# Event Details - **Event Name**: Lean Agile Scotland 2026 - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 29 Oct, 2026 at 08:30 am – Fri, 30 Oct, 2026 at 05:00 pm (+00:00) - **Event Description**: Learn. Connect. Leave with ideas you'll actually use. Europe's practitioner conference for modern product, engineering and org leadership.About this Event📅 Thursday 29 – Friday 30 October 2026📍 John McIntyre Conference Centre, Edinburgh🎟️ Tickets from £280 + VAT (price increases 17 July)About this eventLearn. Connect. Leave with ideas you'll actually use.Now in its 13th year, Lean Agile Scotland is Europe's longest-running practitioner-led conference for lean, agile, product and engineering practice. No vendor pitches, no sales theatre, just practitioners teaching practitioners, across two days of keynotes, workshops, case studies and lean coffees, all set against Edinburgh's Arthur's Seat.Around 250 software engineers, engineering managers, product managers, delivery leads, agile coaches and change practitioners come together every year to dig into what's actually changing in the industry, and what to do about it. This year's theme, The Age of Disruption, explores AI, automation, and the shifting ways teams and organisations work.By the numbers: 32 speakers · 17 talks · 6 workshops · 3 keynotes · 2 lean coffees🎤 Keynote speakersDave Farley – Continuous Delivery Ltd - co-author of Continuous Delivery, author of Modern Software EngineeringCat Swetel – Senior Director of Engineering, Nubank - engineering leadership, flow and organisational systemsDaniel Vacanti – ProKanban.org - leading authority on flow metrics, Kanban and probabilistic forecastingWhy participateDesign your own experience - 30+ sessions across multiple tracks, mix and match across both daysPractical, not theoretical - talks and workshops built around real work, not slidewareSmall enough to matter - genuine conversations with speakers, not just a seat in a crowdWellbeing built in - chair massage, barista cafe, a quiet room with Lego and colouring, an outdoor terrace, and a social evening of food, drinks and entertainmentCPD credits included with every ticketEdinburgh in October - stick around for the Samhuinn Fire Festival on 31 OctoberWho it's forScrum Masters & Delivery Managers · Engineering Managers & Heads of · Developers & Engineers · Product Managers & Owners · Agile & Lean Coaches · Consultants & Freelancers · Programme & Project Managers · Organisational Change PractitionersWhat people said last year"Lean Agile Scotland has definitely taken and prioritised the wellbeing of the attendees... the views were amazing, spacious location." - Vinnie Gill, 2025"Talks and workshops on resilience engineering, feedback, Nonviolent Communication, and complexity modelling all sparked new ideas." - Jitesh Gosai, 2025"Always thought-provoking, inclusive and a joy to be a part of." - Joanna Masraff, 2023Stay updatedFor the latest updates, you can follow us on our LinkedIn, Bluesky, and our mailing list to be the first to hear about speaker announcements, event updates, and exclusive promotional discountsAbout Lean Agile ScotlandLean Agile Scotland is organised by Software Acumen, who specialise in running great events, not big ones. We're focused on improving the participant experience. With a strong track record of creating practical, community-centred events, we aim to raise the bar in the tech events sector, even in a virtual environment.We can’t wait to see you.Day 1🕑: 08:45 AM - 09:30 AMLean CoffeeHost: Julia Wester, 55 Degrees🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:45 AMSoftware engineering in an AI worldHost: Dave Farley🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PMThoughtfully leading an AI transformationHost: Stephen Janaway, Bloom & Wild🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PMRIP certainty theatre: fixing the language of commitmentHost: Julia Wester, 55 Degrees🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:45 PM10 questions to help your strategy survive disruptionHost: Karl Scotland, Karl Scotland Ltd🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:45 PMPlanning under uncertainty: thinking in probabilitiesHost: Agnieszka Reginek🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PMGreenOps for incident management: better recovery, lower carbonHost: Sarah Hsu, Author of O'Reilly's Building Green Software🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PMSurvival of the curious: continuous learning in the age of AIHost: Dave Westgarth, Unifeye🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PMSeams & signals: the quiet infrastructure of cohesionHost: Tiani Jones Founder, Proper Science, Ltd🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PMBuilding agile capabilities beyond frameworks: an agile agnostic, competency‑dHost: Patrick Niebergall, Lufthansa Group Digital Hangar GmbH🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:30 PMWho wrote this system? Exploring the social system runtimeHost: Xin Yao, Ypma Consulting🕑: 02:00 PMWhen good enough beats perfect: a game for teams under pressureHost: Marianne Rady, mariannerady.com🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM"The smoothest reorg I've ever seen": lessons in collaborative org designHost: Joakim Sundén, Better Product Work🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:30 PMNeurodivergent agility 101Host: Sophia Ashley, Scott Logic🕑: 04:45 PM - 05:15 PMLightning talksHost: Could it be you?Day 2🕑: 08:45 AM - 09:30 AMLean coffeeHost: Julia Wester, 55 Degrees🕑: 09:45 AM - 10:45 AMCat's keynote title coming soon...Host: Cat Swetel, Senior Director of Engineering, Nubank🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PMArchitecture for flow: scaling decisions without centralising control at DHL eHost: Kenny Schwegler, DHL eCommerce BeNeLux, Weave IT🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PMDuncan's session details coming soon...Host: Duncan Brown, CTO Digital Prevention Services, NHSE🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:45 PMCut through complexity - the OOPSI FrameworkHost: Jenny Martin, Collaborate Solutions🕑: 11:15 AM - 12:00 PMDisrupted from within: how a platform team broke the project factoryHost: Francesca Salvati, Just Eat Takeaway🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PMBeyond burnups: the different ways to forecast delivery (and when to use them)Host: Nicolas Brown, Thrivve Partners🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PMNow what? If the robots can do my job, what do I do?Host: Vernon Richards, Phrase / NewRedo🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PMFrom budget tension to strategic alignment: the power of participatory budgetiHost: Cécile Auret, France Travail🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PMWhat we (should have) learned from Lord of The RingsHost: Aino Vonge Corry, Instigator of fun, Metadeveloper🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PMThe actual cost of changeHost: Jabe Bloom🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PMWhere do you first notice? Finding early signals in deliveryHost: Cameron Leask, Calba🕑: 02:00 PM - 03:00 PMAlastair's session coming soon...Host: Alastair Somerville, Acuity Design🕑: 03:30 PM - 04:30 PMDaniel's Endnote title coming soon...Host: Daniel Vacanti, ProKanban.org - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/edinburgh/lean-agile-scotland-2026/100001975569102366 - **Event Categories**: art, workshops, business, literary-art, conferences, theatre, festivals, food-drinks, science-fair - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 8 hours 30 minutes - Location: John McIntyre Conference Centre, The University of Edinburgh - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 368.04, max: 691.9, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Edinburgh - **state**: SC - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: John McIntyre Conference Centre, The University of Edinburgh - **lat**: 55.9404021 - **long**: -3.1712908 - **full address**: John McIntyre Conference Centre, The University of Edinburgh, Pollock Halls, Edinburgh, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Lean Agile Scotland 2026 - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/7539cae112624ee1e78befe06e6fcf72fab1436d8fb1d73c0e63c695aa9dce57-rimg-w1200-h630-dc1877a9-gmir.jpg?v=1765486958 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Lean Agile Scotland 2026 being held? - **A:** Lean Agile Scotland 2026 takes place on Thu, 29 Oct, 2026 at 08:30 am to Fri, 30 Oct, 2026 at 05:00 pm at John McIntyre Conference Centre, The University of Edinburgh, Pollock Halls, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing Lean Agile Scotland 2026? - **A:** Lean Agile Scotland 2026 is organized by Software Acumen. - **Q**: Who is this event for? 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