Edinburgh reinforces its status as the fastest growing tech hub in Europe as the city prepares tohost ESOMAR Congress 2019 – The Global Data & Insights Summit (8-11 September, Edinburgh International Conference Centre).
This congress will see world-leaders in data and tech come together with local talent and start-ups to share and distribute thelatest thinking and cutting-edge methodologies in data and insight.
With an impressive list of over 1,200 international delegates, and over 3,600 live online viewers, they will be joined by speakers from global brands including Google, Microsoft, Viacom, Unilever, Intel, Facebook, PepsiCo, and Diageo. The programme also features โincubatorโ led content, encouraging cross fertilisation of ideas with these industry leaders, attendees and the local tech community.
Finn Raben, Diector General ESOMAR said: โEdinburghโs bid to host the Congress stood out against other citiesโ due to its strength in the tech sector. Itโs considered the UKโs fastest growing tech hub, home to the likes of CodeBase, the UKโs largest start-up incubator, Skyscanner and Fanduel.
โEdinburgh has a rich tradition of being a centre of innovation and this continues today with the University of Edinburghโs world leading programmes in data science, robotics and AI. Itโs a real asset, as it feeds our ambition to promote internationally the tech industry work happening at a local level. Weโre excited to engage with the thriving start-up community in the city, helping connect those local businesses with more than 1,000 decision makers from across the globe.โ
Millennial start up tech company CodeBase is presenting at the ESOMAR Black Box platform for inspiration beyond the market research industry. โโCodeBase is delighted to be partnering with ESOMAR to share our thoughts on effective innovation and business transformation to such a diverse international audienceโโ noted Martin Boyle, Director of Innovation and Transformation CodeBase.
This conference strengthens the cityโs credentials as a pioneering destination to hold conferences, which themselves foster innovation and collaboration in the tech sector. This lies at the heart of a city campaign, โMake It Edinburghโwhich showcases the cityโs strongest sectors helping todrive business tourism to the city.
Amanda Ferguson, Head of Business Tourism at Marketing Edinburgh says: โOne of theaims of the cityโs business tourism campaign,โMake It Edinburghโ, is to showcase technology as a centre of excellence, so itโs rewarding to see events of this scale and credibility choosing Edinburgh. It creates a halo effect; more events, more knowledge sharing, drivinginnovationin turn attracting more talent and investment. Itโs a great example of creating a positive impact for the city and aligns well with Edinburghโs ambition to be the Data Capital of Europe.โ