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A lunch-time, **virtual**-gathering of *Python Practitioners,* professional and amateur, to discuss what we're **doing**, Python related challenges we are
Tickets for the next Peak Performance & AI meetup are available now. To get your ticket and review session details, go to: 🚀 Join Peak Performance & AI at the Project Management Training School for an insightful evening exploring the critical intersection of artificial intelligence, organisational management, and governance. Follow the main LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/16341115/
This event introduces the new Logic Apps Standard SDK and how it enables a code-first development experience for Azure Logic Apps. It is aimed at developers and technical operators interested in building workflows using Azure services. Participants will learn about practical usage and benefits of this SDK in cloud integration scenarios.
This online meetup focuses on using AI technology to enhance personal branding in 2026. It is designed for professionals and founders interested in leveraging AI to grow their presence and influence. Attendees will learn strategies and tools relevant to building a competitive personal brand using AI.
Silicon Valley Business Networking is an online event designed for entrepreneurs and professionals to connect and expand their business networks. It provides an opportunity to meet like-minded individuals interested in the Silicon Valley startup ecosystem. Attendees can use this platform to build relationships and explore business opportunities remotely.
Join Ajay Chankramath and Mallory Haigh for the first Platform Clinic of our virtual series, a working session on what's actually breaking on platforms in
This online meetup explores how people without technical backgrounds can start successful technology startups. It is aimed at aspiring founders interested in the tech sector who want to learn practical approaches to launching a tech business. Attendees can gain insights into overcoming the challenges non-techies face in the startup world.
This online event covers how to build an eBay reselling side hustle using AI in one weekend. It is aimed at founders and entrepreneurs interested in leveraging AI tools to create a new income stream quickly. Attendees will gain practical insights on combining AI and e-commerce to start reselling efficiently.
This event offers a relaxed space for developers to code, learn, and connect with others. It welcomes all skill levels from beginners to those working on side projects. Attendees can collaborate and network in person within an Auckland cafe setting.
Hey all, please join us for our August Auckland Data Eng meetup. Join us for an engaging session filled with exciting discussions and networking opportunities. Don't miss out—RSVP to secure your spot. Venue and catering details coming soon — we'll update this page as soon as they're confirmed! 🎉 🏠 Location: TBC 🍕 Catering: TBC 💬 Join our Slack Group here: Data Engineers Slack Channel Schedule: 5.00pm: Doors Open 5.20pm: Announcements and Welcome 5.30pm: 1st Talk (25 mins + 5 min Q/A) 6.00pm: 2nd Talk (25 mins + 5 min Q/A) 6.30pm: 3rd Talk (25 mins + 5 min Q/A) 7.00pm: Networking 8.00pm: Doors Close Speakers: 🎤 Emily Melhuish, Data Engineer, Independent Talk Title: Fire and Ice: Building a data platform to power solar operations Talk Summary: Solar farms are part of the answer to a renewable energy future. These massive solar arrays take power from the sun and safely deliver it to the grid to then be used by us, the consumer. Efficiency gains of even 1% can make a big difference in the feasibility of solar, so having rock solid analytics at scale is a necessity. More and more farms are being built and therefore the cost to get said analytics is also important. Join Emily as she walks through the constraints of the solar industry and how she built a data platform for solar farms on a budget using almost entirely open-source tools. In some parts real-time matters, in others, a one hour lag is acceptable - how can we use the best of both batch and streaming worlds to keep pipelines performant but also cheap? She'll focus on Apache Iceberg, an open table format, as well as touch on Victoria Metrics and DuckDB. Speaker Bio: Emily loves to be involved in a range of things from blowing up circuits to riding horses to rockets. She's an Electrical Engineer by trade but has found herself working in the realms of software and data science. With a passion for both hardware and software, she hopes to combine the two to make technology smarter and more sustainable. Curr
This event features talks exploring agentic AI, focusing on foundations, infrastructure, security, and governance. It is designed for software developers, engineers, architects, and anyone interested in AI engineering and the practical aspects of building AI agents. Attendees can expect knowledge sharing, networking, and community engagement in Auckland.
This online meetup teaches attendees how to use AI to plan and carry out an effective job search in one hour. It is designed for professionals looking to enhance their job search strategy with AI tools. Participants will gain practical knowledge to improve their chances of finding relevant opportunities quickly.
Start your day with inspiration and connection at our Tech Waka Collective Breakfast! 🍳 This relaxed session is designed for technology leaders to come t
This event covers recent developments and applications of AI in healthcare with a focus on BI and Fabric. It is suited for professionals interested in the intersection of artificial intelligence and health technology. Attendees will get insights into important updates and trends shaping healthcare innovation in Auckland.
A fortnightly, hands-on session focused on the projects the Auckland AI Collective is actually building — together. Each session centres on demonstrations of what members are working on. Expect live demos, group experiments, and the occasional "let's just try it and see what happens" moment — so come ready to get involved, not just watch. Some parts may invite your participation; none of it is polished or precious. The tone is casual and informal\- eat dinner\, drink\, and enjoy\. This is a place to share ideas\, get feedback\, find collaborators\, and turn "someone should build that" into an actual repo\. What we cover will vary week to week depending on what people bring and what the group is curious about — the constant is the room: builders comparing notes and starting things together. This is for you if you want to get directly and personally involved in group projects, collaborations, and open source. See what we're already building on GitHub: https://github.com/auckland-ai-collective Bring a project, a problem, an idea, or just yourself. After this session we can hang out as long as we like at the restaurant if you want to keep the conversation going and connect with other professionals.
\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ REGISTER HERE \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ REGISTER HERE \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ The NCSC puts NZ cybercrime losses at $1.6 billion a year and that's before AI-generated code started outpacing the scanners built to catch it. With the NZISM calling out supply chain security as an explicit control area and mandatory critical infrastructure requirements on the way, the bar is rising fast. The question isn't whether your pipeline needs to change. It's whether you get ahead of it or react to it. Join us for an exclusive breakfast event in New Zealand, bringing together security and technology experts and practitioners to exchange insights on defending the software supply chain against today's most sophisticated threats at enterprise scale. You'll learn: AI threat vectors & trust \- How AI agents and copilots are creating attack surfaces that traditional scanners miss\, and what it actually takes to know whether an artifact can be trusted before it hits your build\. Shift left security in practice \- Move security checks earlier in the pipeline so your team catches vulnerabilities at commit time\, not in production\. We'll cover how to embed scanning\, policy enforcement\, and dependency vetting into the workflows developers already use\, without adding friction\. Peer exchange \- Hear how your peers are dealing with this in the real world\, then swap notes with people facing the same pressures\. EVENT AGENDA 8:30 AM Registration & Networking Breakfast Arrive, connect with peers, and enjoy breakfast in a relaxed cabaret-style setting. 9:00 AM Welcome & Introductions High-level overview of JFrog, who we serve. 9:10 AM Securing the Software Surge with Trusted AI - the New Frontier of EveryOps An exploration of the JFrog platform, our single layer of trust and single source of truth — followed by a deep dive into Trusted AI and securing software at scale without slowing down innovation. 9:45 AM Live demo: Stopping Threats at the Gate We’ll walk thro
Observability is no longer a developer concern; it's a platform infrastructure problem. Join two of the authors of the Market Guide for Observability Trend
Are you working through a **Python** course, tutorial, book, or your own project, and *hit a 'wall'*? Join us for an *informal* session where the Group wi
The SCNZ Summit is New Zealand's largest student-led entrepreneurship event. It brings together founders, investors, and students over three days of panels, workshops, and networking at the University of Auckland. Attendees gain insights and connections to support their entrepreneurial journey in New Zealand's startup ecosystem.
This session looks at what it takes to move beyond a single chat window and build a genuine AI workspace – a considered set of tools, habits, and workflows that support the way you actually work and live. We'll map the landscape by category rather than by brand, so you can understand what each type of tool is for, where the boundaries between them sit, and how they fit together into something coherent. The focus is practical and aimed at professionals, builders, operators, and anyone who has accumulated a scattering of AI subscriptions without a sense of how they connect – team leads and those setting direction for others will also find plenty to take away. We'll explore- The categories that make up an AI workspace – conversational assistants, coding and agentic tools, automation and orchestration, knowledge capture, research and search, generation of images, audio and video, and where each genuinely earns its place. Choosing between frontier models, specialised tools, and local options – the trade-offs in capability, cost, privacy, and control. Connecting your tools to your context – files, notes, calendars, email, and codebases, and what changes when AI can actually see your work. Techniques that separate casual use from serious use – prompting patterns, structured context, reusable instructions, and knowing when to hand off a task versus do it yourself. Automation and agents – identifying which recurring work is worth automating, and recognising the tasks where supervision still matters more than speed. Extending the workspace into life beyond work – planning, learning, health, finances, household logistics, and creative projects. The cost of complexity – tool sprawl, subscription creep, fragile workflows, and how to keep a stack small enough to actually maintain. Privacy, data boundaries, and trust – deciding what you're willing to put where, and building sensible defaults. Assembling your own stack – starting points for different kinds of work, and
Ahead of the August 2026 launch of Thinking in Platforms, join authors Kaspar von Grünberg and Luca Galante for a live session on platform engineering as t
Vibe coding lets platform engineers build agents and platform enhancements in plain language to eliminate toil across the SDLC. But moving from POC to prod
This event gathers developers and builders using AI to create better software faster. Attendees discuss code, workflows, and future developments in AI-powered software development. The meetup welcomes designers, engineers, students, and product managers interested in AI-enhanced development experiences.
This online meetup event focuses on building a side hustle using AI tools and techniques over one weekend. It is designed for founders interested in leveraging artificial intelligence to create new projects outside their main work. Attendees can learn practical skills and get motivated to start AI-driven side businesses quickly.