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**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!

A city starts to feel different once faces become familiar. This Social Butterfly Club Meetup invites you to build that gentle sense of recognition — where people aren’t strangers anymore, but not quite old friends yet. A space to return, reconnect, and slowly weave yourself into the social fabric of Berlin. 🌆 You don’t need to have it all figured out. Just come as you are. ✨ Suggested Ice Breaker Question: “What’s something that’s starting to feel familiar in Berlin?” Orga This meetup is donation based. Your contribution helps keep this community alive and is highly appreciated. You can either contribute in cash or via Buy me a Coffee: [https://buymeacoffee.com/butterflyradar](https://buymeacoffee.com/butterflyradar) Questions? Check our FAQs: [https://socialbutterfly.berlin/meetup-faq/](https://socialbutterfly.berlin/meetup-faq/) Meet your host I’m Julia — a Berlin local who loves bringing people together. My path went from growing up in a dance school to studying philosophy to working in IT support, and somehow all of that led me here: hosting meetups and creating spaces where people can show up, relax, and connect. Insta [https://www.instagram.com/juwaberlin/](https://www.instagram.com/juwaberlin/) LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-waehnert/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-waehnert/) About The Social Butterfly Club 🦋 is a Berlin-based community that has been bringing people together for over three years. Each gathering is part of a larger framework designed to help friendships grow through shared experiences in the city — with a long-term vision of turning Berlin itself into a shared, playful experience. **Curious to learn more about the Social Butterfly Club?** You can explore the bigger picture and stay connected here: [https://social-butterfly-berlin.kit.com/join](https://social-butterfly-berlin.kit.com/join) Join our Telegram Group: [https://t.me/+OnASVWZ7emhjYzEy](https://t.me/+OnASVWZ7emhjYzEy)

Come along for an evening of board games, good conversations, and great company with like-minded people! We’re meeting at **RuDi Nachbarschaftshaus**, a colorful and inclusive neighborhood community space. RuDi’s has a great selection of board games – all you need to bring is yourself. If you have any games you want to share, feel free to bring them along as well! You’re also welcome to bring your own vegan food and drinks to enjoy during the evening. **Where**: RuDi Nachbarschaftshaus, Modersohnstraße 55, 10245 Berlin **When**: 16 March, from 18:30 to 00:00 **Contribution**: 2 € event fee (non-refundable). Half of it covers the cost of the event space. The other half helps cover the Meetup fee and small costs; any extra is donated to animal rights NGOs. Send it via PayPal within 48 hours of RSVPing (details in the comments, only visible to people on the Going list). No PayPal? Message Eduard for the IBAN. If no fee is received within 48 hours, RSVP will be cancelled. This event is for vegans or vegan-curious. If you are not vegan (even vegetarian), and you are attending this event, please **only bring vegan food/drinks** to respect the mission of the group and other members. This is a casual event, so turning up late or with an extra friend is all fine. If you can’t come after RSVPing, please update your RSVP so others on the waiting list can join. Please note that we have a zero-tolerance policy for hate, discrimination, or disrespect of any kind. This space is meant to be safe, inclusive, and welcoming for vegans of all kinds.

We play half court 4x4 amateur basketball. All levels are welcome but you should be able to play and know the basic rules. Don't be alarmed by the low attendee number, this group is mostly managed through WhatsApp today, we'll add you when you come play.

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

Liebe Freunde des gesprochenen Wortes, Ob es darum geht, ein Meeting zu leiten oder im Familienkreis einen Toast auszusprechen – diese Situation vor Menschen zu stehen und etwas zu vermitteln kennt so gut wie jeder. Wir lernen gemeinsam, dabei gelassen und souverän zu bleiben, wertvolle Informationen zu transportieren und unser Publikum zu begeistern. **Was macht unseren Club besonders?** Unser "Mut und Rede" Club trägt nicht umsonst seinen Titel: wir pflegen einen wertschätzenden Umgang miteinander, sodass die Hemmschwelle möglichst gering ist, sich selbst auf die Bühne zu trauen. **Wie läuft so ein Clubabend ab?** Es warten vorbereitete Reden auf euch, aber auch ihr habt die Möglichkeit in geschütztem Raum eine spontan improvisierte freie Rede von 1 bis 2 min vor Publikum zu halten. Das klingt vielleicht im ersten Moment etwas abschreckend – aber es ist eine ganz tolle Erfahrung über sich selbst hinauszuwachsen. Und egal was passiert, ihr werdet immer für Euren Mut belohnt. Und es wird auch immer geklatscht. Wir freuen uns, Euch kennenzulernen! Hier findest du die genaue Wegbeschreibung: www.mut-und-rede.de/kontakt#anfahrt Um besser planen zu können freuen wir uns über vorherige Anmeldung: https://www.mut-und-rede.de Es findet grundsätzlich jeder Clubabend statt, auch wenn laut meetup nur wenige Teilnehmer zugesagt haben. (Foto © Moritz Erdt)

**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.

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.

* **Meet New People @ Pariser Platz** New in town? Allways up for meeting new people? If so, then this meetup is for you! You will meet some people you've met before, and you will meet a lot of people you've never met before, so yes, this is a fun way to spend your saturday-evening in Berlin! * **Hybrid Pop Up Meetup** The idea of this meetup is to make it easy to meet some people before going to another meetup together. Not everyone want to go to another meetup after 9:30PM, but a lot of people do want this. The meetup is hybrid, the first event-host far most likely wont be there. We'll ask people who sign up if they can be there at 7:30 sharp, and stay in this venue at least untill 8:30. - **Curious, Retro or Modern** - Curious people can take part in the meetup on internet only, for example for suggesting meetups to go to after this one is over, People who want this, can also go 20th century retro style and show up without a phone or whatever internetconnection at all. And those who want this, can also show up and be like modern people, which mean play with the phone a bit and talk to people a lot - this is a hybride meetup indeed. * **Does this mean the event host knows where to go?** This is the very thing it means! Which makes this the best choise to start your saturday-evening in Berlin! So, sign up - and be there :) *

To register use [Luma](https://luma.com/dx4gd5sx). Join us for the Data Berlin Meetup — an evening of talks, insights, and networking for the data community in Berlin. This edition covers the State of Airflow in 2026, reliable analyst-AI collaboration through fine-tuned agents, and more. Whether you're a data engineer, analyst, or just curious about the future of data, come connect with like-minded professionals over great conversations. Agenda **6:30 PM – 7:00 PM — Registration and Networking** **7:00 PM – 7:10 PM — Welcome and Opening Remarks** Data Berlin Meetup Team **7:10 PM – 7:35 PM — The State of Airflow 2026** **Speaker:** [Vivien Saulais](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivien-saulais-30903b66/), Senior Sales Engineer, Astronomer *** **7:35 PM – 7:40 PM — Short Break** *** **7:40 PM – 8:05 PM — Building a Data Warehouse People Actually Use: Enpal's Path from 50 to 650 Users in Two Years** **Speaker:** [Michael Gabriel](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-gabriel-ds/), Engineering Manager Data @ Enpal *** **8:05 PM – 8:30 PM — Fine-Tuning Agents for Reliable Analyst-AI Collaboration** **Speaker:** [Anastasiia Stefanska](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anastasiastefanska/), Senior Data Analyst @ TUI *** **8:30 PM – 9:30 PM — Closing Remarks and Extended Networking** **About our sponsor:** **[Astronomer](https://www.astronomer.io)** is the commercial home of Apache Airflow — the open-source standard for authoring, scheduling, and monitoring data pipelines, used by over 15,000 data engineering teams worldwide. Their managed platform, Astro, lets data teams focus on building business logic rather than managing infrastructure. **About Our Host** [Neugelb Studios](https://neugelb.com/en/home/) is a service design studio based in Berlin and Frankfurt, and the digital innovation arm of Commerzbank. With a human-centered, data-driven approach, their interdisciplinary team builds meaningful digital products through agile development and design thinking. **Want updates or more info?** Subscribe to our **newsletter**: [databerlin.substack.com](https://databerlin.substack.com). Follow us on **[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/data-berlin).** Join our **[Slack](https://join.slack.com/t/data-brln/shared_invite/zt-2ued0xvdu-aihzi2cKEwD_6_KDRd_1ag)**[ community](https://join.slack.com/t/data-brln/shared_invite/zt-2ued0xvdu-aihzi2cKEwD_6_KDRd_1ag).

Let's go for a relaxing welcoming spring hike and enjoy good vegan company. We’ll meet at the platform of S Grunewald station, go to the Havel through the forest, take a break and then loop back through the forest on a different path to Grunewald station. Expect around 13 km, 4–5 hours total, including 1 lunch break by the Havel and maybe a dip into Teufelssee * **Where**: Grunewald Bahnhof (meeting at the platform) * **When**: Saturday 21st of March, around 11:00 * **Please note**: we’ll start walking at around 11:15 and won’t wait longer for late arrivals * **Route**: about 13 km with a lunch stop by the Havel * **komoot**: https://www.komoot.com/tour/2811168909 * **Vegan-only event**: bring your own vegan lunch. Sharing is welcome but always optional * **What else do you need**: Swimsuit and towel if you want to take a dip into Teufelsee or Havel * **Costs: €1** event fee (non-refundable) **€1 event fee (non-refundable)** The €1 fee helps cover the Meetup app fee and other small expenses, and any excess will be donated to animal rights NGOs. Please send it via the **PayPal details in the comments** (only visible to people marked Going) **within 48 hours** of RSVPing. No PayPal? Message me for the IBAN. **If the €1 fee isn’t received within 48 hours of RSVPing, your RSVP will be cancelled.** We want everyone to feel safe and comfortable. Please respect boundaries. Harassment or disrespectful behaviour isn’t welcome and will mean removal from future events.

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*

**MELDE DICH FÜR DIE VERANSTALTUNG AN, INDEM DU DIE [WEMEET-APP HIER](wemeet.weroad.com/event/90d6abea-5d78-4fa2-8912-6257d997832a) HERUNTERLÄDST** Neu in Berlin? Alte Freunde zu beschäftigt? Zeit, das zu ändern! Wir treffen uns einmal pro Woche, um gemeinsam neue Events zu erleben, neue Leute kennenzulernen und einfach eine gute Zeit zu haben. Bei **Games & New Friends** kommen wir dieses Mal zusammen, um **Arcade Games zu spielen** und dabei neue Freunde kennenzulernen. Es gibt Essen, Drinks und klassische Games wie Pinball und Pac-Man. Lass dich überraschen! 🤝 **Kein Ghosting. Kein Drama.** Wer sich anmeldet, kommt auch. Und wenn nicht: bitte rechtzeitig absagen, damit niemand allein warten muss. Wir kümmern uns um die Reservierung und Organisation. Du bringst Offenheit mit – mehr braucht es nicht. **Plätze sind begrenzt** – die Gruppen bleiben bewusst klein, damit alle wirklich Zeit und Lust haben. Komm vorbei, spiel mit und lerne neue Leute kennen 💚

Hello Gophers, Welcome back for another year of Go talks and networking! Would your company like to host our meetup? Let us know! If you'd like to give a talk - submit your proposals here: http://goo.gl/forms/54YvJT223F All talk formats work: short talks (5-10 min) as well as regular length (25 min). If you have more ideas - talk to us at the Gophers slack: https://invite.slack.gobridge.org/ in the #berlin channel, and follow us on twitter: https://twitter.com/gdgberlingo **Speakers:** *Ashley Mensah* is a Developer Relations engineer at NetBird, working on open source networking and developer experience. **Hosts:** **NetBird** is an open-source networking platform written in Go that enables teams to securely connect devices and services across cloud, on-prem, and edge environments with minimal operational overhead. Designed for simplicity and performance, it helps developers build and manage private networks without complex infrastructure. Its developer-first approach and modern, secure connectivity make it a natural fit for the Go ecosystem. **Antler** is a global early-stage venture capital firm and company builder that partners with exceptional founders from day one to help ideate, launch and scale impactful technology startups. Antler operates in major innovation hubs worldwide offering capital, mentorship, and access to a global founder community designed to help entrepreneurs build faster and go further. Join in person at: Antler - Jägerstraße 32, 10117 BerlinBerlinhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/Qak36Ubey9JumTUe6 or virtually at: https://youtube.com/TBD This is a hybrid event. Join the event virtually at https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-berlin-golang-presents-hybrid-march-golang-meetup-2/ or in person at Antler - 32 Jägerstraße Berlin, 10117 *** Agenda 7:00 PM: Networking Networking over drinks and food 7:30 PM: Welcome Welcome words from the organizers 7:35 PM: Talk 1: Guard Duty / Ashley Mensah, Developer Relations engineer @ NetBird Self-healing reconnection engine with multi-source events and exponential backoff 8:10 PM: Announcements and break Announcements, HR lost & found, open mic 8:30 PM: Talk 2: TBD TBD 9:05 PM: Networking Networking over drinks and food *** Hosted By Natalie Pistunovich, Organizer Ole Bulbuk, Organizer Tim Scheuermann, Organizer Anderson Queiroz, Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-berlin-golang-presents-hybrid-march-golang-meetup-2/.

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

⚠️ **IMPORTANT: You must sign up and buy a ticket here to attend:** [https://groupvibe.com/](https://groupvibe.com/) **Join the Columbus City Brunch Club and make new friends!** Each meetup brings together 4–6 people for casual conversations over brunch. We use the Groupvibe platform to facilitate the meetup and ensure everyone’s a good fit. 👉 **To attend, you’ll need to complete registration via this link:** [https://groupvibe.com/](https://groupvibe.com/) We’ll share the exact location of the upcoming meetup the night before only if you have bought a ticket or membership plan. **Why this works:** \* Smaller groups make real conversations easier. \* Discover new restaurants in your city, together. \* Curated lunch venues with good food and vibe. \* If you hit it off with your group, there’s plenty of time to hang out afterwards. **Note:** RSVPs on Meetup don’t reflect total attendance. Many attendees register directly via our website. The event on [Meetup.com](http://meetup.com/) is only a placeholder. This meetup is organized by Groupvibe, a small team passionate about helping people form meaningful friendships offline.

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.