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Abyssinian Lullaby feat. St. Michael’s day | Lalibela, Ethiopia
**Lalibela is located in the heart of Abyssinian Highlands**, on the side of mountain range culminating at 4284 mtrs. Its 2500 meter altitude provides a climate with daily temperatures 20-15C. The world recognized glory of the city comes from the **churches curved in monolithic rocks, concept similar to Petra or Ellora** gained Lalibela a spot not only on UNESCO World Heritage list but also on many travel connoisseurs bucket lists. We will discover this 7th or perhaps 8th world's wonder over an extended weekend trip.
[https://vimeo.com/297861237](https://vimeo.com/297861237)
[https://vimeo.com/329506645](https://vimeo.com/329506645)
Although date of churches creation is speculated to be around **12th to 13th century**, it has been widely attributed to King Lalibela 24 years' project, at the time when city was called Roha. The legend says the King was born surrounded by the bees, and it became the sign of his future reign. The name also relates to this event – Lalibela origin in ancient Amharic means **“The one who eats honey”**.
Its only **in 1950s when the first road** to Lalibela was finally constructed and so the former dwellings started being replaced with houses and corrugated iron sheet roofs. Until then it took forty to fifty hours on mule to reach the city.
With **8 rock hewn churches and 2 rock hewn palaces** Lalibela contains a number of courts, tunnels, pools and was significant achievement of architecture of its times. City quickly became political and religious center, putting Aksum, capitol city on secondary position. Moreover, due to its remote location it is only Lalibela who survived religious wars ravaging Ethiopia over centuries, other places including Aksum were completely destroyed. No wonder the presence of churches is considered as holy protection to the northern Abyssinian plateaus.
Our plan is to visit this soaked with history UNESCO site but also spend some time outside to stretch the legs. We ll take the opportunity to see St. Michael’s day, which makes Lalibela a vibrant place and observe very unique celebrations.
**Commemorating the anniversary of the pass away of Saint-King Lalibela**, St Michael’s day is filled with white-robed pilgrims and high priests surrounding the churches in procession. Even the **Ark of the Covenant** is removed from it’s hiding place and carried through the cobble-stone streets, although it’s carefully covered in red to prevent anyone from looking at it directly, according to Old Testament tradition, and of course **we know from Indiana Jones what happens if you do!**
**Lets go!!**
**DAY 1**
Meeting at Dubai Terminal 1 for a flight to Addis and connecting flight to Lalibela. Check in to our comfy lodge, lunch. Spend rest of the day discovering 3 church complexes: the most famous group of George, Royal and Ecclesiastical.
In the evening we will witness night mass and pilgrims watch, part of St. Michael's celebration.
**DAY 2**
Early wake up call to observe St. Michael's processions.
After hearty breakfast, we will start the day with the hike to Ashetom Maryam - a church hidden on a cliff with spectacular 360 degree view of the city. Visit to open market and the township, continue to churches for yet another spectacular discoveries.
**DAY 3**
Continue to discover treasures of Lalibela, drive to yet another spooky location - church carved into a natural cave and surrounded by rugged mountain scenery. Inside, we will discover a dimly lit sanctuary where holy water continuously drips from the cave ceiling into stone basins, believed by pilgrims to possess healing powers. Monastery is also famous for its collection of ancient treasures, including crafted processional crosses, centuries old icons, manuscripts, and ceremonial artifacts.
**DAY 4**
Free time at leisure, souvenir shopping. Flight to Addis and quick look at bustling metropolis, visit Lucy and further fly back home.
**Level:** Easy- two short but steep in places hikes. Available for beginners.
**Activities:** sightseeing, trekking, celebrations.
**Accommodation & meals** \- all included: comfortable ROCK HEWN lodge \(sharing rooms\)\.
**Single room / upgrades** to traditional TUKUL subject of availability at the time of booking.
**Cost:**
**2980 AED** excluding flights,
**6820 AED** all inclusive of flights,
Cost valid until **JUNE 14.** Past this date please inquire about cost and availability.
**Specifically excluded:** visas, all kind of entry or photography fees or other tips, meals and entry fees in Addis, if any.
See yah in Lalibela x
Trekkup Crew
[Whatsapp 050 4848238](https://wa.me/971504848238)
Find all trekkups at [linktr.ee/trekkup](http://linktr.ee/trekkup)
Mini Heroes Club
**Confidence starts young 🦸♂️🦸♀️**
**Mini Heroes by Jiwar Movement is more than just a kids class — it’s movement, teamwork, confidence, coordination, and energy built through fun, structured sessions designed for young heroes.**
**📍 Villanova Community Centre — KOKO Kids**
**🕟 Every Wednesday | 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM**
**👧 Age Group: 5–9 Years Old**
**Classes are officially ongoing across selected communities, with more locations coming soon. ⚡️**
**Where would you love to see Mini Heroes next? 👀**
**Which community should we bring it to?**
**WhatsApp: +971 56 416 6161**
Founders Speed Networking · Founders | CEOs | Decision-makers
**Dubai Speed Networking — face-to-face business connections in Business Bay**
The most efficient place to build real business relationships in Dubai. In one evening, you'll have meaningful one-to-one conversations with qualified business owners, decision-makers, and entrepreneurs — and walk away with contacts worth keeping.
This is not a casual networking drinks. It is a structured speed networking format — every conversation is intentional, every minute is used, and the room is filtered to make sure the people across from you are worth your time.
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**What happens on the night**
A structured sequence of 1:1 sessions — each one focused, timed, and productive. You get to the point quickly, exchange what matters, and move on. By the end of the evening you will have spoken face-to-face with more qualified contacts than most people meet in a month of coffee meetings.
The evening closes with an open networking session — less structured, more conversational, where the connections made earlier deepen naturally.
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**Who will be in the room**
Business owners, founders, decision-makers. The event is by reservation only — participants fill out a brief profile form before attending. This keeps the room quality high and the conversations relevant.
Maximum 2 representatives per company. No exceptions — this protects the diversity of the room.
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**Located in Business Bay**
Central, accessible, and exactly where Dubai's business community operates. Venue address is shared with confirmed attendees only after registration.
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**The details**
📅 Wednesday 17 June 2026
⏰ 7:30pm – 10:30pm
📍 Business Bay, Dubai (shared after registration)
🎟 AED 80 Early bird - AED 200 Standard Price
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**One important note on timing**
The speed networking format runs on precise timing. Arriving late disrupts the one-to-one sequence for everyone in the room. Please arrive on time.
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**About the Dubai Elite Business Circle**
Part of the Kovalys Connect community — a network of business owners and professionals across the UAE and beyond.
Our Dubai events bring together qualified professionals in an environment built for real conversations and real outcomes.
👉 Register here to receive the venue: https://www.ae.kovalys.com/events/speed-networking/
The Room: Where ambition finds its circle (Invite Only)
The Room is a private, invitation-only gathering created for a carefully selected circle of extraordinary people.
Register and get more details! Approval Required
**[Join WhatsApp group (Click on Mobile / 971 55 539 4811)](https://jo.my/wa-the-room)**
It’s a space designed for real conversations, aligned minds, and meaningful connection.
* Every guest is carefully selected.
* It's not a public event! It's not open networking.
* Curated to protect the integrity of the experience.
It is a carefully designed environment where meaningful conversations unfold naturally, and connections are built on alignment rather than agenda.
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Meet people who are driven by curiosity, ambition, and the desire to grow alongside others who understand the journey.
👥 **Who’s in the room:**
* Visionary entrepreneurs & founders
* Exceptional leaders & decision-makers
* Investors, operators & future builders
* Professionals driven by curiosity, ambition, and growth
All brought together for one reason! Meaningful connection beyond surface-level conversation.
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Register and get more details! Approval Required
**[Join WhatsApp group (Click on Mobile / 971 55 539 4811)](https://jo.my/wa-the-room)**
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The experience is calm, refined, and intelligent. From lighting to music to flow, everything is considered.
✨ **What to expect:**
* Conversations that flow naturally
* Introductions made with intention
* Quality over quantity & depth over noise
* An atmosphere designed for depth, not noise.
This is a space where presence matters more than performance. Where listening is valued more than speaking and ambition is shared — not displayed.
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If you’ve been invited, it’s because you belong.
Welcome to **The Room**! Where ambition finds its circle.
**Registration**
✅ RSVP on Meetup.
✅ [Join WhatsApp group (Click on Mobile)](https://jo.my/wa-the-room)
We're looking forward to welcome you to **The Room!**
Speed Business Networking DIFC - Let's grow your business together!
IMPORTANT: If you RSVP, it is essential that you attend or update your RSVP status at least one day before the networking session. For an optimal networking experience, we need at least 20-25 participants. If you RSVP and do not attend, it is not fair to those who are punctual and turn up as they said they would. Please be mindful and only RSVP if you are confident you can attend.
7:30 PM to 9:30 PM (PLEASE, BE ON TIME!)
Concrete Restaurant
Burj Daman Tower
DIFC, Dubai
Located on Ground Floor (VIEW MAP - https://maps.app.goo.gl/3u5DZgQrvJPLrv1U6)
**Parking:** 2 hours of free parking are available in the building.
It's fast, it's fun, and the best thing about it is that you get to pitch to many different people within a short period.
All that you need is your business cards (not compulsory) and your presence.
Typically, you would meet many different people, spending only 2 - 3 minutes with each, and it's a great way to meet others. You speak to the person in front of you, and when the bell rings, you move to your left to speak to the next person. View Video of past events (https://youtu.be/ImZAe4OQ1qg).
This gives you a great chance to network with business owners and decision-makers to find the clients, vendors, and professionals you need most.
**Cost: AED 70 cash** (Includes Coffee, Tea, Soft Drinks or Water)
Remember to tell your friends, colleagues and associates and bring lots of business cards!
How to get there: (VIEW MAP - https://maps.app.goo.gl/3u5DZgQrvJPLrv1U6)
IMPORTANT RULES ON TIMING, NO-SHOWS AND CANCELLATION:
1. Please, be on time, so that we can start promptly at 7.30 pm.
2. If you have never been here before, then arrive early, so that you can find us.
3. If you have RSVP'd as "YES" and then do not show up, you will be removed and banned from this group, as it shows you are not professional enough to be a part of this group. You can easily change the status if you know that you may not make it. This is important as we have to make prior reservations at the venue.
4. People arriving late may not be able to join in if we have already begun, as that ruins the flow and transitions around the tables. By allowing people to join late results in meeting the same person twice and missing out on others, which is unfair for those who arrive on time.
Any questions, please call OR WhatsApp Vlad on +971 56 693 0866.
About the Organisers - Vlad Tashakov and Oksana Tashakova are organisers of this successful event and also founders of [QPQ International](https://qpq.international/), Wealth Dynamics Unlimited and Millionaire Summit.
Vlad and Oksana are brother and sister from New Zealand, with a business background and have solid experience from various types of businesses in New Zealand, and now they have shifted their focus to Dubai.
Warmest Regards,
Vlad Tashakov
Barbecue at Doors to Hell | Journey Across Turkmenistan
[https://vimeo.com/183429568](https://vimeo.com/183429568)
**Most mysterious and the least explored of Central Asia \~stans**, this country has been difficult to approach for a long time. Bordered by Kazakhstan to the northwest, Uzbekistan to the north and east, Afghanistan to the southeast, Iran to the south and southwest, and the Caspian Sea to the west. **Turkmenistan has been at the crossroads of civilizations for centuries**. In medieval times, Merv was one of the great cities of the Islamic world and an important stop on the Silk Road, a caravan route used for trade with China until the mid-15th century.
Annexed by the Russian Empire in 1881, Turkmenistan later figured prominently in the anti-Bolshevik movement in Central Asia. In 1924, Turkmenistan became a constituent republic of the Soviet Union, Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic **became independent in 1991**.
The country became famous for the dictatorship of Saparmyrat Niyazov, who ruled as ‘**Turkmenbashi**’ (‘leader of the Turkmen’) until his death in 2006. He covered this desert republic with golden statues of himself and monuments to the achievements of his ‘golden age’.
**The full Turkmen experience** is ultimately about mingling with the warm and fascinating Turkmen people themselves, whose hospitality is legendary.
**Ashgabat is a capital designed at the cost of billions of dollars showing off the world glory and accomplishments of the Turkmen**. A thoroughly artificial collection of white marble buildings across a long, dry valley. At sunrise or sunset, there's a beauty to this uniform, resembling more of a science-fiction film than actual human settlement.
**Visit to the Köw Ata Underground Lake is a unique experience**. You ll enter a cave at the base of a mountain and walk down a staircase, **65m underground**, which takes you into a wonderfully sulphurous subterranean world. At the bottom awaits a superb lake of clear water naturally heated to about 36°C where you can have a dip.
**Turkmenistan doors to hell…**
The village of Darvaza is centrally located in Turkmenistan, its 350 tribal residents braving the inhospitable conditions of the desert for hundreds of years. Nothing could interrupt the peaceful and quiet lifestyle of the nomadic tribe, aside from sitting on a valuable cache of natural resources.
Initial estimations of the site’s reserves were extremely low; when the soviet scientists lit the gas, it erupted and **never stopped burning. Over forty years later locals call it the Doors to Hell.**
**Lets go!**
**DAY 0 :: JUNE 17 // Departure**
Meeting on JUNE 17th at 22:00 at Terminal 2 for a flight on JUNE 18th at 00:10.
**DAY 1 :: JUNE 18 // Ashgabat**
Arrival, immigration procedure, check in and short rest. Foreign passport registration procedure. Quick look at majestic statues of Ashgabat and few other landmarks of the city, including Tolkuchka Sunday Market, largest in Turkmenistan. Dinner and overnight in your lavish hotel Turkmen style!
**DAY 2 :: JUNE 19 // Ashgabat – Nohur**
In the morning departure to Kopet Dag, aka “hilly mountains” towards Nokhur village. Return towards Ashgabat, swim at volcanic **underground lake of Kow-Ata.** Come back to sci-fi scenery and indulge into neon lit up streets with white marble decorations. Check up on local nightlife.
**DAY 3 :: JUNE 20 // Darvaza**
Morning souvenir shopping. After local lunch, departure to Darvaza. On the way stop at two other craters with water and sulfur mud, both seeping with gas from the underground.
In the evening **"A little party never killed nobody" themed barbecue** dinner near the main crater. Unforgettable sunset over the gas burning spectacle (camping).
**DAY 4 :: JUNE 21 // Ashgabat**
In the morning return to Ashgabat, refresh in the hotel and lunch. Afternoon tour of parks and remaining sites of Ashgabat, that will still surprise you with forms and decoration styles. Overnight in the hotel.
**DAY 5 :: JUNE 22 // Departure**
Early morning transfer to the airport for return flight to Dubai. Back home at 7am.
**Activities:** trekking, swimming, sightseeing, getting amazed with burning gas crater!
**Accommodation & meals:** 4 star hotel double sharing + 1 night camping, local meals included.
**Cost: 7,980 AED all incl. flights and visa pre-approval.**
**Cost valid** **until MAY 18th. Past this date cost will change.**
**Visa:** payable on arrival, approx. 100 USD.
In case of pre-approval denial, processing fee of 50 USD is deductible.
**RSVP:**
To reassure enough time for visa processing and eventual re-applying in case of denial, we recommend to join this trip within 30 days before travel date. Standard cancellation policy applies for anyone joining later.
See yah at Doors to Hell x
Trekkup Crew
[Whatsapp 050 - 4848238](https://wa.me/971504848238)
Find all trekkups at [linktr.ee/trekkup](http://linktr.ee/trekkup)
The Wednesday Social: Elegant Game & Strategy Night (Business Bay)
A more refined way to spend your Wednesday evening.
**The Wednesday Social** is a curated gathering for those who enjoy intelligent games, effortless conversation, and a relaxed, upscale atmosphere.
Set in Jones Social, expect a mix of strategy and social games — from chess and cards to Codenames and Deception — designed to spark connection without the chaos.
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🕗 **Wednesday \| 8:00 PM – 12:00 AM**
📍 Embassy Suites by Hilton, Business Bay
💳 **Entry: AED 100**
✨ **20% off with advance reservation**
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A space for professionals, creatives, and those who prefer quality over noise.
**Limited spots. Early booking recommended.**
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Cashflow Game Day: Learn How to Quit Your Job and Join the Rich!!
Join us at The Dubai Cashflow Club for an exciting afternoon of the Cashflow game, where you can learn and apply strategic financial principles in a fun and dynamic setting. This event is perfect for anyone looking to gain a deeper understanding of money, investing, and achieving financial independence.
During the game, you will navigate through real estate deals, manage your cash flow, and make investment decisions. The objective is not only to win the game but also to gain valuable insights and practical knowledge that can be applied to your personal financial goals. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced investor, this event offers a great opportunity to network, learn from others, and sharpen your financial skills.
Don't miss out on this chance to connect with like-minded individuals who share a passion for financial education, self-improvement, and building wealth. Join us for an afternoon of fun, team building, and learning as we work towards achieving our financial goals together.
Creatives & Technologists Meetup
Lost in Dubai as an Artist? Or interested in learning as a Technologist?
Creatives and Technologists can feel like two different worlds — and this meetup is about building a bridge between them.
This is our second meetup, and if you’re someone who enjoys meeting like-minded people, you’re very welcome to join us.
There’s no formal agenda, but to make things a little more relaxed and fun, I might bring some printed cards for a get-to-know-each-other game.
If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.
Aleem: +971502069276
Looking forward to seeing you there!
The Room: Where ambition finds its circle (Invite Only)
The Room is a private, invitation-only gathering created for a carefully selected circle of extraordinary people.
Register and get more details! Approval Required
**[Join WhatsApp group (Click on Mobile / 971 55 539 4811)](https://jo.my/wa-the-room)**
It’s a space designed for real conversations, aligned minds, and meaningful connection.
* Every guest is carefully selected.
* It's not a public event! It's not open networking.
* Curated to protect the integrity of the experience.
It is a carefully designed environment where meaningful conversations unfold naturally, and connections are built on alignment rather than agenda.
\-\-\-
Meet people who are driven by curiosity, ambition, and the desire to grow alongside others who understand the journey.
👥 **Who’s in the room:**
* Visionary entrepreneurs & founders
* Exceptional leaders & decision-makers
* Investors, operators & future builders
* Professionals driven by curiosity, ambition, and growth
All brought together for one reason! Meaningful connection beyond surface-level conversation.
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Register and get more details! Approval Required
**[Join WhatsApp group (Click on Mobile / 971 55 539 4811)](https://jo.my/wa-the-room)**
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The experience is calm, refined, and intelligent. From lighting to music to flow, everything is considered.
✨ **What to expect:**
* Conversations that flow naturally
* Introductions made with intention
* Quality over quantity & depth over noise
* An atmosphere designed for depth, not noise.
This is a space where presence matters more than performance. Where listening is valued more than speaking and ambition is shared — not displayed.
\-\-\-
If you’ve been invited, it’s because you belong.
Welcome to **The Room**! Where ambition finds its circle.
**Registration**
✅ RSVP on Meetup.
✅ [Join WhatsApp group (Click on Mobile)](https://jo.my/wa-the-room)
We're looking forward to welcome you to **The Room!**
Claude for Creatives: Design Meets AI
Dubai's design scene meets its new favorite tool, Claude.
We're gathering 20 designers to get hands-on with Claude - the AI that's changing how creatives work, think, and ship.
No boring slides. No jargon. Just us designers, good conversation, and a few activities that'll teach you more about AI in 3 hours than most YouTube tutorials will in 20.
**What's happening:**
→ Everything Design + AI (Claude and Codex)
→ AI Design Pipeline Showcase
→ Real talk on how Claude fits into a designer's workflow
→ New friends in Dubai's creative community.
Whether you're an AI skeptic or already team-Claude, come curious.
**The details:**
🕔 Starts at 3 PM, Saturday June 20th
📍 Location in Dubai — Kulture House Dubai, 106 Jumeira St - Jumeirah
👥 Limited to 20 seats
💻 Laptop optional (would be good if you bring it)
Dubai Design Club's second meetup — don't miss it.
Kizomba - L1 (Into Kiz)
Try out this stunning fusion style of smooth sensual moves and funky transitions in an easy-to-follow dance exercised to classic & modern tunes.
Kizomba is one of the most popular genres of dance and music originating from Angola, reshaped in Portugal & France. It is a derivative of semba, with a mix of Kilapanda and Angolan Merengue. New styles derived from the traditional kizomba were developed in Europe such as urban Kiz and Tarraxinha. Danced to sensual music, happy folklore or electronic trance and fuelled by passion; kizomba is one of the most versatile genres that will help you express your deepest emotions!
AED 89 /1 class
AED 599 /8 classes (monthly package!)
AED 899 /16 classes (monthly package!)
Book your spot NOW!
8 classes
https://moovnation.zbni.co/u/pabEn
16 classes
https://moovnation.zbni.co/u/w7hbw
For enquiries
call/text 055 803 4003
AI Builders & Business Connect | Dubai Meetup
### **Where Dubai’s AI Innovators, Operators, and Talent Meet to Build the Future**
Are you building in AI? Launching a tech startup? Exploring how AI can transform your business or job?
Or looking to join the next big thing in AI?
Join **AI Builders & Business Connect**, a **founder-first, operator-focused meetup** for Dubai’s tech and AI community. This isn’t your typical networking mixer—it’s a room full of **people building**, **people hiring**, and **people looking to grow**.
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## **🗓️ Event Details**
**When: 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM (Sharp) - Every Thursday**
**Where:** Coffee & Sundries, First Floor (Above Carrefour), DIFC, Dubai
**Entry: FREE**— we just ask that you support the venue by purchasing a coffee or some food.
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## **🚀 What to Expect**
This is for **doers, decision-makers, and tech talent ready to build:**
### **🔹 AI 60-Second Spotlight**
Founders, job seekers, and partners get **60 seconds to introduce themselves**—no slides, no fluff.
### **🔹 Speed Collaboration Rounds**
Quick, curated connections between **builders, investors, operators, and AI talent**.
### **🔹 Real Conversations, Real Opportunities**
Whether you’re hiring, raising, building, or job hunting—this is where partnerships start.
### **🔹 Dubai & UAE Playbook**
Hear practical tips from locals on how to **launch, hire, and scale tech ventures in the region.**
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### 📋 Agenda
* **7:30 – 8:00 PM** Introductions
* **8:00 – 8:45 PM** Market research using different AI tools
* **8:45 – 9:15 PM** Prototyping session on one selected idea
* **9:15 PM onward** Networking
## **💡 Who Should Attend?**
* **AI Founders & Startup Builders**
* **Tech Entrepreneurs & SaaS Leaders**
* **Investors scouting AI deals**
* **Engineers, Developers & Product Leaders working in AI**
* **Job Seekers & Operators looking to join AI and tech startups**
* **Enterprise Innovators exploring AI use cases**
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## **⚠️ Important**
* **Your RSVP is a commitment**—let us know 24 hours in advance if plans change
* **Doors close at 7:30 PM sharp**—no late entries
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## **🌍 Hosted by Pradeep Valat**
Startup advisor, investor, and AI business strategist helping founders unlock growth.
LinkedIn: [linkedin.com/in/ivallat](https://linkedin.com/in/ivallat)
WhatsApp: +971 529503315
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## **🔥 Why This Event?**
Dubai’s AI and tech scene is booming—but it’s still about **who you know and who you build with.**
This is where **startups meet talent, investors meet ideas, and builders find partners.**
**Spots are limited. If you’re serious about AI, this is your room.**
**By participating in AI Builders & Business Connect \| events\, you consent to the use of photos and videos captured during the event for promotional purposes\.**
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Drunken Philosophy: Where Is Everybody? The Fermi Paradox and the Great Filter
Welcome to Drunken Philosophy, a casual, curious, social discussion club. Come grab a drink and a seat at The Oracle.
**Optional topic for this meetup: Where is everybody?**
In 1950 the physicist Enrico Fermi was talking about aliens over lunch and asked a question that still has not gone away: if the universe is so vast and so old, and even a fraction of those billions of stars have planets, where is everyone? By the numbers the galaxy should be crowded with civilizations. Instead we look up and hear silence. That gap between "they should be everywhere" and "we see no one" is the Fermi Paradox.
One of the most unsettling answers is the idea of a **Great Filter**: somewhere on the road from dead chemistry to a galaxy-spanning civilization, there is at least one step that is almost impossible to get past. Maybe the filter is behind us. Maybe life starting at all, or simple cells becoming complex, or intelligence ever evolving, is the freak accident, and we already cleared the hard part. Or maybe the filter is ahead of us, and advanced civilizations reliably wipe themselves out before they spread.
Here is the part that messes with people. If we ever found life somewhere else, even pond scum on Mars, most people would call it the greatest discovery in history. But it might be the worst possible news. It would mean life is common, the early steps are easy, and the hard step is still in front of us. So the eerie silence overhead might actually be the best sign we could ask for.
**Questions to wrestle with:**
* Is it better to be alone? Would you rather we find alien life and learn we are not special, or find nothing and quietly improve our odds of surviving?
* Where do you bet the filter sits, behind us or ahead of us, and why?
* If it is ahead of us, what is it? Nuclear war, climate collapse, AI, something we cannot even picture yet? And can we do anything about a filter we cannot see coming?
* Does any of this change how you live, or how humanity should be spending its time and money right now?
As always the prompt is optional. Come for the conversation, stay for the drinks, and bring your own questions.
Happy Hour at TopGolf Polaris
Happy Hour on the Green ⛳
Join Black Love & Friends for a laid-back evening at Topgolf as we celebrate the fathers, father figures, brothers, uncles, mentors, friends, and positive male role models who enrich our lives and communities.
This isn't a golf tournament—it's a social gathering designed to bring great people together for conversation, connection, laughter, food, drinks, and a little friendly competition.
Whether you're a father, celebrating a father, bringing your brother, cousin, friend, or simply looking for a fun Saturday evening, you're welcome to join us.
No golf experience is necessary. Come for the happy hour, stay for the company.
Expect:
• Topgolf games for all skill levels
• Food and drinks available for purchase
• Networking and socializing
• Great music and positive vibes
• A welcoming atmosphere for singles, couples, and friends
Bring someone special or come solo and meet new people.
Let's raise a glass to the men who lead, support, inspire, and show up for the people they love.
Psychic Development Series II - Pueo Group
Private Group. Closed to the Public
Knowing ourselves and understanding our abilities is the first step toward wielding our gifts with control and accuracy.
In subsequent classes we will verify and hone our talents with activities and discussion. These are hands-on workshops and participation is expected.
The goal of our series will be to develop expertise in areas of particular interest such as mediumship, channeling, divination, healing and, etc.. Our ultimate directions will be determined by class members as we evolve.
I look forward to sharing and discovering with you. - Cynthia
Sunday Brunch
Sleep in on Sundays. When you've had your fill of pajama-time, roll out and have some tasty brunch with your fellow Humanists!
Microsoft Build - Columbus Edition!
We are bringing Microsoft Build sessions to Columbus Ohio!
The Central Ohio Azure Meetup and Central Ohio .NET Developer's Group (CONDG) are coming together to bring some of the labs and breakouts from Microsoft Build to your backyard. In this free, 1 day event, you are going to Build stuff with us!
And yes, there will be free food.
Please RSVP via [Microsoft Build //localhost:columbus | Microsoft Reactor](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reactor/events/27247/).




















