The countdown is officially on! Just two weeks remain until DIGIT Expo 2026 returns to the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) on Thursday  November 19th.

Scotland’s biggest annual enterprise technology event will bring together professionals from across the country’s IT and digital community for a full day of industry insight, knowledge sharing, technology showcases and networking.

With an extensive speaker programme, four stages of live content and more than 60 technology and solution providers exhibiting, this year’s Expo promises an opportunity to explore the latest developments shaping the enterprise technology landscape.

From AI and digital transformation to cybersecurity, data innovation and technology leadership, the agenda tackles some of the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing organisations today.

With just a fortnight remaining and places filling fast, now is the time to secure your attendance.

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What’s Happening on the Day?

This year’s conference agenda features an extensive programme of presentations, panel discussions and practical sessions, delivered by technology leaders from across some of the world’s best-known organisations.

The keynote programme begins at 9:15am, with BBC Scotland journalist and broadcaster Mark Stephen welcoming delegates to the event.

Opening the main programme, Oli Mival, VP of Product Strategy, Innovation & Experience at Picsart, will present Realising the Possible: Value Shift in the AI Revolution, examining how AI is changing the economics of technology creation, innovation and business value.

Julia Shelley, Director of AI Transformation at Multiverse, will follow with LinkedIn vs Reality: AI Adoption in Practice, exploring the realities of implementing AI within organisations and the challenges of translating adoption into measurable outcomes.

Other keynote highlights include:

• Kirstine Dale, Chief AI Officer, Met Office – Forecasting the Future: Embedding AI in the UK’s Weather Service
• McKinley Hyden, Director of Commercial Analytics, Skyscanner – It’s Not Plug & Play: Searching for AI Value in Analytics & Beyond
• David Kirk, Lead Engineer: Agentic AI Enablement, Wayve – Agentic PR Review
• Jamie Stark, Managing Director: Applied AI, Moody’s – From Agents to a Company Brain: What 2026 Taught Us
• Lauren Sager Weinstein, Chief Data Officer, Transport for London – The View from the Platform: Perspective on Where we are with Data and AI at TfL
• Laura Revie, Director of Enterprise AI Acceleration, FanDuel, and Chris Lowe, Lead Product Manager, FanDuel – How We Work with AI, and How AI Works With Us

Alongside the keynote theatre, delegates can explore a range of breakout sessions and expert-led panel discussions covering the practical challenges facing today’s technology professionals.

The second stage will examine digital leadership, career development, AI adoption and the business impact of technology investment.

Highlights include From Job Titles to Skills: Future-Proofing Digital Careers in the Age of AI, presented by Davie Gow, Chief Technology Officer at Arnold Clark, and Testing the Hypothesis: Can Agentic AI Help us Ship Customer Value Faster?, delivered by Lucy Pitticas-Rothwell, Head of Product Operations at FreeAgent.

A series of interactive panel discussions will also address the importance of user experience in an increasingly automated world, maximising technology investment in smaller businesses, and navigating the transition from technical practitioner to technology leader.

Cybersecurity and resilience will feature prominently across the remaining stages, with sessions exploring continuous penetration testing, Zero Trust, AI-driven attacks, identity security, data protection and business recovery.

Among the highlights, Dave Henderson, Sales Director at Synack, will examine the move from annual penetration testing towards continuous security testing, while Neil Binnie, CISO at Harbor Solutions, will explore the practical requirements of building business resilience.

Other sessions will examine the evolving threat landscape, the protection of Microsoft 365 environments and the challenges of responding to cyber incidents at increasing speed.

The programme offers delegates the opportunity to explore a broad range of topics, share experiences with industry peers and take away practical insights to apply within their own organisations.

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Meet the 2026 Speakers

This year’s programme features an extensive line-up of speakers representing major international organisations, Scottish businesses, public sector bodies and emerging technology companies.

The confirmed 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 of Product Strategy, Innovation & Experience, Picsart
• Laura Revie – Director of Enterprise AI Acceleration, FanDuel
• Davie Gow – Chief Technology Officer, Arnold Clark
• Abi Reynolds – Senior Research Strategist, Microsoft
• Sharon Moore MBE – Chief Technology Officer: Public Sector, IBM
• Lea Savage – Computer Scientist, Adobe & Trustee Board Member, SWiT
• David Kirk – Lead Engineer: Agentic AI Enablement, Wayve
• Allan Tanner – DEX Team Lead: Digital Workplace & AI Transformation, Gallagher
• David Archer – Software Engineering Director, FanDuel
• Firas Khnaisser – Decisioning Lead, Standard Life
• Kirsten Doherty – Senior Software Engineer, J.P. Morgan
• Joel Sylvester – Founder & Chief Technology Officer, Dukosi
• Kirsten Paul – Co-Founder & Director of Communications, brass neck
• Lauren Sager Weinstein – Chief Data Officer, Transport for London
• Lauren Cahill – Director of Technology & Business Solutions, ICS Learn
• Lucy Pitticas-Rothwell – Head of Product Operations, FreeAgent
• Melissa Fogwill – Chief Technology Officer, Henderson Loggie
• Chris Lowe – Lead Product Manager, FanDuel
• Neill Smith – Head of Cloud Operations & SRE, The Scottish Government
• Inez Hogarth – Managing Director & Founder, Data Understood
• Carl Barton – CTO & Co-Founder, Fanbase
• Chelsea Jarvie – CISO & Digital Safety Expert, Neon Circle
• Esther Stringer – Managing Director, Border Crossing UX
• Theo Priestley – Author & Futurist, Independent Speaker
• Mark Stephen – Journalist & Broadcaster, BBC Scotland
• Dave Henderson – Sales Director, Synack
• Matthew Newington – Head of Data Security, Quorum Cyber
• Neil Binnie – CISO, Harbor Solutions
• Derek Whigham – Customer Advocate, Yubico
• Pat Gillen – Cyber Manager, FullProxy
• Paul Kelly – Head Nerd, N-able
• Richard Holland – Field CISO, Quorum Cyber
• Jaro Tomik – Chief Technologist & Strategy Consultant, Buvalo
• Steven Peake – Pre Sales Director, Barracuda Networks
• Mike Culshaw – Solutions Consultant, Zscaler
• Bruce McLane – Senior Technical Evangelist, ManageEngine

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Secure Your Place – Just Two Weeks to Go!

DIGIT Expo 2026 takes place on Thursday 19 November at the EICC, Edinburgh, with doors opening at 8:30am and the first conference session beginning at 9:15am.

Registration is completely free, with tickets providing access to all keynote presentations, breakout sessions, the exhibition area, the event app and networking opportunities.

With places filling fast and just two weeks remaining, don’t miss the opportunity to be part of Scotland’s biggest annual enterprise technology event.

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