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Keyrus & Friends: Marketing & Digital Networking, Brussels
### Network with 130+ marketing leaders & digital innovators. GenAI insights, premium networking, drinks & canapés at Brussels' Tour & Taxis.
### **🚀 Keyrus & Friends is back for its 8th edition.**
**👉 Secure your spot and register here: [https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0shDY90](https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0shDY90)**
### 🤝 Why Attend?
**Network with Marketing Decision-Makers** Connect face-to-face with CMOs, Marketing Directors, Digital Transformation Leaders, and experts from Belgium's most innovative organizations.
**Intimate, High-Quality Setting** Limited to 150 attendees to ensure meaningful conversations. No vendor pitches, just genuine connections with peers navigating the same digital marketing challenges.
### 📅 Event Schedule
**3:30 PM** \- Welcome & Registration
Arrive early, grab a drink, and start connecting
**4:00 PM** \- Featured Session
Brief insight session to spark conversations
**6:00 PM - 9:00 PM** \- Premium Networking Experience
Three hours of quality networking with drinks, canapés, and connections that extend beyond the evening.
👉 Secure your spot and **register here**: [https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0shDY90](https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0shDY90)
Looking forward to seeing you there!
TechTuesday at HSBXL: Hacker’s Night In
Welcome to TechTuesday at HSBXL. It’s where tech enthusiasts hang out, projects get tinkered with, and the occasional debate over the best programming language ensues.
Whether you’re an old hand at hacking or just dipping your toes:
* **Chats & Code**: Engage in hushed tech tales, showcase your latest digital masterpiece, or simply bask in the mesmerizing rhythm of coders at work.
* **Ambient Rhythms**: We curate a backdrop of everything from ambient rock to downtempo electronica. It sets the mood, enhancing the creativity without becoming a distraction.
* **Refreshment Protocol**: Club Mate to fuel your creativity, assorted beers for contemplation, and soft drinks for a refreshing pause. Choose your brew.
* **Machinery Magic**: Our space boasts more than just computers. Soldering irons hiss and 3D printers hum, telling tales of projects brought to life.
* **Knowledge Exchange**: Encountered a tech puzzle? Someone in the room might have just the insight you need. And if you’ve unraveled a digital mystery, consider sharing it.
**Note**: The beauty of HSBXL is its welcoming ethos. Member or not, if you’re curious and respectful, you’re one of us.
### Getting to HSBXL
HSBXL, the beacon for tech enthusiasts in Brussels, awaits. For your navigational needs, check [here](https://hsbxl.be/enter/). Barrier issues? Broadcast at +32 28804004. For real-time digital dialogues, tap into our [Matrix chatroom](https://matrix.to/#/#hsbxl:matrix.org).
### Bring Along
Your tech gear, a project in progress, or simply a mind open to the endless possibilities of tech.
That’s TechTuesday at HSBXL. A laid-back evening where tech happens, naturally. See you there.
Authentic relating and circling for beginners
Welcome!
Join these beginner sessions if you are searching for deep connection, and want to learn some basic techniques (from authentic relating and circling) that can support you. Activities may include meditations (to connect to yourself, your body and the other), structured dialogues (in pairs or small groups), exercises about sharing and owning your experience, and much more.
There are no prerequisites for these sessions. Just show up as you are.
Please add yourself to our whatsapp group to ask questions or to stay informed: https://chat.whatsapp.com/ClH8EhaItZPKU5cSkjkcC7
We look forward to meeting you!
Finding Java Memory Leaks, AI Agentic Setup and Fraude Detection
We are going back to Brussels, which means we'll once again be teaming up with the [Brussels Java User Group](https://www.meetup.com/brujug/) <3.
We'd like to thank [Adesso ](https://www.adesso.be/)for graciously hosting!
This edition features **3 talks**!
* *Finding Java Memory Leaks with Heap Dumps (JDK 25)* by [Badr Kacimi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/badr-kacimi/)
* *Vibe Coding a Home Server on the Raspbery Pi, What AI-Native Development Actually Looks Like* by [Wim De Troyer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/wim-de-troyer-40647b130/)
* *Fraud detection on card transactions, Supervised learning with extreme imbalanced data using Python* by [Franck Benault](https://www.meetup.com/members/127308222/)
Come join us for this next event!
**Schedule**
\- 18:00: Doors open \+ Food and Drinks
\- 18:45: Intro and BeJUG updates
\- 18:50: Talk 1 \- *Fraud Detection*
\- 19:05: Talk 2 \- *Vibe Coding a home server on the raspberry pi.*
\- 19:30: Little break
\- 19:45: Talk 3 \- *Finding Java Memory Leaks with Heap Dumps (JDK 25)*
\- 20:30: Mingling \+ Drinks
**Topics**
**Finding Java Memory Leaks with Heap Dumps (JDK 25)**
This talk will demonstrates how to identify, analyze, and fix Java memory leaks using heap dumps and practical JVM diagnostic tools in JDK 25.
**About Badr**
Badr Kacimi is a Senior Software Engineer at ABN AMRO Bank and GenAI Whisperer at Blue Harvest Belgium.
With a strong Java background in large-scale banking and booking platforms, he now builds financial risk models in Python.
**Vibe Coding a Home Server on the Raspbery Pi: What AI-Native Development Actually Looks Like**
It's been over 3 years since the release of ChatGPT and the innovations in the AI space still do not seem to be slowing down.
On the contrary, agentic tooling like Claude Code and Codex have since launched, kept improving, and according to some have now recently reached an inflection point where they can handle long running coding tasks (mostly) unsupervised.
Let's find out together if those claims hold up and what that new AI native development looks like.
We'll do this by showcasing a very personal case study.
Over the past few months, I've developed a home-server setup on my raspberry pi with tons of weird and quirky apps all developped with varying degrees of AI assistance.
Join me to find out how that went, how much time I saved (or wasted!) and my biggest take-aways and future plans.
**About Wim**
Wim is a freelance Software Engineer from Belgium with around 7 years of experience. He focuses on backend web development, using the Spring Framework on a daily basis.
He's a firm believer in learning something new everyday (not just about java or spring!) and doing so in public is always the greatest motivator.
So he blogs on wimdetroyer.com, and talks occasionally in front of an audience when he can muster up the courage.
**Fraud detection on card transactions, Supervised learning with extreme imbalanced data using Python**
I will explain:
* The context and the goal of this work (supervised learning)
* The challenges related to the data (availability and preparation)
* The strategies to apply when dealing with severe class imbalance
**About Frank**
Research and development engineer in computer science, Java developer, passionate about physics, astronomy, and cosmology.
Keyrus & Friends: Data & AI Networking, Brussels
### **🚀 Keyrus & Friends is back for its 8th edition.**
### 👉 Secure your spot and **register here**: [https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0shDY90](https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0shDY90)
### 🤝 Why Attend?
**Network with Decision-Makers** Connect face-to-face with CTOs, CDOs, Data Directors, and AI leaders from Belgium's top organizations.
**Intimate, High-Quality Setting**. No crowds, no sales pitches, just genuine connections with peers who understand your challenges.
### 📅 Event Schedule
**3:30 PM** \- Welcome & Registration
Arrive early, grab a drink, and start connecting
**4:00 PM** \- Featured Session
Brief insight session to spark conversations
**6:00 PM - 9:00 PM** \- Premium Networking Experience
Three hours of quality networking with drinks, canapés, and connections that extend beyond the evening.
### 💡 Featured Content Sneak Peek
**AI Runs on Data: Building Data Products Right** (5:00 PM)
Live demo on creating governed, scalable data products that drive real AI impact.
*Additional sessions to be revealed soon, register now to stay informed!*
👉 Secure your spot and **register here**: [https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0shDY90](https://eu1.hubs.ly/H0shDY90)
Looking forward to seeing you there!
The Quiz Night
## **The Quiz Night**
**in partnership with The Brussels Times**
**Social \| TUES 24 March \| 7\.30\-10\.30pm**
***Doors open 7pm***
Put your general (and Brussels Times!) knowledge to the test at our regular quiz night with The Brussels Times! Come with a team or join one when you arrive – we’ll match you up.
Join us for fun night of trivia, drinks & good company. Bring your knowledge & let’s quiz!
Quiz starts at 7.30pm sharp!
Come alone and join a table with others or with friends.
Maximum table 5 people per team.
**Open to all \| Bar open with drinks & snacks**
Salsa, Bachata, Lindy Hop, Forró, African Dance Classes/Cours
EN (FR en bas):
We're still accepting people in our classes. Join us!
-step 1: Book here! -> [https://www.danceproject.be/reservations.html](https://www.danceproject.be/reservations.html)
-step 2: Show up!
Schedule:
[Monday to Thursday](https://www.danceproject.be/classes.html#schedule)
Fees :
[All info on trials, packs, subscriptions here](https://www.danceproject.be/classes.html#fees)
Locations:
-Rue Brialmont 7, Brussels
Metro/Tram: Botanique
Salsa, Bachata, Lindy Hop, Forró Intro - 1:
From base to the dancefloor!
When you come for the first time we go over the base & rhythm with you. Then you are included in the group and everybody learns the same new steps for which you just need the base.
Practice makes perfect: just relax and enjoy Salsa, Bachata, Lindy Hop and/or Forró!
Our group is very welcoming and looking forward to meet new dancers!
Salsa, Bachata, Lindy Hop, Forró Roots I - 2:
Ready to go deeper on Salsa, Bachata, Lindy Hop &/or Forró? Let's go!
[https://www.danceproject.be/classes.html#improvers](https://www.danceproject.be/classes.html#improvers)
Salsa, Forró Roots II - 3:
Looking for #SalsaChallenge? Already familiar with Forró Root? We've got your back!
[https://www.danceproject.be/classes.html#intermediates](https://www.danceproject.be/classes.html#intermediates)
More info:
-Web: [https://www.danceproject.be](https://www.danceproject.be)
-Whatsapp: +32 493 16 41 10
-Mail: brussels.salsa.project@gmail.com
-[Facebook](https://facebook.com/brussels.salsa.project)
-[Instagram](https://instagram.com/brussels.salsa.project)
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FR:
Nous acceptons encore de nouvelles personnes dans nos cours. Rejoins-nous !
-1ère pas : Fait ta réservation ! -> [https://www.danceproject.be/reservation.html](https://www.danceproject.be/reservation.html)
-2ème pas : Vient danser !
Horaire :
[lundi à jeudi](https://www.danceproject.be/cours.html#horaire)
Les prix :
[Toutes les infos sur les essais, packs, abonnements ici](https://www.danceproject.be/cours.html#prix)
Endroits :
-Rue Brialmont 7, Bruxelles
Metro/Tram: Botanique
Salsa, Bachata, Lindy Hop, Forró Intro - 1 :
De la base à la piste de danse !
Lorsque tu nous rejoins on voit la base et le rythme avec toi. Ensuite, tu es inclus dans le groupe et tout le monde apprend les mêmes pas pour lesquelles tu as juste besoin de la base.
C'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron : détend-toi et profite la Salsa, de la Bachata, du Lindy Hop et/ou du Forró !
Notre groupe est très accueillant et a hâte de rencontrer de nouveaux danseurs !
Salsa, Bachata, Lindy Hop, Forró Roots I - 2 :
Prêt à approfondir la Salsa, la Bachata, le Lindy Hop &/ou le Forró ? Allons-y!
[https://www.danceproject.be/cours.html#inities](https://www.danceproject.be/cours.html#inities)
Salsa, Forró Roots II - 3 :
Tu cherches #DefiSalsa ? Tu connais déjà Forró Roots ? Nous sommes là pour toi !
[https://www.danceproject.be/cours.html#intermediaires](https://www.danceproject.be/cours.html#intermediaires)
Plus d’info:
-Web: [https://www.danceproject.be/fr.html](https://www.danceproject.be/fr.html)
-Whatsapp: +32 493 16 41 10
-Mail: brussels.salsa.project@gmail.com
-[Facebook](https://facebook.com/brussels.salsa.project)
-[Instagram](https://instagram.com/brussels.salsa.project)
Digital Identity Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
Les 11 ANS du Doktor Jack// Entrée Gratuite < 00:00
11 ANS DOKTOR JACK // Samedi 28 Mars // Entrée Gratuite < 00:00
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➥ [https://fb.me/e/8JVQ8XG8M](https://fb.me/e/8JVQ8XG8M)
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Le temps passe pour tout le monde…
mais visiblement pas pour le Doktor Jack.
11 ans déjà qu’il ouvre ses portes aux noctambules,
et pourtant pas une ride, pas une fatigue.
À croire que les années hésitent à s’approcher de lui.
Le samedi 28 mars, il célébrera son 11ᵉ anniversaire.
Il refuse catégoriquement de vieillir…
et, pour être honnête, rien ne prouve encore qu’il en soit capable.
Dans son extrême bonté et parce que ses Jackeurs ne méritent jamais moins il offrira une nuit encore plus mémorable que la précédente.
Une soirée dont on parlera encore au petit matin.
Peut-être même plus tard.
𝗜𝗡𝗙𝗢𝗦:
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➥ Après 00h00 -> entrée = 10€
➥ Réservation de tables (WhatsApp) : 𝟎𝟒𝟗𝟔𝟐𝟔𝟕𝟐𝟔𝟓
➥ **Clos Lamartine 5, 1420 Braine L'Alleud**
➥ Pour tous renseignements : info@drjack.be
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Data Drinks - Spring Edition
🚀Forget your job title, forget your powerpoints, and forget your elevator pitch: come join us in BrewDog Brussels on March 26th, 2026 for the Spring Edition of the Data Drinks!
📍The Data Drinks is an informal get-together for Belgium-based Data Professionals from all parts of the datasphere: strategy, leadership, data science, analytics, governance, security, architecture, ...
It's a great opportunity to expand your professional network and connect with other data enthusiasts. Plus, you'll be able to get drinks and food to fuel the conversation.
✅Add the event to your work calendar, consider inviting a (data) friend, and if you want to connect with other professionals, you can join the data professionals group: https://lnkd.in/eqkpubKk
#DataProfessionals #NetworkingEvent #Belgium #data
Meet and make new friends in Brussels
Making new friends in a new city doesn’t need to be a struggle at all.
Product Unleashed Brighton + Online: Behind TV Apps + When 'too easy' backfires
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Welcome product enthusiasts!
We're a meet-up group that hosts regular speaking events for those interested in the world of **digital products** and **doing things differently!**
Each meet-up features new guests from some of the most influential product companies around the world, providing unique insights, tangible ideas, and new techniques to help drive change from the inside out.
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This is a **hybrid** event, offering the option to come along in person or join us from anywhere in the world online!
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🚨 We are at Wrap co-working Brighton, a stone's throw from the station. We're looking forward to seeing you there! 🚨
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**Our Supporters:**
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Our March event is supported by **[MPB](https://www.mpb.com/en-uk)** the world’s leading platform for buying, selling and trading used photography and videography equipment, making kit more accessible and sustainable for creators everywhere.
And as always our friends at **[Silicon Brighton](https://siliconbrighton.com/)**, whose mission is to put Brighton on the map as a technology hub, spotlighting the region for talent and investment.
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**Steve Down**
**Steve Down is a Senior Product Manager at Channel 4, specialising in building high performing streaming apps for the biggest screen in the home.**
He’s spent years shaping TV experiences at major UK broadcasters, tackling platform fragmentation, performance constraints and all the quirks that make doing product on TV Apps a whole world of its own.
He regularly writes and speaks about the realities of Connected TV product development, sharing lessons from building and scaling TV apps across diverse platforms and fast changing user behaviours. His industry contributions unpack everything from platform limitations and UX challenges to experimentation gaps and the future of big screen viewing.
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**About the Talk:**
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**Behind the Streams: The untold story of TV App Product Management**
Forget what you know about doing Product Management on web and mobile - TV is a whole different ball game. You’re juggling dozens of platforms & stakeholders, designing for a lean-back user experience, and working in an environment where optimal performance is everything. Add in the giants like Netflix, Disney+, and YouTube as competitors, and standing out gets tough.
**In this session, Steve will pull back the curtain on:**
\- What makes TV product management so different
\- The skills you need to succeed in streaming
\- How you can break into one of the most exciting areas in product today
If you’ve ever thought about working in streaming or just want to know what happens behind the biggest screen in the house, this talk is for you.
**Raff Di Meo**
Senior Product Design Manager at Optimizely.
Raff has spent over 10 years designing products across startups, agencies, and enterprise SaaS, including a startup acquisition. Today, he's a Senior Product Design Manager at Optimizely, where he leads a team of designers reshaping how marketing teams create content across the web.
He's an active speaker in the UX community and writes Some Designers on Substack, championing inclusivity and supporting designers through a profession that won't sit still.
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**About the Talk:**
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**When too easy to use becomes a problem: from e-commerce returns to AI in design**
A few years ago, Raff designed a returns flow for an e-commerce product. It was fast, frictionless, and users loved it. It also helped normalise a behaviour that cost businesses millions and generated thousands of tonnes of waste. By every metric tracked, it was a success. By every metric not tracked, it was a disaster.
Today, the same pattern is playing out. Not just in the products we design, but in how we design them. Teams are reshaping their entire process around AI tools that can't even retain their own users. We're told the old ways are dead. Move faster. Ship more. Trust the tools.
In this talk, Raff will share what the returns project taught him about the gap between a successful design and a responsible one, and how those lessons are shaping how his team is navigating AI right now: what they're using, what's genuinely working, and what they're deliberately protecting.
You'll leave with three things you can take back to your team: why understanding the problem still comes first, how to explore with AI without losing your craft, and a dead-simple habit for catching unintended consequences before they ship.
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**About your hosts:**
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Product Unleashed is brought to you by your hosts **[John Griffin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-griffin-designer/)** and **[Dominic Port](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-port/)**.
The duo have worked on the design of products of all shapes and sizes and bring their energy and enthusiasm to this unique meetup, packed with great guests and knowledge - for anyone interested in levelling up their game in the world of products.
Women in AI Belgium - community event
PLEASE SINGUP HERE: [Women in AI Brussels community event · Luma](https://luma.com/zo9bog64?tk=RXQaG1)
We’re launching the Belgium chapter of Women in AI Benelux, and you’re invited to join the very first community gathering.
AI is shaping society rapidly — and women are helping shape that future.
Belgium sits at a unique **intersection of technology, policy, and governance,** making it a key hub in Europe’s AI landscape. **Our goal is simple: build a community where people who build AI, use AI, regulate AI, and want to understand AI can connect**
Join us as we bring together the founding community of Women in AI Belgium.
During this evening, you will:
\* Meet inspiring women working across the AI ecosystem
\* Connect with others shaping the Belgian AI landscape
\* Learn about the vision behind Women in AI Belgium
\* Become part of a growing network supporting women in AI
Whether you work in technology, data, research, business, or policy — you are warmly welcome.
Access Bars or Reiki at the Commons Hub (30min or 1h session)
**Experience Deep Relaxation & Mental Clarity with Access Bars®**
Imagine letting go of stress, overthinking, and emotional blocks—effortlessly. Access Bars® is a gentle, hands-on technique that activates 32 points on your head, helping to release stored thoughts, beliefs, and tension, leaving you feeling lighter, clearer, and more at ease.
**Reiki** is a gentle, non-invasive practice that supports deep relaxation, nervous system regulation, and energetic rebalancing. It can help release stress, quiet mental overload, and restore a greater sense of clarity and ease.
Your Session
️ Duration: 30min or 60min in total
In-Person Only – Feel the full benefits in a calm and welcoming space.
Investment in Your Well-being:
30-min session: 25 EUR or 2 Common Hub Tokens (2 CHT)
60-min session: 50 EUR or 4 Common Hub Tokens (4 CHT)
Book your session now and give yourself the gift of relaxation, clarity, and renewed energy! ✨
Booking: [https://koalendar.com/e/access-bars-CHB](https://koalendar.com/e/access-bars-CHB)
**About Your Host:**
This experience is guided by Mara [Regina](https://linktr.ee/reginadgaia) D'Gaia, holistic therapist and access bars practitioner.
Contact: [integractiveconnections@gmail.com](http://integractiveconnections@gmail.com)
Follow on Instagram: [@reginadgaia](http://www.instagram.com/reginadgaia)
Freedom, Safety, Risk & Reward
How are the dynamics of freedom, safety, risk and reward all interrelated?
Is it simply a question of how we can always maximize both freedom and reward?
What roles do risk and safety/security play in this system?
Can freedom and security be considered simply both as rewards, each with its own values and merits?
Are freedom and safety (not) nevertheless zero-sum related, more of one entailing less of the other?
How are freedom and risk-taking related?
Does risk-taking (not) by definition always mean less security?
The concept of risk can mean:
1)the probability of something bad occurring ("frequency") and/or
2)how bad that bad thing can be ("amplitude")
What implications do each of these two different types of risk carry regarding both freedom and security?
How are freedom, risk and recklessness interrelated?
What does the concept "freedom to make the best choices" mean?
Is individual freedom at the expense of safety (not) over-prioritized in our current world culture (possibly in some regional cultures more than in others)?
Or, seemingly contrarily, is our culture/society in fact overly-obsessed about safety?
Is it true (or not) that risk-taking always leads to greater potential reward?
Is risk-taking nowadays - possibly as a result of (and/or to promote) capitalist culture? - (not) _ethically_ overvalued?
Are some regional cultures in today's world more reward-driven (for example, to become rich, glamorous, famous and powerful) than others? What should be our ideal culture/attitudes regarding rewards and the earning of rewards?
What values should we give to freedom, risk, reward and safety in a _war_ situation?
In our society/world, should there be _fewer_ or _more_ rules with regards to risk-taking, security and reward?
Photo of free solo climber Alex Honnold (practising an activity that should - or should not? - be illegalized?)
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The Clawwww
OpenClaw, NemoClaw, personal assistants, 24/7 agents. What does it all mean? How does it all work and what should we know about it?
Whether you’re deep in the field or just getting curious, come connect with others building and exploring AI in Columbus.
Sponsored by [Transform Labs](https://www.transformlabs.com/services)
Central Ohio Mens Group - Currently Accepting New Members
This is not an event, but an announcement that we are accepting new members. If you'd like to pursue joining our group, please write us at columbusmensgroup@gmail.com with a few paragraphs about yourself, what you'd like to experience in the group, and the contribution that you'd like to make. Thank you!
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
In Person Event: The Secrets to Mental Health
Mental Health, how do you understand it? How can you improve it?
How do you get rid of stress, anxiety and uncertainty? These emotions are buried deep in your reactive mind. Find out what the reactive mind is, and in the process find yourself.
Have you ever suffered from a traumatic experience, a deep loss or been through a painful breakup? Has your ability to communicate suffered as a result? And after that, even though you "moved on" did you find that things were never quite the same? Have you ever looked at childhood photos, or reminisced your early life and wondered where that happiness and spark went?
Are your emotions out of your own control? Have you ever felt, even if you aren’t aware of it, that possibly you are getting in your own way of your happiness and success? How does this affect your self-confidence?
Find out what is at the root of all stress, anxiety, depression and self-doubt. Find out how and why you hold yourself back from achieving your goals and having the life you have dreamed of. As soon as you learn what is at the root of these unwanted conditions, you’ll see it is something you can DO something about. You will not be labeled or categorized at this MeetUp.
This group is hosted by the Dianetics and Scientology Life Improvement Center of Central Ohio.
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.
Free in-person event: Take Control of Your Mental Health
It’s time to take control of your mental health. How do you get rid of stress, anxiety and uncertainty? These emotions are buried deep in your reactive mind. Find out what the reactive mind is, and in the process find yourself.
Have you ever suffered from a traumatic experience, a deep loss or been through a painful breakup? Has your ability to communicate suffered as a result? And after that, even though you "moved on" did you find that things were never quite the same? Have you ever looked at childhood photos, or reminisced your early life and wondered where that happiness and spark went?
Are your emotions out of your own control? Have you ever felt, even if you aren’t aware of it, that possibly you are getting in your own way of your happiness and success? How does this affect your self-confidence?
Find out what is at the root of all stress, anxiety, depression and self-doubt. Find out how and why you hold yourself back from achieving your goals and having the life you have dreamed of. As soon as you learn what is at the root of these unwanted conditions, you’ll see it is something you can DO something about. You will not be labeled or categorized at this MeetUp.
From Web Forms to Web Components - Burton Smith
**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you.
The building address is 4450 Bridge Park
The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400
**Abstract**
Web Forms gave .NET developers a powerful abstraction for building reusable UI controls long before design systems were a thing. Web Components finally bring that same idea to the browser natively.
This session explores how the Web Forms mindset translates into Custom Elements, Shadow DOM, and HTML templates. We’ll examine how Web Components enable design systems that work across frameworks, how they differ from server‑driven controls, and why they’re becoming a foundational layer for modern UI. Whether you’re maintaining legacy apps or building greenfield projects, you’ll leave with a practical understanding of how to apply familiar patterns in a modern, standards‑based way.
**YouTube Link**
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