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Events
Our events programme is designed to spark innovation, build skills, and support creative businesses across the West Midlands. From hands-on workshops and expert talks to networking sessions and industry roundtables, we bring together creatives, technologists, and researchers to share ideas and unlock new opportunities. Whether you’re looking to explore emerging technologies, get support to innovate or develop your creative practice, our events offer practical support, fresh insights, and the chance to connect with like-minded innovators. Join us to shape the future of the region’s createch ecosystem—one idea, collaboration, and breakthrough at a time.
Let’s Co-Work
Let’s Co-work is a relaxed and welcoming space for you to playtest, prototype and share your ideas amongst like minded peers. Whether you are a freelancer, a solo dev, part of a small studio or just starting out then you’re welcome to attend.
August 14 / 11:00 am
Creative Futures Incubator: Discovery Session
An open event for Creative Businesses to find out more about the Creative Futures Incubator, and the application process.
August 14 / 12:00 pm
Creative Futures Incubator: Discovery Session
An open event for Creative Businesses to find out more about the Creative Futures Incubator, and the application process.
August 21 / 12:00 pm
Creative Futures Incubator: Discovery Session
An open event for Creative Businesses to find out more about the Creative Futures Incubator, and the application process.
August 28 / 12:00 pm
Let’s Co-Work
Let’s Co-work is a relaxed and welcoming space for you to playtest, prototype and share your ideas amongst like minded peers. Whether you are a freelancer, a solo dev, part of a small studio or just starting out then you’re welcome to attend.
September 11 / 11:00 am
CreaTech Frontiers – Foundations Fund – Lunch and Learn 1 (Online)
An online session on the recently launched CreaTech Frontiers Funding Call.
September 11 / 1:00 pm
Let’s Co-Work
Are you a creative practitioner or independent developer working on your own game project? Join us on Friday 10 July at Dice Box in Leamington for the first in a series of free game design co-working afternoons.
July 10 / 11:00 am
CreaTech Frontiers: A Showcase of the West Midlands
Explore how groundbreaking ideas, immersive technologies and collaborative R&D are shaping the future of CreaTech innovation.
July 16 / 4:00 pm
CreaTech Freelancer Forum: Launch
Join us for the launch of a brand new series of events for West Midlands freelancers and micro-businesses working in creative technology.
July 9 / 5:30 pm
Protecting Ideas & Partnerships through Intellectual Property (Online)
Focused online session for the businesses, we’ll explore how to protect ideas, collaborate safely and unlock new revenue streams. *by invitation only*
June 30 / 1:30 pm
Sustainable Leadership Forum
We'll look at what inclusivity really means in the workplace, understand why it matters to the bottom line just as much as to the people themselves, and give you some easy-to-implement 'quick wins' to take away.
June 18 / 5:30 pm
CreaTech Frontiers: Moving Beyond MVP to Minimum Viable Success
Through practical insights and honest reflections, Ian will unpack what success actually looks like beyond simply launching a product or project, from gaining traction and validating demand to building long-term value.
June 11 / 9:30 am
Future-Proof Your Business Session for Herefordshire’s CreaTech Community
We’re inviting you - creatives, freelancers, founders, artists, technologists, educators, researchers, funders, students, makers, community leaders, business owners and curious minds - to join us for a free, dynamic Open Space workshop where the agenda is shaped by the people in the room.
June 8 / 10:00 am
Future-Proof Your Business Session for Worcestershire’s CreaTech Community
How can we, the Worcestershire creative and tech community, use innovation to collaboratively future-proof and grow our business? Join us for a free, dynamic Open Space workshop where the agenda is shaped by the people in the room.
June 8 / 5:30 pm
Innovation Fest 2026: Powering CreaTech Innovation Through Collaboration
Join us at Innovation Fest 2026 at Birmingham City University for a panel exploring how collaboration can turn early-stage ideas into real-world impact. As part of this programme, the CreaTech Frontiers panel will showcase how research and development activity is translated into innovation through partnership working. *by invitation only*
May 18 / 2:30 pm
CreaTech Frontiers: Live Performance Strand Consultation
Join us at Warwick Arts Centre to help shape the Live Performance strand of Createch Frontiers.
May 15 / 3:00 pm
CreaTech Frontiers Live & Immersive Innovation Fund Online Q&A Session
Have questions about applying to the Live & Immersive Innovation Fund? This is your one of the last chances to get them answered — live.
May 7 / 1:00 pm
CreaTech Frontiers Live & Immersive Innovation Fund – Lunch and Learn 2 (Online)
Join the online session to know more about Live & Immersive Innovation Fund and the support on offer from the University of Warwick.