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AGENTIC AI NIGHT - AI Austria x DLT
AGENTIC AI NIGHT AI Agents · Agentic Mesh · Agentic Swarm
Welcome to Agentic AI Night — an evening dedicated to the next frontier of artificial intelligence: autonomous AI agents.
Join us at Web3 Hub Vienna for live demos, deep dives, and hands-on presentations exploring how AI agents are reshaping the way we build, communicate, and automate. From voice agents and agentic workflows to swarm intelligence and mesh architectures — this is where theory meets real-world application.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Each talk is 10 minutes + 5 min Q&A, moderated by Ruben Hetfleisch (AI Austria) and Ed Prinz (DLT Austria).
Language: English.
AGENDA
🕔 17:00 — Doors Open 🎤 17:30 — Welcome & Opening → Ruben Hetfleisch (AI Austria) & Ed Prinz (DLT Austria)
🎤 17:40 — How I got #1 at the Secure Personal Agent Hackathon → Bernhard Götzendorfer (AI Factory)
🎤 17:55 — Showing Political Bias in LLMs – The LLM Bias Watcher → Felix Krause (Klartext AI, AI Impact Mission)
🎤 18:10 — Agentic AI in the Real World: From Hype to Revenue → Ed Prinz (Co-Founder & CEO, NEOB Technology)
🎤 18:25 — Agentic Mesh: Connecting Autonomous AI Systems → Hernán Villamizar (EY)
🔜 3 more speakers to be announced soon
🍹 19:00 — Networking, Drinks & Conversations Drinks and snacks included. The perfect setting to connect with builders, founders, and AI enthusiasts from the Vienna tech scene and beyond.
DETAILS
📅 June 10, 2026 🕔 Doors open at 5:00 PM — until Midnight
📍 Donau-City-Straße 3, 1220 Vienna
The Web3 Hub Vienna is located in DC Tower 3 (District Working & Event Venue https://maps.app.goo.gl/QS2KCPaiid3yr7gR6), one of Vienna's leading technology centers, surrounded by renowned companies such as PwC, EY, Oracle, Iteratec, Tech Talk and many others.
🌐 Language: English
Sponsored by NEOB Technology and Web3 Hub Vienna In cooperation with EY.
n8n Vienna Community Meetup
**🔗Link to register for the event:** [n8n meetup](https://luma.com/2eiyaj8h?tk=3BrEhg)
📢 Join the n8n Community Meetup in Vienna! 🚀
Fresh ideas are bursting, and this is our last gathering before the summer break, so let’s make it a good one.
Another evening of inspiring n8n talks, practical insights, and great conversations with fellow automation enthusiasts. Whether you’re just getting started or already deep into workflow automation, this is your chance to learn, share, and connect with the Vienna n8n community, all while enjoying snacks and drinks courtesy of n8n.
Talks will be in English.
📅 Agenda
* 18:00 - Doors open & arrival
* 18:30 - New n8n features
* 19:00 - Building a livechat with n8n, Qdrant, Notion, HubSpot and Slack, plus Notion-based evaluations (Max & Samuel)
* 19:30 - Topic TBA (Cristian)
* 20:00 - Networking with snacks and drinks 🍻
🎙️ Speakers
* Max Pointinger (notarity) - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-pointinger](https://www.linkedin.com/in/max-pointinger?utm_source=luma)
* Samuel Lukas Einspieler (notarity) - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-lukas-einspieler-068464204/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-lukas-einspieler-068464204/?utm_source=luma)
* Cristian Livadaru - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/livadaru](https://www.linkedin.com/in/livadaru?utm_source=luma)
📍 Location
Das Packhaus Wien - Marxergasse 24/2, 1030 Wien
[https://www.daspackhaus.at/](https://www.daspackhaus.at/?utm_source=luma)
A huge thank you to Das Packhaus Wien for hosting us!
Kostenloses Frauenwebinar "Der Tanz der Kundalini"
In diesem Webinar widmen wir uns der kraftvollsten und schöpferischsten Energie, die wir in uns tragen: der Kundalini-Energie!
Gemeinsam praktizieren wir eine kraftvolle Methode nach Osho, um den Ballast des Tages aktiv loszulassen und danach in eine tiefe, innere Stille einzutauchen.
Du bist herzlich willkommen im Kreis! Der Link wird nach Anmeldung versendet! Teile die Einladung auch sehr gerne mit weiteren Frauen, die dir am Herzen liegen!
In Liebe
Lima
Ich lade dich ein meinen Kanal "Hüterinnen der wilden weiblichen Urkraft" beizutreten. Dort poste ich Einladungen zu verschiedenen Frauen-Webinaren und Frauenkreisen:
Telegram:
[https://t.me/+-YylpSDG88FkZmM0](https://t.me/+-YylpSDG88FkZmM0)
Whatsapp:
[https://chat.whatsapp.com/EeHpwvlxbCtFopCYd82TYn?mode=hqrt2](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EeHpwvlxbCtFopCYd82TYn?mode=hqrt2)
74th Deep Learning Meetup: Agentic AI & Causal Inference
Hi Deep Learners,
We are happy to announce one more Vienna Deep Learning Meetup before the summer break: on **June 10** at ÖBB. We will again have two talks: Agentic AI in Production and Exploratory Causal Inference.
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**Agenda:**
* 18:15 Arrival
* 18:30 **Introduction** by the meetup organizers
* **Welcome** by the host: ÖBB
* 18:45 **Talk 1: Agentic AI Systems in Production: Best Practices, Challenges & Lessons Learned** by Hilda Kosorus (*Onefold AI*)
* 19:30 **Announcements**
* **Networking Break**
* 20:00 **Talk 2:** **Scaling Empiricism in Artificial Causal Inference** by Riccardo Cadei *(ISTA)*
* 20:30 **Networking**
* \~21:30 **Wrap up & End**
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**Talk Details:**
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**Talk 1:** **Agentic AI Systems in Production: Best Practices, Challenges & Lessons Learned**
Building agentic AI systems that work in production is harder than the demos suggest. Real users, real data, and real edge cases surface challenges that don't show up in most tutorials. We must consider orchestration trade-offs, observability gaps, evaluation strategy, latency and cost realities. There's constant tension between giving agents autonomy and keeping them under control.
In this talk, we share what we've learned shipping agentic systems end-to-end. We'll walk through how our architectures evolved and the trade-offs behind each shift, and we'll be honest about which frameworks — such as LangGraph, LangChain, Langfuse — earned their place in our stack. Expect architecture diagrams and the patterns we now apply to lead our custom projects to success.
**About the speaker:**
We are Onefold AI — Tobi, Csenge, and Hilda. We combine deep LLM engineering with a research foundation, years of data science work, and multiple agentic systems shipped end-to-end into production. Our recent projects span compliance and audit automation, multi-agent workspaces for food scientists, and our own product development — all building on the hard-won lessons we'll share in this session.
**Talk 2:** **Scaling Empiricism in Artificial Causal Inference**
Randomized trials are the gold standard of empirical science, yet their analysis still hinges on hand-crafted hypotheses: the investigator has to decide upfront what to measure and whom to compare, often anchoring on familiar narratives. A paradigm shift is now within reach: modern trials measure more, and representation learning gives us the tools to scale the reading accordingly. In this talk, I will present two algorithms I developed to bridge this richer measurement to causal claims, e.g., scientific discoveries or policy guidelines. Neural Effect Search (NES) identifies the latent effects of a treatment from unstructured outcomes. Neural EXposure Interaction Search (NEXIS) identifies an interpretable and prescriptive characterization of effect heterogeneity. I will illustrate both through real-world deployments in experimental ecology and development economics.
**About the speaker:**
Riccardo Cadei is an ELLIS PhD student at ISTA with a growing record of foundational, methodological, and applied contributions to Causal Inference and AI for Science. He actively collaborates with biologists, neuroscientists, economists, and public-health researchers, translating his vision of Artificial Causal Inference into concrete scientific workflows.
We are looking forward to welcoming you at our last meetup before summer!
Your VDLM organizer team
OpenSearch Project Vienna - Summer Meetup
After a great kickoff, the Vienna OpenSearch community continues to grow.
If you’re into search, logs, or anything around data and observability, come hang out, exchange ideas, and meet like-minded people.
No matter if you're an expert or just curious, you’re welcome.
This edition is about practical AI-assisted operations: exploring how operational workflows, data analysis, and troubleshooting can be supported through modern AI tooling and agentic runtimes.
**[RISE](https://www.rise-world.com/de/)** is happy to host the evening with free drinks and snacks — just bring your curiosity and good vibes!
**Agenda**
* 6:00pm - 6:15pm - Open Doors & Welcome Notes
* 6:15pm - 7:00pm - Talk 1 (David Riepl, RISE GmbH)
* 7:00pm - 7:30pm - Break (Drinks and Snacks)
* 7:30pm - 8:15pm - Talk 2 (Max Scharizer, RISE GmbH)
* 8:20pm - 9:00pm - Networking (Drinks and Snacks)
**Location**
RISE GmbH, Wiedner Hauptstrasse 68, 1st Floor
1040 - Vienna
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**Speakers and Sessions**
**Talk 1:** **From ChatOps to Agentic Ops: Building Operational AI Workflows on OpenSearch**
AI-assisted operations are evolving beyond simple chat interfaces. This hands-on session explores the path from ChatOps toward Agentic Operations using OpenSearch as a data platform and OpenCode as the agentic runtime.
We will demonstrate practical operational AI workflows hands-on in complex multi-tenant OpenSearch environments. Along the way, we will critically examine where AI-driven operations provide real value and where they introduce new complexity.
**David Riepl** is a System Engineer at RISE, specializing in product development for log analysis and security monitoring. With over 15 years of experience in the field IT operations, he has developed expertise in designing and implementing highly available systems, implementing comprehensive application and security monitoring strategies for complex IT environments.
**Talk 2:** **Root Cause Analysis of OpenSearch Clusters with the Model Context Protocol (MCP)**
In this talk, we will take a look at MCP - a very well established AI protocol - and show how it can help us to conduct Root Cause Analysis on OpenSearch Clusters.
**Max Scharizer** is a Systems Engineer at RISE, specializing in Monitoring & Observability, Kubernetes and Container Platforms.
Lavender Lounge – Queer Arts & Crafts Social
**Every Second Wednesday · 16:00–18:00 · Free Entry · Villa Vida Café**
No sign-up needed-just show up!
**Lavender Lounge** is Villa Vida’s cozy, community-centered **queer arts-and-crafts hangout** — a free creative space for anyone who wants to make art, relax, and connect with other queer people in Vienna.
Every second Wednesday, you can bring your own supplies, settle into a calm corner, and work on whatever brings you joy: painting, knitting, sketching, journaling, crochet, collage, or any DIY craft you love. No experience needed, no pressure, no expectations.
This is a soft, introvert-friendly space where newcomers and regulars mix easily. If you’re looking for a low-stress queer social event, this is it.
### **What to expect**
* A quiet, cozy environment
* Free entry, all identities welcome
* Bring-your-own-supplies arts & crafts
* Mix of regulars and newcomers
* Zero-pressure, introvert-friendly socializing
* A chance to share your work or simply unwind
* Creative freedom in a safe, queer space
### **Who’s welcome**
Lavender Lounge is open to:
* Queer people of all identities
* Questioning folks
* Trans and nonbinary creatives
* Allies who respect queer spaces
* Beginners, hobbyists, and experienced artists
* Anyone 18+ wanting a gentle queer community hang
### **Languages**
This is a multilingual group. English is common, but participants also speak German, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, Serbian/Croatian/Bosnian, French, and more. No specific language skills required — people naturally accommodate.
### **Come as you are**
Bring your craft. Find your corner. Soak in the calm.
Leave with inspiration — and maybe a new friend.
💫 AGENTIC AI NIGHT
**AGENTIC AI NIGHT** *AI Agents · Agentic Mesh · Agentic Swarm*
Welcome to Agentic AI Night — an evening dedicated to the next frontier of artificial intelligence: autonomous AI agents.
Join us at Web3 Hub Vienna for live demos, deep dives, and hands-on presentations exploring how AI agents are reshaping the way we build, communicate, and automate. From voice agents and agentic workflows to swarm intelligence and mesh architectures — this is where theory meets real-world application.
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**WHAT TO EXPECT**
Each talk is 10 minutes + 5 min Q&A, moderated by Ruben Hetfleisch (AI Austria) and Ed Prinz (DLT Austria). Language: English.
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**AGENDA**
🕔 17:00 — Doors Open 🎤 17:30 — Welcome & Opening → Ruben Hetfleisch (AI Austria) & Ed Prinz (DLT Austria)
🎤 17:40 — How I got #1 at the Secure Personal Agent Hackathon → Bernhard Götzendorfer (AI Factory)
🎤 17:55 — Showing Political Bias in LLMs – The LLM Bias Watcher → Felix Krause (Klartext AI, AI Impact Mission)
🎤 18:10 — Agentic AI in the Real World: From Hype to Revenue → Ed Prinz (Co-Founder & CEO, NEOB Technology)
🎤 18:25 — Agentic Mesh: Connecting Autonomous AI Systems → Hernán Villamizar (EY)
🎤 18:35 — AI vs. AI: The Rise of Agentic Cyber Defense → Adi Reschenhofer & Hadil Krenn (CyberTrap & OwnItNow)
Panel
**From AI Agents to AI Colleagues: How Autonomous Systems Will Transform Work, Decisions and Human Interaction**
*Beyond Chatbots: The Rise of Agentic AI, Digital Coworkers and Autonomous Decision-Making.*
Panel Description
*AI is moving beyond assistants and chatbots. Autonomous AI agents can now plan, reason, collaborate, and take action across systems with minimal human intervention.*
*But what happens when AI becomes a colleague rather than a tool?*
*This panel explores how Agentic AI is reshaping organizations, workflows, customer interactions, decision-making, and even human experiences. From enterprise copilots and AI workforces to creative AI systems and agent swarms, the discussion will examine both the opportunities and the challenges of this new era.*
Panelists
* Andrada Colceriu (Microsoft)
* Mihai Cata (AI Factory Austria)
* Peter Dimitrov (Anelia.Ai)
* Gabriella Chihan Stanley (vrisch / XR Austria)
Moderator:
Ruben Hetfleisch & Ed Prinz
🍹 19:00 — Networking, Drinks & Conversations Drinks and snacks included. The perfect setting to connect with builders, founders, and AI enthusiasts from the Vienna tech scene and beyond.
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**DETAILS**
📅 June 10, 2026 🕔 Doors open at 5:00 PM — until Midnight
📍 Donau-City-Straße 3, 1220 Vienna
The Web3 Hub Vienna is located in DC Tower 3 (District Working & Event Venue *https://maps.app.goo.gl/QS2KCPaiid3yr7gR6)*, one of Vienna's leading technology centers, surrounded by renowned companies such as PwC, EY, Oracle, Iteratec, Tech Talk and many others.
🌐 Language: English
Hosted by **NEOB Technology** and **Web3 Hub Vienna** In cooperation with **EY** and **AI Austria**
Founders Events This Week
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Founders Running Club :: Vienna
**Founders Running Club** (FRC) brings founders, investors, tech, creative people and startup enthusiasts together for weekly easy runs and networking. We like to be comfortable when we run and finish with coffee and conversations. Choose your pace or follow a pacer—pets, friends, family, are welcome.
🗓️ Launched in San Francisco, July 16, 2022
🌍 Now in 35+ cities
📅 Running + Networking events + Community
**Join the community** [http://foundersrc.com/chats](http://foundersrc.com/chats)
You can drop your layers, bags & whatever else at Café Brenner before the run.
📍 Meeting point:
09:55 at Café Brenner (https://share.google/YQ03QVDuYaga5AFRm) – drop your stuff, say hi.
👟 10:00 warm-up starts outside of the building (Superbude)
➡️ Then we head off on the \~5K Prater loop.
☕ Post-run: coffee back at Café Brenner.
❗️🔒 The storage room at Café Brenner will be locked during the run – but please note: Neither Founders Running Club nor Café Brenner does assume any liability.
**Stay updated**:
Instagram [http://instagram.com/foundersrc/](http://instagram.com/foundersrc/)
Podcast [http://podcast.foundersrc.com/](http://podcast.foundersrc.com/)
LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/](http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/)
Strava [http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC](http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC)
Website [http://foundersrc.com/](http://foundersrc.com/)
Thursday Morning Co-Working Session – Get It Done Together
This is a structured coworking session for people who want to follow through and get it done. To join, please register here (takes 1–2 minutes): [https://nocrastination.space/](https://nocrastination.space/)
**We like a touch of mystery!** **The exact location will be sent to you by email 24 hours before the session. Please make sure to register in advance.**
Join our [WhatsApp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/K6LidaoQhe16wZ0Se9pNM6?mode=gi_t). Follow us on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/nocrastinationclub/)
You just haven’t been able to follow through. You start things, lose momentum and find yourself starting over again. You’re not alone.
Most people get support at the beginning. And applause at the end. But the part that actually matters? The middle. The quiet, repetitive, sometimes frustrating part where nothing feels exciting, and everything depends on showing up. **That’s where we are.**
At NoCrastination, we don’t meet for hype. We meet to **show up and finish something, together.** Not perfectly. Not magically. Just consistently.
**What this really is**
This is a space for people who are:
* building something
* figuring things out
* or simply trying to stay on track
**without doing it alone**
You don’t need to be an entrepreneur. You just need something you want to move forward.
**What happens here**
You bring something you’ve been putting off. We sit down together. We focus. And you leave with something done. That’s it. And that’s everything.
**Why people keep coming back**
* “I finally follow through on what I plan”
* “I leave with real progress every time”
**Time and Location**
🕐 **Time:** 9:30 AM – 12:30 NOON
💻 **Bring:** Your laptop, journal, or anything you’ve been avoiding
**Hosted by**: NoCrastination. See you across from the ground floor bar ✨ you will see us sitting at the long table with our laptops
☕ Please do order something from the local host, so as to keep us in their good graces!
**Please arrive on time or during the break windows to avoid interrupting the focus sessions** 😊
**Focus schedule:**
9:30 AM – 10:20 AM → Focus Block 1
10:35 AM – 11:20 AM → Focus Block 2
11:35 AM – 12:25 PM → Focus Block 3
**If you expect to arrive late, please come during one of these break windows:**
10:20 AM – 10:35 AM
11:20 AM – 11:35 AM
12:25 PM – 1:00 PM for Lunch + Pitch
Simple structure. Real progress.
**This is for you if:**
* You keep starting but don’t finish
* You feel stuck working alone
* You want structure — without pressure
* You want to express yourself AND move forward
**What you’ll get**
Not motivation. Not a productivity hack.
**You’ll get: ONE THING DONE.**
And then you come back, and do it again.
**This is how it starts**
You don’t need to commit to anything big. Just come once. Pick one thing.
Finish it. We’ll be there. As we’re growing and improving the experience, we’re moving to a more structured system. Registration is part of participating.
**Stay connected**
Join our [WhatsApp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/K6LidaoQhe16wZ0Se9pNM6?mode=gi_t)
Follow us on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/nocrastinationclub/)
This is a space you can keep coming back to.
**You’re not behind. You’re just in the middle.**
And you don’t have to go through it alone. You are one of us.
Lunch + Pitch | LinkedIn in Real Life
To join, please register here (takes 1 minutes): [https://nocrastination.space/](https://nocrastination.space/)
**We like a touch of mystery!** **The exact location will be sent to you by email 24 hours before the session. Please make sure to register in advance.**
Join our [WhatsApp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/K6LidaoQhe16wZ0Se9pNM6?mode=gi_t) for all spontaneous picnics, trips, events, circle discussions etc. Follow us on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/nocrastinationclub/)
You know that feeling of working alone all day, wishing you could just talk to someone who gets it?
Lunch + Pitch is a free weekly gathering for freelancers, founders, job seekers, and career changers in Vienna, where you share what you're working on, hear what others need, and leave with real connections.
No judges. No slides. No competition. Just 12 people with 3 minutes each to say: here's what I'm building, and here's what I need.
**What happens:**
* 12:30 — Arrive, order lunch or coffee, meet people
* 13:00 — 12 pitches, 3 minutes each (sign up to pitch below)
* 13:45 — Structured networking: find one person you can help
* 14:10 — Closing circle: everyone leaves with something concrete
* 14:20 — Group photo
**Who comes:**
Freelancers · Startup founders · Job seekers · Career changers · International students · Solo entrepreneurs
**Register at: www.nocrastination.space** — location revealed 24 hours before. Limited to 50 spots.
**Want to pitch?** Fill in the pitcher form: https://forms.gle/XJQPrhng5hUDEUBn7
Pitch spots are limited to 12. First-time pitchers get priority. Returning pitchers are welcome once per month with a progress update.
Deadline: Wednesday at 11:59 PM
**How to join:**
Register at: [https://nocrastination.space/](https://nocrastination.space/)
location revealed 24 hours before. Limited to 50 spots.
Bouldering Edelweiss Center
Bouldering Session at the Edelweiss Center.
Each participant is responsible for paying their entry fee upon arrival.
Keep in mind that you need an Alpenverein Membership after your first trial visit.
Meeting at the entrance area and entering together at 14’
No-Agenda Catchup — for & by community-builders in Vienna
**Come join us for a casual get-together in early June!**
Based on popular demand, we'll host a
**#NoAgenda Meetup**
**on Thursday, June 11th from 18:00 - open end**
**@ the** **famous Gleis//Garten at Eichenstraße 2, 1120 Wien, Austria**
Those who have been to Gleis//Garten will know why it is such a fantastic place. If you haven't, check out their website here:
https://www.gleisgarten.com/
We'll have a table or two for community leaders in Vienna to chat with one another, deepen existing connections and meet new folks also active in the community-building space — centered around Internationals — here in Vienna.
Looking forward to seeing you!
jt & alex & gaurav
HerSpace @ Commonroom – Presence, Connection & Growth
Join us for a nurturing and empowering in-person afternoon at **commonroom** for a form of networking going deeper.
A local expression of our global **[Women Lead Community](https://women-lead-community.mn.co/),** each month we create a space for women to slow down, connect with themselves and others, and explore a new form of leadership grounded in **presence, purpose, and mutual support**. After a joint arrival, we take the time to reflect on our needs as well as what we each have to offer to the world. We have the opportunity to practice pitching our offers and needs in a safe space and connecting with other inspiring women who are eager to support each others growth.
Just come as you are – curious, present, and open. No need to prepare anything. Bring a friend or meet new ones. Have something to write with you for the reflection and bring business cards and flyers of your offers, if you have any.
The sessions are held in **English**. They are open to women of all backgrounds who are curious about co-creating a more conscious, caring, and connected world.
Founders Events Near You
Connect with your local Founders community
Join Biggest Community | Investors Founders | Columbus | Online
Please reserve your spot by registering on the below link :
**Reserve**
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/join-biggest-community-investors-founders-columbus-online-tickets-1988563717610?aff=meetup
**QUESTIONS ?**
Pls Reach out to;
Ridhi - +971504724873 ( WhatsApp Only)
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\.
Candle Making Night at The Arcane Foundry | Design Your Own Custom Candle
## Candle Making Night at The Arcane Foundry \| Design Your Own Custom Candle
**SPECIAL PROMOTION**: Buy 3 and get 1 Free!
Step into The Arcane Foundry and create your own custom candle from start to finish. This is a laid back, hands-on experience where **you’ll blend fragrances, choose your vessel, and pour your own candle using 100% soy wax**. Whether you’re coming solo or with friends, it’s designed to be simple, creative, and a good time.
We’ll walk you through the entire process, from picking your scents to choosing between a traditional cotton wick or a crackling wood wick. You can go with one fragrance or mix your own blend to create something completely unique**. No experience needed**, just show up and we’ll handle the rest.
While your candle sets, feel free to hang out, play a game, explore the shop, or just relax and talk. Drinks and snacks are available, and the atmosphere leans into the **fantasy**, **dark academia**, and **gothic horror** vibe The Arcane Foundry is known for.
Learn More: [Candle Making in Columbus, Ohio at The Arcane Foundry](https://thearcanefoundry.com/candle-making/)
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### What to Expect:
* Guided candle making experience
* Choose your own vessel, wax, wick, and fragrance
* 100% soy wax candles
* Optional drinks and snacks
* Time to relax while your candle cools
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### Important Notes:
* Please arrive on time so we can start together
* Candles will need time to set before taking home
* This is a beginner-friendly event
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### RSVP Required
Reserve your spot on Meetup to lock in your seat.
**Candle Making** (includes vessel, your choice of wick, wax, scented oil, labels and lids)
5oz Glass Jars $15
8oz Candle Tins $25
12oz Glass Candles $35
12oz Amber Jars $40
16 oz Skull or Jack o Lantern Candle Mugs $65 (Limited Edition!)
**All materials included. You just bring yourself (and your drink of choice).**
**Payments accepted:**
* Credit Card
* Venmo: @Daclaud-Lee
* Cashapp: $DaclaudL
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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June: The Necromancer’s Awakening | Free Undead Mini Event
### **June Necromancer’s Awakening \| Free Undead Mini Event**
Step into the grave this June with Necromancer’s Awakening at The Arcane Foundry. Join us for a paint and sip experience where you’ll receive a free undead miniature and explore the dark forces of necromancy in Warhammer Fantasy and The Old World.
Whether you’re new to the hobby or a seasoned painter, this event invites you to raise something from the dead and make it your own.
Learn techniques for painting bone, decay, ghostly effects, and weathered armor while diving into the lore and battlefield role of undead factions. From shambling skeletons to cursed revenants, you’ll bring a lifeless model to unholy existence. All supplies are provided, space is limited, and the dead are waiting to rise.
Discover Inner Engineering in Columbus
Discover Inner Engineering in Columbus!
Saturday June 13th
Choose a location & Time:
Holiday Inn Express : 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Rangoli -The Indian Mall: 7:00 PM -8:00 PM
[RSVP](https://innerengineering.sadhguru.org/columbus?fbclid=IwdGRzaASVdldjbGNrBJV2TmV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHmTH5dVmwyksT8x39dKxCZZPJm96hYF7q4m6CmzfjsgJ14o3X4jux71er_mq_aem_W51vRnuLMzlDtxYJWPuqKg&sfnsn=wa)
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)






















