
Ade is a Business Intelligence and Innovation Advisor. She currently functions as a business development and Innovation support executive @The DataLab overseeing the hubs in the North. She is responsible for supporting industry, academia, professionals, public and third sectors in Scotland to drive economic development and valuable outcomes with effective use of Data and AI technologies.
With competencies in Data Analytics, ML, AI, design thinking, Business Strategy and Development, Ade leads Datalab’s academia-industry partnerships, innovation consultations, community engagement, programmes and Business growth initiatives in North Scotland. She has over 14 years’ cross industry experience and currently manages several transformative innovation projects across Scotland.
She has an MBA degree in Business Analytics from the University of Aberdeen, MSc. in Business Management from Oxford Brookes University and is a Microsoft certified Data Analyst with proficiencies in leveraging data analytics for effective business decision making.
Ade is a member of the Women in Tech network in Aberdeen, Tay cities Digital Ecosystem Group and co-leads the CREED Aberdeen.

The Datalab:
The Data Lab is Scotland’s Innovation Centre for Data and AI. At The Data Lab, we believe in a thriving, connected society powered by data and AI – where cross-sector conversations, creativity, and collaboration ignite and sustain the sparks of ground-breaking ideas, products and societal advances.
We’re uniquely positioned to support and incubate responsible innovation in data and AI across the public, private and academic sectors. We work with students, professionals, universities and colleges, business and our wider community to build a stronger and more collaborative economy and future for Scotland and the world.
We foster innovation through collaboration, build skills and grow talent, and champion Scotland’s data and AI community. Acting as a catalyst, we use our expertise, network, funding and platforms to change how Scotland, and the world, innovates with data and AI. We are helping to create a highly skilled workforce and a closely connected business, academic and public sector community. Our aim is to turn Scotland into a thriving, data-driven economy.
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