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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