Postcode Lottery Presents: Edinburgh Industry Roundtable Breakfast 23 September 2026 The industry roundtable events have become a firm fixture of the Ada Scotland Festival and our partner the Postcode Lottery hosted a dynamic discussion bringing together a broad range of views, concerns, and advocacy over the ascendancy of AI. To open the discussion, statistics were presented framing the ongoing concern that—before we even consider gendered implications of AI—the number of girls taking computing at school remains low, creating an impact that cascades across further and higher education and into the workforce. Does AI compound already unfavourable statistics for women in … Continue reading How is AI impacting Gender Equality in Tech: Progress or a New Divide?

This breakfast event brought together tech, business and HR leaders from diverse but tech-driven organisations to explore the challenges and solutions to recruiting and retaining talent with gender in mind. Discussion was led by the tech and HR leads at Smarter Grid Solutions and Equator: Nicola Menzies and Catherine McNeil at Smarter Grid SolutionsCarole Logan and Alena Kovina at Equator Recruitment – mindset challenges to address: Recruitment Challenges at an Education level: How to engage with schools and colleges: Advocating for female colleagues to improve retention: A few other ideas (not mentioned during discussion) Notes courtesy of Nicola Menzies of … Continue reading Ada Scotland Employer Breakfast Takeaways – Thursday 5 October 2023