus support)
• openssl available in your terminal

Johns Blurb:
Rapid Service Development, Deployment and Management with Quarkus
Quarkus is a low-code Java framework for the rapid development and deployment of Java microservices. Quarkus provides many out-the-box operational and monitoring facilities, accelerating development times and providing and providing operational support and insight immediately. Designed to be cloud native, it can also be compiled into native code for low memory footprint and rapid startup times.
John Shaw is an Engineering Lead with Lloyds Banking Group. Quarkus has been added to the list of strategic technologies adopted by The Bank, with heavy investment around it to support rapid development and deployment through Backstage and similar tooling.

There will be prizes for winners too!

Please RSVP to secure your spot. Spaces are limited, so will be first come first served.

Address: 125 Colmore Row, Birmingham, B3 3SD

Join us for Service Mesh Night Birmingham, an evening dedicated to Service Mesh, Kubernetes networking, security, observability, traffic management, and real-world cloud native engineering.
Service Mesh has become an important part of modern cloud native platforms, helping teams manage secure service-to-service communication, traffic routing, workload identity, reliability, and observability across Kubernetes and distributed environments.

This meetup is for Platform Engineers, DevOps Engineers, SREs, Cloud Engineers, Kubernetes Engineers, Developers, Architects, students, and anyone interested in learning how Service Mesh technologies are being used in real-world environments.
Expect practical talks, community discussions, lessons from production implementations, and plenty of opportunities to connect with engineers from the Birmingham and West Midlands cloud native community.
Whether you are already working with technologies such as Linkerd, Istio, Envoy, Consul Service Mesh, or just beginning to explore Service Mesh, this session will help you understand the concepts, use cases, challenges, and how Service Mesh fits into modern cloud native platforms.

What to Expect
Real-world Service Mesh talks and demonstrations
Kubernetes networking and service-to-service communication
mTLS, workload identity, and zero-trust security
Traffic management, routing, and reliability
Observability and troubleshooting
Lessons learned from production environments
Networking with local engineers and community members
Food, drinks, and community conversations

Agenda
17:30 – Doors Open, Networking, Food & Drinks
Welcome attendees and allow time for informal networking.
18:15 – Welcome & Introductions
Introduction to Cloud Native Birmingham, Service Mesh Night, speakers, sponsors, and the evening agenda.
18:30 – Talk 1: Speaker 1
Session details will be announced soon.
19:15 – Short Break
Networking and refreshments.
19:30 – Talk 2: Speaker 2
Session details will be announced soon.
20:15 – Community Q&A and Open Discussion
Interactive discussion with speakers and attendees around Service Mesh, Kubernetes networking, security, observability, and real-world implementation challenges.
20:30 – Networking Continues
Continue conversations with speakers, sponsors, and community members.
21:30 – Close
Speakers

🎤 Speakers will be announced soon.

Stay tuned for speaker and session announcements.

Who Should Attend
This event is ideal for Platform Engineers, DevOps Engineers, SREs, Cloud Engineers, Kubernetes Engineers, Developers, Security Engineers, Network Engineers, Architects, students, beginners, and anyone interested in cloud native technologies and Service Mesh.

Come and join us for an evening of learning, sharing, and networking with the Birmingham cloud native community.

Let’s explore how Service Mesh is helping teams build secure, observable, and reliable cloud native platforms together.

Register here: https://ocgroups.dev/cncf/group/982yqj6/event/9gmejqy

A quarterly lunch for tech Founders based in the Midlands. A Place to build your network of peers, share ideas and learn.

Welcome to the Tech Founders Lunch Club

We’re a quarterly gathering of tech-focused founders, coming together to share pain points, celebrate successes, and connect with others who truly understand the journey you’re on.

Growing a business is tough- but the right network can make all the difference. That’s exactly why we’re here.

Who’s it for?
We’re a community built around technology. If your business has tech at its core, you’ll be warmly welcomed. Whether you’re scaling your first startup, navigating life post-exit, or building your next big idea, you’ll find value in our informal, supportive lunches.

Join us to learn, share, and grow alongside like-minded founders in Birmingham.

Golang Birmingham is back on 8 October!
We are pleased to announce that our next Golang Birmingham event will take place on Thursday, 8 October 2026.
We are delighted to welcome Samuel Adetunji, an experienced open-source Golang engineer, as one of our speakers for the evening.
Samuel’s talk topic and full session details will be announced shortly.

We are also excited to welcome Kumbirai Tanekha, a Principal Software Engineer at Palo Alto Networks, who will be joining us from London.

From TAP to curl: Building a Userspace TCP Stack in Go

When you call connect() or curl, the kernel quietly does a huge amount of work behind the scenes: building Ethernet frames, answering ARP, constructing IPv4 headers, and managing TCP handshakes and retransmissions.
In this talk, Kumbirai will peel back those layers by building a userspace Ethernet → IPv4 → ICMP/TCP implementation in Go, driven by a Linux TAP device. Every read and write becomes a raw frame that we can inspect, parse and craft ourselves.
The session will work through the networking stack layer by layer, exploring why TAP rather than TUN matters when working at Layer 2, how ARP turns an IP address into a real MAC address, how ICMP can be used to prove the IP path, and how to build a minimal passive TCP implementation capable of handling a handshake, in-order data, an echo or tiny HTTP server, and fixed-RTO retransmission.
Kumbirai will also look at what this deliberately minimal implementation does not attempt to build, including full windowing, congestion control and routing, and why leaving those pieces out can make the fundamentals easier to understand.

The main takeaway: TCP stops being magic and becomes a sequence of bytes that you can own, inspect and demystify, one stage at a time.

About Kumbirai

Kumbirai Tanekha is a seasoned Software Engineer based in London and currently works as a Principal Software Engineer at Palo Alto Networks.
He enjoys deep diving into the foundations upon which systems are built and reimplementing the parts of technology that we usually treat as magic.

We look forward to welcoming everyone back for another evening of Go, engineering conversations, learning and community.
More details coming soon.

A dynamic event uniting tech communities and cyber security professionals to share insights, build connections, and inspire change.

Women in Tech Communities & Cyber

Event is hosted and sponsored by the West Midlands Cyber Hub, British Computer Society and SCC

Connecting, Inspiring & Empowering Women in Cyber and Technology

Join us for an inspiring afternoon bringing together women and allies from across the technology and cyber security communities of the West Midlands.

This event is designed to connect professionals, showcase local communities, promote mentoring opportunities, and celebrate the incredible women driving change across cyber security and technology.

Whether you're a student, early-career professional, experienced leader, or simply looking to expand your network, you'll have the opportunity to meet like-minded individuals, hear from industry experts, and discover communities that can support your career journey.

What to Expect

✅ Networking with technology and cyber professionals

✅ Community spotlights from regional technology networks

✅ Insights into mentoring and career development

✅ The Power of Mentorship in Tech panel discussion

✅ Super Women of Cyber Security panel - Not to be missed!!

✅ Audience Q&A opportunities

✅ Pizza, refreshments, and informal networking

Featured Discussions

The Power of Mentorship in Tech Learn how mentoring can support career progression, build confidence, and create opportunities for growth. Hear from experienced professionals sharing their mentoring journeys and practical advice.

Super Women of Cyber Security An inspiring panel exploring career pathways into cyber, resilience, leadership, diversity, and emerging opportunities within the industry.

Event Details

📅 Date: 12 October 2026
🕜 Time: 1:30 PM - 4:00 PM
📍 Venue: Cyber Security Hub Millennium Point 3rd floor

Audience: All women, allies in tech professionals, whether you work in cyber security or not. Connect, learn, network and build community together.

Who Should Attend?

• Women working in technology or cyber security
• Students and graduates interested in tech careers
• Mentors and aspiring mentors
• Community leaders
• Technology professionals and allies
• Anyone passionate about diversity, inclusion, and building stronger tech communities

Our Mission

This event aims to connect women across technology and cyber communities, showcase local support networks, promote mentoring and career development, inspire future cyber leaders, and create meaningful professional connections across the West Midlands.

Part of #ThisIsWITBHAMWeek 💜🩷💙 Supported by our community partners and dedicated to building a stronger, more inclusive technology ecosystem across the West Midlands.

Welcome!
We organise friendly informal networking events for people in Tech to share ideas, learn from each other, and have genuinely useful conversations. There’s no PowerPoints or speeches to sit through - it’s all about great conversation and building connections.
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Who are the events for?
People working in tech who want to connect with others in the Birmingham tech community, including:

• Software engineers
• Product managers
• Data / AI professionals
• Startup founders & operators

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You’ll meet people who are:

• Working in software engineering, product, data, AI, or startups
• Building projects, products, or growing their careers in tech

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Why should you join?

• Learn from others working in tech
• Expand your network to help your career
• It could lead to collaborations or new opportunities
• It’s a lot of fun!

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✨ How it works
1. 🎟️ RSVP on Meetup
2. Join at OkGather:
https://okgather.com/theme/birmingham-tech-network-btn?src=btn&platform=meetup&placement=event_description_how_works

Secure your place and join a group of people working in and around tech.
Arrive at the venue

• Grab a drink, find the group, and settle in
• Ask the bar staff for the "Birmingham Tech Network" table booking
• Expect a friendly, welcoming group and a great atmosphere. The gatherings are generally self hosted with support from the venue.

These are relaxed gatherings rather than formally hosted events. There’s no designated host leading the evening (instead, venue staff will direct you), everyone is there to meet new people, and the format allows conversations to develop naturally without structured introductions or activities. This helps us to keep the membership much more affordable for you.

Have better conversations

• You’ll be surrounded by people interested in tech and building things
• Discussions are naturally more engaging and relevant 🤝

Build connections + opportunities

• Meet people you can stay in touch with
• Learn from others in the space
• Potentially collaborate on projects or opportunities ⚡

About Birmingham Tech Network (BTN)
We're building a community of awesome Software Engineers, PMs, Designers, Founders, VC investors, etc, in Birmingham to help with hiring, investment, finding clients & meeting people with similar interests!

📍 Location
We host events at relaxed venues in central Birmingham:

• Easy to get to locations
• Pubs or bars with a good atmosphere
• Spaces that are ideal for conversation 🍻

Spots are limited to keep the group high quality.

If you work in tech and want to meet others in your space, you’ll get a lot from this 👋
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🍕 How to get 20% off food & drinks 🍹
To attend, please become a member at OkGather (https://okgather.com/theme/birmingham-tech-network-btn?src=btn&platform=meetup&placement=event_description) for only £2.99 p/m (only takes 1 minute to join) and you will also get 20% off food & drinks at the gathering (show your OkGather profile at the bar). This small membership fee means we can keep running the gatherings, cover our costs and help more people meet new people! 🥳

We organise friendly informal networking events for people in Tech to share ideas, learn from each other, and make new connections.

Who are the events for?
People working in tech who want to connect with others in the Birmingham tech community, including:

• Software engineers
• Product managers
• Data / AI professionals
• Startup founders & operators

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🍕 Action Required: get 20% off food & drinks 🍹

To attend, please become a member at OkGather for only £2.99 p/m (only takes 1 minute to join) and you will also get 20% off food & drinks at the gathering (show your OkGather profile at the bar). This small membership fee means we can keep running the gatherings, cover our costs and help more people meet new people! 🥳

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You’ll meet people who are:

• Working in software engineering, product, data, AI, or startups
• Building projects, products, or growing their careers in tech

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Why should you join?

• Learn from others working in tech
• Expand your network to help your career
• It could lead to collaborations or new opportunities
• It’s a lot of fun!

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✨ How it works
1. Get your ticket

2. Become a member at OkGather to attend:

https://okgather.com/theme/birmingham-tech-network-btn?src=btn&platform=eventbrite&placement=event_description_how_works

Arrive at the venue:

• Grab a drink, find the group, and settle in
• Ask the bar staff for the "Birmingham Tech Network" table booking
• Expect a friendly, welcoming group and a great atmosphere 👋

Have better conversations

• You’ll be surrounded by people interested in tech and building things
• Discussions are naturally more engaging and relevant 🤝

Build connections + opportunities

• Meet people you can stay in touch with
• Learn from others in the space
• Potentially collaborate on projects or opportunities ⚡

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📍 Location
We host events at relaxed venues in central Birmingham:

• Easy to get to locations
• Pubs or bars with a good atmosphere
• Spaces that are ideal for conversation 🍻

Spots are limited to keep the group high quality.

If you work in tech and want to meet others in your space, you’ll get a lot from this 👋

Start your day with inspiration, networking and insight as women in tech and allies connect, learn and grow together.

WITBHAM Community Breakfast

Join WITBHAM for a relaxed and welcoming community breakfast, bringing together women in tech, allies, supporters, and professionals from across Birmingham and beyond. This event is all about connection, conversation, and strengthening our amazing community.

The first 20 attendees to register will receive a complimentary breakfast, Hot drink and Pastry from the wonderful Bostan Tea Party. Giving you the perfect opportunity to start your day with great food and even better company.

While the event officially begins at 8:30am, this is a drop-in style networking event, allowing you to join us at a time that suits you. Whether you'd like to stay for the full session or simply pop in on your way to the office, you'll have the chance to meet new people, catch up with familiar faces, share experiences, and build valuable connections.

Come along, expand your network, and be part of the growing WITBHAM community. Everyone is welcome.

Audience: Women in tech, allies, aspiring tech professionals, career changers, students, community members, and anyone interested in connecting with like-minded people across the technology sector.

Reading between the log lines - building your own web analytics.

Building an in-house web analytics system to understand user behaviour comes with quite a few challenges.

This talk explores the technical hurdles of dealing with high-volume data, the technologies involved and the complexities of processing user interactions at scale.

Agenda:
18:30 Arrive, Network and Food.
18:45 Introductions and catch-up.
19:00 Talk
20:30 Close and head off to pub (The Good Intent?) for some more talking.

FabFest is back for 2026!!!!

Join us in person in Birmingham on Thursday October 15th 2026

Fabfest is still FREE to attend but tickets are required so please register HERE!
(R.S.V,Ping here will not guarantee registration!)

This is our 3rd year running Fabfest and this year promises to be bigger and better than ever!

Get ready for a day filled with Microsoft Fabric, Artificial Intelligence, and fun at Millennium Point, Birmingham on Thursday 15th October starting at 9:00 AM!

🟢🔵6 Sessions with some of the biggest experts in the field!
🔵🟢Microsoft Fabric and AI clinics with industry experts!
🟢🔵An AMA session with the speakers!
🔵🟢Exhibitors on site to help with data, Power BI and career needs!
🟢🔵FREE lunch and refreshments!

Agenda: Please visit the agenda page on our website for information

Please let us know if you have registered and can no longer attend as this frees up space for another attendee.

For more information, please visit our website!

Sponsors:
Purple Frog Systems
Power BI Sentinel
RP Analytics

Welcome to the Software Renaissance. Everyone is asking how to use AI to do what they already do, faster and cheaper. But when anyone can build anything, the advantage is in knowing exactly what to build, and why.
On 21st October, as a fringe event on the Wednesday of Birmingham Tech Week, ProductTank is bringing you an unmissable double bill exploring the intersection of high-level AI strategy and ground-level execution at scale.

What You’ll Take Away

• The New Bottleneck: Why clarity is now more important than execution.
• Real AI Scale: Practical lessons from deploying AI features to millions of active users.
• Product Craft: How AI is actively changing the day-to-day work of product teams.
• Community: Drinks, networking, and debates with Birmingham’s top product minds.
• Book Giveaway: A chance to take home a free copy of Martin's latest book The Decision Stack

SPEAKER
Martin Ericksson

The Talk: Welcome to the Software Renaissance. Your Strategy Isn't Ready.

Talk Description:
When anyone can build anything, the advantage isn't in building. It's in knowing what to build, and why. Everyone's asking how to use AI to do what they already do, faster and cheaper. It's the wrong question and it's quietly shrinking your ambition at the exact moment it should be exploding. Because when the cost of development drops, the bottleneck doesn't disappear. It moves. From execution to clarity. From "can we?" to "should we?” Most teams aren't ready for that shift. This talk is about the bigger question, the one that turns AI from your biggest threat into your biggest opportunity.

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SPEAKER
Max Borodin

The Talk: What AI Innovation Actually Did for a 20M-User Health App

Talk Description:
Everyone is talking about AI strategy — this is a story about putting one into practice. In this talk, Max will show how innovating with AI helped Simple, a US weight-loss app with over 20 million users (part of Palta, the group behind Flo), grow user engagement by over 50%. He'll cover Coach Avo, an AI health coach used by millions; Blinky, an animated mascot with a personality, built with generative AI; and how AI reshaped not just the product, but the craft of building it and the way teams work day to day.

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SPEAKER BIOS

Martin Ericksson
Martin Eriksson has spent three decades helping organisations figure out why they're stuck and what to do about it.
He's been building digital products since 1994, built SaaS before anyone called it SaaS, and worked his way through companies of every size and stage: The Financial Times, Monster, Huddle, Covestor, Cazoo, and most recently as Product Partner at EQT, one of the world's largest private investors. Along the way he's advised over 150 companies on the thing most of them were missing: not better tools, but the connective tissue between their strategy and the people doing the work.
Today Martin works as a board member, strategic advisor, and leadership coach, helping founders, CEOs, and product leaders build the clarity their organisations need to move at pace. His most recent book, The Decision Stack: How Strategic Alignment Unlocks Organizational Momentum, distils everything he's learned about aligning an organisation from vision to execution.
As founder of ProductTank, co-founder of Mind the Product (together the world's largest product community, active in over 200 cities), and co-author of Product Leadership (O'Reilly, 2017), he has helped define the product management discipline and shaped the practices of a generation of product leaders

LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/martineriksson/
Website:
https://martineriksson.com/

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Max Borodin
Max Borodin is a product leader passionate about driving innovation with AI. At Simple — an AI-powered weight-loss app used by over 20 million people — he led the teams behind Coach Avo, a two-time award-winning AI health coach, and the gamification system that drove the strongest retention growth in the company's history. He's eager to share the lessons he and his teams learned along the way.

LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmborodin/

👥 Agenda

• 6:30 PM - Arrival, Networking & Food
• 7:00 PM - Introductions
• 7:05 PM - Talk - Max Borodin
• 7:35 PM - Break
• 7:45 PM - Talk - Martin Ericksson
• 8:15 PM - Q&A
• 8:30 PM - Networking
• 9:30 PM - Event Ends

🍕 Food & Drinks
Thanks to our sponsor AND Digital, we’ll have pizza and drinks available, and we'll be ready to connect!

🤝 Thanks to our Sponsors

AND Digital – A digital delivery partner helping ambitious companies build world-class digital capabilities and close the digital skills gap.

Four/Four is an AI-powered customer research platform that captures the true voice of the customer. By securely analysing conversations, support tickets, and emails across more than 30 platforms, Four/Four transforms raw feedback into clear, actionable product and business insights. Learn more or start a free trial at fourfour.ai

x+why Foundry – A flexible workspace provider combining purpose-driven design with entrepreneurial energy to create impactful workspaces across the UK.

Stablezact – An entirely new payment infrastructure, built with blockchain technology, to simplify global crypto transactions, empowering modern businesses with crypto payments..

IntelStream UK – A Birmingham-based content and storytelling company, providing professional photography, videography and PR content for events.