Tech Events in Nottingham

A weekly open meetup for founders, students & techies in Nottingham. Co-work, share ideas, connect & grow in a supportive space.

Join us for the Built in Notts Weekly Tech Meetup — an open, friendly space for founders, students, tech professionals and anyone curious about ideas and innovation in Nottingham.

Each week we come together to:

• Co-work, share ideas and get feedback in a supportive environment.
• Connect with like-minded people working on projects, startups or exploring tech.
• Hear occasional short talks or founder stories (when available).

There’s no agenda, no pressure — just a safe place to learn, connect and build. Whether you’ve got a startup idea, want to meet new people in tec or simply want a productive space to work alongside others, this is the place for you.

Everyone is welcome regardless of background or experience.

What's on in May:

Weds 6th May - Community Build day

Bring a project or idea to build, share and collaborate with the community.

Weds 13th May - Talk TBC

By Elliot & Arjun @ Pantheon

Weds 20th May - Pitching Practice

Refine your pitch and build confidence. Pitch for up to 5 minutes, get feedback in the room.

Talk;

As agentic AI continues to evolve, horror stories are becoming all too common – dropped databases, impersonation of a user, file deletion. In many cases, this isn’t the first signs of Skynet, but the result of agents operating with unfettered access and insufficient guardrails.

So how do we apply established security principles to this rapidly evolving space?

This talk introduces the fundamentals of access control before exploring how existing tooling and approaches can be adapted for agentic workflows. The centrepiece is Cedar, an open-source policy language developed by AWS and how it can be used to build scalable, approachable permission systems for AI-driven applications.

TL;DR Dropped databases. User impersonation. Rogue file deletion. As agentic AI systems gain autonomy, access control is becoming critical infrastructure. This talk explores how established access control principles can be applied to agentic AI workflows, using Cedar and policy-based authorisation to build safer AI-driven systems.

• Agenda;
  18:00; Doors Open
  18:30; Speaker delivers talk
  19:15; Pizza and catch up
  20:00; Doors close

Location; Fothergill House, 16 King St, Nottingham NG1 2AS

You’re invited to the event of the month, Bitcoin Nottingham June Meetup — and this one’s a big one.
We’re meeting at an exciting new venue that has just started accepting Bitcoin: O’Connors Irish Bar, 33 Central Ave, West Bridgford, NG2 5GQ (Function room upstairs)
📅 Tuesday 30th June 2026 🕡 6:30 PM
Bring your favorite Bitcoin merch, grab a pint (yes, you can pay in Bitcoin at the bar), and settle in for a great evening with fellow Bitcoiners.
🍕 FREE PIZZA ALERT Thanks to our sponsor DTV Electronics — your go‑to for Bitcoin and open‑source hardware, including hardware manufacturing — we’ll have free pizza on the night. Massive thanks to them for supporting the meetup and the local circular economy.
We’re also hoping to have a talk lined up — keep an eye on socials for the announcement. As always, all Bitcoin topics are welcome. If you’ve got burning questions, shout up on the night and we’ll dive in.
If you’re new to Bitcoin or want a refresher, feel free to browse our Bitcoin Basics section: https://www.bitcoinnottingham.org/bitcoin-basics/

Location Links: Google Maps | BTCmap | What3Words (///cups.grass.hotel)
Nearest Bus Stop: Central Ave Shops, West Bridgford
Parking: Albert Road Car Park
OG’s to Newbies and everywhere in between. No purchase necessary, not financial advice, for entertainment and informational purposes only, do your own research, never invest more than you can afford to lose, don’t bet the farm!

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

This month's talk is: TBA

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.

Most of us have watched Ted Lasso and thought "I want to work somewhere like that." But what actually makes AFC Richmond work isn't Ted. It's the fact that everyone leads, in their own way, from wherever they sit.

This talk uses Ted Lasso as a lens to explore what collective leadership really looks like in practice. We'll look at why great teams stop waiting for one person to have all the answers, what gets in the way, and how you can start building a more Leaderful team, no matter your title.
You don't need to have watched it to get something from this talk. But there will be spoilers.

About Our Speaker - Claire Lowry-Hubball
Leadership asks a lot of people.
At every stage.

Whether you’re stepping into leadership, leading a team, or part of a senior group, it can feel stretching, challenging, and sometimes heavier than expected.

I spend my time working with leaders across organisations who care deeply about doing good work and often carry more than they need to on their own.

Leadership doesn’t get easy.
But when people learn and lead together, they tend to make better decisions, work through challenges more honestly, and get better results, without it all resting on a few shoulders.

Over time, that’s how leaderful organisations are built.

Places where leadership shows up at every level, responsibility is shared, and people are supported to think, decide and lead together.
That’s the work I do.

A community for tech professionals from startups to enterprise to build, grow, and expand their network in Nottingham.

For operators to founders, entrepreneurs to investors, we’re building the preeminent tech meetup in the Midlands. The Network is hosted by three technology professionals who met in Nottingham and felt the need to connect more deeply and authentically with others in the tech space. Between the three of us, we have over 30 years of tech experience from small and medium-scale startups to Big Tech enterprise, from San Francisco to London. Ready to grow your network in an engaging and inclusive community here in Nottingham? Join us for networking, drinks, and a few good ideas.