A weekly note on rooms worth being in
Every week I share a short, useful round-up: UK events and opportunities in digital technology, EdTech, social innovation, impact investment and the Nigerian founder community, plus a line or two on what I am building. No noise, no filler, and always something you can act on.
Why Pathways exists
Careers change in rooms. A talk you nearly skipped, a workshop that reframes a problem, a person you meet in the tea queue. But the best rooms are badly advertised, and the people who would gain most from them often hear about them last.
Pathways is my attempt to fix a small corner of that. Each week I pick out events I would actually recommend, say plainly why each one matters and who it is for, and add a short note on what I have been up to. If you attend something I flagged, write and tell me how it went. This is a community I am building on purpose, and it starts with people talking to each other.
What subscribers get
- A short email every week, written like a note from a friend rather than a marketing blast.
- Selected UK events across digital technology, EdTech, social innovation, impact investment and Nigerian founder circles.
- A brief update on my own work and journey.
- A standing invitation to reply and tell me how your week went. I read every reply.
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Edition one: dates for your diary
Published Friday 28 August 2026. Details come from each event's official pages; always confirm dates and tickets there.
EdTech Summit, NEC Birmingham
18 and 19 November 2026. The Schools and Academies Show's dedicated EdTech event, aimed at school and trust leaders deciding what technology actually earns its place in classrooms. If you build or buy education technology in the UK, this is a practical room rather than a showcase. Details and registration (opens in a new tab)
Bett UK 2027, ExCeL London
20 to 22 January 2027. The largest education technology gathering in the world, and worth planning months ahead: the value is in the meetings you book before you arrive, not the stands you wander past. Free tickets for educators are usually released in the autumn. Bett UK official site (opens in a new tab)
Black Tech Fest, London
The UK's largest celebration of Black talent and innovation in technology, usually held in October during Black History Month. A strong room for founders and operators from the African diaspora, including many Nigerian builders. Dates and tickets are announced on the official site. Black Tech Fest (opens in a new tab)
Impact Investing Institute briefings
The Institute runs a rolling programme of briefings and roundtables on directing capital towards measurable social good, many of them free and online. A good low-commitment way into the UK impact investment conversation. Upcoming events (opens in a new tab)
Good Finance events for social organisations
Free workshops and drop-ins on social investment, designed for charities and social enterprises considering repayable finance. If you run a social organisation and the word investment makes you nervous, start here. Events calendar (opens in a new tab)
Tell me how your week went
Pathways is a conversation, not a broadcast. If you went to something I flagged, if your week brought a win or a wall, or if you know an event this community should hear about, write to me. The best items in future editions will come from readers.