March TechExeter Meetup
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## Part of UK TechWeek 2026
Join us (for FREE!) at Positive Light Projects on Sidwell Street for a mix of interesting lightning talks and networking, plus FREE PIZZA 🍕🍕🍕 courtesy of CA TechTalent (plus you can bring your own booze if you fancy 🥂)
Schedule
- 7.00pm: Doors open
- 7.30pm: Introduction and talks start
- 9.00pm: Doors close.
Speakers:
- Nikki Fairclough - Using Tech for Good - a Woman in Techs perspective of building a brand that cares
- Jake Harvey - Building rapid prototypes using AI
- Kiran Clarke - From Lectures to Production: Understanding the Student Experience
There is no bar at the venue so it's BYOB.
Talk Info:
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Nikki Fairclough: Using Tech for Good - a Woman in Techs perspective of building a brand that cares.
What is your talk about?
In a time where AI advances threaten to change the world as we know it, how can tech help to make that change a little gentler and more empathetic. A female founded tech company is working to bring people together and change how we give to our communities. Nikki Fairclough of CommonGood speaks of community and what it's like to be a woman in tech.
Bio: An award winning placemaking and community space builder, Nikki Fairclough has co-founded a female lead tech startup called CommonGoodUK with lofty ideas to change the way we give back to our community and simplify/gamify the art of volunteering and donating.
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Jake Harvey: Building rapid prototypes using AI.
What is your talk about?
AI coding tools have changed how quickly we can go from idea to working prototype. I'll demo these tools, compare their strengths, highlight their weaknesses, and give people the confidence to experiment with them, and bring their own ideas to life.
Bio: Founder at WestTech, where I design and build custom software products. Previously led product teams at Ciklum for clients including Jaguar Land Rover and Bumble.
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Kiran Clarke: From Lectures to Production: Understanding the Student Experience
What is your talk about?
An overview of the gap between employers and students, and how this can be bridged in the modern world.
Bio: A creative computer science student, passionate about innovation in technology.