Written by thoughtbot, your expert partner for design and development. https://robots.thoughtbot.com/ 2026-05-19T00:00:00+00:00 thoughtbot Chad Pytel and Maria Filimonova https://thoughtbot.com/blog/summer-special-we-re-taking-london-tech-leaders-outdoors 2026-05-19T00:00:00+00:00 2026-05-14T14:15:03Z <p>This summer, we’re bringing the London Tech Leaders Meetup series outside.</p> <p>Over the next few months, we’ll be hosting a series of outdoor summer gatherings across London for founders, CTOs, engineering managers, product leaders, designers, and builders who enjoy having thoughtful conversations with good people, without the pressure of a formal networking event.</p> <p>We started these meetups because we wanted to create the kind of events we’d actually want to attend ourselves.</p> <p>No sales pitches. No presentations. Just people in tech meeting other people in tech.</p> <p>Smaller groups, interesting people, and space for genuine conversations about building products, scaling teams, AI, startups, leadership, engineering culture, and everything in between.</p> <h2 id="first-stop-people’s-park-tavern"> First stop: People’s Park Tavern </h2> <p>Our first summer meetup will take place on June 23rd at People’s Park Tavern in London.</p> <p>Located right on the edge of Victoria Park, it’s one of our favourite summer spots in the city and the perfect setting for an outdoor tech gathering.</p> <p>Whether you’re scaling a startup, leading engineering teams, building products, or simply looking to meet friendly people in tech, we’d love to have you join us.</p> <p>Expect relaxed conversations, drinks, summer weather (hopefully), and the kind of networking that doesn’t actually feel like networking.</p> <h2 id="why-we’re-doing-this"> Why we’re doing this </h2> <p>A lot of people in tech work remotely now. And while online communities are useful, there’s still something hard to replace about meeting thoughtful people in person.</p> <p>Some of the most valuable connections come from sitting outside with a drink after work and talking honestly about the challenges of building products, hiring teams, navigating growth, or figuring out what’s next in tech.</p> <p>That’s the energy behind these meetups.</p> <p>Intentional, welcoming, and community-driven.</p> <h2 id="join-us"> Join us </h2> <p>If this sounds like your kind of evening, we’d love to have you join us.</p> <p>You can sign up here: <a href="https://luma.com/c4e6hkqt">People’s Park Tavern Meetup RSVP</a>.</p> <p>We’ll also be announcing more summer meetups soon.</p> <p>Looking forward to seeing familiar faces and meeting new ones along the way.</p> <aside class="related-articles"><h2>If you enjoyed this post, you might also like:</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://thoughtbot.com/blog/join-us-for-3-days-on-cape-cod">Join us for 3 days on Cape Cod</a></li> <li><a href="https://thoughtbot.com/blog/cape-code">CAPE CODE</a></li> <li><a href="https://thoughtbot.com/blog/probably-not-better-than-adult-space-camp-but-your">Probably Not Better Than Adult Space Camp but Your Company is More Likely to Pay for It </a></li> </ul></aside>

This summer, we’re taking London Tech Leaders outdoors with a special series of relaxed meetup gatherings across some of London’s best outdoor venues.

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