📍 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.
Powered by Advanced Research + Invention Agency
Step into a space where every conversation could spark something new. Enjoy music, refreshments, and a lively atmosphere designed to bring people together, whether you’re exchanging ideas, discovering collaborators, or simply sharing a laugh. This is the perfect moment to unwind, connect, and let serendipity guide your evening.
In this session, we'll look at how improv isn't so much about comedy or 'making things up', but is a tried and tested method of building better conversations and developing positive outcomes.
John Cooper has been an improviser with the Totally Improvised Company for over 20 years and has a TEDx talk titled 'Improvisation can change your life' www.johncooper.org.uk'
Most conversations about AI and careers stay at the surface. This one won't. A curated group of guests from a variety of backgrounds will gather for a facilitated roundtable on what AI is actually doing to careers. Not in theory. In practice, at different stages, in different disciplines, and in organisations navigating real uncertainty. Seats are limited to 16. The format is facilitated discussion, not panel debate. Chatham House Rule applies, what's said in the room stays in the room. If you're thinking seriously about what AI means for your work, your team, and the people coming up behind you, this is the room for you.
📍 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.
Powered by Advanced Research + Invention Agency
Step into a space where every conversation could spark something new. Enjoy music, refreshments, and a lively atmosphere designed to bring people together, whether you’re exchanging ideas, discovering collaborators, or simply sharing a laugh. This is the perfect moment to unwind, connect, and let serendipity guide your evening.
In this session, we'll look at how improv isn't so much about comedy or 'making things up', but is a tried and tested method of building better conversations and developing positive outcomes.
John Cooper has been an improviser with the Totally Improvised Company for over 20 years and has a TEDx talk titled 'Improvisation can change your life' www.johncooper.org.uk'
Most conversations about AI and careers stay at the surface. This one won't. A curated group of guests from a variety of backgrounds will gather for a facilitated roundtable on what AI is actually doing to careers. Not in theory. In practice, at different stages, in different disciplines, and in organisations navigating real uncertainty. Seats are limited to 16. The format is facilitated discussion, not panel debate. Chatham House Rule applies, what's said in the room stays in the room. If you're thinking seriously about what AI means for your work, your team, and the people coming up behind you, this is the room for you.