The Data Lab
Speakers
2025 Speakers
Look out for more speaker announcements coming soon!
Zoe Kleinman
Technology Editor
BBC
Colin Jarvis
Head of Forward Deployed Engineering
OpenAI
Orlando Machado
Chief Data & AI Officer
Lego
Duncan Clark
Head of Europe
Canva
Eleanor Drage
Research Fellow
Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence
Daniel Hulme
Chief AI Officer
WPP
Rachel Curtis
CEO & Co-founder
Inicio AI
Ross McNairn
CEO & Founder
Wordsmith AI
Iain Mackie
CEO & Co-founder
Malted AI
Stephanie Earp
Head of AI
Space Intelligence
Hadi Larijani
Director for SMART Technology Research Centre
Glasgow Caledonian University
Corine van der Schans
AI Policy and Delivery Team Leader
The Scottish Government
Heather Thomson
CEO
The Data Lab
MIchael Conway
Senior Partner
IBM
Mark Byrne
Managing Director, Applied Intelligence
Accenture
Tom Wilkinson
Chief Data Officer The Scottish Government
Anneli Ritari-Stewart
Head of Digital Marketing
Royal London
Sharon Moore
Technical Director
IBM
Adam Sroka
Co-Founder & CEO
Hypercube
Kate Brooks
AI Industry Specialist
Teradata
Helen Lindsay
Managing Director – Talent & Organization – Health and Public Sector
Accenture
Magdalena Bielska
Senior Manager, Privacy, Records and Data Assurance
Lloyds Banking Group
Mathew Clark
Data and Information Lead
Wheatley Group
Katy Guthrie
AI Accelerator Programme Manager
Edinburgh Innovations
Angelica Chatzimoschou
Lead Data Scientist
Lloyds Banking Group
Orla Kelly
Knowledge Exchange & Innovation Collaboration Manager
UWS
Fiona Mason
Head of Business Engagement and IP Commercialisation
Napier University
Howell Davies
Head of Strategic Programmes and Funding
Interface
Hazel Jane
Founder
Life Rites
Adam Turner
Head of External Funding
The Data Lab
Nuria Fraile-Diaz
Digital Learning and Development Manager
The Data Lab
Michelle Scott
Training and Development Executive
The Data Lab
DataFest 2025 Theme
This year we’re moving beyond the initial hype surrounding AI, entering a phase where organisations are applying AI in practical, impactful ways.
At DataFest 2025, we’ll explore real-world examples and share actionable insights from experts, helping you understand how AI is transforming industries and how to navigate its challenges.