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Kia Ora - Banda Tren
**Sextou no Kia Ora?**
A tão aguardada Banda Tren volta aos palcos do nosso amado Kia Ora pela primeira vez em 2026.
Também teremos DJ e Banda Relive!
**VIP ATÉ AS 21h**
**Após 21h:**
Mulher: 40,00 ou 90,00 consome
Homem: 30,00 ou 50,00 consome.
**PARA GARANTIR O VIP E VALORES PROMOCIONAIS INCLUIR O NOME NO FORMS (os nomes serão aceitos até as 17h00 do dia do evento!!!):**
https://forms.gle/KCiwdohp6vhjBAxA8
Teremos mesa de apoio reservada.
Bora sextar juntos?
**Comanda individual**
**Host: Ana Vitória**
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ST. PATRICK´S DAY - St John´s Pub
**Vem aí a MAIOR festa do ano no @stjohnspub : St. Patrick’s Day 2026!**
Sexta-feira (13/03 – 18h às 05h)
**Programação:**
Fianna Irish Music – @fianna.irish.music
Tributo ao Cranberries – @zaionbanda
Tributo ao U2 – @u2believe
Tributo ao Coldplay – @bandasignah
Bando do Fritz – @bandodofritz
John Andrade – @johnomusico
Draxx Rock – @draxxrock
**Necessário a compra do ingresso no link abaixo no Sympla :**
[Sympla St Patrick Day](https://www.sympla.com.br/evento/st-patricks-day-no-st-johns-pub/3316207?fbclid=PAT01DUAQIkoVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA81NjcwNjczNDMzNTI0MjcAAaehDHe1wgRWQQ-kt-Vj7jHVbkFQ5mdgjEwPwvFLrqwKUWhmyKE5Bin-Ss5CwA_aem_pGDxJmJ27vD4VtFddtuT4A) (clique neste link para ser direcionado ao site de compra.)
**Valor a partir de R$ 39,90 + taxa**
**Horário do Host: Das 18hs às 00:00hs**
**Teremos uma mesa de apoio**
**Comanda individual**
**Host: Ronaldo Yoshida**
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Encontro In-person para prática de conversação em Inglês: Conversation meeting
Meeting tradicional do English Brazil para a prática do inglês em encontros presenciais.
Esse é um meeting que já é tradicional. Nos reunimos sempre em um local público para praticar conversação em inglês, e ficamos do lado de uma cafeteria para que você possa comprar o seu café enquanto conversa com a gente.
O objetivo é criar um ambiente descontraído e amigável para que todos possam praticar o inglês sem pressão. Não importa se você é iniciante ou avançado, todos são bem-vindos! Não é necessário confirmar presença, e o valor é de graça, também não cobramos nada para participar. Apenas apareça, mostre interesse, e alguém irá te convidar para puxar uma cadeira para perto da mesa para praticarmos.
Tradicionalmente nos reunimos sempre às sextas-feiras, dentro do Shopping Center 3 (ao lado da estação Consolação do metrô), no térreo, em frente à cafeteria Havanna Café. Sempre das 20h00 às 22h00, quando o shopping fecha. Então, se quiser praticar a conversação em inglês em um ambiente amigável e sem precisar estabelecer nenhum compromisso, este é o local certo!
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And foreigners are also welcome!
We Brazilians always have a very healthy curiosity to learn about your ideas, your experiences, and the differences in customs and languages. We are also, by nature, very willing to help foreigners feel more at ease here in Brazil. It's also a great opportunity to network and meet locals who can make you feel at home.
We always meet on Fridays, inside Shopping Center 3 (next to Consolação subway station), on the ground floor, in front of the Havanna Café. Always from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, when the mall closes.
Multilingo Language Exchange (Friday Night)
🎉 **A Second Event to Make Your Week Unforgettable!** 🎉
Since **June 2017**, our **International Language Exchange** has brought people from all over the world together every week to talk, laugh, and make new friends while practicing multiple languages. 🗣️🍻🍗 🌍✨
**What are you waiting for?**
✅ *RSVP now* and be part of the fun — Let’s make it a night to remember! 😊🔥🙃
🕚 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐘 with any food or drink until 23h — after that, only R$15
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📍 **HOW TO FIND US:**
Join our [WhatsApp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/CRK9Pjma0YM3XG9bo42k8k), follow us on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/MultiLingoSP/), or check out our [Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/MultiLingoSP) for updates and event details.
Everyone is welcome—even if you're coming solo! Don’t be shy—just grab your language stickers, introduce yourself, and start chatting! 🎉🫶🌐
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Got an idea to improve the event? Want to help out or organize a special activity through the group? We’d *love* to hear from you—just send us a message!
**See you there... Cheers! 🥂**
Talk talk Language exchange!
[WhatsApp ](https://chat.whatsapp.com/GpfWNqTIkb8BhmliEe8iDk)
Instagram: @talk.talk_speakingclub
🎭 Talk Talk Meetup: Practice Languages, Make Friends & Share Laughs 🎉
Looking to improve your language skills and expand your circle of friends? Talk Talk is the place! 🌍✨
Here’s what you can expect:
• 🗣️ Language Exchange — practice English, Portuguese, Spanish, and more in a relaxed, fun vibe.
• 🎶 Music & Karaoke — from global hits to classics, the mic is yours.
• 🍹 Drinks & Socializing — sip, chat, and laugh with people from around the world.
• 🎉 Cultural Celebrations — every week we highlight a country, artist, or tradition.
No pressure, no textbooks — just real conversations and good energy. Come solo or bring friends, everyone’s welcome!
Design Futures Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
Talk AGI-risk in multi language Meetup / falar sobre o risco da IA
-Multilingual Open Discussion on the Future of Artificial Intelligence
-especially talk about AGI risk
-CCSP cafe
### Open Multilingual Discussion on the Future of AI
Artificial Intelligence is advancing rapidly.
Many experts believe **Artificial General Intelligence (AGI)** — AI that could outperform humans in most intellectual tasks — may emerge within decades, or possibly sooner.
This raises important questions:
* Could AGI bring major scientific progress and prosperity?
* What risks might arise if powerful AI systems are not aligned with human values?
* How should society prepare for such transformative technologies?
Researchers and organizations such as the Future of Life Institute and the Machine Intelligence Research Institute study these issues under the fields of **AGI risk** and **AI alignment**.
Yet these discussions often remain limited to experts.
This event aims to **open the conversation to everyone**.
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## Event Concept
**AGI Risk São Paulo** is an informal in-person gathering where people from different backgrounds discuss the future of AI.
You do **not** need to be an expert.
Participants may include:
* Engineers and researchers
* Entrepreneurs and students
* Artists and philosophers
* Curious beginners
* Anyone interested in the future of humanity and technology
The goal is **dialogue**, not lectures.
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## Multilingual Discussion
To reflect São Paulo’s diversity, discussion may take place in multiple languages:
* Portuguese
* English
* Japanese
* Spanish
Participants are encouraged to switch languages freely.
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## Possible Topics
* What is AGI and how close are we?
* AI safety and alignment
* The long-term future of humanity
* Governance and regulation of AI
* Economic and social impacts of advanced AI
No prior knowledge is required — **curiosity is enough**.
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**Location:** São Paulo
**Format:** Informal in-person discussion
**Languages:** Multilingual
**Level:** Beginner friendly
If you are curious about the future of AI,
**join the conversation.**
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### Discussão Aberta Multilíngue sobre o Futuro da IA
A Inteligência Artificial está avançando rapidamente.
Muitos especialistas acreditam que a **AGI (Artificial General Intelligence)** — uma IA capaz de superar humanos na maioria das tarefas intelectuais — pode surgir nas próximas décadas, ou até antes.
Isso levanta questões importantes:
* A AGI poderá trazer grande progresso científico e prosperidade?
* Que riscos podem surgir se sistemas de IA muito poderosos não estiverem alinhados com valores humanos?
* Como a sociedade deve se preparar para tecnologias tão transformadoras?
Pesquisadores e organizações como a Future of Life Institute e a Machine Intelligence Research Institute estudam essas questões nos campos de **AGI risk** e **alinhamento de IA**.
No entanto, essas discussões muitas vezes ficam restritas a especialistas.
Este evento quer **abrir essa conversa para todos**.
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## Conceito do Evento
**AGI Risk São Paulo** é um encontro presencial e informal para discutir o futuro da IA.
**Não é necessário ser especialista.**
São bem-vindos:
* Engenheiros e pesquisadores
* Empreendedores e estudantes
* Artistas e filósofos
* Iniciantes curiosos
* Qualquer pessoa interessada no futuro da humanidade e da tecnologia
O objetivo é **diálogo**, não palestras.
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## Discussão Multilíngue
Para refletir a diversidade de São Paulo, a conversa pode acontecer em vários idiomas:
* Português
* Inglês
* Japonês
* Espanhol
Os participantes podem alternar idiomas livremente.
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## Possíveis Temas
* O que é AGI e quão perto estamos dela?
* Segurança e alinhamento da IA
* O futuro de longo prazo da humanidade
* Governança e regulação da IA
* Impactos econômicos e sociais da IA
Não é necessário conhecimento prévio — **basta curiosidade**.
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**Local:** São Paulo
**Formato:** Encontro presencial informal
**Idiomas:** Multilíngue
**Nível:** Aberto para iniciantes
Se você tem curiosidade sobre o futuro da IA,
**venha participar da conversa.**
contact Hiro [https://wa.me/5511982562567](https://wa.me/5511982562567) ( [https://AGI-risk.org](https://AGI-risk.org) ) [mtzhiro@gmail.com](maitlto:mtzhiro@gmail.com)
VINHO POP FESTIVAL
**VINHO POP FESTIVAL**
No Vinho Pop Festival você participa de sessões de degustação de 3 horas de duração, em que você degusta à vontade entre mais de 200 rótulos nacionais e importados. É o evento ideal para descobrir seus novos vinhos favoritos!
**Atrações musicais e culturais ficam disponíveis para curtir fora da área reservada da degustação.**
O kit degustação inclui também uma taça de cristal que é sua, e uma ecobag para guardar suas compras.
Acompanhem o @vinhopopfestival para mais novidades!
**O HOST comprou o ingresso na sessão das 15:30.**
**Valor: R$ 108,00 + Taxas (Valor com o desconto do cupom aplicado)**
**Site para compra do ingresso:**
https://www.ticket360.com.br/evento/32527/ingressos-para-vinho-pop-festival-art-sab-sessao-15h30?cp=CADEOVINHO
**Cupom de desconto:** CADEOVINHO
📍 **Endereço:** Galeria Ricardo Von Brusky: R. Estados Unidos, 336 - Jardim Paulista
🗓️ **QUANDO:** 14/03/2026 (Sábado)
⏰ **HORÁRIO:** 15:30 até 18:30
**Host: Pablo**
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Oficina de Arte Mineral | Crie Peças Autorais com a Artsy Bachion
**✨ Oficina Artsy | Arte Mineral ✨**
**No dia 14 de março, te convido para um encontro especial da Artsy Bachion.**
**Um momento de pausa, criação e conexão, onde vamos explorar juntos a arte mineral e criar peças únicas a partir de materiais minerais e técnicas artesanais.**
**Durante a oficina, cada participante irá criar duas peças autorais para levar para casa — feitas com suas próprias mãos, intenção e criatividade.**
**🤍 O que está incluído**
**• Todos os materiais**
**• Orientação durante todo o processo**
**• Criação de duas peças autorais**
**• Um momento leve de pausa e criatividade**
**📅 Data: 14 de março**
**⏰ Duração: cerca de 3 horas**
**👥 Grupo pequeno | 10 vagas**
**Se você sente vontade de desacelerar um pouco, colocar a mão na massa e viver uma experiência criativa, será um prazer te receber.**
Evento Musical - Lúcio Maia
**Tipo de evento: Música brasileira, instrumental**
Lúcio Maia, guitarrista, conhecido por ser um dos fundadores da banda pernambucana Nação Zumbi, lança novos singles em 2026 com seu trio, Arquétipo Rafa na bateria e Marcos Gerez no baixo. As novas canções dessa nova fase flertam com o futurismo, movimento artístico e literário do início do século XX que exaltava a modernidade, a velocidade e a tecnologia. Projeções serão operadas pela artista Miwa Shimosakai e a luz por Cris Souto.
Local do show: Térreo
**Ingressos:**
R$ 15,00 - Credencial Plena (Carteirinha do SESC)
R$ 25,00 - Meia entrada
R$ 50,00 - Inteira
**Link para compra de ingressos pela internet:** https://www.sescsp.org.br/programacao/lucio-maia-2/
Venda de ingressos online a partir de 04/03, 17h, e nas bilheterias das unidades a partir de 04/03, 17h.
\- Este show terá o espaço preparado para plateia em pé;
\- Classificação: 14 anos\.
Instagram do artista:
https://www.instagram.com/luciomaia1
**Host: Flávio M Santana**
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Donna Di Nico Trattoria - Vila Italianas (Estilo Mata Città)
***ATENÇÃO :***
Todas as informações e comunicações à respeito do evento serão passados no zap do Grupo Socializando. Por favor, entre lá pelo link: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BTVjZ4lN6240KuBMyiPYJy?mode=hq2tcla
Link insta: [https://www.instagram.com/donnadinico?igsh=YXRkb2d0b3Q3MTZ2](https://www.instagram.com/donnadinico?igsh=YXRkb2d0b3Q3MTZ2)
Junte-se a nós para uma noite divertida experimentando um novo restaurante em Sampa! Seja você recém-chegado à cidade ou esteja procurando fazer novos amigos, este evento é perfeito para quem aprecia boa comida e ótima companhia. Vamos explorar diferentes restaurantes da cidade e vivenciar juntos a vibrante vida noturna de Sampa. Vamos criar memórias inesquecíveis, dar boas risadas e construir novas amizades enquanto desfrutamos de refeições deliciosas. Não perca esta oportunidade de socializar, conhecer novas pessoas e expandir seu círculo social em um ambiente acolhedor e agradável.
A trattoria é inspirada em vilas Italianas, são 6 ambientes incluído áreas internas e externas, incluindo varandas ao ar livre, totalmente instagramáveis .
O foco é em comida italiana clássica com toque contemporâneo. Possui um café e empório com produtos Gourmet à venda.
Host 19:00
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Design Futures Events Near You
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Web Design Decoded: Tools, Practices, and Proven Processes (Semantic HTML)
**Web Design Decoded: Tools, Practices, and Proven Processes:**
**Semantic HTML**
At WebDev Columbus, we are exploring some of the most important topics of professional high-end web design and page building. Primarily focused on site building in the WordPress environment, our group explores tools, tips, and techniques for building the best WordPress sites possible. Additionally, we focus on disciplines and technologies that take website design from visually appealing to optimized spaces for delivering you and/or your client's message effectively and with a nod towards extended reach.
Each session combines practical demonstrations with real-world insights, giving you actionable knowledge you can apply immediately. Whether you're a seasoned developer looking to enhance your design skills or a newcomer wanting to understand design best practices, this series offers valuable insights for every skill level.
**What to expect:**
* Hands-on demonstrations of popular design tools
* Best practices for design-to-development workflows
* Tips for creating responsive, accessible designs
* Real-world problem-solving scenarios
* Interactive Q&A sessions
* Networking opportunities with fellow developers
**Each meetup features:**
60 minutes of focused presentation
30 minutes of live demonstrations
30 minutes for questions and discussion
**See you there!**
Our casual, collaborative environment encourages learning from both presenters and fellow attendees. Bring your questions, share your experiences, and connect with Central Ohio's web development community!
**Stay tuned for specific session topics and dates.**
NFT AI ART Columbus
NFT's are here to stay folks!
This is a group for like minded people interested in understanding, leveraging, using, creating for, profiting from, trading too i suppose, NFT's.. everything around them, complexity, fear and exploits, best practices and more.
**PLUS**
This group will talk AI ART tools, techniques, artists, video, audio, prototypes and more in the AI assisted production space- ART specifically, but we can get into any aspect of some of the cooler things happening in AI in general.
Quarterly Goals Reset for Product Professionals
One of the most valuable parts of this community is the opportunity to think out loud with other product professionals. This session is built for exactly that.
As we wrap up the quarter, it’s a great time to pause and reflect. What’s on track? What needs adjustment? Where could a small shift create bigger impact?
Join fellow product professionals for a focused, interactive conversation designed to help you recalibrate for the next quarter. You’ll have the opportunity to share where you are, hear how others are thinking through similar challenges, and gain fresh perspective you can bring back to your team and organization.
We’ll gather at 8:00AM, with discussion starting promptly at 8:15AM.
📍 First Watch - 7227 N High St
Located in: The Shops at Worthington
Ample parking is available.
Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
Start your morning with clarity and connection — we hope to see you there! ☀️
From Idea to Working App in Minutes: The Agentic Development with Amazon Kiro
Discover Kiro, AWS’s innovative development environment that adapts to your workflow. Whether you prefer specification-driven development or a more intuitive, vibe-based approach, Kiro empowers you to build applications your way.
In this session, speakers will explore Kiro’s core functionality and its evolution through re:Invent 2025, along with demonstrations of prompts used to create APIs, hooks, and steering documents.
In the latter part of the session, watch as we build a complete example from scratch, showcasing Kiro’s agentic AI workflow in action for spec-driven development and vibe coding.
What You'll Learn - Core Kiro concepts and development philosophy
Feature evolution: pre and post re:Invent 2025
Practical examples: API creation, hooks, and steering docs
Live coding demonstration with real-time problem solving
Who Should Attend - Developers, solutions architects, and technical leaders interested in modern AWS development tools and AI-assisted coding workflows.
**Speakers Bio:**
Matthew Jorat: Matthew Jorat is a Customer Solutions Manager at AWS with nearly three decades of expertise in AI, cloud transformation, migration, modernization, IT, technology, and business. His career spans infrastructure engineer, solutions architect, security auditor, customer success director, support and services director, and operations officer. He was an early adopter of AWS services as a customer, and his current role at AWS uniquely blends his technical and business skills as he partners with executive teams to translate strategic priorities into measurable business outcomes through cloud adoption, AI implementation, and operational excellence. Matt leads end-to-end AI initiatives for enterprise customers, identifying high-impact use cases and maintaining relentless focus on measurable ROI. He holds eight AWS certifications and serves as Adjunct Professor at Franklin University teaching cloud computing and AWS architecture. His expertise encompasses GenAI, agentic AI systems, migration, modernization, and optimization strategies that drive transformation at scale.
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/)
Girish Bhatia: Girish Bhatia is a seasoned technology delivery leader with deep expertise in cross-domain program management. He holds multiple AWS certifications, including AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified Developer – Associate, and AWS Generative AI Practitioner, and is also an AWS Community Builder. Girish brings over two decades of experience in the information technology industry.
Throughout his career, Girish has led major technology-driven business transformation from modernizing on-premises applications to driving large-scale cloud migrations. His work includes API-based integration platforms, data-center and mainframe modernization, and enterprise cloud adoption initiatives.
Based in Columbus, Ohio, Girish works at a tech-forward fintech company. He is passionate about AWS serverless architectures, Generative AI and emerging cloud technologies. An avid learner and builder, he continues to explore and apply the latest innovations in AWS to help organizations accelerate their digital transformation.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/[https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/)
**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
SOLD OUT- Adventures in Ecological Horticulture
w Rebecca McMackin
Free at Bexley Library
Adventures in Ecological Horticulture
with Rebecca McMackin
Wednesday, March 18
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Gone are the days when a garden could be ornamental alone. We now recognize the impact that our land care practices have on the ecosystems around us, and can see the importance of encouraging biodiversity. Thankfully, we do not need to sacrifice beauty when we invite butterflies and songbirds into our gardens.
Rebecca McMackin has cultivated gorgeous landscapes in the toughest environments possible: urban parks, school playgrounds, and the sidewalks of New York City. She will take lessons from her work at Brooklyn Bridge Park, the Brooklyn Museum, and decades of research to share how those of us who are fortunate enough to care for land, can do it beautifully and ecologically.
Rebecca McMackin is an ecologically obsessed horticulturist and garden designer. She writes, lectures, and teaches on ecological landscape management and pollination ecology, as well as designs the rare public garden.
She is currently Lead Horticulturist for the American Horticultural Society, an Associate with the Harvard Divinity School’s Thinking with Plants and Fungi Initiative, and Consulting Arboretum Curator for Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, NY.
Rebecca spent a decade as Director of Horticulture of Brooklyn Bridge Park, where she managed 85 acres of diverse parkland organically. Their research into cultivating urban biodiversity and ethical management strategies has influenced thousands of people and entire urban parks systems to adopt similar approaches.
She has been published by and featured in the New York Times, Gardens Illustrated, on NPR and PBS. Her garden for the Brooklyn Museum recently won the PPA’s Award of Excellence and her TED Talk has been viewed over a million times. She holds M.Sc. from Columbia University and University of Victoria in landscape design and biology and recently completed the Loeb Fellowship at the
Harvard Graduate School of Design.
This program is presented in partnership with Rooted in Bexley and generously funded by the Bexley Community Foundation and Bexley Community Author Series Fund.
ServiceNow's Got Talent
Builders, creators, architects, admins, consultants - come one, come all. This one's for you.
We're bringing a little friendly competition to the Columbus ServiceNow community while highlighting the cool things people have built on the platform.
Five presenters will take the stage to showcase something they've built, solved, designed, or imagined on the ServiceNow platform - and a panel of judges (plus YOU, our amazing audience) will score them live.
So basically, America's Got Talent but make it ServiceNow's Got Talent.
Bring a notepad if you'd like 'cause you'll definitely be learning something new.
Each presenter gets 10 minutes max to wow the crowd with:
• A demo
• A real-world business solution
• A bold idea
• A UX transformation
• Or a creative use of the platform
Judging Criteria:
🏆 Business Value
🚀 Innovation
✨ User Experience
This event is about celebrating ideas, sharing knowledge, and showing how ServiceNow can drive both business impact and meaningful user value.
Come learn. Come support. Come get inspired.
Refreshments and bites will be provided.
And maybe next time… you’ll be on stage.



















