Is this event free to attend?

Yes, the event is free. Food from El Kantina and drinks from Northern Monk are also included, but only for attendees who have RSVPed with their full name.

Northern Monk Refectory Grub & Grog Shop, Marshalls Mill, Holbeck, Leeds, LS11 9YJ.

Do I need to register in advance?

Yes. You must RSVP via Meetup with your full name to be eligible for the free food and drinks on the night.

What is the talk actually about?

Atanas Chanev from Bitrise will explain how to move your mobile development inner loop onto CI infrastructure, removing the need to own or manage Apple hardware. He will also cover running AI coding agents in platform-controlled, policy-governed environments.

Is there a prize draw?

Yes. Pick up a raffle ticket on arrival and stay until 18:50 for a chance to win one free ticket to both SwiftLeeds and KotlinLeeds.

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An evening with Bitrise: remote development environments

Name: An evening with Bitrise: remote development environments
Start: 2026-06-17T16:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-06-17T18:00:00.000Z
Location: Northern Monk Refectory Grub & Grog Shop

Run mobile dev environments on CI infrastructure, no Apple hardware needed

When

Wednesday 17 June

Time

17:00

Venue

Northern Monk Refectory Grub & Grog Shop

Holbeck

Price

Free

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Leeds Mobile's June meetup centres on a talk by Atanas Chanev, Staff Solutions Architect at Bitrise, on remote development environments for mobile app creation. The core argument: your development inner loop belongs on the same infrastructure that already powers your CI pipeline. That means building mobile apps without owning, managing or updating Apple hardware — a genuine operational headache for any team doing iOS work at scale.

Chanev will cover how to run coding agents in secure, scalable environments controlled by your platform team, with the visibility, policies and enterprise guardrails needed to roll out AI-assisted development safely. If your organisation is weighing up how to give developers productive environments without handing out Mac Minis or managing a fleet of build machines, this talk addresses that directly.

The format is a single talk with Q&A, running from 18:10 to roughly 18:50. Doors open at 17:00, food and drinks are served from the off, and the event closes at 19:00 with an optional stay for drinks. Leeds Mobile runs monthly meetups focused on iOS, Android and cross-platform mobile development. It is one of the longer-running mobile-focused groups in the city, drawing engineers from agencies, product companies and freelancers across West Yorkshire. This event is hosted in partnership with Bitrise, the mobile CI/CD platform.

Why attend

Chanev brings 18 years of commercial experience across consulting, mobile and DevOps — this is not a vendor pitch dressed up as a talk. If you work on mobile platform engineering or developer experience, the specifics around remote dev environments and AI agent guardrails are worth hearing directly.

Beyond the talk, there is a free raffle for one ticket to SwiftLeeds and KotlinLeeds. Mexican street food from El Kantina and drinks from Northern Monk are included — but only if you RSVP with your full name. The event is free to attend.

Agenda

17:00 Doors open
17:00 Food served by El Kantina
17:00 Drinks served by Northern Monk
18:00 Event starts
18:10 Talk: Atanas Chanev — Remote Development Environments for Creating Mobile Apps
18:50 Prize draw (SwiftLeeds & KotlinLeeds ticket)
19:00 Event closes; optional drinks continue

Speakers

Atanas Chanev — Staff Solutions Architect at Bitrise; 18+ years of commercial experience across consulting, web, mobile and DevOps

Organiser

Leeds Mobile

Leeds Mobile is a monthly meetup for iOS, Android and cross-platform mobile developers in Leeds. Hosted by Luke S. and Adam A., it brings together engineers from agencies, startups and product teams across West Yorkshire. The group covers mobile development, tooling and platform topics, and periodically partners with companies such as Bitrise to bring in specialist speakers.

Venue

Northern Monk Refectory Grub & Grog Shop, Holbeck

Northern Monk Refectory Grub & Grog Shop sits inside Marshalls Mill in Holbeck, LS11 9YJ — a converted Victorian flax mill that has become a familiar venue for Leeds tech events. Northern Monk brew on site and run the bar.

FAQs

Is this event free to attend?: Yes, the event is free. Food from El Kantina and drinks from Northern Monk are also included, but only for attendees who have RSVPed with their full name.
Where is the venue?: Northern Monk Refectory Grub & Grog Shop, Marshalls Mill, Holbeck, Leeds, LS11 9YJ.
Do I need to register in advance?: Yes. You must RSVP via Meetup with your full name to be eligible for the free food and drinks on the night.
What is the talk actually about?: Atanas Chanev from Bitrise will explain how to move your mobile development inner loop onto CI infrastructure, removing the need to own or manage Apple hardware. He will also cover running AI coding agents in platform-controlled, policy-governed environments.
Is there a prize draw?: Yes. Pick up a raffle ticket on arrival and stay until 18:50 for a chance to win one free ticket to both SwiftLeeds and KotlinLeeds.