Spring is in the air, so let’s get networking. Here’s our list of the best meetups, conferences and socials in the south-west – tailored for founders and startups.
Looking to improve personal performance, track digital trends or learn how to launch an app? We’ve got you covered this March.
Have we missed your meetup? Drop us an email and let us know.
1 March
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 the 8th, 22nd and 29th of March.
Bristol Women’s Business Networking Meetup: Come along and say hello…
10.00 – 12.00
Pervasive Media Studio 1, Watershed, Canons Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX
‘We are a friendly bunch of women in business. Come along for a cuppa and a chat. We look forward to having you join us.’
5 March
First Tuesday TalksWith SETsquared
12.30 – 14.00
University of Bath Innovation Centre, Carpenter House, Broad Quay, Bath, BA1 1UD
‘Come have a bite of lunch and hear from some great speakers at the Bath SETsquared Innovation Centre. Every month we’re going to be bringing you 3×10 min lightening talks on entrepreneurship, funding, new tech and how to grow an amazing business!’
6 March
Threads: How can founders improve personal performance and build a culture for success?
18.00 – 20.30
Ashfords LLC, Tower Wharf, Cheese Lane, Bristol, BS2 OJJ
‘As a leader of a fast-growing technology business, it can be difficult to recognise barriers to personal performance […] explore how to improve, and sustain personal and business growth, sharing insights with a leading performance psychologist and other business leaders.’
Meet & Speak: Fake it until you become it
18.00 – 20.00
DeskLodge House, 2 Redcliffe Way, Bristol, BS1 6NL
‘Meet & Speak Clubs are a supportive space for women to take to their feet and find their voice. This month we talk about some of the memorable speeches we’ve seen and heard (historical and recent), and take a turn at re-enacting them.’
7 March
Tech Chat: Networking & Beer
18.00 – 20.00
Bristol city centre – exact location TBC
‘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.’
Ecopreneurs: 12-week lean start-up programme
19.00 – 21.00
The Kings Arms, 168 Whiteladies Road, Bristol, BS8 2XZ
‘We’re considering re-running the 12 week lean startup accelerator this year, helping early-stage entrepreneurs clarify their customer types, business model, and product-market fit. […] If you’d like to find out more, please either contact us, or come to the networking event where we’ll be doing a short presentation of what’s involved.’
Develop the right workplace wellbeing strategy for your organisation
18.00 – 20.00
Prophecy Unlimited, One Glass Wharf, Avon Street, Bristol, BS2 0EL
‘Organisations are increasingly seeing the benefit of workplace wellbeing, not just in terms of greater productivity but also in building a culture that attracts and retains the best talent […] So, isn’t it time you developed a workplace wellbeing strategy? Join us on Thursday the 7th of March at 6pm and find out how to get it right.’
Networking for Techies & Entrepreneurs
13.00 – 13.30
We the Curious, 1 Millennium Square, Anchor Road, Bristol, BS1 5DB
‘Are you an entrepreneur who is technology savvy? Are you working in tech, innovation, digital growth or would you like to connect with other forward thinking business people who are involved in a tech business? Then this networking session could be just right for you.’
8 March
Women’s Tech Hub: International Women Day Social
18.00 – 22.00
The Prince Street Social, 34-41 Prince Street, Bristol, BS1 4PS
‘We will mostly be drinking cocktails at Prince Street Social – they are 2 for 1 until 8pm at Prince street Social. Feel free to invite colleagues, friends and other meetups – non-women welcome (as with all of our socials)!’
12 March
Start-up Drinks Bristol: Tech & Cider Takeover
18.00 – 20.00
Engine Shed, Station Approach, Bristol, BS1 6QH
‘Tech & Cider aim to demystify the start-up journey through intimate and candid conversations between entrepreneurs who will share actionable lessons from their journey. Join us for a fun, informal networking event to mingle with Bristol’s budding entrepreneurs.’
14 March
DBM #8: Building and Launching an App
18.30 – 21.30
Engine Shed, Station Approach, Bristol, BS1 6QH
‘In this extra-special Design/Build/Market, we’ll be discussing the process of bringing a digital product to market.
Join experts from the fields of tech, marketing and finance as we tackle your questions around market and technical research, helping you understand the production process and how to launch in a way that gets your app noticed.’
Techie Brekkie: Deloitte’s tech and digital trends for 2019
08.00 – 10.00
Engine Shed, Station Approach, Bristol, BS1 6QH
‘Want to know what a leading digital global consultancy thinks are going to be the hottest tech trends this year? Deloitte’s annual TMT Predictions are back. This year they include the evolution of quantum computing, the proliferation of smart speakers, the rise of cloud-based AI software and services and the arrival of 5G networks.’
15 – 16 March
Tech3Shed Tech Careers fair
Friday – from 14.00
Saturday – from 10.00
DeskLodge House, Redcliffe Way, Bristol, BS1 6NL
‘The Bristol and South West tech industry is currently booming and we’re all aware that finding talent and keeping them has never been so difficult.[…] With the HBB, WTHub and Desklodge we came up with the power of three, set out to curate a Careers Fair and named it Tech³Shed’
19 March
Bristol Technology Volunteers #2
18.00 – 20.00
Bristol – exact location TBC
20 March
Techie Brekkie #4: All about testing
08.30 – 09.15
The Prince Street Social, 34-41 Prince Street, Bristol, BS1 4PS
‘A Techie Brekkie all about Testing. Expert and details to be announced soon.’
Get productive: How to organise yourself for action
19.00 – 21.00
The Prince Street Social, 34-41 Prince Street, Bristol, BS1 4PS
‘In this session, you’ll learn simple systems with which you can massively enhance your productivity. Further information on this workshop coming.’
How to network in business – face-to-face and online
09.30 – 13.00
Zone Digital, The Brew House, Tower Hill, Bristol, BS2 0EQ
‘Making contact with others in business can make your working life easier as well as raise the profile of you and your firm. So why don’t we do more of it? What stops us from approaching people? New to Bristol Media, this Preddy&Co half-day workshop is all about networking for commercial and personal success, both face-to-face and online.’
21 March
Free co-working at Framework
09.00 – 17.00
Framework, 35 King Street, Bristol, BS1 4DZ
‘This is a group for freelancers and remote workers to meet, work together and socialise. The idea is to reduce the solitary nature of remote working by gathering at suitable venues and having casual work sessions together over a cup of coffee.’
The Bristol Co-workers group also organises regular meets at The Tobacco Factory and Prince Street Social.
SETsquared workshop: Brainstorming Techniques
09.30 – 12.30
SETsquared Boardroom, Engine Shed, Station Approach, Bristol, BS1 6QH
‘Open to anyone who needs to identify new ways to solve business problems or challenges. Outcomes: Be able to run brainstorming sessions internally to tackle a range of subject matters and very quickly generate a large volume of new ideas and approaches.’
About CookiesHQ
We’re a Bristol-based technical agency that helps founders turn ideas into digital apps. In the past seven years, we’ve helped dozens of startups and SaaS companies create, launch and improve their products.
We also run Design/Build/Market – a meetup for anyone involved in the creative and digital industries. We curate insightful events for our members and share news about other great tech events in south-west.
Join us at ‘Building and Launching an App’ on the 14th March and have your app questions answered by our expert panellists.
