MANCHESTER TECH FESTIVAL
2024.

[28.10.24 - 8.11.24]

by the community for the community

Spanning two weeks, Manchester Tech Festival (MTF) is a collection of conferences, fringe events and evening socials designed for the Manchester tech community. Whether you’re an aspiring techie, an innovative CEO, or anyone in between, MTF has something just for you. 

At the centre of the festival is a two-day multi-stage conference, complete with Tech Expo. Surrounding this are a number of specialist single stage conferences and fringe events, giving you the option to pick and choose an agenda that suits you. 

Whatever events you attend, our laid-back evening socials bring together attendees from across the city and are the perfect spot to connect with fellow like-minded attendees, share insights, and chill out over the day’s discoveries.

MORE ABOUT MTF

Manchester Tech Festival is designed to cater for all and is carefully curated to meet the needs of Manchester’s Tech community. 

As always, our core festival will be held at the iconic Victoria Baths in Manchester. Over two days, we’ll host three stages brimming with dynamic tech talks and panels on the topics that matter most to our community. Dive into the sessions that spark your interest and fuel your passion!

Between sessions, don’t miss our vibrant tech expo, showcasing over 20 of Manchester’s leading tech companies. Whether you’re hunting for your next big tech role, seeking innovative services to boost your business, or looking to build invaluable connections, the expo is the place to be. Join us for an unforgettable experience at the heart of Manchester’s tech scene!

Our specialised track days span the two weeks of the festival and zero in on key topics, such as Women in Tech and Leadership. This allows you to purchase tickets for the sessions that matter most to you.

True to our ethos, we deliver content that is raw, authentic, and brutally honest, with no topic off-limits. Each event features over six tech talks and two panels, offering ample opportunity to dive deep into the subject matter.

What’s more, our specialised track days attract individuals who share your interests, providing a unique chance to build your network with like-minded tech enthusiasts.

Hosted by our incredible sponsors and members of the community, the MTF Fringe calendars is packed full of workshops, meetups and mini conferences. Each event has its own unique angle but with the same MTF community vibe our attendees have come to love. Oh and did we mention all of our fringe events are free to attend!?

At the end of each day, we gather attendees from all our conferences for a relaxed evening social. This is your chance to connect with tech enthusiasts from across the UK, meet the day’s speakers, and reflect on the day’s topics.

Our socials are designed to be welcoming and inclusive, offering a variety of refreshments and plenty of breakout spaces to facilitate meaningful conversations and networking.

CORE FESTIVAL

6th November – 7th November. Victoria Baths.

The pinacle of MTF is the Core Festival bringing you six stages of content including: Software Engineering, Startup ScaleUp, Pathways into Tech and three stages of the best tech talks submitted to MTF this year!

From the tech expo to free workshops and breakouts there is so much going on outside of the talks, that we are certain you will be spoiled for choice when choosing your itinerary.

Plus, with over 1000 attendees per day, there’s no other event where you can mix with such a veriety of people from our tech community. From CTO’s and HR Directors to Graduates and Software Engineers everyone is welcome!

Track Day & Fringe Events

Discover the events that make up this year’s festival! 

Leadership Day

4th November 2024
Hotel Voco
Gain invaluable insights into effective leadership strategies at our annual Leadership Day, designed for seasoned executives and aspiring leaders.

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Main Festival

6th-7th November
Victoria Baths
Join us for our Core Festival as we take to Victoria Baths for two days of tech talks across 3 stages!

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Purchase your TICKETS

Manchester Tech Festival is made up of a number of tech events across the city. Because you can’t be in two places as once, all of the events are separately ticketed, meaning you can pick and choose the events most relevant to you! 

We aim to make our festival as accessible as possible, and charge the minimum amount we can for tickets. That’s why each event is also individually priced. To purchase tickets, simply click the link below! 

At MTF, we are dedicated to ensuring that all of our community can access the festival, that’s why we have a number of free community tickets available that our sponsors donate to the community, making our festival accessible to all. These tickets are limited so we ask you only apply if you would not otherwise be able to attend the festival.

WAYS TO GET INVOLVED

Manchester Tech Festival is a principles before profit project designed for the community, by the community. From sponsoring to volunteering, there are many  ways that you can get involved and help shape our festival!

SPONSOR

SPEAK

VOLUNTEER

OUR SPONSORS

Manchester Tech Festival is solely funded by our incredible sponsors, without whom the festival would simply not exist!

EVENING SOCIALS

(Various venues, see individual track days for details)

Our evening socials offer the perfect setting to forge new connections, exchange insights, and build valuable relationships within the tech community. 

With a vibrant atmosphere, delicious refreshments, and opportunities to engage with industry leaders, entrepreneurs, and like-minded enthusiasts, the evening socials are the ideal platform to relax, unwind, and expand your professional network.

I’ve never seen a conference with such a high level of visible diversity and inclusion, and I’ve never seem so many delegates that were positively BUZZING from all of the inspirational talks and stories. What a brilliant, brilliant day.

Thank you to all the organisers, I can’t wait for next year!
Paul O'Donnell
Attendee
So many ‘WIT’ events focus on how women need to lean in. They are all focused on how women need to change. My biggest takeaway from today is that we need to talk more about changing the system. Not about changing women in under-represented groups. Honestly the best conference I’ve been to for a long time.
Holly Donohue
Attendee
The unfiltered requirement did not miss. Each speaker brought their authentic selves to that stage and very moving stories. Thank you all for your honesty and openness. Thank you for the most inclusive agenda I’ve seen.

You understood that representation would matter, and rose to the challenge!
Natalie Navickas
Attendee