EAGE digital 2025

Location & Venue

Edinburgh

Edinburgh, capital of Scotland, is renowned for its rich history, cultural festivals, and architectural splendor. Nestled among hills and coastline, its landscape offers both historic charm and modern amenities.

The Old Town boasts medieval architecture and winding alleys, while the New Town features elegant Georgian buildings and bustling streets filled with shops and eateries. Edinburgh Castle, perched atop an extinct volcano, dominates the skyline and offers sweeping views of the city.

 

Why is Edinburgh the ideal location for EAGE Digital 2025?

Edinburgh, known for its rich history and vibrant culture, is also a burgeoning tech hub, making it an ideal location for EAGE Digital 2025.

  • Edinburgh’s tech sector employs over 67,500 people and attracted £159 million in digital tech investment in 2023, outpacing other UK cities like Cambridge and Oxford. This growth has earned Edinburgh the title of the “Data Capital of Europe.”
  • The city is home to Codebase, the UK’s largest tech incubator, which has supported over 500 startups that have collectively raised more than $4.8 billion. Edinburgh nurtures a wide range of tech companies, including global names like Skyscanner and FanDuel, as well as innovative startups such as Cyan Forensics and TravelPerk.
  • Significant government investment, including a £42 million contract for new tech scaler hubs, ensures Edinburgh remains at the forefront of technological advancement.
  • Edinburgh excels in various tech fields, including fintech, AI, and biotech. Companies like Amphista Therapeutics and NuCana BioMed are poised to become the next unicorns, highlighting the city’s potential for continued growth.

Join us at EAGE Digital 2025 in Edinburgh and experience the synergy of historical charm and cutting-edge technology.

How to get around in Edinburgh

Edinburgh is a relatively small city, and its medieval air makes it ideal to visit by foot.

A direct tram line connects Edinburgh airport with the New Town. Discover the route and schedule here. 

Buses run 24 hours a day in Edinburgh and have frequent services. Find out more about tickets and route here.

Travel requirements

Passport instructions

All visitors to Edinburgh must adhere to the UK’s entry requirements. Make sure you have all the necessary documentation required before you travel. Depending on your citizenship and where you are flying from, you may have to present a passport or identity document (ID) upon arrival to the UK. All passports and IDs must be valid for the entirety of your stay.

  • EU, EEA and Swiss nationals can enter the UK with a passport
  • Irish citizens may continue to use their national ID card
  • Nationals from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland will need a valid passport

ETA requirements

  • Everyone wishing to travel to the UK – except British and Irish citizens – will need permission to travel in advance of going there. This can be either through an ETA or an eVisa.

  • From 27 November 2024, eligible non-Europeans can apply for an ETA and will need an ETA to travel from 8 January 2025. ETAs will then extend to eligible Europeans from 5 March 2025, who will need an ETA to travel from 2 April 2025.

  • Information about ETA eligibility is available on GOV.UK. Anyone needing to apply for an ETA will be able to do so through a quick and simple process using the UK ETA app.

Visa requirements

  • EU, EEA and Swiss citizens can stay in the UK as a visitor for up to 6 months without a visa.
  • Irish citizens have no visa requirements and can travel to the UK as they did before Brexit.
  • Other foreign nationals might need to apply for a Standard Visitor visa. You can check here if you require a UK Visa.
Check the Official Edinburgh Visitor Guide for more details.

Venue
Edinburgh International Conference Centre

The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) is a premier venue with state-of-the-art facilities and advanced technology. Conveniently located in Edinburgh’s city center, it offers excellent accessibility with close proximity to public transport, hotels, and major attractions. 

For more details, visit the EICC website.

Address
The Exchange, 150 Morrison St, Edinburgh EH3 8EE, United Kingdom

Accomodation

We have appointed bnetwork as the official booking partner for DIGITAL 2025. They have negotiated special accommodation rates for our attendees, providing a wide selection of hotels across Edinburgh near the conference venue. By booking early, you can plan your stay in Edinburgh, save money, and ensure the best possible experience at the conference.

While there is no obligation to book at via bnetwork, please be cautious of fraudulent and non-official accommodation websites that aim to exploit EAGE DIGITAL 2025 visitors. We take no responsibility for rooms booked through other sites or companies.

Dr-Dominique-Guerillot

Dominique Guérillot

President & CEO TERRA 3E

Prof. Dr Dominique Guérillot, former member of the Executive Committee of IFP and Program Director for the Upstream R&D of Saudi Aramco, he is focusing in Oil and Gas Exploration and Production including Unconventional, CO2 EOR and Carbon storage. After a PhD in Applied Mathematics, he joined IFP in 1982 in the Reservoir Engineering Dpt.

He started his career in the Exploration and Production sector developing Expert system for selecting EOR methods and Advanced Compositional Reservoir Simulators for EOR (CO2 and thermal methods).

In 1985, he began cooperating with geologists and he invented with the Paris School of Mines the first software package integrating reservoir characterization and flow simulations in porous media proposing innovative methods for upscaling absolute permeabilities.

After being the Director of the Geology and Geochemistry (95-01, in 2001, he became member of the Executive Committee of IFP and Managing Director of Exploration and Reservoir Engineering Centre with a total budget of 30 Millions of Euros. Consequently, IFP nominated him as board member of several Exploration and Production subsidiaries of IFP: Beicip-Franlab and RSI in France, IFP MEC in Bahrain, etc. He developed new strategic orientations for the business unit he was in charge modifying its business model to generate revenues based on royalties through the development of several strategic marketed software for IFP.

In 2009, he created a Young Innovative Company (YIC), Terra 3E, in Energy and Environment: http://www.Terra3E.com developing innovative plug-ins in Petrel software among which the first tool for accurate calculations of fluids in place for gas and oil shales and upscaling transmissivities. From 2010 to 2013, he was senior expert for Petrobras, Brazil.

In 2012, he served the European Commission for selecting R&D projects on CO2 Storage. In 2013, Qatar Petroleum called Dominique Guérillot for developing their R&D Centre at the Qatar Sciences and Technology park in Doha, Qatar. He is currently full professor at Texas A&M University in their campus of Qatar.

He published more than 50 full and refereed papers, holds 5 patents, is member of the IJOGCT editorial team, the SPE and EAGE associations, is referee of the Oil & Gas Science and Technology (OGST), and member of the editorial board of the Petroleum Geoscience journal of the Geological Society.

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