Dynamo

Dynamo is an industry-led initiative focusing on growing the tech sector in the North East.

Forthcoming Events

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Event History

Thu
14th
Mar
7pm - 11:30pm
£120 - 150
venue Wylam Brewery Palace of Arts Exhibition Park, Claremont Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4PZ
Members event
Thu
16th
Nov (2023)
6pm - 10:30pm
£120 - 145
location Newcastle Civic Centre
Tenth anniversary of the North East IT and Tech awards.
Wed
8th
Nov (2023)
9:30am - 11:30am
FREE
location Proto Abbotts Hill Baltic Quater Gateshead NE8 3DF
Come along, build relationships, and promote the North East tech sector!
Fri
27th
Oct (2023)
8am - 10am
FREE
location Northumbria University, City Campus East Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8ST
Join this pioneering AI safety debate and have your voice heard!
Wed
25th
Jan (2023)
9am - 11am
FREE
venue Proto Abbott's Hill, Baltic Business Quarter, Gateshead, NE8 3DF
Hear about Dynamo's focus areas for the next year and beyond (open to everyone including non-Dynamo members)
Thu
10th
Nov (2022)
6pm - 11pm
£112.80 - 138
location Newcastle Civic Centre, Barras Bridge
Showcasing the region’s hotbed of talent and shining a spotlight on North East organisations.
Mon
23rd
May (2022)
2pm - 3pm
FREE
The Digital Talent Engine is a brand new initiative that is helping to strengthen the tech talent pipeline in the North East.
Wed
9th
Mar (2022)
10am - 2pm
FREE
venue Monstarlab 1st Floor, 33 Grey St, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6EE
Join us to empower and embed Equality, diversity, and inclusion in the Northeast Tech Sector
Wed
2nd
Mar (2022)
8:30am - 12pm
FREE
venue The Core Science Central, Bath Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5TF
Find out more about why and how the North of Tyne Digital Growth and Innovation Programme will benefit you.
Thu
18th
Nov (2021)
2pm
FREE
Learning Curve Group workforce development event for representatives from IT and digital businesses
Tue
16th
Nov (2021)
10:30am
FREE
Discussions of climate science, carbon footprint, and strategies for decarbonisation, with Anna-Lisa Mills and Jo Holmes
Thu
11th
Nov (2021)
6:30pm - 11pm
£112.80 - 118.80
location Newcastle Civic Centre
Join us for the most highly anticipated IT and Tech awards in the North East!
Tue
19th
Oct (2021)
10am
FREE
An expert panel to discuss the talent challenges faced by businesses operating in the highly competitive tech sector.
Wed
15th
Sep (2021)
10am - 11:30am
FREE
Dynamo and CGI invite you to celebrate the one year anniversary of the health and social care tech cluster
Thu
9th
Sep (2021)
11:30am - 1pm
FREE
Interactive workshop designed to encourage discussion, capture key themes around challenges and obstacles associated with hybrid working.
Wed
25th
Aug (2021)
11am - 12pm
FREE
Britishvolt, on track to build the UK’s first full-scale Gigaplant, is aiming to power future employment in the North East.
Mon
7th
Jun (2021)
FREE
Working with DuoMe, this interactive workshop is your starting point to developing a clear and beneficial hybrid working policy that drives your organisation forward.
Wed
26th
May (2021)
3pm - 4pm
FREE
Karl Dickman, Senior Product Manager at DWP Digital, will focus on how snowboarding and product management look worlds apart on paper, however innovation plays a huge part in both worlds.
Wed
26th
May (2021)
9:30am - 2:30pm
FREE
Dynamo’s Health & Social Care Tech Cluster would like to invite innovative SMEs, VCSEs, academics and Health & Social Care professionals to get involved in their Population Health Management Design Sprint,
Thu
20th
May (2021)
12:30pm
FREE
Selling to the public sector can seem to be difficult. Hear from organisations whose role it is to help you through the process.
Wed
14th
Apr (2021)
10am
FREE
Present the findings of the #HERO campaign, raising awareness about the lack of diversity in the tech sector across the North East, and highlighting HEROES who are promoting equality, diversity and inclusion.
CANCELLED
Thu
18th
Mar (2021)
7pm - 11pm
£108
venue BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art River Terrace, South Shore Road, Gateshead, NE8 3BA
For Dynamo Members. Guest talk from Gail Gallie
Thu
25th
Feb (2021)
4pm - 5pm
FREE
Wed
14th
Oct (2020)
7:30pm - 9:30pm
£40
Showcasing the region’s hotbed of talent and shining a spotlight on North East organisations.
Tue
29th
Sep (2020)
5:30pm - 8pm
FREE
Bringing four groups together from the technical side of the cyber security industry to talk about their roles, ISC2, ISACA, NELHS and OWASP, and revealing a specially commissioned artwork to challenge thinking and perceptions.
Fri
15th
Nov (2019)
9:30am - 12:30pm
FREE
venue Discovery Museum Newcastle Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4JA
Enjoy a tour of some of the museum spaces, hear some case studies and join the discussion about what the museum of the future looks like.
Thu
17th
Oct (2019)
7pm - 11:59pm
£112.80 - 1080
location Newcastle Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8QH
North East IT and Technology Award ceremony.
Mon
8th
Jul (2019)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
FREE / £24
location KPMG Offices, Quayside House 110, Newcastle upon Tyne. NE1 3DX
Presented by Atlas Cloud. Covering performance, security, and technology in remote working.
Thu
20th
Jun (2019)
8:30am - 6pm
£54 - 480
location The David Goldman Informatics Centre, University of Sunderland, Sunderland, SR6 0DD
Sessions will focus on what Dynamo members feel is important for the region’s tech sector in the next 5 years.
Mon
13th
May (2019)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
FREE / £24
venue Newcastle Helix The Core, The Core Newcastle upon Tyne
In partnership with Newcastle City Council. With Dominic Campbell, Jenny Nelson, and Fay Cooper (chaired by Andrew Besford)
Thu
14th
Mar (2019)
7pm - 11pm
£108
venue BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art River Terrace, South Shore Road, Gateshead, NE8 3BA
Member’s dinner, with guest speaker, Bruce Daisley.
Mon
14th
Jan (2019)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
FREE / £24
venue Proto Abbott's Hill, Baltic Business Quarter, Gateshead, NE8 3DF
Panel discussion, chaired by Rachel Peacock, with representatives from the Care sector, Immersive Tech, AI and Retail.
Thu
18th
Oct (2018)
7pm - 11pm
£112.80 - 1080
location Newcastle Civic Centre, Barras Bridge , Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8QH
The fifth annual awards ceremony.
Mon
10th
Sep (2018)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
FREE / £24
location Accenture, 9c Cafe, Cobalt Business Park, 1 Quick Silver Way, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE27 0QQ
Alec Berry will discuss the organisational side of the Dynamo Hackathon, and teams will present ideas.
Wed
20th
Jun (2018)
4pm - 6:30pm
FREE
location Burnside Business and Enterprise College, St Peter's Road, Wallsend, NE28 7LQ
A CPD networking event for teachers, careers advisors and providers of IT curriculum and careers guidance support services.
Mon
12th
Mar (2018)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
FREE / £24
location G1 A Aykley Heads, Salvus House , Durham, DH1 5TS
Maven Capital Partners will highlight the funding streams available to regional tech companies and explain what investors look for in businesses seeking finance.
Thu
19th
Oct (2017)
7pm - 11:30pm
£106.80
location Newcastle Civic Centre, Barras Bridge , Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8QH
The North East's IT and Technology Awards.
Wed
28th
Jun (2017)
4pm - 6:30pm
FREE
location RTC North, Colima Avenue, Sunderland, SR5 3XB
A CPD networking event for teachers, careers advisors and providers of IT curriculum and careers guidance support services.
Mon
12th
Jun (2017)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
FREE / £24
location Nigel Wright, Lloyds Court, 78 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6AF
Sue Ormerod will share some insights into fine tuning planning, preparing for interviews, interviewing and welcoming new recruits.
Mon
8th
May (2017)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
FREE / £24
location Ryder Architecture, Cooper’s Studios, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3NN
Presentations from Peter Barker, Mark Clasper and Glenn Tate.
Mon
13th
Mar (2017)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
FREE / £24
venue The Core Science Central, Bath Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5TF
Find out how the new National Institute for Smart Data Innovation (NISDI) will bring together industry, the public sector and world-leading academics to develop the skills, ideas and resources needed to exploit the opportunities offered by the explosion in digital data.
Mon
14th
Nov (2016)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
FREE / £24
location Space Works, Benton Park Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE7 7LX
Themed around BIM and promoting digital construction in the North East, with a virtual reality and augmented reality showcase.
Thu
20th
Oct (2016)
7pm - 11:45pm
£106.80
location Newcastle Civic Centre. Barras Bridge. NE1 7RS
Dynamo's annual awards ceremony and social evening.
Mon
10th
Oct (2016)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
FREE / £24
location One Trinity Green , Eldon Street, South Shields, NE33 1SA
Gren Irving, Business,Employment and Skills Manager, will provide an update on the Automotive and Advanced Manufacturing workstream.
Mon
19th
Sep (2016)
5pm - 8pm
FREE
location Sage (UK), North Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. NE13 9AA
The launch of the Dynamo Apprentice Hub, following two years of successful pilot programmes.
Wed
6th
Jul (2016)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
FREE / £24
location Hoults Yard, 13 Walker Road, Newcastle. NE6 2HL
Find out about about Dynamo's activities, the round up of the Dynamo 16 conference and details the upcoming Dynamites Awards.
Wed
22nd
Jun (2016)
4pm - 6:30pm
FREE
venue Northumbria University Business School Sutherland Building, 2 Ellison Pl, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8ST
A careers event to answer your questions about IT.
Wed
8th
Jun (2016)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
FREE / £24
location Watson Burton, 1 St James' Gate, Newcastle upon Tyne. NE1 4AD.
Hear about Dynamo's activities, Dynamo 16 conference, and how you can get involved in Dynamo workstreams.
Thu
14th
Apr (2016)
7pm - 11pm
£96
location Close House Heddon on the Wall NE41 8BL
Exclusive Dynamo members dinner.
Tue
12th
Apr (2016)
12:30pm - 4:30pm (on 12th Apr)
FREE
venue The Core Science Central, Bath Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5TF
How Cyber Security affects your organisation, practical guidance towards implementation of the 5 controls of the Cyber Essentials Scheme, and how to apply for Cyber Essentials certification.
Wed
6th
Apr (2016)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
FREE / £24
location Teesside University, The Forge, Vicarage Road. Darlington. DL1 1JW
To better understand the needs of a ‘future workforce’ and increase the potential to fill the significant number of ICT vacancies across the North East.
Wed
2nd
Mar (2016)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
FREE / £24
location ITPS Data Centre Unit 5, Angel House, Drum Industrial Estate, Chester-le-Street. DH2 1AQ
The core aim of the cyber resilience workstream is to catalyse regional cyber resilience initiatives that will (1) create cyber resilience across the regional economy, (2) create highly-skilled jobs within the cyber security industry, and (3) enable wider economic growth within the region’s digital economy.
Wed
2nd
Mar (2016)
8:30am - 12:30pm (on 2nd Mar)
FREE
location The David Goldman Informatics Centre, University of Sunderland. SR6 0DD
How Cyber Security affects your organisation, practical guidance towards implementation of the 5 controls of the Cyber Essentials Scheme, and how to apply for Cyber Essentials certification.
Wed
3rd
Feb (2016)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
FREE / £24
location UKI Accenture Workplace Solutions. 15a, 1 Quicksilver Way. Cobalt Business Park. NE27 0QQ
This event will focus on Skills and include an update on the status of the new University Technical College (UTC) 'North East Futures' and other key developments in the area of skills in IT & Tech.
Thu
3rd
Dec (2015)
5:30pm - 8pm
£24
location Muckle LLP. Time Central. 32 Gallowgate. NE1 4BF
Updates from our hosts Muckle and on the latest Dynamo activity. Network with peers and colleagues from across the North East's IT & Tech Industry and enjoy 60-second lightning talks.
Thu
22nd
Oct (2015)
7pm - 11pm
£106.80
location Newcastle Civic Centre. Barras Bridge. NE1 7RS
Dynamo's annual awards ceremony and social evening.
Thu
15th
Oct (2015)
5:30pm - 8pm
FREE
location 8th Floor, West One Forth Banks. NE1 3PA
Find out about the latest Dynamo activity and have a look around the Performance Horizon offices. Network with peers and colleagues from across the North East's IT & Tech Industry.
Wed
16th
Sep (2015)
6pm - 8:30pm
£30
location Centre for Life. Times Square. Newcastle upon Tyne. NE1 4EP
Stéphane Catherine and Giselle Stewart speak about the North East's place in the international gaming industry. Includes a drink, nibbles and access to the Game On 2.0 exhibition.
Wed
11th
Mar (2015)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
FREE
venue The Software Centre Tavistock Place, Sunderland, SR1 1PB
This event will give attendees the opportunity to have a first look around the new "Digital Catapult Centre North East & Tees Valley" and find out about its exciting plans.
Wed
25th
Feb (2015)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
FREE
location Orange Bus. Milburn House. Dean Street. Newcastle. NE1 1LF
Orange Bus will look at how 'we' can be the catalyst to set in motion a process of change involving people, business and things that span multiple industries and ecosystems.
Thu
22nd
Jan (2015)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
FREE
location Aspire, Heworth Hall, Shields Road. NE10 0UX. Gateshead
Find out about the latest Dynamo activity, hear what Aspire are up to and have a look around their offices. Networking and 60-second lightning talks.
Wed
10th
Dec (2014)
6pm - 8:30pm
FREE
location Clocktower Cafe, Hoults Yard, NE6 1AB
Join us for a FREE drink and some stollen at our Christmas Social networking event.
Find out about the latest Dynamo activity, hear what Opencast Software are up to, and spread some Christmas cheer with peers and colleagues from across the North East's IT & Tech Industry.
Thu
27th
Nov (2014)
5:30pm - 7:30pm
FREE
venue The Core Science Central, Bath Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 5TF
Join us at November's FREE DynamoNet event for a first look at the new Cloud Innovation Centre based at the Core.