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PyData London 2026
PyData London 2026 brings together data scientists, engineers, and researchers from around the world for three days of insightful talks, tutorials, and community connection. Hosted in one of Europe’s leading tech hubs, the event highlights the latest developments in Python, machine learning, and data science. Attendees can expect a mix of cutting-edge research, real-world applications, and opportunities to network with industry leaders. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, PyData London offers something for every level of the data science community.
**THIS IS NOT A TICKET- TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED ON CONFERENCE WEBSITE.**
https://pydata.org/london2026
Visiting Artist Workshop with Stefan Rappo
### **Portrait & Model Direction Workshop with Stefan Rappo**
A hands-on workshop with the Swiss, Paris based photographer **Stefan Rappo**, focused on **portrait photography** and **directing models**. Shooting will be done in the studio and outside (weather permitting).
**Format:** 2-day workshop (non-consecutive)
**Dates:** **Friday 5 June** + **Sunday 7 June**
**Total price (for the 2 days):** **CHF 500**
**Bonus:** On **Saturday 6 June**, Stefan will be the **guest speaker** at **Photo Laundry**.
## **What you’ll learn**
* Model direction: how to guide, build trust, and get natural expressions
* Creating strong portraits with a clear intention and simple storytelling
* Running a smooth shoot: pacing, variations, and keeping momentum
* Practical communication + posing tools you can reuse immediately
* Image selection/editing basics to build a cohesive set
## **Hands-on shooting**
Everyone will have shooting time and receive feedback from Stefan.
## **What to bring**
* DSLR or mirrorless camera
* Portrait lens recommended (approx. 50–105mm)
* Batteries + memory cards
## **What is included:**
* Several models to allow participants to practice during 2 half days.
* Food and drinks are not included in the price.
## **Refund Policy**
* Refunds will be issued only if a replacement is found.
Games Night!!
**Brazil Night:** We invite you to experience Brazilian food, group activity from the country How to samba, etc...
**2025 BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Award Winners:** We are going to have the board game winners and nominees from 2025, you can take them to the table, learn and play.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj31QmJ3zdE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj31QmJ3zdE)
**Tickets** can be purchased online through Eventfrog.
-Games & Drinks Tickets
-Games & Feast Tickets until 03.06.2026 23:59!
https://eventfrog.ch/en/p/miscellaneous/games-night-7464691011907799101.html
This helps us plan the right amount of food, seats and avoid food waste.
Are you an international living in Switzerland and/or just enjoy getting to know people from different places while playing a board game? Feel free to join our diverse community in Zurich every first Friday evening of the month to meet new people and play a few of our 300+ board games. It's gonna be fun. See you at our next meetup!
19:00 to 20:00 Food 😋
20:00 to 20:20 Group Activity
20:20 to 23:55 you'll be able to try out as many games as you like at a table with international people.
Are you by yourself and not sure whether to join? Don't worry, nobody's left out and you'll make some new friends quickly 😊 Most people catch the vibe and become regulars. See you soon! 😎✌🏽
PS: Join our meetup group to keep updated on our latest events: [https://www.meetup.com/games-night-for-internationals/](https://www.meetup.com/games-night-for-internationals/)
If you have any questions, feel free to post them in our Discord group:
[https://discord.gg/jUeARCfeHY](https://discord.gg/jUeARCfeHY)
**Disclaimer:** We will be taking photos to help promote future Games Night
The Growth Breakfast – Zürich
**The Growth Breakfast - Zürich**
**Good coffee. Great conversations. Real business growth.**
Join a friendly group of local entrepreneurs, small business owners and professionals for a relaxed Friday morning breakfast — a space to connect, share ideas and talk openly about business and growth.
No agenda.
No pitches.
No pressure.
Just real conversations with people who *get it*.
**What to Expect**
A relaxed, informal breakfast where you can:
* Connect with like-minded entrepreneurs
* Share ideas, challenges and wins
* Learn from others on the same path
* Build genuine relationships (no forced networking)
* Start your day inspired, focused and energised
Whether you run your own company, freelance, consult, or simply love talking about business, you’ll feel right at home.
**How it Works**
Everyone orders and pays for their own breakfast.
You just bring:
* An open mind
* A willingness to share
* Good vibes and your morning energy
Simple, easy, enjoyable.
**Details**
🗓 **Friday, 5 June 2026**
⏰ **9:00 – 10:30**
📍 **Coworking Lounge at Tessinerplatz**
Tessinerplatz 7, 8002 Zürich
(2-minute walk from Bahnhof Enge — Trams 5, 6, 7, 13, 17 or S-Bahn 2, 8, 21, 24)
**Who's It For?**
Entrepreneurs • Small business owners • Consultants • Freelancers • Creatives • Professionals who love talking about business growth and want to be around switched-on people.
**Important Notes**
✔ This is a **free community meetup** — each person pays for their own breakfast
✔ No selling, no pitching
✔ Just genuine conversation and good company
**Ready to join us?**
Click **Attend** to reserve your spot — we’re looking forward to a great morning together
Reggaeton Dance Class - Beginner
**Shake off the week at the Reggaeton Beginner Class at The Vibe!**
Whether you’ve never danced before or just want to move your body and have a good time, this class is all about good energy, Latin beats, and letting loose. Expect empowering Reggaeton grooves, body rolls, confidence-boosting combos, and a whole lot of fun — no pressure, no judgment, just pure VIBES!
Your teacher Nat ([@nat.so.fun](http://@nat.so.fun)) will guide you through all the steps, help you feel the rhythm in your body, and hype you up from start to finish!
*Don’t be fooled by the number of people on the event page — our weekly crew ranges from 10 to 20 amazing humans: first-timers, regulars, and a few silent fans who never mark “going” but always show up 😉*
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### **Booking is mandatory!**
To secure your spot, please book in advance via our website: [BOOK HERE](https://www.thevibedance.ch/schedule)
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### **Rates**
💃 **Single Class: CHF 29**
**Special offer for NEW students: Starter Pack (2-Class) for CHF 35**
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### **When?**
**FRIDAY**
**18:30 – 19:30 \| Beginner Reggaeton**
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### **Where?**
**The Vibe Dance Studio**
Hohlstrasse 488
8048 Zürich
(Just 3 minutes from Altstetten Train Station and 15 min from HB)
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### **More info:**
🌐 [thevibedance.ch](https://thevibedance.ch/)
📸 Instagram: [[@nat.so.fun](http://@nat.so.fun)]([https://www.instagram.com/nat.so.fun](https://www.instagram.com/nat.so.fun)\) \| \[[@thevibedance.ch](http://@thevibedance.ch)]([https://www.instagram.com/thevibedance.ch](https://www.instagram.com/thevibedance.ch))
Got questions? Just text or call:
📞 +41 78 329 71 77
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**See you on the dance floor – let’s Reggaeton together!** 💥🫶💃
Friday Badminton for higher intermediate/advanced level
We are currently playing in a regular group of 12 players at higher intermediate/advanced level. Your registrations here will first be on the waiting list and when confirmed, payment is to be made by twint to secure your spot for participation.
There is a charge of Chf 22 per person. That is inclusive of feather shuttles.
Place of event - Schumacher Sport Center, Am Stadtrand 46, Dübendorf.
Court no. 10, 11 & 12
GAMES NIGHT!!
**Important: Please attend in meetup before you purchase the ticket.**
**Brazil Night:** We invite you to experience Brazilian food, group activity from the country How to samba, etc...
**2025 BoardGameGeek Golden Geek Award Winners:** We are going to have the board game winners and nominees from 2025, you can take them to the table, learn and play.
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj31QmJ3zdE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uj31QmJ3zdE)
**Tickets** can be purchased online through Eventfrog.
-Games & Drinks Tickets
-Games & Feast Tickets until 03.06.2026 23:59!
[https://eventfrog.ch/en/p/miscellaneous/games-night-7464691011907799101.html](https://eventfrog.ch/en/p/miscellaneous/games-night-7464691011907799101.html)
This helps us plan the right amount of food, seats and avoid food waste.
Are you an international living in Switzerland and/or just enjoy getting to know people from different places while playing a board game? Feel free to join our diverse community in Zurich every first Friday evening of the month to meet new people and play a few of our 300+ board games. It's gonna be fun. See you at our next meetup!
19:00 to 20:00 Food 😋
20:00 to 20:20 Group Activity
20:20 to 23:55 you'll be able to try out as many games as you like at a table with international people.
Are you by yourself and not sure whether to join? Don't worry, nobody's left out and you'll make some new friends quickly 😊 Most people catch the vibe and become regulars. See you soon! 😎✌🏽
PS: Join our meetup group to keep updated on our latest events: https://www.meetup.com/games-night-for-internationals/
If you have any questions, feel free to post them in our Discord group:
https://discord.gg/jUeARCfeHY
**Disclaimer:** We will be taking photos to help promote future Games Night
Data Strategy Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
Play Board and Card Games at the Ey Hof
Welcome to our Board and Card Game Event for all kinds of games from fun/leisure games to heavy strategy ones😊
You are welcome to join whenever you feel like it. You don't have to be there at 5pm. Come whenever it's best for you.
First timer? No board or card game experience? Not to worry. We are happy to explain every game we play 😊
You are always welcome to bring your favourite games along.
We collect no dues at the moment but ask attendees to at least buy a drink in the restaurant where we meet, and not to bring thier own food or drink.
AM Session - Competitive Play
Welcome to the Competitive Play Session.
This session takes place every Saturday from 10:45 to 12:15 at the Yonex Badminton Hall Hardbrücke.
The number of players on the waitlist one week in advance determines the number of courts booked. If you are on the waitlist but can no longer attend, please remove yourself as early as possible.
Players are accepted into the session based on skill suitability.
This session is for experienced players looking for quality games.
Play is focused on doubles with a competitive mindset and consistent rallies.
You should be comfortable smashing, return smashes and keeping up a moderate tempo throughout the session.
New players and those who are new to badminton are welcome to join the PM Session (Open Level Play).
Payment can be made via TWINT after the session.
PM Session - Open Level Play
Welcome to the Open Level Play Session.
This session takes place every Saturday from 12:15 to 13:45 at the Yonex Badminton Hall Hardbrücke.
The number of players on the waitlist one week in advance determines the number of courts booked. If you are on the waitlist but can no longer attend, please remove yourself as early as possible.
Open to players of all skill levels.
This session is for doubles with a relaxed and social focus.
Ideal for casual play, improvement and meeting new players.
Payment can be made via TWINT after the session.
Mäng - transformational game
EXPERIENCE PHILOSOPHICAL SYNCRETISM, INNER ALCHEMY, AND GAME SPIRIT.
Try a live (private) session of **Mäng (offline in Zürich or online worldwide)**, a powerful self-exploration game that helps uncover hidden mental scripts and rewire the way you think, feel and act. It is a tool for a really **profound change** that follows the four stages of inner alchemy.
A modernized version of an ancient contemplative practice, reimagined as a transformational tool based on psychological insight, symbolic logic, and inner strategy, it is not therapy or coaching in the traditional sense. Instead, it’s an immersive deep-dive into the unconscious mind through metaphor and archetype with a game spirit.
💡 **How it works:**
Mäng is built on four stages of real, lasting change:
1. **Discovery** – Identify limiting beliefs and internal programs
2. **Uninstallation** – Let go of outdated patterns
3. **Design** – Create new mental strategies
4. **Integration** – Embed them into your deeper awareness
You’ll be guided through this process by the **Master of Mäng**, who offers structure, questions, and insight, while you remain the one making all decisions and discoveries.
🌿 **Who is this for?**
For everyone (regardless of beliefs, age, gender, etc.), but more than anyone - for those who didn't find answers or sufficient depth in pop coaching and psychology.
🕒 **Important:**
This is a deep game. A full session lasts **4 hours**. Time slots are defined individually. Contact me directly to get an appointment.
Price for newbies: 250 CHF
AM Session - Open Level Play
Welcome to the Open Level Play Session.
This session takes place every Saturday from 10:45 to 12:15 at the Yonex Badminton Hall Hardbrücke.
The number of players on the waitlist one week in advance determines the number of courts booked. If you are on the waitlist but can no longer attend, please remove yourself as early as possible.
Open to players of all skill levels.
This session is for doubles with a relaxed and social focus.
Ideal for casual play, improvement and meeting new players.
Payment can be made via TWINT after the session.
Uetliberg Design Networking Hike
**A creative walk & talk for designers and creatives**
Join us for a half-day walk and talk along the scenic Uetliberg ridge, designed to connect outside the usual networking format.
No presentations. No panels. Just great people, ideas, and a shared path.
We start at Triemli Station and hike up through the forest to Uto Staffel (about 1.5 hours), guided by [Mario Stipetic](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mariostipetic/). From there, we continue into a relaxed 1 to 1.5 hour ridge walk along the Planetenweg with views over Zürich, the lake, and the Alps.
Conversations unfold naturally along the way. We move in small groups, rotate, and share thoughts on current projects, creative challenges, and topics like AI in design, or whatever emerges in the moment.
We end at Gut Mädikon Hofcafé, a hidden farm café, where we spend about one hour enjoying coffee, homemade cake, and relaxed conversation.
This is networking without the pressure. Just movement, fresh air, and meaningful exchange.
See you there! 😇
**WhatsApp Group (Coordination)**
We’ll send the WhatsApp invite after you RSVP.
You can also join via Discord below.
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**The Easy Route**
Prefer to skip the steep climb? Take the S10 train from Zürich HB to Uetliberg (about 20 minutes), then walk down to Uto Staffel and meet us there around 11:00 AM. Timing will be coordinated via the group on the day.
**Getting Back**
We walk back along the ridge to Uetliberg, either retracing the Planetenweg or taking the path near the Uetliberg tower. From there, walk down to Triemli station and catch the train home.
**Physical Fitness**
The initial climb takes about 1.5 hours and is steep, requiring a reasonable level of fitness. If you are unsure, take the easy route. The views are the same, and the Hofcafé cake tastes just as good.
**RSVP**
If your plans change and you can no longer attend, please update your RSVP so we can adjust the reservation at the Hofcafé.
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**📅 Date**
Sunday, June 7, 2026
**📍 Meeting Point (Start)**
10:00 AM at Triemli Station, Zürich
**⏰ Duration**
\~6 to 7 hours total (including lunch break)
**🥾 Difficulty**
Moderate (steep initial climb)
**⛰️ Elevation gain**
\~320 m (485 m > 805 m)
**🎒 What to bring**
* Hiking shoes or sturdy trail shoes (no sneakers, no sandals)
* Water bottle (at least 0.5L)
* Weather-appropriate layers (cooler in the forest, windy on the ridge)
* Optional snack
* Sun protection (hat or cap, sunscreen)
**🚶 Return**
\~13:30 from Hofcafé
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**🔗 Discord**
Get event reminders and connect with other members on Discord:
➡️ [discord.gg/PAyRBDhKkk](http://discord.gg/PAyRBDhKkk)
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**Who’s Visual Fields?**
Visual Fields is a network of designers and creatives built for people to connect, support, and share with fellow experts.
We have upcoming events in Zürich, Basel, and Luzern.
[Check out upcoming events](http://visualfields.ch/)
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**Event policies**
We have zero tolerance for discrimination or harassment. Be mindful not to make assumptions about gender, sexual orientation, or identity. Always ask for consent - for physical contact and work critique - and treat everyone and the space with respect.
[All policies](https://experienc.es/policies)
**Fine print (the friendly kind)**
You join at your own risk. The trail includes steep, uneven, and potentially muddy sections. Please wear appropriate footwear and assess your ability.
In case of heavy rain or unsafe conditions, the event will be postponed to June 7.
By joining, you agree that photos or videos taken at the event may be used by Visual Fields for promotional and communication purposes.
Task-Buddies ✅ & Brunch 🥐: Let's work and study together! 📖 💻 ✍️
Welcome to the **Task-Buddies** event of the **Zürich Productivity Circle**, where we bring together like-minded individuals to work on personal goals and share the experience of growth in a supportive community.
Maybe you are building a business or side hustle, studying for a course, learning a new (programming) language, figuring the tax system out, writing code, prose, or poetry, researching new stocks for your portfolio, tackling your German homework, or upskilling for your job. In all of these cases and more, this is the perfect space for you.
In fact, productivity does not end there. Even if you just want to read a psychology book to resolve a personal struggle, sketch a mountain, listen to podcasts, organize your week, respond to unanswered emails and messages, enjoy a novel, or just reflect and meditate, you are very welcome here.
For any task that adds positively to your life and can be done sitting down with others (exception: anything noisy/disruptive/disrespectful), you will fit into the events.
We will meet at a work-friendly café in Zürich and follow the agenda below.
**Agenda:**
* **Introductions and food (20-30 mins):** Start with a round of introductions to get to know each other and share what we'll be working on, buy our food and drinks.
* **Productive Work Session (1-2 hours)** Dive into your individual tasks in a focussed, distraction-free environment.
* **Collective Break and Socializing (\~15 mins):** Take a planned break to stretch, chat, get more coffee, and share insights about your projects.
* **Continued Work Session (1-2 hours):** Get back to your tasks with renewed focus and motivation.
* **Wrap-Up and Reflections (15+ mins):** Conclude with a reflection on what we accomplished, share productivity tips or questions, discuss plans for future meetups, stay back for more chit chat if you like.
**What to Bring:**
* Your project or task materials (laptop, charger, books, sketchpad, pen, etc.)
* Respectful and kind demeanour
* A positive attitude and a willingness to share and learn
**Note:** Please ensure that your tasks are suitable for a quiet, communal setting. We aim to maintain a respectful and conducive environment for everyone. **Venue Courtesy:** Out of courtesy for the venue, please order something drinks for yourself. This helps support the café and ensures we can continue to use their space for our meetups.
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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)
St. Petersburg Online Speed Dating
**💖 St. Petersburg Online Speed Dating on Zoom**
Join from home and meet real St. Petersburg singles in guided one-on-one Zoom rounds. Matched by age and personality.
**Choose your age range to sign up:**
- **Ages 18-32** → [REGISTER HERE](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=531.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=St.%20Petersburg&groupurlname=join-our-circle-of-serious-singles&ar=18-32&face_v=3.0)
- **Ages 30-46** → [REGISTER HERE](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=531.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=St.%20Petersburg&groupurlname=join-our-circle-of-serious-singles&ar=30-46&face_v=3.0)
- **Ages 40-58** → [REGISTER HERE](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=531.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=St.%20Petersburg&groupurlname=join-our-circle-of-serious-singles&ar=40-58&face_v=3.0)
- **Ages 55+** → [REGISTER HERE](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=531.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=St.%20Petersburg&groupurlname=join-our-circle-of-serious-singles&ar=55+&face_v=3.0)
**⚠️ Your RSVP doesn't confirm a place.** Click your age group below, register, and take the personality quiz. Spots are limited.
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**How It Works**
1. **Register** – Pick your age group above and sign up.
2. **Take the quiz** – Short personality quiz so we can match you well.
3. **Join on Zoom** – Your host will guide you through every round.
4. **Get matches** – Mutual matches sent after the event.
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✨ Sign up, take the quiz, and meet St. Petersburg singles tonight. 💞 ✨
Orlando Virtual Speed Dating
**💝 Orlando Virtual Speed Dating — Hosted on Zoom**
Online speed dating for Orlando locals — personality matched, hosted live on Zoom.
**Choose your age range to sign up:**
- **Ages 18-32** → [REGISTER HERE](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=531.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Orlando&groupurlname=join-our-circle-of-serious-singles&ar=18-32&face_v=3.0)
- **Ages 30-46** → [REGISTER HERE](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=531.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Orlando&groupurlname=join-our-circle-of-serious-singles&ar=30-46&face_v=3.0)
- **Ages 40-58** → [REGISTER HERE](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=531.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Orlando&groupurlname=join-our-circle-of-serious-singles&ar=40-58&face_v=3.0)
- **Ages 55+** → [REGISTER HERE](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=531.0&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Orlando&groupurlname=join-our-circle-of-serious-singles&ar=55+&face_v=3.0)
**⚠️ Important: RSVP ≠ registration.** To join, pick your age group below and complete the quiz. Capacity is limited.
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**How It Works**
1. **Register** – Pick your age group above and sign up.
2. **Take the quiz** – Short personality quiz so we can match you well.
3. **Join on Zoom** – Your host will guide you through every round.
4. **Get matches** – Mutual matches sent after the event.
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✨ Speed dating from home — easy, matched, and fun. 🥰 ✨
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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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\.
Microsoft Build - Columbus Edition!
We are bringing Microsoft Build sessions to Columbus Ohio!
The Central Ohio Azure Meetup and Central Ohio .NET Developer's Group (CONDG) are coming together to bring some of the labs and breakouts from Microsoft Build to your backyard. In this free, 1 day event, you are going to Build stuff with us!
And yes, there will be free food. So please RSVP for a head count!



















