DataFest
DataFest is a conference spanning sectors, industries and disciplines that brings the brightest minds in data and AI to the stage.
- Dates
- 2026 · dates to be confirmed
- Location
- Edinburgh, UK
- Industry
- Data and AI
Speakers
30 speakers on record
speaker· 30
Amanda Brock
CEO, OpenUK
Carl Strathearn
Lecturer (Assistant Professor), Researcher & Expert Advisor on Embodied AI and Humanoid Robotics, Edinburgh Napier University
Caroline Criado Perez
Campaigner and author of 'Invisible Women'
Cassie Kozyrkov
former Chief Decision Scientist, Google
Cathy O'Neil
Mathematician, data scientist and author of 'Weapons of Math Destruction'
Charles Smith
Chief Marketing Officer, UK and Ireland, IBM
Christopher Wylie
Cambridge Analytica Whistleblower
Colin Jarvis
Global Head of Forward Engineering, OpenAI
Colin Nwachukwu Ife
Head of Risk, Geordie AI
Daniel Hulme
Chief AI Officer, WPP
Danny Quinn
Managing Director, DataVita
Dex Hunter-Torricke
Founder & President, The Center for Tomorrow
Dr Eleanor Drage
Research Fellow, Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence
Dr Julia Stamm
Founder, She Shapes AI
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Space Scientist
Duncan Clark
CEO, Flourish (part of Canva)
Georgia Channing
AI for Science Lead, Hugging Face
Hannah Fry
Author, radio & TV presenter
Hazel Jane
Interfaith Minister
Heather Thomson
CEO, The Data Lab
Ian Mackie
CEO, Malted AI
Jamie Laycock
Head of Biology & AI Lead, The Glasgow Academy
Orlando Machado
Chief Data Officer, the LEGO Group
Prof. Emily Nordmann
Professor of Evidence-Informed Education and Associate Dean for Learning and Teaching, The University of Glasgow
Prof. Rachel Adams
Executive Director | CEO and Founder, Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence | Global Centre on AI Governance
Ross McNairn
CEO, Wordsmith.ai
Theo Blackwell
Chief Digital Officer for London, Mayor of London
Tim Peake
Astronaut, European Space Agency
Will Millership
CEO, PRISM
Zoe Kleinman
Technology Editor, BBC News
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