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🔐 AWS Security User Group Meetup – with Jeff Moss
🚨 **IMPORTANT – REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED VIA THE AWS SECURITY MEETUP PAGE**
👉 **Please RSVP here:**
🔗[https://www.meetup.com/aws-sg-security/events/313260292/](https://www.meetup.com/aws-sg-security/events/313260292/)
📌 This event is hosted under the **AWS Security Users Group Singapore**.
📩 All attendees **must register** via the link above to receive a confirmation email and secure access to the venue.
❗ Registrations on other meetup pages will **not** be considered valid.
**Hosted by AWS User Group Singapore x AWS Security Users Group Singapore**
Hey AWS Community,
We will be hosting a fireside style conversation with **Jeff Moss**, founder of DEF CON and Black Hat. The discussion will be shaped by questions from the community and moderated to focus on judgment, tradeoffs, and how security really plays out across very different environments and worlds.
Expect an open, candid, and thoughtful conversation. No product pitches. No rehearsed talks. Just a room full of practitioners and leaders digging into the questions that actually matter. We will be opening an **Ask Me Anything** with Jeff ahead of the event across our social channels. Keep an eye out and send your questions in!
📅 Date: Friday, 13th March 2026
🕡 Time: 6.30pm – 9.00pm
📍 Location: AWS Singapore; 2 Central Blvd, IOI Central Boulevard East Towers, Level 5
🎤 **Speakers**
✅ **Fireside Chat - Ask Me Anything**
📌 Speaker: Jeff Moss, Founder of DEF CON and Black Hat
An open fireside style conversation shaped by questions from the community. Expect candid discussion around judgment, tradeoffs, and how security really plays out across very different environments and worlds. No slides. No sales. Just real talk.
✅ **Ask a CIO**
📌 Speaker: Damian Leach, CIO, Seaco
An open and interactive conversation with a CIO operating at enterprise scale. This session will explore how security decisions are made, the tradeoffs leaders face, and what it takes to align technology, risk, and business priorities under real constraints.
📸 Kindly note that photographs and recordings captured during the event will be used for future promotional purposes.
🍕 **Agenda & Housekeeping**
💡 Pro Tip: Arrive early to avoid queues and secure your seat for the sharing sessions!
🍕 Pizza Time: Dinner starts at 6.30pm, enjoy pizza and drinks before the talks begin.
🎤 Talks start around 7.00pm
🍻 Post-Event Networking: Stick around to meet fellow builders, practitioners, and experts.
🎁 Swag & Promo Codes: AWS swag and giveaways await those who stay till the end!
🔗 Connect with us:
Meetup: [AWS Security Users Group Singapore](https://www.meetup.com/aws-security-users-group-singapore/)
Meetup: [AWS User Group Singapore](https://www.meetup.com/aws-sg/)
LinkedIn: [AWS User Group Singapore](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aws-user-group-singapore/)
Discord: [https://discord.com/invite/nkZagBG](https://discord.com/invite/nkZagBG)
📬 Enquiries: [aws.usergroup.singapore@gmail.com](mailto:aws.usergroup.singapore@gmail.com)
PR Talk & Rooftop Social with Expats
**Lets talk about PR application**
Join us at Southbridge for our social meeting at rooftop bar with skyline views, drinks in hand, and talk about one thing we have in common. You can come talk to other expats going through same situation, share your experience.
Also we will bring Immigration Specialist to share with us PR and Citizenship application process in Singapore, give some advise and tips. We’ll keep it light with a fun myth-busting round and open conversations over drinks. Feel free to talk and ask about immigration and incorporation related questions.
We have *limited slots available* for this event.
Time: 7pm onwards
Location: Southbridge
Entrance fee: $10
If you have any questions please WhatsApp +65 88982391
**About Us**
**Singapore Expats Association** connects expats and globally-minded individuals across Singapore through curated social events, networking evenings, and community experiences.
Visit our website to learn more:
[https://www.expatassociation.com/](https://www.expatassociation.com/)
Join as a member for FREE to receive partner discounts and exclusive perks:
[https://www.expatassociation.com/join-us](https://www.expatassociation.com/join-us)
AWS Security User Group Singapore: March 2026 with Jeff Moss!
Hey AWS Security fam 👋
For our March 2026 AWS Security Users Group meetup, we are honoured to welcome **Jeff Moss**, founder of DEF CON and Black Hat, for a special fireside conversation with the community.
This session is a candid discussion shaped by questions from practitioners who build, defend, and operate systems every day. Expect perspectives on judgment, tradeoffs, and how security actually plays out across very different environments and worlds.
**Our goal remains the same: bring security and cloud practitioners together.** Security is wide; cloud teams move fast. Let us meet in the middle — share what is working, what is painful, and how we can ship safer, faster.
🎤 **Speakers**
✅ **Fireside Chat - Ask Me Anything**
📌 Jeff Moss, Founder of DEF CON and Black Hat
An open fireside style conversation shaped by questions from the community. Expect candid discussion around judgment, tradeoffs, and how security really plays out across very different environments and worlds. No slides. No sales. Just real talk.
📝 Have a question for Jeff?
Submit it in advance here:
🔗 https://forms.gle/vJNB7b98zAwakov46
We will prioritise thoughtful, practitioner driven questions during the live conversation.
✅ **Ask a CIO**
📌 Damian Leach, CIO, Seaco
An open and interactive conversation with a CIO operating at enterprise scale. This session will explore how security decisions are made, the tradeoffs leaders face, and what it takes to align technology, risk, and business priorities under real constraints.
🧭 **Event Details**
📅 Date: Friday, 13th March 2026
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM
📍 Venue: AWS Singapore, 2 Central Blvd, IOI Central Boulevard East Towers, Level 5
🛂 **Registration & Check-in (Important)**
Watch for an email titled:
AWS Security User Group Singapore: Registration Confirmed for AWS Security Meetup – March 2026
Show this email at Level 1 Concierge to access Level 5 for verification.
Walk-ins: Only if capacity allows. Confirmed registrations get priority.
No confirmation email = walk-in; entry not guaranteed.
🙌 **What to Expect (and why it’s worth your evening)**
* 30-minute interactive sessions — no death-by-slides
* Live Q&A & show-and-tell — bring questions, tooling, and war stories
* Security × Cloud crossover — incident learnings, IaC guardrails, identity, data protection, cost/risk trade-offs
🍕 **Agenda & Housekeeping**
6:30 PM — Pizza & drinks (vegetarian + halal options)
Talks — Start right after dinner
Networking — Meet builders, defenders, and platform folks
📸 Photos/recordings may be used for future promo
Pro tip: Arrive early to skip queues and snag a good seat
🎁 Swag & promo codes — stay till the end for giveaways
Real Estate Investing 101: Buying Property for Personal or Investment Use
Whether you are looking to buy your first home or considering investing in real estate properties, this meetup is perfect for beginners in real estate investing.
Book Coach Douglas for an informative session on the basics of real estate, different investment strategies and how to make the most out of your property purchase for personal use or as an investment.
Take the first step towards achieving your financial goals through property ownership. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn and grow your real estate knowledge!
Fun Shoot (All Levels)
Want to test your skill at the sport? Be the Willliam Tell or Robin Hood?
Absolute Archery (Singapore) was inaugurated in 2020, aiming to provide training venue, competitive coaching, fun shoot events and a place for the community bring people together to advocate and support each other in pursuing the sports.
Our head coach, Colin, has been active in the sports since late 90s till date. Being a competitive archer, he was with the National Team and had accumulated experiences which he could share with the archers and students.
**Past Experiences**
* National Team (Compound) 2000 - 2002
* National Junior Development Team Coach (Compound) 2013 - 2015
* Community Club Compound Coach 2013 - 2018
* National Team (Compound) 2018 - 2020
* Tampines Meridian Junior College Archery Coach 2018 - now
### **Address**
9 Ah Hood Rd, East Asia Institute of Management
### **Schedule**
Fridays 1030AM - 12PM
### **Booking Information**
* Please contact **98225900** to find out how to book this class.
* The instructor will reach out to you once you've booked the class.
Journey Inward: A Personal Growth Coaching Experience
Personal growth begins with awareness — but transformation happens when awareness meets action.
Join us for an immersive coaching experience where you’ll uncover your patterns, clarify your purpose, and develop a growth mindset that turns challenges into catalysts. You’ll leave with a renewed sense of direction and a concrete plan for your next chapter.
Provide a weekly 1-hour free coaching session every Wednesday. Max 2 each week. Join us!
AI Builders Co-work + The Stage: The Opportunity in Being Human in the age of AI
**Friday is our open co-working day.**
People come to work on their own projects, take breaks together, and usually stay through the afternoon. It’s quiet, focused, and builder- and founder-led.
You can arrive anytime from 10AM. Most people show up after lunch and settle in before 1.30pm. Bring your laptop. Grab any open seat. Stay as long as you like.
At 1.30pm, we pause work briefly for a shared session called The Stage, then everyone goes back to working.
This is how Fridays here work.
**The Stage @ 1.30PM**
*The Stage is a short, open-format session where builders and founders share something they are actively working on. A workflow, a technical breakdown, a lesson learned, or just a topic keeping him/her up at night.*
*The goal is to spark ideas you can try immediately after, during the same afternoon. After the session ends, most people simply open their laptops again and continue working.*
*Interested to speak? Express interest here: [form here](https://sq-collective.notion.site/2a1aae2f95ae80e38156eaecfc9eb885?pvs=105)*
**Topic: The Opportunity in Being Human** **Speaker: Russell Huang**
Russell Huang is trying to understand what a founder is so he can call himself one.
After a life in investigating geopolitical power dynamics, emergent risks in human-factor cybersecurity, and litigation intelligence advisory for high-stakes fraud, he can't help but ask a more interesting question: if AI can actually do good for the world. He's working on Project Ujong — currently an experiment in understanding if and how LLMs can drive togetherness, with the hope of reimagining how people live, connect and discover in Singapore. You still have no idea who Russell is after reading this.
This session is not about frameworks, customer acquisition or showcasing AI applications. It will be a candid sharing of what it means to know a person, and how AI could be used to highlight the human traits that matter in an age of agents, dehumanisation and ennui.
**Takeaway:** Hope, and a new perspective on AI's potential to reimagine experience altogether.
After the session, we go back to work.
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SHELLGym — Windows Forensics and Reverse Engineering basics
⚠️ **REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED VIA [THIS GOOGLE FORM](http://forms.gle/saLWmbr5XbwUX8Jp8)**[ ](forms.gle/saLWmbr5XbwUX8Jp8)⚠️
**ABSTRACT**
SHELLgym is the regular cybersecurity workout you have been looking for! Whether you're just starting out and need some exercises, studying for a cert (hint: OSCP), looking at CTF challenges, or developing something cybersecurity-related (maybe your own automated tools?), SHELLgym aims to help you progress in picking up practical cybersecurity knowledge and skills. Come and go as you please, work on your own stuff with like-minded individuals, or just have fun during the workout!
**AGENDA**
Thematic activities for this session
* Triaging in Windows (sysinternals)
* Step-by-step windbg
* Guided walkthrough on selected real-life binary
**⚠️ NOTE**
Bring your own laptops (and laptop chargers) with pre-installed Windows VM. Please also download windbg ([Link to Guide](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-hardware/drivers/debugger/)) before the session.
**VIRTUAL SHELLgyms in MARCH**
Hosted on Discord, do approach KK or the Div0 Crew for access!
* 7 Mar 2026, 1pm-3pm (SGT)
* 21 Mar 2026, 1pm-3pm (SGT)
* 28 Mar 2026, 1pm-3pm (SGT)
**TRAINER**
**KK "Jim" Tan — Founder, counterShell**
As a mid-careerist convert to cybersecurity, **Jim** picked up his practical skills through getting OSCP certified and by participating in a variety of CTFs. In his career at CSIT, he performed a variety of red-teaming and vulnerability research roles and established the Cyber Training School at CSIT as the Lead Instructor. Besides the OSCP certification, Jim is also OSCE and OSEE certified, and has a Bachelor's degree in Social Science (Psychology). He now sees psychology as a field of study where you fuzz humans until they produce unexpected behaviour.
**SPONSORS**
* VENUE SPONSOR: [CyberSG TIG Collaboration Centre](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cybersg-tig-collaboration-centre)
**IMPORTANT NOTICES**
* Code of Conduct: [https://www.div0.sg/code-of-conduct](https://www.div0.sg/code-of-conduct)
* Terms of Use & Disclaimer Notice: [https://www.div0.sg/terms-of-use-disclaimer-notice](https://www.div0.sg/terms-of-use-disclaimer-notice)
Softball Training for Diamond Warriors Regulars and Newbies
Join us for recreational softball training (throwing, fielding, batting practice, game play). Bring your glove and water for hydration. If you don't have a glove, let us know so we will bring our spare glove.
Kindly sound out that you are from Meetup.
WSET Level 1 Wine Course Singapore
**Click here for more WSET course dates, fees and information**
🎓 Offset Your Course Fee with SkillsFuture Credits – No Out-of-Pocket Payment Needed for Eligible Singaporeans!
💼 NTUC Members Enjoy Up to 50% Subsidy with UTAP
[https://www.finewines.com.sg/wset-level-1-wine-course-singapore/](https://www.finewines.com.sg/wset-level-1-wine-course-singapore/)
Learn the specific skills needed to identify the different styles of wine and enhance your senses to evaluate wine as well as the professionals. You will get into in depth study of the systematic approach which will equip you with the necessary skills through wine tasting.
By the end of this course you will be eloquent in the language of wine and have picked up key knowledge of food and wine pairing to further specify your culinary style and taste.
Diversify your skills in a fast-growing economy through Level 1 WSET and add value to your career portfolio. This course is also a fun way to get up to speed on what wine is and how it differs by style.
Highly suitable for individuals with a strong interest in wine as well as for professionals kickstarting a career in hospitality or F&Bs by enriching service staff to confidently raise the profile of the company’s wines and enjoy increased revenue from every drop sold.
**WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:**
You will go through the production of wine and learn about the main styles of wines and grape varieties.
Our certified WSET wine educators will guide you through tasting techniques and the wine service process. You will get insight into practices and issues in the wine industry and be able to discuss about wines from different regions.
You will be evaluating and tasting seven different kinds of wines and identifying good or bad food pairings.
**Click here for more WSET course dates, fees and information**
Get up to 50% Subsidies With NTUC UTAP
[https://www.finewines.com.sg/wset-level-1-wine-course-singapore/](https://www.finewines.com.sg/wset-level-1-wine-course-singapore/)
SWP #171: Photo Walk - Bugis/Haji Lane
**Come join us for a fun photography walk around the colorful streets of Bugis and Haji Lane! This is a great place to take pictures, with all the beautiful murals, shops, and interesting people around.**
**You can use your phone or any kind of camera - it doesn't matter if you're a pro or just starting out, we're all here to enjoy taking photos together. We'll start with a quick meet and greet, then head out to click pictures.**
**After our photo walk, we'll end up at a nearby coffee shop to chat about our experiences and share our favorite shots.**
**Join us if you're interested in photography. It doesn't matter if you're a pro or a beginner; we do it for the love of photography. We'll kick off with a short meet and greet before heading out to click pictures together.**
**After our photo walk, we'll end at a nearby coffee shop to chat and share our experiences.**
**This is a free event, but please RSVP to let us know you're coming. If you have any trouble finding us or have questions, feel free to call or text: Jay: +65 9352 0249 Sandeep: +65 8609 1667**
**Join our WhatsApp group for live location sharing: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IYNcf63yaXr2PAXyrjeHzi We share our live location there to help everyone stay connected — especially as people naturally wander off while shooting.**
**Meeting Point: Bugis MRT - Bugis MRT — Exit C (Bugis Junction / Victoria Street side)**
**Route: Victoria St → Haji Lane → Arab St → North Bridge Rd**
华语练习 Mandarin Practice
**LEARN MANDARIN WITH US**
**和我们一起学华语/普通话**
Come and join us every Saturday afternoon and learn some useful Mandarin from proficient speakers in a friendly and casual atmosphere. Besides learning the language, you will also get to make new friends from all around the world. Whether you are a beginner, intermediate and advanced learner, we welcome you.
The meetup starts at 4 pm. We will try our best to arrange seating at this time so that each group has expert Mandarin speakers. If you come later than 4.10 pm we cannot guarantee ideal seating. Seating priorities will be given to those who signed up.
**欢迎会说华语/普通话的朋友**
我们非常欢迎会说华语/普通话的朋友来参加我们这个华语/普通话练习小组,帮助来自世界各地的朋友学习华语/普通话。
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GETTING THERE
Take Downtown (blue) Line or Circle (yellow) Line to Promenade MRT. Take Exit C at Promenade MRT, and go up to level 3.
LOCATING US INSIDE THE FOOD COURT
Look for a round tables section near the wall of the food court away from the stalls. You can drop the Event Host a message if you are lost.
NO COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES
We welcome anyone who is keen to learn a language or help others learn the language. However, this is NOT the platform for individuals who have other intentions, such as recruiting members for their business or organization or selling products or services. We will not hesitate to ask such individuals to stop attending our meetups.
Load Up! Level Up! Steps Training with Gary!
🥾 Backpack Endurance Hike – Consistency Steps Training!!!
Route:
Hillview MRT EXIT A ➝ Dairy Farm Nature Park ➝ Bukit Timah Summit ➝ 2-3 Staircase Loops ➝ Beauty World Shopping Centre for lunch.
**Date: 15th March 2026 (Sun)**
**Meeting Time: 8 am**
**Meeting point: Hillview MRT Exit A**
**Your Leader in Fitness: Gary**
Join us for a practical endurance training session designed to build back strength, overall stamina, and backpack carrying efficiency, perfect for those preparing for long-distance hikes and treks.
We will tackle a mix of trail and stair climbs to simulate the kind of effort and strain experienced during multi-day hikes. This session focuses on consistency, not speed, ideal for beginners and experienced hikers alike who want to train smart.
🧳 What to Bring:
*Backpack (with at least 5-7kg weight to simulate real conditions)
- Minimum 1.5L of water
*Light snacks or energy bars
- Towel/small cloth
*Rain gear or poncho (weather dependent)
- Proper hiking shoes
*Sunscreen and cap
- EZ-Link card / small cash for lunch
Note:
Train smart. This is not a race. The goal is to develop strength and endurance through consistent effort and mindful pacing.
Let’s gear up and get trail-ready! 💪
Bad weather contingency plan:
*Waterproof your belongings and bring rain gear (rain cover, jacket, poncho, or umbrella).
Please read this
#1 - This is a number-controlled event. Please come only if you are on the attending list.
#2 - We will move out at 8.05am sharp. We are not able to wait for late comers.
#3 - As this is a limited number event, please check your calendar and make sure you can come before you RSVP. Do not change your attendance at the last minute and deny someone else who genuinely wishes to come.
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Rise and Shine with Atlassian - Downtown/Nationwide
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
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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
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Atlassian (http://atlassian.com)
Millions of users globally rely on Atlassian products every day for improving software development, project management, collaboration, and code quality.
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Complete your event RSVP here: https://ace.atlassian.com/events/details/atlassian-columbus-presents-rise-and-shine-with-atlassian-downtownnationwide-22/.
TBD
**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
**Abstract**
TBD
**YouTube Link**
TBA
Fishbowl: How is AI impacting your software engineering career?
**Presenter:** All of Us
**Time:** Pizza at 6:00, Presentation Starts at 6:30pm Eastern
**Location:** Theoris, 9000 Keystone Crossing, Suite 230, Indianapolis
Let's have a fishbowl discussion about AI. Has it replaced you yet? Have you replaced it? Somewhere in between? How is AI impacting your career as a software engineer?
Looking forward to seeing you there!
### What is a Fishbowl Discussion?
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From Idea to Working App in Minutes: The Agentic Development with Amazon Kiro
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
Driving Success with Agentic AI for Software Development Discussion
Join us for an engaging panel discussion on **AI Agentic Coding** and how autonomous AI systems are transforming the way software is built. Experts in AI, software engineering, and developer tools will share insights on how agentic AI—systems that can plan, reason, and execute coding tasks—is reshaping modern development workflows.
The discussion will cover topics such as AI-assisted development, productivity gains, challenges around reliability and governance, and what the future of software engineering may look like with AI agents as collaborators. Whether you’re a developer, tech leader, or AI enthusiast, this session is a great opportunity to learn, ask questions, and explore how agentic AI is redefining coding
Quarterly Goals Reset for Product Professionals
One of the most valuable parts of this community is the opportunity to think out loud with other product professionals. This session is built for exactly that.
As we wrap up the quarter, it’s a great time to pause and reflect. What’s on track? What needs adjustment? Where could a small shift create bigger impact?
Join fellow product professionals for a focused, interactive conversation designed to help you recalibrate for the next quarter. You’ll have the opportunity to share where you are, hear how others are thinking through similar challenges, and gain fresh perspective you can bring back to your team and organization.
We’ll gather at 8:00AM, with discussion starting promptly at 8:15AM.
📍 First Watch - 7227 N High St
Located in: The Shops at Worthington
Ample parking is available.
Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
Start your morning with clarity and connection — we hope to see you there! ☀️
Columbus Code & Coffee 84 @ Improving
Columbus Code & Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session. People of all skill levels attend, and we love it that way. Many people (optionally) bring projects to work on, and many other people (optionally) socialize the entire time. It's entirely up to you!
**What to Expect at the Intro Circle**
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Near the beginning of the event (1:30 pm), we do a standup:
* Organizer announcements, updates, and logistics
Round 1 - (7 secs max):
* Your name
* What you're working on
* What you can help others with
Round 2:
* Community events you wanna plug. If none, that's cool too.
Round 3:
* Job opportunities you're hiring for OR announce that you are looking for one. If none, that's cool.
After the introduction circle, everything is self-organized! Feel free to work alone, pair up, attend one of our workshops/presentations, or mingle!


























