Our Advisory Board is there to bounce ideas off of, and to help promote the Festival across their respective sectors. A very warm welcome to our new board members joining us in 2023.

• Mireilla Bikanga Ada, Lecturer, School of Computing Science
• Lisa Cunningham, Studio Manager CivTech, Scottish Government Digital Directorate
• Ruth Falconer, Head of Division: Games Technology & Mathematics, Abertay University
• Craig Henderson, Teacher of Computing Science, Baldragon Academy Dundee
• Fiona McNeill, Reader in Computing Education, University of Edinburgh
• Mari-Clare Mitchell, Class Teacher, Mearns Primary School, East Renfrewshire Council
• Derek Shanks, Director, Connected Planning & Wealth Mgt, PBWM Technology, Barclays
• Tanya Howden, Computing Science Teacher, Edinburgh Council and Founder, Lassies in STEM
• Darren Brown, Faculty Principal Teacher of IT, Inverness High School
• Nicola Menzies, Director of People, Smarter Grid Solutions
• Kraig Brown, Partnerships & Development Manager, Digital Xtra Fund
• Steph Wright, Head of Scottish AI Alliance
• Dr Dimitra Gkatzia, Associate Professor (Computer Science), Edinburgh Napier University
• Alisdair Gunn, Director, Glasgow City Innovation District