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FinTech Startups, Investors & Professionals Networking Event in London
**PLEASE MAKE SURE TO BOOK YOUR TICKET IN ADVANCE TO ATTEND THE EVENT. YOU CAN RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1990688773710?aff=oddtdtcreator](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1990688773710?aff=oddtdtcreator)**
Hey there fintech enthusiasts and innovators! Get ready to dive into the exciting world of finance and technology at the London Fintech Networking Event. This is the place to be for a fintastic evening of connections, collaborations, and all things fintech, and we can't wait to have you join us!
**Event Highlights:**
**It's all about connections!** Meet fintech professionals, startup founders, investors, and tech enthusiasts in a laid-back, friendly atmosphere. Whether you're a fintech veteran or just starting out, you'll find like-minded folks eager to chat and share ideas.
**Get inspired** by their success stories, hear about the latest fintech trends, and discover how innovation is reshaping the financial world.
**Engage** in discussions that'll leave you with a wealth of fintech knowledge.
**Who should attend?**
Fintech Networking Event welcomes all professionals who are passionate about advancing their careers, expanding their networks, and staying at the forefront of the ever-evolving digital landscape. This event is ideal for:
* Fintech professionals
* Tech enthusiasts
* Investors and venture capitalists
* Startup founders
* Financial industry experts
* Anyone curious about the fintech revolution
**Why attend:**
Attending a Fintech networking event offers numerous compelling reasons to engage in this vibrant and dynamic industry. Here are some key reasons to consider:
**Networking Opportunities:** Networking events provide a unique platform to connect with like-minded professionals, entrepreneurs, investors, and experts in the Fintech sector.
**Market Insights:** Staying updated with the latest market trends, regulations, and competitive landscapes is essential in Fintech.
**Investment Opportunities:** Fintech is a hotbed for investment, with many startups seeking funding and investors looking for promising opportunities.
**Funding and Partnerships:** Connect with potential investors who can help fund your venture or provide the resources you need to scale your business.
**Problem Solving:** If you're facing challenges or roadblocks in your Fintech endeavors, discussing your issues with experienced professionals at these events can lead to valuable advice and innovative solutions.
**Inspiration and Motivation:** Meeting successful Fintech entrepreneurs and hearing their stories can be highly motivating. It can instill a sense of purpose and determination to pursue your own Fintech ambitions.
**Market Entry:** If you're considering entering the Fintech sector, Fintech Networking Event can be an excellent entry point. You can meet established players who can provide guidance on market dynamics, customer needs, and the competitive landscape.
**Recruitment:** If you're looking to hire talent for your Fintech venture, Fintech Networking Event attracts skilled professionals with specialized knowledge in areas like data analytics, cybersecurity, and blockchain. You may discover the perfect candidate for your team.
The event will be held in a sophisticated and vibrant venue, adorned with modern decor and equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to ensure your comfort and convenience throughout the day.
Don't miss this exceptional opportunity to connect, learn, and grow within the vibrant FinTech community . Register now for London Fintech Networking Event: Where Finance Meets Innovation!, and take the first step towards fostering meaningful connections that will propel your career to new heights.
**How our event works:**
**You are invited to join the dedicated Whatsapp group for the event and start networking before the actual event.**
7pm - When you arrive your name will be checked off the guest list, the host will direct everyone to the reserved area and explain how the event will work.
7.30pm – Presentations starts, you will be introduced to each other in a nice relaxed environment in the semi private reserved area.
8pm - Elevator Pitch
8.30 - Networking
10 pm - Event ends, all guests are welcome to stay and enjoy chatting with each other.
This event will be hosted till 9pm; the key to making the most of speed friending is to follow up with your contacts over time to develop friendships.
Dress code is either business or office attire or smart casual, no T-shirts, no trainers.
If you have any questions email contact@thebusinessminds.co.uk
Ticket for 1 person allows 1 person to enter the venue from 7pm
What to join this event and all our future events for **FREE**? Join **The Business Minds Membership** to unlock free entry to all our 290+ yearly networking events, plus exclusive networking opportunities. Learn more: [https://thebusinessminds.co.uk/membership](https://thebusinessminds.co.uk/membership).
**Please Note:**
**Tickets need to be bought online and are not available at the door!**
Crypto, Web3, Blockchain Startups, Investors & Professionals Networking Event
**PLEASE MAKE SURE TO BOOK YOUR TICKET IN ADVANCE TO ATTEND THE EVENT. YOU CAN RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE.**
[https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1990688892064?aff=oddtdtcreator](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1990688892064?aff=oddtdtcreator)
Join us for an evening of meaningful connections at the heart of London’s innovation scene, where the worlds of Crypto, Web3, and Blockchain come together.
Whether you’re building the next blockchain-powered platform, investing in future-defining tech, or offering expertise and services to the ecosystem — this is your space to connect, exchange, and grow. Expect a room full of startup founders, DeFi builders, NFT creators, VCs, angel investors, developers, legal and compliance experts, marketing pros, and Web3 professionals.
**Highlights:**
Relaxed networking in a curated professional setting
1-Minute Elevator Pitch: Share what you do and what you're looking for
Opportunity to showcase your project or fund
Supportive and entrepreneurial crowd from the crypto and Web3 space
**Who Should Attend:**
* Crypto & Web3 Startup Founders
* Blockchain Developers & Product Builders
* NFT Creators & Marketplace Founders
* DeFi Innovators & Protocol Designers
* VCs, Angel Investors, and Web3 Funds
* Legal, Marketing & Compliance Professionals in Web3
* Anyone curious about the future of decentralised tech
**Why Attend?**
Forge new connections in a fast-evolving tech landscape
Find potential co-founders, team members, investors, or clients
Gain insights from peers and industry players
Be part of the next wave of decentralised innovation
**Spaces are limited—secure your spot today and be part of London’s thriving FinTech ecosystem.**
The event will be held in a sophisticated and vibrant venue, adorned with modern decor and equipped with state-of-the-art facilities to ensure your comfort and convenience throughout the day.
Don't miss this exceptional opportunity to connect, learn, and grow within the vibrant FinTech community . Register now for **Crypto, Web3, Blockchain Startups, Investors & Professionals Networking Event**, and take the first step towards fostering meaningful connections that will propel your career to new heights.
What to join this event and all our future events for **FREE**? Join **The Business Minds Membership** to unlock free entry to all our events, plus exclusive networking opportunities. Learn more: [https://thebusinessminds.co.uk/membership](https://thebusinessminds.co.uk/membership "https://thebusinessminds.co.uk/membership").
**How our event works:**
**You will also be able to join the dedicated Whatsapp group for the event and start networking before the actual event.**
7.00pm - When you arrive your name will be checked off the guest list, the host will direct everyone to the reserved area and explain how the event will work.
7.30pm – Networking starts, you will be introduced to each other in a nice relaxed environment in the semi private reserved area.
10 pm - Event ends, all guests are welcome to stay and enjoy chatting with each other.
This event will be hosted till 9 pm; the key to making the most of speed friending is to follow up with your contacts over time to develop friendships.
Dress code is either business or office attire or smart casual, no T-shirts, no trainers.
If you have any questions email contact@thebusinessminds.co.uk
Ticket for 1 person allows 1 person to enter the venue from 7pm
Please Note:
**Tickets need to be bought online and are not available at the door.**
Apache Flink/London
**Real-Time. Real Challenges. Real Conversations.**
📅 *Jun 30th, London, 6:30 -8:30 PM*
180 Borough High St
London SE1 1AP, UK
**About this event**
Join us for an evening dedicated to real-time data and Apache Flink®. Whether you're already running streaming pipelines in production or just starting to explore stateful stream processing, this is a chance to learn from practitioners, swap war stories, and connect with the London data community.
Expect talks on building and scaling stream processing systems, lessons from production deployments, and where real-time architectures are heading, followed by drinks, food, and plenty of time to network.
**What to expect**
* Technical talks from engineers running Flink and streaming systems at scale
* Real-world use cases: exactly-once processing, CDC, event-driven architectures
* Q&A with speakers
* Food, drinks, and networking with the London data engineering community
**Who should come**
Data engineers, platform engineers, architects, and anyone curious about Apache Flink and real-time data processing. All experience levels welcome.
**Agenda**
* 6:00 PM — Doors open, drinks & networking
* 6:30 PM — Talks begin
* 8:00 PM — Open networking
* 9:00 PM — Wrap up
**Save your spot**
If you'd like to join the meetup, please make sure to register using the link below:
[https://luma.com/y9gskuu4](https://luma.com/y9gskuu4)
Your registration helps us plan seating, catering, and event logistics.
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
AI in Production: Vectors in the Newsroom & Healthcare Challenges
GDG Cloud London is thrilled to be partnering with Skyscanner for a deep dive into the world of AI applications in Production.
This meet-up is a unique opportunity to connect with fellow AI enthusiasts, industry practitioners, and researchers in a dynamic and interactive setting. We are going to have some pizza and networking at the end!
Don't miss out, RSVP now!AGENDA
18:00 - Doors Open & Check-ins
18:30 - Welcome & Intro
18:40 - Ellen Muller - Vectors in the Newsroom: Building Smarter Image Search at the Guardian.
When a photo editor searches our image management system for "protest" at 6pm on a deadline, they can't afford to get zero results because the images were captioned "demonstration." Traditional keyword search has no way to know those mean the same thing - and for an archive with inconsistent metadata, that gap matters. This talk is about how we added semantic search to the Grid (the Guardian's open source image management system) using embeddings and vector similarity. We'll dig into how vector spaces let you encode meaning rather than just text, and the practical choices (and mistakes) involved in shipping this into a real production system.
19:15 - Bruno Ripa - Technical challenges of AI adoption in Healthcare
Deploying AI in healthcare requires solving a shifting equation: balancing high-fidelity clinical utility against rigorous data sovereignty mandates and punishing infrastructure costs. This talk breaks down how our company navigates this fluid landscape daily. We will cover where we use AI in our stack, how localised data compliance continuously reshapes our engineering choices, and the concrete technical hurdles we encounter along the way. Rather than showcasing a finalised architecture, we will focus on the ongoing design decisions and trade-offs required to keep our product secure, reliable, and compliant, all while aggressively optimising compute and operational costs—proving that surviving the mutating challenges of healthcare AI is a continuous process of lean execution.
20:00 - Pizza & Networking
Agenda
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Speakers
Bruno Ripa - Dyad (Senior AI Engineer)
Ellen Muller - The Guardian (Software Engineer)
Hosted By
Amanda Cavallaro, GDG Organizer
I'm an Aikidoka, Developer Advocate, Software Developer, Google Developers Expert, Linkedin Learning Author and a Full Stack Web Development Specialist.
Saverio Terracciano, GDG Organizer
Stefano Le Pera, GDG Organizer
Lorenzo Turrino, GDG Organizer
Kubra Harmankaya, Android Developer
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Partner
Skyscanner (https://skyscanner.net/)
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Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-cloud-london-presents-ai-in-production-vectors-in-the-newsroom-amp-healthcare-challenges/.
Cañary Wharf: Enjoy "unas cañas en español" at Canary Wharf
ATTENDEES LIST IS CLOSED until further notice / YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE WAITING LIST BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO: HOLA@SPANISHFOREXECUTIVES.CO.UK
Spanish for Executives we are delighted to organise this "CAÑAS" (a.k.a informal drinks) to speak in Spanish in Canary Wharf with our students and friends.
Please, feel very welcome to join us if you are or a Spanish Student or a native who wants to have a nice evening meeting new and vibrant people.
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******************** F.A.Q. ********************
********** Will you invite me to something to drink?**********
Yes! The price includes a glass of wine, a beer or a soft drink: up to you!
********** I am a beginner in Spanish, is this for me?**********
Absolutely! We teach Spanish so we have created this Cañary Wharf to help our students to improve their fluency and feel the Spanish mood. Don't panic: you will find Spanish teachers around who will support you during the conversation. You are not expected to be bilingual, just to have a good attitude!
********** I am a Spanish native and I work in the area, can I pop in? **********
For sure! We are pretty sure that you will have a good time, don't hesitate to get your ticket!
We teach very interesting people and our friends are super cool, so, why not? We only ask you to try to don't swap to English as the purpose is to speak in Spanish!
********** Ey I am/ I used to be your student, do I have a discount!? **********
Yes! Drop us a quick email and we will send you the code.
********** Where will it take place? **********
It will take place in Canary Wharf, vibrant business heart of London. We will reveal the details of the venue to our guests per email, so you first need to get your ticket!
********** What should I bring with me? **********
-Good attitude (mandatory)
-Business cards (optional, you never know!)
-Pen and paper (hopefully you will learn a lot!)
-Oyster card (At the end of the event you need to arrive home, don't you?)
********** Why are you guys always talking about Spanish for the REAL business world **********
We are sure that there are millions of great academies in the world to learn Spanish... Present tenses, subjuntivo, "me gusta el verano"... Well, you know what we mean.
Spanish for Executives we know the importance of everything else: the big challenge to get into the real business, big corps and SMEs. All the cultural details to have in consideration at the same time, the etiquette, the "after-work", the timings: all the kind of things that you won't learn "filling the gaps".
You will love us.
Build Your Al-Powered B2B Outreach Engine
Registration Must Happen on: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/building-an-ai-powered-b2b-outreach-engine-find-qualify-convert-tickets-1992273247915?aff=oddtdtcreator
From finding the right leads to the final follow-up - personalisation at scale.
Generic outreach is dead. Spray-and-pray emails get ignored, burn your sender reputation, and waste hours you don't have.
In 90 minutes, you'll build something better: an AI-powered outreach engine that finds the right businesses, qualifies them automatically, and writes personalised messages at scale that actually get opened and answered.
Not just theory. Not "use ChatGPT to write faster." A real, repeatable system — built live, around an actual EU brand. You'll watch the full cycle work end to end, then walk out ready to run it on your own business tomorrow.
Here's what you'll walk away with:
🎯 Find — Pinpoint your ideal customers and pull a clean, structured lead list from sources hiding in plain sight. AI does the heavy lifting.
⚡ Qualify — Turn your gut instinct into a scoring system the AI runs at scale, so you only chase leads worth chasing.
✉️ Convert — Write outreach that goes way beyond {{name}} — then sequence follow-ups that hold the thread and pull replies.
By the end, you won't just understand AI outreach. You'll have designed the engine.
Perfect for SME owners, founders, consultants, employees and students who want a system that works — not another AI demo.
Seats are limited and these fill fast — grab yours now.
🕐 17:15–18:45 workshop · 18:45–19:15 networking & refreshments
📍 Barclays, 120 Moorgate, London 🤝 In collaboration with Barclays
LinkedIn TLA meetup - bootcamp finale
Bootcamp finale - but open to all! If you're interested in running Thought Leadership Ads (and you should), please join our webinar series at [zenabm.com/tla-bootcamp](https://zenabm.com/tla-bootcamp) and come to the finale + networking in London.
**Venue**: **[Indra Gallery](https://maps.app.goo.gl/YYQ7Y94QLPWt68Lr8)**
**Agenda:**
* **Welcome from the organizers** \- 10\-15 mins
* **Why TLAs win: Benchmarks, case studies, examples**\- Emilia Korczynska\, Userpilot \(15 mins\)
* **How to write winning TLAs** \- Liam Collins from Instantly \(15 mins\)
* **How to use TLAs in LinkedIn ABM Campaigns** \- Ryan James Rocket SaaS \(15 mins\)
* **How to measure TLA impact + capture intent signals** \- ZenABM \(15 mins\)
* **Live Knowledge Assessment** + **Open networking** 🍕 🍻 \*\*(\*\*60–70 mins)
HOSTED BY:
* [ZenABM.COM](https://%E2%80%8Bzenabm.com)
* [Rocket SaaS](https://rocket-saas.io/)
Business Analytics Events This Week
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The Business Automation Blueprint: Where to Start with AI
**Moved from original date (requested by several members) due to the heat wave!**
Most businesses know they have repetitive tasks, manual workflows, and administrative bottlenecks - but few know where to start when it comes to automation.
In this practical introductory session, we'll explore how modern businesses are using AI, workflow automation, and intelligent agents to streamline operations, reduce costs, and free up teams to focus on higher-value work.
You'll learn how to identify the best automation opportunities within your organisation, map existing processes, and build a roadmap for implementing automation without disrupting your business.
We'll also demonstrate real-world examples of automated sales, marketing, customer service, finance, and operational workflows that are delivering measurable results today.
Whether you're a business owner, manager, operations leader, or technology professional, this session will provide a clear framework for turning automation from a buzzword into a competitive advantage.
### What You'll Learn
* Where automation delivers the biggest business impact
* How to identify and prioritise processes for automation
* The difference between traditional automation, AI, and intelligent automation
* Common automation mistakes and how to avoid them
* Real-world case studies and live demonstrations
* A practical roadmap for getting started immediately
### Who Should Attend
Business owners, founders, directors, operations leaders, department heads, and anyone interested in making their organisation more efficient through intelligent automation.
Business Owners & B2B Growth - Business Networking Event, London, Covent Garden
**Looking for a business networking event in London with focus on business owners, agencies, service providers?** Join us in **Covent Garden** for a quality business networking hosted by digital business card app GMax Card and web/eCom agency **Getshop Today**.
**What to Expect**
* **Meet business owners and B2B decision-makers** across industries in a relaxed, purposeful environment. **Build partnerships, generate referrals, and connect with potential clients, suppliers, and service providers.**
* Exchange ideas, spot market trends, and uncover new opportunities.
* A **lightly structured event** \- not a formal conference\, nor a random pub mingle\.
* An **atmosphere that feels high-quality yet relaxed,** with space for real business conversations.
* Hosts are there from the start to **help with introductions.**
**Who You'll Meet**
* **Business owners and founders from startups to established SMEs**
* **B2B service providers** and agencies looking to grow their client base
* **Business decision-makers** actively seeking partnerships, referrals, and new opportunities
* Local businesses and London-based professionals across industries
* Business professionals visiting London looking to expand their commercial network
Please note: our events are theme-led rather than closed-sector events, so you may also meet relevant professionals from adjacent areas such as finance, property, tech, and business services.
**How the Evening Flows**
18:30 - Arrival
19:00 - Short introductions
19:30 - Open networking
21:30 - Close
Hosts are there from the start to **help with introductions.**
**Venue - Sycamore Bar at Middle Eight Hotel**
A stylish, design-led bar inside the 5-star Middle Eight Hotel in central London. Located in the Covent Garden/Holborn area, just a short walk from Holborn, Covent Garden and Tottenham Court Road stations, it offers a relaxed and refined setting for business networking.
**Entry & GMax Cards**
* Free RSVP: Event access only
* Paid ticket (when available): Includes a contactless GMax Card (ask host to claim; not distributed automatically)
**Dress Code** Business / smart casual
**Hosted by:** [GMax Card - a digital business card](http://www.gmaxcard.com/) platform designed for modern networking and professional connections beyond LinkedIn. Share **all** your contact details through one simple link.
**Important Info**
* 18+ (ID may be required)
* Photos/video by [CineEye Audiovisual Production Studio](http://www.cineeye.co.uk/) (inform us if you prefer not to appear)
* Attendance is at your own risk. Organisers and the venue are not liable for any injury, loss, or damage.
**Limited spots - register early!**
Join our [WA Business Community](https://chat.whatsapp.com/FJdEP809H5U8WQ4y4BLLS5?mode=hqctcli) to stay connected between events, and follow us on [LinkedIn](http://linkedin.com/company/gmax-card) for upcoming dates.
Property, Landlords & Business Owners - Business Networking Event in London
**Looking for a business networking event in London for property investors, landlords, agents, and developers?** Join us in **Covent Garden** for a quality networking evening hosted by a digital business card app GMax Card.
**What to Expect**
* **Connect with property professionals, investors, landlords, and developers** in a relaxed but purposeful setting - where conversations turn into deals, partnerships, and opportunities across the full property ecosystem: assets, acquisitions, the rental market, development, and beyond.
* **Build valuable business relationships** across the property and business ecosystem, exchange ideas, spot market trends, and uncover opportunities.
* A **lightly structured event** \- not a formal\, overcrowded conference\, nor a random pub mingle\.
* An **atmosphere that feels high-quality yet relaxed**, with space for real professional conversations.
* Hosts are there from the start to **help with introductions**.
**Who You'll Meet**
* Property developers, investors, and asset managers
* Residential and commercial landlords
* Estate agents, letting agents, and block managers
* Architects, interior designers, and fit-out specialists
* Surveyors, mortgage brokers, and bridging lenders
* Solicitors, conveyancers, and planning consultants
* PropTech founders and digital service providers
* Business owners with property interests
Please note: our events are theme-led rather than closed-sector events, so you may also meet relevant professionals from adjacent areas such as finance, investment, business services, technology and entrepreneurship.
**How the Evening Flows**
18:30 - Arrival
19:00 - Short introductions
19:30 - Open networking
21:30 - Close
Hosts are there from the start to help with introductions.
**Venue - Sycamore Bar at Middle Eight Hotel**
A stylish, design-led bar inside the 5-star Middle Eight Hotel in central London. Located in the Covent Garden/Holborn area, just a short walk from Holborn, Covent Garden and Tottenham Court Road stations, it offers a relaxed and refined setting for business and property networking.
**Entry & GMax Cards**
* Free RSVP: Event access only
* Paid ticket (when available): Includes a contactless GMax Card (ask host to claim; not distributed automatically)
**Dress Code**
Business / smart
**Hosted by:**
[GMax Card - a digital business card](http://www.gmaxcard.com/) platform designed for modern networking and professional connections beyond LinkedIn. Share all your contact details through one simple link.
**Important Info**
* 18+ (ID may be required)
* Photos/video by [CineEye Audiovisual Production Studio](http://www.cineeye.co.uk/) (inform us if you prefer not to appear)
* Attendance is at your own risk. Organisers and the venue are not liable for any injury, loss, or damage.
**Limited spots - register early!**
Join our [WA Business Community](https://chat.whatsapp.com/FJdEP809H5U8WQ4y4BLLS5?mode=hqctcli) to stay connected between events, and follow us on [LinkedIn](http://linkedin.com/company/gmax-card) for upcoming dates.
Agentic AI Across Cloud, Platform Engineering & Data
Hello and welcome to our special joint meetup between **Cloud Platform Engineering London**, **Cloud Platform Engineering Leaders**, **Data & AI Leaders**, **AWS AI UG**, **Azure AI UG**, and **GCP London**.
This crossover event brings together platform engineers, cloud architects, data and AI leaders, SREs, engineering managers, technology executives, and practitioners exploring how AI is reshaping modern cloud platforms, developer workflows, business transformation, and enterprise engineering.
This is a special **Community Stack ecosystem event**, bringing together several of our cloud, platform, and data-focused communities for an evening of practical talks, senior technical discussion, and cross-community networking.
A huge thank you to **[Arrows](https://www.arrowsgroup.com/)** for hosting and sponsoring this event, and for supporting the growth of the cloud, platform engineering, data, and AI community in London.
Speakers and sessions:
**Get a High Return-on-Investment from AI Business Transformation**
**Nora Balla, Founder and AI Business Transformation Lead, Add Velocity**
Nora Balla is the founder of Add Velocity, an AI-native business transformation and implementation consultancy.
Nora has gained extensive experience across investment products, business transformation, finance operations, and regulated asset and wealth management environments. Previously a freelancer, she now operates in a collaborative delivery model, helping organisations scale AI and automation solutions in complex business settings.
Her experience includes finance transformation at Harley-Davidson, reporting process improvements in commercial real estate funds, and supporting the Aladdin implementation at Royal London Asset Management.
In this session, Nora will explore how organisations can achieve a stronger return on investment from AI business transformation. The talk will cover the opportunities and high-value use cases, the real risks organisations need to manage, the skills required for the agentic era, how to define and measure success, and practical tips for improving efficiency when working with AI systems.
**Agents in the Fastlane**
**Ryan Cormack, Principal Engineer, Motorway**
**Luke Marrai, Engineering Manager, Motorway**
Motorway has used traditional AI and machine learning for years to enhance and improve its systems. But how can those years of learning be applied to build the next generation of agentic systems for users?
In this session, Ryan Cormack and Luke Marrai from Motorway will explore how they are enhancing the functionality of Motorway’s platform to provide more accurate search results for dealers looking to acquire stock through the online marketplace.
The talk will cover how Motorway is using **AWS AgentCore** to run its agentic systems, and how evals are being used to ensure the system performs as expected.
Ryan Cormack is a Principal Engineer at Motorway, the UK’s leading used car marketplace, where he leads technical strategy and drives AI-powered transformation across the engineering organisation. With over 14 years of experience building and scaling systems on AWS, Ryan specialises in turning architectural best practices into practical engineering outcomes, from cloud modernisation programmes to the adoption of agentic workflows and AI-native developer tooling.
Luke Marrai is an Engineering Manager at Motorway, supporting engineering delivery and helping teams build effective, scalable technology for one of the UK’s leading automotive technology platforms.
Agenda:
**18:00** — Arrival, refreshments and networking
**18:30** — Welcome and introduction
**18:35** — Get a High Return-on-Investment from AI Business Transformation — Nora Balla
**19:00** — Break and networking
**19:20** — Agents in the Fastlane — Ryan Cormack and Luke Marrai
**20:00** — Networking
**20:45** — Close
**Join us on June 11th:**
We are also hosting the **Cloud Native & Open Source AI Conference** on **June 11th in London**, bringing together a fantastic line-up of speakers across AI, cloud-native, open-source, platform engineering, leadership, and modern infrastructure.
You can view the full speaker line-up and event details **[here](https://www.communitystack.io/conferences/cloud-native-london)**
**About the communities:**
This event is jointly hosted across **Cloud Platform Engineering London**, **Cloud Platform Engineering Leaders**, **Data & AI Leaders**, **AWS AI UG**, **Azure AI UG**, and **GCP London**.
Together, these communities form part of the **[Community Stack ecosystem](https://www.meetup.com/pro/generative-ai-uk-community/)**, bringing together technical practitioners, leaders, partners, and organisations across cloud, platform engineering, data, AI, and open technology.
We are always keen to hear from speakers, hosts, sponsors, and community partners.
If you would like to speak, sponsor, or host a future event, please reach out to **[Ethan Sumner](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ethansumner404/)** via LinkedIn.
This event follows the **[Community Stack Code of Conduct](https://www.communitystack.io/code-of-conduct)** and **[Privacy Policy](https://www.communitystack.io/privacy-policy)**, ensuring a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming environment for all attendees.
LJC Meetup at Neo4j - Smarter Search with Spring AI and Neo4j
Register: [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ljc-meetup-at-neo4j-smarter-search-with-spring-ai-and-neo4j-tickets-1991379537804](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ljc-meetup-at-neo4j-smarter-search-with-spring-ai-and-neo4j-tickets-1991379537804)
LJC Meet-ups is a series of events, aimed at giving all Community members an opportunity to present at an LJC event.
We're excited to invite you to our next Meetup, co-hosted with **neo4j**!
Join the London Java Community for an evening of technical talks, networking, and knowledge sharing hosted by Neo4j.
This month’s meetup explores two of the hottest areas in modern software development: integrating Generative AI into Java applications and deploying Machine Learning models within Java ecosystems.
Whether you’re a Java developer, architect, data engineer, or simply curious about the latest innovations shaping our industry, this session will provide practical insights and real-world examples from experienced practitioners.
Product Pints: June Drinks 🍻
Summer is officially here, and for our June meetup, we’re heading to a familiar spot with a new name. We'll be at the **Old Street Tavern** (which you might remember as Serata Hall from our past events).
We've got the entire upstairs space reserved just for us, so there will be plenty of room to grab a drink, catch up with everyone, and talk product away from the main bar crowd. It's the perfect setup to kick off the summer networking.
**About Product Pints:**
Forget the stuffy presentations – Product Pints is all about **meaningful connections and stimulating conversations** for product people. Our diverse crowd includes everyone from aspiring product managers to CPOs, entrepreneurs, developers, designers, and tech enthusiasts.
Come along to get advice on a tricky problem, discover what other PMs are up to, or simply share a beer with your product peers. It's the perfect opportunity to **iterate on your network** and **launch some great conversations**!
**If your company might be interested in sponsoring future events in 2025, please reach out to us at hello@productpints.com - thank you!**
Unplugged with Alex Karim: At the cold face of the Microsoft customer journey
In this session Richard Conway co-founder of the UK Azure Users Group will interview Alex Karim, from Microsoft UK. Alex is at the cold face of the customer journey running executive briefings and providing Microsoft solutions descriptions based on what customers are trying to do. Alex works across all sectors and verticals and gets under the skin of the problem for Microsoft's customers. In this Ask Me Anything session (within reason), Richard will interview Alex about his experience with customers, solutionising with Microsoft tools and how Microsoft are helping customers in the new world of AI. Promises to be a great session. Please respond in discussion with questions you want to ask and we'll get them on the list!
BIO:
Alex is a technology innovator and evangelist specialising in Mixed Reality & AI. Alex began his tech journey in Automotive & Formula 1 at McLaren, leading the first ever deployment of HoloLens 2 in the industry and various AR & VR related projects across design and engineering. This ultimately led him to Microsoft where he served as UK “Metaverse Lead” shaping go-to-market strategies across Mixed Reality, Azure IoT, and Azure Data & AI before joining the Microsoft Innovation Hub. Today, at Microsoft Alex helps customers navigate the shift to AI-native organisations - delivering design thinking & prototyping workshops for some of the world's biggest enterprises & brands. Outside of work he hosts the Masters of Innovation Podcast - where he interviews leading voices across technology and innovation. He is also an aspiring racing driver working to transition from Sim Racing to the real world.
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Marketing Monday Networking
Monthly working lunch for Columbus business owners. One specific topic, one to three actions you can run this week.
You can be the best at what you do and still be invisible. If local buyers cannot find you, the phone does not ring.
Marketing Monday Lunch + Learn is a monthly working lunch for Columbus business owners focused on building relationships, local networking, and local marketing. Every kind of local business welcome. No pitch round, no pressure, no upsell.
**This month**
Most local businesses pick one or two places to be visible and call it good. The result is inconsistent calls and a feeling that marketing is not working. We will walk through the three places every local business needs to show up, plus the fourth place most owners ignore that quietly produces the warmest leads.
**What to expect**
Doors open at noon. Order lunch and drinks at the cafe counter or bring your own. You get real conversation with other local owners and a focused marketing lesson. You leave knowing people and with one to three actions to run that week. The room is reserved through 1:30 PM.
**Who this is for**
Any local business owner who wants clearer marketing direction and real local relationships. Service businesses, retail, home services, professional services, online owners building local presence, anyone serious about being part of the Columbus business community.
**Not the right fit if**
You are here to pitch the room or recruit for an MLM.
**Details**
* Second Monday of every month
* 12:00 to 1:30 PM
* Good Cafe Easton, 4400 Easton Commons, Ste 150, Columbus, OH 43219
* Order lunch and drinks at the counter when you arrive
* Free to attend, RSVP required, space is limited
**About the host**
Rita Suzanne is a local marketing strategist and the founder of Local Marketing Method. She runs Visibility is Profitability, the membership where local business owners build the system that keeps their phone ringing. Learn more at learnlocalmarketing.com.
Register here: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1989964540509?aff=oddtdtcreator](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1989964540509?aff=oddtdtcreator)
Data & Analytics Wednesday - Learning from Everyday Data
**Practical Curiosity: Learning from Everyday Data**
How do we actually get better at utilizing our day-to-day data? Fancy dashboards and complex models might look nice and draw attention, but that’s not where most of us spend our time. In fact those shiny outputs frequently sit unused, while the real insights are drawn from the analyst’s daily practice.
Sometimes it’s as simple and as powerful as noticing that a segment is shrinking, a channel is underused, or certain links keep getting all the clicks. There’s many different places that the spark of insight can come from, but you have to keep your head in the data and know where to look.
In this session, we’ll explore real-world examples of how segmentation, testing, and click behavior can uncover practical digital marketing opportunities. You’ll leave with inspiration for your own use cases, along with a few simple ways to ask better questions, spot meaningful patterns, and make smarter decisions without overcomplicating it.
**About Our Speaker:**
[Elaine Armbruster](https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainearmbruster/) is a Director of Digital Experience at the [American Diabetes Association](https://diabetes.org/), where she focuses on using data and insights to create smarter, more effective digital experiences. A lifelong Columbus resident, she has built her career in email marketing and the broader digital user journey, and is finding she most enjoys working in the messy middle where systems, data, and big ideas don’t quite line up yet.
Thanks to our 2026 sponsors:
[Clarivoy](https://www.clarivoy.com), [What Box Consulting Group](https://www.whatboxconsultinggroup.com), [Conductrics](https://www.conductrics.com), and [Piwik PRO](https://piwik.pro)
More info at [cbusdaw.com](https://cbusdaw.com)
Lewis Center Networking Lunch
Join us for lunch and meet our very successful group. We are each others sales team...always looking for referrals for our members. If you are looking for new clients, let us help you out! Bring your business cards and brochures to share with us.
We have a speaker each week so that we can learn about their business.
Because we have only one member per business, we have many of the spots filled. However, we are specifically looking for an estate attorney, a handyman/electrician, and an event planner. We have referrals for you!
All visitors are welcome. Any questions contact [pmarchio@farmersagent.com](mailto:pmarchio@farmersagent.com)
Stop Guessing: How to Measure and Improve LLM Outputs
Most people use LLMs by feel: ask a question, read the answer, decide whether it “seems good,” and move on.
That works for casual use. It does not work when you are building software, automating workflows, writing important documents, or relying on AI for anything that needs to be repeatable.
In this talk, we’ll look at how to improve and evaluate the inputs and outputs of LLMs using practical measurement techniques. We’ll cover how prompt changes affect results, how to compare outputs, how to build simple evaluation sets, and how math-based methods like similarity scoring can help you move beyond guesswork.
This will be beginner-friendly, so even if you don't know anything about AI, you should get something out of it. However, this will be a little more technical than our intro talks. You do not need to be an AI researcher, but programmers and technically curious attendees will get a lot out of it.
We’ll cover:
* Why “it looks good” is not enough
* How to improve prompts by changing the input, context, and constraints
* How to compare LLM outputs more systematically
* Basic evaluation techniques for accuracy, consistency, and usefulness
* How embeddings, cosine similarity, and scoring can help evaluate results
* Where automated evaluation works — and where humans still need to stay in the loop
By the end, you’ll have a practical mental model for treating LLMs less like magic and more like systems you can test, measure, and improve.
LOGISTICS AND PARKING:
The talk starts at 7:00 PM. The first half hour is reserved for everyone to get set up and mingle. Free pizza and drinks!
The cheapest parking option is to find street parking, which will only cost you a few bucks. Otherwise, park in the nearby veteran's museum lot for $8. It's highly recommended you avoid the nearby $15 garage parking.
Hustle Bus: Columbus to Black Tech Week
**[Official registration site --> https://luma.com/du41v0tg](https://luma.com/du41v0tg)**
**[You must register and will receive an approval/confirmation](https://luma.com/du41v0tg).**
We’re taking HustleBus from Columbus to **Black Tech Week in Cincinnati** for a high-signal, founder-only experience focused on community, collaboration, and momentum.
**Why Black Tech Week?**
Black Tech Week is one of the best rooms in Ohio to meet builders, operators, investors, and ecosystem leaders. Expect meaningful connections, great energy, and programming that spotlights founders and what’s being built.
What’s included (thank you to our sponsors Huntington Bank, Burton D Morgan Foundation, and Lightship Foundation)
* Founder-only HustleBus transportation (free)
* **Black Tech Week ticket comped** for HustleBus participants (must register with code)
* And much more!
There are limited seats on the Hustle Bus, so if this sounds like something you want to get in on, register today
* Learn more and Register here --> [https://luma.com/du41v0tg](https://luma.com/du41v0tg)
IxDA Chat n Pancakes
You can sleep in on the Sesquicentennial (observed), we’re shifting to the following Friday.
But join the local UX community for a chat and some biscuits to catch up. If you were in CA for Figma Config, tell us all the lines and you can tell me how I can animate an SVG without coding it by hand, and why I’d even want to.
Thanks to the team at Nationwide of supporting the group.
ServiceNow AI Deep Dive: Hands-On Learning Session
We're planning a hands-on technical session focused on building AI solutions in ServiceNow - think skills, agents, and real-world use cases. If you’re curious about AI on the platform, RSVP now and stay tuned for more details. Let's build together!






























