Join Greater Manchester business owners for a day of networking + practical talks on using AI to win more customers.

Salford AI Works Summit 2026 - Get More Customers with AI

A day in Salford for Greater Manchester businesses: meet new clients, partners and collaborators, and learn to win more customers with AI.

Overview

One day in Salford, one room, 100 business owners from across Greater Manchester. Come to meet new people, your next client, partner or collaborator could be in the room, and to see how businesses like yours are using AI to win more customers.

The Summit is hosted at Salford Innovation Forum and open to businesses from every corner of Greater Manchester, founders, freelancers, small teams and established companies alike.

Expect a room full of people who are open to talking: some looking for suppliers, some for collaborators, some simply for other owners to compare notes with.

The day gives you time to make those connections, a full networking hour in the morning, wrapped around three practical talks from people in your own city showing what's actually working. You won't be sat in rows all day listening, you'll be meeting people, asking questions and picking up ideas you can take back to your business.

Agenda:

10:30 - Networking hour. A full hour to meet other Greater Manchester business owners over coffee. No pitches, no pressure, just good conversation before the day starts properly.

11:30 - Three short talks covering the whole journey from stranger to paying customer:

Get Found - using AI to bring new customers in: content, social, ads and lead generation.

Get Talking - using AI to reach out and start conversations: personalised outreach, follow-up and qualifying enquiries.

Get the Yes - using AI to lead sales conversations and close: proposals, sales pages, handling objections and following up.

Each talk is built around a real business example, explained in plain English, with one thing you can go away and copy.

1:00 - 2:30 p.m. - Networking. The social heart of the day, and a good chance to find your next customer or partner in the room.

What you'll take away:

New connections across the Greater Manchester business community

A clear picture of how AI helps at every stage: getting found, starting conversations, closing the sale

Examples and tools you can use the next morning

An answer to your own customer-growth question

Places are limited. Whether you're completely new to AI or already using it every day, if you want more customers, this day is for you.

Hosted at Salford Innovation Forum, 51 Frederick Road, Salford.

FAQs

Who is it for? Any Greater Manchester business owner, founder or team member who wants to win more customers. B2B or B2C, products or services, sole traders to established teams.

Do I need any AI experience? No. The talks are built for all levels, and most of the room will be at a similar stage to you.

Will I get pitched at? No. The speakers are there to show what's working for them, not to sell you anything.

Can I bring my team? Yes, each person just needs their own free ticket.

What should I bring? Just yourself and something to take notes with. If you have a specific customer-growth question, bring it for the clinic.

Where is it and is there parking? Salford Innovation Forum, 51 Frederick Road, Salford, M6 6FP.

What happens after I register? You'll get a confirmation email with everything you need, plus a short question about your biggest customer-growth challenge. Your answers help the speakers shape the day around what the room actually wants.

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