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Join us to find out more about employer engagement in careers education across Sheffield. Whether you’re new to school engagement or a seasoned supporter, there’s never been a better time to make a difference in shaping young people’s futures!
This is a chance to reconnect, meet new faces, and help shape our new Sector Safari initiative - an exciting opportunity to encourage community into the city centre, boost footfall, and inspire the future workforce.
Why Attend?
- Network with like-minded businesses and local leaders
- Learn about the Sector Safari and how you can get involved
- Shape the future of Sheffield’s high streets and career pathways
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Join us at The Digital Forge, Sheffield’s leading event where technology meets manufacturing. This is where deep-tech innovators, manufacturers, and investors come together to explore how AI, automation, and digital transformation are reshaping industry.
Expect a fast-paced evening featuring high-impact startup pitches, expert panels, and networking—all set in a venue designed for collaboration and meaningful connections.
🚀 What to Expect:
✅ The Pitching Foundry – A dynamic, high-energy pitching session where deep-tech founders showcase their innovations in strict 5-minute slots, coached by Sheffield’s own Andy Hanselman.
✅ Expert Panels – Discussions on AI, ML, and the future of UK manufacturing
✅ High-Value Networking – Meet investors, founders, and industry leaders driving real innovation
✅ Live Entertainment – Connect, collaborate, and enjoy live music in a vibrant, dynamic setting
📅 Event Agenda
🔹 4:00 PM – Arrival & Networking
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This event will be a single talk on Integrating DHT11 with ESP32 using .NET nano framework and IoT Hub with
❗❗ 🌐 This is an online event, we'll be hosting the event on Zoom, the link for the meeting is below, however, we'll only announce the password just before the event.
🔗 us06web.zoom.us
🔑 TBA
📅 Agenda
👋 Welcome
🗑️ Housekeeping
👩🏫 Integrating DHT11 with ESP32 using .NET nano framework and IoT Hub with Saravanan Ganesan
🍻 Virtual Bar
👩🏫 Integrating DHT11 with ESP32 using .NET nano framework and IoT Hub
Integrating the DHT11 temperature and humidity sensor with the ESP32 using the .NET nano Framework and IoT Hub allows for seamless data collection and cloud connectivity. This setup enables real-time monitoring and data analysis, making it ideal for IoT applications.
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The TechForge Accelerator from Business Sheffield comprises of 5 in-person workshop sessions designed to support the needs of technology-centred startups, especially those involving software. The TechForge Accelerator is best suited to founders who are at an early stage – for example you might just have an idea, be working on a prototype (or MVP), or have done some initial trading.
You can book into one or more workshops in the series, depending on your needs. The workshops last just over 2 hours with an opportunity to network at the end.
In this final session of the TechForge Accelerator for tech startups, we discuss a range of options for raising investment into your business. Whether you need £5,000 or £500,000, many founders find that they just cannot move forward without some external investment. Thankfully, there are several options out there including Debt (borrowing), Equity (sale of shares in the business) and Crowdfunding (from the general public). This session gives yo... -
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-led!Sheffield Startup Meetup is back with a refreshed format and a new location!
Founders at every stage of the journey join us month in, month out to learn and meet fellow founders. Whether you’re a new founder looking for inspiration and advice or a seasoned veteran looking for community and support, join us for a hot chocolate (with or without Baileys) at Bullion's new Chocolate Bar in Leah's Yard.
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We're back at SHU in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE
Look for the FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor, and please sign-in when you arrive.
This month: Laurie Nicholas from PitchIn
Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.
Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: bit.ly
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This month we'll be welcoming:
Laurie Nicholas - React Native is Actually Awesome Now
From the early days of Phone Gap and Xamarin, to modern options like Flutter, enabling teams to create native apps that can be distributed to both Android and iOS from a single codebase has long been the goal of many-a-framework.
React Native’s early promises in this space were big, but the developer experience and general ecosystem left much to be desired… At times ma... -
Informal get-together upstairs or outside at HowSt on Howard Street next to Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building, to chat over coffee and breakfast from 9am. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.
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Join us on March 31st, online, for an inspiring and empowering event designed for women in tech. Connect with peers, and learn how to leverage AI to enhance your job search. You'll also hear insights from successful women in the tech industry about their journey into the world of tech.
Please submit any questions for the panel prior to the session here: Microsoft Forms
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Session #1: Breaking Into Tech Roles with the Power of AI
We need more women in technical roles! Let's get better at presenting our incredible skills and experiences. Discover how to leverage AI for job applications, including breaking down job descriptions, preparing for interviews, and creating personalized skill development plans.
Speaker: Sofia Trevino, Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft
Session #2: Women in Tech Panel Discussion
Hear from our four amazing panellists about their unique journeys into tech, the challenges they've faced, and their vision of the future of tech, and women in... -
Informal get-together upstairs or outside at HowSt on Howard Street next to Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building, to chat over coffee and breakfast from 9am. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.
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Informal meetup for individual members of Sheffield Digital. We have a reserved table for 8 people from 5:30pm. Just turn up, say hi and buy a drink. Bring along a friend or your partner if you'd prefer not to come alone. Hosted by Sarah Lister. No ticket required.
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Informal get-together upstairs or outside at HowSt on Howard Street next to Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building, to chat over coffee and breakfast from 9am. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.
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Our Digital Policy Roundtables will bring together representatives from three key stakeholder groups:
Our Members: Local tech businesses that are part of the Sheffield Digital community.
Ecosystem Partners: Including the local authority and universities.
Policy Specialists: Experts from regional and national think tanks and government departments.
These discussions are designed to facilitate meaningful conversations on policies impacting our sector, allowing for the exchange of insights and the identification of collaborative opportunities.
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Hot on the heels of our re:Invent re:Cap AWS Sheffield is back this April. Join us for our meet up where we'll be kindly hosted by Cortex (www.cortexreply.com) @ electric works (www.electric-works.net). We've got 2 fantastic speakers, a great venue, food & drink and the opportunity to meet & network into the evening.
Our first speaker of the evening is Maddie Albu, Data Scientist at PEP Health. In her talk Scaling Up AWS Infrastructure: From a Laptop to Nationwide Web Scraping of US Healthcare Online Reviews she'll take us through how PEP Health's journey in capturing patient experience across the United States has evolved into a robust, cloud-based infrastructure powered by AWS. By leveraging scalable services like ECS, Lambda, and Step Functions, PEP Health now efficiently scrapes, processes, and analyzes online healthcare reviews at a nationwide scale. This transformation enables real-time insights into patient feedback, empowering healthcare providers and policym... -
Join us on Wednesday, 23 April at 18:00 for an insightful talk with Femi Stephens, about his book ”Humanising Artificial Intelligence”. As AI reshapes our world, will it empower or marginalize humanity? Femi explores the social, ethical, and economic impact of AI, tackling issues like digital poverty, bias, and misinformation, and the need for responsible innovation. Don’t miss this thought-provoking discussion on the future of human-AI collaboration and how we can shape a more ethical, AI-driven world.
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Learn how to unlock the power of AI to better understand your customers, create compelling messages, and overcome common sales barriers. Experience our exclusive AI-powered 3me tool, offering personalised insights you can start using right away to supercharge your marketing efforts.
Key Workshop Themes
Understanding Your Customers: Learn how to build detailed customer profiles using psychographics—exploring values, emotional triggers, and motivations—to truly understand what drives your clientele.
Crafting Messages that Connect: Develop marketing messages that not only resonate emotionally but also motivate your customers to take action.
Overcoming Purchase Barriers: Identify and tackle obstacles such as perceived risks or hesitation, transforming potential setbacks into opportunities for conversion.
Real-World Application: Engage in practical, hands-on exercises that let you apply these insights directly to your business scenarios.
Introducing the 3me Tool
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Informal get-together upstairs or outside at HowSt on Howard Street next to Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building, to chat over coffee and breakfast from 9am. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.
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With hype around the technology reaching near hysteric proportions, it’s time to cut through the noise and get a better grasp on some of the key questions:
- What is AI?
- How can an organisation use it to innovate?
- What are its ethical and sustainability implications?
In a time of unprecedented and rapid change, we understand such questions come with few easy answers. That’s why we’ll be welcoming regional AI experts who will share their insights from the vanguard of this new frontier. We'll also have three breakout rooms exploring the basics of AI, its potential applications for organisations, and practical, ethical and sustainability considerations.
Whether the mention of a large language model (LLM) conjures up images of an exceptionally tall person modelling the latest Collins dictionary, or you’ve experimented with ChatGPT and the like but are not sure how to take the next step, we’ve got you covered.
We’ll look forward to welcoming you for more food for thoug... -
Informal get-together upstairs or outside at HowSt on Howard Street next to Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building, to chat over coffee and breakfast from 9am. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.
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This event will be a single talk on Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions: Finding Your Meme Twin with Embeddings & Vector Databases with Guy Royse
⚠️ This will be an in-person event, the venue is Sheffield Hallam University, room TBA.
🗺️ Hallam University Map: [www.shu.ac.uk
📌 Google Maps: [maps.app.goo.gl
🚗 Parking: The APCOA car park on Eyre Street is a five-minute walk from City Campus. You can park there for just £5. Just scan your blue chip at Owen Building Level 5, Charles Street, or Cantor to claim the discount.
Agenda:
🍕 Pizza/Drinks (18:15 - 18:30)
🗣 Introduction (18:30)
👉 Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions: Finding Your Meme Twin with Embeddings & Vector Databases (18:35ish)
🍻 Social @ Pub (after the talk)
👉 Modern Problems Require Modern Solutions: Finding Your Meme Twin... -
Informal get-together upstairs or outside at HowSt on Howard Street next to Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building, to chat over coffee and breakfast from 9am. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.
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Sheffield AI are running a FREE AI based hackathon in May 2025. Entries are open to anybody in the region who wants to get hands on and build something with AI.
You can join the hackathon as a team, or as an individual. There will be an opportunity at the start of the Hackathon to hear all the project proposals and join the team you are most excited about!
A hackathon team will have 2 days to build something on top of the Sheffield City Council Open Data. There are no rules for what you can build. The data is free and open to all, so let your imagination run wild and build whatever you like!
There will be prizes for
The project that has the most potential to benefit our region
The most innovative use of AI
The project that aligns most with the Sheffield City Goals
The most functional submission
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Informal get-together upstairs or outside at HowSt on Howard Street next to Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building, to chat over coffee and breakfast from 9am. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.
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This event will be a single talk on Navigating Container Hosting on Azure with John Kilmister
❗❗ 🌐 This is an online event, we'll be hosting the event on Zoom, the link for the meeting is below, however, we'll only announce the password just before the event.
🔗 TBA
🔑 TBA
📅 Agenda
👋 Welcome
🗑️ Housekeeping
👩🏫 Navigating Container Hosting on Azure
🍻 Virtual Bar
👩🏫 Navigating Container Hosting on Azure
Containers continue to grow in popularity however when it comes to hosting in production it can be daunting. In this high level talk, we look at the many options for hosting containers in Azure showing although it can be complex it does not have to be. We will cover containers in app service plans, Azure container apps through to AKS. -
Informal get-together upstairs or outside at HowSt on Howard Street next to Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building, to chat over coffee and breakfast from 9am. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.
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Informal get-together upstairs or outside at HowSt on Howard Street next to Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building, to chat over coffee and breakfast from 9am. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.
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This event will be a single talk on MIDI Controllers, Bird Data, and MAUI Magic with Tony Edwards
⚠️ This will be an in-person event, the venue is Sheffield Hallam University, room TBA.
🗺️ Hallam University Map: [www.shu.ac.uk
📌 Google Maps: [maps.app.goo.gl
🚗 Parking: The APCOA car park on Eyre Street is a five-minute walk from City Campus. You can park there for just £5. Just scan your blue chip at Owen Building Level 5, Charles Street, or Cantor to claim the discount.
Agenda:
🍕 Pizza/Drinks (18:15 - 18:30)
🗣 Introduction (18:30)
👉 MIDI Controllers, Bird Data, and MAUI Magic with Tony Edwards (18:35ish)
🍻 Social @ Pub (after the talk)
👉 MIDI Controllers, Bird Data, and MAUI Magic
Can you use a MIDI controller to host TV game show games with the help of an event audience? Does bird... -
Informal get-together upstairs or outside at HowSt on Howard Street next to Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building, to chat over coffee and breakfast from 9am. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.
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A welcoming one-track, one-day conference returns. For developers and designers who work on the web.
Join us in the centre of Sheffield for a line-up of 8 great speakers and stick around for the after party at the National Videogame Museum.
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