Financial Engineering

Need a midweek reset with good conversations and great company? ***Midweek week coffee conversation*** is your chance to step away from the busy routine and step into a space where connections feel natural and effortless. Over coffee, we’ll share ideas, stories, and meaningful conversations in a relaxed, welcoming environment. Whether you're looking to meet like-minded people, grow your circle, or simply enjoy a laid-back afternoon, this gathering is designed for you. No pressure. No expectations. Just real conversations. Come as you are. Grab a coffee. Let the conversations flow. ☕ **Important: Please Read Before Registering** To maintain a quality connection, each host is limited to **10 guests only**. With such limited spots, we ask for your understanding to follow these conditions: **Stay Connected:** Meetup: [https://www.meetup.com/members/387832029/Facebook:](https://www.meetup.com/members/387832029/Facebook:) [https://www.facebook.com/williaestate/Instagram:](https://www.facebook.com/williaestate/Instagram:) [https://www.instagram.com/williaestate/Tiktok:](https://www.instagram.com/williaestate/Tiktok:) [https://www.tiktok.com/@willia.estate](https://www.tiktok.com/@willia.estate) **Respect the Seat:** If your plans change, please update your RSVP so others can join the session.

**Special topic for this week: How knowing MIR can help you to understand what truly happens when you use iterator! Let's learn something stackoverflow cannot explain!** Have you ever wondered what happens after you write your program in any programming language and hit "Run"? Welcome to the new group dedicated to Compiler Engineering so we can discuss language design, static analysis, VMs, and code generation. Topics related to hardware architecture and FPGA are also welcomed! **Join us weekly and learn about:** * The vision for this group. * A crash course on how to start learning compiler dev (including top book recommendations). * An open networking session for showcasing projects and finding collaborators. * Weekly topic to learn about particular aspect of programming languages or hardware **Who is this for?** * Anyone building DSLs or new languages. * Anyone curious about low-level systems and programming * Anyone hiring for compiler/toolchain roles (come pitch your jobs!). * Anyone who wants to learn more about programming languages nature! This isn't a lecture—it's a conversation. Come share your projects and get motivated! This group is not super serious, so if you want to just yap about how bad is the new C++ standard you can find some listeners here. See you!

**About the Event** Costs are rising. Talent is fragmented. The old way of building teams is breaking. We’re bringing together founders, investors, and operators to talk about how global companies are actually being built today. **\*\*RSVP [HERE](https://luma.com/591xiiuu)\*\*** **Event Topic** A smarter way to build global companies using Southeast Asia as your talent and growth engine. **Agenda (2 hours)** **-Welcome (5 mins)** ​-**Panel Talk (45 mins)** How to build high performance global teams without burning cash • [e-America](https://e-america.org/): entering and scaling in the US market • [Mamba Partners:](https://www.mambapartners.com/) what investors look for in scalable teams • [TalentHero](https://talenthero.co/): what works (and fails) in offshore teams ​Topics: • What’s broken in hiring today • Where companies waste money scaling teams • What to offshore vs what not to • Why some global teams work and others fail • How investors really think about offshore teams • Southeast Asia: cost advantage or strategic edge -​**Q&A (10 mins)** -​**Networking (60 mins)** Drinks. Light bites. No structure. Just high quality people and conversations. **\*\*RSVP [HERE](https://luma.com/591xiiuu)\*\***

**About This Group** This group is perfect for 1. **Beginner guitarists** who love singing and playing music in a group 2. **Sing-along enthusiasts** who don’t play the guitar but enjoy singing to live music **Who’s a Beginner Guitarist?** If you’ve been playing guitar for less than 12 months and are familiar with basic chords like G, C, D, Em, Am, and A—you’re in the right place. **Singers Welcome!** As long as you enjoy singing and can carry a simple tune, you’re absolutely qualified. No experience required—just bring your voice and your enthusiasm! We’ll also share tips and ideas to help each other improve our guitar skills in a fun and supportive environment. **Come for the Music—Stay for the Community** Expect laughter, learning, and meaningful connections with fellow music lovers. **Important Note:** While we meet at a church venue, this is *not* a religious or church-based group. People of all beliefs and backgrounds are welcome. ***COMPILATION OF OUR JAM SONGS:*** [https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Aw-MuvPHAhU23DhncMBcYK_17TgIqhKH](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1Aw-MuvPHAhU23DhncMBcYK_17TgIqhKH) ***LOAN OF GUITARS :*** \> We have 10\-15 guitars to loan out for the session\. First come\, first served basis\. ***FREQUENCY OF THE JAM SESSIONS*** : \> The jam takes place fortnightly on the 2nd & 4th Wednesday of each month\. ***REGISTRATION:*** \> Entry into the venue is STRICTLY by registration ONLY\. \> No walk\-in will be entertained\.

Hey AWS Security fam 👋 **Our goal remains the same: bring security and cloud practitioners together.** Security is wide; cloud teams move fast. Let us meet in the middle — share what is working, what is painful, and how we can ship safer, faster. Want to speak next time? We are lining up lightning talks and deep dives for upcoming meetups — 30-minute sessions, interactive by design. New voices welcome: operators, builders, blue/red/purple teamers, platform folks. If you have shipped it, broken it, or fixed it, we want to hear it. (Ping the organizers / DM us after you RSVP.) 🎤 **Speakers** ✅ **Building Visibility into Identity: Reporting with AWS IAM Identity Center** 📌 Alfred Koh - Senior Manager, Fintech This session explores how AWS services can be combined to build a practical reporting dashboard for AWS IAM Identity Center, using QuickSight to surface access patterns, governance signals, and operational visibility for security and identity teams. ✅ **Hardening Sensitive CI/CD Workloads with AWS Lambda** 📌 Bobby Lin - Manager, Application Security and DevSecOps, Fintech In this session, Bobby will share an architectural approach to decouple high risk workflows from CI/CD pipelines using AWS Lambda, reducing blast radius and improving security posture. The discussion will use GitLab based pipelines and focus on secure design patterns. ✅ **Automating Secure Access Across Your AWS Ecosystem** 📌 Deddy Gunawi - APJ Solution Architect, Okta In this session, Deddy will explore practical approaches to automating secure access across AWS environments through centralized identity and lifecycle management. The discussion will cover mapping user identities to cloud resources, automating provisioning and deprovisioning workflows, and applying attribute based access models to reduce manual credential management and over privileged accounts. 🧭 **Event Details** 📅 Date: Wednesday, 8th April 2026 🕡 Time: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM 📍 Venue: AWS Singapore, 2 Central Blvd, IOI Central Boulevard East Towers, Level 5 🛂 **Registration & Check-in (Important)** Watch for an email titled: AWS Security User Group Singapore: Registration Confirmed for AWS Security Meetup – April 2026 Show this email at Level 1 Concierge to access Level 5 for verification. Walk-ins: Only if capacity allows. Confirmed registrations get priority. No confirmation email = walk-in; entry not guaranteed. 🙌 **What to Expect (and why it’s worth your evening)** * 30-minute interactive sessions — no death-by-slides * Live Q&A & show-and-tell — bring questions, tooling, and war stories * Security × Cloud crossover — incident learnings, IaC guardrails, identity, data protection, cost/risk trade-offs 🍕 **Agenda & Housekeeping** 6:30 PM — Pizza & drinks (vegetarian + halal options) Talks — Start right after dinner Networking — Meet builders, defenders, and platform folks 📸 Photos/recordings may be used for future promo Pro tip: Arrive early to skip queues and snag a good seat 🎁 Swag & promo codes — stay till the end for giveaways

Friendly 2/2 home game. The buy-ins can be through cash or paynow. Please RSVP to join and indicate any +1’s if bringing a friend. DM me for the location and further details. Thanks.

**The Region's First Reverse-Hackathon for Enterprise AI Deployment, Singapore 2026** **UPDATE:** We have just secured a stealth sponsor, details to be released closer to the the date. **For FAQ go to https://wise-venture.com/hackathon** Attedees are not required to stay overnight and we encourge shifts. **Hosted By:** Sponsors to be Announced by [Wise Venture](https://wise-venture.com) **Venue:** To Be Released - Central Business District **The Concept:** Most events discuss the "Future of Work." We are building it. This is not a seminar. It is a **Live Deployment Sprint**. We bring the **Problems** (Corporate Bounties from Asset-Rich Companies). You bring the **Architecture** (Next-Gen AI, Copilots, Agents). Together, we close the Intelligence Latency **APRIL 11 Agenda:** * **09:00 - The Briefing:** * Keynote: "The Intelligence Latency" by Gwendalynn Lim. * **Live Problem Statements:** HITLs from participating companies pitch their operational bottlenecks directly to the room. * **11:00 - The Sprint:** * Teams form. * Access to proprietary datasets and APIs provided by sponsors. * Building commences. Stay awake or take shifts, we encourage a healthy, balanced approach to the build. **APRIL 12 Agenda:** * **19:00 - The Deployment:** * Live Demos. No slides allowed. Show the working code. * **Instant Contracts:** Winning teams sign LOI Agreements on the spot. **\*\*\*\*\*\*\*UPDATE Admission IS REE\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*** Please kindly note, we have limited space so if you RSVP and cannot be present, please cancel so others may attend. **Why Participate?** * **For Builders:** Don't just search with AI. Work with real teams to solve a $50,000 problem within a weekend. * **For Leaders:** Scout talent in real-time. Don't interview; watch them build.

**DISCLAIMER: NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE** Casual run of about 3.5km - 4km. Route can be lengthen if group is small. We will meet 7:00pm at BK eating house beside the zebra crossing: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ntCCoQz1UDvcKT8r9 Nearest MRT can be Clarke Quay OR Raffles Place At the moment no bag drop provided. Please do offer if you have a place for bag drop :) Warm up 15mins and start at 7.15pm latest. Running route brings us to around Fort Canning Park and back. Please note that we are running Fort Canning Park area in the night and runners must be comfortable in a dimly lit environment. We will usually end off our runs at BK Eating House for a drink / Meal. This is a group about discovering bitcoin as a savings technology. We welcome anyone who is interested in knowing more about saving in bitcoin or simply just want to join us to have a good run. We start out casual and as things get more consistent, we might do what others have been doing worldwide: https://www.bitcoinrunners.org/community/

Hello everyone! Join us for an IN PERSON Apache Kafka® x Apache Flink® meetup on Apr 10th from 6:30pm, hosted by Credit Agricole CIB in Singapore! **📍 Venue:** Mapletree Business City Blk 20 West 20 Pasir Panjang Road Singapore, 117439 , Level 13 \*\*\* **🗓 Agenda:** * 18:30pm-19:00pm: Food, Drinks & Networking * 19:00pm-19:30pm: Zabeer Farook, Technical Architect, Credit Agricole CIB * 19:30pm-20:00pm: ​Dominique Ronde, Staff Solution Engineer, Confluent * 20:00pm-20:30pm: Networking \*\*\* **💡 Speaker:** ​Dominique Ronde, Staff Solution Engineer, Confluent **Talk:** Guardians of the Stream: Kafka, Flink, and the Rise of GenAI **Abstract:** In this session we will explore how Kafka and Flink can seamlessly integrate with GenAI to build intelligent systems capable of real-time learning, automation, and decision-making. Discover the next frontier in data streaming and artificial intelligence, where Kafka, Flink, and GenAI take center stage in shaping the future of industries. **Bio:** ​**Dominique Ronde** is a Staff Solution Engineer at Confluent, a pioneer in enterprise event-streaming platforms. With previous roles as a Big Data Architect and Data Scientist at freeyou, SAP, and Allianz, Dominique brings deep expertise in digital transformation, Java, AWS, and Apache Kafka®. Since 2016, he has worked extensively with Apache Flink and currently serves as a subject matter expert in the APAC region. Dominique is a frequent speaker at conferences worldwide, with a recent focus on innovative data use cases in the insurance industry. Outside of work, he enjoys experimenting with Arduino microcontrollers, IoT home devices, and traveling. \-\-\-\-\- **💡 Speaker:** Zabeer Farook, Technical Architect, Credit Agricole CIB **Talk:** Natural Language Analytics in the Lakehouse : Why is it harder than it looks? **Abstract:** AI agents and the Model Context Protocol finally make natural language analytics on your lakehouse technically plausible — any LLM can discover your schema, plan a query strategy, and return results in seconds. But connect an agent directly to your Iceberg stack and something uncomfortable happens: it returns confident, fluent, wrong answers with no signal that anything is amiss. This talk demonstrates exactly why — wrong metric formulas, invented business terms, incorrect join paths — and introduces the architectural layer that fixes it: the unified semantic layer, exposed as an MCP API. A glimpse at what becomes possible when agents call meaning, not just schema. **Bio:** Zabeer is a seasoned Technology Architect with nearly 20 years of experience in enterprise software across FSI and fintech, including retail banking, wealth management, KYC, regulatory reporting, and payment systems. He brings strong expertise in digital transformation, legacy modernization, and data engineering, with hands-on experience in AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka, Flink, Spark, APIs, and DevOps. Actively contributes to the Singapore tech community, co-hosting Kafka meetups and delivering technical talks, with a strong focus on real-time data streaming and event-driven architecture. \*\*\* ***DISCLAIMER*** BY ATTENDING THIS EVENT IN PERSON, you acknowledge that risk includes possible exposure to and illness from infectious diseases including COVID-19, and accept responsibility for this, if it occurs. As the classroom is a mask-on setting, please be reminded that masks should still be worn at all times unless actively eating or drinking NOTE: We are unable to cater for any attendees under the age of 18. \*\*\* If you would like to speak or host our next event please let us know! [community@confluent.io](mailto:community@confluent.io)

* **[RSVP here](https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/1985291651773/?aff=oddtdtcreator) \- Attendance is strictly by confirmed registration due to limited seating capacity\. Guests who have not completed registration and received confirmation via Eventbrite will not be admitted\. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to welcoming you at a future session\.** Art is often seen as decoration or a luxury reserved for elites. But could it also be an alternative investment? In this session, **Ms. Christine Lok**, a young collector and art advisor, shares her perspective on the evolving art market and why people buy art today — from personal passion and cultural branding to social status and long-term value preservation. Together with **Mr. Chung Ting Fai**, they will explore how collectors approach art beyond aesthetics, and how a new generation of buyers is reshaping the market. Attendees will gain practical insights into viewing art not just as beautiful objects, but also as meaningful assets. **Date & Time:** 9 Apr 2026 Thur 6.30-8.30pm * **[RSVP here](https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/1985291651773/?aff=oddtdtcreator) Attendance is strictly by confirmed registration due to limited seating capacity. Guests who have not completed registration and received confirmation via Eventbrite will not be admitted. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to welcoming you at a future session.** **Agenda:** 18:30 - 19:00 Registration and Greetings 19:00 – 19:10 Club welcoming and introduction 19:10 - 20:00 Art as an Asset Class: Understanding Value Beyond Finance & Art Funds, Fractional Ownership, and Tokenisation of Art 20:00 - 20:30 Q&A, Mingling & Wrap Up **Speaker:** **Christine Lok, Art Advisor and Young Collector** **Topic: Art as an Asset Class: Understanding Value Beyond Finance** **Speaker:** **Chung Ting Fai, Founder of Chung Ting Fai & Co** **Topics: Art Funds, Fractional Ownership, and Tokenisation of Art** * **[RSVP here](https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/1985291651773/?aff=oddtdtcreator) Attendance is strictly by confirmed registration due to limited seating capacity. Guests who have not completed registration and received confirmation via Eventbrite will not be admitted. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to welcoming you at a future session.** **Christine Lok, Art Advisor and Young Collector** Christine Lok is a young collector and art advisor who specialized in Western oil painting and watercolour at LASALLE McNally School of Fine Arts, Singapore, with a focus on Modern and Contemporary Western Art History. She is certified in art market economics, contemporary art theory, and art law (Christie’s Education), as well as Tangible Things (HarvardX). Christine regularly travels globally to attend major art fairs, such as Art Basel and Frieze, gaining first-hand insight into the evolving international art market. Christine works closely with collectors, family offices, galleries, and art experts across Europe, the United States, and Asia, collaborating on the acquisition and sourcing of blue-chip works, such as Yayoi Kusama and Yoshitomo Nara, as well as primary market sales locally. She is a private member of Frame & Flame, an international collectors’ group founded by @theartmarketguy and Artscapy. Her personal collection focuses on digital art, including video art, AI-generated works, and photography. **Mr Chung Ting Fai, Founder of Chung Ting Fai & Co** A veteran lawyer with more than three decades’of experience my practice straddles both contentious and non-contentious work. For non-contentious work, his focus is on wealth management and private clients’matters be it in Singapore or China where Mr.Chung is well regarded by the legal profession in China. Mr.Chung received many referrals from well established laws firms in China including Yingke, Jingshi and Han Sheng just to name a few. Mr.Chung advise wealthy families and family office from China, Japan, ASEAN and Africa on business structuring, investment immigration, trusts, legacy and estate planning. **Location:** Warehouse On River Promenade 5 Jiak Kim street, Singapore 169425 **\*Light refreshments will be served during the session. Guests are encouraged to continue the evening over dinner or cocktails from our club menu, including a specially curated set dinner with exclusive privileges available.** * **[RSVP here](https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/1985291651773/?aff=oddtdtcreator) Attendance is strictly by confirmed registration due to limited seating capacity. Guests who have not completed registration and received confirmation via Eventbrite will not be admitted. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to welcoming you at a future session.** Note: As we aim to encourage a professional atmosphere at the event, Multi Level Marketing activities and any form of harassment are strictly prohibited.After the RSVP, you will receive the address & contact so please keep an eye on the confirmation page, confirmation email & reminder email. Who is the Host? [Eric Tse](https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric426/) See you! * **Attendance is strictly by confirmed registration due to limited seating capacity. Guests who have not completed registration and received confirmation via Eventbrite will not be admitted. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to welcoming you at a future session.**

* **[RSVP here](https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/1985291651773/?aff=oddtdtcreator) Attendance is strictly by confirmed registration due to limited seating capacity. Guests who have not completed registration and received confirmation via Eventbrite will not be admitted. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to welcoming you at a future session.** Art is often seen as decoration or a luxury reserved for elites. But could it also be an alternative investment? In this session, **Ms. Christine Lok**, a young collector and art advisor, shares her perspective on the evolving art market and why people buy art today — from personal passion and cultural branding to social status and long-term value preservation. Together with **Mr. Chung Ting Fai**, they will explore how collectors approach art beyond aesthetics, and how a new generation of buyers is reshaping the market. Attendees will gain practical insights into viewing art not just as beautiful objects, but also as meaningful assets. **Date & Time:** 9 Apr 2026 Thur 6.30-8.30pm * **[RSVP here](https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/1985291651773/?aff=oddtdtcreator) Attendance is strictly by confirmed registration due to limited seating capacity. Guests who have not completed registration and received confirmation via Eventbrite will not be admitted. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to welcoming you at a future session.** **Agenda:** 18:30 - 19:00 Registration and Greetings 19:00 – 19:10 Club welcoming and introduction 19:10 - 20:00 Art as an Asset Class: Understanding Value Beyond Finance & Art Funds, Fractional Ownership, and Tokenisation of Art 20:00 - 20:30 Q&A, Mingling & Wrap Up **Speaker:** **Christine Lok, Art Advisor and Young Collector** **Topic: Art as an Asset Class: Understanding Value Beyond Finance** **Speaker:** **Chung Ting Fai, Founder of Chung Ting Fai & Co** **Topics: Art Funds, Fractional Ownership, and Tokenisation of Art** * **[RSVP here](https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/1985291651773/?aff=oddtdtcreator) Attendance is strictly by confirmed registration due to limited seating capacity. Guests who have not completed registration and received confirmation via Eventbrite will not be admitted. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to welcoming you at a future session.** **Christine Lok, Art Advisor and Young Collector** Christine Lok is a young collector and art advisor who specialized in Western oil painting and watercolour at LASALLE McNally School of Fine Arts, Singapore, with a focus on Modern and Contemporary Western Art History. She is certified in art market economics, contemporary art theory, and art law (Christie’s Education), as well as Tangible Things (HarvardX). Christine regularly travels globally to attend major art fairs, such as Art Basel and Frieze, gaining first-hand insight into the evolving international art market. Christine works closely with collectors, family offices, galleries, and art experts across Europe, the United States, and Asia, collaborating on the acquisition and sourcing of blue-chip works, such as Yayoi Kusama and Yoshitomo Nara, as well as primary market sales locally. She is a private member of Frame & Flame, an international collectors’ group founded by @theartmarketguy and Artscapy. Her personal collection focuses on digital art, including video art, AI-generated works, and photography. **Mr Chung Ting Fai, Founder of Chung Ting Fai & Co** A veteran lawyer with more than three decades’of experience my practice straddles both contentious and non-contentious work. For non-contentious work, his focus is on wealth management and private clients’matters be it in Singapore or China where Mr.Chung is well regarded by the legal profession in China. Mr.Chung received many referrals from well established laws firms in China including Yingke, Jingshi and Han Sheng just to name a few. Mr.Chung advise wealthy families and family office from China, Japan, ASEAN and Africa on business structuring, investment immigration, trusts, legacy and estate planning. **Location:** Warehouse On River Promenade 5 Jiak Kim street, Singapore 169425 **\*Light refreshments will be served during the session. Guests are encouraged to continue the evening over dinner or cocktails from our club menu, including a specially curated set dinner with exclusive privileges available.** * **[RSVP here](https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/1985291651773/?aff=oddtdtcreator) Attendance is strictly by confirmed registration due to limited seating capacity. Guests who have not completed registration and received confirmation via Eventbrite will not be admitted. We appreciate your understanding and look forward to welcoming you at a future session.** Note: As we aim to encourage a professional atmosphere at the event, Multi Level Marketing activities and any form of harassment are strictly prohibited.After the RSVP, you will receive the address & contact so please keep an eye on the confirmation page, confirmation email & reminder email. Who is the Host? [Eric Tse](https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric426/) See you!

**DISCLAIMER: NOT FINANCIAL ADVICE** Casual run of about 3.5km - 4km. Hais, seems like there isnt a a community run group on bitcoin in Singapore. Please visit below page to sign up (Dont pangseh hor). https://www.meetup.com/runningbitcoinsg It is the only way I can filter out the bots. There is always more things to learn about Bitcoin. One of it being low time preference. The group welcomes anyone who is interested in knowing more about saving in bitcoin or simply just want to join us to have a good run.

If you are interested in selecting investment choices for your 401(k) or other workplace savings plan, minimizing your income tax liability, or identifying the most effective investments for your brokerage account, we are the group for you. We are a local chapter of Bogleheads**®**, whose investment strategy can be found here: https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Bogleheads%C2%AE_investment_philosophy Or you can peruse the Boglehead forum here: https://www.bogleheads.org/index.php I look forward to seeing you there. Mark Vonder Haar

**Welcome to the Women’s Columbus Bogleheads® Sub-Group** This sub-group is for **women who want to learn and discuss finances in a safe, supportive space**. For those interested in moving towards financial independence and retirement by learning investment basics, choosing your 401(k) investments, minimizing taxes, and more. We’re a local chapter of **Bogleheads®**, following a long-term, practical investment philosophy: [Investment Philosophy](https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Bogleheads%C2%AE_investment_philosophy): https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Bogleheads%C2%AE_investment_philosophy [Bogleheads Forum](https://www.bogleheads.org/index.php): https://www.bogleheads.org/index.php No question is too small, and no experience is too simple. Share, ask, and learn — at your own pace, without judgment, in a group of like-minded women. Let’s build confidence and knowledge **together**!

Learn how seller finance and notes can create cash flow and new deal opportunities with 40-year investor Eddie Speed **FREE TICKET** 🎟️ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-structure-real-estate-deals-using-seller-finance-and-notes-tickets-1984826171509?aff=cicmeetupapp Most real estate investors only know one way to make money: Buy the property. Fix the property. Rent it or sell it. But there’s another side of real estate that can create cash flow, flexibility, and opportunity without only focusing on owning more property. At this month’s Columbus Investors Club, Tiffany and Josh High are sitting down with Eddie Speed - a real estate veteran with 40 years of experience who has closed more than 50,000 note deals. He has spent decades helping investors understand how to structure deals through seller finance and notes, and how to think more like the bank instead of just the buyer. This will be a practical conversation around a part of real estate most people have heard about, but very few truly understand. If you’ve ever wanted to know how to create more opportunities in deals, generate cash flow in a different way, or understand how seller finance actually works in the real world, this is a night you want to be in the room for. You’ll walk away thinking about deals differently, seeing new possibilities, and understanding how creative structuring can open doors that traditional investing alone can’t. **What You’ll Learn** * How seller finance works in real estate deals * How notes fit into real estate and create opportunity * How to structure deals more creatively * How investors generate cash flow by focusing on the payment * How to think like the bank instead of only focusing on owning the property * How this strategy can create flexibility in today’s market **Open Q&A - Ask Eddie Anything About** * Seller finance and how to use it in real deals * How notes work in a practical, beginner-friendly way * Creating cash flow without only relying on rentals * Structuring deals that others might miss * How experienced investors think differently about financing * Common mistakes investors make when they only focus on the property **Why You Should Be in the Room** Because the investors who win in the long run know how to do more than just buy houses. They know how to structure.They know how to create terms.They know how to see opportunities other people miss. This is the kind of conversation that can expand the way you think about real estate entirely. Come ready to learn, ask questions, take notes, and connect with people who are serious about growing in this business. **Reserve your free seat now - and be part of the conversation.** Grab your spot here ➡️ https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-structure-real-estate-deals-using-seller-finance-and-notes-tickets-1984826171509?aff=cicmeetupapp

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The Fellowship of the Star Schema: Transforming OLTP Data for Power BI One does not simply build reports on OLTP data. Join us on an epic journey from the depths of raw, normalized tables to the shining halls of a well-modeled star schema fit for Power BI greatness. We will demystify the differences between OLTP and OLAP, walk through star schema vs snowflake (and why Power BI has a clear favorite), and show you the compression differences between normalized and columnar storage that will make you never look at an OLTP model the same way again. We will cover the different types of dimensions, when to use them, and how to handle Slowly Changing Dimensions without losing your mind. You will leave knowing exactly how to identify a bad model, how to convert OLTP data into a clean star schema, and how to forge relationships that rule them all. Whether you are a data wizard, a curious hobbit, or somewhere in between, your models will never be the same.

Let’s get together at the Crowne Plaza and talk deals, creative finance, problem solving, whatever you want! Hubert Bruce Hosts, COREE members share ideas and resources. Open to the public!

**The Data-Driven Brand: Using Analytics to Shape Perception** Can you use analytics to improve tacos? This being CBUSDAW, we think the answer is probably “yes”, but we’re not sure how to implement or test this theory. For our April meetup we’ve got Sara Kear, CMO of Condado Tacos, to investigate this delicious question. Sara will explore how she blends quantitative data and qualitative customer feedback to shape brand positioning and drive business decisions. We all know that marketing and analytics go way beyond attribution. Sara will show how Condado uses customer insights to inform product and pricing strategy. She’ll also highlight how Condado leverages customer feedback at scale to influence operational priorities, positioning marketing as the voice of the customer across the organization. In the last 12 years Condado has gone from one location in Columbus to 52 locations across 10 states, so we’re guessing there’s more to that growth than really good guac (though the guac probably helps). Ultimately, this talk focuses on the intersection of art and science—using data to inform creativity and build a brand that resonates with customers in a measurable way. **About Our Speaker** Sara Kear is Chief Marketing Officer at Condado Tacos, where she oversees brand, restaurant design, menu and pricing strategy, off-premise including catering, and customer data strategy. Since joining in 2021, she has helped grow the brand from 19 to 52 locations while building a data-driven marketing organization focused on loyalty and customer insights. Condado has since been named to the Inc. 5000, recognized as Breakout Retailer by Chain Store Age, and consistently ranked among FastCasual’s Top 100 Movers & Shakers. Thanks to our 2026 sponsors: [Clarivoy](https://www.clarivoy.com), [What Box Consulting Group](https://www.whatboxconsultinggroup.com), [Conductrics](https://www.conductrics.com), and [Piwik PRO](https://piwik.pro) More info at [cbusdaw.com](https://cbusdaw.com)