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AI Validation, Modern Automation & the Future of QE - 12th Berlin Meetup

AI is changing the way we build and test software. As applications become more intelligent, quality engineers face new challenges—from validating non-deterministic AI outputs to building automation frameworks that are faster, smarter, and easier to maintain. Join The Test Tribe Berlin Meetup for an evening of practical insights, real-world case studies, and community discussions on how AI is reshaping software quality, testing, and automation. **Event Details** * Date: 26 August 2026 * Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM CEST * Venue: [SumUp (Entrance via Lange Straße), Koppenstraße 8, 10243 Berlin, Germany](https://maps.app.goo.gl/wryVXXYRXs2r5uvZ8) **What's on the Agenda?** **Session 1: Shift Fast, Test Smart: Full-Stack** **Playwright Automation Powered by Gemini** **Speaker: Smita Mehta ( QA Lead at Schwarz)** Discover how modern Quality Engineering teams can combine UI and API automation into a unified Playwright framework while leveraging Gemini Code Assist to accelerate development. Through practical examples, Smita will demonstrate how AI can simplify Selenium migrations, speed up test creation, improve debugging, and help teams build faster, more resilient automation. **Session 2:** **Visual Regression in AI Applications/AI & LLM Validation in Real-World Systems** **Speaker:** **Osama Hammad, Senior Software Testing Engineer @PaxeraHealth** ​As AI-powered applications become increasingly common across industries, ensuring their accuracy, reliability, and compliance is more important than ever. In this session, Osama will explore how Quality Engineers can move beyond traditional pass/fail testing to validate non-deterministic AI systems. Drawing on practical examples from AI-powered medical imaging and healthcare, you'll learn approaches to building evaluation frameworks, creating AI quality gates, integrating validation into CI/CD pipelines, and navigating evolving regulations such as the EU AI Act. ​This keeps the medical expertise as a strong differentiator while making it clear that the learnings apply to anyone working with AI systems, regardless of industry. **How This Meetup Solves Your Problem** Whether you're experimenting with AI-powered applications or modernizing your automation strategy, this meetup addresses challenges many engineering teams face today. * Learn techniques for evaluating AI applications where traditional testing falls short. * Discover how to build more resilient automation with Playwright and AI-assisted development. * Explore ways to reduce flaky tests, speed up automation, and improve engineering productivity. * Gain insights directly from practitioners solving these challenges in production environments. **Why You Should Show Up** Because Quality Engineering is evolving rapidly, and staying ahead means learning from those building the future today. Meet fellow testers, automation engineers, SDETs, and technology leaders from Berlin's thriving testing community. Exchange ideas, ask questions, expand your professional network, and leave with practical strategies you can immediately apply to your projects. **Become a Speaker at The Test Tribe events:** ​Wish to share your insights with the community at a future event? Submit your talk idea [here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8xebmOBD2WYXwGKWj7GteY-tMLaj-aZzQk88MAsE0LUiMUQ/viewform?utm_source=luma) and our team will get back to you, if the idea resonates with them too. **​About The Test Tribe** ​The Test Tribe is the world's largest software testing community, empowering testers globally since 2018. With 700+ events and 150K+ members across 130+ countries, we bring testers together to learn, grow, and connect through meetups, conferences, cohorts, masterclasses, and more. ​By RSVPing, you agree to our [Terms and Conditions](https://www.thetesttribe.com/website-terms-conditions/?utm_source=luma) and [Privacy Policy](https://www.thetesttribe.com/our-privacy-policy/?utm_source=luma) and consent to be contacted by The Test Tribe and our event partners

Echte Männerfreundschaften - Treffpunkt

Cybersecurity × AI: Berlin's Builders, Breakers & Backers #2

AI has changed both sides of the security equation at once. Attackers are automating reconnaissance, phishing, and exploit development at a scale that didn't exist two years ago. Defenders are shipping agents that triage alerts, patch code, and hunt threats faster than any SOC team could. And an entirely new attack surface — the models themselves — is being built into products before anyone has agreed on how to secure it. Berlin has quietly become one of Europe's densest clusters of people working on exactly this problem: security founders, ML engineers, red teamers, CISOs, researchers, and the investors funding them. This meetup is an attempt to get them in one room. **⚠️ Attendance is limited and by application only** We're capping this event at **10 people**. The reason is deliberate: we'd rather have a room where everyone present is actually working in this space than a large room where most people are browsing. Smaller rooms mean better conversations and a much higher chance you meet the two or three people who matter for what you're building. To be considered, apply here: [https://luma.com/13bgbude](https://luma.com/13bgbude) The form takes about two minutes. We'll ask for: * Your name and where you work * What you're building, investing in, or researching * Your role (founder / engineer / security lead / investor / researcher / other) * What you're hoping to get out of the evening We review applications on a rolling basis and confirm attendees by email. Applying early genuinely helps — once we're at capacity we close the list. If you're not selected this time, you'll be first in line for the next one. **What to expect** * [2–3 short talks] from founders and practitioners building at the intersection — offensive AI, AI-native defense tooling, securing LLM applications, compliance under the EU AI Act * An open Q&A where hard questions are welcome * Long-form networking **Who we're looking for** Founders (pre-idea to Series B), security engineers and researchers, red teamers, CISOs and security leads, VCs and angels active in the space, and serious people looking to move into it.

Für Männer: No More Mr. Nice Guy / Nie mehr Mr. Nice Guy - Berlin

Model Mondays - Spotlight On Model router in Microsoft Foundry

AI agents rarely rely on a single model to solve every task. In this episode of Model Mondays, we'll explore how model router helps developers apply a hill-climbing approach to agent development by continuously finding better models for different steps in a workflow. Learn how to evaluate models, compare performance across providers and model families, and dynamically route requests to the model best suited for each task. Through discussions and demos, we'll show how model router helps agents improve quality, efficiency, and cost by treating model selection as an ongoing optimization process rather than a one-time decision. *** * [Explore the Resources](https://github.com/microsoft/model-mondays) * [Read the Newsletter](https://aka.ms/model-mondays/newsletter) * [Continue the conversation on the Discord](https://aka.ms/model-mondays/discord)

Cello Gym: Technique, Sound, Shifting

Join us for a monthly group cello workout that will improve your sound production, intonation, shifting, finger dexterity and speed - a true "full body" workout for cellists to want to make serious progress. Natasha Jaffe will guide you step by step through the core technical work that most cellists skip, rush, or avoid when practicing alone. This kind of work on scales, arpeggios, and double stops makes them easy to learn when you encounter them in your pieces, no matter the musical style you want to play. We’ll work on: * Scales and patterns for stable intonation and left-hand organization * Shifting across neck positions with more ease and accuracy * Bow and sound exercises for a clear, resonant tone * Etudes that help you master technique * Practical warmups you can reuse in your own practice Every monthly session will be a bit different, but some of the basics will repeat so that you can truly master them if you come regularly and practice them in between sessions, allowing you to move on to harder variations. The goal of the Cello Gym is to help you make sure that at least once a month, you go through the exercises perfectly, with good form, and get solutions for improving the ones you’re struggling with - and to re-inspire you to add this kind of practice into your own practice routine. Designed for intermediate to advanced cellists - minimum requirement is a basic knowledge of shifting (for example to 2nd or 4th position). Sheets are available to download in advance here: [https://berlincelloacademy.com/cello-gym](https://berlincelloacademy.com/cello-gym) If you want more challenge, just let me know a bit in advance and I can make the workout a bit harder for you individually! Sign up here: https://berlincelloacademy.com/event/6664989/772452201/cello-gym-technique-sound-shifting-in-person-ticket

Developer Impact Days 2026 (Hybrid Event 2 of 3) | Berlin

**Hybrid Tech Conference \| Online worldwide \+ Onsite in Berlin & Cologne** *This here is the registration for **Berlin or online**. 🙂* *Click here to grab a seat for* ***[Cologne](https://www.meetup.com/ibmpoweraizurich/events/315787200/).*** ​Developers, DevOps, Architects, hands-on Techies - join a series of 3 tech events covering different R&D issues & trends that keep us up at night, starting on 21 July, with afternoons full of **tech** talks **without annoying sales pitches.** ​What makes the events stand out? 🥷🧙‍♀️🧝🪄 Tech + Community-first: Join bloody honest tech insights from like minded techies together with other practitioners — not just watching, but discussing, reacting, and learning in real time. ​The **upcoming 2 events** with different topics and speakers will take place hybrid (**online worldwide + onsite in Berlin & [Cologne](https://www.meetup.com/ibmpoweraizurich/events/315787200/)**) on: \- 2nd September\, \- 22nd October *The events are free of charge. Tickets to attend onsite, in person are limited.* If you’re curious about where the SDLC, software engineering, platform engineering and DevOps is going next - and how it impacts your life, this is a great place to plug in. Let's make this an amazing shared community experience with tech in its center. Join a variety of senior **practitioners** and run into like minded **techies** and discuss your thoughts with the community in a relaxed setting, with fingerfood and drinks... 👉 **Agenda** for the 2nd September: 13:00 Open Doors & local Networking ***in person in Berlin + Cologne*** 14:00 Official Welcome & ***online Livestream*** *starts*, **Sebastian Grodzietzki** 14:15 Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) & Event Sourcing: Stop asking for data. Announce what happened, and let the ecosystem react., **Oliver Rebmann** 14:45 Java modernization without getting paged at 2 a.m., **Lars Besselmann** 15:15 Quarkus vs Spring Boot in 2026, **Martin Stefanko** 16:00 Coffee break & snacks 16:20 AI-Infused Quarkus; how to integrate LangChain4j in your Java application, **Martin Stefanko** 17:00 LLM Integration & AI-Assisted Workflows: Augmenting our code and our applications with intelligence, **Manfred Buchmann** 17:30 Spec-Driven Development, **Niklas Heidloff** 18:15 Wrap-up, Dinner & Drinks, Networking ​We are looking forward to an inspiring event full of valuable content and discussions. If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch at anytime... 🙂 \*\*\* Looking for more **free practitioner events**? Follow the **BuildersHub** **event calendar**: **[https://luma.com/BuildersHub](https://luma.com/BuildersHub)**

Vegan Lab August

**English below!** **Vegane Projekte entwickeln, Ideen beitragen, Feedback bekommen ...** Das Vegan Lab Berlin bietet Raum für eigene und gemeinsame Projekte: programmieren, Websites und Tools entwickeln, recherchieren, schreiben, Grafiken und Memes gestalten, Konzepte entwickeln ... Du hast selbst eine Idee und brauchst Feedback, Mitstreiteroder jemanden zum Testen? Oder du möchtest dich überraschen lassen und andere Projekte mit deinen Fähigkeiten unterstützen? Der Fokus liegt auf dem **Machen**: Aus einer Idee soll etwas Konkretes entstehen – ein Entwurf, ein Prototyp, eine Grafik, ein funktionierendes Tool oder ein klarer nächster Schritt. **Ablauf (Orientierung):** • Ankommen & Snacks, ggf. veganer Produkttest • Projektbörse: Projekt auswählen / Teams finden • Ziel festlegen: Was soll nach 90 Min. erreicht sein? • 90 Min. Sprint: entwickeln, gestalten, testen • Show & Tell: Ergebnis / Prototyp zeigen • Kurzes Feedback: Was funktioniert, was ist der nächste Schritt? • Austausch & Ausklang Vorkenntnisse sind nicht erforderlich. Entscheidend sind Interesse, Lust aufs Ausprobieren und der Wunsch, Veganismus mit den eigenen Fähigkeiten ein Stück voranzubringen. **Im Mittelpunkt stehen konkrete Ergebnisse und das Erfolgserlebnis, gemeinsam etwas umgesetzt zu haben.** Uns steht ein Konferenzraum mit Tischen und Whiteboard zur Verfügung. WLAN und Steckdosen sind vorhanden. **Für digitale Projekte bitte eigenen Laptop mitbringen.** **Du hast eine Projektidee?** Stell sie gern vorab kurz per E-Mail vor. **Wann:** 1\. und 3\. Mittwoch im Monat\, 18:30\-21:30 Uhr **Was:** entwickeln · programmieren · gestalten · recherchieren · testen · Feedback geben und bekommen **Anmeldung:** lab@vegpool.de **Ort:** Immanuelkirchstraße 14A (in den Räumen von JuggleHub Coworking), 10405 Berlin \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Develop vegan projects, contribute ideas, get feedback ... Vegan Lab Berlin provides space for both individual and collaborative projects: programming, developing websites and tools, researching, writing, creating graphics and memes, developing concepts ... Do you have an idea of your own and need feedback, collaborators, or someone to test it? Or would you rather see what comes up and contribute your skills to other projects? The focus is on **doing**: an idea should turn into something concrete – a draft, a prototype, a graphic, a working tool, or a clear next step. **Typical schedule:** • Arrival & snacks, possibly a vegan product tasting • Project marketplace: choose a project / form teams • Set a goal: What should be achieved within 90 minutes? • 90-minute sprint: develop, design, test • Show & Tell: present the result / prototype • Short feedback round: What works, and what is the next step? • Exchange & wind-down No previous experience is required. What matters is curiosity, a willingness to experiment, and the desire to use your skills to help move veganism forward. The focus is on tangible results and the satisfaction of having created something together. We have a conference room with tables and a whiteboard. Wi-Fi and power outlets are available. For digital projects, please bring your own laptop. Do you have a project idea? Feel free to briefly introduce it by email in advance. **When:** 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month, 6:30–9:30 pm **What:** develop · program · design · research · test · give and receive feedback **Registration:** [lab@vegpool.de](mailto:lab@vegpool.de) **Location:** Immanuelkirchstraße 14A (at JuggleHub Coworking), 10405 Berlin

Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust (LFDT) Berlin Monthly Live Gathering

Join us for the LFDT Berlin Monthly Meetup, a relaxed gathering for those involved in or curious about Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust (LFDT). This is a space for open discussions, knowledge sharing, and networking among professionals working on decentralized technologies. Each month, we come together to share projects, discuss challenges, and exchange ideas on navigating the LFDT ecosystem. Whether you're looking for insights, solutions, or just good company, you'll find a supportive community eager to collaborate and help. There’s no formal agenda—just organic discussions on the latest developments, real-world applications, and ways to make decentralized trust more impactful. Whether you’re an industry expert or just starting out, you’re welcome to join us, contribute, or just listen in. Come grab a drink, meet like-minded people, and let’s build the future of decentralized trust together!

Developer Impact Days 2026 (Hybrid Event 2 of 3) | Cologne

**Hybrid Tech Conference \| Online worldwide \+ Onsite in Berlin & Cologne** *This here is the registration for **Cologne or online**. 🙂* *Click here to grab a seat for* ***[Berlin](https://www.meetup.com/ibm-developers/events/315787447/).*** ​Developers, DevOps, Architects, hands-on Techies - join a series of 3 tech events covering different R&D issues & trends that keep us up at night, starting on 21 July, with afternoons full of **tech** talks **without annoying sales pitches.** ​What makes the events stand out? 🥷🧙‍♀️🧝🪄 Tech + Community-first: Join bloody honest tech insights from like minded techies together with other practitioners — not just watching, but discussing, reacting, and learning in real time. ​The **upcoming 2 events** with different topics and speakers will take place hybrid (**online worldwide + onsite in [Berlin](https://www.meetup.com/ibm-developers/events/315787447/) & Cologne**) on: \- 2nd September\, \- 22nd October *The events are free of charge. Tickets to attend onsite, in person are limited.* If you’re curious about where the SDLC, software engineering, platform engineering and DevOps is going next - and how it impacts your life, this is a great place to plug in. Let's make this an amazing shared community experience with tech in its center. Join a variety of senior **practitioners** and run into like minded **techies** and discuss your thoughts with the community in a relaxed setting, with fingerfood and drinks... 👉 **Agenda** for the 2nd September: 13:00 Open Doors & local Networking ***in person in Berlin + Cologne*** 14:00 Official Welcome & ***online Livestream*** *starts*, **Sebastian Grodzietzki** 14:15 Event-Driven Architecture (EDA) & Event Sourcing: Stop asking for data. Announce what happened, and let the ecosystem react., **Oliver Rebmann** 14:45 Java modernization without getting paged at 2 a.m., **Lars Besselmann** 15:15 Quarkus vs Spring Boot in 2026, **Martin Stefanko** 16:00 Coffee break & snacks 16:20 AI-Infused Quarkus; how to integrate LangChain4j in your Java application, **Martin Stefanko** 17:00 LLM Integration & AI-Assisted Workflows: Augmenting our code and our applications with intelligence, **Manfred Buchmann** 17:30 Spec-Driven Development, **Niklas Heidloff** 18:15 Wrap-up, Dinner & Drinks, Networking ​We are looking forward to an inspiring event full of valuable content and discussions. If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch at anytime... 🙂 \*\*\* Looking for more **free practitioner events**? Follow the **BuildersHub** **event calendar**: **[https://luma.com/BuildersHub](https://luma.com/BuildersHub)**

Founders picnic #1🧺🥪🥐

# 🌿 Founders Picnic #1 Founders, founders, and people who somehow ended up building a company… this one’s for you. 😄 We’re taking a break from laptops, pitch decks, and “quick calls” for an afternoon in the park. Join us on **22 August at Mauerpark** for a relaxed founders’ picnic good food, drinks, random conversations, new connections, and probably a few questionable startup ideas. No presentations. No awkward networking rounds. No “tell us about your business in 30 seconds.” 😂 Just **good people, good vibes, and a sunny afternoon together.** 📅 **22 August** ⏰ **1:00 PM – 5:00 PM** 📍 **Mauerpark, Berlin** Bring yourself, your picnic mood, and maybe something to share like blankets, snacks, or games. 🧺☀️ Come for the picnic. Stay for the conversations. Leave with a few new friends (and hopefully no new business problems). 😉 Join our Whatsapp community for meaningful collaborations with other founders : [[https://chat.whatsapp.com/K75rj3CXgqF2CpkIUtsVQs](https://chat.whatsapp.com/K75rj3CXgqF2CpkIUtsVQs)] **See you at the park! 🌿**

Build & Learn: From Data Science to AI Engineering Week 3

**📅 Week 3: Build Production ready AI backends** This event is part of our seven-week AI Engineering program, where we build an end-to-end AI application step by step and present our finished projects during Demo Day in Week 7. This week, we’ll work through the key layers of a modern AI application: * Build APIs with [FastAPI](https://youtu.be/-IaCV5-mlSk) and validate everything with [Pydantic](https://youtu.be/PkQIREapb9o). * Containerize with Docker and work with PostgreSQL for storage. * Manage configuration and secrets safely with environment variables. * Understand [MCP servers](https://youtu.be/5xqFjh56AwM) and how they extend your AI applications. By the end of the 7 week cycle, you should have a working AI application in your own GitHub repository and practical experience with AI pipelines, APIs, databases, retrieval, evaluation and deployment. You are welcome to follow the shared project or apply the weekly concepts to your own project. **✨ Who is this for?** This cycle is designed for data scientists, analysts, software developers and Python users interested in moving toward AI engineering. No previous LLM or AI engineering experience is required. However, you should already understand basic Python or be willing to complete some preparation independently. **✨ Who’s hosting?** I’m Lindsey, a senior data scientist working on AI systems, causal inference and data products. I’ve worked on machine learning, uplift modelling, fraud detection and production LLM systems. I care about learning through building—and moving beyond AI hype toward applications that actually work. 💻 Bring: Your laptop, your project and your curiosity. ☕ Please grab a coffee or drink from the Octopus Bar to support the business and thank them for providing the space.