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Scotland’s future circular economy has a range of vital components to it. Vertical farming, artificial intelligence, data mining and our relationship with the land are some of the most important. This is undoubtedly in one of the most challenging aspects of our journey to carbon neutrality.

Join us on 19th August when our speakers will explore these challenges and opportunities that they present for the tech sector in developing technologies to drive down emissions.

We will be joined by:

– David Farquhar, IGS
– Emma Patterson Taylor, SAOS
– Dr Michael Groves, Topolytics

A roundtable for women working in cyber security in Scotland which promotes networking and collaboration, and seeks to support females working in cyber security.

CmdR ScotSoft is the leading tech conference in Scotland and has been running for more than 20 years. It’s an annual festival of ideas and innovation that showcases the best of the Scottish technology sector and brings you sought after speakers from far flung locations.

We seek to help technology businesses and professionals focus on future trends, opportunities for growth, look at personal development in leadership skills and strategies and help the digital community in Scotland prosper. This year will be no different.

We’ll bring together a community like-minded professionals to learn from the very best within our industry – only instead of connecting in person during the day, we’ll do it in a virtual environment.

We’ll be running parallel sessions throughout the day focussing on things your business can do to recover and grow, taking a deep dive into core subjects including cloud, AI, languages and security, and also looking at how technology can help transform non-tech businesses, highlighting some of the best solutions Scotland has to offer.

Some of our confirmed speakers so far include: Bonnie Dunbar, professor of aerospace engineering and inductee of the Astronaut Hall of Fame; Lars Klint, author, trainer, Microsoft MVP, community leader, and Microsoft Azure expert; and Ali Law, Associate at Hanya Partners and all round digital guru.

So, if you’re a practitioner, leader or just an interested observer, book your space now.

We are delighted that we’ll be able to bring the Young Software Engineer of the Year Awards back in person this year.  It’ll be more ‘exclusive’ than past years, with numbers currently limited to account for social distancing.

As always, the YSE Awards showcase some of the brightest minds our universities have to offer.  Nominees are drawn from recent graduates of computer science (and related undergraduate degrees) and the winners decided by our panel of judges, who have over 100 years combined industry experience.  You’ll have the opportunity to meet them all throughout dinner and watch as their dissertation topics are showcased during the evening.

Of course, it wouldn’t be the Young Software Engineer of the Year Awards without a champagne reception to kick the night off. We’ll then take our seats for a lavish three course meal, before watching the Awards and hearing from our special after-dinner speaker – world-renowned Social Engineer and keynote speaker, Jenny Radcliffe.

We’re working with the EICC and the Scottish Government to ensure it’s as safe as possible for you to bring your guests to.  We’ll follow all the rules and restrictions in place at the time and will communicate these to you before the dinner takes place.

We’re inviting you to register your interest in a table, at the moment this will be for a maximum of six people and costs will be in line with previous years.  We hope to be able to increase numbers as guidance allows and hope to deliver more clarity on this in the near future.

In Scotland we are well placed to facilitate emerging Climate Tech into our digital and tech ecosystem.

Data-driven innovation is a cornerstone of Scotland’s tech ecosystem and is well supported by cutting-edge innovation centres, and Climate Tech is fostering an even closer relationship with Scotland’s data ecosystem.

Join us on 14th October and hear from our speakers highlighting the scale of innovation taking place and the opportunities for Scotland’s digital and tech sector.

Come along and learn about how we can seize this opportunity on a global scale.

We will be joined by:

• Gillian Docherty, CEO of The Data Lab, who will cover the role of data led innovation in addressing our net zero targets.

• Sarah Petrie, Michelin Scotland Innovation Parc, who will cover the latest developments in MSIP and the latest green skills academy. Sarah will also highlight some of the pilots and innovation taking place at the Parc.

• Murray Collins, CEO of Space Intelligence, will focus on the latest work Space Intelligence has undertaken with Nature Scot around the Can Do Innovation Challenge.

Transport innovation is a leading player in Scotland’s journey to become net-zero in greenhouse gas emissions.

The greater demand for transport services combined with an increase in population size means that the transportation sector is the only area with an upward trend of C02 emissions. Transport remains a crucial part of our economy and society, therefore we must think creatively.

Join us on 26th October to learn about one of our leading strengths in this sector: Mobility as a Service (MaaS), the integration of various transport modes into a single mobility service.

You will find out more about the application of technologies in MaaS, Tourism and Aviation in reducing carbon emissions.

We will be joined by:

• Ally McInroy, Technology Scotland, who will discuss the role MaaS has to play in delivering sustainability and new modes of transport for businesses and citizens as a whole.
• Josh Ryan-Saha, Travel Tech for Scotland, who will discuss Scotland’s latest cluster and the role travel and tourism can play on our journey towards net zero.
• More speakers to be confirmed.