Hack Night — Tuesday 17 November 2026, Bristol

⌖ Bristol

Hosted by Canopy Community

Demo Night Bristol brings startups, investors and community members together for an evening of live demos in Bristol on Wednesday 21 October 2026. See what Bristol’s startup community is building Hosted by Canopy Community, this four-hour startup showcase offers a focused opportunity to discover new ventures, meet the people behind them and connect with others involved in the local innovation ecosystem. The event runs from 4:00pm to 8:00pm (GMT+1) in Bristol. Demo Night is designed around startup discovery and community connection. Whether you want to see what founders are working on, make useful new contacts or gain greater visibility into Bristol’s startup scene, the evening provides an accessible setting in which to do so. The exact venue address is shared with registered attendees. Who should attend? The event is relevant to: - Founders and startup teams interested in seeing other ventures in action - Investors looking for priority access to startups and information about the evening - Members of Canopy Community - Paid members, active programme participants and team members from SetSquared - People who want to engage with Bristol’s wider startup community Hosts Stewart Noakes and Sophie Connolly will represent Canopy Community for the evening. You can learn more about the organiser through the Canopy Community website, watch its content on YouTube, or follow the community on LinkedIn. Tickets and practical details Registration is free, with several ticket options available: - Standard: free general registration - Investor: free, subject to approval, with priority startup access and information about the evening - Canopy Members: free, subject to approval, for paid Canopy Community members - SetSquared Members: free, subject to approval, for eligible members, programme participants and SetSquared team members The event takes place on Wednesday 21 October 2026, from 4:00pm to 8:00pm. Register in advance to receive the full Bristol venue address and select the ticket category that best matches your involvement. Register for Demo Night Bristol

⌖ Bristol

Hosted by Founders Coffee Club

Founders Coffee Club brings Bristol founders together on 28 October 2026 for relaxed coffee, honest conversation and a coworking day, with no pitches or selling. Coffee, conversation and founder connections Taking place in Bristol from 10:00am to 11:00am GMT, this in-person meetup offers a refreshingly simple alternative to conventional business networking. There are no speeches, presentations or sales pitches. Instead, attendees can grab a coffee, meet fellow founders and let conversations develop naturally. The event is designed exclusively for founders and is hosted by Founders Coffee Club, a community that runs founder networking events across the UK. Whether you want to compare experiences, broaden your local network or simply spend time with people who understand the realities of building a business, the emphasis is on informal, peer-to-peer connection rather than structured content. What to expect - A one-hour, face-to-face networking session over coffee - A founder-only environment with no selling or formal pitches - Relaxed, unstructured conversations rather than talks or panels - A coworking day pass included with the ticket - A friendly introduction on arrival if you are attending for the first time If walking into a room of strangers feels daunting, the hosts specifically aim to make the first few minutes easier. New attendees will be greeted and introduced to someone straight away, helping the conversation get moving without the awkwardness often associated with traditional networking. The included coworking pass also makes this more than a quick coffee meetup. Attendees can combine the morning networking session with a day of working in Bristol, creating additional space to continue conversations and build relationships beyond the scheduled hour. Tickets and location Tickets cost £15, and registration requires host approval. The exact Bristol address is only shown to registered attendees, so request your place in advance rather than turning up without confirmation. You can also follow Founders Coffee Club on Instagram or LinkedIn. Request to join and get your ticket

◎ Online

Hosted by cake.ac.uk

Improve the Fortran package ecosystem in this focused online hackathon on 6 October 2026, working directly on the community’s package index and metadata. Help make Fortran resources easier to discover Fortran Index Hackathon 8 is a collaborative working session dedicated to improving how knowledge is organised and shared across the Fortran programming community. From 14:00 to 16:30 BST (13:00–15:30 UTC), participants will add, correct and curate information in the Fortran Index, contributing to a more useful fortran-lang community resource. This eighth event builds on progress made during the previous hackathon, where contributors improved navigation through tags. The next stage is an overhaul of the fortran-lang package index, with the goal of helping users find and assess relevant Fortran packages more effectively. What the session will focus on The hackathon will concentrate on practical improvements to package information and discoverability, including: - Adding missing information to the index - Correcting inaccurate or outdated entries - Curating package metadata for the wider community - Continuing the development of clearer tagging and navigation - Exploring filtering by useful attributes such as GitHub stars and the date of a package’s last commit These changes are intended to make the index more valuable both for people searching for Fortran software and for maintainers who want their projects represented clearly. Who should take part? The event is aimed at members of the Fortran community who want to strengthen shared infrastructure and improve knowledge exchange. It offers a concrete way for package authors, maintainers, contributors and other interested community members to support the ecosystem. The event page does not specify prerequisites or a required experience level, so prospective participants should consult the registration information for any joining instructions.… Register for this event

⌖ Brighton · AI on Tap | Brighton | Episode 9 (venue name not explicitly shown; likely a pub in Brighton)

Hosted by AI on Tap - UK

AI on Tap Brighton brings practical, jargon-free AI conversations to The Walrus on 6 October 2026, with real stories, peer learning and relaxed networking. If you want to understand how businesses are using AI without sitting through sales pitches or highly technical presentations, this monthly Brighton meetup offers a refreshingly direct alternative. Episode 9 is built around honest conversations about what is working, what is failing and which ideas attendees can apply in their own organisations. What to expect The evening opens with two or three accessible accounts from people doing real things with AI. Rather than polished theory, these stories focus on practical experiences from the frontline, including the lessons people have learned while using AI to improve areas such as operations and sales. Attendees will then choose one of two breakout groups: - Builders, for the more technically minded members of the room - Users, for people applying AI in their everyday work Each group runs a “Wins & Bins” session, sharing one approach that has delivered results and one that flopped. Highlights are brought back to the full room, giving everyone useful, road-tested insights from both perspectives. Optional Link-Ups provide five-minute, one-to-one conversations with a co-host or fellow attendee. These are designed as low-pressure introductions, with the possibility of continuing useful connections after the meetup. Once the structured sessions finish, the evening moves into informal conversation, drinks and networking. Who should attend? AI on Tap is aimed at AI-curious business leaders, managers, founders, entrepreneurs and knowledge workers. It is equally open to experienced builders and people who have never opened a terminal. No technical background is required, and first-time attendees are especially welcome. You can expect to leave with: - Candid examples of real-world AI use - Ideas you can test in your business immediately - Lessons from approaches that did not work - New contacts facing similar AI and automation questions - A clearer, more human view of AI’s business impact… Register for this event

◎ Online

Hosted by LFDT Thailand

On 6 October 2026, this online LFDT Thailand meetup launches a working group focused on AI, open-source development and decentralised trust. AI is already writing patches, reviewing pull requests and helping newcomers understand unfamiliar repositories. Meanwhile, autonomous agents increasingly need verifiable identities, trusted credentials and ways to pay one another. This kickoff explores both sides of that relationship, and asks where Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust (LFDT) projects should lead. What the group will explore Rather than presenting a finished policy, LFDT Thailand is convening maintainers, contributors and the wider Linux Foundation community to define the new LFDT AI Working Group’s scope. Discussion will centre on three questions: - How should LFDT projects use AI? Participants will consider disclosure requirements, provenance, licensing, Developer Certificate of Origin sign-off and security review. Existing Linux Foundation guidance on generative AI will provide a baseline, with the group examining what additional practices LFDT projects need. - Can AI strengthen open-source communities? The meetup will assess tools such as CodeRabbit review bots, automated triage for “good first issues” and onboarding assistants. Expect a practical conversation about whether these systems shorten the journey from first contribution to committer, or simply create more work for maintainers, as well as who should operate and fund them. - Where does decentralised trust meet agentic AI? The session will examine connections with the Agentic AI Foundation, including MCP, goose and AGENTS.md, and the x402 Foundation’s work on payments over HTTP for agents. Agent identity, verifiable credentials and agent-to-agent commerce are key areas where distributed ledger technology could contribute. A working session, not a keynote This is a participatory online network event. Attendees are encouraged to bring opinions, objections and real problems from their projects. The intended outcomes are an initial working-group scope, a future meeting cadence and named volunteers for the first work streams.… Register for this event

⌖ Amsterdam

SaaSiest Amsterdam brings SaaS founders and builders to Amsterdam on 7 October 2026 for a focused conference dedicated to the SaaS community. Why attend SaaSiest Amsterdam? This event is designed for people creating, growing or supporting software-as-a-service businesses. By putting SaaS founders and builders at the centre of the conference, SaaSiest Amsterdam offers a relevant setting for attendees who want to spend time among peers working on similar products and business models. The conference takes place in Amsterdam, making it a useful date for local SaaS professionals as well as founders and builders planning to travel to the Netherlands. Its clearly defined SaaS focus distinguishes it from broader technology events: attendees can expect the day to be centred on the community responsible for building and developing SaaS companies. Who is it for? SaaSiest Amsterdam is particularly relevant to: - SaaS founders building or developing software businesses - Product and technical builders involved in creating SaaS products - People exploring the SaaS ecosystem and looking for a dedicated industry conference - Members of the wider software community who want to connect with founder- and builder-led perspectives No experience level is specified on the published page, so both established SaaS operators and people earlier in their building journey can assess the programme once further details become available. Event details - Date: Wednesday, 7 October 2026 - Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands - Format: In-person SaaS conference - Primary audience: SaaS founders and builders The current event listing does not publish a detailed agenda, named speakers, session topics, venue or organiser information. Prospective attendees should therefore check the event page for updates before making travel plans. As the programme is released, the listing should be the primary place to confirm the schedule, speaker line-up, ticket availability and precise venue arrangements. If you are building a SaaS product or company and want a dedicated conference in Amsterdam on your 2026 calendar, save the date and follow the listing for the latest information. View the event listing and registration details