State of Open Con 2026 on the Road

State of Open Con 2026 on the Road

SOOCon26 on the Road Schedule - Edinburgh, 5 June

09:00 BST

Delegate arrival and coffees and Delegate Experience (DX) Royal Bank of Scotland Conference Centre

10:00 BST

Introduction Royal Bank of Scotland Conference CentreAmanda Brock

10:10 BST

Our National AI Infrastructure - Super computer, Chips and Data Centres Royal Bank of Scotland Conference CentreProfessor Adrian Jackson • Nick Jones

10:45 BST

What’s a Sovereign AI Stack, do we need one and how open should it be? Royal Bank of Scotland Conference CentreAmanda Brock • Camilla de Coverly Veale • Jean-Baptiste Kempf • Mark Boost • Sachiko Muto

11:45 BST

Demo: Next Generation Robotics: AI Agents for mediating interactions with Humans and Smart Robotic Environments Royal Bank of Scotland Conference Centre

12:00 BST

Lunch - Booths open and DX Royal Bank of Scotland Conference Centre

13:00 BST

The impact of AI on open source software development Royal Bank of Scotland Conference CentreChris Plank • Justin Cormack • Keith Bergelt • Mike McQuaid • Paula Kennedy

13:40 BST

Opening the Stack Royal Bank of Scotland Conference CentreAnastasia Stasenko • Chris Yiu • Fintan Ryan

14:20 BST

Keeping Up with AI: The Challenge for Security and Identity Teams Royal Bank of Scotland Conference CentreChaamini Mangaleswaran • Matt Barker • Matt Jarvis • Sal Kimmich

15:10 BST

Afternoon Tea - booths open (close down at 16.00) Royal Bank of Scotland Conference Centre

16:00 BST

The Mythos Effect Royal Bank of Scotland Conference CentreAdrian Mouat • Andrew Martin • Liz Rice

17:00 BST

Accessing Data in an AI World Royal Bank of Scotland Conference CentreDave Buckley • Iain Mitchell KC • Lee Fulmer • Mallory Durran • Tom Wilkinson

17:45 BST

Wrap up Royal Bank of Scotland Conference CentreAmanda Brock

09:00 BST

Save the date - SOOCon6 On the Road, Cambridge: Opening Space… the final frontier Pembroke College Library

09:00 BST

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