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Learn AI · Build Wellness · Create Wealth
Ready to connect with like-minded entrepreneurs and discover how AI can revolutionize your wellness business—live and in person?
Join us for this exclusive live meetup where we bring together forward-thinking business owners, wellness advocates, and digital entrepreneurs.
You’ll learn how to use AI tools to simplify your marketing, boost your online presence, and grow your income—all while promoting better health and balance in your life and business.
Picture a vibrant room filled with positive energy, powerful insights and real collaboration opportunities.
You’ll walk away with practical AI strategies, valuable connections and an inspired vision for building a wellness brand that truly works for *you*.
Don’t miss this in-person opportunity to learn, network and elevate your wellness business.
RSVP now to secure your seat—spaces are limited for this live meetup!
Real Estate Investing 101: Buying Property for Personal or Investment Use
Whether you are looking to buy your first home or considering investing in real estate properties, this meetup is perfect for beginners in real estate investing.
Book Coach Douglas for an informative session on the basics of real estate, different investment strategies and how to make the most out of your property purchase for personal use or as an investment.
Take the first step towards achieving your financial goals through property ownership. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn and grow your real estate knowledge!
AI Builders Co-work + The Stage: How to Think and Design Your Way
**Friday is our open co-working day.**
Friday is our open co-working day. Arrive anytime from 10AM — bring your laptop, grab any open seat, stay as long as you like.
Most people show up after lunch and settle in before The Stage. It's quiet, focused, and builder- and founder-led.
## ****The Stage @ 1.30pm: **Before You Build: How to Think and Design Your Way to a Better Product with AI**
AI made building cheaper. But it also made it easier to build the wrong thing, in the wrong way, too quickly.
Before writing code, there are three things worth getting right:
1. Are we solving the right problem?
2. What are the core building blocks of the product?
3. Is this the right experience for the user?
Gang Rui will share how he uses AI as a thinking partner before implementation starts—clarifying the problem, shaping the product's mental model, and exploring UI directions before anything gets built.
He’ll also live-demo Paper, an AI design tool that helps teams move from rough ideas to designed screens, so you can validate the experience before committing to implementation.
If you build with AI and want to ship products that feel clear, useful, and polished—not just fast—this session is for you.
**Speaker — Gang Rui**
Gang Rui is a Product Builder and the founder of Butterdot, an agency that helps companies build and fix AI systems that work beyond the demo. His work spans product design, RAG pipelines, AI agents, and evaluation frameworks.
LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/limgangrui/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/limgangrui/?utm_source=luma)
Butterdot: [https://butterdot.com/](https://butterdot.com/?utm_source=luma)
After the session, we go back to work
Futsal for Beginners
Ever wanted to TRY playing, but didn’t know where to START? Or coming back to play after a few years? This "ultra-friendly" beginner’s game is for you!
We are playing a slow-paced game with an emphasis on building confidence and having fun. Men and women of all ages are welcome. It's way more fun than a gym! Men and women are both encouraged to join in!
We believe that football is for everyone!
Price pr. session is 17-18 sgd (depending on RSVP's)
4 x session pass 15 sgd pr session.
Send a WhatsApp to +65 89267635 to join!
IN PERSON! From Streams to Insights: Kafka, Flink & Modern Analytics
Hello everyone! Join us for an IN PERSON Apache Kafka® x Apache Flink® meetup on Apr 10th from 6:30pm, hosted by Credit Agricole CIB in Singapore!
**📍 Venue:**
Mapletree Business City Blk 20 West
20 Pasir Panjang Road
Singapore, 117439 , Level 13
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**🗓 Agenda:**
* 18:30pm-19:00pm: Food, Drinks & Networking
* 19:00pm-19:30pm: Zabeer Farook, Technical Architect, Credit Agricole CIB
* 19:30pm-20:00pm: Dominique Ronde, Staff Solution Engineer, Confluent
* 20:00pm-20:30pm: Networking
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**💡 Speaker:**
Dominique Ronde, Staff Solution Engineer, Confluent
**Talk:**
Guardians of the Stream: Kafka, Flink, and the Rise of GenAI
**Abstract:**
In this session we will explore how Kafka and Flink can seamlessly integrate with GenAI to build intelligent systems capable of real-time learning, automation, and decision-making. Discover the next frontier in data streaming and artificial intelligence, where Kafka, Flink, and GenAI take center stage in shaping the future of industries.
**Bio:**
**Dominique Ronde** is a Staff Solution Engineer at Confluent, a pioneer in enterprise event-streaming platforms. With previous roles as a Big Data Architect and Data Scientist at freeyou, SAP, and Allianz, Dominique brings deep expertise in digital transformation, Java, AWS, and Apache Kafka®. Since 2016, he has worked extensively with Apache Flink and currently serves as a subject matter expert in the APAC region. Dominique is a frequent speaker at conferences worldwide, with a recent focus on innovative data use cases in the insurance industry. Outside of work, he enjoys experimenting with Arduino microcontrollers, IoT home devices, and traveling.
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**💡 Speaker:**
Zabeer Farook, Technical Architect, Credit Agricole CIB
**Talk:**
Natural Language Analytics in the Lakehouse : Why is it harder than it looks?
**Abstract:**
AI agents and the Model Context Protocol finally make natural language analytics on your lakehouse technically plausible — any LLM can discover your schema, plan a query strategy, and return results in seconds. But connect an agent directly to your Iceberg stack and something uncomfortable happens: it returns confident, fluent, wrong answers with no signal that anything is amiss. This talk demonstrates exactly why — wrong metric formulas, invented business terms, incorrect join paths — and introduces the architectural layer that fixes it: the unified semantic layer, exposed as an MCP API. A glimpse at what becomes possible when agents call meaning, not just schema.
**Bio:**
Zabeer is a seasoned Technology Architect with nearly 20 years of experience in enterprise software across FSI and fintech, including retail banking, wealth management, KYC, regulatory reporting, and payment systems. He brings strong expertise in digital transformation, legacy modernization, and data engineering, with hands-on experience in AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka, Flink, Spark, APIs, and DevOps. Actively contributes to the Singapore tech community, co-hosting Kafka meetups and delivering technical talks, with a strong focus on real-time data streaming and event-driven architecture.
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***DISCLAIMER***
BY ATTENDING THIS EVENT IN PERSON, you acknowledge that risk includes possible exposure to and illness from infectious diseases including COVID-19, and accept responsibility for this, if it occurs.
As the classroom is a mask-on setting, please be reminded that masks should still be worn at all times unless actively eating or drinking
NOTE: We are unable to cater for any attendees under the age of 18.
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If you would like to speak or host our next event please let us know! [community@confluent.io](mailto:community@confluent.io)
Open Sessions - Free Runner Lodge
Bring water, wear sporty attire (long pants & covered shoes + rubber sole
and the waiver form (can be found on website)
Provided below is a detailed guide of "how to get there";Do save the following
Mega Business Sharing & Networking Free event for All
Mega Business Networking & Presentation
商业交流会+ 路演
🏆 Friday,星期五, 7pm to 9pm
Business Networking & Presentations
商业交流会+ 路演
Scci Membership - Free
Public (Attendees) - $10 per pax
(Payment to be made upon entry -Cash/Paynow)
Presenter : $20 for 10min presentation (include 1pax admission), Scci member presenting at $10
📍Location/地点
Blk S, Room 130A within Nanyang Polytechnic
180 Ang Mo Kio Ave 8, Singapore 569830
(near to Yio Chu Kang MRT station)
whatspp 97291151 for directions
♦️ Please WhatsApp [Name] to +65 97291151 to register /请将名字传以便注册 97291151
❤️ Welcome to bring friends/Guest ($10 per pax)
♦️ Attire Smart Casual
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强企为民,商向民生
Making Good Entrepreneurs Better
Event Organised by
Singapore Chamber of Commerce & Industry
活动方: 新加坡总商会
Open Innovation Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
Cello Open Sharing Class (Free)
This open class is designed for complete beginners.
We’ll take a gentle and relaxed approach to getting to know the cello —
what it looks like, how it sounds, and why it has such a special place in music.
During the session, we will:
• Introduce the cello and its basic structure
• Share a little about the history and character of the instrument
• Listen to live demonstrations and short musical excerpts
• Let participants get close to the cello and try it out
This is not just a formal lesson,
but an easygoing musical experience.
Suitable for adults with no background,
and families who are curious about introducing music to their children.
No experience needed — just curiosity.
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We Life Admin Together!
It’s time to stop putting off all those life admin tasks!✨
Take this time to file your taxes, reply to those old emails, or fix the schedule your next holiday! Bring along any life admin tasks you’ve been putting off, and enjoy the company of like-minded people 😊
We’ll start with a brief round of introductions and wrap up with optional sharing at the end.
✨✨✨ As this is a small-group event with limited spots, please keep your RSVP up to date! ✨✨✨
Real Estate Investing 101: Buying Property for Personal or Investment Use
Whether you are looking to buy your first home or considering investing in real estate properties, this meetup is perfect for beginners in real estate investing.
Book Coach Douglas for an informative session on the basics of real estate, different investment strategies and how to make the most out of your property purchase for personal use or as an investment.
Take the first step towards achieving your financial goals through property ownership. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn and grow your real estate knowledge!
Entrepreneur talks Live in Singapore
**Entrepreneur Talk Goes LIVE**
Entrepreneurship is exciting, but it can also be lonely.
For 18 months, more than **500 founders, freelancers, and business owners** have grown together inside Entrepreneur Talk.
Now, we’re taking the next step:
**Entrepreneur Talk Goes LIVE — Singapore Business Clan.**
This is not networking.
This is not a webinar.
This is **real entrepreneurial support**, structure, accountability, and growth.
💡 What You Get Inside the Singapore Business Clan
A mastermind group gives you what no solo entrepreneur can access alone:
✔ Solutions
You were stuck… You leave each session with clarity, direction, and renewed energy.
✔ Honest Feedback
Your friends may say your idea is great.
Entrepreneurs give you the feedback you *need* to hear.
✔ A Business Clan
Mutual support, confidentiality, commitment, and responsibility.
A group that truly has your back.
✔ The Sacred Fire
Determination, momentum, ambition, joy, the energy that pushes you forward.
✔ Tools & Best Practices
To build a visible, attractive, and scalable offer.
✔ A Secret Lab
Test your ideas, your pitch, your strategy, in a safe, challenging, and supportive environment.
✔ Well‑Being
Judgment‑free listening from entrepreneurs who understand your reality.
Humor, emotion, breakthroughs… everything that makes the journey human.
Whether you’re a beginner entrepreneur, solopreneur, or SME leader, this mastermind is designed for you.
🎯 How It Works
You join the Singapore Business Clan through a **Discovery Session**, a half‑day experience where you participate as a full member.
During this session, you will:
* Test your ideas
* Solve real business challenges
* Receive sharp, actionable feedback
* Build meaningful connections
* Experience our Method and 15+ years of consulting expertise
Each group is carefully composed so members complement each other’s experience and ambition.
⚠️ **Seats are limited** to maintain quality and depth of exchange.
🎁 Bonus for Participants
You will receive our newly launched **E‑book**, featuring stories of entrepreneurs who overcame challenges and share their journey.
🎉 Ready to Experience It?
If you’re building something serious, this is your room.
Join the Singapore Business Clan and discover what happens when you stop building alone.
👉 **Reserve your seat for the Discovery Session here**
👉**Find out more on our**
Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/company/10374698/](https://www.linkedin.com/company/10374698/)
Facebook(Meta) [https://www.facebook.com/8S2Busines](https://www.facebook.com/8S2Business)
Developer's Gym - Getting Good with Git (Workshop)
**Date/Time:** Saturday, 11 April 2026, 10am-1pm
**Venue:** Open Government Products
51 Bras Basah Rd, #04-08 Lazada One, Singapore 189554
**Venue Sponsor:**
Open Government Products
[https://www.open.gov.sg](https://www.open.gov.sg)
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***\*\*NO FOOD PROVIDED FOR THIS MEETUP\*\****
Topic: Git Good
Presenter: Chay Choong, Software Engineer, Bifrost
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chaychoong/
This workshop imparts the principles, knowledge, and tools for telling a story with your git history - a skill that will change your perspective on what makes a good pull request.
Participants should bring their laptops
**About the trainer**
I am a Platform Engineer, which is just the trendy way of saying "DevOps/SRE/Backend". I currently work at Bifrost, a startup that specialises in creating realistic digital worlds using 3D software.
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**House Rules to note:**
* Air-con switches off at 1pm.
* No food or drinks (bottled water is fine).
* If you generate litter, please take it with you.
Build Your Personal AI Assistant with OpenClaw
Hi everyone,
Ever wished you had a personal AI assistant that knows you, remembers your preferences, and works 24/7 across your favourite messaging apps?
In this hands-on beginner workshop, Ray Han — who runs multiple AI assistants for his own businesses — will walk you through building your own personal AI assistant using OpenClaw, the open-source AI agent platform.
**What you'll learn:**
· What OpenClaw is and why it's different from ChatGPT
· Set up your own AI assistant (two methods — 1-click cloud and full local install)
· Connect it to Telegram or WhatsApp
· Give it memory, personality, and your own instructions
· Real demos of what a configured assistant can actually do
**What to bring:** Laptop (not tablet) with Chrome browser. No coding experience needed. Wi-Fi provided.
**Who is this for:** AI-curious professionals, founders, and anyone who wants a personal AI that works for them — not just a chatbot.
Speaker's profile:
Ray works in a MNC, where he leads enterprise AI strategy. Outside work, he runs multiple businesses — including a TCM clinic and professional training consultancy — each with its own AI assistant built on OpenClaw.
Ray is an AI practitioner, not a theorist. His AI assistants manage his content library, monitor markets, coach his fitness, and handle daily operations across his ventures, also helping to shape this event. He's currently writing a book on building personal AI assistants.
STEALTH SPONSOR | FINTECH Reverse-Hackathon Singapore 2026
**The Region's First Reverse-Hackathon for Enterprise AI Deployment, Singapore 2026**
**UPDATE:** We have just secured a stealth sponsor, details to be released closer to the the date.
**For FAQ go to https://wise-venture.com/hackathon**
Attedees are not required to stay overnight and we encourge shifts.
**Hosted By:** Sponsors to be Announced by [Wise Venture](https://wise-venture.com)
**Venue:** To Be Released - Central Business District
**The Concept:** Most events discuss the "Future of Work." We are building it. This is not a seminar. It is a **Live Deployment Sprint**. We bring the **Problems** (Corporate Bounties from Asset-Rich Companies). You bring the **Architecture** (Next-Gen AI, Copilots, Agents). Together, we close the Intelligence Latency
**APRIL 11 Agenda:**
* **09:00 - The Briefing:**
* Keynote: "The Intelligence Latency" by Gwendalynn Lim.
* **Live Problem Statements:** HITLs from participating companies pitch their operational bottlenecks directly to the room.
* **11:00 - The Sprint:**
* Teams form.
* Access to proprietary datasets and APIs provided by sponsors.
* Building commences. Stay awake or take shifts, we encourage a healthy, balanced approach to the build.
**APRIL 12 Agenda:**
* **19:00 - The Deployment:**
* Live Demos. No slides allowed. Show the working code.
* **Instant Contracts:** Winning teams sign LOI Agreements on the spot.
**\*\*\*\*\*\*\*UPDATE Admission IS REE\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\***
Please kindly note, we have limited space so if you RSVP and cannot be present, please cancel so others may attend.
**Why Participate?**
* **For Builders:** Don't just search with AI. Work with real teams to solve a $50,000 problem within a weekend.
* **For Leaders:** Scout talent in real-time. Don't interview; watch them build.
Open Innovation Events Near You
Connect with your local Open Innovation community
Columbus, OH Open Men’s Group / Intro to Men’s Work
Interested? Contact Preston Moore
k.preston.moore@gmail.com
614-300-5989
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Engaging in men’s work is the new way to forge friendships while being open-minded to personal growth. Many men experience healthier relationships, personally and professionally, by engaging in this work.
Open Men’s Group is a container for men to share vulnerably without receiving judgment or feedback.
We believe that emotionally mature, powerful, compassionate, and purpose-driven men will help heal some of society’s deepest wounds. We support the powerful brilliance of men and we are willing to look at, and take full responsibility for, the pain we are also capable of creating – and suffering. We care deeply about men, our families, communities, and the planet.
Visit ManKind Project USA to discover more. https://mkpusa.org/
Prompt vs. Paintbrush
AI is changing how art is made. But when does it stop being your work and start being the machine’s?
This month we're going to be doing a panel with with digital image, music, and written word artists, talking about at what point, while using AI in the creation process, does the work become not the artist creation?
We encourage audience participation during this event that will be moderated by Chris Slee.
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)
Sign up also accessible via [Transform Labs Luma](https://luma.com/55umjqta)
IxDA Chat ‘n Pancakes
Pay attention! We’re delaying a week for those of you who may be on Spring break and/or celebrating the holiday. Ok, no pancakes, but waffles-a-plenty.
Join the local UX and Digital Design community for a casual monthly breakfast.
Look for us upstairs!
Operating Data Pipelines at Scale: Lessons from a Metadata-Driven Architecture
We will cover metadata-driven approach to building and operating data pipelines at scale on AWS. Discuss architecture, design trade-offs, and lessons learned from running a unified pipeline across multiple customers using configuration-driven workflows.
**Presenter: Dilshad Nasirov**
Seasoned Software Architect and cloud practitioner with 20+ years of experience building scalable systems and data platforms. Specializes in AWS, with deep expertise in data lakes, serverless architectures, and real-time data processing. Has led the design and delivery of enterprise-grade solutions across industries, helping organizations improve performance, reduce costs, and unlock data-driven insights.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dilshad-nasirov-4538431/
**CALL FOR SPEAKERS**
Learn more: https://www.awscolumbus.com/get-involved/
**THANK YOU** *Leading EDJE* for hosting our meetup!
Leading EDJE specializes in helping organizations innovate and solve complex problems. EDJE does this with their "A" player team of professionals using agile methodologies and SCRUM management techniques to give organizations a competitive advantage that sets them apart. Learn more at https://www.leadingedje.com/
**THANK YOU** *Amazon Web Services* for sponsoring pizza! Learn more at https://aws.amazon.com/.
**DIRECTIONS**
6515 Longshore Loop, Suite 300
Dublin, OH 43017
(3rd floor)
**FREE PARKING** at the Endres Garage across the street, 6540 Riverside Dr, Dublin, OH
**Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab for a future meetup?**
Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com
What If Your AI Could Be a Team? - Chad Green
**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**
GitHub Copilot is powerful, but what if you could scale from a solo AI assistant to an entire team of specialized agents working in parallel? This session introduces Squad: an open-source framework for multi-agent orchestration that lets you define teams of AI agents with specific roles, responsibilities, and expertise.
We'll progress from Copilot basics to the Copilot CLI, explore how Agents add autonomy, and see how Instructions and Skills let you customize agent behavior. Then, the climax: a live demo where a Squad team of 3 agents (Lead, Developer, Tester) stands up and builds a working application in real-time, showcasing true multi-agent collaboration.
Whether you're new to AI or exploring how to scale your use of Copilot, this session will show you what's possible when agents work as a team.
**YouTube Link**
TBD
NFT AI ART Columbus
NFT's are here to stay folks!
This is a group for like minded people interested in understanding, leveraging, using, creating for, profiting from, trading too i suppose, NFT's.. everything around them, complexity, fear and exploits, best practices and more.
**PLUS**
This group will talk AI ART tools, techniques, artists, video, audio, prototypes and more in the AI assisted production space- ART specifically, but we can get into any aspect of some of the cooler things happening in AI in general.




















