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Agents in Production: The Memory Problem
Agent memory is a mess.
Most teams are stitching together a vector store, a graph database, and some middleware - three systems to manage, three potential failure points, and no guarantees that any of it stays consistent. It works until it doesn't.
In this meetup, we're looking at what it actually takes to solve this properly. Not a quick fix, not another abstraction layer - memory that's transactional, structured, and built into the database itself.
We'll look show what that looks like in practice with Spectron, SurrealDB's brand new agent memory system. We'll also walk through a full-stack knowledge graph RAG system - end-to-end, real code, real trade-offs - plus a guest talk from LangChain.
Hard questions welcome. Drinks & pizza on us.
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**Talks**
Tobie Morgan Hitchcock (CEO, SurrealDB)
**Spectron: What agent memory looks like when it's built into the database**
Martin (Solutions Engineer, SurrealDB)
**Full-stack knowledge graph RAG with agentic memory**
Igor Repka (Solutions Architect, LangChain)
**Details coming soon!**
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**Agenda**
* 18:00 - Doors + drinks + pizza
* 18:30 - Welcome
* 18:35 - Talks + Q&A
* 20:00 - Drinks + networking
* 20:30 - Close
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**About the speakers**
**[Tobie Morgan Hitchcock](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobiemorganhitchcock/) (CEO & Co-Founder, SurrealDB)**
Tobie Morgan Hitchcock is CEO & Co-Founder of SurrealDB, an AI-native, multi-model database for modern applications. A tech entrepreneur and software engineer with 17 years in the software and cloud-computing industries, he founded SurrealDB in 2021 with a focus on distributed databases and highly-available architectures.
**[Martin Schaer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinschaer/) (Solutions Engineer, SurrealDB)**
Martin is a computer science engineer working at SurrealDB and his own GenAI startup. He recently worked in lab automation designing declarative frameworks for instrument drivers, and his background spans everything from 3D visualisation for robotic systems to founding an advertising agency in Costa Rica.
**FAQs**
**Is the venue accessible?**
Absolutely! There is a lift that takes you up to Level 4 where the event is held.
**Is this event for me?**
SurrealDB events are for software engineers, developers, architects, data scientists, data engineers, or any tech professionals keen to discover more about SurrealDB: a scalable multi-model database that allows users and developers to focus on building their applications with ease and speed.
**Am I guaranteed a ticket at this event?**
Our events are tech-focused and in the interest of keeping our events relevant and meaningful for those attending, tickets are issued at our discretion. We therefore reserve the right to refund ticket orders before the event and to request proof of identity and/or professional background upon entry.
**Are there any House Rules?**
At SurrealDB, we are committed to providing live and online events that are safe and enjoyable for all attending. Please review our [Code of Conduct](https://surrealdb.com/legal/code-of-conduct) and [Privacy Policy](https://surrealdb.com/legal/privacy) for more information. It is compulsory for all attendees to be registered with a first **and** last name in order to attend. Any attendees who do not adhere to these requirements will be refused a ticket.
Shadowverse Tournament Tuesday
**Address: 210-212 Southwark Park Road, London SE16 3RX**
**Doors Open 11am Event starts 6:30pm-10pm**
**Player Capacity: 12 players**
Welcome to our **Shadowverse TCG** Constructed Tournament. The evening consists of 3 to 5 rounds of Swiss and prizing is distributed to players with a positive record.
To participate in the event, alongside your **ticket purchase on our [website](https://www.thebrotherhoodgames.co.uk/shadowverse-evolve-events)**, you will be asked to register on the Bushinavi app. We use this app for our tournament. We will hand out a promo pack for the tournament. If you are unfamiliar, please ask our member of staff upon arrival to the store where a member of staff will be happy to assist.
If you haven't already, please join our Instagram, YouTube and Discord Server for news about upcoming events, announcements, and social interaction with your fellow players!
*The Brotherhood Games Discord*
https://discord.com/invite/SJaQXyeNXx
Burgess Park Nordic Walking with Silverfit
**Advanced booking is required** \- find out more on our website [www.silverfit.org.uk/nordic-walking-sessions/](www.silverfit.org.uk/nordic-walking-sessions) **Meet Up is a means for promotion and *not a way to sign up* to this session.**
**Fun, fitness sessions with Silverfit Charity for the over 45s!**
**Activity:** Nordic Walking
**Venue:** Burgess Park, Albany Road, London SE5 7QH
**Meeting point:** Park Life Café
**Day:** Tuesdays
**Time:** meet at 10.30am for 11am start
**Instructor:** Aileen
**Price:** This session is free, with an option to donate if you are able.
***
For more information about this session please email the Project Manager at - **info@silverfit.org.uk**
Learn more about **Silverfit Charity** on our website [www.silverfit.org.uk](http://www.silverfit.org.uk/)
London Internet of Things Meetup No.153
We're back to our usual format of 3 speakers + Q&A followed by networking.
18:30: Doors open
19:00 Welcome by Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino (organiser since 2011)
19:10 [Scott Makenzie](https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-mackenzie-50a7ab1/) (Director at Acqua Libra)
19:30 [Suyash Joshi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/suyashj) **From Code to Motion: Programming a Dancing Robot**
19:50 [Luke Talbot](https://luketalbot.co.uk/) (Designer and researcher)
20:10 Networking
21:00 End of event and move to a nearby pub
There will be drinks (including non-alcoholic) and nibbles.
**About our sponsors:**
[Green Custard](https://www.green-custard.com/) is an award-winning AWS IoT specialist consultancy that helps organisations design, build, and scale secure cloud-connected products and solutions. With deep expertise across IoT architectures, data lakes, ML and agentic AI our IoT expertise spans from product innovation to smart factory innovation. We have full stack capability from embedded & mobile to cloud-native development. Green Custard partners with clients to deliver on their business outcomes whether modernising legacy devices, unlocking new value from existing data, or accelerating the delivery of production-ready solutions. Customers trust Green Custard for its technical excellence, pragmatic delivery, and we are proud of our customer success.
[Aqua Libra](https://aqualibra.com/pages/flavour-tap) is redefining sustainable hydration through innovative, low-impact dispensing technology. Beyond its zero-sugar infused drinks, the brand has pioneered solutions such as the Aqua Libra Flavour Tap, a digitally controlled dispensing system that delivers chilled, filtered water with natural flavours on demand. By removing the need for single-use bottles and reducing transport emissions, the Flavour Tap enables offices, venues, and public spaces to offer great-tasting drinks with a dramatically smaller environmental footprint. Aqua Libra’s approach blends sustainability, smart technology, and convenience to meet the growing demand for healthier, greener beverage options.
English Conversation Café - Chelsea
Join us for a fun and engaging morning filled with conversations and connections with international friends at the English Conversation Café in Chelsea.
DOORS OPEN FROM 9:30AM
A chance to meet new people, share stories and practice your English in a relaxed and welcoming environment. There will be a different topic every week for us to focus our conversations on.
Every Tuesday morning - term time only.
Food and drink provided, free of charge! No need to bring anything, just yourself!
The Friendly Data Meetup April 2026
GOOD FRIENDS! - Please follow us on our Luma calendar here: [https://luma.com/the-friendly-data-meetup](https://luma.com/the-friendly-data-meetup)
We're considering other platforms due to meetup's costly fees (donations and volunteers welcome). So do follow us on Luma to keep up to date on our events!
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Hi new friends and old! We're baaack!
As a smaller group, we make meaningful connections with like-minded data professionals. Lifelong friendships are forged along the way!
Whether you're new in town, want to expand your social circle, get into the data and AI space, or see a friend you know, this is the place to be!
No guest speakers nor rigid agenda, just a casual meetup and lots of fun conversation! 🥳
See you soon!
NOTE: Please remember to bring your ID with you, as all guests must be of legal age to enter the venue.
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**🤝 Code of Conduct:**
The Friendly Data Meetup welcomes all genders, nationalities, ethnicities, backgrounds, identities etc. There is a strict no discrimination policy in adherence to our code of conduct and our guiding principles. We maintain a zero-tolerance policy for hateful or antisocial behaviour.
In short, be kind to others. Do not insult or put down others. Behave professionally, don't make others feel uncomfortable. Remember that harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary jokes are not appropriate for The Friendly Data Meetup.
**🌱 Donations, Volunteers and Patrons Welcome:**
The Friendly Data Meetup is completely volunteer run and not for profit.
Donations and ideas are very welcome to fund some more exciting activities as summer is coming up!
Buy us a coffee or come and chat with us.
Support us: https://bit.ly/support-friendly-data-meetup
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**About Us**
🤗 Welcome data professionals and friends! Sometimes, it can be difficult to make friends within the field, and that's what we're all about! We're a group of like minded individuals who understand the highs and lows of working in data and tech.
✅ Our primary goal is to have **higher quality conversations** that are more meaningful, with smaller groups so that we get to spend more attention on each individual.
💯 If you're already reading this, you're definitely welcome! **We welcome everyone**, whether you're already in the data field, looking to get started or just curious!
🗨️ **Bring your friends**, bring your plus ones, we're all just here to have a good laugh and a good chat about the world, even if it isn't always about our work.
**Our values:**
📖 **Openness** \- We welcome everyone
🤝 **Trust** \- Build long\-lasting friendships together
💝 **Care** \- Be kind to others and help each other out
**Who it's for**
\- Data Scientists
\- Data Engineers
\- Data Analysts
\- AI Engineers
\- ML Engineers
\- Software Engineers
\- Data Product Managers
\- Financial and Quantitative Modellers
\- Entrepreneurs\, Contractors
\- Anyone who works with Data
\- Anyone looking to get into the space
\- Friends
**How to Make the Most of the Meetup**
The Friendly Data Meetup has one simple purpose - meaningful connections.
We're not just a community of people, **we're friends** who get invested in each others lives.
We check in on our friends regularly, and personally.
So come and join us, **more than just once or twice!**
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April Gophers @ AutogenAI - Sponsored by Dexory!
**Welcome back you fine, FINE people!**
We do apologise for the two month hiatus, we've missed you terribly! I'm glad to say that, of course, our hearts HAVE GROWN EVEN FONDER for missing you and we couldn't be more excited to see you all at **APRIL GOPHERS @ AUTOGENAI!!!**
So come and join us for some food, drinks and top notch (\*aspirational\*) programming chat, or at the very least some chat about the last most interesting thing you made Claude Code do. Top points for "the dishes".
As always, a huge thank you to **AutogenAI** for hosting us this month, and **Dexory** for sponsoring the event!
==== 📓 **Agenda**📓 =====
(Certain timings and orders may be subject to change)
**6:30pm:** Arrival, Food & Refreshments
**6:55pm:** Introduction
**7:00pm:** 🗣️ **Joshua Oluikpe - Real-Time Event-Driven Systems in Go: Patterns from Production**
Explaining how I was able to utilize gorountines concurrency to improve high throughput in Kafka
**7:25pm**: Lightning Talk ⚡ **David Coles - XDP Virtual Server: An eBPF Load Balancer library for Go**
We migrated streaming and websites for the UKs largest commercial radio broadcaster to an open-source, Go/Linux based, load balancer
**7:40pm:** Raffle and Break
**8:00pm: 🗣️** **Rahim Kristopher Afful-Brown - Pass It On**
Deep dive into CSP and actors. How it made reasoning with concurrent software easier than locking. Followed my real world examples
**8:30pm:** Raffle Winners!
**9:00pm:** Pub!
==== 💡 **RSVP Details** 💡 =====
When submitting your RSVP for this event, please be sure to use your **full first name and last name**, as some of our venues require these in order to let you in on the door. Submitting your name as e.g. "John D" won't be enough! We also keep track of no-shows, so **if you can't come, change your RSVP in advance!**
==== 🎉 **Prizes & Discounts!** 🎉 =====
**JetBrains Raffle!** \- We have 3 free JetBrains Product licenses to give away to some of our lucky attendees\!
**Ardan Labs Raffle!** \- We're giving away one course license for Ardan Labs' Ultimate Go Bundle\!
**Manning Publications Raffle!** \- We're giving away 4 free Go e\-books\!
**45% Manning Publications Discount** \- a massive discount provided by the fine people at Manning\! You can also support London Gophers Events by purchasing via our affiliate link [HERE](https://mng.bz/oKqM) \- Use Code "**LGMeetup45**" for 45% off!
**GopherConUK Raffle!** \- We're giving away one free ticket\!\!\!
**10% GopherConUK Discount** \- The lovely people over at GopherConUK have provided a discount code for [GopherConUK 2025](https://www.gophercon.co.uk/)! At checkout, use code "**GCUK26LGM"** for 10% off!
==== 💡 **Priority Queue** 💡 =====
We reserve 20% of the attendee spots at our events for those who are underrepresented in tech.
If they join the waitlist and there is a reserved spot open they will be bumped into going!
These spots are reserved until the last Sunday before the event.
How do we define underrepresented? We use public surveys done by the tech community such as the ones linked below.
https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2022/#section-demographics
https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/devecosystem-2022/#gender-and-development
==== [📢](https://emojipedia.org/loudspeaker/) **Become a Speaker!** [📢](https://emojipedia.org/loudspeaker/) =====
Have something to say? We want to listen! We are always looking for new speakers who want to share their adventures with Go and have mentors who can help.
You can sign up to be a speaker here: https://gophers.london/apply
==== 🧳**Looking For a New Adventure?** 🧳 =====
On the Gophers Slack (https://gophers.slack.com) there is a **#london-jobs** channel where company and recruiters can post job opportunities.
==== [📞](https://emojipedia.org/telephone-receiver/) **How To Reach Us** [📞](https://emojipedia.org/telephone-receiver/) =====
**Email:** contact@gophers.london
**Linkedin:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/london-gophers/
**Twitter / X:** https://x.com/LondonGophers
**YouTube:** https://www.youtube.com/c/LondonGophers
📜 **All London Gophers events operate under the Go Community Code of Conduct** \- https://golang\.org/conduct
* **Treat everyone with respect and kindness.**
* **Be thoughtful in how you communicate.**
* **Don’t be destructive or inflammatory.**
**Please do not message members without their consent**
If you encounter an issue, please mail contact@gophers.london or conduct@golang.org
Shadowverse Tournament Sunday
**Address: 210-212 Southwark Park Road, London SE16 3RX**
**Doors Open 12pm Event starts 12:30pm-5pm**
**Player Capacity: 8 players**
Welcome to our **Shadowverse TCG** Constructed Tournament. The day consists of 3 to 5 rounds of Swiss and prizing is distributed to players with a positive record.
To participate in the event, alongside your **ticket purchase on our [website](https://www.thebrotherhoodgames.co.uk/shadowverse-evolve-events)**, you will be asked to register on the Bushinavi app. We use this app for our tournament. We will hand out a promo pack for the tournament. If you are unfamiliar, please ask our member of staff upon arrival to the store where a member of staff will be happy to assist.
If you haven't already, please join our Instagram, YouTube and Discord Server for news about upcoming events, announcements, and social interaction with your fellow players!
*The Brotherhood Games Discord*
https://discord.com/invite/SJaQXyeNXx
AWS London Well-Architected User Group April Meetup!
Hi Architects,
Welcome to our the third AWS London Well-Architected User Group Meetup!!! 🥳🥳🥳
Our third meetup will take on a Security Theme.
Dragon Hall Trust, 17 Stukeley Street, London WC2B 5LT
The AWS London Well-Architected Meetup is the latest chapter in the most popular AWS Meetup group globally.
At each meetup we cover off various pillars of AWS best-practice in detail including insights from industry leaders that specialise in the Well-Architected Framework.
**Speakers**
* "Detection Engineering on a Budget" - Tom O'Connor - Senior Content Engineer @ Try Hack Me
* "Ransomware protection with immutable AWS backup ... it's complicated" - Paul Schwarzenberger - Cloud Security Engineer & Kurtis Mash - Lead Technical Architect from The National Archives (UK)
**Detection Engineering on a Budget**
AWS's Well-Architected Security Pillar tells you what to detect. It doesn't tell you how to do it without a SIEM contract and a six-figure budget. This talk covers building a credible detection engineering capability on AWS using native tooling, a bit of open source, and no enterprise spend.
**Ransomware protection with immutable AWS backup ... it's complicated**
You’ll hear how The National Archives used AWS Backup to implement centralised, immutable backups of critical data, to protect against ransomware attacks. You’ll see a live demo of the solution, and learn how you can use their open-source Terraform module for your own organisation’s backup and compliance needs.
So come join us at 6.30pm for a 7.00pm start, including drinks, snacks and friendly networking after our talks :-)
\*\*\*NB: No entry to the building after 7.00pm.\*\*\*
DSOLG April Event - No AI Without APIs
## Details
Welcome to the DevSecOps London Gathering April Event on Wednesday 29 April! We bring you two speakers, as well as the usual conversations, pizza and beer!
📍 **Hosted at Civo Tech Junction, 1st Floor, 32-37 Cowper Street, London, EC2A 4AW**
📅 **Wednesday, 29 April**
🕕 **6:00–8:00 PM**
## **Talk** **Abstracts:**
**Talk 1**
APIs are the hidden infrastructure that connects everything, like the plumbing of the modern age – though much like plumbing, **you don't realise you've got a problem until it’s too late**…
This is doubly true for the AI era. It doesn't matter if you're orchestrating agents through OpenClaw, Warcraft 3 or MCP – **APIs remain the way AI escapes the bounds of the chat box into the real world**.
But this new modality of APIs unfortunately didn't ship with more security. We’ve spent years lumping APIs into “web security” and calling it a day. As AI adoption accelerates, **API abuse is becoming the easiest way to escalate impact**: broken object-level auth, excessive data exposure, workflow manipulation, and agent overreach. **So what actually matters and how are attackers exploiting it?**
Join **Dr Katie Paxton-Fear** as we explore API hacking as its own discipline, in the AI era. No generic web security theory. Instead, you’ll walk away understanding:
* What makes **APIs uniquely vulnerable**
* The bugs attackers **actually look for**
* How **AI-driven workflows** expand impact
* How to **test your own APIs effectively**
**Katie's bio**
Dr Katie Paxton-Fear is a hacker and security advocate at Semgrep – she used to make applications, and now she breaks them. A former developer, she sees security vulnerabilities as small mistakes by overstressed developers, and wants to find ways to make their life easier while making sure that we are all secure. She's found vulnerabilities in everything from the military to AI, in her own words 'without really knowing what I was doing'. She is passionate about giving back to the security community, delivering security training, writing and sharing her security research, and also through her YouTube channel – where she teaches almost 100,000 subscribers how to follow in her footsteps! She combines easy-to-understand explanations with key technical details, turning security into something everyone can understand and engage with. She's been featured as an expert in the Wall Street Journal, BBC News, ZDNet, The Daily Swig, Vodafone and more.
**Talk 2**
APIs are the hidden infrastructure powering modern cloud systems connecting services, platforms, and now increasingly, AI agents.
In the AI era, APIs are no longer just consumed by users, they're being called, chained, and orchestrated by autonomous systems at scale. Whether it's agent workflows, microservices, or cloud-native platforms, APIs are the bridge between intelligent systems and real-world actions.
However, while adoption has accelerated, security has not kept pace. Many organisations still treat API security as an extension of traditional web security, overlooking critical gaps introduced through architecture, identity design, and DevSecOps practices.
So where are things actually going wrong?
Join me to explore how modern cloud architectures unintentionally expose APIs from misconfigured gateways and over-permissioned identities to weak trust boundaries across services. The session will also examine how AI-driven workflows amplify these risks, turning small design flaws into large-scale vulnerabilities.
**Sriram's Bio**
Sriram Kumar is a Solution Designer with multiple years of experience in cloud and DevOps engineering, specialising in Microsoft Azure. He has a strong background in designing and securing cloud-native architectures, including API Management, identity-driven access, and enterprise-scale infrastructure.
Sriram has worked across multiple organisations delivering secure, scalable solutions, with hands-on experience in Cloud networking, CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps practices. His work often involves solving real-world challenges around API security, cloud governance, and system resilience in complex environments.
Beyond his professional work, Sriram actively contributes to the community through NGO initiatives and mentoring students, supporting them in building careers in cloud and technology.
With a practical, architecture-first approach, Sriram focuses on bridging the gap between development, operations, and security, helping teams build systems that are not only functional but secure by design.
Building a World Model for your organisation in Microsoft Azure
**Building a World Model for your organisation in Microsoft Azure**
In this session, Raj Toora will explore how organisations can build a “world model” of their business using Microsoft Azure. By combining knowledge graphs, ontologies, and modern AI tooling, firms can move beyond fragmented data into a connected, queryable representation of their operations. We’ll look at how technologies like Neo4j and Cypher enable rich relationship modelling, and how emerging Fabric capabilities around graphs and ontologies are bringing these concepts closer to mainstream data platforms.
We’ll also examine how Azure AI Foundry and GraphRAG patterns can sit on top of this graph foundation, enabling LLMs to reason over structured relationships rather than isolated documents. This allows organisations to ground AI responses in real business context, improving accuracy and relevance. The session will demonstrate how combining vector search with graph traversal unlocks more intelligent, explainable AI experiences.
Security and governance are critical in this space. Raj will cover how Open Policy Agent (OPA) can be used to enforce fine-grained access controls across graph data and AI workflows, alongside techniques such as data obfuscation and masking to mitigate data leakage and insider risk. These controls ensure sensitive information remains protected while still enabling meaningful analysis and AI-driven insights.
Finally, we’ll bring this to life in a legal context. For law firms, a world model enables powerful new questions: “Find similar client,” “Analyse similar contracts” or “How are clients, cases, and outcomes connected?” By structuring knowledge in this way, firms can unlock institutional intelligence, accelerate case preparation, and gain a competitive edge through better-informed decision making.
**About the Speaker**
Raj Toora is the Principal Strategist for Emerging Technology for HSFK, a top international law firm, where he leads the translation of cutting-edge innovation into practical enterprise strategy and execution. He is responsible for shaping the firm’s direction across AI, data, and digital platforms, ensuring alignment with long-term business outcomes and its Target Operating Model. Raj works across architecture, security, operations, and practice leadership to turn emerging trends into actionable investment and delivery decisions, with a focus on scalable, sustainable transformation. His work centres on building systems of intelligence, advancing AI platforms, and enabling data-driven decision making that improves both client value and organisational performance.
JavaScript London in Collaboration with NewDay
**Hi JavaScript London,**
London's biggest JavaScript meetup is back, and this time we're at NewDay's offices in King's Cross. Grab a slice, grab a drink, and come spend an evening with some of the best JS engineers in the city. 🍕🍻
**Address:** 7 Handyside Street, London, N1C 4DA
**Registration** — Please register via Meetup and also via the website, as we need a list of attendees on the night. 👉 [https://www.javascriptlondon.com/](https://www.javascriptlondon.com/)
***
**Talks:**
**Talk 1:** Whitney, David - Director, Architecture NewDay -
**Topic:** Wild Typescript!
**Talk 2:** Adib, John - Engineering Manager Zapp
**Topic:** The Compound Effect of Guardrails in the Era of AI
**Talk 3a:** Khani, Elham - Engineering Manager NewDay
**Topic:** Managing the PIP process
**Talk 3b:** Rajaratnam, Roger - Staff Engineer NewDay
**Topic:** Playwright E2E testing AI skills
***
**Full Agenda:**
* **6:00 PM**: Doors Open. Grab a pizza slice, sip a beer, and start chatting with other attendees.
**6:30 PM**: Welcome remarks by Sam, Richard and Justin
**6:35 PM:** First talk
**7:05 PM:** Toilet break
**7:15 PM:** Second talk
**7:45 PM:** Third talk
**8:15 PM:** Closing remarks and an optional pub visit!
***
**Directions to NewDay:** Closest station: King's Cross St. Pancras
***
**Sponsor: NewDay**
NewDay is a London-based consumer credit technology company on a mission to help people move forward with credit. Founded in 2000 and headquartered in King's Cross, NewDay operates a highly scalable in-house digital platform that powers credit products for close to six million UK customers — from their own brands like Aqua, Fluid, and Bip (the UK's first digital-only credit card) to co-branded partnerships with household names including John Lewis & Partners, Amazon, and AO.
What sets NewDay apart is its proprietary credit decisioning capability, which allows it to responsibly say yes to customers often underserved by traditional high street banks. Over the past year the business has grown gross receivables to over £5 billion — up 21% year on year — and reported a 30% increase in underlying profit before tax, underpinned by a string of major deals including the acquisition of the Argos Financial Services card portfolio for £754 million in early 2025.
Backed by Cinven and CVC, and with KKR joining as a new strategic partner in 2025, NewDay is one of the UK's most ambitious and fast-growing fintech businesses — combining deep data science, modern engineering, and a clear social purpose to reshape the future of consumer credit.
Databricks DevConnect London
Databricks are bringing **DevConnect** back to London for an evening of technical chat, practical demos, and time with people who build the platform. This one is **organised and hosted by the Databricks Developer Relations team**, at the Databricks London office.
Expect a mix of new features, real-world lessons, and the sort of “how does that work then?” conversations you do not get from a slide deck.
**Important! To attend, register here:**
[events.databricks.com/devconnect-london](https://events.databricks.com/devconnect-london)
**Who’s it for?**
If you work anywhere around data engineering, analytics, ML, or GenAI and you like getting into the details, you’ll be in good company.
**What you’ll get out of it**
* **Deep dives** into Lakebase, Genie, Knowledge Assistant, Unity Catalog, and getting AI agents into production with MLflow.
* **People you can actually ask questions to**: Databricks folks across DevRel, product, field engineering, and MVPs.
* **Networking, bites and beverages** (translation: you won’t be surviving on conference mints).
* **Swag raffle**, plus **access to hands-on training and guided labs via Databricks Academy Labs after the event**.
**Agenda**
* **5:00pm – 6:00pm:** Registration & mingling
* **6:00pm – 6:15pm:** Welcome remarks
* **6:15pm – 6:45pm:** *Lakebase: unlock operational use cases with agents and apps on your lakehouse data*
* **6:45pm – 7:15pm:** *Simplify your stack: Genie, Knowledge Assistant, and IDP (with Unity Catalog as the governance layer)*
* **7:15pm – 7:45pm:** *Operationalising high quality AI agents: experimentation and evaluation through to production with MLflow*
* **7:45pm – 8:00pm:** Closing remarks
* **8:00pm – 9:00pm:** Networking reception
*Speakers are listed as “coming soon” on the event page, so keep an eye on the registration link for the latest.*
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**When & Where:**
**Wednesday 29 April 2026, 5:00pm – 9:00pm**
**Databricks London, 11–14 Windmill St, London, W1T 2JG**
**⚠️ *Important: you must register via Databricks***
**To attend, register here:**
[events.databricks.com/devconnect-london](https://events.databricks.com/devconnect-london)
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Maak contact met je lokale Servers-community
Columbus HUG April
Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!!
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French conversation club
Bienvenue! Columbus French Conversation group invites you to our Saturday morning French conversation club. Expect a casual and welcoming atmosphere in which to learn french! I will bring my laptop so we can look up new vocabulary as needed! The venue is a beautiful French restaurant so you can really get into the zone :)
IxDA Chat ‘n Pancakes
It feels like we just saw each other 🤷. Join members of the local design and UX community for our monthly breakfast. For May we’re stopping in for Rooh’s popup breakfast/cafe concept. You know someone is getting the lobster yuzu croissant, and that’s not even the prettiest thing on the menu!.
Westerville Queer Coffee Meetup
WQC has weekly Thursday night social nights at the Westerville Java Central. Come and grab a coffee and connect with the community: low stakes, chill environment, and tasty drinks. No registration is required; come as you are.
Columbus PHP: Monthly Meetup
Our monthly PHP meetup.
A virtual shindig courtesy of Zoom. Check back here for the details around 6:15 pm
Connected Westerville Night of Networking!
Connected Westerville Night of Networking flips the script on networking, with surprises and connections that'll make you say, "Who knew networking could be this much fun?!"
Cocoaheads
Come out to Improving for our monthly iOS and Mac meetings.
This Month's Presentation:
Nothing yet. (You should volunteer).
What is Cocoaheads (http://cocoaheads.org/)?
CocoaHeads is a group devoted to discussion of Apple Computer's Cocoa Framework for programming on MacOS X and iOS (including the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch). During monthly meetings, members present on their projects and offer tutorials on various programming topics.
What is BuckeyeCocoa (http://buckeyecocoa.org/)?
BuckeyeCocoa is a group of Objective-C/Swift developers/enthusiasts. We host monthly Cocoaheads and near-weekly NSCoder meetings in Columbus, Ohio. The meetings are free to attend.
Presentations!
Presenters welcome! We are always in need of people willing to present material. Any Swift and/or Objective-C related topic is welcome. Times can be 5 minutes (i.e. lightning talks) to a maximum of 2 hours. Interested? Contact info is on the BuckeyeCocoa website.
To volunteer for a presentation contact us at @BuckeyeCocoa on Twitter.
Follow us on Twitter! @BuckeyeCocoa (https://twitter.com/#!/Buckeyecocoa/) For more information: http://buckeyecocoa.org/



















