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**Close to open – Queer Bridges** with ***Mayila Khodadin*** for **LGBTQIA+ Queer Migrants** **[Free event with registration](https://wearevillage.org/en/shop/queer-bridges-monday/w12-2026)** 🔵 This workshop explores dance with closed eyes, engaging all senses to challenge perception and heighten awareness. In a safe, gentle space, voice and touch reveal how disconnecting from our dominant sense changes how we relate to others. Designed for LGBTQIA+ people with migrant backgrounds to feel safe, present, and confident. Registration This workshop invites participants to explore dance with closed eyes, engaging all senses to challenge perceptions and sharpen awareness. In a gentle, curated space, voice and touch are used to discover how disconnecting from our dominant sense changes our approach to others. Designed for LGBTQIA+ people with migrant backgrounds, the workshop offers a rare chance to focus fully on oneself, feel safe and calm, and return to social interaction with greater confidence and presence. **Queer Bridges: Forging connections and providing resources for LGBTQIA+ people with experiences of migration and/or displacement.** Queer people with experiences of migration and/or displacement in Berlin often face unique challenges in their daily lives that can limit their access to supportive communities and inclusive environments. With the support of the **Deutsche Fernsehlotterie Stiftung**, we have developed the Queer Bridges program to overcome these barriers. We provide resources, networking and support in a welcoming environment for queer immigrants and refugees through our special program. Our goal is to foster a sense of belonging to the local LGBTQIA+ community, enabling smooth integration and an improved quality of life for queer folks with experiences of migration and/or displacement. ✅ Our **Queer Bridges** program will continue to evolve and we are always happy to hear about your needs. If you are interested, you can send us an e-mail to stay informed about further updates. **General Information** **Participants**: This workshop is for all who identify as LGBTQ+ and have experienced migration and/or displacement. If you don’t share these experiences but are interested in joining please reach out to us first to see if space is available. We ask that all participants respect the program’s core focus and contribute to fostering an open respectful space. **Registration**: This event has limited spots available. Registration through our website is therefore required. **Language**: English **Cost:** The event is free of charge. # Vom Schließen zum Öffnen – Queer Bridges ##### Kostenlos mit [Anmeldung](https://wearevillage.org/shop/queer-bridges-monday/w12-2026/) Dieser Workshop erkundet Tanz mit geschlossenen Augen und allen Sinnen, um Wahrnehmung zu hinterfragen und Aufmerksamkeit zu schärfen. In einem sicheren, behutsamen Raum zeigen Stimme und Berührung, wie sich der Umgang mit anderen verändert. Für LGBTQIA+-Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund, um Sicherheit, Präsenz und Selbstvertrauen zu stärken. Dieser Workshop lädt dazu ein, Tanz mit geschlossenen Augen zu erkunden und alle Sinne zu nutzen, um Wahrnehmung zu hinterfragen und Aufmerksamkeit zu schärfen. In einem behutsamen, sicheren Raum werden Stimme und Berührung eingesetzt, um zu entdecken, wie sich der Umgang mit anderen verändert, wenn der dominanteste Sinn aussetzt. Der Workshop richtet sich an LGBTQIA+ Menschen mit Migrationshintergrund und bietet die Möglichkeit, sich ganz auf sich selbst zu konzentrieren, Sicherheit zu spüren und gestärkt in den Austausch mit anderen zurückzukehren. **Queer Bridges: Verbindungen schaffen und Ressourcen für LGBTQIA+ Menschen mit Migrationserfahrung bereitstellen.** Queere Menschen mit Migrationserfahrung in Berlin sehen sich in ihrem täglichen Leben oft mit besonderen Herausforderungen konfrontiert, die ihren Zugang zu unterstützenden Gemeinschaften und integrativen Umgebungen einschränken können. Mit Unterstützung der **Deutschen Fernsehlotterie Stiftung**, haben wir das Programm Queer Bridges entwickelt, um diese Hürden zu überwinden. Wir bieten Ressourcen, Vernetzung und Unterstützung in einem einladenden Umfeld für queere Migrant\*innen und Geflüchtete durch unser spezielles Programm. Unser Ziel ist es, ein Gefühl der Zugehörigkeit zur lokalen LGBTQIA+ Community zu fördern und damit eine reibungslose Integration sowie eine verbesserte Lebensqualität für queere Menschen mit Migrations- und/oder Fluchterfahrung zu ermöglichen. ✅ Unser **Queer Bridges** Programm wird sich stetig weiter entwickeln und wir freuen uns auch jederzeit von Euren Bedarfen zu hören. Bei Interesse könnt ihr uns eine E-Mail schicken, um über weitere Aktualisierungen informiert zu bleiben. **Hinweise** **Teilnehmende**: Dieser Workshop richtet sich an alle, die sich als LGBTQIA+ identifizieren und Migrations- und/oder Fluchterfahrung erlebt haben. Wenn ihr diese Erfahrungen nicht teilt, aber dennoch an einer Teilnahme interessiert seid, meldet euch bitte zuerst bei uns, um zu klären, ob ein Platz frei ist. Wir bitten alle Teilnehmenden, den Schwerpunkt des Programms zu respektieren und dazu beizutragen, einen offenen, respektvollen Raum zu schaffen. **Anmeldung**: Für dieses Event stehen begrenzte Plätze zur Verfügung. Eine Registrierung über unsere Website ist daher erforderlich. **Sprache**: Englisch **Kosten**: Die Teilnahme ist kostenlos.

**Angular Berlin is BACK!** After a year-long break, we're returning with a bang! Join us for our first Angular Meetup Berlin of 2026 – with great talks, good vibes, pizza & drinks. And we're thrilled to have[ Dr. Klein Wowi Finanz](https://www.drklein-wowi.de/) AG host us for this special comeback edition. The event is proudly sponsored by workshops.de, supporting the Angular community in Berlin. *** **Date:** Monday, March 16th, 2026 **Location:** Dr. Wowi Klein Finanz GmbH, Heidestraße 8, 10557 Berlin **Schedule:** 18:30 Doors open 18:45 Introduction 19:00 First Talk: Angular & Agentic AI Engineering - Robin Böhm 19:45 Break 20:15 Second Talk: Visual Regression Testing - the secure net for your QA - Richard Pearson & Hagen Strahl 21:00 Networking 21:30 End *** Whether you're a long-time community member or joining us for the first time, come say hi, connect with fellow Angular developers, and let's kick off a great year together!

Welcome to **ChessBar Events! 🍻♟️** We host **weekly chess tournaments** in different bars across the city — the perfect mix of strategy, drinks, and good vibes. The tournament is organized directly through our **ChessBar app**, where you can see your next opponent, enter results, and gain ranking points throughout the season. ✨ **What to expect** \- 5 games in **rapid format** (10 minutes per player) 🕹️ **\- Free entry** 💸 **\- Open to all levels** \- Up to 32 players can participate \- No need to bring a board or pieces — we provide all the material\! **How to join** 📲 Please make sure to **register through the ChessBar app** (signing up on Meetup alone is not enough). 👉 [https://onelink.to/chessbar-s](https://onelink.to/chessbar-s) 🌐 **More info** Website: [www.chess-bar.com](https://www.chess-bar.com/) Instagram: [@chess___bar](https://www.instagram.com/chess___bar/) WhatsApp group (for participants): [Join here](https://chat.whatsapp.com/GtZP0Ec4SlnF1qiZd2t5uM)

Join us on March 16 as we **share the patterns and anti-patterns that actually work**. We’ll also give you ways to l**evel up productivity for you and your team**. ✅ **Registration** is managed exclusively via Luma. Please **reserve your spot** **here**: https://luma.com/mqjk3fb9 **Entry is reserved for confirmed guests.** 🔈 **[Yarik Yermilov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yarik-yermilov/overlay/about-this-profile/),** Principal Software Engineer 🚀 In this talk, I’ve condensed one year of my personal experience with AI coding agents and Superhuman engineers’ experience into a set of patterns and anti-patterns we’ve observed from our numerous successful and failed experiments. I will share a pragmatic view on how to up-level your personal productivity as a software engineer and how to rebuild your team processes to become AI first. I will share the story of how I abandoned text editors forever in favour of Claude Code. I’ll also share how Superhuman uses AI for every step of the software development process, including code reviews, infrastructure migrations, feature development, and production monitoring. We will discuss the challenges of organizational transformation and how to avoid cargo-culting AI adoption and AI slop in your production systems. **Facts about the speaker**: * ​I have been with Grammarly, now part of Superhuman, for 8.5 years. * ​Over the years, I have worked on product features development, platforms and infrastructure, and developer experience, both as a contributing engineer and a technical lead. * ​Last year, I was one of the trailblazers of AI coding adoption at Superhuman, working on the AI coding harness, adoption, and learning among engineers and on autonomous coding agents * ​I haven’t written a line of code manually since May 2025. * ​I have been with Grammarly, now part of Superhuman, for 8.5 years. ​**💥 Who should attend?** * ​Software engineers who want to learn how to use AI Coding Agents * ​Technical leaders who want to boost their team's productivity by introducing an AI-First approach **Agenda:** ✨ 18:00–18:30: Check-in and networking ✨ 18:30–19:30: Talk ✨ 19:30–20:30: Mingle with our team

🥪THE SANDWICH MIC 🥪 It’s a *show up, go up* comedy open mic — 12 spots total! Bring your jokes, your friends, and your best punchlines. 🎟️ Free reservations for guests (we appreciate donations at the end). 💥 Good vibes, cold drinks, and fresh laughs every week.

Andere drücken die Schulbank, wir aber wollen in gemütlicher (und realer) Atmosphäre wieder aufeinandertreffen und einen Deutsch-Spanisch-Tandemkurs aufleben lassen. Beim einfachen Zusammenkommen und kennenlernen lässt es sich schließlich viel effektiver lernen. und Spaß haben. ...

**TIN\* Embodied Practices** mit Lux für **TIN\* (trans\*, inter\*, nicht-binäre, agender und genderqueere Personen)\*** Kostenlos mit **[Anmeldung ](https://wearevillage.org/en/shop/tin-embodied-practices/w06-2026)** **Ein somatischer Bewegungsraum für TIN\*-Körper (trans\*, inter\*, nicht-binäre, agender und genderqueere Personen)**. Inspiriert von Body-Mind Centering®, der Atemarbeit nach Ilse Middendorf, Authentic Movement und Feldenkrais verbinden die Sessions angeleitete Bewegung, Berührung, Improvisation und Reflexion. Auf Basis von Konsens, Autonomie und Care stärkt die Praxis Körperwahrnehmung, Selbstbestimmung und Resilienz in einer unterstützenden Gemeinschaft. Ein bewegungsbasierter Raum zur Selbstentfaltung, der sich TIN\*-Körpern (Trans\*, Inter\*, Nicht-binär, einschließlich agender und genderqueer Identitäten) und den Lebenserfahrungen von Menschen widmet, die sich außerhalb traditioneller Cisgender-Definitionen identifizieren. Diese Praxis ist inspiriert von der Erfahrungsanatomie von Body-Mind Centering®, der Atemarbeit von Ilse Middendorf, Authentic Movement, Feldenkrais und anderen somatischen Bewegungsansätzen. Berührung, praktische und partnerschaftliche Arbeit, Tanzimprovisationswerkzeuge und kollektive Reflexion werden zu einem integrierten somatischen Bewegungsrahmen verwoben, der auf Zustimmung, Autonomie und Fürsorge basiert. Die Absicht dieses Raums ist es, die Entwicklung von Selbstvertrauen und Resilienz in unserer Körperlichkeit als TIN\*-Menschen zu unterstützen, die körperliche Autonomie zu fördern und Berührungskompetenz innerhalb einer unterstützenden und bewussten Gemeinschaft zu entwickeln. Jede Sitzung beginnt mit einer geführten somatischen Bewegungsübung, die sich auf die Entwicklung anatomischer Werkzeuge zur Selbstbeobachtung konzentriert. Wir arbeiten mit den fünf Hauptlinien (Arme, Beine, Wirbelsäule), den vier Ecken des Rumpfes (Schultern und Hüften), den drei Hauptgewichtspunkten (Kopf, Brustkorb, Becken) und den beiden Seiten des Körpers. Diese Prinzipien unterstützen die Teilnehmer dabei, sich innerhalb ihrer eigenen körperlichen Architektur zu orientieren und ein verkörpertes Bewusstsein zu entwickeln. Auf dieser Grundlage erweitert sich die Praxis zu gemeinschaftlichen Bewegungen und gemeinsamer räumlicher Gestaltung, einschließlich Zeit für Integration und Reflexion. Bewegung wird als relationale, politische und räumliche Praxis an sich betrachtet. 🔵 **TIN\* Embodied Practices** with Lux for **TIN\* (Trans\*, Inter\*, Non-binary, agender and genderqueer people)** Free **[Registration Required](https://wearevillage.org/en/shop/tin-embodied-practices/w16-2026/)** Drawing from Body-Mind Centering®, breathwork after Ilse Middendorf, Authentic Movement and Feldenkrais, the sessions combine guided movement, touch-based exploration, improvisation and reflection. Grounded in consent, autonomy and care, the practice supports embodied awareness, bodily autonomy and resilience within a supportive community. A movement-based and self-development space dedicated to TIN\* bodies (Trans\*, Inter\*, Non-binary, including agender and genderqueer identities) and the lived experiences of people identifying outside traditional cisgender definitions. This practice draws inspiration from the experiential anatomy of Body-Mind Centering®, the breathwork of Ilse Middendorf, Authentic Movement, Feldenkrais, and other somatic movement approaches. Touch, hands-on and partnered work, dance improvisation tools, and collective reflection are woven together into an integrated somatic movement framework grounded in consent, autonomy, and care. The intention of this space is to support the cultivation of confidence and resilience in our physicality as TIN\* people, nurture bodily autonomy, and develop touch literacy within a supportive and conscious community. Each session begins with a guided somatic movement practice focused on developing anatomical tools for self-observation. We work with the five cardinal lines (arms, legs, spine), the four corners of the trunk (shoulders and hips), the three primary weights (head, chest, pelvis), and the two sides of the body. These principles support participants in orienting within their own physical architecture and cultivating embodied awareness. From this foundation, the practice expands into communal movement and shared spatial authorship, including time for integration and reflection. Movement is framed as relational, political, and spatial practice in its own right. **General Information** To engage fully in the experience, participants are encouraged to wear comfortable clothing. **Participants:** This workshop is intended for people who identify outside traditional cisgender definitions: Trans\*, Inter\*, Non-binary, including agender and genderqueer identities. **Registration:** This event has limited spots available. Registration via our website is required. **Language:** This event will be in English. **Cost:** The event is free of charge.

We are back in the c-base! Do you already run NixOS and want to talk to other people or want an introductory session with some NixOS users. Just bring your machine! Usually there are no topics, we just sit in front of our computers, talk about stuff, debug some problems or review some PRs on nixpkgs. There are drinks usually available from the c-base bar. If you can't find us. just ask around or ask in irc (#krebs on hackint)

Hallo, Willkommen zur Handarbeits- und Gesprächsgruppe! Wir treffen uns von 14 bis 16 Uhr in der Psychosozialen Initiative Moabit. Bei Kaffee/Tee und Kuchen sitzen wir in entspannter Runde zusammen und arbeiten an Strick-/Häkel- oder anderen Handarbeitsprojekten oder ähnlichem und kommen so auch gerne ins Gespräch. Alle sind herzlich willkommen (auch ohne Strickerfahrung!!). Wir haben vor Ort auch ein paar Stricksachen und Wolle, die alle mitbenutzen können :) Hello, Welcome to the crochet/knitting group at Psychosoziale Initiative Moabit! We meet up every Wednesday from 2 to 4pm and all work on our creative projects. Throughout the crafting you have the space to talk and expand your community in Berlin. Everyone is welcome (even if you've never done crocheting/knitting before!!). We also have some knitting needles and yarn for you to use :)

Register: [https://luma.com/cc38ppvg ](https://luma.com/cc38ppvg) Supercharge your dev game at the **Agents and APIs Developer Meetup** brought to you by Postman. ​​​Do you: * ​​​Need to put your AI agents into production? * ​​​Create APIs that actually scale with your AI app? * ​​​Want to meet other AI & API builders and share best practices? ​​​Then this event is for you! ​​​Join us, along with special guests from \*\*[Monoscope ](https://monoscope.tech/)\*\*and **[Neo4j](https://neo4j.com/)**, for food, networking, live demos, and best practices on how to scale API development and get your AI apps ready for production. Come for the learning, stay for the vibes.

**Einladung zum Entdecken der LEGO SERIOUS PLAY Methode** Interessieren Sie sich dafür, die spannende Welt der LEGO SERIOUS PLAY Methode kennenzulernen? Und damit die Möglichkeiten dieser Methode? Wir laden Sie herzlich zu einem Einführungsworkshop ein, in dem Sie erleben, wann und wie die LSP-Methode in Unternehmen, Teams und für persönliche Entwicklung eingesetzt werden kann. Im Laufe des Workshops werden Sie selbst Modelle bauen, Ihre Erfahrungen mit anderen teilen und einen fundierten Eindruck davon gewinnen, ob Sie ein professioneller LSP-Facilitator werden möchten. Ihr Gastgeber ist Michel Cloosterman, internationaler Trainer und Facilitator der LSP-Methode. Zur Ermutigung, mehr zu spielen und zu experimentieren, erhalten alle Teilnehmer ein schönes Geschenk. Auch wenn Sie sich im Anschluss für ein Training entscheiden, wird Ihnen persönlich ein attraktives Angebot unterbreitet. Verpassen Sie nicht diese Gelegenheit, eine innovative Methode zu entdecken, die Kreativität und effektive Kommunikation fördert!

Community Partnership with Postman Registration https://luma.com/cc38ppvg Supercharge your dev game at the **Agents and APIs** **Developer Meetup** brought to you by Postman. ​​​Do you: * ​​​Need to put your AI agents into production? * ​​​Create APIs that actually scale with your AI app? * ​​​Want to meet other AI & API builders and share best practices? ​​​Then this event is for you! ​​​Join us, along with special guests from \*\*[Monoscope ](https://monoscope.tech/)\*\*and **[Neo4j](https://neo4j.com/)**, for food, networking, live demos, and best practices on how to scale API development and get your AI apps ready for production. Come for the learning, stay for the vibes. ## ​​​Speakers * ​\*\*[Zaid Zaim](https://www.linkedin.com/in/zaidzaim/),\*\* **Developer Advocate** at **Neo4j,** will walk through context Graphs and how they aid explainable, Decision-Aware AI Agents. * ​\*\*[Anthony Alaribe](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-alaribe-293a41bb/?originalSubdomain=de),\*\* **CTO & Co-founder at Monoscope,** will talk about a DIY Agent that could be your next on-call engineer and run locally * ​\*\*[Gbadebo Bello](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gbahdeyboh/)\*\*, **Developer Advocate** at **Postman** will present a demo on the new AI native features in Postman and how they fit into your development lifecycles. ​​​Space is limited. Register now, and we look forward to seeing you there! *** ​​**Keep the Conversation Going** * ​​Still want more? Join the **[#ai-conversations](https://discord.gg/ajCXuHrXfV)** channel on Postman Discord ([https://discord.gg/ajCXuHrXfV](https://discord.gg/ajCXuHrXfV)) to share your favourite tool, script, or workflow and meet other builders exploring the same space. * ​​Follow-up threads and resources will be shared after the event, so you can try everything yourself *** ​​**Legal Stuff** ​*Postman, Inc. can send me updates and news about its products and services. I can unsubscribe anytime using the link in an email or by contacting Postman*

Willkommen bei der Cyber Security User Group "Purple Elbe" in Hamburg. Am **Mittwoch**, 18.03.2026 19:00 Uhr, treffen wir uns bei glueckkanja AG in Hamburg. Vortragssprache: **Deutsch** **Agenda** * Begrüßung * Security News * **New Tool: XDRConverter** *XDR Custom Detection as Code - Fabian Bader* * **All you need to know about Sentinel data lake, graph and more** Tech Dive: Sentinel Data Lake - Von Ingestion-tiers über KQL-Jobs bis zum Blast Radius mit Sentinel Graph. Wir klären: Archive vs. Data lake, sparen massiv Kosten bei der Langzeitspeicherung und sprechen über Data Protection Challenges. *\- Marvin Rose* * Gemeinsamer Austausch (mit Pizza und Getränken für alle vor Ort) Wir freuen uns auf deine Teilnahme. Die Teilnahme ist hybrid möglich. **Anreise** Mit den Öffentlichen an der Sierichstraße (U3) aussteigen oder wenn Ihr mit dem Auto kommt gibt es im "Parkhaus Krohnskamp Hamburg" Parkplätze in der direkten Umgebung.

⚠️ Space is strictly limited for these labs, so make sure to secure your terminal and grab your spot before it fills up: [https://cloud.google.com/events/builders-day-berlin](https://cloud.google.com/events/builders-day-berlin) **Hi,** we want to invite you on next #GoogleCloudBuilders Day that is happening right here in Berlin on March 17th, and it’s an entirely engineering-first deep dive. If you want to build autonomous AI Agents from scratch, master new workflows, and tackle real-world architectural blockers with Google experts, this is for you. This is a perfect opportunity for our group to connect locally, step away from the high-level talks, and dive straight into hands-on labs. Speakers are: **Matt Thompson** Director, Developer Adoption, Google Cloud **Remigiusz Samborski** Lead Developer Relations Engineer, Google Cloud **Abdelfettah Sghiouar (Abdel)** Cloud Developer Advocate, Google Cloud **Nikolai Danylchyk** Cloud Customer Engineer, Google Cloud **Tim Messerschmidt** Head of Developer Ecosystems, Google **Alexis Moussine-Pouchkine** Cloud Developer Advocate, Google Cloud **Marina Coelho** Developer Relations Engineer, Google **Jelena Mijuskovic** Cloud Engineer, Data & Al, Google

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.

Builders, creators, architects, admins, consultants - come one, come all. This one's for you. We're bringing a little friendly competition to the Columbus ServiceNow community while highlighting the cool things people have built on the platform. Five presenters will take the stage to showcase something they've built, solved, designed, or imagined on the ServiceNow platform - and a panel of judges (plus YOU, our amazing audience) will score them live. So basically, America's Got Talent but make it ServiceNow's Got Talent. Bring a notepad if you'd like 'cause you'll definitely be learning something new. Each presenter gets 10 minutes max to wow the crowd with: • A demo • A real-world business solution • A bold idea • A UX transformation • Or a creative use of the platform Judging Criteria: 🏆 Business Value 🚀 Innovation ✨ User Experience This event is about celebrating ideas, sharing knowledge, and showing how ServiceNow can drive both business impact and meaningful user value. Come learn. Come support. Come get inspired. Refreshments and bites will be provided. And maybe next time… you’ll be on stage.

Discover Kiro, AWS’s innovative development environment that adapts to your workflow. Whether you prefer specification-driven development or a more intuitive, vibe-based approach, Kiro empowers you to build applications your way. In this session, speakers will explore Kiro’s core functionality and its evolution through re:Invent 2025, along with demonstrations of prompts used to create APIs, hooks, and steering documents. In the latter part of the session, watch as we build a complete example from scratch, showcasing Kiro’s agentic AI workflow in action for spec-driven development and vibe coding. What You'll Learn - Core Kiro concepts and development philosophy Feature evolution: pre and post re:Invent 2025 Practical examples: API creation, hooks, and steering docs Live coding demonstration with real-time problem solving Who Should Attend - Developers, solutions architects, and technical leaders interested in modern AWS development tools and AI-assisted coding workflows. **Speakers Bio:** Matthew Jorat: Matthew Jorat is a Customer Solutions Manager at AWS with nearly three decades of expertise in AI, cloud transformation, migration, modernization, IT, technology, and business. His career spans infrastructure engineer, solutions architect, security auditor, customer success director, support and services director, and operations officer. He was an early adopter of AWS services as a customer, and his current role at AWS uniquely blends his technical and business skills as he partners with executive teams to translate strategic priorities into measurable business outcomes through cloud adoption, AI implementation, and operational excellence. Matt leads end-to-end AI initiatives for enterprise customers, identifying high-impact use cases and maintaining relentless focus on measurable ROI. He holds eight AWS certifications and serves as Adjunct Professor at Franklin University teaching cloud computing and AWS architecture. His expertise encompasses GenAI, agentic AI systems, migration, modernization, and optimization strategies that drive transformation at scale. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/) Girish Bhatia: Girish Bhatia is a seasoned technology delivery leader with deep expertise in cross-domain program management. He holds multiple AWS certifications, including AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified Developer – Associate, and AWS Generative AI Practitioner, and is also an AWS Community Builder. Girish brings over two decades of experience in the information technology industry. Throughout his career, Girish has led major technology-driven business transformation from modernizing on-premises applications to driving large-scale cloud migrations. His work includes API-based integration platforms, data-center and mainframe modernization, and enterprise cloud adoption initiatives. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Girish works at a tech-forward fintech company. He is passionate about AWS serverless architectures, Generative AI and emerging cloud technologies. An avid learner and builder, he continues to explore and apply the latest innovations in AWS to help organizations accelerate their digital transformation. https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/[https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/) **THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: https://www.franklin.edu/ **DIRECTIONS** Franklin University Fisher Hall 300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215 Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8 Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map. NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct. **Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?** Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com

Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!! https://sessionize.com/cbus-hug-2026/

WQC has weekly Thursday night social nights at the Westerville Java Central. Come and grab a coffee and connect with the community: low stakes, chill environment, and tasty drinks. No registration is required; come as you are.

**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you. The building address is 4450 Bridge Park The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400 **Abstract** TBD **YouTube Link** TBA