Product Lifecycle Management

Attention to all lovers of randomness and awkward moments! Come hang out with us for a night that’s a little silly, a little chaotic, but a lot of fun. PPT Karaoke is simple: you present a deck of random slides you’ve never seen before. You’ll be figuring it out as you go—and that’s exactly the point. No prep, no pressure, and definitely no boring quarterly charts. It’s a great way to try something new, laugh at yourself a bit, and maybe get a little more comfortable speaking in front of people. You can present… or not. Sign up if you’re feeling brave, or just grab a drink and enjoy the chaos from the audience. What it is like People making things up on the spot Moments that are unexpectedly funny (or weirdly brilliant) A relaxed, supportive crowd that’s laughing with you How it works Put your name down if you want to present Get a completely random slide deck Go for it—funny, serious, or totally nonsensical Why You Should Come Try something new without pressure Laugh a lot (at yourself and with others) Take a break from taking things too seriously Meet nice, low-key people who also have no idea what’s on Slide 4. Experience Level: None. Really. If you can point at a screen and say words, you’re overqualified. The vibe Warm, welcoming, and zero judgment. We’re all just figuring it out together. If this sounds like your kind of fun, come join us 🙂 Spots are limited—RSVP to save yours!

Liebe Hauptstadt-Monster, im April spricht Daniel Lindemann über die „schöne neue Welt“: Datenbanken in gemanagten Kubernetes-Clustern in der Cloud. Egal ob alter On‑Prem‑Hase oder neuer Cloud‑Aficionado: wir sind sicher, dass Daniel für alle erhellende Einsichten mitbringen wird. Kommt vorbei, oder [guckt wenigstens auf Teams zu](https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/3267619397268?p=Gg5dLAdbLC6qZskGH0 )! Wir freuen uns auf euch! Markus & Ben ## Deploy, connect, fertig: AKS und Datenbanken in der Praxis In dieser Session wird gezeigt, wie du mit Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) schnell und praxisnah in Kubernetes einsteigst. Anhand von Live-Demos siehst du, wie containerisierte Anwendungen deployt und betrieben werden. Der Fokus liegt auf der sicheren Anbindung an Datenbanken. Du lernst, wie deine Anwendungen zuverlässig und sicher auf Daten zugreifen, z. B. über Managed Identities, Secret Management und Azure-Integrationen wie den Key Vault. Perfekt für dich, wenn du Kubernetes und AKS nicht nur verstehen, sondern direkt sinnvoll mit echten Daten einsetzen willst. ## Daniel Lindemann  Daniel Lindemann ist Entwickler und Consultant bei der abtis GmbH in Pforzheim. Er ist spezialisiert auf das Entwickeln von modernen Lösungen mit cloud-nativen Ansätzen, weshalb er sich für die Themen Serverless- und Container-Architekturen in Microsoft Azure begeistert. Getreu dem Motto “Wer es baut, der betreibt es auch.” unterstützt er Anwendungsentwickler auch in den Bereichen IT-Infrastruktur, Automatisierung und DevOps.

Liebe Rhetorikfreunde, Habt ihr Lust, die Kunst des Redens zu erlernen? Du kannst als Gast einfach reinschnuppern oder als Clubmitglied das volle Programme nutzen. Mithilfe eines ausgezeichneten praxisorientierten Programms kannst du einen von 11 verschiedenen Lernpfaden auswählen und in 5 aufeinander aufbauenden Stufen lernen: * frei und ohne Blackout zu reden * unterhaltsam und überzeugend zu präsentieren * souverän zu moderieren * Deine Körpersprache wirkungsvoll einzusetzen * spontan zu einem vorher unbekannten Thema zu pitchen Haben wir dich neugierig gemacht? Ganz gleich, ob du einfach mal „reinschnuppern“ oder dein Können gleich mit einer kurzen Stegreifrede unter Beweis stellen möchtest – wir freuen uns auf dich. Willkommen sind * Redebegeisterte * Redescheue * Kreative, denen die Werkzeuge zur Kommunikation fehlen * Angestellte/Selbstständige, die besser vor Publikum oder vorm Chef reden wollen Du kannst bei uns alle aktuellen Herausforderungen trainieren: * Präsenztreffen vor Publikum * Onlinetreffen * Präsentieren * Pitchen Wir freuen uns auf rege Teilnahme und Anmeldung. *** Der Eintritt ist kostenfrei. Wir beginnen pünktlich um 19:00 Uhr. Einlass ab 18:45 Uhr.

Benvenuti! Organizziamo laboratori di improvvisazione teatrale in italiano, aperti a chiunque voglia esplorare la creatività, la connessione, mettersi in gioco e divertirsi insieme. Ci incontriamo ogni lunedì dalle 19:30 alle 22 all'hotel Continental - Art Space in Exile (ElsenStrasse 88) Vieni a provare di persona: che tu sia alle prime armi o già esperto, troverai un gruppo accogliente e un ambiente pieno di energia. Classi drop-in ogni lunedì sera. Una comuità. Un gruppo di amici. Un'attività assolutamente utile e divertente. Vieni? Laboratori di improvvisazione teatrale a Berlino. Ogni lunedì dalle 19:30 alle 22 all'hotel Continental - Art Space in Exile (ElsenStrasse 88) Se pensi di partecipare, mandaci una mail a berlinoitaliaimprov@gmail.com

**Authentische Ehrlichkeit - Ein Einführungs-Workshop** **💶 Wertschätzungsbeitrag vor Ort: 10-20 Euro (nach eigenen Möglichkeiten)** . \-\-\-\-\-\-\- . Gute Freundschaften leben von Ehrlichkeit & Vertrauen. . Gute Freunde kennen sich, wie ihre linke Westentasche: ihr Leben, ihre Gefühle, ihre Wünsche, ihre Einstellungen, ihre guten & ihre schlechten Seiten. . Gute Freunde können „Ja“ sagen, wenn es ein „Ja“ ist; und sie können „Nein“ sagen, wenn es ein „Nein“ ist. . Gute Freunde können sich sagen, was sie aneinander mögen, und sie können sich sagen, was sie nicht so toll finden. . **🙂 Ehrlichkeit als Basis guter Beziehungen** Ehrlichkeit ist die Basis, damit Nähe und Verbindung entstehen kann. . Sich hinter Masken und (unbewussten) Lügen zu verstecken steht dieser Verbindung im Weg. . Ich glaube alle Beziehungen im Leben werden vertrauensvoller, wenn man miteinander ehrlich ist: Liebensbeziehungen, Arbeitsbeziehungen, Freundschaften und selbst die Beziehung zur Bedienung im Café. . **🍀 Dieser Abend ist eine Einführung in die Ehrlichkeit.** Du erfährst, * warum „Lügen“ mehr ist als das bewusste Verdrehen von Fakten. * wie Du im Leben mehr von dem bekommst, was Du wirklich willst, weil Du Dich auf Ehrlichkeit einlässt. An diesem Abend werden wir in kleinen Schritten Ehrlichkeit üben, auch in unbequemen Situationen. . Du nimmst praktische Ehrlichkeitsübungen mit, die Du sofort im Alltag und in Deinen Freundschaften umsetzen kannst. **🧡 Zwei Worte über Ehrlichkeit** Ich habe mich lange versteckt, wollte meine schwachen Seiten, meine Ängste, Gefühle & Unzufriedenheiten nicht zeigen – immer mit der Angst, abgelehnt zu werden. . Irgendwann stieß ich auf Radikale Ehrlichkeit und buchte ein Wochenendseminar. Es war so befreiend! . Meine Erfahrungen findest Du hier: [https://abenteuer-freundschaft.de/radikale-ehrlichkeit-erfahrungsbericht](https://abenteuer-freundschaft.de/radikale-ehrlichkeit-erfahrungsbericht) . Danach habe ich das 8-Tages-Retreat gemacht, wo es wirklich ans Eingemachte ging. . Ich habe festgestellt, dass Ehrlichkeit meine Beziehungen zu anderen Menschen deutlich verbessert. . Gleichzeitig fühle ich mich deutlich wohler, weil ich mich nicht mehr verstecke. Ich bekomme meine Probleme gelöst (weil ich darüber spreche) und meine Wünsche erfüllt (weil ich darüber spreche). . Dieser Workshop ist mein Einstiegsbeitrag zu mehr Ehrlichkeit in Beziehungen und Freundschaften. . #### 👱🏼‍♂️ Über mich: * Mein Name ist Georg Preller * Ich bin Betreiber der Seite [www.abenteuer-freundschaft.de](http://www.abenteuer-freundschaft.de) * Ausgebildeter NLP-Lehrtrainer ([DVNLP](https://www.dvnlp.de/)) & Coach * Jahrelang selbstständiger Unternehmensberater * Eigene Vita: Von schüchternen Jungen zum fitten Mann * Mehr über mich: [LinkedIn - Georg Preller](https://www.linkedin.com/in/georg-preller/) . **⏰ Die Türen sind offen ab 18:15 Uhr.** Deinen Mantel aufhängen, WC, eine Runde schwatzen und los geht's... . **❓ Darf ich wiederkommen?** Es gibt nur wenige Veranstaltungen, bei denen man wirklich miteinander ins Gespräch kommt. Hier schon, mit Tiefgang. . Einige kommen immer wieder, um die kleinen Übungen nochmals im gesicherten Rahmen auszuprobieren oder aus Neugier, wie andere ihre authentische Ehrlichkeit leben. . Das Workshopprogramm ist auch jedesmal etwas anderes - je nach Gruppe und zunehmenden Erfahrungen. . **🎒 Was bringst Du mit?** * Etwas zu trinken (z.B. deine Wasserflasche, keinen Alkohol!) * Du solltest satt sein und vorher gegessen haben * Bargeld für Wertschätzungbeitrag . **🏠 Der Veranstaltungsraum** * Wir haben einen wunderschönen Raum in Berlin Mitte * saubere Toiletten * Gut mit Öffis zu erreichen nähe Hackescher Markt * Vor Ort ist alles ausgeschildert. . **Wegbeschreibung vor Ort:** * Vor Ort ist alles augeschildert. Vorsichtshalber hier eine Wegbeschreibung * Du klingest bei Hausnummer 28 bei Kieztreff * Du gehst in den Hinterhof und dort nach links * Dort klingelst Du und es wird Dir geöffnet. * Ich freu mich auf Dich! . **👋🏽 Weitere Gruppen & Kontaktmöglichkeiten** . **✈ Telegram-Kanal: [t.me/abenteuer_freundschaft](http://t.me/abenteuer_freundschaft)** für Events, Workshops & Treffpunkte für neue Freundschaften . **✉ Freundschafts-Newsletter:** [https://abenteuer-freundschaft.de/newsletter](https://abenteuer-freundschaft.de/newsletter) Alle 4 Wochen das Neuste aus der Freundschaftsforschung; oft seltener, denn ich schreibe nur dann, wenn es wirklich etwas zu berichten gibt. . **🔥 6 Zutaten großartiger Freundschaften** Seit 2020 forsche ich, was großartige Freundschaften wirklich ausmacht. Das Ergebnis ist das 30seitige eBook: "Die 6 Zutaten großartiger Freundschaften". Du erhältst das eBook zurzeit kostenlos mit der Anmeldung zum Newsletter: [https://abenteuer-freundschaft.de/newsletter](https://abenteuer-freundschaft.de/newsletter)

Bitte kauft in den Restaurants mindestens einen Artikel, damit wir keinen Ärger mit dem Manager bekommen. -> Location Berlin Potsdamer Platz -> The Playce -> Manifesto Markt Wir sitzen unten oft an den großen runden Tischen vor dem Restaurant Kumpir'a oder an den langen Tischen vor dem Pizza und Pasta Restaurant im Erdgeschoss. Dieses Treffen ist für: -Internationale Teilnehmer aus allen Ländern, die auf Deutsch Kontakte knüpfen wollen. -Deutsch-sprachige, die in netter Gesellschaft anderen helfen wollen, Deutsch zu sprechen, oder nur neue Kontakte knüpfen wollen.

\-\-\-\-\-\- English below \-\-\-\-\- Komm am **Montag, den 27.04.2026**, zum **Specter Shield Lite Workshop** im [w3.hub](https://w3hub.berlin/) in Kreuzberg. In entspannter Gruppenatmosphäre baust du unter Anleitung dein eigenes Specter Shield Lite – die verbesserte Version des bewährten Specter DIY, jetzt inklusive Smartcard-Option. **Was ist das Specter Shield Lite?** Es ist ein sicherheitsfokussiertes Hardware-Wallet zum Selberbauen. Weitere Infos findest du hier: [specter.solutions/build-guide](https://specter.solutions/build-guide) *** ### **Eckdaten** * 📅 **Wann?** Montag\, 27\.04\.2026 \| 18:30 – 21:00 Uhr * 📍 **Wo?** w3\.hub Berlin \| Möckernstraße 120\, 10963 Berlin \(2\. OG\, Küche\) * 💵 **Preis:** 210 € (Inklusive Komplett-Set: Specter Shield Lite, 2 Smartcards, Kabel, SD-Karte und 2 Backup-Stacks) * 🔥 **Early Bird:** Buchst du bis Donnerstag, den **2\. April**, zahlst du nur **199 €**! > **WICHTIG:** Eine aktive Teilnahme ist nur mit vorheriger Anmeldung und Kauf der Hardware über den untenstehenden Link möglich. Die Plätze sind auf **15 Personen** begrenzt! 👉 **Sichere dir jetzt deinen Platz:** [Hier anmelden & Hardware sichern](https://clavastack.com/produkt/specter-shield-lite-workshop-berlin/) ################################ **Build Your Own Hardware Wallet!** Join us on **Monday, April 27th, 2026**, for the **Specter Shield Lite Workshop** at [w3.hub](https://w3hub.berlin/) in Kreuzberg. In a relaxed group setting, you’ll build your very own Specter Shield Lite—the upgraded successor to the Specter DIY, now featuring smartcard support. **What is Specter Shield Lite?** It is a security-focused, DIY hardware wallet. Check out more details here: [specter.solutions/build-guide](https://specter.solutions/build-guide) *** ### **Event Details** * 📅 **When?** Monday\, April 27th\, 2026 \| 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM * 📍 **Where?** w3\.hub Berlin \| Möckernstraße 120\, 10963 Berlin \(2nd floor\, kitchen area\) * 💵 **Price:** 210 € (Includes full kit: Specter Shield Lite, 2 smartcards, cables, SD card, and 2 backup stacks) * 🔥 **Early Bird Deal:** Book by Thursday, **April 2nd**, and pay only **199 €**! > **IMPORTANT:** To participate, you must register and purchase the hardware via the link below in advance. Spots are limited to **15 participants**! 👉 **Grab one of the 15 spots here:** [Register & Secure your Hardware](https://clavastack.com/produkt/specter-shield-lite-workshop-berlin/)

Are you keeping up with how fast AI is changing the way we work? We are in the midst of understanding how AI is reshaping our roles, workflows, and what is possible in product development. The pace of change is rapid, and many managers are actively experimenting and learning as they go. We’ve invited two experienced product practitioners to share their hands on experience and learnings: **Daniel** will focus on how AI can be used to increase personal leverage and productivity as a product manager. **Ruslan** will share his experience with turning AI prototypes and real products. This event is designed for hands-on product managers and product builders who want to improve their workflows and rethink how products are built within their organizations. **Agenda** 18:15 – Doors open for snacks, drinks, and networking 19:00 – Welcome from ProductTank Berlin 19:10 – Demystifying AI: A Productivity Playbook for Product Managers, Daniel Zherenkov 19:40 – Building with AI: How Smart Prototypes Become Real Products, Ruslan Vorobev 20:10 – Networking 21:30 – Event ends **Please note:** * **Please bring your IDs as you’ll need it when entering the venue.** * The event is RSVP only: to enter, you must RSVP here on Meetup. * We'd like to capture the event with photographs for promotional purposes, such as sharing on LinkedIn after the event. If you have any concerns or preferences regarding this, please feel free to let us know beforehand. **Demystifying AI: A Productivity Playbook for Product Managers, Daniel Zherenkov** To harness the power of AI, you first need to understand it. Join this session to strip away the FONO tropes from LinkedIn and understand the reality of today's AI capabilities. We will explore practical frameworks for integrating AI into the product management daily life, empowering you to make better decisions, streamline workflows, and build superior products. About the speaker: Daniel, ML/AI Product Manager at Delivery Hero with 8+ years of experience in creating ML and AI products, will explain what AI actually is and how to squeeze the maximum efficiency from it based on the real examples that could be reproduced by anyone. **Building with AI: How Smart Prototypes Become Real Products, Ruslan Vorobev** The talk looks at how AI can turn quick prototypes into real, valuable products. Ruslan shares practical lessons from using tools like Lovable, GPT, and internal automations to move from idea validation to production-ready solutions. The focus is on finding where AI truly adds value, whether through lightweight assistants or deeper integrations, and where it’s better left out. About the speaker: Ruslan Vorobev is Head of Product with a strong focus on innovation and AI-driven solutions. He has overseen product and business development across sustainability, circular economy, and manufacturing domains, helping scale digital products from early prototypes to market-ready solutions. His work combines hands-on experimentation with practical automation to turn ideas into tangible impact.

Hey everyone! Thank you so much for joining this group and becoming a member 🫶 Time for our first event!😊 This is going to be a relaxed first meetup. Come along and hang out with other local producers, talk about your favourite tracks, producers, gear and what you’d like from future meetups. Theres no pressure to play your own tracks, this first session is mainly about getting to know each other, enjoying some music, and having a great time with other producers. Feel free however to bring some tracks/ideas if you feel up for it 🎶

Join us for an upcoming in-person Lean Coffee meetup. Lean Coffee is a lightly-structured meeting format where the attendees create the agenda. Bring your management challenges; whether you're managing people, products, processes or beyond, and solve them together with peers from a diverse set of backgrounds. This event is great for anybody trying to create better ways of working and wants to share with + learn from others trying to do the same.

We are excited to announce our next meetup, which will again be hosted at the beautiful [HubSpot](https://www.linkedin.com/feed/#) Berlin offices. Get ready for rooftop views, snacks, drinks and plenty of opportunities to learn and share. Agenda: • 18:30 – 19:00: **Arrival and Registration** • 19:00 – 19:15: **Welcome & Opening Remarks** • 19:15 – 19:45: **Impulse talk** on "Challenges of measuring ROI in AI projects" from Stefan Kiefer, VP Customer Experience at Octonomy AI • 19:45 – 20:30: **Panel Discussion** with **Dr. Katharina Prohl-Schwenke**, author of "Customer Success Management" (Springer Professional) & Co-Founder of the CustomerSuccess Academy, **Julian Janecke**, Head of Customer Success at nilo and **Stefan Kiefer**, VP Customer Experience at Octonomy AI. • 20:30 – 21:00: **Networking** A heartfelt thank you to our friends at **HubSpot** for providing the location & Drinks. Food will be provided by **addressable value**. Expect an exciting and engaged discussion and feel free to bring questions of your own.

Meet us for in-person talks at Zalando on April 28, 2026! Join us for an evening exploring how GenAI is transforming modern engineering — from low-code feature engineering and research workflows to agent-driven optimization and production ML systems. Please make sure you register with your full name, as it will be checked by security on arrival. *** 📅 **Date and Time:** Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Doors open: 17:30 Talks start: 18:00 Panel discussion: 19:20 Networking & pizza: 20:00 *** 📍 **Location:** Zalando Office BHW Warschauer S-Bahn, Auditorium Cinema *** 📝 **Agenda:** **17:30 – Doors Open** Welcome, pizza, and networking **18:00 – Research Harness Engineering for Model Development** Florian Hönicke — Elastic Every programmer is now a manager of coding agents — but human oversight quickly becomes the bottleneck. Florian will share how Elastic built an agentic research harness to support their v5-omni model development, enabling structured experimentation and faster iteration cycles in applied AI research, and why building your own harness is the key unlock for teams serious about scaling agentic workflows. *** **18:20 – Low-Code Feature Engineering in Zalando with Agentic Support** Ola Wahab — Zalando Feature engineering at scale has traditionally been a high-friction process — days of infra setup, complex tooling coordination, and lots of boilerplate. Ola will walk through how Zalando is shifting to a low-code, configuration-driven approach where teams define pipelines declaratively, and how agentic coding has compressed the journey from feature discovery to production from weeks to days. *** **18:40 – Ranking Logic Migration from Monolith — Using Code Agents for Iterative Performance Benchmarking** Ivan Potapov — Zalando How Zalando’s Search and Browse Discovery team extracted a latency-critical ranking service from a monolith and validated it for production. This talk covers: * Migrating the ranking read path into a standalone Ranking API * Using AI-powered agentic loops with async-profiler to close the p99 latency gap * Practical lessons on allocation profiling, virtual threads, and production validation Format: 20 min talk + 10 min Q&A *** **19:00 – Coding Agents for ML Pipelines & AI Systems (Hopsworks + Claude Code)** Jim Dowling — Hopsworks Coding agents are rapidly reshaping software and ML engineering. This talk explores how prompt-driven development is changing how we build ML systems. We’ll cover: * ML problem decomposition and architecture optimization in an agent-driven world * Data-driven experimentation workflows * Building faster and higher-quality systems with Claude Code * Why building on top of AI infrastructure boosts productivity Based on Jim’s O’Reilly book: *Building AI Systems with a Feature Store* Format: 20 min talk + 10 min Q&A *** **19:20 – Panel Discussion** **Product Mindset in Engineering — The Evolution of the AI Engineer Role** Jim Dowling — CEO, Hopsworks Leela Sharma — Director of Engineering, Zalando Florian Hönicke — Principal AI Engineer, Elastic Alexey Grigorev — Founder, DataTalks.Club A discussion on how GenAI is reshaping engineering roles, expectations, and the shift toward product-oriented thinking. *** **20:00 – Pizza, Drinks & Networking** Wrap up the evening with food, drinks, and conversations with fellow engineers and speakers. *** Invite your friends and join us for an evening of learning and networking!

**Demo Drop** 🔊 **@ Bohnengold** Come and share a demo that you're currently working on or share a completed track with our community and get feedback in a friendly and supportive setting. Or just come and socialise and listen to the latest works from other producers. You can register to share some music here: https://forms.gle/xaF7sPBNpjAVPeY98 Note: * YOU MUST CHECK IN WITH THE HOSTS WHEN YOU ARRIVE TO CONFIRM YOUR SIGN UP! * Due to time limitations, we might not be able to play all tracks. * Long tracks will be faded out at 5 minutes **Agenda:** 7pm - Arrive, socialise and network 7:30 - Begin the Demo Drop sharing session 9pm - 1am - DJ sets - Details TBC We’re very excited to host another event at **Bohnengold**. They have an amazing club space with a fantastic sound system. Following our event, we will move straight into the regular **Threshold** party from 9pm so stick around and drink and dance. Note: Bohnen Gold will be opening an hour early for our event so any drinks purchased will help cover the extra staffing costs for the venue. This is a free event for our community. It is open to producers of all genres, skill levels, and backgrounds. Whether you’re an experienced producer or just starting out, it’s a welcoming space to connect with others, exchange ideas, and find inspiration. All genders, ages, genres, and DAWs are welcome. Invite friends or collaborators if you like, and help us continue building Berlin’s vibrant community of music producers. We look forward to seeing you there. Stay connected: Telegram group: https://t.me/musicproducersberlin Instagram: @musicproducersberlin

Join us for an in-person evening exploring how GenAI is transforming modern engineering — from low-code feature engineering and research workflows to agent-driven optimization and production ML systems. Please make sure you register with your full name, as it will be checked by security on arrival. \*\*\* 📅 **Date and Time:** Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Doors open: 17:30 Talks start: 18:00 Panel discussion: 19:20 Networking & pizza: 20:00 \*\*\* 📍 **Location:** Zalando Office BHW Warschauer S-Bahn, Auditorium Cinema \*\*\* 📝 **Agenda:** **17:30 – Doors Open** Arrivals and check-in \*\*\* **18:00 – Talk #1** **Research Harness Engineering** [Florian Hönicke](https://www.linkedin.com/in/florian-h%C3%B6nicke-b902b6aa/) — Elastic Every programmer is now a manager of coding agents — but human oversight quickly becomes the bottleneck. Florian will share how Elasticsearch built an agentic research harness to support their v5-omni model development, enabling structured experimentation and faster iteration cycles in applied AI research, and why building your own harness is the key unlock for teams serious about scaling agentic workflows. \*\*\* **18:20 – Talk #2** **Low code feature engineering in Zalando with Agentic support** Ola Wahab — Zalando Feature engineering at scale has traditionally been a high-friction process — days of infra setup, complex tooling coordination, and lots of boilerplate. Ola will walk through how Zalando is shifting to a low-code, configuration-driven approach where teams define pipelines declaratively, and how agentic coding has compressed the journey from feature discovery to production from weeks to days. \*\*\* **18:40 – Talk #3** **Ranking Logic Migration from Monolith — Using Code Agents for Iterative Performance Benchmarking** [Ivan Potapov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivan-sur/) — Zalando How Zalando’s Search and Browse Discovery team extracted a latency-critical ranking service from a monolith and validated it for production. This talk covers: * Migrating the ranking read path into a standalone Ranking API * Using AI-powered agentic loops with async-profiler to close the p99 latency gap * Practical lessons on allocation profiling, virtual threads, and production validation \*\*\* **19:00 – Talk #4** **Coding Agents for ML Pipelines & AI Systems (Hopsworks + Claude Code)** [Jim Dowling](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-dowling-206a98/) — Hopsworks Coding agents are rapidly reshaping software and ML engineering. This talk explores how prompt-driven development is changing how we build ML systems. We’ll cover: * ML problem decomposition and architecture optimization in an agent-driven world * Data-driven experimentation workflows * Building faster and higher-quality systems with Claude Code * Why building on top of AI infrastructure boosts productivity Based on Jim’s O’Reilly book: *Building AI Systems with a Feature Store* Format: 20 min talk + 10 min Q&A \*\*\* **19:20 – Panel Discussion** **Product Mindset in Engineering — The Evolution of the AI Engineer Role** \*\*Host: Ivan Potapov Jim Dowling — CEO, Hopsworks Leela Sharma — Director of Engineering, Zalando Alexey Grigorev — Founder, DataTalks.Club Florian Hönicke — Principal AI Engineer, Elastic A discussion on how GenAI is reshaping engineering roles, expectations, and the shift toward product-oriented thinking. \*\*\* **20:00 – Pizza, Drinks & Networking** Wrap up the evening with food, drinks and conversations with fellow engineers and speakers. \*\*\* Invite your friends and join us for an evening of learning and networking! **⚡️ Interested in giving a talk? ⚡️** Are you interested presenting on your Elastic use case? We welcome 5-10 minute lightning talks, 45-minute deep dives, and everything in between. If you're interested, please send an email to [meetups@elastic.co](http://meetups@elastic.co/?utm_source=luma)

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Join other experienced and aspiring agile coaches and professionals to: * develop and practice your coaching skills in a peer-to-peer environment * share current successes and challenges in your work environment and get support from each other * learn from each other, build better relationships and experiment with new ideas ***NOTE:*** Pre-registration is required for this event. **Please arrive 10 minutes early** to check in at the security desk.

Do you want more Self Confidence, less Self Doubt, more Happiness, less Anxiety, and more Love? This event is an introduction to how to handle irrational emotion. How often are yours or another's emotions out of control? What is that about??? I have asked these questions and after much search have found answers and am sharing. Maybe you have suffered a traumatic experience, a deep loss or been through a painful breakup? After that, you try to move on but you just can't. Possibly you have a thought or emotion that hangs around for days and you just can't shake it. What is all this stress, anxiety, depression, and self doubt? It's just crazy! It's not the real you. You can find out what is at the root of all this. This is a local event. Areas you can change with the right information: * Control of unwanted emotions * Lack of confidence * Grief * Anxiety * Anger management * Creating ideal relationships * Memory * and more... This is a local meeting that can start you on the way to a better life, more confidence and less negativity. All the happiness you have lies within you. Let's find it! Be sure to click on the red "Attend" button below to come to this local event. We look forward to seeing you there. This group is created by the Dianetics and Scientology life improvement center.

It feels like we just saw each other 🤷. Join members of the local design and UX community for our monthly breakfast. For May we’re stopping in for Rooh’s popup breakfast/cafe concept. You know someone is getting the lobster yuzu croissant, and that’s not even the prettiest thing on the menu!.

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**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 Chris Pazsint will be talking about Agentic Coding. How does one use CLI Based Agents, and Agentic IDEs such as Cursor, Kiro, Antigravity? How to include agentic coding plugins for IDEs you already love such as Visual Studio Code. 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

Bring your Raspberry Pi, Arduino, microcontroller, or any other electronic project and join fellow electronics makers for a night of creativity and collaboration! This session is open forum to share your current projects—whether complete or in progress, it’s all interesting! Whether you’re deep into embedded systems, exploring new ideas, or just getting started, you’ll find a welcoming space to collaborate, share, and get inspired. **New to electronics or curious about tinkering?** You’re absolutely welcome. If you’re a beginner and want to experiment, I’ll have a couple of starter kits available so you can try things out—whether that’s blinking your first LED, putting something on a display, or experimenting with simple sensors. No pressure and no experience required—just an interest in learning and building. While we continue to pursue a more permanent venue for this Meetup, we’ll be using public library facilities based on availability. This session will be at the Worthington Park Library in the Olentangy Meeting Room.