Project Management Professional

Tired of feature pipelines that: • break silently in production? • suffer from training–serving skew? • take hours to rebuild from scratch? • keep data scientists dependent on data engineering for every change? In this 3-session **hands-on paid course**, you’ll learn how to use **dbt** to build robust, incremental, production-grade feature pipelines for machine learning — using real e-commerce data. *** **🚨 Important – This is a PAID course & registration is via Google Form** **RSVP on Meetup does not count as registration.** To apply and secure your spot, you **must** fill out this form: 👉 https://forms.gle/Tf9BzYiq3esVpn3D7 Payment, syllabus and selection details are all in the form. All instruction is volunteer-based, and **all proceeds go to support DataHack’s nonprofit programs advancing diversity and inclusion in AI & data science in Israel.** *** **🧠 Who is this for?** • Data Scientists • ML Engineers • Backend Developers working closely with data/ML …who want to **own their feature engineering end-to-end** – from raw data to production-ready features. **Prerequisites:** • Comfortable with SQL • Basic familiarity with ML concepts (features, training/serving, etc.) *** **🔧 What you’ll learn (hands-on)** Over **3 evenings** with a **100K+ row e-commerce dataset**, you’ll: • Build layered, incremental dbt models for ML feature pipelines • Handle late-arriving data and slowly changing dimensions • Add data quality tests and avoid silent failures • Write reusable macros and use patterns you can take straight to production • Connect the dots from raw events → features → production serving By the end, you’ll have a **complete, tested feature pipeline** plus the skills to replicate the pattern in your own company. *** **📅 When & Where** • **Dates:** Wednesdays – 16.3, 23.3, 30.3.2026 • **Session length:** \~2.5–3 hours each • **Location:** Check Point offices, Shlomo Kaplan 5, Tel Aviv • **Food:** Pizza’s on us 🍕 *** **💸 Cost & Invoicing** • This is a **paid 3-session course**. • We strongly encourage **employers to cover the cost** as part of your professional development. • Full pricing and payment details are available in the registration form. Again: **Meetup RSVP is only for interest tracking. It does not reserve a seat.** To actually join the course, fill out the form here: 👉 https://forms.gle/Tf9BzYiq3esVpn3D7 *** **👋 Who’s teaching?** The course is led by **Yuval Gorchover**, Head of AI/ML Engineering at **Voyantis**, and **Amihai Offenbacher**, a Data Scientist at Voyantis , bringing real-world, production ML experience into the classroom. *** **Ready to take control of your feature pipelines?** Apply now via the form and we’ll be in touch with next steps: 👉 https://forms.gle/Tf9BzYiq3esVpn3D7

Hello friends, We hope you and your loved ones are safe. Due to the current situation, we have decided to postpone our upcoming meetup, co-hosted with Start.io and contentsquare. The safety and well-being of our community come first. We will share a new date as soon as possible and look forward to welcoming you when circumstances allow. Thank you for your understanding, and please stay safe. Best regards, The Aerospike Team ### ***[IMPORTANT NOTICE registration is HERE](https://luma.com/53lk193a)*** Join **Aerospike, Start.io, and Contentsquare** for an evening of deep technical talks and peer-level discussion on the real trade-offs behind operating modern real-time systems in production - where tail latency, throughput predictability, scalability, and cost efficiency are constantly in tension. This event will move past theory and into hard-earned production lessons: scaling beyond RAM constraints, migrating high-throughput workloads from Redis to Aerospike, designing architectures driven by real cloud cost models, and uncovering the non-obvious pitfalls of migrating real-time systems from AWS to GCP. Topics range from VPC architecture and traffic steering differences to NVMe and local SSD behavior, and why familiar operational playbooks often fail across clouds. This event is designed for engineers and architects already running latency-sensitive, high-scale systems - where milliseconds matter, growth is relentless, and infrastructure decisions directly impact performance, reliability, and cost. ​ **Agenda** **​17:30 – 18:00 - Welcome drinks & networking** ​**18:00 – 18:10 - Opening Remarks – Speed vs Capacity: Designing Data Systems for Real-Time Scale** *Oshrat Ben-Avi Zabludovitz, Israel Country Manager, Aerospike ​* **18:10 – 18:30 - Scaling Past RAM: Architecture Lessons from Our Redis-to-Aerospike Migration** *Ilan Huchansky, Data Platform Team Leader, Start. io* ​As Start.io scaled, our legacy Redis-based architecture for the user-profiles database reached significant operational limits, particularly during high-traffic periods, node failures, and scaling events. To maintain our strict performance SLAs while reducing operational overhead, we embarked on a search for a more robust, cost-effective NoSQL solution. In this session, we will share the architectural lessons learned while evaluating the database landscape - including our comparisons with alternatives - and our ultimate migration to Aerospike’s Hybrid Memory Architecture. We’ll discuss how we moved past RAM constraints to achieve sub-millisecond performance at massive scale without compromising on availability or data consistency. ​ **18:30 – 18:50 - Boosting Cost Efficiency with Cost-Aware Architecture** *Doron Hoffman, Chief Architect, Contentsquare* ​ In this session, we explore the critical role of cost-aware architecture in achieving optimal cost efficiency for modern software systems. As organizations increasingly rely on cloud services, microservices, and distributed computing, understanding and managing costs becomes paramount. ​We’ll discuss the shift from traditional architecture to cost-aware design and examine how architectural decisions directly impact operational expenses. Through a real-world example, we’ll share lessons learned from evaluating multiple cloud providers and their services using cost models and how rearchitecting with cost as a first-class concern made a measurable difference. ​Attendees will gain practical insights into designing cost-efficient systems that balance performance, scalability, and financial constraints, enabling more sustainable growth. ​ **18:50 – 19:10 - The Latency Leap: Hard Lessons in Migrating Real-Time Systems from AWS to GCP** *David Gerchikov, Senior Software Engineer, Aerospike* ​ Moving a stable web application between clouds is challenging; migrating a high-throughput, real-time system is far more delicate. When heartbeats are measured in milliseconds, the “invisible” differences between AWS and GCP—from VPC architecture to NVMe and local SSD behavior—can determine whether a migration succeeds or fails. ​This session goes beyond basic service mapping to explore the real friction points of moving a real-time engine from AWS’s regional model to Google Cloud’s global fabric. We’ll cover networking and traffic-steering gotchas, why AWS operational playbooks often don’t translate, and how storage lifecycle constraints in GCP Local SSDs force changes in node management to preserve predictable performance and reliability. ​ **19:10 – 20:30 - Drinks & networking** ***IMPORTANT NOTICE - event is postponed***

**[Binder & Partners Ltd.](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binder-and-partners-ltd/)** Family Office and **[PwC](https://www.linkedin.com/company/pwc/)** are thrilled to invite you to their conference: “**Startup Financing Trends in Israel: 2025 Review & 2026 Forecast**” 📅 Date: March 16th at 17.30 📍 Location: Herzog Tower\, 6 Yitzhak Sadeh St\.\, Tel Aviv \| 2nd Floor What to Expect: \- Opening speech by **[Tal Naor](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tal-naor-06b6a5168/), [Yaron Weizenbluth](https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaron-weizenbluth-7773a48/), [Daniel Kaczelnik](https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-kaczelnik-245404193/), [Jonas Binder](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonas-binder-8458b5107/)**, and **[Raphael Meyara](https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphael-meyara-06925813/).** \- An exclusive 1\-on\-1 interview with **[Matan Cohen](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matan-co/)**, former CEO and Co-Founder of **[Doti.AI](https://www.linkedin.com/company/doti-ai/),** acquired by Salesforce in just 2.5 years \- A high\-level panel discussion featuring leading VCs\, including **[Reut Yehuda Golan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/reut-yehuda-golan-6b269a29/)** at **[Qumra Capital](https://www.linkedin.com/company/qumra-capital/)**, **[Lidor Sigron](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lidorsigron/)** at **[Red Dot Capital Partners](https://www.linkedin.com/company/red-dot-capital-partners/)**, **[Dov Rozenberg](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dov-rozenberg-33ba8319/)** at **[O.G. Venture Partners](https://www.linkedin.com/company/o-g-venture-partners/)**, **[Ran Dagan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ran-dagan-89b3454/)** at **[Essentia Venture Capital](https://www.linkedin.com/company/essentia-venture-capital/)**, and **[Nir Adler](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nir-adler-965b46a4/)** at **[State of Mind Ventures (SOMV)](https://www.linkedin.com/company/state-of-mind-ventures/)** Together, we’ll dive into the key takeaways from 2025 and explore strategic insights and predictions for 2026. Spots are limited—RSVP to secure your place: **[https://lnkd.in/dqFQEPbG](https://lnkd.in/dqFQEPbG)**

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החינוך בידיים שלנו. זה מפגש יסוד לאנשי חינוך שמרגישים שהגיע הזמן לקחת אחריות על ה״איך״ – לא רק על התוכן. אם את/ה מורה, מנהל/ת או איש/אשת חינוך בלתי פורמלי שמרגישים שהדרך שבה אנחנו מחנכים חשובה לא פחות ממה שאנחנו מלמדים – המפגש הזה בשבילך. ### מה נעשה במפגש? • עבודה בפורמט שולחנות עגולים • העלאת אתגרים אמיתיים מהשטח • ניסוח משותף של עקרונות “אני מאמין” • זיהוי כיווני פעולה פרקטיים שאפשר לקחת כבר מחר למסגרת המטרה היא לייצר בסיס משותף לקהילה של אנשי חינוך שפועלים יחד, חוקרים יחד ומובילים שינוי מלמטה למעלה. זה לא כנס הרצאות. זה מרחב עבודה. אם את/ה רוצים להיות חלק מהגיבוש הראשוני ולהשפיע על הכיוון – נשמח לראות אותך. [להצטרפות לקהילה- החינוך בידיים שלנו](https://chat.whatsapp.com/BcWFaoUD4zzLqdJpgjoPfO?mode=gi_t)

בסדנה נכיר את העקרונות הבסיסיים של תחום הריתוך, נתנסה בעבודה עם כלי העבודה השונים, נחשף לסוגי הריתוך השונים ותצברו ידע שיסייע לכם להבין את התהליך ואת טכניקות העבודה הנדרשות. עלות: 240 ש"ח למבוגר/ת. לתושבי יהוד-מונוסון: 190 ש"ח למבוגר/ת. שימו לב: לא מספיק להרשם פה, יש להרשם גם בקישור הבא [https://www.makelab.org.il/registration/welding](https://www.makelab.org.il/registration/welding)

Date: 2026.03.22 Start: 18:00 Call for Presentations: https://rust.org.il/cfp

**📆. Agenda:** 18:00 - 18:25 Welcome & Networking 18:25 - 18:45 Keynotes 18:45 - 19:15 TBD 19:15 - 19:25 Short Break 19:25 - 20:00 TBD 20:10 - 20:20 Networking - Q&A 20:25 - 20:35 GIFT time for the lucky attendee 🎁 **🏢 The venue:** Semperis HQ Shoham St 2, Ramat Gan **👉 Date**: 22 March 2026 (18:00 - 21:00) 👉 **What to expect?** 💯 Good talks 📍 Kosher food and drinks. 🎁 Gift gift gift And fun time ;) ! May the Vue be with you as always! **❤️ Sponsors:** Vue School Semperis

## **I’m Hosting an In-Person Event In Sunnyvale** ## **… But I'm not inviting you… yet.** **➡️ There's a catch - BEFORE you click the registration link, I have a requirement.** Most people attend real estate seminars, take notes, and do nothing. I don’t want that for this room. Before you take one of my 35 seats, I need you to verify that my teaching style and strategies actually align with your goals. ## **Your Homework:** **➡️** Check out my [\[YouTube Channel\]](https://www.youtube.com/@simplydoit1) or [[Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/guided-real-estate-investing-by-simply-do-it/id1106737712)] first. If you don’t find 15 minutes of value there, you shouldn't be in the room for two hours. **If you do like what you hear, and you're dealing with high W-2 taxes or interest rate paralysis, then, AND ONLY THEN, should you grab a seat.** 📅 **[Thursday, March 19, 2026](https://simplydoit.net/etn/thu-3-19-whats-your-problem-10-financial-challenges-real-estate-can-solve)** \| 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM *Or [Friday, March 20, 2026](https://simplydoit.net/etn/fri-3-20-whats-your-problem-10-financial-challenges-real-estate-can-solve) \| 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM* 📍 **Sunnyvale, CA** (address provided upon registration) 💰 **Cost:** $0 🎟️ **Seating:** Limited to 35 people **[REGISTER HERE](https://simplydoit.net/etn/thu-3-19-whats-your-problem-10-financial-challenges-real-estate-can-solve)** **What You’ll Learn:** → How to potentially lower your W-2 tax burden (legally) → Methods to offset and defer capital gains taxes → Real estate investing with as little as 5% down → Partnership and support systems for solo investors → Passive strategies for busy professionals → How to navigate high-interest rates right now **Plus Q&A session with Dani!** ### **What Makes This Event Different?** This is **NOT**: * A get-rich-quick scheme * A high-pressure sales pitch * Generic advice you can find on YouTube * A place to buy books & tapes and expensive courses – we don't even have them to sell. This **IS**: * Real solutions for real problems * Strategies specifically relevant to Silicon Valley investors * An interactive format where YOUR questions get answered * Practical takeaways you can implement immediately **[REGISTRATION IS FREE!](https://simplydoit.net/etn/thu-3-19-whats-your-problem-10-financial-challenges-real-estate-can-solve)**[ ](https://simplydoit.net/etn/thu-3-19-whats-your-problem-10-financial-challenges-real-estate-can-solve) Space is limited – secure your spot today. This is the class you’ve been waiting for! The class that can guide you toward your first or next investment property. **About Dani Beit-Or:** Dani Beit-Or has been investing out of state for more than 20 years, helping investors acquire over 5,000 properties across 40+ U.S. metros. After surviving and thriving after the 2008 real estate crash, Dani refined his investment approach into a repeatable, resilient system that works in both strong and challenging markets. **[REGISTER HERE](https://simplydoit.net/etn/thu-3-19-whats-your-problem-10-financial-challenges-real-estate-can-solve)** 📅 **[Thursday, March 19, 2026](https://simplydoit.net/etn/thu-3-19-whats-your-problem-10-financial-challenges-real-estate-can-solve)** \| 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM *Or [Friday, March 20, 2026](https://simplydoit.net/etn/fri-3-20-whats-your-problem-10-financial-challenges-real-estate-can-solve) \| 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM* 📍 **Sunnyvale, CA** (address provided upon registration) 💰 **Cost:** $0 🎟️ **Seating:** Limited to 35 people

## 🎯 Masterclass for Beginners: Automate Everything: Build Powerful Workflows with n8n (No Code, Big Impact) 🚀 Want to save hours of work every week by automating the tasks you hate? Tired of doing the same actions manually, emails, spreadsheets, notifications, CRM updates, again and again? It’s time to discover **n8n**, the most flexible no-code automation tool used by smart entrepreneurs, growth hackers, and modern teams to work faster and smarter. Join our exclusive Masterclass: **“Automate Everything with n8n”**, a practical and beginner-friendly workshop that will show you how to build real automations — even if you’ve never written a line of code. 💡 This hands-on session is designed to help you *understand, build and launch* your first automations in minutes, not months. ### You’ll learn how to: ⚙️ **Build your first n8n workflow from scratch** — live, step by step 🔗 **Connect your favorite apps** (Gmail, Notion, HubSpot, Telegram, Airtable, Typeform…) 🤖 **Use AI inside n8n** to generate text, classify data, and automate decision-making 📊 **Collect and transform data** automatically without coding 💬 **Send automated messages** on WhatsApp/Telegram/Slack ⚡ **Create powerful business automations** used by real companies 🧠 **Think like an automation designer**: triggers, logic, conditions, loops 💼 **Apply n8n to real use cases**: sales, marketing, operations, customer service… By the end of the workshop, you’ll have a complete automation running — and the skills to build many more. 📅 **When:** March 17th, 2026 at 5:30pm 📍 **Where:** Developers.Institute Campus, Bezalel 8, Ramat Gan 🔥 Be ready to transform the way you work — forever. ✅ Reserve your spot now → [https://developersinstitute.typeform.com/open-day](https://developersinstitute.typeform.com/open-day)

בשני מפגשים נלמד לבנות תהליכים אוטומטיים חכמים שמחליפים עבודה ידנית חוזרת: חיבורים בין כלים, קבלת החלטות פשוטות, טיפול במצבים לא צפויים ושילוב בינה מלאכותית, כשצריך. נתחיל מהבסיס - איך חושבים אוטומציה נכון, איך מחברים שירותים שונים ואיך גורמים לזרימה “להבין” מה לעשות בכל מצב. נמשיך לעבודה עם מידע אמיתי, תגובות ממערכות חיצוניות ובניית תהליכים מורכבים שעובדים לבד מקצה לקצה. הסדנה מעשית, בהירה ומתאימה גם לכל מי שמעולם לא בנה/תה אוטומציה אבל רוצה לצאת עם יכולת אמיתית לבנות סוכנים שעובדים במקומו/ה. למבוגרים/ות (16+). לא נדרש ידע מוקדם. עלות: 500 ש"ח (ליחיד/ה) תושב חוץ, 450 ש"ח (ליחיד/ה) תושב יהוד שימו לב: לא מספיק להרשם במיטאפ יש להרשם גם בקישור הבא , שם תמצאו גם פרטים נוספים https://link.makelab.org.il/n8n

במהלך המפגש כל אחת ואחד מהחברים והאורחים מציגים את עצמם , לפני אחרי מתקיים מינגלינג להכרות ובסיום ארוחת בוקר בכל מפגש יש הרצאה של 10 דקות בתחום מקצועי אחר המפגש מתקיים בבית קפה צבעים בפארק בכבר סבא עלות 60 ש"ח אפשר לפנות אלי יורם במייל yoramze@gmail.com 0547333081 בקבוצה 23 חברים קבעים שמגיעים לכל מפגש מתחומים שונים: עורכי דין, תחום הבניה והעיצוב , ייעוץ עסקי, שירותים לבית,ראיית חשבון , ביטוחת משכנאות , שייוק ומכירות , משרד חקירות , סון עריכת פטנטים , ארגון טוילוים לחו"ל ,נדל"ן ,מחשבים לרשמת חברי הקבוצה https://bni.co.il/%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9F-%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9D-%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9F/iw/memberlist

**TAMI Hacking Nights** \- join TAMI CTF team and practice challenges and CTFs with us \- share your knowledge about ethical hacking techniques and tools \- bring some device to reverse engineer it and explore how it works \- propose a bug bounty program to work on together \- just watch and learn from others The meetings are informal and open to all levels - from total beginners to hardcore CTF veterans. Join our HackaTAMI Telegram channel ([https://t.me/+KAXY_iPcPlpmZTRk](https://t.me/+KAXY_iPcPlpmZTRk)) to discuss what we will do this Tuesday and come to TAMI. ========== TAMI wiki: [https://telavivmakers.org](https://telavivmakers.org) TAMI main Telegram channel: [https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8](https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8)

Join the CONNECTED Westerville Mastermind Group for a dynamic afternoon of B2B networking! This event is perfect for professionals looking to expand their business connections, share insights, and foster collaboration within the community. Whether you are a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting out, this event offers a valuable opportunity to exchange ideas, build relationships, and grow your network in a supportive environment. Connect with like-minded individuals, explore potential partnerships, and discover new opportunities for professional growth. Don't miss out on this chance to enhance your business network and take your career to the next level with CONNECTED Westerville Mastermind Group! We meet the 4th Monday of every month from 11am-1pm. Welcome and general networking from 11am - 11:30am with core meeting 11;30 - 12:30 and a final round of networking from 12:30 - 1pm.

Come chat about Atlassian tools and best practices at the Nationwide Sunny Street Cafe and Breakfast is on Atlassian! Let's get the day started off with breakfast with your ACE Leaders! We're always excited to talk about Atlassian Products, share our knowledge and hand out swag! Come chat with us about new product news and anything you are working on within the Atlassian product stack. This is a great opportunity to come see what we are all about, hear new business news and share with other Atlassian users your questions and experiences. We'd love to see new and old friends come out to chat and learn about Atlassian! Agenda --- Moderators Kimberly Deal - Columbus Atlassian User Group Leader Kevin Stanley - Columbus Atlassian User Group Leader Hosted By Kimberly Deal, Atlassian User Group Leader Kevin Stanley, Chief Everything Greg Sprowls, Agility Lead --- Global Partner Atlassian (http://atlassian.com) Millions of users globally rely on Atlassian products every day for improving software development, project management, collaboration, and code quality. Partner Atlassian --- For over a decade, Atlassian customers have come together to network, share ideas, solve problems, and find new ways to use Atlassian products. Today, more than 15,000 people take part in Atlassian community events in more than 30 countries. --- Complete your event RSVP here: https://ace.atlassian.com/events/details/atlassian-columbus-presents-rise-and-shine-with-atlassian-downtownnationwide-22/.

Builders, creators, architects, admins, consultants - come one, come all. This one's for you. We're bringing a little friendly competition to the Columbus ServiceNow community while highlighting the cool things people have built on the platform. Five presenters will take the stage to showcase something they've built, solved, designed, or imagined on the ServiceNow platform - and a panel of judges (plus YOU, our amazing audience) will score them live. So basically, America's Got Talent but make it ServiceNow's Got Talent. Bring a notepad if you'd like 'cause you'll definitely be learning something new. Each presenter gets 10 minutes max to wow the crowd with: • A demo • A real-world business solution • A bold idea • A UX transformation • Or a creative use of the platform Judging Criteria: 🏆 Business Value 🚀 Innovation ✨ User Experience This event is about celebrating ideas, sharing knowledge, and showing how ServiceNow can drive both business impact and meaningful user value. Come learn. Come support. Come get inspired. Refreshments and bites will be provided. And maybe next time… you’ll be on stage.

Is your business taking more of your time than you would like? [Rob Young](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cinci-robyoung/) principal at [Stage 3 Group](https://www.linkedin.com/company/stage-3-group/), hosts this workshop series and is the author of Stage 3 Success. * Provides a framework and a playbook for leaders of emerging businesses * Reviews business management tools and techniques for scaling and maturing a business * How to recognize and leverage stories hidden in financial statements * How to implement financial and operational controls and use leading indicators to spot trouble before it occurs * How to manage your time for maximum effect * How to deal with nonperforming employees * How to create standard operating procedures throughout your organization Four sessions will include two hours of content and an optional 90-minute hands-on lab. Reserve your spot via this link: https://clintonvilleba.com/calendar/#!event/2026/3/20/chaos-to-clarity-to-control ($200 for non-CABA members.)

Whether you've never done improv before, or you've done it for so long you knew Del Close on a personal level, or anywhere in between, come join us! Swing by *Gresso's* for the **Columbus Improv Comedy Meetup** for some fun and games! The idea behind improv is to create entire scenes from scratch based on a suggestion from the audience. This can be done in game form, like *Whose Line Is It Anyway*, *ComedySportz*, or *Wild 'n Out*; it could also be done to tell stories, like *Middleditch and Schwartz*. Our meetup, which is central Ohio's longest running (and free!) weekly comedy event, brings the games (and occasionally different forms) for you to play in a safe, supportive, and compassionate environment. Not only is it a lot of fun, but you get to work on thinking faster on your feet, plus it's an excellent way to meet new people and make friendships that'll last a lifetime! Ask yourself if you want to join the **Columbus Improv Comedy Meetup**, and say "Yes, And" that you'll have fun!

Discover Kiro, AWS’s innovative development environment that adapts to your workflow. Whether you prefer specification-driven development or a more intuitive, vibe-based approach, Kiro empowers you to build applications your way. In this session, speakers will explore Kiro’s core functionality and its evolution through re:Invent 2025, along with demonstrations of prompts used to create APIs, hooks, and steering documents. In the latter part of the session, watch as we build a complete example from scratch, showcasing Kiro’s agentic AI workflow in action for spec-driven development and vibe coding. What You'll Learn - Core Kiro concepts and development philosophy Feature evolution: pre and post re:Invent 2025 Practical examples: API creation, hooks, and steering docs Live coding demonstration with real-time problem solving Who Should Attend - Developers, solutions architects, and technical leaders interested in modern AWS development tools and AI-assisted coding workflows. **Speakers Bio:** Matthew Jorat: Matthew Jorat is a Customer Solutions Manager at AWS with nearly three decades of expertise in AI, cloud transformation, migration, modernization, IT, technology, and business. His career spans infrastructure engineer, solutions architect, security auditor, customer success director, support and services director, and operations officer. He was an early adopter of AWS services as a customer, and his current role at AWS uniquely blends his technical and business skills as he partners with executive teams to translate strategic priorities into measurable business outcomes through cloud adoption, AI implementation, and operational excellence. Matt leads end-to-end AI initiatives for enterprise customers, identifying high-impact use cases and maintaining relentless focus on measurable ROI. He holds eight AWS certifications and serves as Adjunct Professor at Franklin University teaching cloud computing and AWS architecture. His expertise encompasses GenAI, agentic AI systems, migration, modernization, and optimization strategies that drive transformation at scale. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/) Girish Bhatia: Girish Bhatia is a seasoned technology delivery leader with deep expertise in cross-domain program management. He holds multiple AWS certifications, including AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified Developer – Associate, and AWS Generative AI Practitioner, and is also an AWS Community Builder. Girish brings over two decades of experience in the information technology industry. Throughout his career, Girish has led major technology-driven business transformation from modernizing on-premises applications to driving large-scale cloud migrations. His work includes API-based integration platforms, data-center and mainframe modernization, and enterprise cloud adoption initiatives. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Girish works at a tech-forward fintech company. He is passionate about AWS serverless architectures, Generative AI and emerging cloud technologies. An avid learner and builder, he continues to explore and apply the latest innovations in AWS to help organizations accelerate their digital transformation. https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/[https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/) **THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: https://www.franklin.edu/ **DIRECTIONS** Franklin University Fisher Hall 300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215 Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8 Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map. NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct. **Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?** Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com