- Early-bird tickets are now available for Scotland’s leading data and AI event, DataFest 2026.
- Join 600+ innovators and decision makers at the event on the 27th and 28th May 2026 at The Assembly Rooms.
Explore cutting-edge ideas
DataFest champions Scotland as a hub for data and AI excellence. It’s a space to celebrate innovation, share ideas, and explore the future together. Entering its ninth year, DataFest 2026 will run under the theme “Intelligent Futures”. We’ll explore how data and AI are transforming the systems, industries, and societies of tomorrow.
It challenges us to ask: What kind of future are we building with data and AI? And how do we ensure it works for everyone, across sectors, regions, and generations?
Hear from visionary speakers
DataFest has welcomed some of the brightest minds in data and AI to our stage. Previous speakers have included Colin Jarvis, Head of Forward Deployed Engineering at OpenAI; mathematician, author, and broadcaster Professor Hannah Fry; and Zoe Kleinman, Technology Editor at BBC News.
Network with Scotland’s vibrant data and AI community
From data scientists to CEOs, researchers to engineers – DataFest brings together a diverse mix of voices and perspectives. Join us to share ideas, build connections, and explore what’s next in data and AI. In 2025, DataFest welcomed over 600 data and AI enthusiasts from across Scotland, the UK, and internationally to Edinburgh. Attendees included business leaders, policymakers, professionals, researchers, and students from all sectors.
To secure your tickets, visit the DataFest website: