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What's So Special About Bristol?
Hosted by techSPARK
When
Monday 9 November 2026
2:05pm – 2:55pm
Where
The Station - Creative Youth Network
Silver St, Bristol BS1 2AG
Price
free
about this room
A 50-minute panel on why founders choose to build in Bristol, and what keeps them here once they could go anywhere.
On stage: Christopher Penfold, Commercial Director at ForrestBrown; Kate Sikora, Managing Partner at Noble Performance; and Tom Harber of Aer Studios. The framing is the city rather than any one company - what Bristol offers ambitious businesses that other places cannot, from its creative industries through to its deep-tech side. Part of the Brazen Community Track, at The Station on Silver Street.
three people who have each made the stay-or-go decision from a different vantage point, in under an hour. Useful if you are deciding where to base a company, or if you spend your time persuading other people to base theirs here.
Christopher Penfold · Commercial Director, ForrestBrown
Kate Sikora · Managing Partner, Noble Performance
Tom Harber · Aer Studios
getting there
The Station - Creative Youth Network, Silver St, Bristol BS1 2AG
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Date & Time
Monday 9 November 2026
2:05pm – 2:55pm
Price
Free
Organiser
techSPARK
About this event
Speakers
Christopher Penfold
Commercial Director, ForrestBrown
Kate Sikora
Managing Partner, Noble Performance
Tom Harber
, Aer Studios
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