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Mindstone Manchester September AI Meetup

=Join UKAI and Mindstone for an evening of hands-on AI discovery.

This event features two live demonstrations led by AI experts who walk you through real AI-powered tools in real time. No slides, no theory, just practical AI in action. It's the kind of session that genuinely surprises people and leaves them thinking differently about what's possible. We'll round off the presentations with a concise talk on how to start applying AI meaningfully inside your organisation.

What makes these evenings special is the room itself. From founders building AI-powered products to senior leaders navigating adoption, and from seasoned engineers to those just getting started, everyone brings something different and everyone leaves with something new. We'll have a brilliant mix of local businesses all figuring out the future of AI together.

Then to finish the evening, we open up the floor for networking over pizza and beers. This is where the real conversations happen: swap ideas, share experiences, and connect with people who are thinking about AI just as seriously as you are. Whether you leave with a new contact, a new perspective, or just a better sense of where things are heading, it's an evening well spent.

In Partnership with UKAI and Barclays

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Agenda
Doors Open
Welcome to the event
Introduction
Welcome and event introduction
Write Once, Tailor Forever - a Live AI Workflow by Simon Groom
Simon Groom (CEO & Co-Founder, MagnifyB) demos the exact workflow he uses to turn one document into a dozen tailored, branded versions, live, start to finish. No theory: a repeatable process you can try tomorrow, real numbers on what it's actually saved (1hr → 10min per document), and the risks worth knowing before you rely on it.
Coherent by Design: Shipping Enterprise Design Systems with AI by Kevin Coyle
Enterprise teams can ship AI-generated interfaces fast, but they drift: every new page, project or agent session reinvents the brand. This is a live, step-by-step demo of how to fix that by making the design system the thing the AI builds from. I'll start in Spektral and define a system from plain-English intent: component specs, three-layer design tokens, production code, Storybook stories and an automatic accessibility audit, then cut a versioned release. Then I'll point an AI coding agent at that release and build a real, working product in the room, so you can see it using the actual components and tokens instead of inventing its own. Attendees will leave with a repeatable workflow for keeping design coherent across many teams and many agents: describe, generate, review, publish, then let humans and AI build from one source of truth.
What Does The Future Look Like With AI?
A theoretical talk on the impact of AI on work, life and society.
Wrap Up
Closing remarks and next steps
Pizza, Drinks & Networking
Casual networking with food and drinks
Speakers
Attendees
Location
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