As part of our membership network, we have over 200 freelancers working within the creative industries. Life can sometimes feel a bit lonely as a freelancer so a networking event like this is an opportunity to meet others in the same position. This event has been very popular in the past so we decided to make it a permanent feature in our events programme. It’s the perfect chance to catch up with old friends and meet plenty of new faces too!
This event is open to freelancers as well as anyone who regularly engages with freelancers. It will allow you to widen networks, make new connections, discuss common problems, and discover potential opportunities for collaboration going forward. You’ll be sure to head home with a new contact.
The drinks will be held in the lower deck at The Square Club on Berkeley Square. We’ll have a private bar to purchase drinks, plus the food menu will be available if anyone fancies something to eat.
Tickets for BCI members are FREE and include a drinks token for the bar. Tickets for non-members are £5 +VAT.
If you’re not yet a member of Bristol Creative Industries and would like to take advantage of this event, you can sign up here. You can also read about the membership perks here.
Click below to register your place!
To keep our event and networking opportunities as varied as possible, we were keen to offer our members more creative ways of networking, so we teamed up with Outside to organise these networking sessions with groups of 12 people (similar to our members’ lunches) who are keen to don their walking boots and explore the stunning countryside around Bristol and Bath. A great opportunity for members to make some new connections within the industry whilst getting some much needed fresh air!
The meeting point for this walk will be The Compton Inn car park in Compton Dando, and we’ll be following this route.
During the walk, you’ll get to spend 10-15 minutes chatting to each of your fellow walkers. No agenda as such, just clear open space for thinking, connecting, sharing experiences about your businesses and exploring possibilities. The BCI team will be joining the group too so it’s a great chance to chat to them about getting the most out of your BCI membership.
This event is exclusively for BCI members and you can book through the button below. The ticket price is £10 +VAT.
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.
From this session you will gain a comprehensive understanding of marketing procurement, from the agency marketplace to its pivotal role in the pitch process and beyond. These insights will hopefully empower you to navigate the complex world of marketing procurement more effectively, fostering better collaboration and achieving greater success in your marketing endeavours.
By the end of the session you will:
This talk is aimed at agency owners/founders/directors running agencies who are either just starting to work with client procurement teams and it all feels a bit new and process driven, and those that have experience in working with the client procurement teams and feel that they want to make the relationship stronger between both sides.
Tickets are priced at £25 +VAT for BCI members, and £40 +VAT for non-members. Book your place below!
If you’re not yet a member of Bristol Creative Industries and would like to take advantage of this event, you can sign up here. You can also read about the membership benefits here.
Tina has 30 years experience in working in marketing procurement. She was one of the first to work in this space and headed up teams at Cellent (VM02); SB (GSK/Haleon) and Orange (EE). She then spent a couple of years working for two London advertising agencies – Grey and Lowe, where it really helped her understand both sides of the commercial relationship.
She mainly works with clients on all areas of strategic marketing procurement (ecosystems; organisational structures, agency search and selection, agency management and mentoring and training). Recent clients have been Primark, innocent, Ferrero, Hovis and PepsiCo.
Website: www.tinafegent.com
LinkedIn: Tina Fegent (follow for #TinaTells every week)
Join us on Monday 2nd October 2023 to expand your thoughts, reactions, habits, and attachments as we come together to discuss one of Eckhart Tolle’s most famous books – A New Earth. A book designed to evolve us and expand our consciousness. A book designed to awaken us. A book dedicated to being in the present moment. Because, being in the present moment is when true change happens.
Details:
Book: A NEW EARTH by Eckhart Tolle
Date: Monday 2nd October 2023
Time: 6-8pm
Address: Square Works, 15 Berkeley Square, Bristol, BS8 1HB
Spaces are limited
Nibbles provided, drinks available.
Fee: £5
Hosted by: James O’Halloran (https://www.jamesohalloran.com/)
Who is James?
James is inspired by living an awakened life, both professionally and personally, and is on a mission to help people who want to disrupt the(ir) status quo.
James’ clients include Successful Bristol Founders; Entrepreneurs and Career Changers. People who are up for doing the inner work in addition to the outer work. The work that will help them excel in their professional (and personal) life.
Rules of Book Club (Inspired by Fight Club):
• Do Talk About Book Club
• Do Talk About Books
• Read the book in preparation for the club (either all of it, or as much as you can. No judgement here!)
• Buy your Book locally or via an online ethical book store, bring your copy on the evening
• Come with an open, supportive and collaborative mind. You may need to suspend your judgement (from your inner critic or about other people)
• Enjoy yourself!
This 4 hour workshop will guide businesses through action-oriented activities that are practical but ambitious, and aimed at catalysing innovations in their deep design. By focusing on the deep design of business, the workshop invites businesses to engage in a transformative agenda of becoming regenerative and distributive in their strategies, operations, and impacts, so that they help to bring humanity into the Doughnut.
The workshop will use the Doughnut Design for Business tool that Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL) have created. It will be co-hosted with DEAL.
Those joining the day should come prepared to think through the most ambitious ideas possible to help humanity thrive within the limits of the living planet. They should also come ready to engage with ways their purpose, networks, governance, ownership and financial parameters can all evolve to unlock such ambitious ideas.
It has never been more important for us to become resilient.
Metabolism has to do with every bit of energy generated in our body, it fuels life and is critical to fuel health, it controls our mood, energy, hormones and our immune system.
When we have a good metabolism it protects us from chronic diseases including cardiovascular disease, diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases.
When our metabolism is sick our bodies fall apart.
Join Sarah Bayliss a nutritional therapist for an introductory workshop into metabolic health and learn how to control your blood sugar and eat to boost health.
Sarah Bayliss is registered nutritional therapist based in Bristol. Specialising in metabolic health, stress and energy management. Helping her clients to enhance health, live better and encourage a higher quality of life.
TICKETS & TIMINGS
6pm – 7:30pm at the Lyndale Room in Square Works, 17-18 Berkeley Square, Bristol, BS8 1HB
Members tickets – £7 (Use the code SQUARE for your discounted ticket; you will be asked to show your membership card on arrival)
Guest tickets – £15
Do you have a great tech business idea, but don’t know where to start? Or are you unsure what to do next in order to grow your technology company? Then sign up for the Idea2Pitch event hosted by SETsquared Bristol to help hone your ideas, and shape them into a pitch for gaining interest or support in your venture.
Tech founders or aspiring tech entrepreneurs of all levels and backgrounds are welcome to apply to attend. The event will take place at the Wellspring Settlement on Ducie Rd.
Idea2Pitch includes an interactive workshop on what makes a good business idea, and how to pitch it for maximum effect, and an introduction to SETsquared.
The second and final Collaborative Research and Development (CR&D) Open Call, led by Digital Catapult, will open for applications on 9 October 2023. The aim of this competition is to support business focused research and innovation in the creative industries in the West of England. Between £100,000 – £200,000 will be awarded to cross-disciplinary projects.
This event will bring together the CreaTech, industry and research communities including those from the academic partners in the project (University of Bristol, University of Bath, UWE, and Bath Spa University) and provide an opportunity to meet with representatives from the MyWorld project, Digital Catapult, and wider programme partners.
Anyone from industry, start-ups or academia looking to apply to the CR&D call, or those interested in finding out more about the MyWorld programme and its expected impact on the region over its five-year duration is encouraged to attend.
The MyWorld CR&D call is delivered by Innovate UK (IUK) using its Innovation Funding Service (IFS) platform. It will open on 9 October 2023, and close on 6 December 2023. Details of the call are available on the IFS site.
How is innovation going to shape creative technology in ten years’ time and how will innovation itself change over that period?
MyWorld & Digital Catapult are bringing together a collection of industry leaders, investors, start-up founders and SMEs to explore this question through a keynote and panel.
We’ll explore emerging technology innovations and trends, such as AI, haptics, immersive, animation, and how they are going to continue to transform creative industries.
We’ll also be looking at what else is happening locally, in the world-leading West of England region, and with a wider lens at a national and international level. We’ll delve into the current and future impact of MyWorld and other national innovation initiatives, and how collaboration and connectedness will be vital to enhance the exploration and adoption of these programmes. We’ll look ahead to forecast innovation within the sector, to discuss the challenges that may arise and to focus on what our key goals should be to ensure we are future-proofing the industry.
We intend for this event to draw out the key conversations around the legacy of existing technologies and their applications in the creative industries. As well as to discuss and lead the conversation on how innovation will change the face of creative technology and how our current understanding of innovation within the space will need to shift to allow the potential of the processes, people and technologies within the sector to flourish.
Speakers to be announced shortly!
TikTok Shop is an innovative shopping feature integrated within TikTok which enables brands to sell products directly on TikTok.
Join us for an exclusive event with the TikTok Shop team where you can discover what the TikTok Shop is all about and how you can kickstart your TikTok Shop journey. You’ll uncover and learn about all the benefits and perks of being a TikTok Shop seller.
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