Programme: Creative_Tech Scotland Gathering 2026

Running Order

EFI Large Event Space (Level 0)

09:00 - 10:00

Registration Level 1: Demos Level 1 and Level 0, networking and refreshments

10:00 - 10:10

Welcome and outline for the day, hosted by Caroline Parkinson

10:10 - 11:00

Opening Keynote: Prof. Jane Harris - XR Research in Textiles and Dress

11:00 - 11:30

Break + DEMOS OPEN!

11:30 - 12:00

Meet the demonstrators: lightning talks

12:00 - 13:30

Lunch Break: Demos open and networking

13:30 - 15:00

Everything Converges!

13:30 - 14:00

Graham Hogg, Lateral North: 'Baile Lagain - The Souter's Shop'

14:00 - 14:30

Pauline McCloy-Turtle and Charles Turtle, SUUM.Studio: 'Save The Rave: Building Playable Culture in Game Engines'

14:30 - 15:00

Malath Abbas & Andy Truscott, Biome Collective: 'The Game'

15:00 - 15:15

Break

15:15 - 16:00

Closing Keynote: Trevor Jones, Artist: 'Beyond the Boom: Art, Technology and What Endures'

16:00 - 17:00

DEMOS OPEN!

17:00 - 20:00

CreativeTech Scotland Thursday Gathering in partnership with Venture Café Edinburgh - pizza, drinks, curated talks and networking

EFI Room 0.11

11:00 - 12:00

CreativeTech Workshop: Dougal Perman, Inner Ear: 'From Transcript to Impact: AI Workflow & Roadmap for Creative Teams'

Mezzanine

EFI Level 1 (Balcony of Event Space)

09:00 - 10:00

Registration and demos

11:00 - 11:30

Demo showcase over break

12:00 - 13:30

Demo showcase over lunch

16:00 - 17:00

Demo showcase over networking

EFI Room 2.55

EFI Level 2 (near main reception)

17:00 - 20:00

Creative Tech Scotland Thursday Gathering

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Led by Edinburgh Futures Institute, the fourth CreativeTech Scotland Gathering brings together creative tech and data-driven innovation practitioners from across the creative industries to share, network, showcase their work and explore innovation within creative technology.

This event is supported by Edinburgh Futures Institute.