What's happening: Week of 20 April 2026
A strategic product-thinking workshop led by 25-year digital product veteran Andy Irvine. Attendees use their own AI agent to work through a synthetic business scenario, stress-test product strategy and identify…
Edinburgh's go-to monthly founders gathering returns at Shepherd and Wedderburn's offices, courtesy of their Start to Scale initiative. The format is built for real connection: colour-coded speed networking badges, a…
Scottish Parliament election hustings on tech, AI and the digital economy — hosted at the Bayes Centre by National Conversations with ScotlandIS. Confirmed speakers include Daniel Johnson MSP (Labour), Miles…
A strategic product-thinking workshop led by 25-year digital product veteran Andy Irvine. Attendees use their own AI agent to work through a synthetic business scenario, stress-test product strategy and identify blind spots. Hosted at Skyscanner HQ with food and networking before the session — currently sold out with a waitlist.
Monthly blockchain community gathering at the Bayes Centre. Two featured speakers this month: Peter Aitchison (CEO, NanoData) on data-driven crypto copy trading, and artist Trevor Jones on 'Authorship in the Age of AI'. Includes dinner and networking across multiple venues — free entry for developers, students and members.
Research seminar with Dr Alan Perotti (CENTAI, Turing Institute collaborator) on explainable AI techniques for natural language processing. Hosted in Informatics Forum G.03 and marked 'selling fast'. A short, high-signal session for ML engineers, researchers and product teams working on language models.
Two technical talks for engineers and security practitioners at CodeBase. Oleksandr Piekhota (Principal Engineer, Teaching Strategies) walks through 'AI Agents Explained: Skills, Loops and MCP', then Security Operations Analyst Cameron Cottam pulls back the curtain on practical threat intelligence work. Networking, pizza and drinks afterwards.
Edinburgh's long-running monthly Tech Meetup — one of the city's flagship community events for founders, engineers, designers and operators. April edition features community announcements, a tech demo and a keynote…
Panel discussion at the Royal Society of Edinburgh exploring how AI is reshaping reading, writing, learning and translation. Speakers include Dr Sharon Deane-Cox (Strathclyde), Prof Peter Mackay (St Andrews), Dr…
Weekly Wednesday-night informal tech meetup at The Abbey pub — one of the most reliable, no-agenda networking rooms in Edinburgh's tech scene. Drop in for drinks and conversation with founders,…
Panel discussion at the Royal Society of Edinburgh exploring how AI is reshaping reading, writing, learning and translation. Speakers include Dr Sharon Deane-Cox (Strathclyde), Prof Peter Mackay (St Andrews), Dr Carolina Orloff (Charco Press) and Prof William Lamb (Edinburgh). Hybrid format with in-person and online audience Q&A — a thoughtful session for anyone thinking about AI's cultural impact.
Edinburgh's flagship pre-seed to Series A founder-investor summit returns to The Biscuit Factory. A full day of honest conversation about what's working, what's not, and where the opportunities are for…
CodeBase's relaxed monthly morning for anyone in or around Edinburgh's tech ecosystem. Good conversations over coffee, community announcements, and the chance to meet new faces — from seasoned founders to…
CreateFuture gathers senior Scottish technology leaders for a frank panel discussion on practical AI implementation. Hear from Paul Gillespie (Director of Engineering, Skyscanner), Sarah Thomson (Head of Tech UK, People's…
CreateFuture gathers senior Scottish technology leaders for a frank panel discussion on practical AI implementation. Hear from Paul Gillespie (Director of Engineering, Skyscanner), Sarah Thomson (Head of Tech UK, People's Postcode Lottery) and Stuart Bell (Head of AI & Innovation, M&G) on identifying real opportunities, avoiding costly distractions and building board-level trust in AI. Selling fast.