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Meetup Event: Business Builders & Job Seekers — Coffee + Clarity Session
Thu, Sep 17, 10:00 PMI get a lot of messages from people who want to connect for different reasons—partnerships, potential investment, help building a leveraged business model, or job opportunities. This meet-up is a casual but **structured** way to meet in person, quickly understand what you’re working on, and determine clear next steps. ### **📍 Location** **Second Cup** 4841 Yonge St · North York, ON ### **🕓 Time** **Aug 20th, 2026** **6:00 PM – 9:00 PM** *** ## **💵 Attendance Fee (Important)** * **Free for job seekers only** (if your primary purpose is employment. Please message me on the Meetup Platform). * **$10 for business-related attendance**, including: * business model feedback / guidance * partnership discussions * investment-related conversations * strategic support / “how do I move forward?” planning *If you’re coming for both job + business advice, it’s considered business-related and the $10 applies.* *** ## **✅ RSVP (Required)** Please RSVP so I can plan seating and manage time fairly for everyone. *** ## **What this meet-up is (and isn’t)** **This is an intro + screening session** designed to: * meet you briefly * clarify your direction * identify fit * suggest the next best step **This is not** a full consulting session, a guaranteed job interview, or a promise of investment/partnership. Those decisions happen after follow-up, if there’s a fit. *** ## **Format / Timeboxing** To keep it fair, conversations will be **timeboxed (approximately 5–10 minutes per person)** depending on turnout. You may stay and listen to other discussions. *** ## **What to bring (typed + prepared)** ### **If you want help with a business model** Bring a **typed 1-page plan** (rough is fine) including: * what the business does * who the customer is * how it makes money * what you’ve done so far * what you need help with right now ### **If you’re looking for a job** Bring **two printed copies** of your resume. ### **If you want to partner with me** Bring a **typed outline** including: * your concept (clear + simple) * **your responsibilities** (what you will personally do each week) * **your expectation of my responsibilities** * what success looks like (timeline + goals) ### **If you’re seeking investment (or want to discuss it)** Bring a **typed summary** including: * what traction you have (sales/users/LOIs/partnerships—anything real) * how much capital you’re seeking * exactly how the funds would be used * why you’re the person/team to execute *** If this sounds like you, join me at **Second Cup on Sept 17th from 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM**. If you are looking for a job, please use the meetup messaging feature to message me and I will add you to the event.

FREE Spanish, English, and French Oral Conversational Classes4 Adults!!
Sun, Sep 13, 6:30 PM\*These classes are not a language exchange, but instead are meant to be a step in between so that students feel confident maintaining in depth and grammatically correct oral conversations outside of class\* \***Meetup event numbers only tend to show new students registering and do not include returning students attending class.** **Per class, there is an average of 7 students.** The first 2 classes are free and then only cost between $18 and $36 depending on which type of class you want to continue with\* These French, English (For Spanish and French speakers only), and Spanish classes are primarily meant for adults who are travellers, or who are planning to live in a French, English, or Spanish-speaking country. The classes are primarily oral-based through guided conversations. They will teach you how to handle conversations in situations such as **"Going to the Convenience Store"**, **"Making Plans"**, **"Negotiating Prices"**, and **"Going out for a Drink"**. To ensure that students get used to using the language automatically, students will learn to maintain contextual conversations with timing before moving on to the next lesson. Call (647)787-9953, e-mail us info@monkeylingo.ca, or visit monkeylingo.ca for more information! **Online and private classes are also available!** No other language classes are as conversational as these ones. We guarantee it! Cheap parking can be found using the "Spot Hero" app.

How AI Is Changing Work: Activity-Level Insights for Workforce Strategy
Wed, Sep 23, 9:30 PMJoin the Toronto People Analytics Group for an evening exploring how artificial intelligence is reshaping work and workforce strategy. Participants will explore: * How AI is changing work activities across industries * Why activity-level analysis matters more than job titles * Which skills are becoming increasingly valuable * How organizations can decide when to automate, augment, redesign, or reskill work * A practical framework for AI-enabled workforce planning We are so lucky to be joined by Jin Yan is a Senior Economist at Revelio Labs, an expert in taking a macro perspective on People Analytics and AI.

FREE Spanish, English, and French Oral Conversational Class 4 Adults!!
Tue, Sep 22, 11:30 PM\*These classes are not a language exchange, but instead are meant to be a step in between so that students feel confident maintaining in depth and grammatically correct oral conversations outside of class\* \***Meetup event numbers only tend to show new students registering and do not include returning students attending class.** **Per class, there is an average of 7 students.** The first 2 classes are free and then only cost between $18 and $35 depending on which type of class you want to continue with\* These French, English (For Spanish and French speakers only), and Spanish classes are primarily meant for adults who are travellers, or who are planning to live in a French, English, or Spanish-speaking country. The classes are primarily oral-based through guided conversations. They will teach you how to handle conversations in situations such as **"Going to the Convenience Store"**, **"Making Plans"**, **"Negotiating Prices"**, and **"Going out for a Drink"**. To ensure that students get used to using the language automatically, students will learn to maintain contextual conversations with timing before moving on to the next lesson. Call (647)787-9953, e-mail us info@monkeylingo.ca, or visit monkeylingo.ca for more information! **Online and private classes are also available!** No other language classes are as conversational as these ones. We guarantee it! Cheap parking can be found using the "Spot Hero" app.

AI-Powered QE: Building Reliable & Resilient Digital Platforms | TTT Meetup
Wed, Sep 23, 10:00 PM***The Test Tribe 16th Toronto Meetup – AI-Powered Quality Engineering: Building Reliable and Resilient Digital Platforms in Financial Services*** AI is changing how software quality is engineered from generating tests and identifying risks to detecting defects and understanding failures in production. For financial services, where reliability, security, scalability, and customer trust are critical, the opportunity is not just to automate testing but to make quality more intelligent and proactive. Join The Test Tribe's 16th Toronto Meetup to explore how AI-powered Quality Engineering is helping teams build resilient digital platforms, improve engineering productivity, and move from reactive testing toward proactive quality assurance. **Event Details** * Date: 23 September 2026 * Time: 06:00 PM – 08:00 PM ET * Venue: 20 Toronto St, Toronto, ON M5C 2B8, Canada * Map:[ Google Maps](https://maps.app.goo.gl/wnzYGSohqax1MydHA?utm_source=luma) ***Session – AI-Powered Quality Engineering: Building Reliable and Resilient Digital Platforms in Financial Services*** ***Speaker: Harish Srivastava*** ***Why This Session Matters*** Traditional test automation can help teams validate software, but modern digital platforms require quality practices that can identify risks earlier, adapt to changing systems, and provide insights throughout the software delivery lifecycle. In this session, Harish Srivastava will explore how AI-powered Quality Engineering is enabling teams to move beyond traditional automation through smart test generation, predictive defect detection, risk-based testing, production monitoring, and automated root cause analysis. Drawing from real-world experiences in financial services, the session will explore how organizations can build digital platforms that are reliable, resilient, secure, and capable of scaling while meeting customer expectations and regulatory requirements. It will also examine how Generative AI can accelerate developer and QA productivity and help teams shift from reactive testing to proactive quality assurance. ***How This Meetup Solves Your Problem*** As software systems become more complex, teams need quality practices that can keep pace with faster development and increasing business expectations. This meetup will help you: * Understand how AI is transforming modern Quality Engineering and changing the way teams approach software quality. * Explore how AI can support smart test generation, predictive defect detection, and risk-based testing. * Learn how AI-powered practices can improve software reliability, performance, and resilience. * Discover ways to use Generative AI to enhance developer and QA productivity. * Understand how production monitoring and automated root cause analysis can help teams move toward proactive quality assurance. * Gain insights into building resilient digital platforms while balancing scalability, security, customer expectations, and regulatory requirements. ***Why Show Up on 23 September?*** * Because AI is changing Quality Engineering from a reactive testing function into a more proactive, data-driven discipline. * Because you'll learn how organizations in financial services are approaching AI-powered quality and platform resilience. * Because you'll discover practical ways to use AI to improve testing, reliability, and engineering productivity. * Because you'll connect with QA professionals, Quality Engineers, developers, engineering leaders, and technology practitioners from the Toronto community. * Because your perspective belongs in the conversation. ***Become a Speaker at The Test Tribe Events*** Wish to share your insights with the community at a future event? Submit your talk idea[ ](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8xebmOBD2WYXwGKWj7GteY-tMLaj-aZzQk88MAsE0LUiMUQ/viewform?utm_source=luma)[here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8xebmOBD2WYXwGKWj7GteY-tMLaj-aZzQk88MAsE0LUiMUQ/viewform), and if it resonates with the perspective we are trying to build at our events, our team will connect with you. ***About The Test Tribe*** The Test Tribe is the world's largest software testing community, empowering testers globally since 2018. With 925+ events and 170K+ members across 130+ countries, we bring software professionals together to learn, grow, and connect through meetups, conferences, cohorts, masterclasses, and more. By RSVPing, you agree to our[ Terms & Conditions](https://www.thetesttribe.com/website-terms-conditions/)[ and](https://www.thetesttribe.com/privacy-policy/?utm_source=luma)[ Privacy Policy](https://www.thetesttribe.com/our-privacy-policy/) and consent to be contacted by The Test Tribe and our event partners.

FREE Spanish, English, and French Oral Conversational Classes 4 Adults!
Sun, Sep 13, 5:00 PM\*These classes are not a language exchange, but instead are meant to be a step in between so that students feel confident maintaining in depth and grammatically correct oral conversations outside of class\* \***Meetup event numbers only tend to show new students registering and do not include returning students attending class.** **Per class, there is an average of 7 students.** The first 2 classes are free and then only cost between $18 and $36 depending on which type of class you want to continue with\* These French, English (For Spanish and French speakers only), and Spanish classes are primarily meant for adults who are travellers, or who are planning to live in a French, English, or Spanish-speaking country. The classes are primarily oral-based through guided conversations. They will teach you how to handle conversations in situations such as **"Going to the Convenience Store"**, **"Making Plans"**, **"Negotiating Prices"**, and **"Going out for a Drink"**. To ensure that students get used to using the language automatically, students will learn to maintain contextual conversations with timing before moving on to the next lesson. Call (647)787-9953, e-mail us info@monkeylingo.ca, or visit monkeylingo.ca for more information! **Online and private classes are also available!** No other language classes are as conversational as these ones. We guarantee it! Cheap parking can be found using the "Spot Hero" app.
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