This June is chock-full of old favourites and new meetups alike. Here’s our list of the best conferences and socials in the South-west – tailored for entrepreneurs and startups.
Looking to polish your marketing skills, test your tech and connect with other budding entrepreneurs? Read on to find out how.
Have we missed your meetup? Drop us an email and let us know.
3 June
SW Mobile: Apple WWDC 2019 – Keynote
17.45 – 19.45
King Street Brew House, 13 Welsh Back, Bristol, BS1 4RR
‘What we’ll do: Tune in and watch the Apple WWDC keynote and enjoy conversation, and drinks with fellow SWmobile members. The keynote starts at 6:00pm which is an hour earlier than our Meetups usually start.’
4 June
Codehub Bristol: Webdev101
10.00 – 13.00
Dom’s Coffee House, 23 – 25 St. Augustines Parade, Bristol, BS1 4UL
‘WebDev101 is a self-directed study group for everyone interested in improving their knowledge of any subject in the field of web development. As we are not instructor-led, you will only get out what you put in to this group!’
Recurring event. Also takes place on:
Casual Co-working
10.30 – 15.00
Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Rd, Bristol, BS3 1TF
‘Hi all, this week we will once again be at the Tobacco Factory in Bedminster. As always, we start with a little social time and then focus on our respective projects until lunch. Lunch break for however long you need and work continues!’
Recurring event. Also takes place on:
- 5 June at Prince Street Social
- 12 June at Prince Street Social
- 13 June at Framework
- 19 June at Prince Street Social
- 26 June at Prince Street Social
- 27 June at Framework
5 June
SETsquared Surgery: Product Development
10.00 – 14.00
SETsquared Meeting Room, Engine Shed, Station Approach, Temple Meads, Bristol, BS1 6QH
‘Bring along your product development plans […] for one hour of complementary advice from an expert. Discuss the specifics of your development and the pain points that you experience, and learn ways to overcome them.’
Women’s Tech Hub: Workshop Wednesdays
18.00 – 21.00
DeskLodge House, Redcliffe Way, Bristol, BS1 6NL
‘There are two large areas for coworking/peer supported learning in a very similar remit to that of Codehub. There are also a series of rooms in which we can do training shared projects or talks, these can host from 6 to 16 people […].’
Recurring event. Also takes place on:
South West Leaders in Tech: Agile adoption and benefit realisation
18.30 – 20.30
Runway East, 1 Victoria St, Bristol, BS1 6AA
‘I’m excited to announce our first S/W LIT event on June 5th at our offices in Runway East. The meetup will be focused on Agile adoption and benefits realisation.’
5-6 June
Startup Tech Open Day @Blockercon
10.00 – 19.00 (both days)
Sansovino Hall, Bristol Harbour Hotel, 53-55 Corn Street, Bristol, BS1 1HT
‘This free to attend event is for tech startups and entrepeneurs […] There will be blockchain experts as well as innovators from other technologies and a wide range of industries.’
6 June
Tech Chat: Networking & Beer
18.00 – 20.00
Kongs of King Street, 13-15 King St, Bristol, BS1 4EF
‘Monthly powwows with like-minded folk. A fun group that likes to get geeky about all kinds of tech and the industry as a whole.’
Pixel Pioneers – Workshops
All day
The Waterfront Meeting Rooms, Welsh Back, Bristol, BS1 4SB
‘The third annual Pixel Pioneers Bristol conference will be preceded by a day of workshops on Thursday, 6 June. You can choose between: ‘Front-End Performance: Building Faster Websites’ and ‘Web Accessibility for Developers’.
7 June
Pixel Pioneers – Conference
09.30 – 17.30
M Shed, Princes Wharf, Wapping Rd, Bristol, BS1 4RN
‘[This] one-track event will feature some of the digital industry’s brightest minds from around the world, who will present a mix of practical and inspiring talks about the latest trends in UX, design and front-end development.’
Women’s Tech Hub – Free Three Friday
10.00 – 13.00
DeskLodge Ltd, 5th Floor, 1 Temple Way, Bristol, BS2 0BY
‘Women’s Tech Hub ~ Bristol meets every Friday morning at Desklodge Bristol, where they support us with free hot-desking for ten of our members. So if you are a woman working in the tech industry, or interested in working in tech, come and join us!’
Recurring event. Also takes place on:
7 – 9 June
Tech Alt: Startup 54 – Mind Matters
17.30 (7 June) – 19.00 (9 June)
Just Eat, 2nd Floor Broad Quay House, Prince Street, Bristol, BS1 4DJ
‘An inclusive group for BAME people who work in or have an interest in tech […]. Startup 54 brings together […] aspiring entrepreneurs to form teams, build prototypes and launch social enterprises in just 54 hours.’
11 June
CodeHub Bristol – Hack Night
18.00 – 21.00
Framework, 35 King Street, Bristol, BS1 4DZ
‘This is a chance for developers in Bristol to get together in an informal social setting to work on projects, learn, and share with other developers.’
Recurring event. Also takes place on:
The Business Brainstorm
18.30 – 20.30
Origin Workspace, 40 Berkeley Square, Bristol, BS8 1HP
‘The Bristol Business Brainstorm is a group for Entrepreneurs to meet up and talk through business ideas, challenges or anything else important. We aim to help you […] gain some valuable insight and get inspired. ‘
South West User Experience: Advanced Simplicity – 2019
18.45 – 20.15
cxpartners, 2 College Square, Anchor Rd, Bristol, BS1 5UE
‘How do you cut through complexity and find answers that are simple, elegant, and powerful? Giles Colborne has spent his career helping people avoid the pitfalls of simplicity, parry objections, and untangle confusion.’
12 June
South West Founders
18.00 – 21.00
Framework,
‘A monthly meet-up for people based in the South-West who have been, are, or want to be tech start-up founders. The aim is to connect local entrepreneurs with co-founders and other like-minded people as well as tech investors […].’
13 June
SETsquared Workshop: The Business fo IP Licensing
10.00 – 14.00
Clock Tower Room, Engine Shed, Station Approach, Temple Meads, Bristol, BS1 6QH
‘This workshop focuses on the business and financial aspects of IP licensing. We examine the ways in which IP should be protected before entering licensing discussions.’
SETsquared Women Founders’ Forum
12.00 – 13.00
SETsquared Boardroom, Engine Shed, Station Approach, Temple Meads, Bristol, BS1 6QH
‘The Women Founders’ Forum was set up to address your challenges and to allow our community of women founders to help each other overcome obstacles and achieve their full potential through mutual insight.’
Innovations in Technology – breakfast briefing
07.30 – 09.30
Amdaris, Finzels Reach, Studio A, Aurora, Counterslip, Bristol, BS1 6BX
‘[…] This event will focus on innovations in data. We will welcome speakers who will give insight into the impact innovative technologies are having within data security, data sovereignty, identity and GDPR.’
19 June
Techie Brekkie #7 – Let’s talk Java
08.15 – 09.15
The Prince Street Social, 34-37 Prince St, Bristol, BS1 4PD
‘More information to follow.’
Bristol Girl Geek Dinners -Digital Exclusion and Double Diamonds
18.30 – 21.00
BJSS, 90 Victoria St, Bristol, BS1 6DP
‘[…] We have two [talks] for this event: How to use service design, lean and Agile to build products that customers actually love/ Whose design is it anyway?’
Digital Marketing Workshop – Reboot
19.00 – 21.00
Pollen Place Event Space, 15 Backfields Ln, Bristol, BS2 8QW
‘The Digital Marketing Workshop – Reboot is for everyone from complete novices to Digital Marketing Gurus. The events starts and finishes with networking and the agenda [and] typically [consists of] introductions, discussion, guest speaker, Q&A, networking.’
20 June
SETsquared Workshop: enhance your competence as a line manager
13.00 – 15.00
Clock Tower Room, Engine Shed, Station Approach, Temple Meads, Bristol, BS1 6QH
‘This workshop, led by Amy Armstrong of The Executive Alchemist, will reflect on the line manager’s role and give you concrete ideas for building your, and your organisation’s, competence.’
Bristol Business Strategy Meetup
17.30 – 19.30
Bristol Cosy Club, 31 Corn Street, Old City, Bristol, BS1 1HT
‘Casual introductions of business individuals sharing experiences with an open mind and helpful attitude towards providing support and advice in business growth, team building and developing successful business strategies.’
21 June
Collaborate Bristol
08.00 – 17.00
Watershed, 1 Canon’s Rd, Bristol, BS1 5TX
‘Collaborate is Bristol’s most popular design conference, where 200 of South West’s finest creatives get together to question everything they thought they knew about UX and Design.’
25 June
SETsquared Workshop: Organisation Culture – will it make or break your business?
14.00 – 16.00
Clock Tower Room, Engine Shed, Station Approach, Temple Meads, Bristol, BS1 6QH
‘By the end of this workshop you’ll have a solid understanding on what culture really is, why it’s important, how to preserve and scale it successfully. […] You’ll know what measures you can take to get yourselves back on track if you falter.’
25 – 28 June
Launchpad
All day
1 Cathedral Square, Trinity Street, College Green, Bristol, BS1 5DD
‘Launchpad is a 3.5 day programme which will support you in developing the necessary skills to turn an idea into a viable business. You will work on a proposal for your business, alongside other like-minded individuals and mentors.’
26 June
Bristol Scrum Master and Agile Coach: Coffee shop drop in
13.00 – 14.00
The Prince Street Social, 37-41 Prince St, Bristol, BS1 4PS
‘The coffee shop drop ins are an informal session where we can talk about issues effecting our roles in various businesses across Bristol. The have no set agenda and are simply for networking purposes.’
27 June
Bristol Tech Women – Code and Chat (Like a Stitch and Bitch – but tech)
18.00 – 20.00
Framework, 35 King Street, Bristol, BS1 4DZ
‘Sometimes you need to blow off a little steam about what irks you about being a marginalised person in the tech world. Looking at inviting a varied selection of speakers to a ‘panel’ type event where they’ll talk about their experiences in tech as marginalised people […].’
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