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Marginalia Book Club: Reading Women in Translation
Wed, Nov 18, 6:00 PMWelcome to the inaugural book club meeting of Marginalia: Reading Women in Translation! For Wednesday, November 18, we'll be reading the first book of Danish author Solvej Balle's revolutionary septology[ ](https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/on-the-calculation-of-volume-i-shortlisted-for-the-international-booker-prize-2025-solvej-balle/347ed1da44f1da83?ean=9780571383375)***[On the Calculation of Volume](https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/on-the-calculation-of-volume-i-shortlisted-for-the-international-booker-prize-2025-solvej-balle/347ed1da44f1da83?ean=9780571383375)***, translated by Barbara J. Haveland\*.\* Shortlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize, this novella wrings enthralling and magical new dimensions from time and its hapless, mortal subjects via an endless recursive day. As one Danish reviewer beautifully put it, Balle’s fiction consists of *writing that listens*: “Reading her is like being caressed by language itself.” The first meeting will be held in Neukölln at 7:00 PM. Exact location TBC, I will announce it closer to the event date in the chat.

Berlin Build an AI Content Brand
Sun, Nov 8, 7:15 PM✨ **AI Influencer Masterclass – No Face. No Followers. No Problem.** Launch a content brand that grows on autopilot using AI-generated media. ⚠️ Your place is only held once you complete registration below. ### [🔗 GET YOUR SPOT](https://aiventurelab.org/product/AiInfluencer?city=Berlin&groupurlname=stargazers-and-coffee-conversations-collective&startgmtdatetime=2026-11-08T19:15:00Z) --- What you'll create: - A content system that grows on autopilot - A faceless brand that runs without your time - AI tools to generate, edit, and post content automatically *AI creates. You earn.* ✨

Visionary Voices: A Day in the Life of a Lobbyist
Thu, Nov 12, 9:00 AMYou have probably heard the term before. Some admire it, some criticize it, and many are not quite sure what it actually means. So, what does a lobbyist really do? **Stephan Röckemann, Head of Corporate Representation & Director Government Affairs at Philip Morris GmbH, will provide an insider's perspective on political representation in Berlin and the transformation of one of the world's most well-known companies.** Drawing on real-life examples, he will explain how companies engage with policymakers, why regulation can determine the success or failure of entire business models, and why trust and personal credibility often matter more than formal authority. Whether your interests lie in economics, communication, IT, design or law, Stephan Röckemann will show why politics matters to every industry. It offers a unique perspective on the intersection of business, public policy, and decision-making. Join a conversation about influence, networks, regulation, and the realities behind a profession that is often discussed but rarely understood. 📅 Thursday\, 12 November \| 10:00–12:00 📍 mdh Berlin Campus Foyer (first floor), Franklinstraße 28–29 🎟 Free entry. Please RSVP here; spontaneous attendance is also welcome, subject to availability. 🗣 Language: [English/German] **Visionary Voices: Ein Tag im Leben eines Lobbyisten** Den Begriff haben Sie sicher schon einmal gehört. Manche bewundern ihn, manche kritisieren ihn – und viele wissen nicht so genau, was er eigentlich bedeutet. Was macht ein Lobbyist also wirklich? **Stephan Röckemann, Head of Corporate Representation & Director Government Affairs bei der Philip Morris GmbH, gibt Einblicke aus erster Hand in die politische Interessenvertretung in Berlin und in den Wandel eines der bekanntesten Unternehmen der Welt.** Anhand von Beispielen aus der Praxis erklärt er, wie Unternehmen mit der Politik in Dialog treten, warum Regulierung über Erfolg oder Scheitern ganzer Geschäftsmodelle entscheiden kann und warum Vertrauen und persönliche Glaubwürdigkeit oft wichtiger sind als formale Autorität. Ob Ihr Interesse in Wirtschaft, Kommunikation, IT, Design oder Recht liegt: Stephan Röckemann zeigt, warum Politik für jede Branche relevant ist. Der Vortrag bietet einen besonderen Blick auf die Schnittstelle von Wirtschaft, Politik und Entscheidungsfindung. Diskutieren Sie mit über Einfluss, Netzwerke, Regulierung und die Realität hinter einem Beruf, über den oft gesprochen wird, den aber nur wenige wirklich kennen. 📅 Donnerstag\, 12\. November \| 10:00–12:00 Uhr 📍 mdh Berlin Campus, Foyer (1. Etage), Franklinstraße 28–29 🎟 Eintritt frei. Bitte hier anmelden – spontane Teilnahme ist je nach Verfügbarkeit ebenfalls möglich. 🗣 Sprache: [Deutsch/Englisch]

Beyond Text: Imperfect Labels and Intent in Visual Retrieval
Wed, Nov 11, 5:00 PMVisual retrieval is moving beyond text. Join us for two technical talks: teaching models to search documents by treating pages as images, including the problem of imperfect labels in training, and using intent detection to build image discovery in a fashion AI assistant. Pizza and drinks on us — stick around after for networking. **✍️ RSVP soon — capacity is limited!** 📅 **Date and Time** Wednesday, November 11, 2026 from 18:00-20:45 📍 **Location:** **[Hedwig-Wachenheim-Straße 7, 10243 Berlin](https://www.google.com/maps/search/Hedwig-Wachenheim-Stra%C3%9Fe+7+10243+Berlin?entry=gmail&source=g)** BHW Auditorium (1st floor), Zalando SE 📝 **Agenda** 18:00 – Doors open, arrivals and check-in 18:15 – Welcoming and open session 18:30 – **Teaching Models to Search Documents: What If the “Wrong” Answer Is Right?** by **[Saba Sturua](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ssturua/)**, Senior AI Research Engineer @ Elastic *How do we teach models to search PDFs with tables, charts, and complex layouts? I’ll introduce visual document retrieval and explore how larger models can help train smaller search models, including why useful answers can be mistaken for wrong ones during training. This work is part of the research behind our next generation of Jina embedding models.* 19:00 – Q&A and quick break 19:15 – **From Conversation to Visual Search: Building Image Discovery for Zalando AI Assistant** by **[Inanda Menezes](https://www.linkedin.com/in/inanda-menezes-8bba3327/)**, Principal Software Engineer @ Zalando *How can a fashion AI assistant understand a customer's intent from visual input? In this talk, we’ll explore how we built image discovery for Zalando’s Assistant, considering the intent detection to support different use cases, from finding similar products to getting fashion advice. We’ll dive into how we connect these intents to the right processing and retrieval strategies, and share the key challenges.* 19:45 – Q&A, pizza, drinks & networking \*\*\* Invite your friends and join us for an evening of learning and networking with fellow engineers and speakers! Want to speak at our next meetup? Submit your talk on **[this link](https://sessionize.com/elastic-meetups/)** and we will get in touch with you as soon as possible.

Big Picture Event Storming: The Fundraising Episode
Tue, Nov 3, 6:00 PMFor our next session, we're modelling a startup fundraising platform. The full lifecycle: from the napkin idea at a Neuköln café to the pitch deck, the warm intro, the investor who ghosts after a "great meeting," the term sheet negotiation, the trip to the Notar, the wire transfer, and the board meeting where nobody understands the cap table. We'll use Big Picture Event Storming to map out the domain, find clusters, draw bounded context boundaries, and discover where the language breaks down. (Spoiler: "valuation" means something completely different depending on who you ask.) No prior fundraising experience required, though if you've raised, invested, or helped someone do either, your war stories are welcome. Especially the painful ones. Those make the best domain events. **What you'll practice:** • Writing domain events (orange stickies, past tense, on the wall) • Identifying pivotal events and hotspots • Drawing bounded context boundaries • Spotting language divergence across contexts • Classifying subdomains (core, supporting, generic) **What to bring:** Curiosity and opinions. We provide the stickies, markers, and wall space. This is not a lecture. It's collaborative modelling: everyone participates, everyone contributes. You don't need to be a software engineer. Product people, designers, domain experts, founders, investors, lawyers - all perspectives make the model richer. This is a hands-on workshop. Be prepared to participate fully and add to the energy of the room. Looking forward to seeing you there!

Chess Evening
Tue, Nov 3, 6:00 PM**👋 Hello Strangers! —** For all players and chess-curious folks out there who want to chill, make friends, and enjoy some chess: We are hosting a daily meetup in Mitte / Prenzlauerberg for all experience levels. It doesn't matter if you just watched the Queen's Gambit or if you have been playing regularly for a while. **Join us** — Daily from 7-10pm **Expected Behavior** — [Conduct](https://strangerchess.com/conduct/) **Pics** · [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/strangerchess/) / **Chat** · [Telegram](https://t.me/strangerchess) / **Web** · [Strangerchess.com](https://strangerchess.com/) (No need to bring anything, boards, clocks, etc. are provided)
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