Senior technology leaders from Microsoft, IBM, the Met Office, Moody’s, Skyscanner, FanDuel and Arnold Clark are among the first speakers confirmed for DIGIT Expo 2026.

Scotland’s largest annual enterprise technology event returns to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) on November 19th, bringing together IT leaders, digital innovators and technology professionals for a full day of talks, workshops, networking and technology showcases.

The line-up spans prominent experts in technology, financial services, government, science and digital business, with expertise across artificial intelligence, cloud, data, software engineering, digital transformation and technology leadership.

Speakers Confirmed for DIGIT Expo 2026

The current speaker line-up includes:

• Kirstine Dale, Chief AI Officer, Met Office
• Julia Shelley, Director of AI Transformation, Multiverse
• Jamie Stark, Managing Director: Applied AI, Moody’s
• McKinley Hyden, Director of Commercial Analytics, Skyscanner
• Oli Mival, VP Product Strategy, Innovation & Experience, Picsart
• Laura Revie, Director of Enterprise AI Acceleration, FanDuel
• Davie Gow, Chief Technology Officer, Arnold Clark
• David Archer, Director Engineering: AI and Data, Imagine Learning
• Sharon Moore, Chief Technology Officer: Public Sector, IBM
• David Kirk, Lead Engineer: Agentic AI Enablement, Wayve
• Allan Tanner, DEX Team Lead: Digital Workplace & AI Transformation, Gallagher
• Bradley Frank, Head Software & Electronic Engineering, UK Astronomy Technology Centre
• Chris Lowe, Lead Product Manager, FanDuel
• Firas Khnaisser, Decisioning Lead, Standard Life
• Kirsten Doherty, Senior Software Engineer, J.P. Morgan
• Joel Sylvester, Founder & CTO, Dukosi
• Kirsten Paul, Co-Founder & Director of Communications, Brassneck
• Abi Reynolds, Senior Research Strategist, Microsoft
• Lauren Cahill, Director of Technology & Business Solutions, ICS Learn
• Lucy Pitticas-Rothwell, Head of Product Operations, FreeAgent
• Melissa Fogwill, CTO, Henderson Loggie
• Neill Smith, Head of Cloud Operations & SRE, Scottish Government
• Chelsea Jarvie, CISO & Digital Safety Expert, Neon Circle
• Esther Stringer, Managing Director, Border Crossing UX
• Theo Priestley, Author & Futurist

The line-up reflects many of the major technology challenges currently facing organisations, with artificial intelligence set to feature prominently across the programme.

Speakers working directly on enterprise AI adoption, agentic systems and AI-enabled transformation will be joined by experts covering cloud operations, digital workplaces, data and analytics, software engineering, product development and technology strategy.

The event will also provide an opportunity to hear how organisations across sectors including financial services, government, automotive, aviation, education and science are approaching emerging technologies and large-scale digital change.

DIGIT Expo 2026 takes place at the EICC in Edinburgh on Thursday 19 November.

Registration is free and includes access to the keynote theatre, seminar sessions and exhibition area.

Register for DIGIT Expo 2026 here: DIGIT Expo 2026 | Edinburgh | Scotland’s Biggest Tech Showcase