Tech Events by The Data Lab

with Chrisando Ryan (Security Engineer, Skyscanner) · Greg Cavé (Enterprise Security Architect, Accenture)

Cybersecurity engineers from Skyscanner and Accenture unpack what it takes to build a resilient security culture as organisations race to adopt AI. Chrisando Ryan (Skyscanner) shares hard-won lessons from embracing AI at pace — what burned, what they changed, and how far to trust autonomous systems — alongside Greg Cavé (Accenture) on the leadership buy-in, strong foundations and shared responsibility that matter as much as the technology. Free and in-person at 47 Potterrow (with an online option); essential for anyone working with data, AI or digital systems who wants to better protect their organisation. Part of The Data Lab Community's Cybersecurity & Privacy series.

The Data Lab's flagship community meetup turns to one of the decade's defining challenges: data and AI for energy and net zero. A strong speaker line-up — Andrew Sudmant (Edinburgh Climate Change Institute), Gavin Johnston (BE-ST), Lily Bell (Map Impact), Emily Seward (Intelligent Growth Solutions) and Adam Sroka (Hypercube Consulting) — spans optimising energy use, tracking carbon footprints and AI-informed architecture and urban design across the natural and built environment. Expect substantive talks and one of the best data/AI rooms in the city.

Scotland's flagship data and AI conference returns under the theme 'Intelligent Futures'. Two days at the Assembly Rooms with world-class speakers from OpenAI, Google, Hugging Face and the European Space Agency — including Colin Jarvis (OpenAI) and Georgia Channing (Hugging Face). Around 700 attendees, 50 exhibitors, substantive sessions across the whole data and AI stack. The must-attend event of the week.