Manchester — Week of 25 May 2026

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True Worth Tech Talks — AI Governance Without the Jargon. Practical Chatham House-style roundtable for Manchester business and technology leaders on AI governance, organisational scale and ROI. Grounded in real-world implementation experience. Last-minute venue move from Bloc — Bruntwood SciTech to BrewDog Hotel (small intimate group, drinks provided).

WomenHack brings together women in tech and the employers who want to hire them — structured speed-networking format, employer presentations and open networking. A well-run hiring event focused on diverse tech talent in Manchester. Useful for engineers, designers and data professionals actively exploring roles, as well as hiring managers building inclusive teams.

Network One's relaxed Manchester evening for AI founders, developers and professionals — sold out for May. Three hours of conversation at the Corn Exchange Banyan Bar, focused on the future of AI in business. A good room for anyone building or deploying AI products in the North West.

Mindstone's Manchester AI community meetup at DiSH — a sold-out evening of AI talks, demos and networking for practitioners, founders and product people working at the frontier of AI. Cross-listed on the Mindstone community platform; agenda published on RSVP. A reliable monthly fixture for the Manchester AI practitioner community.

Manchester Network's fortnightly gathering of founders, tech entrepreneurs and investors at the Corn Exchange. Free, open and reliably well-attended — the recurring fixture for early-stage networking in the city. Sold out for this Bank Holiday week edition.

Digital Futures @ University of Manchester presents award-winning journalist Karen Hao in conversation about her book Empire of AI — tracing the rise of OpenAI and AI's impact on democracy, labour and the planet. Sold out. A rare chance to hear one of the sharpest critical voices on AI in Manchester — essential viewing for anyone thinking seriously about where the technology is heading.

Manchester Tech Social's regular afterwork drinks mixer for tech, AI, data and IT professionals at The Old Wellington. Relaxed, informal, free — a consistent fixture for meeting people working across the Manchester tech scene.