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AI Engineers Barcelona
If you’re actively **building/coding AI projects** (LLM apps, agents, evals, RAG, infra), come join.
This is a **technical networking** meetup. Conversations are usually technically deep and hands-on.
👉🏻 **Good fit:** engineers, technical founders, researchers.
👉🏻 **Not a fit:** "AI curious", general networking.
👉🏻**Bring:** a project, demo, repo, problem you’re stuck on, or a hiring need.
⏰ We'll start at **7:00 PM at [Alice Secret Garden C/ de Pau Claris, 90, L'Eixample!](https://maps.app.goo.gl/ucBUHhce9Ps2dBrJ8)**
After you enter through the main entrance, please go straight to the garden in the back: **[video](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/ai-engineers-website.firebasestorage.app/o/alice-secret-garden.mp4?alt=media&token=41463aed-27db-44f0-ae42-9f6ad2b5d486)**
🔥 Join our **[community on WhatsApp (developers only)](https://forms.fillout.com/t/76vmbAQRoNus)**
🔥 LinkedIn: **[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai-engineers-community)**
🔥 Website: **[https://ai-engineers.community](https://ai-engineers.community)**
See you then!
!ENGLISH! MONDAY DOUBLE SESSION / CAFE - Philosophy Meetup: 19:30h - 21h
Hi and welcome to our next Socrates Café philosophy meetup!
Do you have a hunger for deeper understanding of yourself and the world? Do you value deep, honest and respectful dialogue?
If yes, then this meetup will be very interesting for you.
• WHAT IS A MEETUP ABOUT?
We ask, answer and discuss questions and ideas to stimulate critical thinking and to widen our perspectives with new concepts and thoughts.
The main purpose of these meetups is to enrich ourselves with the perspectives of others, not to convince others about our own perspectives.
Our meetups are about our own philosophies of life and not necessarily what the great philosophers and academics have said or written. It is not a debating club or a platform for proselytizing. Instead, we place the emphasis on questioning, open mindedness and challenging our own assumptions while listening to and respecting the views shared by others.
A Socrates Café meetup is considered a success when participants leave a discussion with many more questions than they had at the beginning.
• WHAT TOPIC IS DISCUSSED AT THE MEETUP?
Participants suggest topics at the beginning of each meeting. We then vote and choose that event's most popular topic for discussion. No academic training in philosophy necessary; just enthusiasm for exchanging ideas and points of view.
Some examples of subjects chosen on previous meetups:
* What ideals are worth dying for?
* Why are we never satisfied?
* Why is it that human beings know that the society is going wrong, leaders are well informed about it and things continue as is?
* Is identity necessary?
* How can it be that people in democratic societies are so obsessed with power? (Desire to be different, better, stronger than others)
* What is friendship?
• WHO PARTICIPATES AT THIS MEETUP?
Anybody is more than welcome to join our meetups. Our events gather people from different backgrounds, different cultures, while no philosophical background is mandatory.
Our usual participants are people that have a hunger for deeper understanding of themselves and the world. People that value deep, honest and respectful dialogue.
The inspiration for Socrates Cafe originates with the book of the same name, written by the philosopher Christopher Phillips. (Socrates Cafe: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy, 2002). Phillips felt that the Socratic method of dialogue and discussion should be practiced not just in academic settings, but among everyday people interested in examining deep questions together. Hundreds of Socrates Cafe groups now exist around the world. To learn more, visit [https://socratescafe.com](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsocratescafe.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7C1b245fc060a24a1b22c508dd324f736a%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638722038989360624%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=pLtcEu25qgDHP1XvhFs5Cx4L1rRDYmqwnNWgxalKovY%3D&reserved=0 "Protegido por Outlook: https://socratescafe.com/. Haga clic o pulse para seguir el vínculo.").
AI LEADERS BOOTCAMP
At Cambridge Spark Spain, we are launching the **AI Leaders Bootcamp**, a 3-month executive program designed to help senior leaders turn artificial intelligence into concrete business decisions and measurable results.
By the end of the program, participants will have clarity on which AI opportunities can deliver the greatest impact in their organization, how to prioritize them, and how to effectively lead their implementation.
The program is structured around four key moments:
* **Virtual session for context and inspiration**: first week of June
* **In-person intensive session**: June 18, Barcelona (9:00–18:00), with faculty from the University of Cambridge
* **3 virtual working sessions**: July and September, focused on real, practical use cases
* **In-person graduation session**: late September in Barcelona
Additional details:
* **Price**: €2,500 + VAT (early bird discount available until May 15)
* **Limited and exclusive cohort** of senior leaders from different companies and sectors
Want to learn more? Book an informational call [here](https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ0Lhr75Yehf7rSc29Oka9JnIPSNMqJms-G231BYL0kAtC1y7O0BuI6Nx77AGTyfZRTA7V_HAcOL).
Taller de Gestalt y Autoconocimiento
Únete a nuestro grupo para un taller especial de autoconocimiento y crecimiento personal, donde exploraremos temas como desarrollo personal, gestión emocional y la conciencia sobre uno mismo. A través de la metodología Gestalt, dinámicas de movimiento, ejercicios prácticos y reflexiones, te invito a embarcarte en un viaje de exploración interna para descubrir tu potencial, abrazar tu vulnerabilidad y transformar patrones de comportamiento.
En este espacio conectarás y compartirás con otros miembros que también buscan crecer y evolucionar en un ambiente seguro, de apoyo y confianza.
**Regálate un espacio para tu bienestar emocional y mental.**
TALLER REGULAR
Todos los lunes
De 19h a 21h
Coste: 80€ al mes
**EARLY BIRD: 60€/ mes hasta el 11 de ENERO**.
En RAI Associació (Born)
INSCRIPCIONES al correo: marinadecclesiis@gmail.com
* INFO Pagina web: http://bit.ly/45WGgV3
Consulta Filosófica y Dialógica Colectiva
Si crees que la filosofía necesita diálogo, y que nosotros necesitamos de filosofía, este encuentro es para ti. El encuentro de Consulta Filosófica y Dialógica Colectiva en Barcelona te dará las herramientas para empezar a desarrollar una investigación filosófica capaz de abordar problemas y cuestiones colectivas o individuales que marcan tu y nuestra existencia. Un camino nunca experimentado en Barcelona, con el apoyo de un Filósofo del diálogo que se pone al servicio del descubrimiento, siempre imprevisible, de nuevas verdades comunes. Para descubrir cómo afrontar juntos lo que no somos capaces de comprender solos.
Si vienes por Primera vez, es mejor llegar 10 minutos antes del encuentro.
Para participar leer bien la descripción del grupo.
Idiomas (español e ingles; catalán e italiano).
Evento gratuito con abono libre a partir de 5 euro.
Método dialogico: Por elegir
If you believe that philosophy needs dialogue, and that we need philosophy, this meeting is for you. The first meeting of Collective Philosophical Consultancy will give you the tools to start developing a philosophical research capable of tackling collective or individual problems and questions that mark your and our existence. A path never experienced before in Barcelona, with the support of a Philosopher of dialogue who puts himself at the service of the discovery, always unpredictable, of new common truths. To discover how to face together what we are not able to understand alone.
To participate, please read the group description carefully.
Languages (Spanish and English; Catalan and Italian).
Free event with free subscription (at least 5 Euros
Dialogo al Method: To be chosen
Understanding & Controlling Aggression — A Practical Meetup
We all get angry. But most of us don’t understand where it really comes from.
I’ll share a set of simple micro actions you can use in real life to pause, reset, and respond better, at work, at home, anywhere.
What we’ll cover:
• Why aggression is rooted in sadness
• The 5-step micro action framework to cool down fast
• Real talk: when did you last confuse sadness with aggression?
Format:
•. 5 min ice breaker / subject introduction
• 45 min open discussion
This is an honest, judgment-free conversation. Come as you are.
Práctica de oratoria
Aprender a hablar en público es clave para comunicar ideas con claridad, generar confianza y abrir oportunidades profesionales y personales.
\- Mejora tu comunicación\.
\- Aumenta tu confianza\.
\- Impulsa tu carrera profesional\.
\- Amplía tu red de contactos\.
\- Dá los primeros pasos para convertirte en referente\.
Súmate a nuestra próxima sesión de [Sagrada Familia Toastmasters Club (SFT)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/sagrada-familia-toastmasters-club/) y aprende tips que te ayudarán a preparar tu próxima presentación.
Confirma tu asistencia a [invitados.sft@gmail.com](mailto:invitados.sft@gmail.com)
¡Te esperamos en La fundación Festa Major de Gracia. Carrer de l'Alzina, 9, Gràcia, 08024 Barcelona.
AI and Society Events This Week
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Designing the Future with AI: What Changes for UX, Research & Product Design?
**UX Hub** is thrilled to welcome you to an event hosted by our Sponsor, **Uxia,** at the Centro para la Iniciativa Emprendedora Glories.
**Designing the Future with AI: What Changes for UX, Research & Product Design?**
AI is transforming how products are conceived, built, and evolved - but what does that actually mean for UX, research, and design teams on the ground?
Join Uxia for a live panel featuring industry leaders, including **Javier Darriba** (Founder and former CEO of UserZoom, now part of UserTesting), **Eloy Rodríguez** (Director of Product Design at Abacum), and **Iris Latour** (Director of UX Research at THEFT studio). Together, they’ll explore how AI is reshaping the way teams understand users, design meaningful experiences, and make smarter, faster decisions. The discussion will be led by **[Víctor Eced](https://www.linkedin.com/in/victorperdiguer/?locale=en_US)**, co-founder & CTO at **Uxia**.
**Panelists**
**[Eloy Rodriguez](https://grow.uxia.app/api/t/c/usr_uPsnYjjrWK2PsLRW8/tsk_44PXfxk9gy2fdhXkq/enc_U2FsdGVkX19WSrHOwj-Olh68ip6S9alaS_XeNl8g63oB42IG7Fuy3axY6O3NtsOSm36MzbAgUnk9RP0tYdY7u47PCOZ6UXOAFxPKKCOu75b7S4zSTG0aadE0M1r1VblKW_Z3KdyYilJABjS1RS5A7g==)** is the Director of Product Design at Abacum, where he leads the design vision for one of Europe’s fastest-growing fintech scaleups. With a strong background in UX, product strategy, and DesignOps, he has built and led high-performing design teams across a wide range of tech-driven organizations, including Factorial, BBVA, Telefónica, Roche, and Inditex.
**[Javier Darriba](https://grow.uxia.app/api/t/c/usr_uPsnYjjrWK2PsLRW8/tsk_44PXfxk9gy2fdhXkq/enc_U2FsdGVkX1-LMDFLlGyiGoNeOzOk_YeoS46kUqZelHoS6u3EaDw_axwoW6FSIUbhbFBap5-L9kVIhYpuXU1b-nrOTAsYvCM_8VSj29tSG0V7S6hqXlA5vcnMVe3ja3Wp)** is a pioneer in the UX industry and former founder & CEO of UserZoom, one of the first unmoderated usability testing platforms, later merged with UserTesting in a deal valued at over $800M. He also founded Xperience Consulting, one of Spain’s earliest UX agencies, and today is an active investor and General Partner at Encomenda, backing tech companies in the UX space like Uxia.
**[Iris Latour](https://www.linkedin.com/in/irisjanelatour/)** is the Director of UX Research at THEFT Studio, where she focuses on researching AI-powered products, enterprise AI transformation, and the evolving relationship between people, systems, and intelligent tools. She recently completed a Master’s degree in Design for Responsible AI at Elisava and explores how AI is reshaping UX research, product strategy, and human-centered decision making.
**Hosts**
This event is hosted by **[Uxia](https://www.uxia.app)**, an AI-native user testing platform that helps product design teams validate UX in minutes instead of days. Using synthetic testers—AI-generated users that mimic your target audience—Uxia simulates real user behavior and navigation to uncover UX issues and deliver actionable insights in just 10-15 minutes.
**Location:** Barcelona Activa (Centro para la Iniciativa Emprendedora Glories), Carrer de la Llacuna, 162, Sant Martí, 08018 Barcelona
**To join us, just:**
✅ RSVP here on Meetup
✅ Answer [this form](https://48db4b2d.sibforms.com/serve/MUIFALfB0bn_p1G9zS7yYICl8fr4aT-cjBYl7Ow1DKvi6gv1FzDSE3Dt9fmIH5k78PONlJNEn2S6UnpOuo_VNIeUd69dkI5RJ0kaw7TjtxPjtwYy8KKc80BkMTozTqyRXiKCcXK9G8y-NccOB4S1Ci0SPkuWLJ5BCVWC80yGZ9bhinpCpoBKNV5cyovr3wH4BWM1_lNTf8IsVTvO)
**What’s Happening?**
* Panel: Víctor Eced, Iris Latour, Javier Darriba, Eloy Rodriguez
* Designing the Future with AI: What Changes for UX, Research & Product Design?
* Hosts: Uxia
* Interactive Q&A: Get your questions answered
* Community Networking: Connect with fellow designers, AI specialists, and UX thinkers
**Details:**
**🗓️ Date**: Thursday, May 21, 2026
**⏰ Time:** 18:30–22:00
📍 **Location:** Barcelona Activa (Centro para la Iniciativa Emprendedora Glories), Carrer de la Llacuna, 162, Sant Martí, 08018 Barcelona
**Why You’ll Love It:**
A discussion about hope for the future of AI and UX.
**Agenda:**
**18:30 – Door Opens**
**19:00 – Introduction**
**19:15–20:45 – Panel & Q&A**
**20:45–22:00 – Socialization & Fun!**
**Educational partner:**
[Interaction Design Foundation](https://www.interaction-design.org/turn-passion-into-paycheck?ep=ux-salon-bcn)
[Uxcel](https://uxcel.com/)
**P.S.** Please make sure to show up on time.
**If we reach full capacity, we'll not be able to let you in**, even if you have a ticket!
Data Science & AI Business Cases Presentations
Data Science & AI Business Cases Presentation
Join the Data Science & AI Business Club for an informal after‑work meetup where data, AI, and real business problems come together—over a drink 🍻
What to expect:
Short business case presentations (voluntary and informal)
Open discussion and feedback from peers
Insights from different industries and roles
Networking with professionals passionate about Data Science & AI
A relaxed, social atmosphere after work
Whether you’re a data scientist, business leader, product owner, engineer, or entrepreneur, come share your ideas—or just listen, learn, and connect.
📍 Format: In‑person, after work
🍷 Vibe: Casual, social, business‑focused
💡 Focus: Real Data Science & AI business cases
Looking forward to seeing you there!
[Build with AI]: Build Your First AI Agent with Google ADK
Build Your First AI Agent with Google ADK
Ready to build your first AI agent? Join us at GDG Barcelona for a hands-on workshop where we will code an AI agent together from scratch using Google ADK.
Whether you are completely new to the concept of agents or looking to get hands-on experience with Google's latest tools, this session is for you. We are starting from the absolute basics and working our way up toward building a complete Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) system together.
This session is designed as a practical, code-along experience, so bring your laptop and get ready to build!
Whether you’re curious about agentic AI or looking for a practical introduction to building real-world systems, this workshop will give you a solid foundation and working code you can continue exploring after the event.
💻 What to Bring
- Your laptop, ready to code: this is a strict requirement! This is a 100% hands-on workshop, and we will be writing code together.
- A collaborative spirit: be ready to code, ask questions, and help your neighbors.
📚 What You Will Learn
- The fundamentals of AI agents
- How to get started with Google ADK
- How to build an agent step by step
- How to create a simple RAG system together
🎤 Speaker: Fabrício Carraro
Computer Engineer (UNICAMP) and Data & Machine Learning Specialist, Fabrício is a leading figure in AI across Brazil and Latin America.
✨ Published author on Artificial Intelligence
✨ Host of the #1 technology podcast in Brazil: "IA Sob Controle"
✨ LinkedIn Top Voice for Artificial Intelligence
✨ TEDx Speaker
✨ AI Developer Advocate at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Register only via this link https://www.eventbrite.es/e/workshop-ai-agents-con-gdg-barcelona-42-barcelona-tickets-1989317141120?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Speaker
Fabricio Carraro - Barcelona Supercomputing Center (Ai Developer Advocate)
Hosted By
Joan Fuentes, Mobile software engineer
Ekaterina Nosova, Product Manager
Founder of Relato Network, expat in Barcelona, learning Catala, castellera.
GDG Barcelona,
Marcia Paola Rodriguez Briceño, Marketing & Tech Consultant
Consultora de Marketing Digital y aplicación de herramientas digitales para impulsar marcas. Diseño tu plan de acción con las principales tácticas en marketing y las mejores herramientas digitales para que optimices tu presupuesto e impulses tu negocio.
Digital Marketing Consultant and Application of Digital Tools to Boost Brands. I design your action plan with key marketing tactics and the best digital tools to optimize your budget and boost your business.
Dani GN, Tech nerd
Romina Elena Mendez Escobar, Cloud
Soy Cloud & AI Architect con experiencia diseñando soluciones distribuidas en entornos multicloud, edge y on-premise, aplicando prácticas de MLOps, automatización y Generative AI. He liderado proyectos en sectores como salud, genómica, fintech, energía, turismo, automoción, retail, arte, construcción y sector público.
Como docente universitaria, dicté materias como Inteligencia Artificial y Computación en la Nube, y actualmente me desempeño como tutora de tesis en temáticas como Big Data, NLP, infraestructura cloud y analítica avanzada, acompañando a estudiantes en el desarrollo de soluciones técnicas conectadas con desafíos reales de la industria.
Formo parte de comunidades globales como AWS Community Builders y Google Women Techmakers, desde donde promuevo la divulgación tecnológica con enfoque en diversidad, educación técnica y liderazgo femenino.
Además, soy speaker, mentora técnica y creadora de contenido, enfocada en compartir conocimiento aplicado a través de artículos, workshops y soluciones reproducibles sobre arquitectura de datos, herramientas open source, migración, automatización y aplicaciones de IA generativa.
Me apasiona combinar innovación tecnológica con impacto social, colaborando en iniciativas que integran datos abiertos, ética en IA y educación accesible.
Samar El souki, Product Designer
With 6 years of experience in UX design, I craft user-centered solutions by combining research, wireframing, and prototyping to deliver intuitive and impactful digital experiences.
Lizzeth Quinteros, Platform Engineering Lead
Gabriela Soto, Data Management Specialist
Software Engineer with 12+ years of experience in software development, including application life cycles and modern design. Skilled in analyzing workflows, business logic, and leading development teams while emphasizing best practices and communication. Active volunteer in tech communities addressing gender gap in STEAM and promoting social inclusion.
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42 Barcelona Fundacion Telefónica (https://www.42barcelona.com/)
42 Barcelona es el campus de programación más innovador y gratuito que te abre las puertas al mercado laboral. Con una metodología revolucionaria y una duración media de tres años, está abierto las 24 horas del día, 7 días a la semana para que puedas aprender a tu ritmo.
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Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-barcelona-presents-build-with-ai-build-your-first-ai-agent-with-google-adk/.
Scaling AI Agents & Security in the Wild
At InnoIT Consulting, we are delighted to invite you to our upcoming event, organized in collaboration with Claude *Code Barcelona*, on **Wednesday, May 20**.
🎙️*Claude Code: Scaling AI Agents & Security in the Wild*
**SUMMARY**
We will be joined by **[Dror Asaf](https://www.linkedin.com/in/drorasaf/)** (Co-Founder & CTO, Kovant) and **[Joaquín Gamiz](https://www.linkedin.com/in/joaquin-gamiz)** (Security Engineer, Content Creator & Instructor).
**🎙️ From Chaos to Marketplace: A Practical Guide to Sharing AI Agent Best Practices at Scale,** Dror Asaf
As AI agents become central to development workflows, the real challenge is no longer adoption — it's **scaling them without letting knowledge become siloed** within individuals or teams. At Kovant, this challenge drove a progressive evolution: from ad hoc use in individual repositories to a central instructions repository, to a **dynamic skills system** that adapted to the context per project, ultimately culminating in an **internal plugin marketplace** that made sharing capabilities intuitive. Along the way, we discovered which simple approaches broke down at scale — and which solutions actually held up.
This talk provides a **clear framework for managing agent knowledge** based on organizational maturity, along with practical lessons and actionable starting points for any team looking to consolidate **scattered knowledge into shared infrastructure**.
**🎙️ Claude en modo red team y blue team: de repartir leña a sacar el extintor,** Joaquín Gamiz
Una charla práctica sobre cómo usar Claude en **tareas de reconocimiento** y **fases iniciales de un pentesting (red team)**, y también como **apoyo técnico para analizar incidentes (blue team)**.
Esta charla explora qué significa realmente ser hacker, desmontando mitos y conceptos erróneos, y se adentra en un **laboratorio práctico con Claude Code** — cubriendo su configuración, el contexto y las reglas de uso. Se introduce **MCP** como el mecanismo que permite a los modelos interactuar con herramientas, y se recorren distintos objetivos y metodologías de testing. A través de ejercicios prácticos, se muestra cómo **detectar vulnerabilidades en una web**, interpretar **resultados de Nmap** para priorizar riesgos y definir siguientes pasos, y finalmente cómo Claude Code también puede apoyar al **blue team** — demostrando su valor tanto en **escenarios ofensivos como defensivos**.
With time for a dynamic **Q&A session and, of course, our networking with food 🍕 and drinks 🍻.**
**👥 Do you want to come along?** Share this invitation with all your contacts, or click the "share" button below.
**WHEN:** Wednesday, May 20 at 6:30 PM
**WHERE:** Oficinas InnoIT Consulting, [C/ Diputació, 280, Bajos 2ª, 08009, Barcelona](https://maps.app.goo.gl/zC6Sf2jUogxauX317)
**LANGUAGE:** English & Spanish
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Exploring Emotional Landscapes
**Welcome fellow explorer! ✨**
Come and join us if you seek to deepen your awareness of who you are, develop how you relate with others and explore your connection to the world around you.
🔸 We explore **inwards** – We get to know ourselves more and get in touch with our feelings, our body and our consciousness. We will use practices to help us ground ourselves more and navigate the stress and expectations of daily life.
🔸 We explore **outwards** – We become more aware of how we live our relationships, develop more authentic ways of connecting with others and explore how we can nurture these relationships.
🔸 We explore **upwards** – We look beyond our individual selves and immediate experiences and seek to connect to the wider realities we are part of. We will foster a more holistic and integrated perspective on our lives that allows us to root ourselves in a more interconnected approach.
We strongly believe in an integrated perspective that is rooted in the body and respects the multi-layered experience of awareness.
During our meeting, we will suggest various activities to help you deepen your personal awareness, nourish personal transformation and explore a more authentic way of connecting with others. The activities we use vary and include techniques such as meditation, body awareness, sharing moments and other group dynamics. At the end, there will also be some time to mingle with the other participants to get to know each other more.
🔹 Languages:
We will be mainly using English in our meetings, but Spanish or Catalan is welcomed!
🔹 Time:
Please arrive **5-10 minutes before** so that we start on time. Arriving late would mean disturbing the group process, which we prefer to avoid.
🔹 Facilitators:
**Joan Sirera** and **Michael Conti**
We are two psychotherapists who have been accompanying people on their personal journeys of growth, both individually and in group settings, for many years. We help people prepare for and integrate expanded states of consciousness experiences and incorporate a strong focus on the body, creativity and integration in our work. Additionally, we run **[Conscious Growth](https://consciousgrowth.eu/)** where we facilitate legal psychedelic retreats in the Netherlands.
The price of the event is **10 euros** \- we can take **payment in cash** at the event, however *if possible* please pay before hand via Bizum: +**34686762313**
🚀 Designing and Building the Next Generation of Products
**Hi Barcelona! 👋**
How is AI fundamentally changing the way we understand our users and build our products? Join us for an evening of deep dives into the intersection of human psychology and AI-driven development at our Barcelona Hub.
We are excited to host two of our Senior Product Designers, who will share their expertise on how design is evolving from static interfaces to intelligent, behavioural systems.
📅 Wednesday, May 20th
📍 eDreams ODIGEO Barcelona Office
⌚️ Check-in: 18:45 – 19:15
🕖 Presentations start at 19:10
🎤 **The Lineup:**
1️⃣ **Motivational Design in the Age of AI** Presented by **Denise Giorgio,** Senior Product Designer at eDreams ODIGEO.
What truly drives digital engagement today? Denise will explore *human behaviour, digital engagement, and what AI makes possible.*
2️⃣ **Building AI with AI** Presented by **Ardwin Hernandez,** Senior Product Designer at eDreams ODIGEO.
*"We are moving from designing interfaces to building intelligent systems—and AI is both the medium and the collaborator. In this talk, I’ll share how we built an AI Trip Planner by using AI itself across the entire process: from shaping the idea to generating UI, prototyping flows, and accelerating development. This is not just a case study, but a new way of thinking about product design—where designers evolve into AI builders."*
**Networking & Drinks**
After the talks, stay with us for some quality networking! It’s the perfect time to connect with the speakers, meet your peers in the Barcelona tech and design scene, and enjoy some pizza and drinks on us.
🎫 **Registration**
The event is free, but space is limited. Please register to secure your spot!
These Tech Talks are organised and hosted by eDreams ODIGEO, the world’s leading travel subscription platform and one of the largest e-commerce businesses in Europe.
Claude Code - From Marketplace to Security
**🎉Our next event is here!**
After the great success of the last event, we’re glad to announce our next Claude Code Barcelona meetup! Don’t miss these two talks plus a great networking session, all thanks to our new host **InnoIT**.
**⚠️** **Spots are limited.** We recommend reserving your spot as soon as possible. If you’re unable to attend, please let us know in advance so we can release your seat.
**📅** May 20th \| Doors open at 6:00 PM\, kick off at 6:15 PM
📍 InnoIT - C/ Diputació 280, Bajos 2ª, Eixample, 08009, Barcelona
**Agenda**
**➡️** 6:15 PM — Check-in
🏢 6:30 PM — Host company presentation
🎤 6:40 PM — From Chaos to Marketplace: A Practical Guide to Sharing AI Agent Best Practices at Scale, by Dror Asaf, in English
🎤 7:20 PM — Claude en modo red team y blue team: de repartir leña a sacar el extintor, por Joaquín Gamiz Delgado, in Spanish
🤝 8:00 PM — Networking
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**🎙️Talks**
**From Chaos to Marketplace: A Practical Guide to Sharing AI Agent Best Practices at Scale (In English)**
AI coding agents are transforming how we build software, but getting your whole engineering organization to benefit from them is harder than it looks. At Kovant, we learned this the hard way, going through four stages of trial and error before landing on something that actually works at scale. In this talk, Kovant's CTO will share the honest story behind that journey and reveal the approach that finally made it click for our teams.
*By Dror Asaf, CTO and Co-founder*
**Claude in Red Team and Blue Team Mode: From Breaking Things to Putting Out Fires (In Spanish)**
A practical talk on how to use Claude for reconnaissance and early phases of pentesting (red team), as well as a technical aid for incident analysis (blue team).
This talk explores what it truly means to be a hacker, separating myths from reality, and dives into a hands-on lab using Claude Code, covering setup, context, and operational rules. We introduce MCP as the interface that enables models to interact with tools, and walk through real testing targets and methodologies. Through practical exercises, we demonstrate how to identify web vulnerabilities, interpret Nmap outputs to prioritize risks and define next steps, and finally how Claude Code can also support defensive strategies, showing its value for both red and blue team scenarios.
*By Joaquín Gamiz Delgado, Security Engineer, Content Creator & Instructor*
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We’d like to thank our sponsor, **InnoIT** 🙌, for providing the space, snacks, and drinks! 🍕🧃
Don't miss it! 🎉
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**🎉 ¡Ya está aquí nuestro siguiente evento!**
Después del éxito del estreno, estamos encantados de anunciar el siguiente evento de Claude Code Barcelona. ¡No te pierdas estas dos charlas y su correspondiente networking, esta vez gracias a nuestro nuevo host, InnoIT!
**⚠️** E**l aforo es limitado .** Te recomendamos reservar la tuya cuanto antes. Si finalmente no puedes asistir, por favor avísanos con antelación para liberar tu plaza.
**📅** 20 de mayo \| Apertura de puertas a las 18:15h\, empezamos a las 18:30h
📍 InnoIT - C/ Diputació 280, Bajos 2ª, Eixample, 08009, Barcelona
**Agenda:**
**➡️** 6:15 PM — Check-in
🏢 6:30 PM — Presentación de nuestro anfitrión
🎤 6:40 PM — From Chaos to Marketplace: A Practical Guide to Sharing AI Agent Best Practices at Scale, por Dror Asaf, en Ingles
🎤 7:20 PM — Claude en modo red team y blue team: de repartir leña a sacar el extintor, por Joaquín Gamiz Delgado, en Español
🤝 8:00 PM — Networking
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**🎙️ Charlas**
**Del Caos al Marketplace: Una guía práctica para compartir agentes IA con buenas prácticas de escalado (en Inglés)**
Los agentes de programación con IA están transformando la forma en que desarrollamos software, pero lograr que toda tu organización de ingeniería se beneficie de ellos es más difícil de lo que parece. En Kovant, lo aprendimos por las malas, pasando por cuatro etapas de prueba y error antes de dar con algo que realmente funciona a escala.
En esta charla, el CTO de Kovant compartirá la historia sincera detrás de ese recorrido y revelará el enfoque que finalmente hizo que funcionara para nuestros equipos.
*Por Dror Asaf, CTO and Co-founder*
**Claude en modo red team y blue team: de repartir leña a sacar el extintor (en Español)**
Una charla práctica sobre cómo usar Claude en tareas de reconocimiento y fases iniciales de un pentesting (red team), y también como apoyo técnico para analizar incidentes (blue team).
Esta charla explora qué significa realmente ser hacker, desmontando mitos y conceptos erróneos, y se adentra en un laboratorio práctico con Claude Code, cubriendo su configuración, el contexto y las reglas de uso. Se introduce MCP como el mecanismo que permite a los modelos interactuar con herramientas, y se recorren distintos objetivos y metodologías de testing. A través de ejercicios prácticos, se muestra cómo detectar vulnerabilidades en una web, interpretar resultados de Nmap para priorizar riesgos y definir siguientes pasos, y finalmente cómo Claude Code también puede apoyar al blue team, demostrando su valor tanto en escenarios ofensivos como defensivos.
*Por Joaquín Gamiz Delgado, Security Engineer, Content Creator & Instructor*
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Queremos agradecer a nuestro sponsor, **InnoIT**🙌, por facilitarnos el espacio, snacks y refrescos!🍕🧃
¡No te lo pierdas! 🎉
AI and Society Events Near You
Connect with your local AI and Society community
Quarterly Community Gathering
Join the Columbus AI community for our quarterly gathering — a casual, community-focused evening where everyone has a chance to share, learn, and connect. These open mic–style events give anyone in the community up to **5 minutes** to present a project, share a tool, pose a question, or offer a perspective on the evolving AI space.
No slides required — just a welcoming space to exchange ideas and keep the local AI conversation moving.
If you’d like to take the stage, message \*\*Chris (the organizer)\*\*with a **title and short description** of what you’d like to share.
Whether you’re deep in the field or just getting curious, come connect with others building and exploring AI in Columbus.
Sponsored by [Transform Labs](https://www.linkedin.com/company/transformlabs/)
Sign up also accessible via [Transform Labs Luma](https://luma.com/transformlabshq)
Drunken Philosophy: What’s up with all the AI hate?
**Welcome to Drunken Philosophy** a casual, curious social discussion
**Optional topic for this meetup: What's up with all the AI hate?**
A recent survey found that 74% of Americans have a negative view of AI, and I want to know why. Come out and debate whether AI is good or bad.
My hot take: a labor-saving tool that could potentially help cure cancer gets called dangerous because it might raise unemployment or cause a speculative investment bubble, that tells you a lot more about capitalism and the economic system we live under than it does about the tool itself. As a computer programmer, I think AI is a wonderful tool that has increased my productivity by at least an order of magnitude. I'd go so far as to say Claude Code is the best tool I have ever used. Debate me and name a better one.
Is AI potentially dangerous? Yes, but so are a lot of tools. Chainsaws. Steam engines (early ones would occasionally explode and kill everyone in the room). Do you think cavemen sat around debating whether fire could be used as a weapon or for self-harm, and decided not to discover it?
I have two friends who hate AI for opposite reasons: one thinks it's a fad and not useful, and the other thinks it's going to take over everything and cause human extinction.
Come out tonight, have a friendly debate, and make some friends.
No lectures. Friendly crowd. Drop in for one drink and stay if it's fun.
Web Development to AI Course Preview & Introduction Session
Join DotBitz for an interactive course preview and introduction session designed for students, parents, and aspiring learners interested in Web development, programming and future AI technology careers.
During this session, you will learn about:
* DotBitz learning programs and course pathways
* How students can start learning programming from an early age
* Career-focused learning and mentorship opportunities
* Real-world skills students can develop through technology education
* Future opportunities in software development and technology careers
* How AI will be impact in our future career.
This event is a great opportunity to explore how DotBitz supports students from beginner learning to career readiness in a structured and supportive environment.
### Event Details
📍 Location: Columbus Metropolitan Library
4500 Hickory Chase Way, Hilliard, OH — Meeting Room 2A
📅 Date: May 18, 2026
🕔 Time: 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
We welcome students aged 9+, parents, beginners, and anyone interested in learning more about programming education and technology career pathways.
NFT AI ART Columbus
NFT's are here to stay folks!
This is a group for like minded people interested in understanding, leveraging, using, creating for, profiting from, trading too i suppose, NFT's.. everything around them, complexity, fear and exploits, best practices and more.
**PLUS**
This group will talk AI ART tools, techniques, artists, video, audio, prototypes and more in the AI assisted production space- ART specifically, but we can get into any aspect of some of the cooler things happening in AI in general.
TBD
**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you.
The building address is 4450 Bridge Park
The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400
You will need to scan your ID at the door to get a visitor badge.
**Abstract**
TBD
**YouTube Link**
TBD
In-Person Event: The Answers to Depression & Anxiety
This is an in-person meeting. At this meeting you will get answers to depression and anxiety. Find out the source of them and how to get rid of them.
Did you know that unwanted emotions like anxiety, depression, unhappiness, loneliness, hopelessness, anger, fear, or feelings of irritation don’t just fall on you for no reason. They are not random occurrences that simply happen to people's minds. They are definitely not due to a chemical imbalance in your brain from some nebulous chemical reaction "by chance".
Your negative emotions are the symptoms of the painful experiences that you have which are not healed, and which are still affecting you.
The effects of these painful experiences are exacerbated by the pressures or difficulties of the other problems in your life.
Come to our Meetup, where we can introduce you to some of the knowledge, tools and techniques of the breakthroughs in the field of the mind that we can apply to this ever important area of life.
Be sure to click on the red "Attend" button below to come to this local event. We look forward to seeing you there.
This group is created by the Hubbard Dianetics Foundation of Central Ohio and Church of Scientology of Central Ohio.
Building Agents with Microsoft Agent Framework
We will show how to build custom agents with Microsoft Agent Framework. Attendees will learn how to build and custom host agents when Microsoft Foundry is not a viable option.



















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