Join Dr Katherine Gunderson, founder and CEO of Grand Bequest, for the next GCoSI Deep Dive at Glasgow Science Centre — exploring how data, regeneration and technology could help reimagine vacant buildings across Glasgow and beyond.

Fresh from speaking at London Tech Week, Katherine will bring fresh insights from one of the world's leading technology conferences.

Event Description

Thousands of buildings across Glasgow lie empty long-term — from former homes and shops to historic properties and unused spaces. They are silent reminders of changing industries, shifting populations and untapped potential.

This GCoSI Deep Dive asks a big question: could emerging technologies such as AI help reimagine these spaces and bring them back into use?

Join us for an audience-led conversation with Dr Katherine Gunderson, founder and CEO of Grand Bequest — Scotland’s first PropTech B Corp and the world’s first AI-driven platform for redeveloping vacant buildings. Through her work combining data, conservation and sustainability, Katherine will explore how we can rethink empty properties not as problems, but as opportunities to create community value, support social and affordable housing, preserve heritage and unlock long-term impact.

This isn’t a lecture — it’s a conversation shaped by you.

What to Expect

🎤 Fireside Chat – Katherine shares the story behind Grand Bequest: how her journey from America to Scotland shaped her thinking, what led her to focus on regeneration and vacant buildings, and how she built a company that brings together sustainability, social impact and practical change.
💬 Open Conversation – An audience-led discussion on what it really takes to bring empty properties back into use, and how data, technology and new thinking can help unlock community value, preserve heritage and create long-term impact.
🍻 Social & Networking – Drinks, informal chat and community connections.

Why Attend?

🤝 Connect with researchers, designers and innovators from across Glasgow.
🧠 Gain fresh perspectives on regeneration, heritage and the future of place-based innovation.
🚀 Be part of the conversation and help shape future GCoSI Deep Dives.

Who is Speaking?

🎤 Dr Katherine Gunderson
Founder & CEO, Grand Bequest

Dr. Katherine Gunderson is the founder and CEO of Grand Bequest, Scotland’s first PropTech B Corp and the world’s first AI-driven platform for redeveloping vacant buildings. Grand Bequest uses data, conservation and sustainability to make the reuse of existing properties easier, more accessible and more impactful for communities worldwide. Its marketplace and AI-driven database help individuals and organisations contribute to adaptive reuse projects, with a strong focus on social and affordable housing, place-based regeneration and the circular economy. Katherine has also represented the UK on trade missions to New York for FinTech and Paris for sustainable development.

Important Stuff

📍 Location: Glasgow Science Centre
📅 Date: Thursday 18th June 2026.
⏰ Time: 15:30 – 17:00
🎟️ Tickets: Free - very limited spaces available

About the Deep Dive Series

The Deep Dive Series is a new programme from Glasgow City of Science and Innovation and Glasgow Science Centre, designed to bring audiences closer to the human side of innovation.

Sessions are small, informal and audience-led — no stage, no long slide decks, no corporate pitches. Just honest conversation, personal stories and open exploration of the ideas shaping science, technology and culture in our region.