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Dot Net North's July meetup tackles a question every engineering team is now living with: what happens to the pull request when AI enters the development process. In a talk titled 'AI Is Here: PRs Are Dead, Long Live PRs', the group explores how AI-assisted coding and review are reshaping the humble PR — where human judgement still matters, what to automate, and how team workflows adapt. Free to attend with catering provided, at Betfred's Manchester office. A solid evening for .NET and general software engineers, tech leads and anyone thinking about AI in the delivery pipeline.

Silicon Mingle returns to canal-side Lock 91 for its last-Wednesday-of-the-month tech networking evening. No panels, no pitches, no presentations — just relaxed conversation with people from across Manchester's tech scene, from founders and freelancers to investors and operators. The Manchester crew includes David Levine (founder of Manchester Angels), angel investor and exited founder Vladimir Mulhem, and community leads across analytics, marketing and sustainability. Good for anyone curious about the local ecosystem who wants to make genuine connections over a drink on the terrace.

with Obi Iheanachor (Speaker, PBIMCR) · Andy Cutler (Speaker, PBIMCR)

The long-running Fabric & Power BI Manchester User Group (PBIMCR) returns for a July evening of data and analytics talks, hosted at ANS Group in Hulme. This session features Obi Iheanachor and Andy Cutler sharing practical, hands-on insight into Microsoft Fabric and Power BI. Free to attend and going strong after nearly a decade, it's one of the North West's most established data communities — well worth it for BI developers, data analysts, engineers and anyone building analytics into their business.

Rust Manchester's monthly Code Night is an informal evening to collaborate with fellow Rustaceans at Hackspace Manchester. Bring a project, a problem or a question and hack alongside other attendees over food and drinks — beginners and experienced developers alike are welcome. A friendly, low-key format for anyone learning or working with Rust in the North West.

THE networking evening for Manchester's tech entrepreneurs, investors and startup founders. Brought north after 70+ sold-out London editions and a 3,000-strong community, this high-calibre format gathers operators, angels and VCs in a relaxed setting at The Anthologist on St Peter's Square. A recent AI Pitch Night drew 100 top operators including YC, Antler and Entrepreneur First founders alongside leading angel and VC investors. Informal networking over drinks (non-alcoholic welcome drink included), 6-9pm, business smart-casual.

A relaxed networking evening for the people driving healthtech innovation in Manchester: startup founders, medtech engineers, clinicians, researchers, developers and investors working on technology that improves health, wellbeing and clinical outcomes. Whether you are building a digital health platform, working with wearables, or developing AI tools for diagnostics, this is a no-pressure space for meaningful conversations (non-alcoholic welcome drink included). Part of Network One's wider UK network of tech-driven communities.

with Brian Wang (Programme Director, Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA)) · Dr Parsa Pirhady (Postdoctoral Researcher in Breast Cancer Prevention, University of Manchester / Nucleate) · Jacob Thompson (Chief Scientific Officer, ADDER-VAX Ltd) + 1 more

This week's Venture Café Thursday Gathering, delivered with ARIA, explores its Sculpting Innate Immunity Opportunity Space, bringing researchers, founders and innovators together to look at how world-leading biological research becomes breakthrough therapies and companies. The headline panel, 'Turning Complex Biology into Commercial Reality', features Brian Wang (Programme Director, ARIA), Dr Parsa Pirhady (University of Manchester / Nucleate), Jacob Thompson (CSO, ADDER-VAX) and Andrew Ruffler (Director, Venture Café Manchester), on the challenges of moving from the lab to the marketplace. Pizza, networking and 60-second lightning pitches throughout. Free, no registration required to attend.

with Katie Livingstone (General Manager, CTI Digital) · Kat Dixon (Lead Software Engineer, .NET & Mobile, CTI Digital) · Ali Hover (Lead Software Engineer, Drupal, CTI Digital)

Manchester Digital's Digital Her Summer Social, hosted by CTI Digital, is an evening for women and gender-nonconforming professionals working in, entering or exploring Greater Manchester's digital and tech sector. Three women from business leadership and software engineering share honest perspectives on building a tech career, leading through change and how AI adoption is starting to reshape their roles, teams and organisations. Not a technical AI session or a formal panel, but an open conversation followed by time to connect across the Digital Her community. Free.

Venture Cafe Manchester's weekly Thursday Gathering asks how we build a future where commercial success and community impact go hand in hand. Social value is no longer a CSR checkbox but a driver of funding, procurement and cross-sector partnership. As a neutral ecosystem convener, Venture Cafe brings together mission-driven founders, public-sector buyers, procurement leads and investors to break down silos and spark practical collaboration across Greater Manchester. Free, open and inclusive; at SISTER, Renold Building.