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Venture Café Thursday Gathering — From Research to Reality: The Future of AI in Scotland
Thursday 21 May 2026·5:00pm·Edinburgh Futures Institute
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Date & Time
Thursday 21 May 2026
5:00pm – 8:00pm
Price
Free
VC
Organiser
Venture Café Edinburgh × Future Worlds
Edinburgh Futures InstituteOpen in Google Maps
About this event
Venture Café Edinburgh teams up with Future Worlds for a Thursday Gathering focused squarely on Scotland's AI research ecosystem — what's in the lab, what could become a company, and where the connectors are. Built for PhD students, postdocs, professors and founders working with AI, with lightning talks, showcases and structured networking. Open and free.
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