XT24 Fintech Conference
Know B4 You Go — Delegate Guide
Hey all,
We look forward to meeting you at XT24 Fintech Conf on May 9.
Below you will (hopefully) find all the necessary information about the event: location, getting there, schedule, dress code, and contact information in case you have any further questions, and/or require any 1:1 assistance before the event, or on the day of.
Table of Contents
Getting to Milton Keynes and Unity Place
URGENT: Dietary Restrictions and Allergies
Venue’s Address
XT24 will take place in Unity Place’s Auditorium, located on the 1st floor of the building.
Unity Place
200 Grafton Gate
Milton Keynes
MK9 1UP
- Unity Place on Google Maps
- Unity Place Website — check out the building, the venue, and the Sky Bar
- Virtual Tour of Unity Place Auditorium (where the talk will take place) and adjacent Event Space where coffee breaks and lunch will be served
Milton Keynes - Map
The Auditorium @ Unity Place
(Images taken from the Unity Place website)
The Day Of — Schedule
- 8:00 am BST — Registration opens: includes badge collection and morning coffee and light breakfast.
- Unity Place Auditorium — where XT24 will take place — is located on the 1st floor of the building, accessible by both lifts and stairs.
- Access to the Auditorium requires an XT24 name tag — Attendees are requested to collect their personalised tags from the JUXT Registration Desk.
- The registration desk will be located in the lobby of Unity Place, in front of the building’s City-facing entrance, from V6 Grafton Street.
- For those coming in from the entrance facing the MK train station (via Elder Gate), please turn left after the coffee cart.
- 9:00 am BST — Talks kick off in the Auditorium
- Throughout the day we’ll have running coffee and refreshments
- A buffet lunch will be served at noon.
- 16:15 BST — Exclusive Networking Event at Unity Place’s Sky Bar
- After the talks, you will be invited to join our exclusive networking event at Unity Place’s beautiful 7th-floor Sky Bar.
- Aside from the wonderful company of people, bowl food will be served at the afternoon event, and a choice of beers and wines, cocktails, and soft drinks.
- Our very own engineer Will Caine will serve as the resident DJ.
You can see a detailed agenda here.
Dress Code
Both Smart-casual and Business-casual are acceptable.
Getting to Milton Keynes and Unity Place
Unity Place is located right outside the Milton Keynes Central train station — a 2-minute walk.
- Want to see what this walk looks like?
We filmed Jon and Malcolm taking a stroll from MK train station to Unity Place while introducing XT24 speakers and talks — watch it here.
Trains
Good news, everyone!
On May 9, trains are expected to run as planned from London Euston to Milton Keynes!
With that said, please be sure to check the schedule, as it might be affected by the strike taking place the previous day.
If you are coming from the north of the country, please note that strikes are planned on LNER, Northern, and TransPeninsula Express. Please check National Rail’s website for more information.
There are direct trains to Milton Keynes from London Euston.
Avanti usually provides the fastest journey, averaging 32-35 minutes from Euston.
West Midland trains also run a direct route, which takes 40-44 minutes on average.
Please note that the doors close ±2 minutes before departure time.
The screenshots below were taken from the Avanti website — but show all operators travelling direct to Milton Keynes, and sorted according to departure time from London Euston.
Please note that some West Midland trains go directly to MK, but travel time is over an hour.
Parking @ Unity Place
- Parking charges apply from 7am to 6pm
- Public car parking is available on the City Side facing V6 Grafton Gate - at a premium tariff (red bays) of £2 per hour
- Please note that Unity Place’s underground car park is reserved solely for building employees
URGENT: Dietary Restrictions and Allergies
To ensure that throughout the day, our guests are provided with food that is suitable for them, please let us know — as soon as possible — if you have any dietary requirements or allergies, so the catering service can plan in advance.
Please contact me (Addie) at your earliest convenience about dietary needs or restrictions: aby@juxt.pro
Thank you.
Your Contact Person @ XT24
- If you have any questions about the event — before May 9, and on the day of — please feel free to contact us with any inquiry, comment, question, or issues.
- You can email xt24@juxt.pro — our team will offer assistance ASAP
- Of course, you can also email me directly at aby@juxt.pro
Looking forward to seeing you on May 9!
Cheers,
Addie