Is the event free to attend?

The source listing does not state a ticket price, and Yorkshire DevOps events are typically free. Check the Meetup page to confirm and to register your place.

Where exactly is The Brew Society?

26 Aire Street, Leeds, LS1 4HT. It's in the city centre, close to Leeds train station.

Do I need to register in advance?

Yes. The event is listed on Meetup and 49 attendees had already signed up at time of writing. Register via the Meetup page to secure your place.

Is this event in person or online?

In person only at The Brew Society, Leeds. No hybrid or online option is mentioned in the source.

Which communities are involved in organising this event?

Yorkshire Azure User Group, Yorkshire DevOps and AWS Leeds are all co-organising. The event also celebrates the Yorkshire Azure User Group's 4th birthday.

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Yorkshire Azure User Group summer social and panel

Name: Yorkshire Azure User Group summer social and panel
Start: 2026-07-16T17:00:00.000Z
Location: The Brew Society

Three Leeds tech communities, one panel, one birthday celebration

When

Thursday 16 July

Time

17:00

Venue

The Brew Society

City Centre

Price

Free

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Yorkshire Azure User Group, Yorkshire DevOps and AWS Leeds are joining forces for a summer social and panel evening at The Brew Society on Thursday 16 July 2026. The event also marks the Yorkshire Azure User Group's 4th birthday. It's a chance to hear from seven practitioners working across cloud, DevOps, data engineering and software deployment, then spend the rest of the evening talking to people who do the same kind of work you do.

The format is a panel discussion followed by open networking. Seven speakers are confirmed, drawn from Microsoft, CGI, Accenture, CO-OP and the independent community. Topics span cloud computing, DevOps practice and AI, reflecting the combined interests of the three organising groups. Doors open at 6:00 PM and the event runs until 8:00 PM BST. Hippo Digital is the venue partner; Ada Meher, Digital Endeavours, CGI and the Financial Conduct Authority are sponsors.

The event brings together three of the most active tech meetup communities in Leeds. Yorkshire DevOps has been running regular events for several years, covering infrastructure, deployment pipelines and platform engineering. Yorkshire Azure User Group focuses on Microsoft Azure and adjacent cloud technologies. AWS Leeds covers the Amazon Web Services ecosystem. All three operate on a free-to-attend basis and between them represent a significant slice of the Leeds cloud and DevOps practitioner community. Pulling all three groups into a single room for a summer social is a first for this year, and 49 attendees are already signed up across the two hosting groups on Meetup.

Why attend

Seven named practitioners from Microsoft, CGI, Accenture, CO-OP and the independent community are on the panel. That's a broad cross-section of how cloud and DevOps work gets done in practice, from a junior automation engineer to a group data engineering lead to a cloud solutions architect.

The social format means the panel is a starting point, not the whole evening. If you work in cloud, infrastructure or platform engineering in Leeds and want to meet people from the other two communities you haven't crossed paths with yet, this is a straightforward opportunity. Free to attend, city centre location, two hours.

Agenda

18:00 — Doors open, networking begins
Panel discussion — Yorkshire Azure User Group / Yorkshire DevOps / AWS Leeds communities panel
20:00 — Event closes

Speakers

Ethan Sumner — Co-Founder & CEO, Community Stack
Jared Holgate — Senior Software Engineer, Software Deployments, Microsoft
Suzie Rasneek — Junior Automation Engineer, Independent
Grace O'Halloran — Group Data Engineering Lead, CO-OP
Sofia Trevino — Cloud Solutions Architect, Microsoft
Edmund Craske — Senior Business Consultant, Technical Advisory, CGI
Edward Richardson-Lee — Full Stack Engineering Specialist, Accenture

Organiser

Yorkshire DevOps

Yorkshire DevOps is a Leeds-based community meetup covering infrastructure, deployment and platform engineering. They run regular free events across the city and co-organise with related groups including Yorkshire Azure User Group and AWS Leeds. This event is hosted under the Community Stack umbrella.

Venue

The Brew Society, City Centre

The Brew Society is at 26 Aire Street, LS1 4HT, a short walk from Leeds city centre rail and bus connections. Hippo Digital is partnering with the venue for this event.

FAQs

Is the event free to attend?: The source listing does not state a ticket price, and Yorkshire DevOps events are typically free. Check the Meetup page to confirm and to register your place.
Where exactly is The Brew Society?: 26 Aire Street, Leeds, LS1 4HT. It's in the city centre, close to Leeds train station.
Do I need to register in advance?: Yes. The event is listed on Meetup and 49 attendees had already signed up at time of writing. Register via the Meetup page to secure your place.
Is this event in person or online?: In person only at The Brew Society, Leeds. No hybrid or online option is mentioned in the source.
Which communities are involved in organising this event?: Yorkshire Azure User Group, Yorkshire DevOps and AWS Leeds are all co-organising. The event also celebrates the Yorkshire Azure User Group's 4th birthday.