Internet of Things

At MOIA, we believe that to be great, we need to be constantly learning and seeking out new perspectives. MOIA's Mobility Consulting team is happy to invite to another transport modelling meetup at our Berlin office this year. While our own focus is the realistic simulation of our on-demand service with the tool MATSim, we aim to gather insights from the broader transport modeling world and beyond. The goal is to facilitate the exchange of ideas and insights across various institutions. The following speakers will provide insights into their work and the future of mobility: \- Nadine Kostorz \(KIT University\) \- Viktoriya Kolarova \(DLR/atStake\) \- Frank Holzhauser & Mads Berg \(Ruter\) Don't miss out on this opportunity to expand your skill set, meet like-minded people and enjoy some food and drinks on us. Better register now to secure your spot! Timetable: 18:00 Doors open 18:30 Presentations à 5-10 mins 19:50 Networking, drinks and food Language will be English.

**[4 WEEKS CLASS ON BASICS OF DRAWING](https://berlinschoolofdrawing.weebly.com/classonbasics.html)** **[suitable for total beginners](https://berlinschoolofdrawing.weebly.com/classonbasics.html)** ***ALL MATERIAL PROVIDED*** **TUESDAYS FROM 5 TO 7 P.M.** ***FEB. 10th to March 3th*** 110€ - MATERIAL INCLUDED DROP IN OPTION: 35€ https://berlinschoolofdrawing.weebly.com/classonbasics.html PROGRAM'S POINTS: **The class will focus on the fundamentals of drawing such as shapes and volumes, shading and perspective.** **We will learn how to look at things, to understand proportions, volume, texture and presence of an object in the space.** **We'll also go through shading and values, which will allow us to get a 3dimensional effect in our drawings.** **Materials: pencils** ***

## Details It's the first nodeJS meetup for 2026, so reserve your spot and come enjoy an evening of nodeJS talks, pizza, drinks and fun! If anyone wants to present a talk please reach out via message. ### **Presentations ️** Talk One: Processing compute-intensive event-driven tasks in [Node.js](http://node.js/) By: Mohit Karekar In this talk, Mohit will share various ways to process compute-intensive tasks triggered via message brokers like Kafka, asynchronously in [Node.js.](http://node.js./) I’ll share how these approaches compare in terms of performance and some related experiments. Talk Two: The world of WorkFlows and Agents By: Yasser Fadl In this talk, Yasser will introduce modern workflow systems in nodeJS, how they work under the surface, and how AI Agents plugin to ecosystem. ### **Schedule ** 7:00 -> Doors Open 7:15 -> Intro by our amazing hosts at contentful 7:20 -> **First Talk** 7:50 -> Short Break 8:00 -> **Second Talk** 8:30 -> Pizza and Networking 9:40-> Doors close ### **Hosting ** Contentful has offered to host our meetup in their incredible event space in Berlin! This will also include pizza and drinks. I'm extremely grateful for their support and help bringing this meetup back! They are also [hiring](https://www.contentful.com/careers/), come meet some of the team and possibly get a sneak peak at their incredible office when you arrive. ### **Code of Conduct ** We follow the [Berlin Code of Conduct](https://berlincodeofconduct.org/) and expect every attendee to do the same. Let’s ensure a respectful, inclusive, and welcoming environment for all. Thanks and excited to meet you there

Communicative, collaborative and creative drawing sessions. Participants draw a central still-life that the group can create themselves until the music track finishes and then pass it to the person on their left. The drawings change hands 3 to 5 times and the end results are always inspiring. After the collaborative warm-up participants can work individually on printing techniques, Mono -printing, tetra-pack or gelli. -printing. Feel free to try out a process that you are unfamiliar with. There will always be somebody to offer advice if necessary Bring A4 paper, and favourite materials, pencils & brushes. You can also use some studio materials in exchange for a small contribution. A fun but informative approach with consistently creative results!

Join us for the LFDT Berlin Monthly Meetup, a relaxed gathering for those involved in or curious about Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust (LFDT). This is a space for open discussions, knowledge sharing, and networking among professionals working on decentralized technologies. Each month, we come together to share projects, discuss challenges, and exchange ideas on navigating the LFDT ecosystem. Whether you're looking for insights, solutions, or just good company, you'll find a supportive community eager to collaborate and help. There’s no formal agenda—just organic discussions on the latest developments, real-world applications, and ways to make decentralized trust more impactful. Whether you’re an industry expert or just starting out, you’re welcome to join us, contribute, or just listen in. Come grab a drink, meet like-minded people, and let’s build the future of decentralized trust together!

Looking for a low-pressure way to get offline, meet new people, and actually do something fun on a Tuesday? This is a relaxed pool night in Spandau—come for a few rounds, stay for the chats, and leave with a couple of new familiar faces. **What to expect** * Casual pool games in **rotating rounds** (so everyone gets to play) — **beginners are welcome** * A friendly vibe: meaningful conversations *and* a bit of playful pool-table silliness * We **start on time** — please arrive punctually, otherwise it’s hard to fit you into the rotation **Costs** * Your own drinks + shared table costs (depending on group size) **RSVP** Please RSVP on Meetup so I can estimate how many tables we’ll need.

BHNT 109: the second BHNT in 2026. Your hacks do not have to be connected to the title (bonus points if they do though) - we just give every edition a title connected to current events. But all hacks welcome. Please RSVP and bring your hacks! There are 8 dynamically allocated Slots that consist of 5min presentation + 5min conversation with the audience. Follow us on [BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/bhnt.c-base.org), [X (fka twitter)](https://www.twitter.com/BerlinHacknTell), [Mastodon](https://chaos.social/@BHNT) or [Matrix](https://matrix.to/#/#bhnt:c-base.org). To refresh your memories or get familiar with the concept - see some old hacks here: https://bhnt.c-base.org Hope to see you all there - looking forward - all Hacks welcome!

This edition of **Global AI Berlin** focuses on one of the most important building blocks of modern AI systems: **AI Memory**. **AI Memory and Founders Night** is an in-person AI meetup in Berlin for **developers, founders, and product leaders** working on **agentic AI systems, AI agents, and production-ready AI architectures**. The event explores how **AI memory**, **knowledge graphs**, **context management**, and **multi-agent systems** are designed and operated in real-world AI applications. The focus is on **practical, production-grade patterns**, not theory. With insights inspired by the Berlin AI ecosystem and organizations such as **Neo4j**, **Google**, **Microsoft**, and **Amazon Web Services**, the talks highlight how teams build **scalable, memory-enabled AI systems** in practice. *** ### Registration (Limited Spots) Primary registration via: [https://globalai.community/chapters/berlin/events/ai-memory-and-founders-night/](https://globalai.community/chapters/berlin/events/ai-memory-and-founders-night/) *** ### Speakers & Topics **Louis Buys** – CEO, Delta Campus *Incubating the Next Generation of Developers and Startup Founders* **Andreas Kollegger** – GenAI Lead, Neo4j *Context Graphs for Agents – What, How, and Why to Act* **Vasilije Markovic** – CEO, Cognee *Building Memory for AI Agents* **Elizaveta Zinovyeva** – Applied Scientist, AWS *Analyzing Codebases with Multi-Agent Systems on Amazon Bedrock* **Christian Kniep** – Agentic Thinker, MemVerge *MemMachine: Agents That Learn, Memory That Lasts* **Abdel Sghiouar** – Developer Advocate, Google *Taming Agentic AI: Running Untrusted Code Safely on Kubernetes* **Christian Glessner** – Microsoft MVP *Microsoft Foundry and Foundry IQ* *** ### Who Should Attend * AI developers and software engineers * Technical founders and startup teams * Product managers and AI architects * Anyone building **agentic AI**, **AI agents**, **knowledge graphs**, or **memory-driven AI systems**

Let’s kick things off for another Meetup, this time focusing on Agentic Deployment and Flink’s Data Platform Ecosystem. Join us on February 26th in Berlin and bring all your questions! : ) **Pawel Wiszniewski: *"From Ingestion to Insight: Flink’s Data Platform Ecosystem"*** [Pawel Wiszniewski](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawel-wiszniewski/) is a Senior Data Engineer at[ Flink](https://www.goflink.com/shop/de-DE/deals/?campaignid=23008119587&adgroupid=190905032608&creative=676430819949&utm_source=google&utm_medium=search&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23008119587&gbraid=0AAAAABiSYNQr0V_xYSzvjjStCH6G-hLqP&gclid=CjwKCAiAkbbMBhB2EiwANbxtbQ-a9DxijUVV0nw5nXTXr037lYGiy6MIv5YbFjeo1qsZJStEPdBNxxoCPFQQAvD_BwE) and a well-known face at our Data Engineering Meetups. We're super excited to see our guest now stepping into the presenter's role. About his keynote: "You have data, analysts, and business use cases. But you can't simply stitch them together with spreadsheets, SQL queries, and Python scripts and still expect business users to trust the dashboards. To ensure data quality, reliability, security and freshness, you need a well organised set of tools and processes: a Data Platform. In this presentation, I will explain how the Data Platform at Flink was built, outline its high-level architecture, and describe the key products, tools, and processes that enable us to operate over a thousand data models and maintain full visibility into the current state of the business." **Sneha Nafade: *"AI Agents & Agentic Deployment"*** [Sneha Nafade](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sneha-nafade/) is a Cloud Architect at [Diconium](https://diconium.com/en/?utm_term=&utm_campaign=2025+%7C+Remarketing+%7C+DE/EN+%7C+All+Visitors&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=9083156072&hsa_cam=23281606208&hsa_grp=&hsa_ad=&hsa_src=x&hsa_tgt=&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23483494785&gbraid=0AAAAADQqBJ6jY8TgZt7Ocjy37F5Gup62I&gclid=CjwKCAiAkbbMBhB2EiwANbxtbfuZyXSVyFENwFuHv9tAcygFWNM24hiXlk3rvKVpwBFfM__jFEBHBRoCMpsQAvD_BwE) with a rich experience in Cloud & Cybersecurity Architecture & Engineering. About her keynote: "AI agents are becoming autonomous digital operators capable of managing pipelines, calling APIs, and responding to live data signals. This session provides a practical guide to designing, deploying, and governing agentic systems in real-world production environments." ✧ ✧ ✧ **What to expect:** * Two expert talks and Q&A * Networking opportunities in our great Creator Space * Some snacks & drinks to fuel your thoughts : ) ✧ ✧ ✧ **Timetable:** * 18:30 - Event admission * 18:50 - Welcome & Introduction * 19:00 - Pawel Wiszniewski: *"From Ingestion to Insight: Flink’s Data Platform Ecosystem"* * 19:30 - 5 minutes break * 19:35 - Sneha Nafade: *"AI Agents & Agentic Deployment"* * 20:05 - Snacks, Drinks & Networking * 21:30 - End ✧ ✧ ✧ More on the **-> [applydata data engineering meetup page](https://applydata.io/data-engineering-meetup/)**. **Our goal is to form a local data-loving community, so join us and let's talk data together!** ✧ ✧ ✧ *At the event, sound, image and video recordings are created and published for documentation purposes as well as for the presentation of the event in publicly accessible media, on websites and blogs and for presentation on social media. By participating the event, the participant implicitly consents to the aforementioned photo and/or video recordings. Find [more information on data protection here](https://applydata.io/events/information-on-data-protection/).*

[*Registration form required below*] **Interested in Japanese sword fighting or Japanese culture? Come join a trial and experience the traditional Samurai art at Katori Shintō-ryū in Schöneberg.** **Trial Fee**: **25€**/ session (2hr). Classes every Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 19:00 to 21:00. **!!SIGN UP HERE**: [Katori Shinto-ryū Berlin Sign-up (google.com)](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeBt4A13VgnEcgQQ2PDaruthmYMRWineG4KtUCKsuC9KBsCUQ/viewform) Registration is required before your participation so that we can prepare enough training equipment. **Address**: Belziger Str. 25, 10823 Berlin. **No previous experience required!** The classes are in English and German. **Our website**: [Kenjutsu Berlin - Official school of Katori Shinto-ryu in Berlin (katoriberlin.org)](https://katoriberlin.org/) **Katori Shintō-ryū** is one of the oldest Japanese sword fighting traditions (koryū) still practised today and is recognized by the Japanese government as a cultural intangeable asset. The school was founded in the middle of the 15th century by Iizasa Chōisai Ienao at the Katori Shrine (Katori jingū) and has become the origin of numerous other martial arts schools over the course of its almost 600-year history. The training consists of the continuous repetition of fixed sequences of movements (kata) and includes the use of classic Japanese weapons such as the sword (iai-jutsu, battō-jutsu, ken-jutsu, ryōtō-jutsu, kodachi-jutsu), the long staff (bō-jutsu), the lance (naginata-jutsu) and the spear (sō-jutsu), as well as unarmed disciplines, tactics and spiritual aspects. **The Katori Berlin dojo** is the only official shibu of Otake Nobutoshi-shihan’s dojo Shinbukan in Germany and fully dedicated to the transmission and study of one martial tradition: Tenshinshō-den Katori Shintō-ryū. Through these efforts we aim to contribute to the cultural preservation of this martial tradition. The dojo has one officially appointed shidosha. **Our sensei**: Sebastian Graetz has been active in martial arts since 1997. After almost 15 years of taekwondo in Berlin, he started with Katori Shintō-ryū in Asia in 2014. Since then, he has studied in Japan with Ōtake Risuke-shihan and Ōtake Nobutoshi-shihan, and in Vietnam with Malte Stokhof-shihandai. In 2023, he received his Menkyo license and permission to set up a training group in Berlin the following year.

International Meetup for those who still like to follow the Peaceful teachings of Christ. We are free and curious humans, try to practice patience, kindness, humanity, etc, and have the freedom to read any book of the world, including the Gospels. Let's support each-other, upbuild faith, and find some like-minded friends in our community. (If you are a new believer, you are also welcome only if you have been practicing Christianity regularly for at least since last 3 years. )

Join us for a hands-on workshop by Olena Kutsenko on Wednesday, February 25th from 5:30pm hosted by SPACE SHACK Coworking! **Venue:** **SPACE SHACK Coworking** Akazienstraße 3A, 10823 Berlin, Germany **Agenda:** * 5:30pm – 6:00pm: Welcome, Food/Drinks & Networking * 6:00pm - 8:30 pm: Workshop by Olena ** So that Olena has an idea of audience priorities, please fill in the [pre-workshop form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJsBjgkL2EXvPtBScXtI5yAv6N9gFg64QmMajMUiMmaPllxQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=117948459316244235775) when you can (no personal info is collected)** ** Speaker & Workshop Details:** Olena Kutsenko, Staff Developer Advocate, Confluent **Hands-on workshop: real-time flight data streaming, anomalies, predictions, and visualizations** **Workshop Overview** In this hands-on session, we'll build a real-time analytics pipeline using flight data and modern streaming tools — step by step, and without hand-waving. We'll start by streaming data into Apache Kafka using Confluent Cloud, process it with Apache Flink, and land it in Apache Iceberg using Tableflow. From there, we'll query the data with Trino and turn it into dashboards using Superset. Everything runs in a practical setup you can reproduce later, including Docker and cloud-managed services. Along the way, we'll also look at anomaly detection and simple predictions using built-in functions, so you can see how real-time insights can be added without building custom ML pipelines or complex models. This session is all about doing, not slides. You'll see how the pieces actually fit together, what decisions matter in practice (regions, credentials, formats), and how to go from streaming data to analytics in a way that scales. If you're curious about real-time analytics, Kafka + Flink in the cloud, or how streaming, analytics, and lightweight predictive use cases come together in the same pipeline, this workshop will give you a clear, working mental model — and code you can take home. No prior experience with Kafka, Flink, or Iceberg required! Just bring your curiosity and a laptop! **Technical Prerequisites:** To make sure you can get hands on during this workshop, please make sure the following are installed on your system (**Make sure your bring your laptops!)** **1\. GitHub Account** * **Zero Install (Recommended)**: Use GitHub Codespaces or open in Dev Container - everything pre-installed! **2\. Local Setup: Install the tools below on your machine \(takes \~10 minutes\)** * [VSCode with Confluent Extension:](http://%5Bhttps//%5Bdocs.confluent.io/cloud/current/client-apps/vs-code-extension.html%5D%5D(docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/client-apps/vs-code-extension.html%5D)(%5Bhttps://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/client-apps/vs-code-extension.html%5D(https://docs.confluent.io/cloud/current/client-apps/vs-code-extension.html))) For accessing Confluent Cloud resources. * [Confluent CLI:](http://%5Bhttps//%5Bdocs.confluent.io/confluent-cli/current/install.html%5D%5D(docs.confluent.io/confluent-cli/current/install.html%5D)(%5Bhttps://docs.confluent.io/confluent-cli/current/install.html%5D(https://docs.confluent.io/confluent-cli/current/install.html))) To interact with Kafka clusters and topics. * [Install DuckDB:](https://duckdb.org/docs/installation/) For querying Tableflow Iceberg tables. **3\. Correctly setting up your Confluent Cloud account** ##### **This step is optional, as we will go through how to set up Confluent Cloud during the event. However, if you want to get ahead, make sure you sign up, as so, to make sure you don't have to input your Credit Card:** Use the code '**CONFLUENTDEV1**' when you reach the payment methods window [after signing up for Confluent Cloud via this link.](https://www.confluent.io/confluent-cloud/tryfree/?utm_source=meetup&utm_medium=eventpage&utm_campaign=tm.devx_ch.cryptoworkshop) [\[More info about the workshop can be found here\](More detail about the workshop, including detailed agenda)](http://%5Bmore%20info%20about%20the%20workshop%20can%20be%20found%20here%5D(more%20detail%20about%20the%20workshop,%20including%20detailed%20agenda)/) \*\*\* 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/)

This edition of **Global AI Berlin** focuses on one of the most important building blocks of modern AI systems: **AI Memory**. **AI Memory and Founders Night** is an in-person AI meetup in Berlin for **developers, founders, and product leaders** working on **agentic AI systems, AI agents, and production-ready AI architectures**. The event explores how **AI memory**, **knowledge graphs**, **context management**, and **multi-agent systems** are designed and operated in real-world AI applications. The focus is on **practical, production-grade patterns**, not theory. With insights inspired by the Berlin AI ecosystem and organizations such as **Neo4j**, **Google**, **Microsoft**, and **Amazon Web Services**, the talks highlight how teams build **scalable, memory-enabled AI systems** in practice. *** ### Registration (Limited Spots) Primary registration via: [https://globalai.community/chapters/berlin/events/ai-memory-and-founders-night/](https://globalai.community/chapters/berlin/events/ai-memory-and-founders-night/) *** ### Speakers & Topics **Louis Buys** – CEO, Delta Campus *Incubating the Next Generation of Developers and Startup Founders* **Andreas Kollegger** – GenAI Lead, Neo4j *Context Graphs for Agents – What, How, and Why to Act* **Vasilije Markovic** – CEO, Cognee *Building Memory for AI Agents* **Elizaveta Zinovyeva** – Applied Scientist, AWS *Analyzing Codebases with Multi-Agent Systems on Amazon Bedrock* **Christian Kniep** – Agentic Thinker, MemVerge *MemMachine: Agents That Learn, Memory That Lasts* **Abdel Sghiouar** – Developer Advocate, Google *Taming Agentic AI: Running Untrusted Code Safely on Kubernetes* **Christian Glessner** – Microsoft MVP *Microsoft Foundry and Foundry IQ* *** ### Who Should Attend * AI developers and software engineers * Technical founders and startup teams * Product managers and AI architects * Anyone building **agentic AI**, **AI agents**, **knowledge graphs**, or **memory-driven AI systems**

Registration is handled by Global AI (limited spots): https://globalai.community/chapters/berlin/events/ai-memory-and-founders-night/ GDG Cloud Berlin is supporting Global AI Berlin as a community partner to amplify this event. This edition of Global AI Berlin focuses on one of the most critical building blocks of modern AI systems: AI Memory and its role in shaping intelligent applications. You’ll hear from founders, product leaders, and engineers on how memory is designed, structured, and operationalized in real-world AI and agentic systems—covering practical approaches to building memory-enabled applications at production scale. Topics include: graph-based context, retrieval layers, user interaction history, system architecture, performance considerations, and governance—plus lessons learned and trade-offs when moving from prototypes to reliable, memory-driven products. Who should attend: developers, technical founders, product managers, architects, and teams interested in using AI memory to improve application intelligence, user experience, and product differentiation. Speakers / agenda Abdel Sghiouar (Developer Advocate, Google) — Taming Agentic AI: How to Run Rogue Code Safely on Kubernetes (Google) Louis Buys (CEO, Delta Campus) — Incubating the Next Generation of Developers and Startup Founders Andreas Kollegger (GenAI Lead, Neo4j) — Context Graphs for Agents – What, How, and Why to Act Vasilije Markovic (Founder, Cognee) — Building Memory for AI Agents Elizaveta Zinovyeva (Applied Scientist, AWS) — Analyze codebase with multi-agent systems built on Strands Agents, Amazon Bedrock AgentCore (AWS) Christian Kniep (Agentic Thinker, MemVerge) — MemMachine: Agents That Learn, Memory That Lasts Christian Glessner & Luise Freese (Microsoft MVP) — Building AI Agents with Microsoft Foundry (Microsoft) Sujay Joshy (AI Engineer and strategist, Riverty) — Graph-Native Memory for Code Understanding at Scale (Riverty) Agenda *** Speaker Abdel SGHIOUAR - Google (Senior Cloud Engineer @Google Cloud) Senior Cloud Engineer @Google. GCP Certified almost everything. I tweet about GCP, Cloud, DevOps, kubernetes, and Serverless. Abdel Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabdelfettah/; Hosted By Yevgen Batovskyi, Organizer Esra Kadah, Organizer Senior App Developer \| Author of "Flutter Design Patterns & Best Practices" \| Co\-Organizer of Flutteristas\, Flutter Berlin\, GDG Cloud Berlin\, Flutter Community AI Circle \| ‍ Antigua Mobile Hany Elfouly, Co-founder & CEO Mohamed Islem Ayari, Organizer Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-cloud-berlin-presents-ai-memory-amp-founders-night-community-partner-global-ai-berlin/.

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. (NOTICE - Location change!) This session will be at the Karl Road Branch of the Columbus Library in the Conference Room 2.

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.

Join other experienced and aspiring agile coaches and professionals to: * develop and practice your coaching skills in a peer-to-peer environment * share current successes and challenges in your work environment and get support from each other * learn from each other, build better relationships and experiment with new ideas

Connected Westerville Night of Networking flips the script on networking, with surprises and connections that'll make you say, "Who knew networking could be this much fun?!"

**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** *Spec-Driven Development with GitHub Spec-Kit: From Intent to Implementation* Spec-driven development flips the traditional workflow on its head: instead of code being the source of truth, the specification becomes the backbone of design, collaboration, and delivery. In this session, we’ll explore how GitHub Spec-Kit enables teams to treat specifications as first-class artifacts—living documents that drive architecture, implementation, and verification. You’ll learn how Spec-Kit helps teams clearly express intent using structured, version-controlled specs that live alongside code. We’ll walk through a practical workflow that starts with defining system behavior and constraints, then progressively refines those specs into testable, automatable outcomes. Along the way, we’ll show how specs can reduce ambiguity, improve cross-functional collaboration, and make design decisions explicit before a single line of production code is written. This talk will cover: --What spec-driven development is (and what it isn’t) --How GitHub Spec-Kit fits into modern developer workflows --Using specs to align product, engineering, and AI-assisted development --Real-world examples of turning specs into implementations with confidence Whether you’re building greenfield systems, integrating AI into your stack, or trying to reduce costly rework, spec-driven development offers a scalable way to move faster without sacrificing clarity. Attendees will leave with concrete patterns and a clear mental model for adopting GitHub Spec-Kit in their own projects. **YouTube Link** TBA

Join the Columbus AI community for our quarterly gathering — a casual, community-focused evening where everyone has a chance to share, learn, and connect. These open mic–style events give anyone in the community up to **5 minutes** to present a project, share a tool, pose a question, or offer a perspective on the evolving AI space. No slides required — just a welcoming space to exchange ideas and keep the local AI conversation moving. If you’d like to take the stage, message **Chris (the organizer)** with a **title and short description** of what you’d like to share. Whether you’re deep in the field or just getting curious, come connect with others building and exploring AI in Columbus. Sponsored by [Transform Labs](https://www.transformlabs.com/services)