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Boosting e‑commerce picking efficiency through lean development by Kesko
At this Product Owner meetup, we'll hear about Kesko's K-Keräily application and how it uses lean principles and a data-driven approach.
**Product Owner Meetup - Helsinki** is a community where Product Owners come together to celebrate their craft, share real-world experiences, and grow as leaders in their industry.
**☀️Join us in the May meetup about boosting Kesko's e‑commerce picking efficiency**
**Visa Hannula**, Development Manager at Kesko, shares how Kesko built the K-Keräily application using lean principles and a data-driven approach. The talk walks through the concrete development decisions made along the way, lessons learned, and where they are now.
**More about the speaker**
**🎤 Visa Hannula, Development Manager, Kesko**
Visa Hannula works as Development Manager in Kesko's Digital Services Development unit. He brings a data-driven mindset to his daily work, using reporting, analytics and monitoring as hands-on tools for developing and managing systems based on measurable insights. Visa works as a PO for a team responsible for K-Ruoka’s order management, picking and delivery systems and integrations, which provide services for hundreds of brick-and-mortar stores and thousands of daily users.
📍 *Where:* **Nitor Office, Aleksanterinkatu** 46, 6th floor (next to Mummotunneli)
🕕 *When:* **Wednesday, 19th of May, from 17:30 to 19:30**
🍪 *Bonus:* **Snacks, drinks, and great company!**
Through inspiring talks, hands-on discussions, and opportunities to connect with peers, we aim to value and highlight the role of the Product Owner to one of innovation, pride, and strategic impact.
Each session brings together practical insights from industry leaders with first-person, real-life stories from local and global product professionals who have tackled challenges and achieved breakthroughs.
Whether you’re fine-tuning stakeholder management, mastering prioritisation, or seeking inspiration, you’ll find a welcoming space to learn, collaborate, and advance your skills.
Join us in shaping a movement where Product Owners are recognised as key drivers of outcome orientation, innovation and value, transforming the profession into a globally celebrated craft.
📍Please note: the downstairs exterior doors lock at **17:00**. If you arrive after this, just ring the doorbell and we will let you in. The event begins at **17:30**.
Backstage Finland User Group Meetup #1/ Let's get going
**[EVENT SCHEDULE UPDATED with Speakers and topics below]**
Let's GO! Backstage Finland User Group is on the way. Please join us for this epic virgin voyage!
**WHEN**
We chose the date as Tuesday, 19th May - the day before [Kubernetes Community Days Helsinki 2026](https://cloudnativefinland.org/kcd-helsinki-2026/) (Wednesday, 20th May)
So if you feel like warming up with **Backstage and Platform Engineering,** and you are already in the Helsinki area
\-\-\-\> Come join and relax with us next to the Helsinki Central Railway station with Pizza & Drinks
**Building the Future of Developer Experience in Finland!**
Backstage Finland is gathering experts and newcomers alike to discuss how we can reduce cognitive load and build the most vibrant Platform Engineering community in the North.
**WHAT**
\- Knowledge sharing from people already with their hands deep in Backstage
\- Live Demos
\- Networking
**EVENT SCHEDULE**
**16:00 – 16:30** \| Doors open\, Coffee\, and Refreshments\, Relaxed lounging
**16:30 – 16:40 \|** Opening Remarks
*(Fossi & Heikki)*
**16:40 – 17:00 \|** OP Pohjola’s Backstage Evolution: From History to Present
*(Jyrki Koistinen, Product Owner - OP HUB (Backstage based IDP) OP Bank*
**17:00 – 17:30 \|** PIZZA TIME and Refreshments
**17:30 – 18:00 \|** Developer Roundtable: Open Discussion and Knowledge Sharing
* TOPIC 1.
* What are you banging your head on the table with Backstage currently ? Maybe someone has already solved it ? 🤔
* TOPIC 2.
* What new thing have you learnt with Backstage recently that you would like to share...nothing is too little of a matter :)
**18:00 – 18:15 \|** Improving Self-Service Template Reliability with Health-check Plugin
(*Martti Mourujärvi, Site Reliability Engineer, OP Bank)*
**18:15 – 18:30 \|** Refreshment Break
**18:30 – 19:00 \|** Observability in Backstage with OpenTelemetry (*Martti Mourujärvi, Site Reliability Engineer, OP Bank)*
**19:00 – 20:00 \|** OP Hub Demo: Comprehensive Walkthrough
*(Heikki Hellgren, Expert Lead Developer in OP Bank's Backstage team)*
**20:00 – 20:15 \|** Short Break and Refreshments
**20:15 – 20:45** \| AI Integration in Internal Backstage Development
*(Teemu Koivumaa, Specialist, DevOps Engineer, OP Bank)*
**20:45 – 21:00 \|** Closing Remarks
*(Fossi & Heikki)*
**21:00 – 22:00 \|** Social Hour: Pizza, Drinks, and Relaxed Networking
**FOOD + DRINKS**
Pizzaaaa!!!! + alcohol and non-alcohol beverages + snacks / Pizza from 17:00 -->
Agentic AI and its product management!
Join us on May 19th for a joint meetup organized by Helsinki MLOps Community and Helsinki ProductTank to conclude the spring semester with a bang!
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Agentic AI is moving from prototypes to production and everybody must balance speed of adoption and reliability. Due to their dynamic task executions, the behavior of agentic AI is even more unpredictable than in regular AI system where ML/AI models - large or small - are utilized in predefined workflows. Nevertheless, going forward all the AI and product teams will be dealing with agentic AI sooner or later.
What does it take to build and operate the agents as productized software solutions?
Let's hear it from forerunners that have been living through the latest regarding advanced agent cases in enterprises or as technical founders.
**🎤** **The talks and the panel:**
**Case Story from WithSecure -** Seamus Moloney, Data & AI Team Lead, Principal Data Architect / WithSecure Corporation
**From Prompt to Product: Managing AI Agents in Production** \- Pasi Vuorio\, Founder\, CEO / ModernPath
**Panel Discussion: Choosing the Right Approach for Agentic AI: Where It Fits and What It Demands**
Chaired by:
* Dan Khurram, Senior consultant, Business and PM coach / Eficode
Panelists:
* Valentin Sattinger, Co-Founder & Product Manager / Luo & Advisor / 8wave
(Past: Director of product management / Noice & Product manager / Unity)
* Arto Tolonen, CEO & Co-founder / ProductSense
(Past: CPO / Smartly.io & CTO / Audiodraft)
* Aaro Isosaari, Co-founder & CEO / Flow AI
(Past: Co-founder & CEO / Flowrite)
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📍 Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences (Pasila campus next to Pasila railway station)
📆 May 19th
🕔 17:00 - 21:00
Beverages & snacks + Discussions & networking
Organized in collaboration with
* Brillian (https://brillian.fi/),
* Aiven (https://aiven.io/),
* Haaga-Helia UAS (https://www.haaga-helia.fi/en)
* "Applied AI in Business and Education" innovation hub of the Ulysseus European University (https://ulysseus.eu/innovation-hubs/artificial-intelligence/)
APIOps meetup - topic TBD
Detailed topic, place and speakers TBD. Contact organizers if you wanto to speak, host or offer snacks.
Possible topics for those eager to speak for example:
• Introducing your API & telling your API story
• APIOps Cycles methods - experiences & feedback
• Automating API Design
• API Audit of a specific API
• OpenAPI live specification of an API
• Organizing hackathon
• Marketing and monetizing your API
• Open data & APIs
Bajo Un Mismo Sol - Collective Sonic Art Research
**Explore sounds of belonging, for you and for others in a three-days’ workshop**
**When**: 18th, 19th & 20th of May
**Time:** 13.30-18.30
**Where:** Sibelius Academy
Töölönlahdenkatu 16 C, 2nd floor
The workshop "Bajo un mismo sol" is bilateral and happens simultaneously with participants in Medellín.
All together we will train careful listening to places, make and share recordings of places we feel belonging to, and create collective sound maps in the mobile app MSWalks on Kansalaistori, in front of Oodi library, and on the square of Medellín Modern Art Museum.
On these sound maps that activate when we walk across the squares with our phones' speakers, we will also improvise with small custom-designed solar-powered electroacoustic instruments.
Participating does not require any background in music, but an interest in sound, for encountering new people and sharing ideas related to identity and memories.
A careful listening attitude is central to the activities, as well as an interest for sharing and conversing within respect of differences.
This workshop is related to a research and the registered participants will receive detailed information prior to decide on consenting to participate to the research.
The activities will be documented for research purposes and there are various options for being or not included in the documentation.
You may participate to the whole workshop or select the times that suit the best to your schedules.
**After registering you will anyway be contacted and given more information, but you may as well ask information prior to registration by email at marianne.decoster-taivalkoski@uniarts.fi.**
About the facilitator:
Marianne Decoster-Taivalkoski (IG: marianne.d_t ) is a media and sound artist with French origins and based in Helsinki since 1993. She works in music and technology program at the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki as a lecturer and an artist- researcher. Her work deals with identities, movement, listening, places and improvisation. She has a long experience in working with groups.
Football with MIITTI
Hello sporty population!
Let's gather around and play some football together with people from around the world!
IMPORTANT! Spots are limited, so make sure you reserver yours!
If you are not registered on the list, you will be kindly asked to leave; this is to ensure fair access for everyone!
We will play indoors at Playbox in Vantaa on Tuesday evenings from 18.00-19.00
Age limit: 16+
You can come directly inside the hall or meet us at the entrance a bit before 18.00.
MIITTI welcomes everyone to its events regardless of background or gender.
You don't have to have any skills at all to come and play with us, and if you do, please come and coach us!
WHERE:
Playbox
Vetokuja 1
01610 Vantaa
Warm welcome!
If you want to be part of the MIITTI community, follow us on our other platforms:
WhatsApp: Join our Whatsapp community network to join your favourite group and stay connected with the other members! When you participate in one of our groups or events, just ask the group facilitator to add you to the community!
Finnish Language Café
Learning Finnish in Finland can be difficult because Finns tend to switch to English. That is one of the reasons people like our Finnish language café: you get to practice Finnish with Finns :)
The events are completely free and there is always a native speaker to facilitate the conversation and to help find the right words. The coffee is good too ☕😋🇦🇹
Tervetuloa!
When? ⏰
Usually Tuesday to Friday from 15:00 - 16:00
Where? 📍
In a cozy Viennese coffee house: The Good Coffee Company, Eerikinkatu 33, Helsinki
The Good Coffee Company
A Taste of Vienna 🇦🇹
Eerikinkatu 33, 00180 Helsinki
Please visit our Facebook page for updates and changes:
https://www.facebook.com/TheGoodCoffeeCompany/events
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MSUG #18: Zure ❤️
Tervetuloa mukaan Microsoft Security User Groupin (MSUGFI) tapahtumaan! Tapahtuma järjestetään Zuren tiloissa Helsingin ydinkeskustassa (rautatientorin asemaa vastapäätä).
Tule mukaan osallistumaan, kuulemaan, oppimaan ja verkostoitumaan rentoon iltaan. Tapahtuma on tarkoitettu kaikille Microsoft-tietoturvasta kiinnostuneille.
**\*HUOM\* Tarvitsemme jokaisen osallistujan etu- ja sukunimen tiloihin sisäänpääsyä varten. Täytäthän ilmoittautumislomakkeeseen koko nimesi varmistaaksesi sisäänpääsyn!**
**Ohjelma:**
* 16:30: Ilmoittautuminen ja vapaata minglausta
* 17:00: Tervetulosanat (MSUG aktiivit)
* 17:10: Tervetulosanat (Zure)
* 17:20: Asiantuntijapuheenvuoro: Jurassic truths about APIM and AppGW (Joona Immonen, Zure)
* 18:00: Tauko
* 18:30: Asiantuntijapuheenvuoro: Kun puolustus ajattelee graafeina – miksi ja kuka hyötyy? (Jarkko Kinnunen, Microsoft)
* 19:15: Loppusanat, vapaata minglausta
* \~19:30: Tilaisuus päättyy
WPNinjasFI-kevätjuhla Microsoftilla
Alustava ohjelma, johon voi vielä tulla muutoksia. Tarkempaa ohjeistusta lisätään myöhemmin.
8:00 - Registration & coffee ☕🥪
9:00 - Kevätjuhlien aamunavaus
9:15 - Keynote: What's new in Microsoft virtualization solutions (Microsoft)
9:45 - Break
10:00 - Session 1: Vähemmän klikkailua, enemmän automaatiota: Intunen ja Entran automatisointi Azurella (Henri Perämäki)
10:45 - Break
11:00 - Session 2: Defender for Endpoint arjessa – päätelaitteiden ja palvelinten hallintaa Intunella (Jami Susijärvi)
11:45 - Lunch (at own expense) 🍽️
12:30 - Session 3: Autopilot v1 Tips & Tricks, Autopilot v2 katselmointi ja viimeiset uutiset (Pavel Mirochnitchenko)
13:15 - Break
13:30 - Sponsor session (Plentics)
13:45 - Coffee ☕🍪
14:15 - Session 4: Building Your Azure Arc Foundation: Strategy, Security, and Scale (Kaido Jarvemets)
15:00 - Break
15:15 - Session 5 Viime hetken Secure Boot -temput (Matias Haapaniemi)
16:00 - Pavel Quiz, prizes, etc.
16:30 - End of the day
17:00 - Networking with beverages 🍻
Vibe Coding Finland: May meetup with Antilooppi at VERK
Welcome to our May meetup in Helsinki, arranged together with Antilooppi (https://antilooppi.fi/).
Schedule:
17:00 Doors open!
17:30 Welcome words by organizers and Antilooppi
17:40 **The Spec-Driven Revolution: Building the 20X Development Engine**
**By Dr Jukka Ala-Mutka, Founder of Managentics**
Traditional SaaS is hitting a wall. As job security and project timelines face constant pressure, the "Artisan Coding" model is being replaced by AI-native pipelines. In this session, Jukka also shares how Managentics is operationalising "Spec-Driven Development" to achieve results that were previously impossible.
In this deep dive, we will explore:
* The Specification Factory: How Managentics transforms raw business intent into high-fidelity agent specifications. This is the "Intent-to-Specs" phase, where business logic is refined into structured blueprints before a single line of code is written.
* The Industrial Assembly Line for Software: How we treat platform development not as a manual craft, but as a process-driven assembly line. We apply industrial management principles to digital creation, ensuring every feature follows a repeatable, high-velocity path from the factory to production.
* The Power of SDD and TDD: Moving the source of truth from ephemeral syntax to structured business logic (Spec-Driven Development) and rigorous automated validation (Test-Driven Development). In this engine, specifications are the blueprints, and tests are the quality gates.
* The 20X Development Engine: How this automated approach achieved 20x efficiency, delivering 200,000 lines of production-grade code in just 3 months.
If you’re interested in moving beyond simple prompting to building industrial-scale autonomous capabilities through process-driven management, this talk is for you.
About the Speaker: Jukka Ala-Mutka is a Dr Sc. & BSc in Construction Management with over 20 years of experience in strategy and technology. As the founder of Managentics, he is pioneering the "Intent-to-Specs" pipeline, helping organisations transition from human-centric tools to autonomous agent swarms.
\*5 min break\*
18:15 **"Building Viral Apps People Love" by Jarno Silander, Founder of Kinoon.fi and Head of Growth at Droppe.**
The world is full of digital experiences that fail people. Previously you just had to put up with it, but not anymore thanks to AI. In this session, Jarno shares practical advice on finding your next project and building experiences worth sharing, using the viral cinema platform Kinoon.fi as a working example.
In this session, we’ll dive into:
* **The Kinoon.fi story**: how virality generated the first 20k users and put Kinoon on track for €800k+ in annual partner sales.
* **Finding your next project**: UX arbitrage and using pain as a compass.
* **Building shareworthy experiences**: UX frameworks, mental models, and tips that turn users into your distribution channel.
* **When taste ends and science begins**: measuring what matters and running experiments to surface unintuitive wins.
* **How to just do things**: getting out of your own way.
About the speaker: Jarno Silander is a curious startup founder-operator with 7 years of experience helping startups find product-market-fit and scale to their next growth stage.
\*5 min break\*
18:50 TBA
19:30 Mingling / free discussion etc
20:00 Doors close
**About us**
Vibe Coding Finland is a community for developers, designers, business professionals and tech enthusiasts who love to vibe code, learn, and connect in a relaxed and inspiring atmosphere. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting your coding journey, you’ll find good company, meaningful discussions, and hands-on sessions to boost your skills and creativity.
Our meetups feature a mix of talks, coding sessions, project showcases, and networking — all centered around building great vibes and a supportive tech community in Finland.
W4CFI x Elisa : OT System Fundamentals
This event will be held in English.
Attention all cyber enthusiasts.
Welcome to learn what OT systems are, how they operate and differ from IT systems and participate in the OT workshop.
Designed for anyone interested in Industrial Control Systems and Operational Technologies, though some prior experience in networks and cybersecurity is beneficial.
Industrial Control Systems and Automation Systems are controlling vast amount of our modern society around us, from traffic lights to grocery store warehouses, and from manufacturing plants to electricity grids. But what actually are these OT systems, and how do they work? What is a Programmable Logic Controller and what does it do?
During this session we talk about OT systems in general, what are they, why are they different than IT systems, and do some basic exercises in simulated OT environment.
**Please note:** Participants should take their **own laptops** with them. An OT platform needs to be downloaded and installed before coming to the workshop.
*Instructions have been sent to participants, please check your emails.*
Please note that we can accommodate dietary restrictions for those who get a spot before 18.05.2026. However, due to some constraints, we may not be able to make special food arrangements for those who get a spot after this date. We appreciate your understanding.
**Agenda**
16.30 - Doors open, food and refreshments
17:00 - Welcome by Elisa and W4CFI
17:05 - Introduction to OT systems and environments, Karo Vallittu, Principal OT Security Lead, Elisa Santa Monica
17:45 - Break
18:00 - Introduction to workshop platform and guided exercise
18:50 - Break
19:00 - OT Workshop
21:00 - Event ends
**We have no-show policy:**
If in any unforeseen circumstances, you are unable to participate and do not cancel, please be reminded that you will not be allowed to participate in any upcoming events for the next 6 months.
If you are in the waiting list, we recommend checking your status in the meetup occasionally. Sometimes we have issues with email notifications.
If you need to cancel your Participation, please update your RSVP status in Meetup to “Not going” by 18 May 2026.
**Photos and social media**
Please note that pictures from the event will be shred in our social media channels. You can opt out from being photographed at the event.
**How to enroll?**
The venue requires prior registration. To enroll in the event click “Attend” in Meetup.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us at events [a] women4cyberfinland.com.
Warm Welcome!
Haskell Office Hours
Zurihac shirts, or other Haskell events paraphernalia mark the spot! :D
You're invited to Haskell Office Hours, a laid-back meetup where you can ask questions, get help setting up the Haskell toolchain, or just hang out with fellow Haskellers. This meetup is geared for newcomers, but experts are also welcome to show up and join in the knowledge-sharing.
This meetup will occur every second week and RSVP is preferred. Meetup starts at 19:00 and runs until 20:00.
For more coordination, join our [Newcomers Matrix room!](https://matrix.to/#/!wnXpJkwWACgSBBzwDh:matrix.org?via=chreekat.net&via=matrix.org&via=rauhala.info)
Happy Haskelling!
Helsinki Python meetup at ICEYE
Welcome to our May meetup, kindly hosted by [ICEYE](https://www.iceye.com/)
Our host will tell us the story of conquering space, that started with just a couple of Aalto students, and has grown into a multi million euro business.
There will be food served at arrival, so you can nourish your body, before nourishing your mind with three talks prepared for you by ICEYE employees.
You have to RSVP for the event to join. For security reasons you are required to provide your full name as stated in your official ID document. If you can't make it, please update your RSVP promptly so another Python enthusiast from the waiting list can take your spot.
Photos of the event may be shown on different digital channels of Helsinki Python and our hosts. Please also share your own photos! **Photography is allowed ONLY in the event spaces!**
**Location: ICEYE OY - Maarintie 6, 02150 Espoo**
**Schedule**
* 17:00 Doors open, food and drinks available 🍺🍕
* 17:30 Welcoming words from Helsinki Python team
* 17:35 [Hugo van Kemenade](https://hugovk.dev/) \- Python 3\.15 news\! ⚡
* 17:40 [ICEYE](https://www.iceye.com) \- Who we are
* 17:55 [Jeremy Mayeres](https://jerr.dev) \- Modern Python repository setup
* 18:25 [Kasper Paavolainen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kasper-paavolainen) \- Earth Observation Satellite Scheduling Problem
* 18:55 Break
* 19:10 Quiz 🔮
* 19:20 [Daniel Vahla](https://blog.vahla.fi) \- Python and HTTP/3\, feel the difference in performance\!
* 20:00 End of the talks
* 20:30 Let's start moving to a nearby bar to continue Python discussions 🍻
**Arriving**
The event venue is close to Aalto University metro station and Maari tram stop. There is also plenty of parking nearby (but not right next to the building).
The building's main entrance is facing the Maarintie street, and is right next to the pond. Security team will be escorting people in groups from the entrance to the event space.
Ren Xue Yuan Gong
Welcome to join our Ren Xue Yuan Gong practice throughout the summer at Lapinlahden Lähde!
The practice is simple but yet practical and powerful.
It is easy to learn and will help you:
-gain energy, feel less tired and stressed
-more mental clarity, easier to concentrate
-boost your immune system
Time:
Sundays 15:30 - 17:00
WHERE:
Tallipääty, MIITTI office
Lapinlahden Lähde
Lapinlahdenpolku 8
00180 Helsinki
About REN XUE
Ren Xue is a comprehensive system for uplifting human life. It includes a unique form of Qigong (Yuan Qigong); three foundational theories (Theory of Qi, Theory of Consciousness, Theory of Totality) and a large body of teachings.
It was created by world-renowned teacher and healer Yuan Tze who continues to offer online and in-person events worldwide.
Ren Xue combines ancient Chinese wisdom traditions with modern insights into health and well-being.
The goal of Ren Xue is to help individuals improve their physical, emotional, and mental health through a holistic approach that emphasizes the connection between the mind, body, and spirit.
REN XUE FINLAND
Ren Xue Finland (RXF) is the Finnish branch of the global movement, an organization dedicated to the promotion and teaching of Ren Xue and its associated practices, including Yuan Gong and Yuan Ming Medicine.
It provides easy entry into the Ren Xue system through local in-person sessions, online courses and workshops/retreats.
Other learning methods can be found here: Ren Xue TV, a YouTube channel and Learn Ren Xue website. More about Ren Xue: [https://www.renxueinternational.org](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.renxueinternational.org%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR06uJQRSC7BE3zhPePQ7X_KO7WXa60cr7NK25KdOqfbSIHpYqBLO3dYgVM_aem_alDR7a6KhbNhG3u9NhCUVA&h=AT18asmYaRkvHCJemaC7rr9GVu579uflDCg7T6mLNodWdtMVhuxwFhIyz0p5ONeJbm3WQ3ZGIwONIa0_pDvih4t9BCCJUBkjhK4BdIMEl4aQ_qPzR5ykW-aiOndhYDPeAW9_2_eWZaMsv889HKbp8_c&__tn__=q&c%5B0%5D=AT35KTjVjr2kCnYHrXXjXPxEGFK-RFbZnFVdDmWrTe5WwbSZZ5ulNxFEjPPhejS8Pf4xetwkU1hhM1P2K_ABugpnXL6w-CKE25ARXwtLSexv-4fPJ4s2_Kcqgj3g2XWjCVkPPgcjwrPoNWOvdKa2f1VqyVa-2kcTojodTS3wn9zrnRjZLcG7)/
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Drunken Philosophy: What’s up with all the AI hate?
**Welcome to Drunken Philosophy** a casual, curious social discussion
**Optional topic for this meetup: What's up with all the AI hate?**
A recent survey found that 74% of Americans have a negative view of AI, and I want to know why. Come out and debate whether AI is good or bad.
My hot take: a labor-saving tool that could potentially help cure cancer gets called dangerous because it might raise unemployment or cause a speculative investment bubble, that tells you a lot more about capitalism and the economic system we live under than it does about the tool itself. As a computer programmer, I think AI is a wonderful tool that has increased my productivity by at least an order of magnitude. I'd go so far as to say Claude Code is the best tool I have ever used. Debate me and name a better one.
Is AI potentially dangerous? Yes, but so are a lot of tools. Chainsaws. Steam engines (early ones would occasionally explode and kill everyone in the room). Do you think cavemen sat around debating whether fire could be used as a weapon or for self-harm, and decided not to discover it?
I have two friends who hate AI for opposite reasons: one thinks it's a fad and not useful, and the other thinks it's going to take over everything and cause human extinction.
Come out tonight, have a friendly debate, and make some friends.
No lectures. Friendly crowd. Drop in for one drink and stay if it's fun.
Building Momentum: From Ambiguity to Execution
**Building a great product is one thing—building momentum behind it is another.**
Join **Senior Product Manager Adam Solaiman** and **User Experience Manager Tyson Smith** for a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to turn complex ideas into scalable products inside large organizations.
In this session, they’ll share how teams move from ambiguity to execution—navigating organizational complexity, aligning stakeholders, and continuously evolving products after launch.
You’ll walk away with insights on how to:
* Build and sustain momentum across teams
* Adapt to changing priorities without losing direction
* Scale products thoughtfully in complex environments
Whether you're driving a new initiative or growing an existing product, this conversation will give you practical strategies to keep things moving forward.
Come connect, learn, and swap stories with fellow product professionals.
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Food and drinks will be provided by Switchbox, our generous host.
Free parking will be available at the front and back sides of the Switchbox Office.
TBD
**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
You will need to scan your ID at the door to get a visitor badge.
**Abstract**
TBD
**YouTube Link**
TBD
NSCoder Night
Bring your work or your hobby, hang out, and code with us.
Follow @buckeyecocoa for more information.
Game Dev Meetup (@Improving In-Person)
PLEASE NOTE!!!
This event will be In-Person for our very 1st Improving collab! If you know the [Columbus Unity group](https://www.meetup.com/columbus-unity-user-group/) location, we'll be at the same place. This is our 1st event and are doing a soft launch with limited attendance. 1st come 1st serve. If you want to be there and we fill up, please email me at [info@thecogg.com](mailto:info@thecogg.com) and I'll be in touch.
All street parking is free on Sundays but you can also pay to park in any of the local garages. See image of [parking map here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mr9_LFIggbs-0_Zd3AJTGNqEhgMf2TzQ/view?usp=sharing).
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On the last Sunday of the month, we're having our usual end-of-the-month social gathering with our GameDev Meetup meeting. There will be announcements and presentations followed by some social networking Let's continue the conversations with good vibes and friends.
All are welcomed from all ages and backgrounds to this public event. If we can, we'll be streaming or uploading the video later via our COGG YouTube channel here:
[https://www.youtube.com/@TheCOGG/streams](https://www.youtube.com/@TheCOGG/streams)
(Also please do subscribe if you have not done so!)
No game development experience required!
If you are interested in doing a 20 minute game development related presentation, please fill out our form online here:
[https://goo.gl/forms/lVdTJZiNJewlPJuj1](https://goo.gl/forms/lVdTJZiNJewlPJuj1)
Or e-mail us at info@thecogg.com
with the following:
Your Name, Company/Affiliation, Name of Your Game/Topic, Description, Tech Needs, and Your Contact.
Be sure to check out our Discord for real time news updates:
[https://discord.gg/NrBhuNQ](https://discord.gg/NrBhuNQ)
Sunday Afternoon Coffee at Grandview Grind
Who else is ready to sit outside?
Join us for a casual chat over coffee & tea at Grandview Grind! Come out and meet some new people, enjoy your favorite drink, and make some new friends!
Building Agents with Microsoft Agent Framework
We will show how to build custom agents with Microsoft Agent Framework. Attendees will learn how to build and custom host agents when Microsoft Foundry is not a viable option.




















