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For our May meetup, the Protex AI Budapest community is inaugurating our new office, and we're hosting two deep-dive talks from the Protex AI team: one on enabling every function in your company with AI, and one on shipping enterprise-grade products at AI speed. **Shipping an Enterprise-Grade Mobile App in 12 Weeks: Pitch, Plan, Build, Legal, App Stores** Erzsébet Somogyi, Engineering Manager, Protex AI LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/erzsebet-somogyi/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/erzsebet-somogyi/) Erzsébet is an Engineering Manager at Protex AI. She joined from Google, where she was part of the Assistant team (serving over 1B daily active users), and previously served as CTO at SimpledCard and Director of Video Platform at Canal Digital AS. Erzsó will share how a team of three pitched, planned, built, cleared legal, and shipped an enterprise-grade mobile app to both the App Store and Play Store in 12 weeks. Protex AI's products are trusted by enterprises like DHL, P&G, Toyota, GM, and Coca-Cola, and you'll leave with hard-earned lessons on how to move fast without breaking the things that matter. **How to Get Your Company AI Pilled** David Souza, Director of AI & Engineering, Protex AI LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/souza-david/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/souza-david/) David will share how Protex AI got everyone in the company building with AI, not just Engineering, but Sales, Marketing, Finance, Legal, People, Product, Security, and Client teams. Expect a practical playbook for taking a company AI-native: what worked, what didn't, and the concrete patterns you can copy. The Protex AI Budapest community brings together builders, researchers, and curious minds to explore how AI is being applied in real-world systems, right here in Budapest. Whether you're rolling out AI across your company or shipping your next product at speed, you'll leave with practical ideas you can apply immediately. 🍕 Pizza, drinks, and good conversation provided. 🇬🇧 This session will be in English. **Agenda** 🕠 17:45 - Doors open & networking 🗣️ 18:00 - Talks begin 🍕 20:00 - Networking until 21:00 🔗 Learn more about Protex AI: [https://www.protex.ai](https://www.protex.ai/) Looking forward to seeing you there!

Tired of swiping? Or tired of listening to your friends and their failed online dating stories? If you want to participate: [Click Here](https://forms.gle/g3Ma7JPzz7gMEXiS6) Hot Paprika Comedy brings you a unique show where our awesome comedians try to shed some light on you and help you out. You do not need to participate to come to this show. This show is perfect for people who want to put themselves out there, or for those who just want to watch the spectacle unfold. The show will include elements of stand-up comedy, dating games, and much more. Everything will be voluntary, and you will only be asked to participate with your consent. It will be a donation-based event. Send us a message in advance if you would like to be involved, or email us at hotpaprikacomedy@gmail.com . Otherwise, we will speak with you when you arrive to see who is interested. See less

🎭 ENGLISH STAND-UP COMEDY OPEN MIC 🎭 Hot Paprika Comedy🌶️ is proud to team up with the wonderful people at 📍Jo&Joe Budapest to bring you a 🔁weekly open mic every Tuesday. We want to give everyone opportunities to jump on stage and unlock their potential for stand-up comedy. The show will happen on the lobby floor at Jo&Joe Budapest 👉If you think you have good jokes, a funny song or a fun mime, sign up on the post in the event description! 🆘FREE SHOW! But donations are appreciated 🤗 We ask you to bring some loose cash if possible. 🎭Hosted by Tauseef Parvez 🪑Seats are on a first come first serve basis. Come early to have good seats. Follow @hotpaprikacomedy for more shows🎭

We continue with *Philosophy Movie Night* this Tuesday. Relaxed, cozi, with popcorn to munch and a fine (alcohol-free) wine to sip, in company of nice people. This is a session to watch one of those older movies we never got the chance to watch in thoughtful company. The format is simple: we select a film in our community under 2 hours (link to the poll below), then optionally discuss it together at the end. **How it works** * Choose or suggest a film in the facebook group. * The winning movie gets screened the next session. * English or Hungarian subtitles are available upon request. **What to expect** * A curated film with philosophical depth * A projector and casual atmosphere. The first to arrive gets the sofa. * An optional discussion after the screening for those who fancy talking about it. **Practical details** Location: Kisvilág Kulturális és Társadalmi Alapítvány Please, put 18:00 in your calendar, get your seat, order some snack, meet some friends and have an introduction of the movie. Movie starts: 18:30 Ticket: Free **Note: the space is limited**, only sign if you are actually going! We will message to confirm, if you dont answer we might give your seat to someone else! Donations to support the association are welcome Snacks and beverages available for purchase. (Please, sign if you are really coming) **Want to vote for the movie?** We made a poll in our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/budapestphilosophy/permalink/969860102200121/

Csatlakozz a KEZDŐ 2 kurzusunkhoz! **Időpont:** Keddenként 20:00–21:00 (első alkalom 2026-ban: **január 6.)** **Helyszín**: Roxy Táncstúdió Tátra utca 4., 1136 Budapest [Teljes órarendünk](https://tangolibre.hu/orarend/) **Tanárok**: Szeghalmi Endre és Serbán Andrea ✦✦✦ Join our **Beginner 2 Argentine Tango course**! This class is for dancers who already know the basics and would like to continue developing their technique, connection, and enjoyment of tango. **🕒 Time** Tuesdays 8:00–9:00 PM First class in 2026: **January 6** **📍 Location** Roxy Dance Studio Tátra utca 4., 1136 Budapest **Teachers** Endre Szeghalmi & Andrea Serbán **Prices:**[ https://tangolibre.hu/en/prices/](https://tangolibre.hu/en/prices/)

Csatlakozz a Kezdő 1 kurzusunkhoz! Ez a kurzus a **2025 szeptemberében indult Teljesen kezdő csoportunk folytatása**, de új érdeklődők is csatlakozhatnak, ha már van minimális tapasztalatuk argentin tangóban. **Időpont:** Keddenként 19:00–20:00 (első alkalom 2026-ban: január 6.) **Helyszín:** Roxy Táncstúdió, Tátra utca 4., 1136 Budapest **Tanárok:** Szeghalmi Endre és Serbán Andrea Teljes órarendünk: [https://tangolibre.hu/orarend/](https://tangolibre.hu/orarend/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEwaDNKZFpsQVh2dUpJMklKd3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7-aVO75w-5o1MEitQYD_hyAji9mGat21L3FYSxxPdYQTAUrjN9qopadYwkuw_aem_cRLCRnGqUCcsUeCJj_XpyA) Árak: [https://tangolibre.hu/arak/](https://tangolibre.hu/arak/) \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Beginner 1 Argentine Tango Course – continuation** This course is the continuation of our Total Beginner group started in September 2025. New participants are also welcome if you already have some basic experience in Argentine tango. **Time:** Tuesdays 7:00–8:00 PM (First class in 2026: **January 6)** **📍 Location:** Roxy Dance Studio, Tátra utca 4., 1136 Budapest **Teachers:** Endre Szeghalmi & Andrea Serbán Prices: [https://tangolibre.hu/en/prices/](https://tangolibre.hu/en/prices/) ***

Szeretnéd fejleszteni a beszédkészséged? Szeretnél fejlődni a kommunikációdban, mert szükséged van rá a munkádban, a hétköznapjaidban? Szeretnéd megtanulni, hogyan tudsz még kifejezőbb lenni? Úgy érzed, nincs elég önbizalmad, de már tudod, hogy növelni szeretnéd, és már azt is tudod, tenni is kész vagy érte? Van egy jó hírünk: a LEGJOBB HELYEN JÁRSZ! :) Mi minden kedden azért gyűlünk össze, mert hiszünk abban, hogy bárki képes megtanulni az önbizalommal teli, tiszta, célratörő és élvezetes kommunikációt. Teszünk azért, hogy nálunk a gyakorlás alapú tanulás mindenki számára elérhető legyen akár diák, otthon lévő szülő, karrier építő, vagy csak egyszerűen érdeklődő a találkozónk résztvevője. Nálunk bárki megszerezheti azokat a kommunikációs technikákat melykekkel képes érdekesen, tömören, érthetően átadni saját gondolatait a közö(n)sség felé. Várunk szeretettel, ha szeretnéd fejleszteni kommunikációs és vezetői készségeidet egy jó hangulatú, segítőkész és összetartó csapatban. Találd meg önmagad egy inspiráló környezetben! Amivel találkozhatsz egy esten: – képet kapsz arról, hogy mi a Toastmasters és hogyan néz ki egy klubest; – megláthatod mit is adhat a Toastmasters tapasztalt előadók által; – új érdekes emberekkel találkozhatsz; – barátságos környezetben szerezhetsz sok új élményt. Miért csatlakozz a SzóDa Retorika Klubhoz? 1\. Lehetőség önmagad megismerésére\, ami a személyes fejlődéshez nagyban hozzájárul; 2\. Új barátokra tehetsz szert; 3\. Több önbizalmat szerezhetsz; 4\. Új dolgokat tanulhatsz azáltal\, hogy gyakorlod őket\. Hogyan tudsz csatlakozni? * gyere el hozzánk, próbáld ki magad, ízleld meg, milyen a színpadon állni, merj rögtönözni. Ezt díjmentesen megteheted három alkalommal. * ha jól érezted magad, megtetszett és eldöntötted, hogy Te is szeretnél velünk hétről hétre, minden kedd este a fejlődés útján járni, bővebb információért látogass el ezekre az oldalakra: https://www.facebook.com/szodaretorikaklub/ A SzóDa vár szeretettel! :)

Következő meetuponkon az Arrow lát minket vendégül. Agenda: 17:30 - 18:00 Regisztráció 18:00 Köszöntő: HUPPUG és Arrow Session 1: M365 Copilot & Copilot Cowork - Tóth Máté (Microsoft MVP) Session 2: How to move from Power Automate & AI Builder to Copilot Studio? - Dénes Halász 19:00 - 20:00 Networking Ahogy eddig megszokhattátok, az esemény nem lesz közvetítve, illetve felvéve. A helyek limitáltak, így megkérnénk Titeket, ha nem tudnátok jönni, akkor szabadítsátok fel a helyeteket. A helyszínt és a cateringet az Arrow biztosítja! A helyek befoglalása megjelenés nélkül befolyásolhatja a következő eseményeinken való részvétel lehetőségét. 🇺🇸 At our next meetup, our host will be hosted by Arrow. Agenda 17:30 – 18:00 Registration 18:00 Welcome: HUPPUG and Arrow Session 1: M365 Copilot & Copilot Cowork - Tóth Máté (Microsoft MVP) Session 2: How to move from Power Automate & AI Builder to Copilot Studio? - Dénes Halász 19:00 - 20:00 Networking As you’ve come to expect, the event will not be streamed or recorded. Since the number of seats is limited, we kindly ask that if you cannot attend, please free up your spot. The venue and catering are provided by Arrow. Please note that reserving a seat and not attending may affect your ability to participate in our future events.

*“In a forest, there is no master tree that plans and dictates change when rain fails to fall or when the spring comes early. The whole ecosystem reacts creatively, in the moment.”* *―* **Frederic Laloux**, Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness **(Session in english!)** Frederic Laloux is a former management consultant and organizational theorist best known for the book **Reinventing Organizations**, where he argues that human organizations evolve alongside human consciousness. Drawing from developmental psychology, systems thinking, and real-world case studies, Laloux proposes that many modern companies still operate with industrial-age assumptions centered on hierarchy, control, and bureaucracy, even though the nature of work and society has fundamentally changed. His work became influential among some founders, innovators, and organizational reformers searching for alternatives to rigid corporate structures. At the center of Laloux’s vision is the idea of “Teal organizations”: companies built around self-management, personal wholeness, and evolutionary purpose rather than traditional command-and-control leadership. Influenced by thinkers such as **Ken Wilber**, Laloux presents organizations not as machines to optimize, but as living systems capable of adaptation and emergence. His ideas are both inspiring and controversial, praised as a blueprint for post-industrial collaboration and criticized as overly idealistic, difficult to scale, and even utopian. **Introduction of guests (15 minutes)** We start with a short introduction of the topic and of the guests 1. What kind of organizations have you been a member of? 2. Was there anything in common in the way they operated? **Questions (1 hour and 45 minutes)** 1. What sense does it make to categorize organizations into consciousness levels? 2. When it comes to organizations, should efficiency or harmonious functioning be the primary goal? 3. Is personal fulfillment a good foundational goal and guiding principle for an organization? 4. Can dynamically distributed authority function in the long run? 5. How solid a foundation for success is the self-organization of roles based on earned authority and trust? 6. Alongside self-organization (i.e., without overarching control), can it be guaranteed that every necessary role will have a sufficient number of competent members? 7. Is full transparency in finances and decision-making sustainable? 8. Is trust-based delegation necessarily better than competence-based delegation? 9. Is it not dangerous to optimize for pleasantness when one may have to face serious competitors? 10. Can the claim really be true that the propaganda proclaims: "the question is not whether you are good enough"? 11. Can actual quality of life be measured through feedback about how a person feels? How reliable a reflection for one's quality of life is one's sense of happiness? 12. Is it sufficient to weight the evaluation of an idea based on the degree of involvement of the voters? 13. Can a parliament whose members are selected based on popularity rather than competence truly be competent 14. Can a community feedback-based competence assessment be as good as an objective test-based one? 15. Does it make sense to speak collectively about the fulfillment of the people? 16. If people make decisions by relying on results provided by AI, are those decisions truly their own? 17. If a country was to transition to the Teal model today, how could it enforce its laws? 18. Was the Zappos example more of a good initiative or a bad one? *** **RSVP:** Please confirm your attendance here on Meetup to save your space and if you cannot assist, yield your space to another person in the waiting list. We welcome donations from 1.000 HUF (min 400 HUF) to keep the costs of the meetup. **If you order food, or alcohol-free wines, you dont need to donate for the group. Thank you!**

A terület egyszerre szól elektronikáról, rádiófrekvenciás technikáról, antennákról, analóg és digitális kommunikációról és kísérletezésről – ezért sok ponton kapcsolódik az etikus hackelés világához is. Az előadásban szó lesz a vezeték nélküli kommunikáció alapjairól: modulációkról, protokollokról, digitális módokról, elérhető ingyenes szoftverekről, valamint arról, hogyan is vágjunk bele a rádiózásba és egy RF szignál azonosításába. Mindezt olcsón beszerezhető eszközök használatával. Az előadás végére remélhetőleg felismerésre kerül, hogy a rádiózás etikus hacker szemmel kiváló terep RF-biztonsági kutatásokhoz, SDR-es elemzésekhez és legális, kontrollált kísérletezéshez. Az előadásra hozunk egy csomó RF-fel működő kütyüt, ha van otthon elfekvőben régi kocsikulcs, távnyitó, elemes távirányítható játék, Flipper Zero vagy hasonló, hozd el és nézzük meg, mit tudunk kezdeni velük.

**Felhő európai szabályok szerint: AWS Sovereign Cloud** / **Cloud on European Terms: AWS Sovereign Cloud** 🇬🇧 English version below 👇 *** **Adat. Szabályozás. Kontroll.** Három kulcsszó, amelyek ma már nem csak technológiai kérdések — hanem üzleti döntések, versenyelőnyök és kockázatok forrásai. Hol vannak valójában az adataid? Ki gyakorol felettük kontrollt? És mennyire vagy felkészülve a folyamatosan szigorodó európai szabályozási környezetre? Csatlakozz az **AWS User Group Budapest** vezetői fókuszú, exkluzív meetupjára, ahol bemutatjuk az **AWS European Sovereign Cloud** koncepcióját és valódi jelentőségét. Megmutatjuk, hogyan teremthet egyensúlyt a felhő skálázhatósága, az adat-szuverenitás és a működési autonómia között —üzleti, nem technológiai szemszögből. Ez az esemény azoknak a döntéshozóknak szól, akik nem csak reagálni akarnak a szabályozásra, hanem stratégiai előnyt kovácsolnának belőle! Keynote előadónk **Markus Ostertag**, az európai felhőszabályozás és digitális szuverenitás egyik legismertebb szakértője. Mellette felhőbiztonsági, jogi és architektúra‑szakértőkből álló kerekasztal beszélgetés keretében járjuk körül , hogy milyen valós üzleti és működési következményekkel jár az európai szabályozás alá tartozó vállalatok számára az AWS European Sovereign Cloud. Az este zárásaként Dr. Pejó Balázs veszi át a szót, és tömör előadásában bemutatja, milyen modern technológiák segíthetnek abban, hogy a vállalatok érzékeny adatokat használjanak elemzéshez vagy mesterséges intelligenciához úgy, hogy közben csökkentik az adatszivárgás és az egyének visszaazonosításának kockázatát. 🙏 **Az eseményt az msg Plaut Hungary szponzorálja.** *** 🗓️ **Program** **16:30 – 17:00 \| Érkezés és regisztráció** **17:00 – 17:05 \| Megnyitó** Balassy Mihály – AWS User Group Budapest, Bartha Levente / Korcyl Réka – msg Plaut Hungary **17:05 – 17:50 \| Keynote: AWS European Sovereign Cloud: What It Is\, How It Works\, and Why It Matters** *(angol nyelven)* **Markus Ostertag** – AWS Hero, Cloud Architect & European Sovereign Cloud Expert Hogyan tartható egyensúlyban az innováció, a kontroll és a megfelelőség a felhőben? **Markus Ostertag**, az **AWS European Sovereign Cloud** elismert európai szakértője rövid, lényegre törő előadásban mutatja be, mit jelent a digitális szuverenitás a vezetői döntések, a szervezeti működés és a modern felhőstratégia szempontjából. Gyakorlati nézőpont ad, stratégiai fókusszal **vezetőknek**, **akik** **előre gondolkodnak**. **17:50 – 18:05 \| Szünet ☕** **18:05 – 18:50 \| Kerekasztal\-beszélgetés: Adatvédelem a felhőben — mit hoz az AWS European Sovereign Cloud?** *Moderátor: Bartha Levente – Ügyvezető @ msg Plaut Hungary* * **dr. Rácsai Tünde** – Jogász, adatvédelmi szakértő @ Business Portfolio Kft. * **Boross Ádám** – Senior Solutions Architect @ AWS * **Kulcs Viktor** – Cloud Security Architect @ TC2 * **Balázs István** – Cyber Security Defense Evangelist @ IBALAZS **18:50 – 18:55 \| Rövid szünet** **18:55 – 19:15 \| Privacy Enhancing Technologies** **Dr. Pejó Balázs** – Assistant Professor @ CrySyS Lab Az előadás közérthetően mutatja be, milyen modern technológiák segíthetnek abban, hogy a vállalatok érzékeny adatokat használjanak elemzéshez vagy mesterséges intelligenciához úgy, hogy közben csökkentik az adatszivárgás és az egyének visszaazonosításának kockázatát. **19:15 – 19:20 \| Zárszó** **19:20 – 20:30 \| Networking 🤝** Folytasd a szakmai párbeszédet és építs kapcsolatokat. 🌐 **Nyelvi megjegyzés:** A keynote előadás angol nyelven hangzik el. A kerekasztal-beszélgetés és a többi előadás magyarul zajlik. Találkozunk május 28-án! ✨☁️🇪🇺 **🇬🇧 ENGLISH** Data residency. Regulatory compliance. Operational autonomy. These are no longer just IT concerns — they're boardroom conversations. Join us for a special executive-focused AWS User Group Budapest meetup, where we go deep on the **AWS European Sovereign Cloud**: what it means for your organization, your data strategy, and your compliance posture. We're honored to welcome **Markus Ostertag**, one of Europe's foremost voices on AWS and digital sovereignty, as our keynote speaker. Alongside him, a hand-picked panel of cloud security, legal, and architecture experts will tackle the real-world implications for enterprises operating under European regulation. As the closing session of the evening, Dr. Balázs Pejó will take the stage with a concise presentation on how modern technologies can help companies use sensitive data for analytics or artificial intelligence while reducing the risk of data leakage and individual re-identification. 🌍 **English-speaking attendees are warmly welcome!** The keynote will be delivered in English, and our panelists are happy to engage in English during the roundtable and networking. 🙏 **This event is sponsored by msg Plaut Hungary.** *** 🗓️ **Agenda** **16:30 – 17:00 \| Registration & Networking** **17:00 – 17:05 \| Opening Remarks** Mihály Balassy – AWS User Group Budapest, Levente Bartha / Réka Korcyl – msg Plaut Hungary **17:05 – 17:50 \| Keynote: AWS European Sovereign Cloud: What It Is\, How It Works\, and Why It Matters** *(in English)* **Markus Ostertag** – AWS Hero, Cloud Architect & European Sovereign Cloud Expert Balancing innovation, control, and compliance is one of the hardest challenges in the cloud today. As one of Europe's leading voices on AWS European Sovereign Cloud — having delivered numerous talks on the topic and working closely with AWS — Markus brings deep expertise to this session. We go deep on the AWS European Sovereign Cloud: how it addresses the multiple dimensions of digital sovereignty, what changes for builders and organizations, and where it fits in a modern cloud strategy. **17:50 – 18:05 \| Break ☕** **18:05 – 18:50 \| Roundtable: Data Protection in the Cloud — What Does AWS European Sovereign Cloud Bring?** *Moderated by Levente Bartha – CEO @ msg Plaut Hungary* * **dr. Rácsai Tünde** – Lawyer, Data Protection @ Business Portfolio Kft. * **Boross Ádám** – Senior Solutions Architect @ AWS * **Kulcs Viktor** – Cloud Security Architect @ TC2 * **Balázs István** – Cyber Security Defense Evangelist @ IBALAZS **18:50 – 18:55 \| Short Break** **18:55 – 19:15 \| Privacy Enhancing Technologies** **Dr. Pejó Balázs** – Assistant Professor @ CrySyS Lab The presentation clearly explains how modern technologies can help companies use sensitive data for analytics or artificial intelligence while reducing the risk of data breaches and the identification of individuals. **19:15 – 19:20 \| Closing Remarks** **19:20 – 20:30 \| Networking 🤝** Continue the conversation and connect with peers. 🌐 **Language note:** The keynote will be in English. The roundtable and other talks will be in Hungarian,with speakers happy to answer questions in English. We look forward to seeing you! ✨☁️🇪🇺

**The 2026 elections are over.** The dust is settling. And 2027’s new "EU Inc." company model is staring us down. When big structural changes happen, it is completely normal to put them on the back burner. You have a business to run. But the upcoming shifts in Hungary and the EU might actually change how you operate. We are heading to KLUSTER to figure out exactly how this affects us, without the panic or the guesswork. We are splitting the night in two. First, Bence Gajdácsi (CEO of Gajdácsi Flakon Kft.) tackles the macro reality of Hungary's post-election landscape and the new EU Inc. He will break down what these legal shifts mean for your business structure so you can adapt before the rest of the market even catches on. Second, Nándor Fehér (Content Marketing Specialist) reveals the steps of building a predictable client acquisition machine with no technical skills. Even if you genuinely hate marketing, you will leave knowing how to spot the psychological hooks others and your competitors use. **The Agenda & What You'll Learn** * **17:45:** Arrive, grab a drink, and connect. * **18:10 – 18:15:** Event Kickoff. * **18:15 – 18:35: Hungary's shift & a new EU structure** * Bence breaks down two major shifts: Hungary’s new reality under a new government, and an early peek at the 2027 EU Inc. This new European company structure aims to cut bureaucracy and accelerate cross-border growth. You get an honest look at how to position your business for both. * **18:35 – 18:55: Automating Client Acquisition** * Imagine a vending machine that turns a €1 coin into a €2 coin. How many times would you use it? Nándor will show you how to build that exact machine. In marketing and sales, this is called a 'funnel', a simple sequence of steps that naturally guides a complete stranger to buying your offer. You will learn to spot competitor patterns and walk away with a clear idea of which exact system actually makes sense for your own business. * **18:55 – 20:00:** Genuine networking & conversations with quality food and drinks. * **20:00 onwards:** We head to a nearby bar as usual. **Location** We'll be hosting at the fantastic **KLUSTER Coworking** space. **Who Is This For?** This series of presentations is for freelancers, founders, and open-minded people in Budapest. As you might know, the presentations are really just an excuse to get us all in the same room. Join real conversations with a real community of curious people who are navigating the exact same challenges you are. **The Legal Bit** As usual, we’ll be taking photos and videos throughout the night. By showing up, you consent to being in them. Thanks for reading, see you on the 29th (of May)! Bence & Nándi

Ahead of the **[BA & Beyond 2026 Conference](https://ba-beyond.eu/events/2026-convergence/)**, join **[EPAM](https://www.epam.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=epam-branded&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=1417497090&gbraid=0AAAAADHa0dIqc9UM3Ar0Z5AOKS3aPATMS&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2MbPBhCSARIsAP3jP9xuBv3KeQvxTsUM2kndebnl1WVakrADaTquJ8S5nshYKXIC_9OSHpMaAsIfEALw_wcB)** and the **International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)** for an exclusive in‑person pre‑event at EPAM’s Budapest Office. This free evening event brings together local and international business analysis professionals to explore the future of BA, share perspectives, and connect within the community—setting the tone for the conference ahead. **📅 Date:** May 27, 2026 (05:30 PM - 08:00 PM) **📍 Location:** EPAM Budapest Office ([Budapest, Bókay János str. 44-46, 1083](https://www.google.com/maps/place/EPAM+Systems/@47.4857881,19.0756114,18z/data=!4m10!1m2!2m1!1sEPAM+Systems!3m6!1s0x4741dda5d1de2fe1:0x8f6ce1be9b6d027d!8m2!3d47.485117!4d19.0792498!15sCgxFUEFNIFN5c3RlbXMiA4gBAVoOIgxlcGFtIHN5c3RlbXOSARBzb2Z0d2FyZV9jb21wYW55mgFEQ2k5RFFVbFJRVU52WkVOb2RIbGpSamx2VDIwMWJXTnRUbnBSYmxJeFZYcGplVTlYVGxSUk1YQnZZak5hYjFVeFJSQULgAQD6AQQIABAh!16s%2Fg%2F11h4ncs0dt?hl=hu&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDQyNi4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)) **🎟️ Attendance:** Free, in‑person only, but **registration required** on the following **[LINK](https://wearecommunity.io/events/shaping-the-future-of-business-analysis-an-evening-with-epam-and-ba-and-beyond)**

We’re excited to host our next Product Meetup, co-organised by Wise & Startup Hungary. We have three insightful sessions lined up for you: ​**PM-ing a Product Nobody Asked For - András Lebó (Product Manager at Wise)** Data scientists can build anything themselves. That's what makes them the hardest users to build a platform for. They have notebooks, custom pipelines, workarounds that work. Why would they switch? András will share his learnings on PM-ing a data science platform: finding the real bottlenecks, earning trust from users who could out-engineer your solution, and measuring success when your contribution hides behind another team's objective. ​**Building the Engine Behind the Product - Balázs Dósa (Product Manager at Wise)** Ever wonder what happens when a fintech serving 19M+ customers decides to bet big on internal platforms? Join us as we pull back the curtain on: * ​The Why — What made Wise go all-in on internal platforms * ​The Hard Parts — The real challenges no one warns you about * ​The Payoff — What success actually looks like (and how we measure it) ​Whether you're building platforms, considering the investment, or just platform-curious — this one's for you. ​ **Build to Learn: How AI Tools Are Changing What's Possible for Product Managers - István Szabó (Product Manager at SAP Emarsys)** "Can we ship this table tomorrow?" Sometimes the most important product work is knowing what NOT to ship. Learn how one PM used AI tools to independently investigate a production data issue—tracing through two codebases, validating 82,000+ records across multiple customers, and delivering an evidence-based decision in half a day instead of one week. We'll walk through the real investigation, and show you a repeatable "Build to Learn" practice you can start using next week to tackle PM work that was previously impossible. ## ​Schedule: * ​18:00-18:30 - Arrival + Intro * ​18:30-19:00 - PM-ing a Product Nobody Asked For * ​19:00-19:30 - Building the Engine Behind the Product * ​19:30-20:00 - Build to Learn: How AI Tools Are Changing What's Possible for Product Managers * ​20:00-21:30 - Drinks, Pizza, Networking 🍕

**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** Like it or not, AI agents are now capable of turning a quickly written paragraph of requirements into a pull request that is ready to be integrated into real-world production applications and it's now our responsibility to make sure AI doesn't go rogue and take down prod - or corrupt our data by misunderstanding the requirements or our existing schemas. In this session we'll explore strategies to protect our codebases through unit and integration testing, documentation, and code review along with additional ways of providing context and guard rails to our AI agents as they carry out the work we've assigned them to do. By the time we're done, you'll have a firm grasp of the problem and understand some helpful options for protecting your codebase from vibe coding mishaps getting YOLOed into prod. **YouTube Link** https://youtube.com/live/BltmWMH1zG0?feature=share

This is the 50th Anniversary of the Judgment of Paris. Significantly, in 1976, California wines unexpectedly outperformed French wines in a blind tasting with nine French judges, challenging the perception that only French wines were of the highest quality. This event helped elevate the status of California wines on the global stage and is considered a pivotal moment in wine history. House Wine, in Worthington, modestly, recreates that moment in history with a tasting both American and French wines in a fun, casual atmosphere. Come at 6:45, pay your fee at the register and join your friends for this "Judgey" tasting. https://www.wineenthusiast.com/culture/wine/the-judgment-of-paris-turns-40/ Arrive when you can and we'll have a table for gathering. Feel free to bring your own food as it is welcomed at this local gem or order from the newly opened Worthington Inn, or local favorites such as Dewey's, Everest, Jet, Worthington Tavern and The Whitney. Each person pays their tasting fee, typically $15, and gets their wine glass, then approximately five pours of the wines being served. **Parking is tough**. Try the second lot behind House Wine accessed by the land by the back parking lot or the municipal lot one block north of House Wine. **Waiver and Liability and Attendance Policy.** Participation by you and your guests means you agree to the Waiver of Liability and Attendance Policies on our Group Page. People who have two more or Attendance policy violations are subject to removal from the group.

We'll get in around 4 miles at Three Creeks Metro Parks, primarily natural trails. 17-18 minute miles, no one left behind, and faster walkers are free to lead out. Optional lunch after! If you're joining for hiking all the metro parks, this is the sixth one!

Some trained COUNT volunteers work together once a month at RMH (http://www.rmhc-centralohio.org/volunteer.php) as Housewarmers (usually on the 1st Sunday from 1 – 5 PM). Some schedule other shifts at their convenience. You may try this out with less fuss by following a "Fast track" or go through the normal process. Fast track • Arrange a time to shadow a COUNT volunteer. Call Dave Nohle at 614-268-9558 (cell). • Show up and try it out. • Complete application, etc. later. Normal process • Complete an online application (http://rmhc-centralohio.org/volunteer/). • Attend orientation in advance. • At orientation you will complete forms agreeing to keep family/patient info private and allowing a background check and tour the facility. • Complete one training shift. Daily shifts are: morning 9 AM - 1 PM, afternoon 1 - 5 PM and evening 5 - 9 PM. • Schedule shifts online using the on the RMH scheduling system (http://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/?FROM=32895). The Ronald McDonald House (RMH) provides housing and meals for families with sick children. The Columbus RMH is the largest in the world with 137 rooms. COUNT has been volunteering there since May 2014. Housewarmers work with RMH guests to provide a home-like environment - greet, assist with family needs, answer phones, give tours, assist with checkin/checkout, prepare guest rooms after checkout, clean facility, laundry, restock supplies and staff the front desk. RMH Housewarmers volunteer at least one four-hour shift a month. All Housewarmers must complete an application and agree to a background check before they can be full fledged volunteers.