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…
Weekly after-work drinks and tech conversation at The Abbey. Bring what you're building, what you're learning, or just yourself. Free and informal.
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 Briggs MSP (Conservatives), Ben Macpherson MSP (SNP), Andy Williamson (LibDems), Brian Baglow (Scottish Games Network) and Prof Fiona McNeill (Edinburgh). A rare chance for the Scottish tech sector to put questions directly to parliamentary candidates.
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…
Edinburgh International Data Facility's bi-annual town hall, open to companies, academics and public sector users of Scotland's HPC research infrastructure. Hear use cases from Garandor, the National Collection of Aerial Photography and the Genomic Data Analysis Centre, with Q&A and networking. Hybrid format — attend in person or remotely.
Scotland's embedded systems and hardware community gathers at CodeBase to explore the latest in embedded tech, tools and best practice. Technical presentation, live demo and networking for firmware engineers, hardware developers and anyone working at the silicon-to-software boundary. Organised by non-profit Open Circuit Scotland.