BUSINESS X STUDENT MIXER

Explore internships and opportunities with local businesses over coffee, pastries and light breakfast!

Join us for the Student x Founder Mixer, a relaxed morning designed to connect NextGen students with founders and teams from startups, scaleups, tech companies, creative businesses, and other organisations based at Cohort Innovation Space.

Have the chance to:

• Meet a range of local businesses and founders across different industries
• Learn about internship, project, and work-experience opportunities
• Ask questions about career pathways in startups, tech, & digital roles
• Build real connections in a friendly, low-pressure environment

Agenda

• 8:30am: Arrival, networking, coffee, croissants & light breakfast
• 9:00am: Rapid-fire Intros from Business Owners + Representatives
• 9:15am: Speed-dating style employer x student intros
• 9:45am: Open networking with all employers and students
• 10:15am: Study Tour of Cohort Innovation Space
• 10:30am: End

Event Details

📅 Date: Wednesday 10 December
🕘 Time: 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM
📍 Location: Cohort Innovation Space, Southport

After the mixer, we’ll take you on a guided study tour of Cohort Innovation Space, giving you a behind-the-scenes look at the businesses, workspaces, and teams that make up our diverse innovation ecosystem.

Whether you’re exploring your first internship or just curious about different types of workplaces, this event is a great way to get inspired and see where your skills could fit.

Coffee, food, and good conversations provided. Free for all NextGen students.