DataFest 2026

Schedule

Wed, 27 May, 2026 at 01:30 pm to Thu, 28 May, 2026 at 04:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

Assembly Rooms | Edinburgh, SC

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Scotland's leading data and AI event returns on 27th & 28th May 2026!
About this Event

Hosted by The Data Lab, Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, DataFest is Scotland’s leading data & AI conference.

Since 2017, it has grown into the country’s premier showcase of data and AI, attracting global speakers, industry leaders, and practitioners from across sectors and industries.

For our 2026 edition, our theme, ‘Intelligent Futures,’ will explore how data and AI are transforming the systems, industries, and societies of tomorrow - with a focus on long-term impact, trust, and responsible scale.

Speaker announcements coming soon!

DataFest 2026 Schedule (Timings subject to change!)

  • 27th May - 13:30 – 19:00
  • 28th May - 08:30 - 16:00

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Partnering with us is the most cost-effective way to access our key events and community benefits. We launched our partnership programme to connect with partners from the private, public and social enterprise sectors. This programme brings together like-minded organisations who share our vision of creating the world’s most impactful data and AI community.

Click here to learn more about our packages and explore our current partners.

Thank you to our partners IBM, Wheatley Group, Accenture, Teradata, Lloyds Banking Group, Caledonian MacBrayne, Elementz, Research Data Scotland, Talan, The Scottish Government, and our funder Scottish Funding Council.

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Assembly Rooms, 54 George Street, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

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