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#94: AI 双面圆桌派 02 ~ AI 时代的理财之道
你有没有试过,让 AI 帮你解释 ETF、看一只股票、算退休,或者判断该不该提前还房贷?
它说得很快。
也很像那么回事。
但理财最难的,常常不是看懂一个产品。
而是看清自己的约束:收入、家庭、税务、房贷、风险承受力,还有你晚上能不能睡得着。
这一场,我们继续用「AI 双面圆桌派」的方式,聊 AI + 理财。
我们会聊几个普通人真的会遇到的问题:
* AI 能帮我们省下哪些查资料、做比较、读文件的时间?
* 为什么同样收入、同样资产的两个家庭,答案可能完全不同?
* AI 给出的投资观点,普通人可以怎么验证,而不是直接相信?
* 金融平台越来越智能之后,效率、推荐和用户保护之间怎么平衡?
* 当金融骗局从群发话术变成个性化关系,我们该如何提高警觉?
这不是一场投资课。
也不会给个股推荐。
我们更想聊的是:
AI 可以帮我们更快看懂信息,但它不能替我们承担后果。
***嘉宾介绍***
**Melinda Hu, CFP**
加拿大 CFP 注册财务规划师,拥有 20 年中加税务与财富规划经验,专注小企业与家庭的税务及退休规划。她长期关注 AI 对财务规划行业的影响,也关注在技术快速变化的时代,人们如何重新理解财富、风险与安全感。
**Alex Luo**
资深 IT 软件架构师,15 年深耕云技术、AI 人工智能与科技金融行业。金融创业 5 年,致力于中产阶级财商教育和理财服务,关注 AI 在金融行业的应用和发展。
***About Startup4Chinese***
Started in August 2017, Startup4Chinese's mission is to INSPIRE, EMPOWER, and CONNECT entrepreneurial minds not only among Chinese but beyond. We want to inspire your passionate entrepreneurship spirit, empower your brilliant startup idea, and connect you with your future reliable partner. We value Openness. We provide Pragmatic topics. We want to help you succeed!
***关于OneHub***
OneHub商业咨询是一家领先的加拿大咨询公司,提供商业咨询和顾问服务,帮助中小企业增长和成功。该公司以其战略咨询方面的专业知识而闻名,包括商业计划、市场研究、财务建模和数字化转型。创始人Eddie Lee有30多年企业实务经验,他注意到创业者常常面临相同的问题。OneHub团队,就是要为为初创企业或中小型企业遇到的问题提供全面解决方案。
***About OneHub***
OneHub Business Consulting is a leading Canadian consulting company that provides business consulting and advisory services to help small and medium-sized enterprises grow and succeed. The company is known for its expertise in strategic consulting, including business planning, market research, financial modeling, and digital transformation. Founder Eddie Lee has over 30 years of practical experience in the corporate world and noticed that entrepreneurs often face similar problems. The OneHub team aims to provide comprehensive solutions for the issues encountered by startups or small to medium-sized businesses.
In-Person Writing Sprints
Struggling with motivation and focus as you hammer away on your manuscript at home? Want to join a community of writers as we embrace the joys and pains (mostly pains) of writing together?
Bring your laptop, pen & paper, old-school typewriter, or futuristic writing gadget, and join an enthusiastic community of science fiction and fantasy writers as we work on our current projects in the same space. The format will be similar to our online writing sprints: 30-minute blocks of focused, quiet writing time (the sprints), interspersed with breaks where we can chat, ask questions, and share our writing experiences.
IPL WATCH PARTY
🏏 RCB HAS REACHED THE IPL FINALS! ❤️💛
We’re hosting an IPL Finals Watch Party and would love for everyone to join us for an exciting evening of cricket, cheering, and fun! 🎉
📍 Venue: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/hF5bPKB7qmwjskGm8?g_st=ic](https://maps.app.goo.gl/hF5bPKB7qmwjskGm8?g_st=ic)
💵 Entry: $5
Please e-transfer to: [krishnaswamyswathi@gmail.com](mailto:krishnaswamyswathi@gmail.com)
Let’s come together and support RCB in the finals! 🔥🏆
Gemini Full Moon Mystery Meditation
You are warmly invited to join us for the **Gemini Full Moon Meditation**
Sunday, May 31st, 2026
Full Moon exact time: 4:45 AM EDT
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**Evening Programme - Beginning at 7:00 PM EDT**
🌕Lecture
🧘 Meditation
🌿 Fellowship & Potluck Food Sharing (in-person only)
The lecture and meditation will be **live-streamed via Zoom.** All are welcome, wherever you are.
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**Join us online via Zoom:** [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87838538451?pwd=YwtPwiplGM0SDpAP3ckFjIyCUTzZZ0.1](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87838538451?pwd=YwtPwiplGM0SDpAP3ckFjIyCUTzZZ0.1)
**Join us in person:** Toronto Theosophical Society, 792 Glencairn Ave, Toronto, ON M6B 2A3
**Fee:** Always free
The fellowship feast is a potluck. You are welcome to join the table whether or not you bring a dish. If you'd like to contribute, a vegetarian or vegan finger food or drink to share is warmly appreciated, as is a pair of hands to help with clean-up afterwards.
We’d love to know you’re coming! **[https://forms.gle/bjAkyaf1zq4xoDsa9](https://forms.gle/bjAkyaf1zq4xoDsa9)**
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**6th Field of Group Work: The Mystery of the Gemini Full Moon**
Keynote: “I RECOGNISE MY OTHER SELF AND IN THE WANING OF THAT SELF, I GROW AND GLOW”
**The Festival of the Christ (or the Festival of Humanity)**
The higher interlude of the spiritual year culminates in the Gemini full moon – in a Festival which celebrates the spiritual potential of humanity to unify the personal will with the Will of God. On this day the Christ stands before God as the representative of humanity, the “eldest in a great family of brothers,” and focalises the united aspiration of humanity into an invocative demand for more Light and Love. Through Christ, the response of deity pours forth into humanity, uplifting human consciousness and establishing a culture of goodwill and right human relations on earth.
Read more on Lucis Trust: [Christ's Festival: Gemini](https://www.lucistrust.org/resources/festivals/gemini_2)
**World Invocation Day**
World Invocation Day is a global day of prayer and meditation when people of every spiritual tradition join together to sound the Great Invocation — focusing humanity's collective aspiration for light, love, and spiritual direction.
Read more on Lucis Trust: [About World Invocation Day](https://www.lucistrust.org/the_great_invocation/wid_about)
Watch more (3 mins): [Introduction to World Invocation Day](https://worldinvocationday.org/about/wid-videos)
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## **Major Themes of Gemini**
**The Pairs of Opposites and the Bridge of Love**
Gemini is the sign of duality — spirit and matter, soul and personality, the self and the other. The Gemini path is one of bridge-building: learning to hold opposing poles in creative tension until duality resolves into unity.
**Communication, the Messenger, and the Mind**
Ruled by Mercury, Gemini governs the mind, language, and the transmission of ideas. Mercury in the Ageless Wisdom is the divine Messenger — the intermediary through which soul impression reaches the personality.
**The Will-to-Good and Right Human Relations**
At the Festival of Goodwill, Gemini becomes the vessel through which Love-Wisdom flows into the world as the will-to-good — active, intelligent love expressing itself through right relationship between all peoples and nations.
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## **Planetary Rulers**
**Exoteric Ruler: Mercury ☿ —** The divine Messenger, governing the lower mind as a responsive instrument for soul impression — the very faculty the disciple uses to build the bridge between higher and lower.
**Esoteric Ruler: Venus ♀ —** At the soul level, Venus illumines the deeper truth of Gemini's duality: that the two poles are complementary aspects of one Life drawn together through love-wisdom.
**Hierarchical Ruler: Earth 🜨︎ -** At the highest level of initiation, Earth as ruler points to Gemini's intimate relationship with planetary service — the work of bringing spiritual reality into tangible manifestation.
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### **Positive Qualities**
Capacity for Synthesis and Bridging
Versatility and Adaptability
Brilliant Communication and Teaching
Love-Wisdom in Relationship
Capacity to Hold Duality in Balance
### **Negative Qualities**
Restlessness and Inconsistency
Superficiality and Dispersion of Energy
Duality Without Resolution
Intellectual Cleverness Without Depth
Gossip and Misuse of the Word
***
## \~ The Labour of Hercules \~
## The Gathering of the Golden Apples of the Hesperides
Hercules is sent to gather the golden apples of wisdom from the garden of the Hesperides — but no one will tell him where the garden is. He wanders through the world asking for directions, falling into traps and distractions. One of the traps is the most Geminian of all: a false teacher named Busiris who captures him through the very gift of eloquence and the promise of wisdom. This is the shadow side of Mercury — the power of the word turned away from the soul, used to bind rather than to liberate. The Gemini disciple must learn to discriminate between the voice of the true teacher and the voice of glamour.
Eventually freed, Hercules makes his way north — the direction of spirit — and there encounters Atlas, who bears the weight of the world upon his shoulders. In an act of pure service, Hercules takes on that burden so that Atlas may retrieve the apples. This, too, is a Gemini teaching: that wisdom is not won through seeking alone, but through the willingness to bear the world's burden — to step outside the personal quest and serve. The apples come not to the one who grasps, but to the one who gives.
This labour teaches the Gemini disciple that wisdom cannot be seized or hoarded — it must be lived in relationship. The golden apples represent the fruits of the spirit, the gifts of the soul, available only when the personal self steps aside and the soul is free to express through all encounters and exchanges. True communication is not the transmission of information but the transmission of light — and the Gemini initiate learns that every relationship is an opportunity for this sacred exchange.
Read the full text here (free PDF): [https://www.bailey.it/files/Labours-of-Hercules.pdf](https://www.bailey.it/files/Labours-of-Hercules.pdf)
***
Thank you for participating in a joint event between the **Toronto Theosophical Society** and **Toronto Open Heart 💙**
*\~ Love is never wasted*
$10 Azúcar Latin Social Night
🌶️✨ AZÚCAR Latin Social Night ✨🌶️
Join us on May 30 \| 3473 Lake Shore Blvd West
Message here for Eventbrite Ticket Link
Tickets: $10
Come enjoy The Latin Experience ✨
We’re excited to introduce our new menu tastings—featuring our Colombian Empanadas, made with love by our very own Colombian Chef Manuela 🇨🇴❤️
Get ready for a night filled with:
💃🏽 Dance
🎧 DJ All Night
🎶 Latin music & vibes
🍴 Delicious Latin-infused bites
🔥 A beautiful community experience
🍷 Licensed Bar
💵 $10 Cover (Includes 1 Drink Ticket)
Your Night of Latin Fun starts at:
🕗 8:00 PM – Doors Open
🕣 Salsa Lesson with Antonio at 8:30 PM
⏰ Social Dancing until 2:00 AM
🎟️ Get your tickets now — experience the culture with us 🤍
📍 3473 Lake Shore Blvd West, Etobicoke
Let’s celebrate Latin culture, movement, and that feeling that only music can give.
Azúcar . . . because life should be sweet 💃🏽🕺🏽✨
Contact the venue for any questions: www.abanicodance.com
Sunday Night with Friends! (Dinner, Cocktails and Conversations)
Hello everyone,
I'd like to invite you out to our **Sunday Night with Friends-Dinner, Cocktails and Conversations** get together.
-Reserved seating, friendly people, good conversation and great food awaits!
So please plan to join us if you can :)
\*Joined by my other groups too; so we can anticipate a fantastic evening
**Time: 6:30 p.m. -9:30 p.m.**
**Location:** La Carnita - Good Fortune Bar (Main Floor)
**Address:** 130 Eglinton Ave. Toronto, ON M4P 2X9
Free Paring on Eglinton on Sundays on the North Side (Just East of the Restaurant)
Event Details Bellow:
Sincerely,
Steve Flemming
(Organizer/Host)
Event Details:
**Sunday Night with Friends! (Dinner, Cocktails and Conversations)**
-The great thing about this dinner party is you're free to move around to different tables and meet the other members too throughout the evening
**Dinner Party Topics** may include but not limited too: Travel, Culture, Spirituality, Relationships, Modern Dating, Life after Marriage, Work/Life balance, Art, Technology, Economy, Music, Movies, Sports, Fashion, Hobbies, Books, Psychology, Philosophy, the Future, History, Pop Culture, Theatre, Living the Good life etc.)
**Arrival Time:**
\*Join us any time between 6:30 pm and 7:15 pm (if you can) for a fun and highly interactive evening as we get to know the members over dinner and great conversations (of your choice)
Event goes until roughly 9:30 pm (stay later if you like)
**Event Fee:**
5 dollars (cash only please) (HST included)
or in advance by e transfer to **[steveflemming11@gmail.com](http://steveflemming11@gmail.com/)**
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**Friendly Reminder:**
\*One beverage or appetizer minimum to support the venue- this is greatly appreciated :)
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**Parking Available:**
\*Plenty of free street parking on Eglinton and (Residential area south/east of venue for free)
**Close to Subway Station:**
\*Also right beside the Yonge/Eglinton subway station
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🌲🥾 CROTHERS WOODS TRAIL HIKE & DAIRY QUEEN STOP 🥾🍦
🌲🥾 **CROTHERS WOODS TRAIL HIKE & DAIRY QUEEN STOP** 🥾🍦
Real Trails, A Solid Climb & An Ice Cream Finish
Toronto doesn’t have many *true* hiking experiences — but this is one of them.
Join us for a more active, nature-focused walk through Crothers Woods, one of the city’s best spots if you’re looking for something that actually feels like a hike.
This isn’t your typical flat city stroll.
There are hills, forest paths, and a proper climb — especially at the end (Pottery Road 👀).
But don’t worry… we’ve got a reward waiting.
This is not a formal tour.
It’s a social hike — a bit more effort, a bit more nature, and a great group to do it with.
📲 **Join Our WhatsApp Group:**[ Click here to join](https://chat.whatsapp.com/DRFTkxRlHS4B3IL1lMleUd)
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**🚶♂️ What We’ll Do**
We’ll start at Broadview Station and head south along Broadview before making our way down Pottery Road into the Don Valley.
From there, we’ll connect to the Don Valley trails and enter Crothers Woods, where we’ll hike through forested paths and take a short break along the way.
After the hike, we’ll make our way back — finishing with the climb up Pottery Road (the final challenge 💪).
And then… we reward ourselves with a stop at Dairy Queen for some well-earned ice cream. 🍦
We’ll end back near Broadview Station.
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🌦️ **Weather & Expectations**
This hike happens rain or shine.
Please come prepared — trails may be muddy, and conditions can vary.
This is a slightly more challenging walk than most of our events:
✔️ Uneven trails
✔️ Some hills
✔️ One bigger climb at the end
Good footwear is important.
Also — this is NOT a guided or historical tour. It’s about movement, nature, and being social.
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🧢 **Meetup Details**
📍 Meetup Location: Outside Broadview Subway Station
🫎 I’ll be wearing my Moose Hat
⏰ Meetup Time: 11:00 AM
I will only wait 5 minutes.
Early is on time.
On time is late.
We’ll head out promptly.
End Point: Broadview Subway Station
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🎟️ Meetup Fee: $5 cash in person or e-transfer to
📧 \*\*[mathewmaclean@hotmail.com**](http://mathewmaclean@hotmail.com%2A%2A/)
This helps support the group and allows us to keep hosting events like this. Thank you for supporting community! 💖
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🎒 **What to Bring**
Water
Good hiking/walking shoes (important!)
A snack
Weather-appropriate clothing (trail-ready 🌧️🌿)
Optional: cash/card for ice cream 🍦
**Please also use the washroom before arriving, as stops are limited.**
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🌈 **Who Is This For?**
This group is open to anyone who wants to be social and make friends — whether single or not.
**We also host:**
🎬 Movies
🚶 Walks & hikes
🎭 Arts & culture outings
🍽️ Restaurant gatherings
There’s always something happening.
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**REMEMBER:** You’re welcome to just show up on the day if you’re unsure about your schedule.
And as always, sometimes plans shift and events may need to be canceled — please keep an eye on updates.
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👤 Organizer: Mathew
Questions? Post on the event wall or email
📧 [torontomoviesandoutings@hotmail.com](mailto:torontomoviesandoutings@hotmail.com)
Come for the trail. Stay for the challenge.
Leave feeling like you actually *earned* that ice cream. 🍦🌲✨
Data Science Events This Week
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Social Salsa/Bachata/Merengue/Kizomba/ChaCha
7.30pm-10.30pm Social Dance
Usually more than 50 people join us for a fun Salsa/Bachata night. The best way to end the weekend!
You don't need to have a partner or be an experienced dancer. We provide two classes for beginner level and intermediate level.
◾When You Arrive ◾
- Sanitize your hands before entering the dance studio & in between dances, please
- Do not come to dance if you show any symptoms of cold/flu
◾ Drop in : $15 ◾
* Every Sunday *
📍39 Glen Cameron Road, unit #1 Thornhill, Ontario
From: 7.30 - 10.30 pm
Cover fee: $15 at the door
We will also be hosting two free salsa lessons and a bachata lesson: (it's included)
*6.30pm-7.30pm Bachata L1 by Estephan [small room]
*6.30pm-7.30pm Salsa by David [large dance studio]
*7.30pm-10.30pm Sunday Social Dancing [large dance studio]
* Music:
Mostly Salsa & Bachata, some Merengue and a few Cha Cha and Kizomba. Come out and enjoy the night away! *
Usually, more than 50 people are attending this social, and people switch partners, so you don't need to bring a partner.
647-504-9876
The Music Factory
Please join us and support our Legion #82 this coming Saturday night and make plans to dance the night away!
Weekends - Group Dance Classes at Access Ballroom
Ready to add more fun, movement, and connection to your week? Come join our group dance classes at [Access Ballroom](https://studioaccessballroom.com/)! We have classes **every day except Tuesday**—that’s Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 7:50pm, and Weekends at 3:40pm. Visit our [Monthly Calendar](https://studioaccessballroom.com/class-schedule/) to view the group class Schedule. To sign up you can also download our APP that is in both the Google Play store and the Apple Store. Just look up Access Ballroom.
Whether you’re a total beginner or already have some moves, you’ll fit right in! We always have multiple teachers on hand to guide every level, so everyone gets the attention they need. Our amazing environment and welcoming atmosphere are what make us one of Toronto’s premier Latin and Ballroom studios—and it’s why we have the most Google reviews in the city!
Don’t just take our word for it—come experience the energy, laughter, and community for yourself. We can’t wait to see you on the dance floor!
Beach Volleyball All level Learn and Play
Join our WhatsApp group
[https://chat.whatsapp.com/F7838OJWfkiAlMEyNffVfZ](https://chat.whatsapp.com/F7838OJWfkiAlMEyNffVfZ)
Welcome to beach volleyball All Level Learn and Play Event in Spanish Banks. If you never play before but want to, no worry, you can learn basic skills over here. All the equipment is prepared. This event is for come to meet new friends, improve your volleyball skill and build your team. **Only 20 spots**
**If you can HOST our volleyball event, peope learn basic Skills from you. Reserve as HOST, get paid**
* People will **learn basic skills and rules from** **Our Host Leon** in the first hour.
* In the next hour, we will be divided into the different teams to play on the court.
* People who purchase the summer pass will be put into the same team, play with your same team players and build your team.
**Drop In $10**
**Flash Sale 2026 All summer Pass $69**
and May 17 2026 - Sep 6 2026 Sunday (No Events in Holiday or Raining)
[https://www.extremelyshy.com/toronto&RAP1VF](https://www.extremelyshy.com/toronto&RAP1VF)
**Book online only**, you will receive details and contact information in your confirmation email. Show your QR code to our host Natalie to verify.
Legal Stuff - Liabilities, Obligations, and Responsibilities
We are a group composed of volunteers. We are NOT a professional organization or pro trail guides and/or pro event organizers. However, as a group of friends and acquaintances, we will look out for each other. The organizer and any/all assistant organizers and other attendees are in no way responsible and liable for your personal safety and health state, before, during, and at any time after this event. By RSVPing "Yes", for this event, You acknowledge that you fully understand and accept the aforementioned conditions and following event attendance conditions and, you are solely responsible for your health, safety, and well-being before, during, and at any time after the event as stated previously. All attendees shall forever hold harmless the organizers and other attendees and unconditionally waive any liabilities resulting from attending and/or participating in this event
Kick-off Riverdale Park 5K Run / Walk / Jog
I think we're ready to start this group's running season! 5K every week till the snows come down! Or try to! This seems like a good Sunday to start as the temperature and sunlight should all be moderate. Also, plenty of time to prepare with stretch and strength if you haven't run since last year!
BTW, I've learned there is a lot of benefit to starting with slow jogging - rather than walking. Please look that up, if you are slow - like me - and want to improve your endurance, consistency, aerobic and anaerobic capacity.
We'll meet by the track. I'll be there early to warm up. We will start the 5K exactly at 9:30am. As mentioned in the About Us,
* Using the park track we can all go at our own pace and never really be left behind unless we all finish way ahead of you. :D I think an hour is enough time to dedicate to the run. I'm pretty slow, so you will likely have me around for most of the hour.
* Members are free to leave the run whenever they want.
* Bring your kids, your pets, your partners, etc.
* All encouraged to stick around afterwards and enjoy the park or neighbourhood on your own.
* Let's get stronger, healthier and foster a great community at the same time.
* As part of our kick-off, I am open to heading off to get some brunch on the Danforth afterwards, if anybody is interested! Lots of great options there!
We also welcome runners who are not in our neighbourhood and want to join us spiritually and run from their own neighbourhoods. :-) Imagine how much healthier and communal the world would be if we all stopped for an hour once in a while to run together; re-centring and re-charging together?
💘 May Dragon Boat Experience & Singles Social
**Paddle, Laugh & Meet New People 🚣♀️**
Looking for a more active, outdoorsy way to meet singles this spring?
**Celebrate Asian Heritage Month with an outdoor singles social featuring dragon boating, teamwork, and new connections. Beginner-friendly!**
**When:** Sunday\, May 31\, 2026 \| 10:00am – 1:00pm
**Where:** Sunnyside Pavilion (1755 Lake Shore Boulevard West)
**Tickets:**[ ](https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-dating-hub-may-dragon-boat-experience-singles-social-tickets-1988492050251?aff=meetup)[\[Buy Here\]](https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/toronto-dating-hub-may-dragon-boat-experience-singles-social-tickets-1988492050251?aff=meetup)
**(must buy ticket from website - RSVP from Meetup doesn't count)**
#### **What to Expect 🚣♀️💬☀️**
* Beginner-friendly dragon boat experience — no experience needed
* Intro to paddling, teamwork & safety from experienced coaches
* Time on the water paddling together as a team (with rotations) 🌊
* Shore-side mingling before, between & after boat sessions 🍹
* Light refreshments included
* Fun, social, active atmosphere with a healthy-lifestyle crowd
* Great for solo attendees — many people come on their own 😊
Can’t make it? Follow **[Toronto Dating Hub](https://www.torontodatinghub.com/)** for upcoming mixers & events!
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Data & Analytics Wednesday - Finding Product Insights
**The Behavior Gap: Where Products Win or Lose**
Teams today have more data than ever, and yet many still struggle to understand why customers adopt, engage with, or abandon their products. Teams sprint, ship faster, and chase more signals… all while metrics stall and confidence drops. The missing piece isn’t more data. It’s often the behavioral insight between the metrics, explaining why the numbers move in the first place. Dashboards can tell you what customers did, but understanding why they did it (and how to influence what they do next) requires a deeper blend of insights. This session is about closing that gap.
Drawing from real-world experience designing and scaling products as [ZoCo Design](https://zocodesign.com/)’s CEO, [Lacey](https://www.linkedin.com/in/laceypicazo/) will share how to cut through the noise and identify the insights that actually change behavior—moving people, and moving metrics. You’ll learn:
* Why understanding customer behavior is a quant and qual challenge
* How to spot the signals that actually predict behavior change
* Where AI accelerates insight, and where it creates distraction
* How to get meaningfully closer to customers, without adding more tools
This talk reframes how to evaluate performance and identify what levers actually improve it, helping your team to make smarter bets with greater confidence. Every meaningful outcome is driven by behavior change. And when you know how to design for behavior, you stop guessing, and start building things that work.
**About Our Speaker**
[Lacey Picazo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/laceypicazo/) is the Founder and CEO of ZoCo, a healthcare product studio that turns complex, high-stakes ideas into products that drive real-world adoption. She partners with healthcare organizations to uncover critical care delivery insights, focus product strategy through behavior design, and build solutions that patients and providers actually use.
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)
QA or The Highway 2026
QA or the Highway is a one-day, affordable, regional, professional conference featuring real-world experience and thought leadership in the QA and testing industry.
This is a ticketed event please register here:
https://www.qaorthehwy.com/
Featured Keynote Speakers:
**Matthew-Hope Eland** **(Wizard at Leading EDJE)** \- An AI Specialist and Wizard at Leading EDJE who is known to teach software engineering\, AI\, and data science concepts in the most ridiculous ways possible\. Matt has used machine learning to settle debates over whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie\, reinforcement learning to drive the behavior of digital squirrels\, data analytics to suggest improvements to his favorite TV show\, and AI agents to play board games and create an AI agent with the personality of a dog\. Matt is the author of "Data Science in \.NET with Polyglot Notebooks" and "Refactoring with C\#" as well as several LinkedIn Learning courses\. Matt helps organize the Central Ohio \.NET Developer Group\, runs several blogs and a YouTube channel\, has a Master’s of Science in Data Analytics\, and is a current Microsoft MVP in AI and \.NET\.
**Tatyana Arbouzova** **(CEO at Innovate QA)** \- Tatyana Arbouzova is an engineering and business leader with a strong background in Quality Engineering across multiple industries\, including Big Tech\, Healthcare\, and Entertainment\. She has held leadership roles at world\-class companies such as Microsoft\, VMware\, Disney\, and The Pokémon Company International\, where she focused on building quality\-driven cultures and scaling teams to deliver high\-impact products\. With decades of experience\, Tatyana has helped organizations transform their quality practices so teams can deliver software efficiently\, confidently\, and with measurable business outcomes\. Today\, Tatyana advises software companies on adopting AI to optimize quality practices and improve how software is delivered at scale\. She is also a passionate community builder and the founder of Innovate QA\, a thriving Seattle\-based community and conference for quality professionals\.
DoJo (Informal Python Meeting)
**Latest Dojo Location!**
**Knotty Pine Brewing**
1765 W 3rd Ave,
Columbus, OH 43212
We're going to try a new dojo location for a few weeks and see how it works
Dojos are informal Python group study sessions where everyone interested in Python gathers to learn about Python, help others with Python, or just hang out. Everyone is welcome from Python beginners to experts. Bringing a laptop is encouraged (we'll have extension cords and power strips). If there's something you want to learn leave a comment on this invite so we can plan ahead.
We're looking for speakers for our Monthly Meetups! Fill out the form if you are interested in presenting to the Python Community.
https://forms.gle/ehSfUAC2WgR34Crq9
SQL Server 2025: The Developer’s Revolution
The June Ohio North Database Training user group meeting will be held on **June 2nd, 2026 at 5:00PM**. This will be a **HYBRID** event and we will be joined online by **Sam Nasr.**
You're welcome to come meet in-person at our meeting location, the offices of Improving at
**[6000 Freedom Square Dr,](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)**
**[Unit 110,](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)**
**[Independence, OH 44131](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)**
[Teams Link ](https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/215625630917731?p=vxNb3zudhNj0S6Cg0v)if anyone needs it after RSVP-ing for in person.
If you would like to subscribe to our email list outside of Meetup, we have changed platforms recently and you will need to register [here in Kit ](https://ohio-north-data-training.kit.com/b8f036f615)instead to receive emails.
Agenda:
**5:00 PM EST**: Online and in-person meeting begins with a social hour. This is an unstructured hour where you can join us to catch up and meet other group members before the session starts. There will be food brought in for in-person attendees.
**6:00 PM EST**: Elections, announcements, followed by our feature presentation. See below for presentation details.
**7:30 PM EST**: Optionally after the main presentations, the in-person crowd may go out for snacks and drinks at a local establishment.
We hope to see you there!
Session Abstract
### SQL Server 2025: The Developer’s Revolution
Explore SQL Server 2025’s new dev features -JSON type, Regular Expressions, and Change Event Streaming for real-time pipelines. See how REST API and Data API Builder turn your data into secure, high-performance APIs. Packed with demos, this session is perfect for developers, DBAs, and architects
\*Please note, that we will be using Microsoft Teams for the online portion of this meeting. You may want to join a few minutes early to ensure you do not have any issues. If you are attending in person, there are large TVs at the office, and you do not need to bring a laptop or use Teams.
June 2026 AWS Columbus - Topic to be announced
Topic to be announced.
**THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: https://www.franklin.edu/
**DIRECTIONS**
Franklin University
Fisher Hall
300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8
Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map.
NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct.
**Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?**
Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com
Stop Guessing: A Product Person's Guide to AI Adoption
## 🤝 Host Information
A co-hosted event by ProductTank Columbus & Women in Product Columbus
💡 About the Workshop
AI adoption is stalling across organizations — not because of a lack of motivation or tools, but because it's fundamentally a behavior design challenge.
This hands-on workshop applies proven Behavior Design models and methods to help you move from a vague organizational wish to boost AI adoption to 3-5 concrete, testable interventions you can act on starting tomorrow.
Whether you're a product manager, on a product team, or just someone trying to get AI to actually stick at work, you'll leave with a clear picture of what's worth focusing on, what to ignore, and how to drive real, sustained adoption — no guesswork required.
🛠️ What to Bring
Laptop: Fully charged and ready to go.
AI Assistant: Have your favorite AI assistant pulled up. (Dom will be using Claude, but feel free to use whichever assistant you prefer!)
🍕 Logistics & Perks
Food & Drink: Pizza and drinks provided!
Parking: Plenty of free spaces available on-site.
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ServiceNow Knowledge 26 Recap + Topgolf Happy Hour
Couldn't make Knowledge? Or want to debrief the dancing robots or Autonomous Workforce? Join us for a Knowledge '26 recap, insights sharing, a couple rounds of golf, and fun at Topgolf. As always, drinks and food will be provided. More details to come — mark your calendar, RSVP, and save your spot today!






























