Manchester Digital members are invited to join us for our annual Member Conference and Summer Celebration.
Speaker lineup below
Conference Only - Free
Conference & Summer Celebration - £20
During the day - 13:30 - 17:00
The Manchester Digital Conference is a chance for members to connect, share knowledge and hear from their peers on a wide range of digital and tech topics.
Taking place on the afternoon of Thursday 30th June, the conference is a great way to pick up some new ideas and inspiration to take back into your business whilst finding out what is happening in the region's tech scene.
This year's conference will focus on technology, innovation and a responsible future, all delivered by Manchester Digital members.
In the evening - 17:30 till late
We'll be taking you across the road to Brickhouse Social.
The Manchester Digital Summer Celebration is one of the highlights of the social calendar amongst Manchester's digital and tech scene.
Expect 180 members to gather together over a few drinks and food to meet new people, reacquaint with old colleagues and friends and network and talk business.
Oh, and you can have a go at the latest state of the art virtual reality experience!
Tickets are just £20 per person. Each person will receive a food and drink token upon arrival.
Grab your and your teams' tickets to the Member Conference and Summer Celebration today.
Your £20 ticket will provide you with:
- Your drink token will provide you with either 2 x soft drinks or 1 x alcoholic drink. Soft drinks include Pepsi/Diet Pepsi, lemonade, and fruit juices including apple, orange, cranberry and pineapple. The alcoholic choice includes either a pint of house lager/cider, a single house spirit and mixer, a bottle of Coors or a small glass of house wine.
- The pizza buffet will include a selection of delicious, freshly made pizzas.
- Please email kate.wilson@manchesterdigital.com if you have any special dietary requirements you would like us to cater for.
Speakers announced for the Member Conference include:
Tom Liptrot 
Freelance data scientist and AI consultant
Ortom
When AI goes wrong
AI and machine learning can be transformative for businesses when used correctly. However, if used wrongly, AI and machine learning can do more harm than good. Here, Data Science expert Tom Liptrot will explain when not to use them, and give some pointers on how to use them successfully.
Jennie Johnson MBE 
Founder and CEO
How we put 50+ years of childcare expertise into an Edtech app for parents.
2nd time around founder Jennie Johnson MBE shares how she went from delivering award winning in-person childcare via her nursery group Kids Allowed to supporting parents by putting that expertise in their pockets. Insights into launching the app and all the fun stuff in-between.
Molly Watt & Danny Lancaster 
Accessibility and Usability Consultant & Accessibility Test Lead
Making products and services more inclusive – a personal and practical explanation of web accessibility
This talk will look at accessibility as an opportunity for product designers and developers to reach more people by making their apps, websites and communications more inclusive. Accessibility is more than tech for good. It’s about making sure your digital product or service is accessible to everyone who needs it. It’s a legal requirement, as well as a business and moral obligation:
Timothy Willis 
Head of eCommerce
PushON
The evolution of the mindful shopper
Shoppers are actively seeking out sustainable, environmentally responsible brands, in line with their values. This talk we’ll cover how businesses can build strategies, that will see them move in the direction of being more socially and environmentally responsible to attract a new wave of socially aware consumers. Tim will also outline how sustainability can give you a competitive edge and help drive customer lifetime value (CLV) and revenue.
Keith Hinde & Roger Zorlu 
Principal Consultant & Data Scientist
Global Logic
Paws for thought - Improving pet welfare with ML
Showing how data engineering and data science is being used to help tackle problematic sales of pets online
James Ledger 
Team Lead
Samson VT
Using CAD to replace paper manuals with explosions
An overview of the journey taken by SamsonVT in replacing paper manuals (that haven't changed much in 500 years) with 3D models that explode outwards into thousands of parts for easy identification.
Emma Honeybone 
Head of Brand & Relationships
Transform
A Culture of Inclusion
Hear how Engine Transformation's RD&I approach makes the business more relevant, work more meaningful and people more empowered including insights into some of the programmes the team has implemented covering areas such as loneliness, men’s health, autism and menopause.
Andy Still 
Founder & CTO
Netacea
Bad Bots 101
An introduction to the threats that bots and other automated attacks pose to your website and how to stop them.
Andy Molineux & Fiona Law 
Engineering director and Co-Founder & Software Engineer
Krakenflex
Transitioning to a carbon neutral green energy system needs us to rethink how we generate and consume energy. We're here to talk about how KrakenFlex is using technology to tackle the climate crisis.
