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Open Networking Event
Navigating work/personal life in this mega city can be challenging ! We welcome all the Toronto young professionals & startup lovers to join this community that provides you an inclusive and casual platform to share, discuss, and grow! No matter what career stage you are at, what industry you work for, or what startup idea you are brainstorming, this inclusive & vibrant community aims to help you embark on your new personal/work journey! If work sounds annoying to you or you are new to the city, you can just come have a coffee and meet new people! No WFG members, Let's exchange ideas and create new memories together!
We welcome you to join us at a new location; Sweetway Cafe
**THE COFFEE SHOP IS EXCLUSIVLY OPEN FOR THIS EVENT AT THAT TIME, AND MAY NOT SERVE FOOD OR DRINKS**
We plan to meet weekly or biweekly at various locations in Toronto.
From Chaos to Contracts: Governing Apache Kafka® Data Streams
Join Sandon Jacobs on Monday, May 25th from 6:00pm hosted by Improving!
📍**Venue:**
**Improving Office**
171 East Liberty St
Unit 235
Toronto, Ontario M6K 3P6
**Directions (171 E Liberty St - Suite 235)**
**By transit**
Streetcars 504 and 509 both travel close to the office (less than 10 minute walk to the office from either), the lakeshore GO train is also a 5 minute walk from the office.
**By car/parking**
On street parking is available - there are a handful of paid parking spots directly in front of the entrance - with a large city parking lot across the street.
**Entrance**
The entrance to the office is beside the Bulk Barn entrance facing Hannah Street. There is an Improving logo on the door.
🗓 **Agenda:**
* 6:00pm – 6:30pm: Welcome, Food/Drinks & Networking
* 6:30pm - 7:30 pm: **From Chaos to Contract: Governing Data Streams** by Sandon Jacobs
**💡 Speaker Details:**
Sandon Jacobs, Senior Developer Advocate, Confluent
**From Chaos to Contract: Governing Data Streams**
So you’re committed to this path of data streaming with Apache Kafka. But, here’s a question: would you build a REST API and make users guess the request and response formats? Doing so opens a Pandora’s Box…
* What’s the domain model?
* Name the operation… POST? GET? PUT? PATCH?
* What does this error code even mean?
* Is the documentation - if it even exists - accurate and relevant?
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Imagine the complex, repetitive logic every consuming system would need to implement to make sense of it all.
In a distributed, asynchronous system, these problems are magnified. Apache Kafka's flexibility—messages as simple bytes—is a huge strength, but it's also a major risk. While your event streams likely consist of some structured data (maybe JSON strings), enforcing structure, managing evolution, and basic validations aren’t a hard requirement. This leaves consumer applications to perform this preprocessing of every event - even if that event has no business value.
In this session, we'll define data contracts and how to enforce them at the source - the applications that produce events. We’ll cover the practice of using a schema registry - supporting popular serialization formats like Apache Avro and Google Protobuf - to design events in the terminology of our business domain. Because data structures change over time, let’s discuss safe schema evolution practices. Then we’ll utilize these contracts with schema registry-aware producer and consumer code. We’ll end our time by looking at how smart CI/CD pipelines and build-time checks can add an extra layer of defense against the costly problem of poison data.
It’s time to stop guessing and start governing. Join us to learn how to move validation upstream and transform your event streams into high-quality, discoverable data products. You’ll walk away with a practical blueprint for enforcing schema integrity and automating evolution—ensuring your data streams are a trusted asset.
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DISCLAIMER
We don't cater to attendees under the age of 18.
If you want to host or speak at a meetup, please email [community@confluent.io](http://community@confluent.io/)
TiEQuest Summit 2026 | May 25, 2026
🎟 **This is a paid event. Tickets must be purchased on Luma.**
**Get yours: [https://luma.com/tiequest-2026](https://luma.com/tiequest-2026)**
**\#\#\#\# TiEQuest Summit 2026 \- Building in Canada for the World**
A morning built for founders who are done thinking small - and ready to hear how the best in Canada actually went global.
**🧠 What to Expect** Sharp talks and practical insights from founders, operators, and investors who are actually doing the work. No fluff, just the real story of what it takes to scale ambitious companies from Toronto to the world.
**🤝 Who's in the Room** Founders at every stage. Operators building something meaningful. Investors looking for what's next. If you're shaping the future of Canadian tech, you belong here.
**📍 Where** U of T Schwartz Reisman Innovation Campus, one of Canada's most exciting hubs for tech and entrepreneurship.
**📅 Monday, May 25, 2026**
**⏰ 8:30AM – 12:30PM**
**📍 108 College St, Toronto, ON**
Toronto GoGeomatics May Networking Social
These monthly socials are a chance to network with other students and professionals in the geomatics field to chat GIS, data, remote sensing, surveying and more in a casual atmosphere.
Feel free to bring friends and colleagues along - we're eager to welcome everyone back for a fantastic evening! This is a free event.
Please RSVP to let us know you're attending.
6% Cap Toronto 5plex – Best Deal in 20yrs (Part 2): What Almost Killed It
At our last April Meetup ([https://www.meetup.com/volition/events/313622208](https://www.meetup.com/volition/events/313622208)), we broke down what we called:
**👉 “The best deal we’ve seen in Toronto in 20 years”**
\~6% cap
\~$11,000/month rent
\~$2,500/month cashflow
We didn’t finish. We stopped the presentation short. And, in fact… This is where the deal started to fall apart.
**👉 We didn’t even get to the part where the real decisions had to be made.**
Instead of people immediately leaving after the presentation was done:
👉 they stayed
👉 they kept asking questions
👉 and the #1 question was: **“When’s Part 2?”**
**So here it is – Dead Reckoning: Part 2**
(In true Mission Impossible style…)
**No clean path forward. Just decisions under pressure.**
If Part 1 was identifying the problem…
**Part 2 is where we had to execute.**
Where we left off:
* Power of Sale (seller = lender, not owner)
* No protections (Schedule C overrides)
* Open permits with real risk
* Legally a duplex… not a 5plex
* Potential $250K HST exposure
**Most investors would walk away here. But we didn’t.**
In Part 2, we go into what happened next:
* Financing starts to break down
* The deal has to be restructured under pressure
* Assignment is used to keep control
* Appraisal isn’t ready… but a decision still has to be made
* The buyer is forced to consider going firm without full certainty
At multiple points, this could have:
* collapsed entirely
* failed financing at the last minute
* or left the buyer exposed to problems they couldn’t unwind
**This wasn’t a clean process.**
It was a series of decisions made under pressure – where getting it wrong could have cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
**And most of what mattered… wasn’t obvious.**
**This is the part most people never see.**
We aren’t talking about the numbers. We’re talking about:
👉 The decisions
👉 The pressure
👉 The execution when things aren’t clean
We had to figure out how to move forward – without exposing the buyer to unnecessary risk.
**Why this matters:**
Most people don’t lose money on obvious bad deals.
They lose money when:
**“Something feels off… and they don’t know how to navigate it”**
The biggest risks aren’t always the ones that look scary – they’re the ones people assume are fine.
If you’re actively investing – or planning to – this is the part you need to understand.
**You’ll leave with a very different lens on how to evaluate – and execute – deals like this.**
Part 1 was about:
👉 Identifying risk
Part 2 is about:
👉 What to do when everything starts breaking
**Bottom line:**
Anyone can analyze a deal.
**Very few know how to execute when it gets messy.**
We didn’t get through this last time – and we’re picking up exactly where the real execution began.
**👉 Come see how this actually played out – and how deals like this get done in the real world.**
**Note:**
If you came to Part 1 – this is the continuation.
If you didn’t – you can still attend… we will be doing a short recap of Part 1.
**👉 Just know: this is where the real execution begins.**
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**Schedule:**
**Monday, May 25, 2026, 6:00-9:00 pm**
* 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Check-in and Networking (remember that your network is your net worth!)
* 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm: Presentations from the Volition team
**Location:**
Suite#803, 105 Gordon Baker Road, North York, ON, M2H 3P8.
(On the 8th floor of building 105, free underground parking available)
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**About the Speaker:**
* **Matthew Lee,** Founder of Volition Properties, is a thought leader and advocate. Matt is passionate about the transformative change that real estate investing offers when done correctly. Working with investors for over 15 years, Matt has helped clients build over $100M in wealth through strategic Toronto real estate investments, all the while building this Meetup Group into the largest in Toronto with over 5000+ members. Matt brings practical, tested approaches – not theory – to help you structure better deals and maximize upside.
* **Ming Lim,** Managing Partner of Volition Properties, is a passionate educator and brings 25 years of real estate investment experience in Toronto, the GTA, and Southwestern Ontario. He loves nothing more than to teach, mentor, and advise. Ming’s background in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo and construction experience give him a unique analytical lens on investing and a practical approach to implementing investing strategies.
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**Volition Properties:**
*Make smarter real estate moves — buy, sell, or invest with confidence. Volition Properties offers tailored advice, education, and community — grounded in strategy, built on trust.*
Contact us today for any questions about real estate in Toronto!
📧 info@volitionprop.com
🌐 [www.volitionprop.com](https://www.volitionprop.com "https://www.volitionprop.com")
📞 1-877-416-BRRR
Ubuntu Toronto Meetup
Come and lets talk Ubuntu talk. Come see the new Ubuntu 26.04.
Bring your laptops and show off your favorite apps and your wallpaper.
Got questions ? Bring them too !
Location and time: Monday 7pm May 25 2026
Bishop and Belchers pub
Church and Bloor St E.
175 Bloor St E. Toronto, ON M4W 3T5 [(416) 591-2352](tel:+14165912352)
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GrafanaCON Local meetup: Toronto
**[GrafanaCON Local](https://grafana.com/events/grafanacon-local/) Toronto - featuring the latest in AI Observability**
Join us for a local edition of GrafanaCON — a recap of the keynote highlights combined with fresh voices from the Toronto community, all with an AI twist. We'll dig into actually useful uses of AI in observability, and how to add observability for AI workloads.
Free to attend. Pizza and drinks provided.
**Talks**
🎤 **Grafana 13: The road to AI-native observability** — Marylia Gutierrez, Principal Software Engineer @ Grafana Labs
This talk will walk through Grafana 13 and the most impactful improvements across the platform. Learn how Grafana is continuing to invest in AI to become the first fully AI-native observability platform, and the default choice for agents.
🎤 **Scaling Grafana Assistant: Context, confidence, and AI observability** — Edward Qian, Staff Software Engineer @ Grafana Labs
AI agents are only as powerful as the context they receive. In this session, we'll share lessons from building Grafana Assistant and offer practical tips for bringing the right context to get the most out of AI agents.
🎤 **AI tools to optimize your development workflow** — Cristiano Ventura, Senior Software Engineer @ Grafana Labs
The way we write software has changed. AI systems read code, plan, execute shell commands, run tests, open PRs, and ship work end-to-end. This talk will showcase useful AI tools and concepts to improve your development workflow.
**Agenda**
5:30 PM — Doors open, food + networking
6:00 PM — Talks begin
\~8:00 PM — Networking continues
8:30 PM — Wrap
*Note that by registering for this event you consent to related event & product communications from Grafana Labs and agree to our [code of conduct](https://grafana.com/events/events-code-of-conduct/).*
SPRING Toronto Film and TV Industry Networking & Social
HELLO EVERYONE !
It's this time of the month again : let's get together for a fun evening of networking in these slow industry times.
If you're available, please join us on the SECOND FLOOR of Urban House Kitchen & Bar, for your favourite Film and TV Networking evenings.
To book your free admission, go there : [https://tinyurl.com/TFIMay2026](https://tinyurl.com/TFIMay2026)
Rain, Shine or Blizzard, WE WILL BE THERE! AND THERE WILL BE PRESENTS :D
Of course, if you feel sick, have a fever, a cough, or don't feel comfortable with attending such an event post COVID times, please, don't put yourself and others in a bad position, and wait for the next one, because there will always be a next one. :D
Bring your smiles and business cards!
See you there !
DISCLAIMER : The organizers are not responsible for the potential stupid behaviour of some people, and you and us know that there is always a possibility of these happening, so by RSVPing to this event, you assume all responsibility and won't be able to hold the organizers responsible if anything happens that is related to your decision of attending.
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MAY Toronto Film and TV Industry Social Evening
Thursday, May 28th 2026, 6PM
The SECOND FLOOR at Urban House Kitchen & Bar
718 Queen St E.
Toronto, ON M4M 1H2
We’re Back! 🔥 DevOps Toronto In-Person Meetup
**DevOps Toronto is officially back, and we’re kicking off 2026 with an in-person meetup!**
After a pause, we’re excited to bring the community together again for an evening of learning, connection, and great conversations 🤝
This is a great chance to reconnect and meet fellow DevOps, cloud, and platform engineering professionals in Toronto.
**What to expect:**
🎤 **2 technical sessions**
1. Crawl, Walk, Scale: Building Maturity into your internal development platform by Jeferson pereira
2. Bring Your Own AI: Running LLM Models in Your Lab by Alexander Kharkevich
🤝 **Dedicated networking time** with the community
💡 Real-world insights, hands-on learnings, and meaningful discussions
**📅 Event Details:**
📅 **Date:** 28th May 2026
⏰ **Time:** 5:00 to 7:30 PM EST
📍 **Venue: 7th Floor, AWS Office,** **18 York St, Toronto, ON M5J 0B2, Canada**
**🎤 Interested in speaking?**
We’re actively looking for speakers to take the stage and share their experiences with the community.
👉 **Submit your talk here:** [https://sessionize.com/devops-toronto-2026/](https://sessionize.com/devops-toronto-2026/)
✨ Let’s bring the DevOps Toronto community back stronger than ever.
🔒 **Note:**
This is a **community-driven event**. We respect your privacy and **will never share attendee information for any monetary or promotional purposes**.
PANIC: 80s/90s Video Dance Party w/ Echo & The Bunnymen Spotlight
Living On Video + DJ Lazarus presents
Sat May 30 - PANIC: 80s/90s Video Dance Party w/ Echo & The Bunnymen Spotlight
ADVANCED TIX $10: https://PANICECHO.eventbrite.ca
PANIC is a brilliant evening of new wave, post-punk, classic alternatives, synth pioneers, britpop, shoegaze, madchester, new romantic, classic industrial, ska, and more.
Join hundreds of your friends dancing to the coolest retro tunes at PANIC.
Saturday May 30, 2026
PANIC: 80s/90s Video Dance Party w/ Echo & The Bunnymen Spotlight
Ground Control - 1279 Queen St West - Toronto
9pm Lounge - 10pm Mainroom- 19+ event
Adv. Tix ONLY $10: https://PANICECHO.eventbrite.ca
$15 at the door
INVITE: www.facebook.com/events/1966276970762815/
(please INVITE your friends)
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SOCIAL:
www.instagram.com/groundcontroltoronto
www.facebook.com/livingonvideoclub
www.facebook.com/djlazarusrocks
www.twitch.tv/livingonvideoclub
www.mixcloud.com/livingonvideo
www.instagram.com/djlazarusrocks
www.twitter.com/djlazarusrocks
After Work Networking! VIP entry @ Story Toronto *No meetup fee* 🎶🎉🍾🥂
Join Toronto’s leading founders, builders, investors, and creatives for a refined post-conference experience during Tech Week. Whether you’re a professional in a STEM field, an entrepreneur, or simply a music lover eager to connect with like-minded people, this is your night. Enjoy a blend of networking and nightlife as we dance and mingle at one of Downtown Toronto’s newest standout venues, Story Toronto. Come for the great vibes, stay for the even better connections.
What to expect:
Music
Immersive lighting + elevated venue vibe
Bar + late-night atmosphere
dbt Meetup, Toronto Tech Week 2026 Edition!
Welcome to the dbt Meetup, Toronto Tech Week 2026 Edition!
dbt Meetups are networking events open to all folks working with data. Talks predominantly focus on community members' experience with dbt, however, you'll catch presentations on broader topics such as analytics engineering, AI, data stacks, data ops, modeling, testing, and team structures.
**To attend, please read the Health and Safety Policy and Terms of Participation: [https://www.getdbt.com/legal/health-and-safety-policy](https://www.getdbt.com/legal/health-and-safety-policy)**
Toronto Tech Week is a citywide celebration of the people building what’s next. From May 25–29, 2026, founders, investors, and builders come together for hundreds of community-led events across Toronto, connecting tens of thousands of people around Canadian tech. Torontotechweek.com.
**Agenda**
* 6:00 > Arrive, Eat, Drink, and be Merry (aka Socialize)
* 6:30 > Speaker 1 and 2 presentations
**Instructions**:
* Meet at entrance and someone will escort you for check-in
**Speaker Sessions:**
**1st Speakers:**
* [Josh Harris](https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-harris-86188983/), founder of AnswerLayer.
* **Topic**: Open Semantic Interchange shipped in January 2026 with dbt Labs as one of the co-leading vendors. OSI v1.0: what it is, why it exists, and what it means for dbt users.
**2nd Speaker:**
* **TBD**
* **Topic:** TBD
Reach out if you're interested in volunteering/speaking!
➡️ Join the dbt Slack community: [https://www.getdbt.com/community/](https://www.getdbt.com/community/)🤝For the best Meetup experience, make sure to join the #local-toronto channel in dbt Slack ([https://slack.getdbt.com/](https://slack.getdbt.com/)).
dbt is the standard in data transformation, used by over 40,000 organizations worldwide. Through the application of software engineering best practices like modularity, version control, testing, and documentation, dbt’s analytics engineering workflow helps teams work more efficiently to produce data the entire organization can trust. Learn more: [https://www.getdbt.com/](https://www.getdbt.com/)
Inclusive AI in Practice: A Cross-Sector Roundtable
**Moving from Conversation to Implementation**
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping workplaces, products, services, and decision-making systems across sectors. As organizations accelerate AI adoption, many teams are being asked to make high-impact decisions without clear governance structures, shared implementation standards, or practical guidance for assessing risk, accountability, accessibility, and long-term impact.
Across workforce, technical, and community contexts, organizations are grappling with how to ensure AI is implemented in ways that are inclusive, responsible, and grounded in real-world realities. HR professionals, AI practitioners, nonprofit leaders, governance stakeholders, and community advocates each hold critical perspectives on how AI systems can either reinforce existing inequities or help build more equitable futures.
This in-person QT Inclusive AI Roundtable brings together professionals across sectors for a facilitated cross-sector working session focused on one core question:
**What do organizations actually need in order to implement inclusive AI responsibly in practice?**
This session is designed as a collaborative implementation lab where leaders and professionals can explore the real-world challenges of implementing AI responsibly, share practical insights across sectors, and help shape the tools, frameworks, and approaches organizations need to move from theory into action.
Through guided dialogue, peer exchange, implementation exercises, and collaborative activities, participants will explore:
* where AI is already influencing organizational decisions and systems
* the governance, operational, and accountability tensions organizations are navigating
* how different sectors experience and define AI risks differently
* where misalignments and gaps currently exist
* what practical tools, frameworks, and supports are needed to move from theory into implementation
Grounded in queer-informed approaches to systems, safety, accessibility, and community-centred accountability, this session centers lived experience as a critical source of implementation insight. Participants will examine how AI systems can unintentionally reproduce invisibility, exclusion, surveillance, or harm when deployed without meaningful community grounding or governance structures.
This session is part of QueerTech’s broader initiative to move from conversation into practical implementation. Insights gathered through this roundtable will directly contribute to the development of community-informed toolkits, frameworks, case studies, and practical resources designed to support organizations implementing inclusive AI across sectors.
The session will include both implementation perspective-based discussions and cross-sector exchange, creating space for participants to deepen within their own organizational realities while learning from different approaches, constraints, and experiences across the ecosystem.
Participants are encouraged to bring:
* real organizational scenarios
* current implementation challenges
* governance questions
* operational tensions
* decision points they are actively navigating
**Following this roundtable, there is a QT Connect for the broader community at the same location in the evening.**
**Participants will Leave With:**
✨ A clearer understanding of the governance, operational, and accountability challenges organizations are currently facing in AI implementation
✨ Cross-sector perspectives on how AI risks, tensions, and opportunities are experienced differently across workforce, technical, governance, and community contexts
✨ Greater insight into the practical tools, frameworks, and supports organizations need to move from intention into responsible implementation
✨ New ways of thinking about inclusion, safety, visibility, and accountability through queer-informed and lived-experience perspectives
✨ Practical ideas, questions, and next steps to bring back into their organization, team, or community
✨ Connections with peers across sectors navigating similar implementation realities and decision-making challenges
✨ The opportunity to contribute to the development of future QT Inclusive AI resources, frameworks, and toolkits
This roundtable is supported by WAGE (Women and Gender Equality) Canada and by RBC’s approach to helping strengthen the capacity of Canada’s nonprofit sector.
**Who Should Attend**
This session welcomes professionals working across:
* HR, workforce, and organizational leadership
* AI, product, design, and technical systems
* Nonprofit, public, and community-serving organizations
* Governance, policy, accessibility, legal, and strategy roles
* Research, advocacy, and ecosystem-building spaces
No advanced technical expertise is required.
**Event Details**
📅 May 28, 2026
🕑 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
📍 Toronto \| In Person
🗣 Language: English
**About QT Inclusive AI**
QT Inclusive AI is a national initiative designed to support professionals across Canada in understanding, assessing, and applying inclusive AI practices within real organizational contexts. Through curriculum, assessment tools, facilitated dialogue, and community-informed resource development, participants examine how AI systems are being used in practice and where risks, tensions, and opportunities are emerging.
The goal of QT Inclusive AI is to help translate responsible AI principles into practical implementation across technical and non-technical environments.
Read more on the QueerTech website:[ https://queertech.org/en/qt-inclusive-ai](https://queertech.org/en/qt-inclusive-ai)
If you have questions about the program, contact:
Amos B.
Program Manager, Community Learning and Development
amos@queertech.org
Sign up today!
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Ensuring Software Quality in the world of AI Developers - Matt Eland
**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**
Like it or not, AI agents are now capable of turning a quickly written paragraph of requirements into a pull request that is ready to be integrated into real-world production applications and it's now our responsibility to make sure AI doesn't go rogue and take down prod - or corrupt our data by misunderstanding the requirements or our existing schemas. In this session we'll explore strategies to protect our codebases through unit and integration testing, documentation, and code review along with additional ways of providing context and guard rails to our AI agents as they carry out the work we've assigned them to do. By the time we're done, you'll have a firm grasp of the problem and understand some helpful options for protecting your codebase from vibe coding mishaps getting YOLOed into prod.
**YouTube Link**
TBD
CONNECTED Westerville Mastermind Group
Join the CONNECTED Westerville Mastermind Group for a dynamic afternoon of B2B networking! This event is perfect for professionals looking to expand their business connections, share insights, and foster collaboration within the community. Whether you are a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting out, this event offers a valuable opportunity to exchange ideas, build relationships, and grow your network in a supportive environment. Connect with like-minded individuals, explore potential partnerships, and discover new opportunities for professional growth. Don't miss out on this chance to enhance your business network and take your career to the next level with CONNECTED Westerville Mastermind Group! We meet the 4th Monday of every month from 11am-1pm. Welcome and general networking from 11am - 11:30am with core meeting 11;30 - 12:30 and a final round of networking from 12:30 - 1pm.
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\.
Columbus Arduino Raspberry Pi Enthusiasts (CARPE) (Check Location)
Bring your Raspberry Pi, Arduino, microcontroller, or any other electronic project and join fellow electronics makers for a night of creativity and collaboration!
This session is open forum to share your current projects—whether complete or in progress, it’s all interesting! Whether you’re deep into embedded systems, exploring new ideas, or just getting started, you’ll find a welcoming space to collaborate, share, and get inspired.
**New to electronics or curious about tinkering?**
You’re absolutely welcome. If you’re a beginner and want to experiment, I’ll have a couple of starter kits available so you can try things out—whether that’s blinking your first LED, putting something on a display, or experimenting with simple sensors. No pressure and no experience required—just an interest in learning and building.
While we continue to pursue a more permanent venue for this Meetup, we’ll be using public library facilities based on availability. This session will be at the Worthington Park Library in the Olentangy Meeting Room.
Christians in Tech - Meetup #36 @ Improving
Christians in Tech is a community at the intersection of faith and technology. Our meetups are designed to spark meaningful conversations, promote knowledge sharing, and encourage growth—both in your career and your spiritual walk with God. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your tech journey, CIT welcomes you.
Our Website
[https://linktr.ee/citcbus](https://linktr.ee/citcbus)
Sponsors and Partners
* Improving (Venue Sponsor)
* Bethel World Prayer Center (Fiscal Sponsor)
* Fruits & Roots (Coffee Partner)
Sunday Afternoon Coffee at Grandview Grind
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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!




















