Check out the Fusion Fest agenda below and make sure to secure your tickets today! 

13:00 to 13:30 - Flow: Registration & connection

Register at our front desk, pick up a snack, then take the opportunity to connect with other participants, interact with our demo stands and take part in our live audit.

Find out more about the live demos

Live demo line up

Lauren Hall

Afterlight

Madeline Squire/Nicholas Shoesmith

Line of Sight

Martin O'Neill

Nightbox

Performance Demo

Jazz Hutsby 

Austin Wolfe
Austin Wolfe

The Journey in VR 

Bruce Robertson

VR Pharm demo for STEM 

Daisy Abbott
Daisy Abbott

Empire Retold: Glasgow’s 1938 Empire Exhibition in Augmented Reality 

Victor Portela

AR Patient Leaflets

Kieran Gunn
Kieran Gunn

AI Research Tools

Abdul Eneser/ Erin McGurk

Visually Impaired/Blind Website Access Support

Laura Maclean

Mosaic Landscapes [Design Hopes]

13:30 to 14:00 - Expand: Welcome to Fusion Fest 2026 

A welcome from your host and Glasgow City Innovation District, followed by our guest poet to set the scene for the day.

Host: Dr Ana Rojo-Echeburúa

CTO, Aintools

Alisdair Gunn

Director, Glasgow City Innovation District

Jennifer Williams

Poet and Librettist & Creative Projects Manager, Edinburgh Futures Institute

14:00 to 14:40 - Amplify: Lightning Talks – the Vanguards

An engaging range of stories and lessons learned from local talent working across both tech and creative industries.

Host: Arusa Qureshi

Writer, Editor and Music Programmer

Stephanie Lamprea
Stephanie Lamprea

Multidisciplinary artist, soprano and composer

Max Scott Slade

CEO and Founder, Glitchers 

Hina Khan

Head of Commercial, Craft Prospect

Andy Pennington

Founder, Float // Architectural Visualisation

Lorna Reaoch
Lorna Reaoch

Producer, Halon Entertainment 

14:40 to 15:00 - Flow: Refreshments & Connecting

A further opportunity to connect with other participants, interact with our demo stands and take part in our live audit.

15:00 to 15:45 - Expand: Keynote - Peers in Conversation

An in-depth discussion focusing on the need for collaboration between the tech and creative sectors, the barriers that exist and how we move forward.

Host: Alex Reedijk

General Director, Scottish Opera

Rachel Maclean

Independent Artist and Filmmaker

Dr Ana Rojo-Echeburúa

CTO, Aintools

15:45 to 16:30 - Amplify: 5 Things - The Alchemists

Speakers working across the tech and creative space share 5 things that have influenced their entrepreneurial journey.

Host: Andy Irvine

5Things Founder & Director, Andy Irvine Consulting

Simon Stokes

Director, subSine Academy of Electronic Music.

Becky Cotton

Co-founder and CEO, Lumino

Pauline McCloy-Turtle

Creative Director, SUUM.studio

16:30 to 17:00 - Expand: Wrap up

Closing remarks from our host and final thoughts from our guest poet.

Dr Ana Rojo-Echeburúa

CTO, Aintools

Jennifer Williams

Poet and Librettist & Creative Projects Manager, Edinburgh Futures Institute

17:00 to 18:00 - Flow: Happy Hour

Grab a complimentary drink at the bar and enjoy music from our DJ Petrichor (aka Simon Stokes). A final chance to connect with fellow participants and engage with our demo stands.