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Turing Fest 2026

200+ founders. 50+ investors. 50+ speakers. One curated room. Turing Fest 2026 - 22-23 September, Edinburgh.

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59Speakers
44Sponsors
121Sessions
67Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at Turing, in alphabetical order.

Alan Nichol
Alastair Moore
Investment Director, PXN Ventures · PXN Ventures
Aleks Tomczyk
Amy Hsuan
CCO · Miro
Ana Fernandez
Investment Associate, Nauta Capital · Nauta Capital
Andrew Phillips
CTO, Skyscanner · Skyscanner
Andrey Vinitsky
Angeley Mullins
Founder & CEO · Aetheris Ventures
April Dunford
Author, Obviously Awesome · Obviously Awesome
Benjamin Storey
Head of Investor Connectivity · Barclays
Brian Corcoran
CEO · Turing Fest
Callum Murray
Founder & CEO · Amiqus
Camilla Dolan
Chris Gannon
Founder · Captivate Talent
Dama Sathianathan
Danae Shell
Darina Garland
Co-founder · Ooni
David Keene
Eamon Leonard
Co-Founder · Baseline Community + Fund
Edward Keelan
Elaine Burgess
Commercial Operations Director · Amiqus
Esha Vatsa

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Accurx
Administrate
Amplitude
AND Digital
AWS
Baillie Gifford
Barclays
BBC
Capchase
Captivate Talent
ChartMogul
ClearScore
ClearSky Logic
Cleo
Deliveroo
Deloitte
Desana
FastSpring
FreeAgent
GitHub
Intercom
iZettle
Kin + Carta
Lloyds Bank
Mailchimp
Meta
Modulr
Optimizely
Orrick
Pendo
Phlo
Pleo
re:cap
Skyscanner
Smartsheet
Techscaler
The University of Edinburgh
TravelPerk
Trustpilot
Twilio

Agenda

Selected from 121 sessions.

  • 07:00–07:45

    5k Run

    Start your day right. We're hosting a 5k run before Summit Day kicks off, so whether you're an avid runner or just want to see Edinburgh at pace, we'll be gathering a group of foun…

    Summit Day
  • 08:00–09:00

    VC Fundamentals

    Fundamentals comes to Turing Fest. An educational session for junior VCs hosted by Ana Fernandez of Nauta Capital and Freya Wordsworth of Ascension. A genuine safe space for those …

    Summit Day
  • 08:30–09:30

    Summit Day: Arrival & Registration

    Registration opens for Summit Day at The Biscuit Factory.

    Summit Day
  • 09:30–09:40

    Summit Day: Official Welcome & MC Remarks

    A warm welcome from Turing Fest's CEO, Brian Corcoran and your emcee.

    Summit Day
  • 09:42–10:05

    Positioning in the Age of AI

    World-class positioning expert, April Dunford, takes the main stage to unpack how AI is reshaping B2B positioning. Grab a seat to learn how to sharpen your messaging, stand out in …

    Summit Day - Keynote
  • 10:07–10:30

    Exclusive Interview: Scott Chacon, Co-founder GitHub & GitButler

    Coming soon!

    Summit Day
  • 10:07–10:30

    Pathfounders Interview: Coming Soon!

    Coming soon!

    Summit Day - Interview
  • 10:07–10:30

    Why GitHub Won

    An exclusive interview with Scott Chacon, Co-founder of GitHub and GitButler. Scott helped grow GitHub from four co-founders to 450 employees over eight years, eventually being acq…

    Summit Day
  • 10:35–10:55

    Networking Break

    Summit Day
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 67 companies show up, and 5 bet on three roles at once?

67 companies. five are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
5All threespeak · spons · exh
39Sponsoringsponsor only
23Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

Barclays·Orrick·Captivate Talent·Desana·Skyscanner

Speakers by seniority

41% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite915%
  • Founder / Owner1017%
  • Director / Head of58%
  • Manager / Lead23%
  • Other roles3356%

Of 59 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1BarclaysSponsor2
2OrrickSponsor2
3Captivate TalentSponsor1
4DesanaSponsor1
5SkyscannerSponsor1
6AccurxSponsor-
7AdministrateSponsor-
8AmplitudeSponsor-
9AND DigitalSponsor-
10AWSSponsor-
11Baillie GiffordSponsor-
12BBCSponsor-
13CapchaseSponsor-
14ChartMogulSponsor-
Sponsors by tier
unspecified44
100% of 44
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

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