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…
The Chartered Institute of Marketing brings Craig Edwardson (Founder, Edwardson Digital; Advisory Board Member, Marketing Society Scotland) to Princes Street for a focused breakfast session on what actually drives B2B lead generation success via digital advertising. Topics include expectation-setting, attribution, sales-marketing alignment, and account-based marketing. 1 hour of CPD credit included. Free for members and non-members alike. Pastries from 8:30 AM, session from 9 AM.
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,…
Clean Digital's focused morning workshop on where search actually lives in 2026 — AI Overviews, TikTok, and beyond Google. Aimed at CMOs, marketing managers and business owners who need to adapt their digital strategy. Intimate group capped at 20, selling fast. A share of ticket proceeds goes to Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity.
One of Scotland's largest business expos. Around 60 exhibitors, 8 seminars and workshops, and structured networking sessions across a half-day at the Royal Highland Centre. Free to attend — organisers report 82% of delegates are decision-makers, making it a useful room for B2B founders, marketers and sales teams targeting the Scottish market.