If you are looking for new ideas to drive innovation and growth in your business, whilst protecting and evolving you successful culture, this is the event for you.
Experts from hgkc, My Oxygen and Barclays Eagle Labs will lead a discussion exploring and unpicking specific issues and barriers to growth, such as:
– Using technology, including AI, to increase productivity and improve products or services
– Accessing new markets, new opportunities and new customer relationships
– Innovating and collaborating with new partners
– Finding employees with the right skills and attitude
– Ensuring your leadership team has the mindset and capability to lead the change with you.
Location: Abraham Room
Time: 8:15am to 11:30am
For the week of International Women’s Day, Square Works is offering complimentary day passes to women in business.
This is to bolster the existing community of empowered professionals and enable greater networking amongst the fantastic women in our city.
If you know of anyone who might be interested, please get in contact at [email protected].
T&C’s apply.
Passionate about crafting stories that spark young imaginations? Ready to embark on a journey into the fabulous world of children’s literature?
Join the Storytale Futures: Writers’ Day – Writing Middle Grade Fiction, a full-day Adult only (18+) event for tailored for budding and emerging writers crafting novels for 9-12 year olds.
In the picturesque and inspiring surroundings of Arnos Vale, this writers’ day offers a unique blend of indoor and outdoor workshops led by acclaimed children’s authors Sophie Kirtley, Rachel Delahaye, Emma Read and Ash Bond.
Dive into sessions that will explore ideas, characters, setting and editing in a creative and interactive way with the aim of elevating your storytelling skills. Engage with fellow writers and seize the opportunity to network with local authors. With ample time for creative reflection and informal chats, plus a lively panel discussion with a publisher, editor and author, the Storytale Futures: Writers’ Day promises to ignite your imagination and fuel your journey towards publication. Don’t miss this immersive and inspiring experience designed to propel your middle-grade fiction writing to new heights.
An out-and-about workshop looking at how to use real life places to add richness and depth to the setting of your story. Some walking and exploring will be involved (weather dependent!) so no stilettos or glass slippers please!
Want to know how to build characters from faceless place-holders into living, breathing, and sometimes plot-changing people to remember? We’ll be discussing what makes a good character, playing with a formula that will help you build unforgettable personalities and then we’ll be exploring ways of melting a character’s looks, backstory and motivation into a plot frame without the dreaded ‘info dump’. By the end of the session, you’ll have a grasp of how to use your character’s physicality and psyche to lift your manuscript to a new level, and possibly a new direction.
Voice. That’s what everyone tells us they want, right? But what is ‘voice’ in fiction? Ash doesn’t promise any answers to this trickiest of writerly questions, but instead will take you through a series of writing exercises and prompts to help identify and hone the voice of your characters. Ash’s fantasy adventure series Peregrine Quinn is written in multi-POV – no easy feat! She will discuss how she crafted the characters and made sure that their voices were unique enough to be recognisable – even from the first line of a chapter. She will also talk you through the opening of her second book and give you the opportunity to write your own memorable opening paragraph.
What comes after you type The End on your first draft?
Relief? Probably.
Celebrations? Hopefully.
Editing? Certainly!
This session takes you through the basics of self-editing. I’ll show you where to start and how to stop. We’ll look at the various stages of editing – structural, line and copy, and proofreading and we’ll explore ways to achieve distance from your own work, including working with others – beta readers and critique partners for example.
The hour-long session will be delivered as exercises and discussion. By the end you’ll be able to step back from your work in progress and begin editing with confidence. Because The End is very much The Beginning.
The Writers’ Day will end on a high with a fascinating and informative publishing panel discussion with Penny Thomas (co-founder and publisher at Firefly Press), Jo Nadin (author, editor and academic) and Susie Day (author). Plus there will be time for you to ask the panel your publishing and writing related questions.
Adults (18+) only: £50.50p
Lunch and refreshments are included in the ticket fee.
Accessibility Info:
https://www.accessable.co.uk/venues/arnos-vale
A Creative writing workshop to connect & play with your inner creative.
What to expect:
– An opportunity to connect with your inner artist
– Structured & free flowing activities
– Connect with like-minded people
– Let go & unwind
Tickets £99
Low cost pay-what-you-can tickets also available.
About Carly:
Carly Brinkman is creative at heart and has always been led by her curiosity. Entering and winning local poetry competitions as a child to appearing on radio shows, magazines, tv and films as an adult, her creativity has taken her down many paths. She has finished her debut novel and has begun working on her new novel.
Are you 16-25 years old and interested in arts and culture?
Join a free event at M Shed on Tuesday 11 March which will equip you with the knowledge and tools you need to explore your next steps in your creative career.
With space to talk and engage with other young creatives and organisations, learn about what opportunities are available, and ask questions to professionals in the industry, this event should empower you to think about your own career and provide access to support.
Join Daisy Morris, Marketing Strategist and Founder of The Selfhood and Natalie Brereton, a Bristol Digital Marketer and TikTok Expert, for an evening of honest and actionable insights on how to be your full self online!
What You’ll Learn
About the Speakers:
Daisy Morris is a community growth and content strategist and Founder of the content studio and community, The Selfhood. She is also a TEDx speaker, lecturer and Author of ‘Community Is Your Currency’ a book which has been dubbed as ‘the social media bible’ by Refinery29. Clients of Daisy range from tech companies such as Adobe, Apple and Instagram, fashion brands such as Gucci and ASOS. Daisy is on a mission to make URL feel as human as IRL and has a community first approach to her work.
Natalie Brereton is a passionate Digital Marketer with a specialty in TikTok and Instagram strategies. She brings a wealth of experience from her tenure as Head of TikTok at the UK’s leading TikTok agency, where she led campaigns for brands like Go.Compare, Marks & Spencer, Specsavers, BooHoo, and HunsNet. Natalie’s dedication to social trends and human-centered marketing has driven her success in creating captivating campaigns that stand out in the fast-paced digital landscape.
This event is more than just a talk, you’ll gain the tools, mindset and motivation to confidently grow and create meaningful connections with your community!
All tickets come with an arrival drink and nibbles!
Please note by attending this event, you agree to be photographed and have your image used in promotional material.
Across Europe and beyond, there is much research on effective and coherent place marketing. Join to explore the latest findings in this area and discuss practical place marketing approaches to attract visitors and investors.
Led by Dr Paweł Capik & Dr Tom Bowden-Green (Bristol Business School), with Dr Hanne Knight (University of Plymouth) this session will outline key steps and discuss the importance of coherence between stakeholders involved with these complementary yet diverse target groups. They will also share recent and ongoing research in this field at Bristol Business School.
The workshop is first in the planned series of events aimed at developing a dialogue with wide-ranging stakeholders engaged in place promotion, marketing and branding across the South-West and beyond.
What separates a forgettable TV idea from one that sparks industry buzz?
In this in-depth workshop, Zia Holloway (writer for BBC, World Productions, Fully Focused, and more) will demystify what makes a TV concept truly stand out. From the initial idea to a marketable pitch to the first steps of a pilot, this session will break down the essential elements of crafting a concept that sells.
More than just structure and storytelling, this workshop will explore the intangibles—what makes YOU the right person to tell this story, and how that authenticity becomes part of your project’s appeal.
This event will take place over Zoom on March 11th 6pm to 7:30pm (BST)
Workshop Focus:
✅ Concept Stage: How to develop an idea that is both original and commercially viable
✅ Pitching & Positioning: How to frame your concept to attract producers and commissioners
✅ Pilot Development: Understanding what makes an idea sustain a full series
✅ You as Part of the Package: Why your personal connection to the story matters and how to use it to sell your project
✅ Case Studies: Breakdown of successful series, including one of Zia’s projects that built industry buzz from a simple concept.
The agency landscape is evolving rapidly, driven by AI, shifting client expectations, and new business models. Spencer will explore the key strategic considerations agency leaders need to future-proof their businesses.
He will share how agency models, team structures, and success metrics will change, the rise of agentic and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) approaches, and the biggest threats agencies must navigate.
What attendees will gain from this talk:
Who the event is best suited to:
About Spencer
Spencer is a Founding Partner at Cactus, Europe’s largest dedicated corporate M&A PE advisory and growth consultancy for agencies. Spencer likes to share practical actionable advice, cutting through the noise to help agency leaders grow, scale, and achieve the success they’re working so hard for.
Tickets
> Early bird BCI member tickets are priced at £20 +VAT until 9th March.
> BCI member tickets are priced at £30 +VAT.
> Non-member tickets are £45 +VAT.
All tickets include a buffet lunch.
Search engine optimisation (SEO) isn’t just about optimised code or relevant and regularly updated content. Sure, they’re important, but some smart design choices can make a big impact, too.
In this session, Rob Morrisby will share five simple ways to blend your creative vision with an SEO-boosting site build that will rank well and your clients will love.
He will cover:
This isn’t about pandering to our Google overlords – as a creative you know that websites should be designed and developed for humans first, and the algorithms second – this is about keeping SEO ~ in mind ~ during the design phase to maximise your works’ impact once it goes live. Because what’s the point of beautiful web design if no one gets to see it?
If you’re a designer or creative agency looking to level up your web dev game, then this one is for you.
Rob Morrisby is the founder of Jambi Digital, a Bristol-based web development agency that has been delivering WordPress virtuosity for creative agencies since 2018. From strategy and development, right through to maintenance and continuity, he’s here to ensure your WordPress game matches your creative expertise without the hassle of employing in-house.
> Connect with Rob on LinkedIn
These Wake Up Call sessions are exclusively for BCI members – register your free place below!
If you’re not yet a member of Bristol Creative Industries and would like to take advantage of this member-only event, you can sign up here. You can also read about the membership perks here.
These sessions take place every other Friday morning from 8.30-9am, for the BCI community to share their pearls of wisdom with one another. The half hour webinars will involve a 15 minute presentation followed by a 10 minute facilitated Q&A, with introductions from the BCI team.
Our community is full of such amazing talent so we’re giving members the stage to talk about things that excite them so they can inspire their peers. The sessions will be a mix of expert tips and tricks and case studies – the perfect opportunity to learn something new before the week is out.
Our usual online format is an interactive ‘meeting’ but for this series we’re running webinars so that it’s easy to listen in while prepping for the day ahead or while having your breakfast! Cameras and mics will be off but you can ask your questions through the chat box or submit them beforehand.
Please get in touch with Dan if you’re interested in speaking at a future session.
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