Join us at The Square Club on Thursday 23rd Janaury from 12.30-2pm. BCI’s members’ lunches are the perfect opportunity to catch up with fellow members and the BCI team and, as some of our lunches are now in person again, you can enjoy a delicious Mediterranean buffet lunch too!
That was genuinely the best networking event I’ve ever been to! So many very useful connections made from the moment I walked through the door. Lovely food, relaxed atmosphere and plenty of time and space to get to know people. An all round wonderful experience, thank you BCI team for organising such a fantastic event. ~ Danie Stinchcombe, Marketing Director @ Gather Round
There’ll be plenty of opportunities to catch up with old friends and meet some new faces too. Everyone will have a 3 min slot to introduce themselves and tell the others a little about who they are and what they do and share any news and/or challenges. You don’t need to fill the three minutes but we do set a timer to make sure everyone has time to talk! We usually find some common themes emerge which we can discuss over the course of the session. It’s all very informal with no need to stand up and present slides!
The members’ lunch is much more than just pitching; it’s a shared space for connecting with your peers to discuss challenges and opportunities for collaboration, and generally celebrating the wonderfully eclectic mix of creative businesses in the region.
We see businesses of all shapes and sizes during the session. From the managing director of an established 50+ person agency to founders of innovative startups, each month we encourage a variety of members to attend. You’re more likely to meet potential partners or referrers than competitors.
If you’d like to attend email BCI’s membership manager Alli Nicholas at alli@bristolcreativeindustries.com. The members’ lunches tend to fill up quickly so if you miss out on this one, you’ll be top of the list for the next!
Not a member? Sign up today so you can join the lunch!
Please note, our members’ lunches are for active business and freelance members but not for student members.
Bristol Creative Industries is the membership network that supports the region's creative sector to learn, grow and connect, driven by the common belief that we can achieve more collectively than alone.
People Strategy Surgery with Richard Roberts
10am
-12pm
Online
BCI HR Surgery
We are pleased to offer the opportunity to book a free of charge 30 minute 1:2:1 session for people strategy advice, specifically geared towards the needs of creative businesses.
These sessions are an opportunity to ask Richard any questions about your people strategy. These might relate to culture, employee engagement, talent retention or the establishment of best practice HR policies.
Beyond the Hype: How AI is reshaping the future of professional web development
18.30
-21.30
Temple Studios, Temple Gate, Bristol, BS1 6QA
Meet-Up
Bristol WordPress People are hosting their first live speaking event since reforming at the end of 2024.
The speaker, Matt Stone, is a Developer at Atomic Smash in Bristol, with prior experience as Head of IT / DevOps for a large media and marketing group. He is a CMS Development & Integration Specialist working with PHP, WordPress & WooCommerce for 18 years, as well as Laravel & Statamic.
We are very grateful to Atomic Smash (based at Temple Studios) and to the Temple Studios team (TCN UK) for allowing us to host the Bristol WordPress Meetup with them.
TMW x SXSW: The Wild West
08:45
-10:30
Origin Workspace, 40 Berkeley Square Bristol BS8 1HP
Talk
Every year, TMW sends our strategy team out to attend South by Southwest, the world’s biggest technology and arts festival, to learn about the changes that are likely to shape our world and the industry.
But you don’t need to go all the way to Austin, Texas to see we’re living through a period of chaos. The pace of change has become so rapid that predicting the future feels less possible than ever. The models we’ve traditionally relied upon to understand, predict and plan are failing.
There’s vigilantism and lawlessness. Hucksters and quacks. Unprecedented risks and enormous opportunities. You could say: we’re living in the wild, wild west.
Come join our breakfast session to hear the good, the bad and the ugly of SXSW, and our recommendations for how to wrangle the chaos.
Agenda:
08:45 Doors open for breakfast
09:15 Event Start
10:30 Event Finish
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