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The Future of Advanced Media Production in the UK
Ideas. Innovation. Honest Conversation.

The UK has long punched above its weight in media production. But the sector is at an inflection point — and the decisions made now, about technology, talent, investment, and collaboration, will shape the next decade.
This Meetup is a space to face that moment together.
We're creating a space to do something the industry rarely makes time for: slow down, zoom out, and think collectively about where we're headed and how we get there well.

What we'll explore together:

• Ideas & Trends — What does the near future of advanced media production actually look like? What shifts in technology, audience behaviour, and production practice are quietly becoming impossible to ignore?
• Companies, Products & Innovations to Watch — Who's doing something genuinely new? We'll spotlight examples of UK companies, tools, and initiatives that are pushing the boundaries of what advanced media production can be — and open the floor for attendees to share their own.
• Challenges & Risks — Growth, talent pipelines, funding, infrastructure, the pace of technological change — the sector is navigating real headwinds. This is a candid space to name them, not gloss over them.
• Learning from Each Other — The most valuable thing in this room will be the people in it. We'll create break-out rooms for you to mingle and to share about your work, your hopes for the sector, and where collaboration — the kind that actually happens — might be possible.

Who this is for:
If you work in, build for, invest in, or think continuously about the future of media production in the UK — this is your room. Whether you come with answers, questions, or simply curiosity, you'll find people worth talking to.

No panels. No pitches. Just good conversation with people who give a damn about where this sector is going.

Learn to Make AI Do Real Work for You
2.5 hours of hands-on building with Claude and Lovable — for people who are ready to go further.

You're not new to AI. You've tried the tools, followed the conversation, maybe built a few things. But there's a gap between using AI as a fancy search engine and using it as a genuine force multiplier for your work — and you know it.
This session is designed to close that gap.

In 2.5 focused, hands-on hours, you'll move from thinking about AI to building with it. You'll leave with a robust working tool, a practical framework for knowing when and how to use AI well, and the kind of instincts that only come from actually doing it in a room with other sharp people.

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What the session covers:

• Is This an AI Problem? Not every problem is an AI problem — and knowing the difference is the first real skill. A practical framework for identifying where AI genuinely adds value, followed by a live exercise and a chance to brainstorm and rank your own ideas.
• Write Your Spec Product thinking for AI: before you touch a tool, define what success actually looks like, how you'll test your way there, and what can go wrong. The step most people skip — and the one that separates good builds from wasted afternoons.
• Prompting That Actually Works Context engineering, iterative prompting, and the practical difference between outputs that are useful and outputs that are noise. Learn the thinking behind prompts that produce real results.
• The AI Toolkit What Claude, Lovable, and the wider toolkit each do well — and when to reach for which. How professionals in different roles stack and sequence them to get actual work done.
• Happy Mingle A proper break with interesting people. The conversations that start here tend to be worth having.
• Build Your Idea This is the main event. Take your spec and build it — three quick mini sprints with coach circulating the breakout rooms to unblock, challenge, and push you further. Ends with a 60-second share-out from every builder.
• Demos See what's possible. Get ideas. Leave inspired.

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Who this is for:

• You're good at what you do. You've been paying attention to AI — maybe using it a little — but you know there's more.
• You want to learn by doing, not by watching someone else's polished demo. And you'd rather spend a few hours with thoughtful, interesting people building and experimenting than sit through another panel discussion about the future.

If that sounds like you, this session was designed with you in mind.

Spots are limited to keep the room genuinely collaborative. Bring a problem worth solving , ideally you already have Claude and Lovable— and expect to leave with something real.