Modern Medicine: AI

⌖ Edinburgh · Black Medicine Coffee

Hosted by Edinburgh Data Science and AI

Meet Edinburgh’s data science, machine learning and AI community over coffee on Wednesday 14 October 2026, from 11:00am to 1:00pm BST. Hosted by Emily T. for Edinburgh Data Science and AI, this first Data Science Coffee Club offers an informal alternative to the group’s usual speaker events. Head downstairs at Black Medicine Coffee in Edinburgh, buy a drink and connect with other people working in the field. There are no talks, slides, pitches or formal agenda. Instead, conversations may cover: - Current projects and technical problems - Interesting tools, ideas and approaches - Opportunities to collaborate or help one another - Developments across Edinburgh’s data science, ML and AI community The session is primarily for data science and machine learning professionals. You do not need to be a regular member of the Edinburgh community: professionals visiting the city are welcome too. If conversations are still flowing when the event finishes at 1:00pm, attendees may continue over lunch nearby. Register for the Data Science Coffee Club.

⌖ Edinburgh · The Slug and Lettuce George Street

Hosted by ⭐ Edinburgh Tech Network (ETN) ⭐

Meet Edinburgh’s tech community over informal drinks on Wednesday 14 October 2026, from 7–10pm BST, at The Slug and Lettuce George Street. Hosted by Edinburgh Tech Network and OkGather, this relaxed networking evening is built around useful conversations rather than presentations. There are no PowerPoints, speeches, structured introductions or organised activities: simply grab a drink, find the Edinburgh Tech Network table and meet people working across Edinburgh’s technology scene. The gathering is aimed at: - Software engineers and developers - Product managers - Data and AI professionals - Designers and UX practitioners - Startup founders and operators - People building products, projects or careers in tech Attendees can exchange ideas, learn from peers and make connections that may lead to collaborations or career opportunities. The event is generally self-hosted, with no designated host leading the evening; venue staff will direct you to the group’s reserved table. Venue: The Slug and Lettuce George Street, 113–115 George Street, Edinburgh, EH2 4JN. Places are limited. Attendance requires an OkGather membership, priced at £2.99 per month. Members can show their OkGather profile at the bar to receive 20% off food and drinks. RSVP for the event on Meetup

⌖ Edinburgh

Data Day Edinburgh 2026 is an in-person data conference taking place in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, on 23 October 2026. About the event Data Day Edinburgh 2026 brings its data-focused conference format to Scotland’s capital for a full day dedicated to the field. It offers an opportunity to step away from day-to-day work and spend time exploring the wider data landscape alongside other people interested in the subject. The event listing positions data as the central theme. This makes the conference potentially relevant to professionals, practitioners and decision-makers whose work involves collecting, managing, analysing or applying data, as well as people following the relationship between data, AI and automation. However, the currently available event page does not identify a specific experience level or confirm whether sessions will be introductory, advanced or mixed. What to expect This is listed as an in-person conference rather than an online event. Attendees can therefore expect to participate on location in Edinburgh. The published information currently confirms: - Date: Friday, 23 October 2026 - Location: Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Format: In-person data conference - Core subject: Data A detailed agenda has not yet been included in the supplied listing. Speaker names, individual session topics, workshop details, networking activities, timings and venue information are also not currently specified. If these details are important to your decision, check the event page as the date approaches for programme updates and practical attendance information. Who should consider attending? Data Day Edinburgh 2026 is worth tracking if you work with data or want to understand developments across the field. That may include people working in analytics, data operations, product, technology, AI or automation, although the organiser has not published a formal audience profile in the available material. With the event scheduled for October 2026, prospective attendees have time to monitor the listing for announcements about speakers, content and ticket availability. Follow the official event page for the latest published details and booking options. View the event page and register for Data Day Edinburgh 2026

⌖ London · South Place Hotel

Hosted by Corinium Intelligence

A private London dinner for senior data, AI, technology and security leaders exploring secure runtime data controls for enterprise AI agents on 13 October 2026. Hosted by Skyflow and organised by Corinium Intelligence, The Secure AI Paradigm brings a select group of 10–15 executives to South Place Hotel in London. The focus is a critical production challenge: giving autonomous AI systems the information they need while retaining control over how sensitive data is accessed, processed and revealed. What the roundtable will explore As AI agents begin retrieving information, calling tools and taking action independently, static permissions and conventional security boundaries may no longer provide sufficient protection. This closed-door conversation will examine practical ways to embed privacy, governance and least-privilege access directly into enterprise AI architecture. Discussion points include: - Deciding which sensitive data an AI agent genuinely needs - Applying dynamic, policy-driven controls based on identity, agent, task and context - Protecting data as it moves through RAG systems, models, APIs and tools - Managing agent-to-tool and agent-to-agent connections - Protecting PII without stripping away the context AI needs to perform effectively - Translating security, privacy and regulatory requirements into enforceable technical controls - Identifying where existing access controls fall short for autonomous workflows The group will also consider what must change when an agent can independently retrieve information and act, and what safeguards would give enterprises confidence to scale agents across sensitive workflows. Roundtable hosts The discussion will be hosted by Javier Morao, EMEA Head of Data & AI at Citi, who leads data commercialisation across more than 50 countries and has over 15 years of experience in data, analytics and transformation within global financial services. He is joined by Roshmik Saha, Co-founder and CTO of Skyflow, a technologist with more than 15 years of experience building secure, scalable platforms. His background spans Microsoft and leadership of Lyft’s self-driving car infrastructure. View the event and registration details

⌖ Glasgow · Glasgow University Union (GUU)

Explore AI’s hidden social, cultural and environmental impacts at this one-day symposium in Glasgow on 13 October 2026. Making the Invisible, Visible The Lovelace–Hodgkin Symposium 2026 asks what artificial intelligence reveals, what it conceals and who gets to shape its future. Taking place at Glasgow University Union on Ada Lovelace Day, the event will examine the assumptions, infrastructures and exclusions beneath AI, and connect technical systems to wider questions of fairness, representation and public participation. Rather than limiting the conversation to academics and technology specialists, the symposium welcomes anyone interested in technology, society, creativity, ethics or social justice. Its programme combines talks with participatory and creative formats, giving attendees multiple ways to investigate how AI affects people, communities and the stories told about them. What the day will explore Sessions and activities will consider: - The inner workings of large language models - Unintended consequences created by AI systems - Missing, invisible and misrepresented data - Surveillance, mapping and the relationship between technology and power - Environmental and cultural impacts of digital technologies - The voices and experiences included in, or excluded from, AI - Storytelling’s role in shaping understandings of history and technology - How the public can participate more meaningfully in emerging technologies The format extends beyond conventional presentations. Expect a creative, interactive mix of talks, workshops, games, artworks, film and group discussion. Throughout the day, participants will be encouraged to consider who benefits from AI, whose knowledge its systems reflect and how technology influences perceptions of ourselves, our communities and possible futures. Film screening and discussion The symposium will conclude with a screening of the LifeMosaic documentary Mapping & Monitoring in Indigenous Territories. A discussion with the film’s producer will follow, connecting the documentary to the day’s central themes of participation, knowledge, representation and power.… Register for this event

⌖ Berlin · Circuit

Hosted by Circuit Event Calendar

A women-only AI coworking day in Berlin for founders, engineers, researchers, product specialists and operators actively shipping AI products. Taking place on Tuesday 13 October 2026 from 09:30 to 17:30 (GMT+2) at Circuit, this 18th edition combines focused project work with a technical deep-dive and curated networking. Bring your laptop and monitor cable, work on something you intend to ship, and expect a high-signal environment with no sales pitches. The format - 09:30: Doors open and coworking begins - 12:30: Group lunch break and curated networking - 13:15: Technical talk with Hira Siddiqui, co-founder of Plurality Network - Afternoon: Further deep work, with the published agenda noting a wrap at 18:00 You don’t own your AI memory (yet) Hira Siddiqui draws on more than a decade of work across decentralised identity, web3 and AI to examine how tools such as ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini each retain separate versions of a user’s context. The session will cover: - Where AI context lives today and who controls it - What portable, user-owned AI memory looks like in practice - How to design AI products without locking in users’ data The event is particularly relevant to women working with sensitive data or anyone cautious about placing private context into an AI chat window. It takes place on Circuit’s third floor at Möckernstraße 120. Host approval is required. Applications are curated, so be prepared to explain what you are building. Request to join.