📍 Venue: SISTER – Renold Building, 32a Altrincham Street, Manchester, M1 7JR
The February Thursday Gathering marks the launch of a quarterly series exploring where sports, health innovation and emerging technologies converge. From performance and recovery to data, diagnostics and wellbeing, the evening will bring together founders, researchers, investors and practitioners shaping the future of human potential.
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.
A RUM.OR only works if it moves.
At the event, each guest receives two chocolates. One is yours. The other is meant to be passed on.
A good reason to approach someone, start a conversation, and move beyond the usual "So.... What do you do?". Ease into conversation with a "Who's the second chocolate going to be for?". Build a relationship first, make the deal later.
This isn’t the hard selling way. It’s an enhanced addition designed to let conversations travel naturally across the room.
A hamper raffle will also take place during the evening, with entry limited to attendees who are present and register for it on the night.
The winner will be contacted in the upcoming days after the event.
Introduction from Venture Café.
Introduction to our exciting new quarterly series exploring the cutting edge of sports, health innovation and emerging technologies.
This panel introduces the Sport x Tech Bridge concept, inspired by the Station F model, and explores how unlocking a High-Performance Tech Transfer Connection could accelerate innovation across the Manchester ecosystem. The discussion will focus on the Sport-to-Patient pipeline, examining how recovery and performance technologies developed in Formula 1 and professional football can be applied to address key challenges in healthcare and elderly care, while also highlighting the impact and opportunities this creates within the rapidly growing longevity sector.
A mini acting workshop for professionals who have no interest in being an actor, but might be interested to see if reading lines and performing dramatic scenes can help you in everyday life.
In this hands-on workshop, you’ll see some of the same exercises that Tom Cruise and Dame Judi Dench would have done at the start of their careers, including exercises for controlling the voice, managing nerves, intentional body language, and connecting with an audience. A fun 30 minute session for everyday professionals who have no desire to be thanking the Academy at a Hollywood awards show but might be interested in borrowing from the actor's toolkit for communicating on camera and in everyday work situations.
Vibe coding lets startups launch faster than ever, but speed comes with challenges, especially when it comes to monetisation. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to build a vibe-coded MVP from start to finish and explore practical ways to grow your project using simple, powerful tools like Lovable and Replit. Walk away with the skills to launch quickly, test your ideas and take your startup to the next level.
Note: During this session, you’ll need access to a device. We recommend bringing your own laptop or iPad, but mobile phones will work too.
Ilker is a Community Strategy Professional focused on turning community building into a competitive advantage for organisations. He designs community-based strategies for building technology and innovation ecosystems that create strategic value. Secondly, he specialises in implementing talent communities that solve critical recruitment and retention challenges. Ilker co-founded TalentLed - the world's first startup focused exclusively on this domain - to deliver this specialised support. His community leadership foundation was forged leading volunteers at the London 2012 Olympics, followed by developing best practices for developer communities while at Google. Ilker brings this passion and strategic rigour to clients worldwide.
Revenue Growth Specialist | Building Profitable Partnerships | Strategic Advisor | Board Member | Exited Founder | Angel Investor
📍 Venue: SISTER – Renold Building, 32a Altrincham Street, Manchester, M1 7JR
The February Thursday Gathering marks the launch of a quarterly series exploring where sports, health innovation and emerging technologies converge. From performance and recovery to data, diagnostics and wellbeing, the evening will bring together founders, researchers, investors and practitioners shaping the future of human potential.
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.
A RUM.OR only works if it moves.
At the event, each guest receives two chocolates. One is yours. The other is meant to be passed on.
A good reason to approach someone, start a conversation, and move beyond the usual "So.... What do you do?". Ease into conversation with a "Who's the second chocolate going to be for?". Build a relationship first, make the deal later.
This isn’t the hard selling way. It’s an enhanced addition designed to let conversations travel naturally across the room.
A hamper raffle will also take place during the evening, with entry limited to attendees who are present and register for it on the night.
The winner will be contacted in the upcoming days after the event.
Introduction from Venture Café.
Introduction to our exciting new quarterly series exploring the cutting edge of sports, health innovation and emerging technologies.
This panel introduces the Sport x Tech Bridge concept, inspired by the Station F model, and explores how unlocking a High-Performance Tech Transfer Connection could accelerate innovation across the Manchester ecosystem. The discussion will focus on the Sport-to-Patient pipeline, examining how recovery and performance technologies developed in Formula 1 and professional football can be applied to address key challenges in healthcare and elderly care, while also highlighting the impact and opportunities this creates within the rapidly growing longevity sector.
A mini acting workshop for professionals who have no interest in being an actor, but might be interested to see if reading lines and performing dramatic scenes can help you in everyday life.
In this hands-on workshop, you’ll see some of the same exercises that Tom Cruise and Dame Judi Dench would have done at the start of their careers, including exercises for controlling the voice, managing nerves, intentional body language, and connecting with an audience. A fun 30 minute session for everyday professionals who have no desire to be thanking the Academy at a Hollywood awards show but might be interested in borrowing from the actor's toolkit for communicating on camera and in everyday work situations.
Vibe coding lets startups launch faster than ever, but speed comes with challenges, especially when it comes to monetisation. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to build a vibe-coded MVP from start to finish and explore practical ways to grow your project using simple, powerful tools like Lovable and Replit. Walk away with the skills to launch quickly, test your ideas and take your startup to the next level.
Note: During this session, you’ll need access to a device. We recommend bringing your own laptop or iPad, but mobile phones will work too.
Ilker is a Community Strategy Professional focused on turning community building into a competitive advantage for organisations. He designs community-based strategies for building technology and innovation ecosystems that create strategic value. Secondly, he specialises in implementing talent communities that solve critical recruitment and retention challenges. Ilker co-founded TalentLed - the world's first startup focused exclusively on this domain - to deliver this specialised support. His community leadership foundation was forged leading volunteers at the London 2012 Olympics, followed by developing best practices for developer communities while at Google. Ilker brings this passion and strategic rigour to clients worldwide.
Revenue Growth Specialist | Building Profitable Partnerships | Strategic Advisor | Board Member | Exited Founder | Angel Investor