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What's happening: Week of 8 June 2026

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ProductTank Edinburgh
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ProductTank Edinburgh — June 2026
Tue 9 Jun · 4:30pmCodeBase Edinburgh

Tremis Skeete () · Geoff Todd () +1 more

Edinburgh's monthly product management meetup returns to CodeBase with three featured speakers: Tremis Skeete, Geoff Todd and Lisa Venter. ProductTank Edinburgh draws a consistent crowd of product managers, designers and…

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DesignSaaS
SA
Software Acumen
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UX Scotland 2026
Wed 10 Jun · 8:00amJohn McIntyre Conference Centre, Pollock Halls

Scotland's flagship UX and service design conference returns to Pollock Halls for two days of talks, workshops and networking. Organised by Software Acumen, UX Scotland draws practitioners, researchers and product…

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Design
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CIM Scotland
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CIM Scotland: Creativity, Culture and Customer Experience
Thu 11 Jun · 4:30pmThe Scotsman Picturehouse

The Chartered Institute of Marketing Scotland hosts an evening session at the Scotsman Picturehouse exploring the intersection of creativity, cultural insight and customer experience. A smart pick for marketers, brand…

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Marketing

Monday 8 June1 event

12:00pmFree
Edinburgh Futures Institute (Room 1.55), Edinburgh EH3 9EF

First GSF Scotland hybrid event, hosted in-person at the Edinburgh Futures Institute with University of Edinburgh as a Green Software Foundation Scottish Partner. Talks from Sathpal Singh, Joanna Masraff, Osh Doherty, Sophia Ashley and Emma Horrell on building greener websites and software. Lunch-time format — perfect for software engineers, sustainability leads and anyone thinking about the carbon footprint of what they ship.

CleanTechSaaS

Thursday 11 June1 event

4:30pmFree
Edinburgh Futures Institute (Room 0.7), Edinburgh

Edinburgh Data Visualisation Meetup (co-organised with VisHub, 1200+ members) hosts a focused evening on visualising climate change. Andrew Sudmant (Edinburgh Climate Change Institute, IPCC contributor) on the co-benefits of climate action; Jinrui Wang (Design Informatics, UoE) on novel visual and computational approaches to complex data. Free but capacity-limited — register via Eventbrite. Strong pick for data scientists, designers and anyone working on climate communication.

AI & MLCleanTech

week of 15 June 2026

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EdinburghJS
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EdinburghJS — Writing an Emulator in JavaScript?
Tue 16 Jun · 5:30pmNova House (TravelPerk)

Edinburgh's JavaScript community returns to TravelPerk's Nova House for a deep-dive talk on writing an emulator in JavaScript — a chance to see how the language can be pushed to…

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SaaS
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Global Ethical Finance Initiative
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Ethical Finance Global 2026
Thu 18 Jun · 7:30amSheraton Grand Hotel and Spa

Flagship of the Edinburgh Finance Festival: Ethical Finance Global brings together the world's leading financial leaders, policymakers, academics and practitioners for a full day at the Sheraton Grand. The 2026…

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FintechInvestors
VC
Venture Café Edinburgh
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Venture Café Thursday Gathering — Future-Proofing the Plate
Thu 18 Jun · 4:00pmEdinburgh Futures Institute

Sustainable Gastronomy Day at Venture Café Edinburgh: 'Future-Proofing the Plate' digs into how technology, science and business model innovation are reshaping the food system — from regenerative agriculture and alternative…

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CleanTechFounders

Wednesday 17 June1 event

2:00pmFree
Queen Elizabeth House, Edinburgh

GEFI and Carbon Tracker co-host an Edinburgh Finance Festival roundtable on how systemic climate risks are assessed within TCFD reporting and Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) governance — building on recent work by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, Carbon Tracker and the University of Exeter. A practitioner forum for pension fund managers, climate risk leads and policymakers.

CleanTechFintech

Thursday 18 June1 event

4:00pmFree
Edinburgh Futures Institute, Edinburgh

Sustainable Gastronomy Day at Venture Café Edinburgh: 'Future-Proofing the Plate' digs into how technology, science and business model innovation are reshaping the food system — from regenerative agriculture and alternative proteins to data, packaging and waste. Expect founders, researchers and investors working on agri-food and climate. Free, open-door evening at EFI.

CleanTechFounders