📍 Venue: SISTER – Renold Building, 32a Altrincham Street, Manchester, M1 7JR
Join us for a special summer edition of the Thursday Gathering as we celebrate the final Digital Thursday and explore the technologies, ideas and people shaping the Intelligence Age.
This evening brings together researchers, founders, innovators and industry leaders to examine how AI is moving from the lab into the real world. We'll celebrate the communities, collaborations and entrepreneurial journeys that have helped shape the region's digital ecosystem, while looking ahead to the opportunities AI presents for business, society and the future of work.
Expect inspiring conversations, new connections and a fitting send-off for Digital Thursday's remarkable journey.
In partnership with digialThursday
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📍 Venue: SISTER – Renold Building, 32a Altrincham Street, Manchester, M1 7JR
At its heart, Venture Café is about connecting innovators and helping ideas move forward.
This Thursday Gathering puts that mission centre stage, with an evening of interactive workshops, peer learning and meaningful conversations. Rather than focusing on a single theme, we're creating space for the community to come together, share expertise, develop new skills and build connections across sectors and disciplines.
Come curious, leave inspired and take away practical insights, new contacts and fresh opportunities to help you move your next idea, project or venture forward.
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📍 Venue: SISTER – Renold Building, 32a Altrincham Street, Manchester, M1 7JR
What does the future of food production look like in the North? From lab-based breakthroughs to field level technologies, Greater Manchester is home to a growing wave of agricultural biotech and agtech pioneers redefining how we grow, manage and distribute food.
This event brings together 4 companies leading that transformation: Bright Biotech, Gennate, Mushroom+, and SporeSense. These innovators are harnessing biology, data, and engineering in a variety of different ways to tackle challenges around food security, sustainability, and productivity. Through short showcases and discussion, we will explore how cutting-edge science is translated into scalable ventures and how regional partnerships are accelerating progress.
Whether you are a researcher, entrepreneur, grower, agronomist or policymaker, join us to connect with the innovators shaping Northern agricultural biotech and discover how collaboration across the ecosystem can unlock a more resilient, sustainable food future .
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