We're 4 entrepeneurs with a passion for building an entrepreneurial community and doing things a little differently. Over the next 6 months or so we want to trial some events that are more unusual, more innovative, and we want you to help us shape these events and come on this journey with us. If you're interested in startups, meeting likeminded people, networking, developing concepts or anything like that then join the group, help us spread the word and feel free to start a discussion if you ha …

What's this group about? Financial Innovation is currently transforming our traditional finance industry, and consumers and corporates are demanding new innovative solutions for web and mobile. You will find this group valuable if you are interested or involved in any area of Financial Innovation, we have a broad membership that includes both new and existing finance companies, providers of capital, entrepreneurs, service providers, academics, technologists and those just interested in innovatio …

Steward Townsend approved BarCampBankLondon 1 and 2 being hosted at Sun while he was there.  So without him we'd probably never have managed to start the events at all. He's now working for ICAP and is promoting a seed fund/incubator for early stage financial technology startups. FinTech Startups call to arms : Investment fund run through ICAP - wants to invest NOW For more information go to http://checkthis.com/4h6 FinTech Investment Fund Euclid Opportunities offers financial technology s …

At Create: Motivate: Innovate (CMI), where we come together to build up ourselves and businesses through the power of creativity, motivation and innovation. Achieving greatness could be very difficult when trying to do it alone and that is why John Lennon said, "A dream you dream alone is only a dream but a dream that you dream together becomes a reality." Let's come together to build up that greatness in us, as we would be hosting specific business/networking events that will help us to build o …

Note: In order to join the group, all members must have a meetup username that displays their first AND last name. Health 2.0 London is a meetup group focused on innovations in the delivery of healthcare and health related technology. This group is dedicated to creating a community around Health 2.0 in London as part of the international Health 2.0 movement. It's a venue for sharing, discussing, showcasing and developing ideas for how to improve patient care. If you are interested in the interse …

Product Designers and Wholesale Buyers :: The product design and development industry is scattered and difficult to navigate. There are plenty of design expo's to attend, but (as yet) designers have no clear path for launching a product. Similarly, wholesale buyers cant easily source innovative new product designs. This meetup is the opportunity for product designers, buyers, manufacturers, hackers, techies and industry specialists to meet face-to-face, with a clear agenda: Understanding how to …

This is a group to bring together those working, or interested in working in the FP&A space. We will discuss the innovations in place to develop a systematic approach to linking strategic plans, budgets and forecasts. It's a place to share challenges, experiences and best practices and any skills levels are welcome. This group will operate under the Chatham House Rule.

This is a group for all those interested in the development of new medical devices and software, and especially how we can make this easier, move from technical innovation to revenue and help entrepreneurs to succeed. Whilst starting in London, I know there is innovation going on everywhere!

Satellite Applications Catapult will be a base for space related hackathons at the newly refurbished HQ in Didcot. We will be hosting events lasting 2 days, in which a large number of people meet to engage in collaborative computer programming: This 48-hour hackathon is to build new web and mobile services revolving around satellite data. Solutions can range from predicting natural disasters, Climate change, anything you can think of to tantalize the judges, using a wealth of satellite data. Cat …

A meet-up to help you beat your job search blues, build your online & offline confidence, or take the next career step. Innovative networking events that will leave you feeling empowered and in control of your job search & career. This group is for London professionals who perhaps have struggled to be heard above others who are also looking for a new job or perhaps want a step up in their career and lack the confidence to ask. Meetups will be a combination of networking and guest speakers, speak …

Total 3D Experience 3D Printing London is for anyone interested in the revolutionary 3D technology. Whether you are: a novice and would love to see a 3D printer in action, owner of a 3D Printer and keen to show off your creations and share your experience, a designer or an artist using 3D printing in your work - or keen to, enthusiast user of Sketchup, Blender, SolidWorks or any other 3D drawing software, a developer interested in new 3D modelling techniques, curious about making your own jewel …

Balanced Team is a group of people interested in furthering processes and methodologies to create great things. We include product managers, developers and designers who see multi-disciplinary collaboration and iterative delivery focused on customer value as a source for innovation. Please join our Google Group at http://groups.google.com/group/balancedteam

This group is for those interested in all things digital! We will discuss the current innovations, trends and best practices in digital strategy, digital publishing and digital design. It's also an opportunity to network and share challenges with like-minded individuals. All skill levels are welcome!

There are so many books for startups out there, I just can't read them all! I figured there must be a lot of founders out there with the same problem...you'd like to know the key actionable points and take-aways from all the amazing startup, entrepreneurship and business books out there. You know, books like Eric Reis's 'Lean StartUps' or classics like 'the Innovators Dilemma' and more specific books on great UX and design, marketing or sales. This group will pick 2 books for 2 members to summar …

Discussion and events on; The Journey to the Cloud, Innovation through Google Apps, Collaboration within Businesses, Working on Any device, Any time, Any where.

The Midlands Mobile Apps & Innovation Forum is a new Meetup designed for clients, developers, content owners, and enthusiasts of mobile and tablet technology - as well as emerging devices and trends in the mobile industry and marketplace. The goal will be to provide a regular roundtable of speakers, (not)working drinks and meetup events, and general discussion amongst members. Based in the Bletchley/Milton Keynes area - and sponsored by Entropy Labs (based in Bletchley Park), the Forum is open t …

London Mobile Innovation Forum

OpenFlow has the possibility to disrupt the networking industry the way that Virtualization disrupted the server industryl. This is a community where we discuss/innovate and create new start-ups that leverage OpenFlow/SDN.

London Creative Labs is a Social Business committed to ensuring decent work for everyone. It uses a unique and evolving combination of collaboration and business model innovation to generate new business opportunities that provide and/or enable work. We are committed to creating the jobs and kind of work that we would want our children to have, discovering better business/other models to generate the jobs and work and helping more people participate in the process If you are interested or active …

Founded in early 2008, Social Innovation Camp is a launchpad and accelerator for technology-based social ventures. We bring together software developers and designers with people who understand a social problem and help build web and mobile-based solutions to social challenges. Find out more on our website: www.sicamp.org Or sign up to the group to get involved.

Transform Capital Management is a bold, innovative and scalable market-based solution to the critical social and environmental challenges of our time. Designed to address and reverse the most urgent market failures that dramatically      inhibit economic, environmental and social development, this dynamic ‘Global Impact Investment Bank’ model aims to highlight and fund global recovery in a timeframe that conventional finance and thinking cannot. Our system solutions intelligently make connec …

We are an international group of Sales Professionals sharing ideas and best practices on Sales innovation. Members have three platforms available within the SalesRemixed community. Meetup Groups: Sales presentations and discussing ideas and best practices. Linkedin: Online discussions and news on Sales innovation. IdeaExchange: Sales tips & ideas posted and rated by the SalesRemixed community. Welcome to a new Sales Reality Current developments around Internet and Social Media provide great opp …

Innovators, designers, creatives, clients, crafters, makers, writers, doers... and those of you who span it all, please join us. In our meetups we'll be: Exploring what creative, design and innovation projects need to succeed Looking at the impacts of new and emerging technologies and practices Exploring our experiences in and expectations of the design industry Getting dirty/hot/sweaty testing emerging mapping tools and techniques By doing this, I hope that we can all learn more about design, …

This is a group for professionals from all industries looking to exchange ideas with developers on how to solve the business and process problems they experience in their day to day life. Developers have the IT knowledge but need to know what the industry problems are in order to solve them, professionals understand the pain points they would like solved in order to get ahead in their work - IdeationHQ hopes to be the forum where the two can mingle and discuss! Remember, we're not looking for st …

Capturing Innovation At Its Brightest: IW Blend gives you an hour to discuss tech, art and retail, in all their wonder. Make of the industries what you will, plan world domination or simply chat about your latest findings while enjoying food and drink provided by IW. This meetup is centered around entrepreneurs and innovators who want to grow their business and share their ideas: Community IS Key. This is an informal meetup with members from the IW Team regularly in attendance. Get to know us …

iBehave is a meetup focused on the usage of technology as an enabler of behaviour change by enabling behavioural transition from risk behaviours to those akin with positive health outcomes. Our mission is to provide an OPEN INNOVATION ecosystem designed to: 1. Enable the achievement of game changing health outcomes by showcasing, encouraging and accelerating technical innovations where game mechanics related techniques can be used to drive behaviour change and compliance. 2. Foster a community …

Welcome to the edmix (MeetUp Group Page)! Got an idea for a education or learning tech startup? Want to meet likeminded people and learn about innovation in education and learning technology? We host regular industry events, monthly meet ups and pitching events! Hear about new innovations, meet likeminded folk and meet investors and industry experts!

The Location Based Marketing Association is a international group dedicated to fostering research, education and collaborative innovation at the intersection of people, places and media. Our goal is simple; To educate, share best practices, establish guidelines for growth and to promote the services of member companies to brands and other content-related providers. Members of the LBMA include retailers, agencies, advertisers, media buyers, software and services providers, and wireless companies. …