Event Type : Industry Event

Holyrood Connect’s annual Public Sector Data Summit will return to Edinburgh on 13 March 2025. 

The use of data and AI across the public sector is on the increase. It is crucial that we understand how to maximise their potential to help us make informed decisions and improve public services.  

Through a variety of session formats, including keynote addresses, interactive panel discussions and masterclasses, you will hear valuable insights on making the most of your data, how to store it securely, and how to address concerns around AI and ethics. 

Public Sector Data Summit 2025 will also feature an exhibition, providing an opportunity for you to explore relevant solutions for your organisation. 

The event is free-to-attend for those working in the public or third sectors.  

Holyrood Connect 

Holyrood Connect publishes leading Public Sector ICT news in Scotland and hosts renowned Public Sector Tech events & conferences. You can view all of Holyrood Connect’s upcoming events here. 

In 2025, City of Glasgow College and the Scottish Institute of Innovation and Knowledge Exchange are delighted to welcome and host the third round of IPHatch UK. 

IPHatch® is an open-innovation challenge for innovative minds to scale up business by commercialising the patented technology portfolios of renowned tech leaders.

Who should join

• Startups with a good business plan
• Startups from Pre-seed to Series A
• Companies that plan to enter new market or new technology areas

Join us as you’ll get the chance to meet the competitions organisers Piece Future and their corporate partners. You’ll also find out about the technology portfolios available this year and engage in discussion on how Glasgow unlocks growth through regional collaborations and innovation clusters.

Please also join us afterwards for networking at the Social Hub, 15 Candleriggs, Glasgow G1 1TQ.

Scot-Secure is Scotland’s largest annual cyber security conference. The event brings together senior InfoSec personnel, IT leaders, academics, security researchers and law enforcement, providing a unique forum for knowledge exchange, discussion and high-level networking.

The programme is focussed on improving awareness and best practice through shared learning: highlighting emerging threats, new research and changing adversarial tactics, and examining practical ways to improve resilience, detection and response. 

This Summit is geared for InfoSec & IT personnel and C-level leaders. This conference is fully booked weeks in advance each year, register ahead of time to avoid disappointment. 

Welcome to The Marketing Mixer. We’re creating a community & events that are worthy of the Scottish marketing industry and the people in it. Each month, we alternate between Glasgow and Edinburgh, bringing you a lineup of MEGA speakers who are pushing the boundaries of marketing & creative innovation.

This one’s a special edition in collaboration with Wonderworks Communications Ltd – ‘The Death of The Drinks Industry.’  We’re shaking things up with a panel of industry leaders from Scotland’s thriving drinks scene. From craft innovation to global brand-building, they’ll be sharing their successes, insights, thoughts on the future, and maybe even a few behind-the-scenes stories. Last year’s events set the bar high, and our February Mixer sold out fast… trust us, this one’s going to be our biggest yet.

Whether you’re here to grow your network, learn from the best in the biz, or just kick back with fellow marketing minds, we’ve got your back.

If you haven’t already, make sure and give our LinkedIn page a follow for all the latest updates > HERE <

See you there?

We’re excited to announce our sponsors for this event – ScotlandIS, CreditFix & XL Event Lab. Pizza and Drinks are on them, you can thank them on the day.

The Scottish Cyber Awards has rapidly become a cornerstone of Scotland’s annual cyber calendar. Now in its 8th year, there is great anticipation surrounding the awards.

This year’s awards take place on 27th March 2025, at the EICC, Edinburgh starting at 6:30pm.

SEGEC (Scottish European Green Energy Centre) latest workshop will provide attendees new insight to the upcoming research and innovation funding which will support for technologies across the energy and low carbon sector.

The in-person event, which will be hosted at the Hilton Glasgow will focus on the European and International funding available to companies and other researchers from academia and the public sector.

Funding for 2025 will include the launch of the new Horizon Europe programme of calls. Attendees will get early access to these opportunities, prior to their publication. These include funding for research and innovation in the areas of the Energy Generation, Storage and Grids, Heating and Cooling / Built Environment and other areas.

In addition to the Horizon Europe Programme attendees will be able to find out more about the Global Business Innovation Programme, New round of Energy Catalyst funding, Eureka and the Clean Energy Transition Partnership.

Attendees will also have an opportunity to pitch their funding ideas to the audience during the days programme, with networking opportunities during lunch and available throughout the day.

This workshop is free to attend.

To find out more or sign up visit the registration page.

Who should join?

This workshop is of interest to innovative companies, universities, research bodies, and public sector organisations that are planning, supporting or interested in the available funding opportunities for energy and low carbon research and innovation projects.

Technology increasingly permeates every facet of the financial services sector, from personal banking to institutional investment to payments. 

The conference will explore the transformative impact of technology on the modern FS enterprise, examining how it can be applied to drive practical business improvement and frontline customer impact. 

The programme will contextualise the most prominent trends that are shaping the industry, from technical advancements in Cloud, AI, Blockchain and Payments, to the regulatory impact of Customer Duty, SDR, DORA & NIS2. 

​The Summit will bring together senior leaders from across the sector, and is geared for shared learning, collaboration and high-level networking. The FS Technology Summit will be held as a sister event to our 12th annual Fintech Summit.

• Investment & Financing
• Space Supply Chain and Manufacturing
• Space and Sport
• Space Applications for Agricultural Management, Climate Monitoring & Blue Economy