Following close consultation with partners and having examined the latest official guidance, The Data Lab has taken the extremely difficult decision to cancel remaining events as part of DataFest20. The health and wellbeing of everyone involved in DataFest20; our communities, partners and staff, is of the utmost importance to us. Having carried out a thorough […]
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The DataFest Fringe is now in full swing!
Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the remaining Fringe Events have either been cancelled or postponed. We are very sorry for any inconvenience caused and thank you for your support and understanding. Our Fringe Events run for the Data Fest fortnight, all throughout Scotland. Everybody at The Data Lab attends at least one or two events. […]
Get the most from the DataFest app
The DataFest app comes back for DataFest20 to answer any and all of your DataFest related queries from the palm of your hand. We’d like to give you a better insight into the app so that you can make the most of it during all DataFest related events and activities. Whether you are attending Data […]
The women in tech who will be making DataFest20 a success
With International Womens Day coming on 8 March, we wanted to highlight some of the amazing women who will be giving talks at DataFest20 in March. We believe in the importance of gender balance at our events and always make sure that speakers and panels are as equally balanced as possible. There are no excuses […]
80+ Fringe Events across Scotland coming 9-20 March – something for everyone!
While there is a big focus on the major events happening during DataFest (DataSummit, DataTech and DataTalent), a huge and important part of DataFest is the series of Fringe Events that will take place during 9 to 20 March throughout Scotland organised by the tech, data science and AI community in Scotland. These Fringe Events […]
Start your engines for Aberdeen DataFest event
Former McLaren Formula One pit crew member Marc Priestly is racing into Aberdeen next month as he turns on the ignition at Aberdeen’s first DataFest Fringe event. Hosted at ONE Tech Hub on Wednesday 11th March, DataFest Aberdeen celebrates data innovation in all its forms and what it can do for business and the economy. […]
Full line-up of speakers announced for DataTech20
More than 30 data science leaders, innovators and researchers have been confirmed as speakers at DataTech20, a technology-focused conference which forms part of DataFest, the UK’s largest data festival being held in Scotland in March. Exploring emerging technologies in the data science industry, the speakers will take to the stage at the Technology and Innovation Centre in […]
We’re excited to announce more amazing speakers for DataSummit20!
DataFest, our two week long festival of data innovation is now only a month away! We’ve just announced details on more of the speakers that we will be welcoming to DataSummit, the two-day international conference element of the festival on 19 & 20 March. We’ve selected a really diverse range of people to come and […]
The DataFest20 STEM programme
As part of DataFest we run a series of events across Scotland that promotes STEM within primary and secondary schools with a focus on technology. These events range from talks, hackathons and conference style events. Building the future of data science and artificial intelligence starts at school level. We currently do extensive work with universities […]
DataFest, UK’s largest data festival, announces more fantastic speakers
DataFest are delighted to announce a new group of fantastic speakers for Data Summit and Data Tech, as part of DataFest20. Mathematician and broadcaster, Hannah Fry; Campaigner and Author of Invisible Women, Caroline Criado-Perez; entrepreneur Priya Lakhani; and British statistician, David Spiegelhalter, known as ‘Professor Risk’, are the names revealed today who will join world-famous astronaut, Tim […]
