Join us for an evening celebrating the innovation, data, and leadership shaping the future of sport in Scotland. From fan engagement to scaling women's sport, we're bringing together founders, industry leaders, and curious minds for a night of connection and discovery.
Expect insightful sessions, innovator showcases, and a pedal‑powered smoothie bike to give your heart rate (and taste buds) a boost. Whether you're building the next big thing in sport or just a fan, come and be part of the conversation.
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Grab a drink, and join the conversation! Whether you're looking to meet potential collaborators, exchange ideas, grow your network, or simply continue the conversation, this is a great opportunity to connect with fellow innovators, entrepreneurs, and members of the community. You never know where a conversation might lead!
Tanabata is a Japanese festival centred on hopes, dreams, and wishes for the future. Join this hands-on workshop to explore the tradition through wish writing and create beautiful origami decorations to take home. A chance to reflect on your aspirations and connect with others.
Explore our Innovator Showcase and get to know three exciting organisations and startups making waves in Scotland’s Sport Tech scene: MotionLabs, Crowd Legends and SEITA.
SEITA - The Sports Enabled Innovation & Technology Alliance (SEITA) is a proposed national alliance connecting Changemakers with Playmakers across Scotland’s sports-enabled innovation ecosystem. It aims to use sport as the catalyst to turn better connections into better outcomes, across data, wellness, sustainability and engineering for extremes.
Crowd Legends - Crowd Legends: Club Football is a mobile football strategy game officially licensed by the Scottish Professional Football League. The game was developed by Dundee-based company 532 Design, which creates design-led sports games for mobile and web platforms, delivering true value and enjoyment to players. They specialize in crafting immersive gaming experiences that seamlessly blend fan engagement with captivating visuals and intuitive mechanics.
MotionLabs - MotionLabs is a SportsTech incubator based at the University of Stirling focused on sports and wellbeing innovation, connecting data, design and community to accelerate the development of SportsTech solutions. MotionLabs supports innovators by offering data access and insights, startup and research support, prototyping environments, and pathways to funding and partnerships.
Hop on, pedal and blend your own fresh smoothie…powered entirely by you. No motor involved; just your legs and a delicious reward waiting at the end.
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what’s changed and why it matters
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common pitfalls (e.g. pre-notification, evidence expectations)
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open Q&A to sense-check real situations
Take a seat and ear from Venture Café Edinburgh Director, Claudia Cavalluzzo who will go through how to make the most of a Thursday Gathering and give you a quick preview of in line for this week's event. Co-founder Professor Ross Tuffee will also join us to discuss what’s next for Motion Labs, a SportsTech incubator based at the University of Stirling where data, design, and community collide to shape the future of human performance and wellbeing.
What's next for sport in Scotland, and beyond? Join Calum Ross, Governance and Regulations Lead at Deloitte's Sports Business Group, for a forward-looking talk on the key trends reshaping the industry. Drawing on insights from Deloitte's Future of Sport publication, Calum will explore the forces driving change, from external investment and the rapid growth of women's sport, to the rising importance of data, trust, and transparency. Whether you're a founder, investor, or sports professional, come for the forecast and leave with a sharper sense of where sport is heading.
Find out more about the Scottish Sports Tech scene from a series of founders and community members.
Women's sport is finally beginning to receive the attention it deserves, but behind the headlines lies a complex landscape of challenges and opportunities, from fragmented fan data to the urgent need for better health support for players. In this fireside chat, we're joined by Fiona McIntyre, Managing Director of the Scottish Women's Premier League and Megan Briggs, Director at Burness Paull LLP and former Scottish Women's Amateur Golf Champion. Together, they'll explore how women’s sport in Scotland is building for scale: tackling visibility and engagement, unlocking the power of fan and commercial data, and moving from reactive to systemic approaches to women's health in sport. Whether you're a founder, investor, or just passionate about the future of the game, come for the conversation, and leave with a sharper view of where women's sport is headed.
Join us for an evening celebrating the innovation, data, and leadership shaping the future of sport in Scotland. From fan engagement to scaling women's sport, we're bringing together founders, industry leaders, and curious minds for a night of connection and discovery.
Expect insightful sessions, innovator showcases, and a pedal‑powered smoothie bike to give your heart rate (and taste buds) a boost. Whether you're building the next big thing in sport or just a fan, come and be part of the conversation.
Powered by Advanced Research + Invention Agency
Grab a drink, and join the conversation! Whether you're looking to meet potential collaborators, exchange ideas, grow your network, or simply continue the conversation, this is a great opportunity to connect with fellow innovators, entrepreneurs, and members of the community. You never know where a conversation might lead!
Tanabata is a Japanese festival centred on hopes, dreams, and wishes for the future. Join this hands-on workshop to explore the tradition through wish writing and create beautiful origami decorations to take home. A chance to reflect on your aspirations and connect with others.
Explore our Innovator Showcase and get to know three exciting organisations and startups making waves in Scotland’s Sport Tech scene: MotionLabs, Crowd Legends and SEITA.
SEITA - The Sports Enabled Innovation & Technology Alliance (SEITA) is a proposed national alliance connecting Changemakers with Playmakers across Scotland’s sports-enabled innovation ecosystem. It aims to use sport as the catalyst to turn better connections into better outcomes, across data, wellness, sustainability and engineering for extremes.
Crowd Legends - Crowd Legends: Club Football is a mobile football strategy game officially licensed by the Scottish Professional Football League. The game was developed by Dundee-based company 532 Design, which creates design-led sports games for mobile and web platforms, delivering true value and enjoyment to players. They specialize in crafting immersive gaming experiences that seamlessly blend fan engagement with captivating visuals and intuitive mechanics.
MotionLabs - MotionLabs is a SportsTech incubator based at the University of Stirling focused on sports and wellbeing innovation, connecting data, design and community to accelerate the development of SportsTech solutions. MotionLabs supports innovators by offering data access and insights, startup and research support, prototyping environments, and pathways to funding and partnerships.
Hop on, pedal and blend your own fresh smoothie…powered entirely by you. No motor involved; just your legs and a delicious reward waiting at the end.
-
what’s changed and why it matters
-
common pitfalls (e.g. pre-notification, evidence expectations)
-
open Q&A to sense-check real situations
Take a seat and ear from Venture Café Edinburgh Director, Claudia Cavalluzzo who will go through how to make the most of a Thursday Gathering and give you a quick preview of in line for this week's event. Co-founder Professor Ross Tuffee will also join us to discuss what’s next for Motion Labs, a SportsTech incubator based at the University of Stirling where data, design, and community collide to shape the future of human performance and wellbeing.
What's next for sport in Scotland, and beyond? Join Calum Ross, Governance and Regulations Lead at Deloitte's Sports Business Group, for a forward-looking talk on the key trends reshaping the industry. Drawing on insights from Deloitte's Future of Sport publication, Calum will explore the forces driving change, from external investment and the rapid growth of women's sport, to the rising importance of data, trust, and transparency. Whether you're a founder, investor, or sports professional, come for the forecast and leave with a sharper sense of where sport is heading.
Find out more about the Scottish Sports Tech scene from a series of founders and community members.
Women's sport is finally beginning to receive the attention it deserves, but behind the headlines lies a complex landscape of challenges and opportunities, from fragmented fan data to the urgent need for better health support for players. In this fireside chat, we're joined by Fiona McIntyre, Managing Director of the Scottish Women's Premier League and Megan Briggs, Director at Burness Paull LLP and former Scottish Women's Amateur Golf Champion. Together, they'll explore how women’s sport in Scotland is building for scale: tackling visibility and engagement, unlocking the power of fan and commercial data, and moving from reactive to systemic approaches to women's health in sport. Whether you're a founder, investor, or just passionate about the future of the game, come for the conversation, and leave with a sharper view of where women's sport is headed.