Professional Development

Looking to expand into new markets, strengthen your brand, or transform your business? Join our upcoming T-box workshop! A representative from the Dedicated Fund on Branding, Upgrading and Domestic Sales (BUD Fund) Implementer will introduce the Fund’s scope of support, key application requirements, and assessment criteria. They will also address common questions related to the application process, helping you make the most of government funding to drive business growth. Additionally, the SME ReachOut team will present the latest information on other popular government funding schemes designed to support SMEs in business transformation. Don't miss this opportunity—register now! Register: [LINK](https://forms.hktdc.com/web/registration/CCM/en?id=69c4b84d65b2061d68cc2cb5)

This seminar examines how enterprises can respond as AI Agents begin to take on real work in business settings. Using OpenClaw as a practical example, it helps participants move from basic awareness to effective application of AI Agents. The session introduces the OpenClaw ecosystem, core agent concepts, deployment options, and key considerations for security and cost control. It also explores practical application ideas for different roles, supporting safe and realistic adoption of AI Agents. The seminar is designed for students, professionals, managers, and entrepreneurs interested in applying AI in real-world scenarios. Enroll Now: [LINK](https://campaigns.hkpc.org/en-hk/rsvp-when-ai-starts-working-for-you)

http://photos4.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/2/0/8/600_452269672.jpeg Meeting schedule Two meeting per month First Thursday per month is lunch meeting (12:45 - 13:45Pm) at S107 building 1W, Hong Kong Science Park. Third Thursday per month is evening meeting (6:30-9pm) at same place Welcome to join, no admission fee, if you have any question, please whatsapp Sergii 56630706 or Grace Tsoi 92752916 for more details

Hong Kong Stories is here to help you shape and share stories from your life - be it epic fails or unlikely wins, heartbreaks or meet-cutes, moments of courage or quiet reflection. No practice, no overthinking, just come and tell a story from your life, like you'd tell a friend. A seasoned coach from Hong Kong Stories will facilitate peer feedback to discover what makes your story awesome, and provide clear, actionable tips to help you tell it better. 📌 Story Requirements: 1. Your story must be true 2. It must be told in the first person—you are the main character 3. It should be no longer than 7 minutes (shorter stories are welcome!) You don't need to have a completed or polished story ready -- just a beginning idea is okay. This workshop is open to individuals at all levels, first-timers or old hands. The purpose of Hong Kong Stories is to help you become a better storyteller. Please update your RSVP, ideally 12 hours before the event if you're unable to make it. Repeated no shows will be moved to not-going / removed from the group to open up slot for people on the waitlist.

Welcome to all levels. For the beginners, I will teach you some basic skills and demonstrate and you'll pick up easily. Practice makes perfect! We will practice the club S, 5 and fairway wood 3, 5 and the driver. Looking forward to see you and let's have fun. Sportswear is fine. The equipment and balls will be provided at the driving range. ★★PLEASE let me know through Whatsapp or Calling before u sign up or RSPV and my HK number is 93798380. Otherwise, the chance of attendance will be passed to the one who did say hi to me first. Lastly, remember to let me know 24 HOURS before the Meetup if you will be late or can't attend. Otherwise, the one who absent without notice would be blacklisted and not welcome to join this Meetup anymore. Cheers, Terry Wong

Please reserve your spot by registering on the below link : **Reserve** https://www.eventbrite.com/e/join-biggest-community-investors-founders-hong-kong-online-tickets-1975093799723?aff=meetup **QUESTIONS ?** Pls Reach out to; Rose - +971528033410 ( WhatsApp Only)

Dear Toastmasters & guests, \*Theme of the meeting: “My Motto” Please note that our **venue** is at: **20/F, Cubus, 1 Hoi Ping Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong** (Causeway stn exit F1 Jardine's Crescent 渣甸坊, 5-10 minutes walk to Cubus which is opposite to Lee Garden 3) Do you want to **improve your communication skills (both speaking and listening) in English** in your daily life? We have *prepared and impromptu speeches* in English during the meeting. **Evaluation** of the speeches will be given so that the speakers can *improve* their speeches continuously. Do come and enjoy the warm atmosphere and have a wonderful learning experience together with us! **All are welcome. *No guest fee is required.*** **See you then!**

Celebrating Mother's Day, Tung Chung Toastmasters Club welcomes members and guests to share personal stories about their mothers who influenced their courage and dreams. Experience how real-life family moments can be transformed into powerful speeches that inspire connection and gratitude through prepared speeches and table topics. Date: Sunday, 10 May 2026 Time: 2:45 pm - 5:00 pm Venue: NAAC Touch Centre, G/F Left Wing, 15 Tung Chung Waterfront Road, Tung Chung Available on Zoom More details and RSVP: https://linktr.ee/tungchungtmc Whether you are a seasoned speaker, an aspiring leader, or simply someone who wants to say "thank you, Mum" in a more meaningful way, this is a safe and supportive space to practise. You will leave with new speaking skills, fresh ideas for appreciating the mothers in your life, and a stronger sense of community.

Hong Kong Entrepreneurs' Practical Journey in the GBA Smart City Consortium (SCC) will be hosting a free entrepreneurship incubation seminar, and you are warmly invited to join. 【Hong Kong Entrepreneurs' Practical Journey in the Greater Bay Area】 🗓 Monday, 11 May 2026 🕡 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM 📍 Activity Room E, H6 Conet, G/F, The Center, 99 Queen’s Road Central, Central (online participation is also welcome) 👩‍🏫 Speaker: Ms. Gisella Tong 湯艷華 1\. 8 years GBA entrepreneurship experience 2\. Served Tencent\, Li\-Ning\, ByteDance 3\. Founder of GBA culture association 4\. CityU China Business graduate 5\. Promotes GBA youth development 📌 Seminar highlights: 1\. HK entrepreneurs' mindset adjustment 2\. Major client expansion & trust building 3\. Association operation & youth exchange 4\. Workplace culture & team management 💰 Free of charge; 🗣 Conducted in Cantonese, supplemented with English professional terminology ✅ Apply now: https://forms.gle/a1Kqwh1ncs31jqgKA 📞 Enquiries: 3905 0906 (Mr. Tse / Ms. Yu) 📧 Email: hyab.funding@smartcity.org.hk 🎯 This seminar is part of the “SCC Greater Bay Area Youth Entrepreneurship (Smart City) Programme”. Please share it with friends who are interested in entrepreneurship.

Language exchange@ My home Cafe Kindly at least pay for one drink item for the cafe owner . Please come up stairs to 3/F .

This is a regular Bring-Your-Own-Book session, where participants share and present to the group non-fiction books they have read. New members are welcome to attend to listen to and discuss the presentations of others. Usually a meeting takes around 2.5-3 hours. During this time we discuss 2 different books, roughly 1 hour per book. Any non-fiction material: a book, documentary, or lecture or a part of it - anything with a title and an author and that contains some coherent ideas. Each presentation includes a summary of a book (15-40 min) and discussion (accordingly). The meeting will be either in a park or in a coffee shop, on HK side. The exact place to be confirmed with the attendees **by WhatsApp only**. I will / have sent the link to the WhatsApp group, please use the link. Introvert friendly. We have people from different countries, so while books can be in any language, the language of the meeting is English. There is a fee of 20 HKD for the first timers to help funding the Meetup membership needed to run the group. Do not hit "Attend" if you are not going to attend. If you RSVPed, but there is anything preventing you from going to the meeting, remember to tell the host as soon as possible and/or update the RSVP - before the RSVP is closed, to give other people a chance to take your spot. But if you plan to attend, do hit "Attend", please :))) No-shows are all silently noted with much disapproval and will be removed from the group.

**Join us with your favourite books! Meet up with bunch of curious minds. Let’s take a sip and share about what we are reading!** **During the book sharing session, we will take turns to share about what we’ve been reading. You can also share some excerpts from the book as well. The conversation starts there. Hopefully by learning about others reading interest we can expand our own original reading scope.** **Later on, we could also reflect and share about our last month’s reading habits and methods etc.** **Book swap is not compulsory. If you have books to give away, feel free to bring them along and we will be happy to take them for future events.**

Yoga and Pilates are the good exercises to let you to keep fit, enhance the ability of core muscle to perform well in sports and reduce the risk of getting injury. Finally, we'll do the full body stretching after the exercises to relax.

**Building a great product is one thing—building momentum behind it is another.** Join **Senior Product Manager Adam Solaiman** and **User Experience Manager Tyson Smith** for a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to turn complex ideas into scalable products inside large organizations. In this session, they’ll share how teams move from ambiguity to execution—navigating organizational complexity, aligning stakeholders, and continuously evolving products after launch. You’ll walk away with insights on how to: * Build and sustain momentum across teams * Adapt to changing priorities without losing direction * Scale products thoughtfully in complex environments Whether you're driving a new initiative or growing an existing product, this conversation will give you practical strategies to keep things moving forward. Come connect, learn, and swap stories with fellow product professionals. \-\-\- Food and drinks will be provided by Switchbox, our generous host. Free parking will be available at the front and back sides of the Switchbox Office.

PLEASE NOTE!!! This event will be In-Person for our very 1st Improving collab! If you know the [Columbus Unity group](https://www.meetup.com/columbus-unity-user-group/) location, we'll be at the same place. This is our 1st event and are doing a soft launch with limited attendance. 1st come 1st serve. If you want to be there and we fill up, please email me at [info@thecogg.com](mailto:info@thecogg.com) and I'll be in touch. All street parking is free on Sundays but you can also pay to park in any of the local garages. See image of [parking map here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mr9_LFIggbs-0_Zd3AJTGNqEhgMf2TzQ/view?usp=sharing). \-\-\- On the last Sunday of the month, we're having our usual end-of-the-month social gathering with our GameDev Meetup meeting. There will be announcements and presentations followed by some social networking Let's continue the conversations with good vibes and friends. All are welcomed from all ages and backgrounds to this public event. If we can, we'll be streaming or uploading the video later via our COGG YouTube channel here: [https://www.youtube.com/@TheCOGG/streams](https://www.youtube.com/@TheCOGG/streams) (Also please do subscribe if you have not done so!) No game development experience required! If you are interested in doing a 20 minute game development related presentation, please fill out our form online here: [https://goo.gl/forms/lVdTJZiNJewlPJuj1](https://goo.gl/forms/lVdTJZiNJewlPJuj1) Or e-mail us at info@thecogg.com with the following: Your Name, Company/Affiliation, Name of Your Game/Topic, Description, Tech Needs, and Your Contact. Be sure to check out our Discord for real time news updates: [https://discord.gg/NrBhuNQ](https://discord.gg/NrBhuNQ)

Practical AI for Power BI Developers A year ago, “agentic AI” was mostly hype for Power BI teams. Today, it deserves your undivided attention. For Power BI pros, there is now a real opportunity to reduce repetitive development work, accelerate delivery, and help developers do more, but only when strong DataOps practices are in place to make AI workflows effective. This session is a no-nonsense introduction to effective AI patterns for Power BI and Fabric development. Along the way, we will make sense of the growing pile of terminology, including skills, plugins, hooks, and MCP. You will see examples of how modern AI tooling can help with development tasks across Power BI and Fabric, along with the prerequisites, guardrails, and DataOps principles needed to use it responsibly. Whether you're burned out on AI hype or already using Copilot CLI daily, this session will show you the foundations that are finally making AI-assisted development genuinely useful.

**PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT NOTES:** 1. The dates for this series are simply placeholders at the moment. We are working on our 2026 schedule, and adjustments are forthcoming. 2. Each class in this series has an attendance fee. 3. Each class, from BOTH a sign-up and fee perspective, is a separate entity. 4. As the Etch toolset evolves, so too will the class outline below. **Introduction:** Our Site Building with Etch class provides detailed instructions on the philosophy of the Etch development framework, as well as in-depth, hands-on instruction on using the Etch environment and associated tools. Anyone familiar with Kevin Geary and the Digital Gravy set of products will tell you that they offer ground-breaking approaches to professional WordPress site development. As we write this, the Etch toolset and environment are rapidly taking shape, with weekly quantum leaps forward in WordPress development methodologies. As early investors in the Etch product offering and its development process, we are actively testing and evaluating the toolset as it takes shape. We are beyond excited to see how WordPress site development is being modernized, and can't wait to bring this course set to you. It will be a paradigm shift in page and site development within WordPress, as well as moving your development mindset light-years forward. Join us as we explore Etch and dive deep into development approaches that will genuinely elevate your craft as a website developer and agency provider. Scalable, responsive, compliant websites are now within easy reach, and Etch provides both the platform and toolset to take you there. **The breakdown of the 10-class series is as follows:** * Class 01 - TBD * Class 02 - TBD * Class 03 - TBD * Class 04 - TBD * Class 05 - TBD * Class 06 - TBD * Class 07 - TBD * Class 08 - TBD * Class 09 - TBD * Class 10 - TBD Throughout the class sessions listed above, we cover the following key areas of web development with Etch: * **Introduction to Etch Interface:** * Familiarization with the toolset's layout and understanding how to navigate and interact with its various components. * **Visual Site Building:** * Techniques for creating layouts using Etch's interface, incorporating sections, divs, containers, and elements to build semantically correct page structures. * **Styling and Design:** * Utilizing Etch's styling approach to customize elements, apply global CSS classes for consistent design, and leverage features like Flexbox and CSS Grid for responsive layouts. * **Dynamic Content and Custom Fields:** * Integrating dynamic content from custom post types and custom field plugins (like ACF, Meta Box, and even built-in fields) to build data-driven websites. * **Component Building:** * Creating and managing reusable components for headers, footers, post type layouts, and other site-wide elements. * **Performance Optimization:** * Understanding how Etch contributes to fast-loading websites and implementing performance best practices. * **Advanced Features:** * Depending on the class level, it might delve into advanced topics such as conditional logic, interactions, and custom code integration to enable more complex functionality. The series aims to equip participants with the skills to efficiently build, customize, and maintain WordPress websites using Etch, catering to both beginners and experienced web developers alike.

**Total Eclipse of the Chart: School Redistricting Dashboards** In this presentation, we will explore the utilization of maps, sets, and SQL within a Tableau dashboard to help provide “what-if” analyses generated through the use of a mapped dashboard, providing different scenarios and the potential implications of these. While in this use case we are focused on a large school district, the concepts of utilizing existing data to explore the future impacts of modifying different geographic boundaries can be useful to many industries, balancing the mix of maps with visual analytics. **About Our Speaker** Robert Kramer is the Data Systems and State Reporting Coordinator at South Western City Schools in Grove City. He has worked there for 17 years, serving previously in the roles of Data Analyst, Programmer, and Operations Coordinator. Prior to working at South Western, he worked as a Systems Engineer at Pinnacle Data Systems in Groveport. He graduated in 2005 from The University of Toledo with his Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Engineering, and a minor in Mathematics. Robert resides in Obetz with his wife, and their 15 and 12 year-old daughters. He was also just elected to his 3rd four-year term on the Obetz City Council. Thanks to our 2026 sponsors: [Clarivoy](https://www.clarivoy.com), [What Box Consulting Group](https://www.whatboxconsultinggroup.com), [Conductrics](https://www.conductrics.com), and [Piwik PRO](https://piwik.pro) More info at [cbusdaw.com](https://cbusdaw.com)

FREE event [https://www.ccad.edu/chroma](https://www.ccad.edu/chroma) Friday, May 15, 3–7 p.m. CCAD campus, 60 Cleveland Ave, Columbus, OH Join Columbus College of Art & Design for *2025* *Chroma: Best of CCAD*, our annual campuswide exhibition showcasing outstanding student work from across the college’s academic programs. This faculty-juried show features select work from CCAD students of all class years, and is a can’t-miss end-of-year campus celebration recognizing their tremendous achievements. It’ll be a night of fun and entertainment, with interactive games, animation and film screenings, art symposiums, poetry and prose readings, and more (along with some of the best local food trucks). *Chroma* is free and open to all. Many exhibitions including... **Game Art & Design:** **DSB, first floor, Welcome Center lobby and Room 115**

**Improving Office in Franklinton** Physical location: Improving Office 330 Rush Alley Suite #150 Columbus, OH 43215 Schedule: 6:00 p.m.: Socialize, eat, and drink. Improving will be providing pizza and beverages. 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Main meeting and presentation(s). Topic: This month John Lairson will share a notebook describing the Alpaca (Paper) Trading API and discuss different algorithms for evaluating stock trades. We meet on the last Monday of each Month. Presentations are given by members and friends of this group. If you would like to do a presentation (small or large) on a python topic, please contact Central OH Python at centralohpython@gmail.com