July 2026 Meetup

Join us (for FREE!) at Positive Light Projects on Sidwell Street for a mix of interesting lightning talks and networking, plus FREE PIZZA 🍕🍕🍕 courtesy of our new meetup sponsor Charles Stanley (plus you can bring your own booze if you fancy 🥂)

Schedule

• 7.00pm: Doors open
• 7.30pm: Introduction and talks start
• 9.00pm: Doors close.

Speakers:

• Fraser Browning
• Harry Houghton
• TBC

There is no bar at the venue so it's BYOB, however some drinks will be provided.

Talk Info:

Fraser Browning:
What is your talk about?
Does the “good” delivered by AI outweigh its environmental impact?

An overview of where AI poses a risk to our climate and environment, and a review of how the positive outputs from AI can outweigh this impact, and provide much-needed solutions. But, what about where AI is used for damaging activity, and why impact will that have on our climate, nature, and economy?

Bio: Sustainability expert on a mission to empower businesses for a low-carbon future.

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Harry Houghton:

What is your talk about?
Built to Connect, Used to Harm: Child Exploitation in Modern Tech.

How technologies designed to connect and empower are being exploited to harm children, drawing on real investigative experience from the front line of digital forensics. It will examine digital footprints, the role of platforms and parents and how the tech community can design safer systems that protect children without sacrificing innovation.

Bio: Working in digital forensics in multiple areas of cyber crime protecting victims & putting suspects away for all types of crime.