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Brompton Friday's Test Drive

Fri, Feb 27, 4:00 PM

From Brompton Berlin

5.0

Try Brompton is a Brompton experience ride for those considering purchasing a Brompton. The purpose of this ride is to deepen your understanding of Brompton bikes, ride courses designed to fully enjoy Bromptons, rediscover the city, experience new ways to enjoy it, and experience the lifestyle that comes with owning a Brompton. We guide participants through folding techniques and shifting the internal gear hub—a common source of confusion for first-time riders—while riding. By comparing different bikes, we help riders deeply understand each model's characteristics, supporting them in making an informed choice and purchase. https://www.komoot.com/tour/2544443144?share_token=aHITulkVldsQO8ZTduViGdGjVF2ZkFee5TKZ6D4484fY5EXfHK&ref=wtd

1 attendee

Kundalini ShakeOff - Schütteln, Tanzen, Sein (Tickets via Eventbrite)

Wed, Feb 25, 5:00 PM

From Togetherness Playground - Kreativität, Ausdruck & Verbindung

**Tickets via Eventbrite 👉 [https://kundalini-shakeoff-prenzlberg.eventbrite.de](https://kundalini-shakeoff-prenzlberg.eventbrite.de)** **BESCHREIBUNG** Kundalini Shake Off ist meine Version der *Kundalini-Meditation nach OSHO* \- eine schlichte\, strukturierte Bewegungsmeditation in vier Phasen: Schütteln\, Tanzen\, Spüren\, Ruhen\. Keine Show\, kein Druck\, keine Esoterik\-Clouds – nur du\, zentrierte\, speziell kuratierte Kundalini\-Musik und ein klarer Ablauf\, der den Kopf runter\- und den Körper hochfährt\. Ein moderner Reset für Menschen, die merken: Manchmal braucht’s keinen Guru – nur 60 Minuten, in denen der Körper machen darf, was er will; und *in denen du dich trauen darfst, loszulassen*. Alle sind willkommen – egal ob jung (18+), alt, laut, leise, Frau, Mann, Divers… Keine Erfahrung nötig. Nur Lust auf Begegnung mit Spaß und Leichtigkeit. *(English speakers welcome)* **ABLAUF** * **18:00 - Ankommen & Setup:** Kennenlernen, vertraut machen, ggf. Umziehen, Matten und Decken bereit legen, kurze Intro durch Host * **18:15 - ShakeOff:** je 15 Min Schütteln, Tanzen, Spüren, Ruhen unter minimaler Anleitung/Ermutigung ;) * **19:15 - Ausklang:** Zurück in die Realität kommen, kurzer Austausch über das Erleben, Zusammenpacken **HINWEISE** * Anmeldung nur via Eventbrite 👉 [https://kundalini-shakeoff-prenzlberg.eventbrite.de](https://kundalini-shakeoff-prenzlberg.eventbrite.de) * Yogamatten sind vorhanden, aber vielleicht bringst du dir eine Decke für die Entspannung mit. * Bequeme, bewegungsgeeignete Kleidung ist von Vorteil, aber komm gern, wie du dich am Wohlsten fühlst. * Bitte bring auch deinen eigenen Durstlöscher mit :) * Kostenbeteiligung: Sliding Scale zwischen €10 und €18 zur Deckung von Zeit & Vorbereitung (alle Infos auf Eventbrite). * Privat organisiertes Event: keine Haftung für Unfälle oder Verluste

1 attendee

AI Memory and Founders Night

Thu, Feb 26, 4:00 PM

From Graph Database - DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland )

4.5

Register: [https://globalai.community/chapters/berlin/events/ai-memory-and-founders-night/](https://globalai.community/chapters/berlin/events/ai-memory-and-founders-night/) This edition of the **Global AI Berlin** meetup focuses on one of the most critical topics for modern AI systems: **AI Memory** and its role in shaping the next generation of intelligent applications. The event brings together founders, product leaders, and engineers to explore how memory is designed, structured, and operationalized in real-world AI systems. With contributions from teams at **Neo4j, Cognee, MemVerge, Riverty and more**, and the broader Berlin AI community, the discussions will cover practical approaches to building memory-enabled applications at production scale.

9 attendees

Choral Service (Sunday Service + Concert Like Vibe)

Sun, Feb 22, 8:30 AM

From International Reformed Evangelical Church Berlin

Hi, we are an international reformed evangelical church located in Berlin Tiergarten. The next sunday after the valentine weekend (the 22nd Feb, not the 15th Feb), we hosting a choral service on sunday. It is like your regular church service, but we will put more emphasize on the singing, choir, or the music so that it will have a bit of that concert vibe. There will be some pieces from Mendelssohn, Faure, Gounod, etc. Come over if you like music in general and have no issue to visit a church service (you never know here in Berlin, some people are very opposed :))

2 attendees

Episode XY of the 2026 Season

Thu, Feb 19, 6:00 PM

From Kotlin User Group Berlin

4.6

All thx to the sponsor! **Line-Up:** 👉 *TBD* by TBD **Speaker Bios:** 🗣 *TBD*

17 attendees

Evening Worship Service

Sat, Feb 28, 5:00 PM

From American Church in Berlin

4.7

Join us for a welcoming and reflective Saturday evening worship service in Engish. This service follows a classic liturgical form and includes Holy Communion, offering a meaningful and grounding way to end the week. The liturgy is a bit shorter than our Sunday service. After worship, stay for fellowship and conversation. Whether you are new to faith, returning after a long time, exploring Christianity, or deeply rooted in the tradition — you are truly welcome here. And when we say *all*, we mean **all**. Come as you are. You belong. We celebrate open communion, meaing all are wecome to recieve Holy Communion.

2 attendees

Secrets No More: Spring K8s Mastery + Kotlin Glow

Thu, Feb 19, 5:30 PM

From Spring User Group Berlin

4.5

Join us for the next Spring User Group Berlin meetup! This time, we are bridging the gap between rock-solid operations and developer joy. **Talk 1: Secure and Seamless: Injecting Kubernetes Secrets into Spring Applications** *Speaker: Dmitriy Goi, Deutsche Bank* Look, we’ve all done it. You need a database password, so you throw it into an environment variable and call it a day. It works, it’s fast, and your app starts up. But then the security audit hits, or your credentials rotate and suddenly your logs are full of connection errors because your Spring context is stuck in the past. At Deutsche Bank, "good enough" usually isn't. I’ve spent the last few years moving Spring apps into Kubernetes and realizing that most tutorials lie to you. They show you the easy way, not the way that survives in production. I’m going to show you why environment variables are a security trap and how mounting secrets as files actually works (and where it breaks). We’ll get into the mess of secret rotation, why you probably need a CSI driver or an External Secret operator, and how to make Spring Boot actually pick up those changes without a manual restart. **About the speaker:** A passionate software engineer at Deutsche Bank, Dmitriy brings 8 years of development experience to his focus on modernizing application development. He specializes in Spring Boot and Kubernetes and is currently helping lead the charge on migrating key applications to a hybrid cloud environment, emphasizing secure and efficient engineering practices. \-\-\- **Talk 2: Adopting Kotlin for Spring 7: Cleaner Code, Fewer Bugs, Some Tradeoffs** *Speaker: Daniil Tsarev, JetBrains* Kotlin is becoming a first-class citizen in the Spring ecosystem, especially with the latest features in Spring 7. In this talk, we'll explore how easy it is to adopt Kotlin in existing Spring projects, what tangible benefits it brings to everyday development, and where some edges still are. Expect practical examples, real-world tradeoffs, and an honest look at whether Kotlin is the right choice for your Spring stack. **About the speaker:** Daniil Tsarev is a Software Developer at JetBrains with over 10 years of experience working with the Spring ecosystem. Previously was developing a Spring-based full-stack framework for enterprise solutions. Now passionate about developer productivity, he’s dedicated to creating tools and solutions that make developers’ lives easier. **📅 Agenda** [**18:30**]: Doors open, food, drinks & networking [**19:00**]: Talk 1: Secure and Seamless (K8s Secrets) [**19:45**]: Short break [**20:00**]: Talk 2: Adopting Kotlin for Spring 7 [**21:00**]: Q&A and more networking [**22:00**]: Closing the doors Come for the knowledge, stay for the community. See you there! \-\-\- 📍 Venue Details 📌 Postal address: Otto-Suhr-Allee 16, 10585 Berlin 🚪 Entrance: Otto-Suhr-Allee 16: New Building 🚆 Getting there by public transport 🔴 Subway: U2, stop "Ernst-Reuter-Platz" 🚌 Bus: 245, M45, stop "Ernst-Reuter-Platz" 🚶‍♀️🚶 How to find the right entrance: 1️⃣ From Ernst-Reuter-Platz (U2 station or bus stop), walk towards the high-rise Deutsche Bank building with a bank branch. 2️⃣ To the left of this building, you’ll see Otto-Suhr-Allee 16: New Building. 3️⃣ At the very front of the building, you’ll see Dave B. café☕ , which means you’re almost there, yay! 🎉 4️⃣ Walk past the café Dave B. and head to the first entrance of the office building with glass rotating doors (it will be on your left). 5️⃣ Signage with the event name will be placed near the entrance. 6️⃣ You made it! Enter and proceed to check-in at the reception. \-\-\- **IMPORTANT** ⚠️ Check-In Procedure ‼️ Your full name must be correctly listed in your RSVP (e.g., Max Mustermann). ❌ Incomplete or unclear names (e.g., j, j k, Happy Cat) will not be allowed entry due to strict security policies. ✅ Please bring a valid ID 🆔 for name verification at the entrance. If you'd rather not change it here, just message me your name on LinkedIn or via email so I can add you to the guest list. You can find all my contact info at [https://asm0dey.site](https://asm0dey.site.)

72 attendees

🚀 Learn Public Speaking — Every Wednesday - The Center, Potsdamer Platz

Wed, Feb 18, 6:15 PM

From Mercury Toastmasters – Master Public Speaking | English

4.8

**What happens when artificial intelligence meets very human emotion?** This Wednesday, **Mercury Toastmasters Berlin** explores that question inside the *Historic Imperial Breakfast Hall at **Das Center, Potsdamer Platz.*** *In a world shaped by algorithms, one skill becomes more powerful, the ability to speak with clarity, empathy, and presence.* *Experience the **power of prepared speeches** loaded with bold ideas, participate in our **dynamic Impromptu Session**, and **gain valuable insights** during our feedback segment.* Leave with practical tools, fresh ideas, and renewed inspiration. Whether you want to speak up at work, boost your presence, or just meet inspiring people, you’ll feel at home at Mercury Toastmasters Berlin. *** **[What to Expect:](https://mercurytoastmasters.de/find-toastmasters-meetings-in-berlin/)** ✨ A supportive space to speak, grow, and connect 🎤 Engaging prepared speeches ⚡ Fun, fast-paced impromptu speaking challenges 💬 Feedback session you can actually use 🌍 A friendly, international crowd (around 25–30 people) **Schedule** (times may vary) ⏰ 19:15 - Doors open & networking 🎙️ 19:30 - Prepared Speeches 🏓 20:35 - Impromptu Session (Guest welcome to join) ↩️ 21:00 - Constructive feedback 💬 21:30 - Food, drinks & relaxed socializing **No experience needed.** ***Come curious. Leave energized.*** *** **🤙 [Hear it from our members:](https://maps.app.goo.gl/eRtvR9DRNqU9WZQn7)** *“You can sharpen your public speaking skills and gain tons of confidence, while having fun and making new friends. Mercury is well-structured, fun, and affordable.”* — *Therese Pitt* *“Mercury gave me a safe place to speak, create, and grow. I love the multicultural vibe and supportive community. It’s the best place to learn and have fun.”* — *Krisztina Linka* *** **[Did You Know?](https://mercurytoastmasters.de/about-mercury-toastmasters-berlin/)** Toastmasters is where people go to get better at speaking—and grow into confident communicators and leaders. Today [Toastmasters ](https://mercurytoastmasters.de/about-mercury-toastmasters-berlin/)has 350,000+ members across 16,000 clubs in 143 countries. And [Mercury](https://mercurytoastmasters.de/find-toastmasters-meetings-in-berlin/) is one of the best places to experience it. So bring your curiosity, your energy—and just be yourself. Whether you’re just starting or ready to level up, there’s a place for you here. *** **[Wondering what you get as a member?](https://mercurytoastmasters.de/membership-mercury-toastmasters-berlin/)** Think expert feedback, real-world speaking practice, and a supportive crew that’s got your back. [See you Wednesday night! 🎉](https://mercurytoastmasters.de/find-toastmasters-meetings-in-berlin/)

19 attendees

GenAI transforming Engineering: Agents and Guardrails [IN-PERSON!]

Tue, Feb 17, 5:00 PM

From Berlin DataTalksClub Group

4.3

Meet us for in-person talks at Zalando on February 17, 2026! Join us for an evening of practical talks on how GenAI is reshaping modern engineering workflows, from code agents to production-grade, guardrailed systems. Please make sure you register with your full name, as it will be checked by security on arrival. **📅Date and Time:** Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Doors open: 18:00 Opening & announcements: 18:30 Talks start: 18:35 Wrap-up & networking: \~20:30 📍**Location:** [Zalando Office BHW](https://maps.app.goo.gl/GELYd8FH7AnqEFNF8) Berlin Hedwig-Wachenheimstraße 7 (BHW) The main entrance is on the west-side of the building (towards Uber Arena). Participants should register at the Helpdesk, and will be picked up from there. 📝 **Agenda:** **18:00 – Doors Open** Pizza, drinks, and networking **18:30 – Opening** Short welcome and announcements from the organizers (5 min) ### **18:35 – Talk #1** **Building Blocks of Modern Code Agents: Reusable Skills and Role-Based Subagents** **[Alexey Grigorev](https://www.linkedin.com/in/agrigorev) — DataTalk.Club** A practical map of modern code agent types and the two key building blocks that make them reliable in real-world development workflows. Code agents appear in many forms today: chat-based assistants, cloud agents running CI-like workflows, and IDE or terminal agents embedded directly into development environments. In this talk, we’ll map these main categories, discuss what each is good at, and highlight where they commonly fail. We’ll then zoom in on two core building blocks used in modern agent tooling: * **Skills / playbooks** — reusable, step-by-step workflows (e.g. understand the repo → implement a change → run checks → produce a clean diff) * **Subagents** — specialized roles such as planner, implementer, reviewer, and tester that split complex work into focused, reliable steps **Format:** 20 min talk + 10 min Q&A ### **19:05 – Talk #2** **Guardrailed Agents at Scale: Zalando’s Support Agent for Incident Triage and Stakeholder Q&A** **[Ivan Potapov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-sur/)**, **[Saugandh Karan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/saugandh-karan/)**[ ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/saugandh-karan/)— Zalando SE We’ll share how Zalando built and shipped a specialized internal support agent that helps engineering teams answer stakeholder questions and triage operational alerts — without drowning in context or compromising production safety. The agent enriches user requests with relevant observability context (metrics, logs, traces, recent deploys), summarizes what matters, and produces a severity assessment with recommended next steps. A key challenge is context explosion: pulling “all the data” quickly becomes noisy, slow, and risky. We’ll walk through the architecture patterns and guardrails that keep the system production-ready: * Retrieval and ranking strategies * Strict tool boundaries * Policy-driven response formats * Evaluation checks to prevent overconfident or unsafe guidance Finally, we’ll cover rollout and migration: introducing the agent alongside existing workflows, aligning it with architecture guidelines, and iterating based on real incident feedback. **Format:** 20 min talk + 10 min Q&A ### **19:35 – Pizza, Drinks & Networking** Invite your friends and join our meetup. Special thanks to our hosts **[Zalando.](https://en.zalando.de/?_rfl=de)**

198 attendees

Tech talks at Mozilla

Thu, Feb 19, 5:00 PM

From Berlin Mozilla Meetup

4.8

Save the date! The Mozilla Meetup series continues with talks focused on modern web technologies. Note that this event operates under the [Mozilla Community Participation Guidelines](https://www.mozilla.org/about/governance/policies/participation/). **18:00** \- Doors open **18:30** \- Tracking \(Protection\) Everywhere There are a variety of tracking vectors on the web. But how exactly does this tracking work and what mechanism do we have available to protect our privacy? This talk takes a closer look at the many anti-tracking mechanisms Firefox uses to protect its users, and discusses the thread models behind them and the practical protection they provide. Bio: Manuel Bucher is a software engineer on the Firefox Privacy team working on anti-tracking in Firefox **19:30:** No Servers, No APIs: AI in the Browser I’ll present how modern web technologies make it possible to run AI models directly in the browser combining WebLLM and WebAssembly to deliver powerful, privacy-preserving client-side AI experiences. For more context, here’s a related article I wrote for Mozilla AI: [https://blog.mozilla.ai/3w-for-in-browser-ai-webllm-wasm-webworkers/](https://blog.mozilla.ai/3w-for-in-browser-ai-webllm-wasm-webworkers/) **Bio:** Barış Güler is an engineering leader working on in-browser AI systems that leverage WebLLM, WASM, and web platform features to bring AI inference and tooling into client environments. He writes about web-native AI and open-source approaches to privacy-first machine intelligence (and a Rust fan, for sure).

100 attendees

Monatlicher Stammtisch der JUG Berlin-Brandenburg

Tue, Mar 3, 5:30 PM

From Java Usergroup Berlin-Brandenburg

4.5

Liebe JUG-Mitglieder, wir möchten Euch herzlich zu unserem nächsten Stammtisch, der jeden ersten Dienstag im Monat stattfindet, einladen. Alles weitere kann im unserem Blog unter http://www.jug-berlin-brandenburg.de/ gefunden werden. Viele Grüße Sandra, Jan, Jörg und Oliver

8 attendees

🌕Networking & Language Exchange - Lunar New Year Special!🐎

Sat, Feb 21, 5:30 PM

From Networking and Language Exchange

4.8

**Let's celebrate new year! You can come at any time!** 1.) 18:30 - 19:00: Gathering at the meeting spot. 2.) 19:00 - 19:30: Walk&Talk to Kerb foodcourt. 3.) 19:30 - 22:00: Dinner/Drinks at the Kerb foodcourt. 🪑: Reserved tables for the meetup (only approved members on the list!). 🍬: Free sweets for everyone on the attending list. ⚠️**Note:** ONLY approved members who signed up for this event are allowed to join, because the seats in the Kerb food court are limited. I'll make a reservation once I know the exact number of people joining! **1.) How to the find Quartier 205 Stadtmitte:** [https://goo.gl/maps/6Fhft3LbPhcEsQrdA](https://goo.gl/maps/6Fhft3LbPhcEsQrdA) The exact meeting spot can be seen in the photo below! We meet on the 1st floor where the trash sculpture can be seen. Look for a meetup sign or organizer wearing a black or red lanyard with "staff" written on it. **2.) Walk&Talk to Kerb:** The best part. In order to extend the walk we'll stroll all the way to Brandenburger gate and from there to the former Sony Center where we are going to enter the Kerb foodcourt. **3\. How to find the Manifesto Market** [https://goo.gl/maps/aSnChzLuE6akyP4F8](https://goo.gl/maps/aSnChzLuE6akyP4F8) The food hub is located in "The Playce". The new flagship shopping center of Potsdamer Platz. Most likely we will be upstairs on the first floor next to Kabuki. The first floor offers authentic Asian food from Korea, Japan and China: Bibimbap, ramen, sushi, sea food etc. The ground floor offers Syrian, Greek, Mexican and Argentinian cuisine, tasty Hamburgers, rolled ice creme and a beer tower! *Who is this meetup for:* 1\. Asians who want to practice German and/or English\. 2\. German speaking individuals who are studying \(preferably\) Japanese\, Korean\, Mandarin or Cantonese\. 3\. Anyone who is interested in cultural exchange and wants to socialize\. *What you can expect:* 1\. A professionally organized meetup that can adapt to any changes given the current situation\. 2\. A Walk & Talk to break the ice\. 3\. A collaborating venue where you can further socialize with other members\. *** Whenever you attend a meetup, the most common as well as first question you get is: "Where are you from?" You probably heard this question a million times. Well, at least I did. From my own experience of attending over 200 international meetups in various countries such as Germany, Japan, Australia and Thailand, I can tell you that asking for the name is a better approach. “A person’s name is to that person, the sweetest, most important sound in any language.” - Dale Carnegie If you really want to connect with like-minded people you should remember their name, but you don't have to remember every persons name you've talked you. Be picky about that, don't be me who can somehow remember everyones name easily. Don't tell yourself sth. like "I'm bad at remembering names." It's all about developing the habit of asking for a name and keep the conversation going on. Furthermore, you want to learn German or any other language. Learning the local language is crucial to connect with the locals and developing a true friendship. This can be accomplished with immersion. My goal is to inspire you to go out of your comfort zone and improve yourself each time you join this meetup.

32 attendees

All thx to the sponsor! **Line-Up:** 👉 *TBD* by TBD **Speaker Bios:** 🗣 *TBD*

17 attendees

Evening Worship Service

Sat, Feb 28, 5:00 PM

From American Church in Berlin

4.7

2 attendees

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