Consulting Groups Sydney

From Sydney Databricks User Group

**Are you looking for an effective way to manage stress, boost your energy, and improve your overall health?** Explore Qigong, an ancient Chinese practice for health maintenance and longevity. Qigong practice fosters harmony of mind, body, and spirit through meditation, breathing, and gentle movements. **WHY Choose Qigong?** **Holistic Health Benefits** * Improve breathing and circulation * Enhance joint mobility, posture alignment and balance * Calm the mind and reduce stress * Boost immunity and strengthen the body's natural defences * For additional information on the health benefits of Qigong, see details in the link [https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/qigong-what-you-need-to-know] **ACCESSIBLE for All** * Low-impact (no jumping) - suitable for all ages and fitness levels * It can be practised anywhere, at any time * No special equipment required **WHAT to Expect and Experience** *Our Qigong sessions* are designed for beginners, introducing you to the principles of this timeless practice. Experienced practitioners are welcome to share this space as we explore: * **Postural alignment:** Awareness of the body's structural alignment to improve balance and relaxation * **Breathing Techniques**: Regulate the breath to improve lung capacity and energy flow (Qi). * **Gentle Movements:** Perform a series of slow, flowing movements to activate the body's energy pathways and systems. * **Meditative Focus:** Awareness and integration of the body and mind. Cultivate a calm mind. **PROGRAM** 3:30 pm - Welcome \* Introduction and review \* Meditation (Wuji)/ stillness before movement \* Loosening exercise \* Ba Duan Jin (Eight Pieces of Brocade) Qigong \* Meditation (Wuji) + compassionate meditation 4:30 pm - Close **Please preview and be familiar with the Ba Duan Jin movements in the video link [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf8bDFrYrRc]** **WHO is the facilitator** * David has practised Tai Chi and Qigong for over 15 years. He is a certified trainer in The Four Pillars of Health Program, a wellness and fall-prevention initiative approved by AUSactive. David has shared the benefits of Tai Chi Chuan and Qigong with hospital patients, staff, and online participants. With a passion for holistic health and a caring teaching style, David will guide you on your journey to well-being. **COST** * Donations appreciated but never expected. Suggestions donation $10 to $20, or according to your circumstances. No one turned away if they are unable to contribute. 100% collected donations will support people experiencing homelessness. **RSVP** * Click “Attend” if you are committed to joining. * If you decide to cancel, click the "Edit attendance" list and change your status to “Not going”. **MEETING POINT:** At the gazebo at Menai War Memorial, Parc Menai. The session will be held on the grass in an open space. If it rains, we can practice under the gazebo. Car parking is available next to Parc Menai or the shopping centre. Public toilets and a cafe shop are conveniently nearby. **Parking location**: https://maps.app.goo.gl/2KLxLqAuJZoPGN367?g_st=ic **PREPARATION**: * **Clothes** \- Wear comfortable\, warm clothes that let you move freely\, closed toe shoes\, hat $if required when sunny$\, pullover or jacket $if weather turn cold$ * **Water -** have a bottle of water for your hydration. **CAUTION: If you have any cold or flu symptoms or are feeling unwell, it is advisable that you stay home, as attending might make your symptoms worse.** **\*\**Disclaimer***\*:If you have any health issues that may impact your attendance, please consult your medical practitioner before attending the class.

2 attendees

From transaction to insight to agent

Thu, Aug 27, 7:30 AM

From Unhurried Conversations Sydney

Operational data used to live in one world and analytics in another — separated by brittle ETL, hours of latency, and a copy of your data you couldn't trust. This month we're closing that gap. We've got a hands-on look at Lakebase and the Lakehouse working as one system, a talk from the team at Slalom, and - because the best answers in this group usually come from the room rather than the stage — a proper open round where we crowdsource solutions to whatever people are actually stuck on right now. Slalom are hosting us, and there will be pizza and drinks. Come hungry, come with a problem you'd like to discuss or just help others to brainstorm on theirs! **🎤** **Talk 1 — Closing the operational/analytical gap with Lakebase and Lakehouse** **Speaker: [Vysnavi Mohan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vysnavi-mohan/), Databricks** Operational data used to live in one world and analytics in another — separated by brittle ETL, hours of latency, and a copy of your data you couldn't trust. We close this gap with Lakebase and Lakehouse. We write live application state into Lakebase, Databricks' managed Postgres transactional engine, and watch it sync automatically into Unity Catalog as a governed Delta table — no pipelines to babysit, no reverse-ETL tax. On top of that synced table we've built an analytics view that serves fresh insights the moment a transaction lands. You'll walk away knowing: * Where Lakebase fits next to the Lakehouse, and what it's *not* for * How the managed sync into Unity Catalog actually behaves — and what governance you inherit for free * What it takes to serve analytics off live application state, without a pipeline in the middle **🎤 Talk 2** - **Grounded, Governed, Useful: Enterprise AI Agents on Databricks** **Speaker: [Morty Mahzoon](https://www.linkedin.com/in/morteza-mahzoon/), Slalom.** Morty will share some exciting things Slalom team are working on, including Genie, Omnigent, Knowledge Bases and more! AI agents are easy to prototype, but much harder to make accurate, secure and useful at enterprise scale. This session explores how Databricks capabilities such as Unity AI Gateway, Genie Ontology, knowledge bases and Omnigent can help organisations build governed agents grounded in trusted data and business context. **🧠 Open round** \- what are you actually stuck on? The part we keep hearing people come back for. We go around the room, collect the real problems people are wrestling with this quarter - migration pain, governance sprawl, streaming costs, a model nobody trusts, whatever it is - and put them to the group. Someone here has almost certainly solved your problem already. Bring one problem you'd genuinely like a second opinion on. No slides needed, no need to have it figured out. **Call for speakers** Want to talk at a future meetup? We're always after speakers — 10-minute lightning talks count, and first-timers are very welcome. Comment below or message the organisers!

68 attendees

Unhurried Conversations - Saturday

Sat, Sep 5, 12:15 AM

Bring yourself along, we explain how it works.

29 attendees

Small Team, Big Stack: A Quality Toolkit Built from the Ground Up

Wed, Sep 9, 7:30 AM

From ExpertTalks Sydney

From Unhurried Conversations Sydney

**Small Team, Big Stack: A Quality Toolkit Built from the Ground Up** Most talks about quality assume you've got a QA team, a test framework someone already built, and headcount to spare. This one's for when you don't. **Sam Connelly**, Principal Quality Consultant within the Equal Experts network in Australia, walks through how a small startup team builds and maintains confidence in what they ship — for a predominantly JavaScript web app — without any of that safety net. **What we'll cover:** * **Unit testing** — what we actually test (and, just as importantly, what we don't) * **BDD, pragmatically** — the test framework we built, and how we've kept it extensible as our underlying model evolves * **Debugging from the outside in** — using analytics frameworks to reconstruct what a user did right before something broke * **Where we're headed** — early experiments including a self-healing UI E2E agent, and using Claude Code as an exploratory testing partner rather than just a coding tool This isn't a best-practices talk. It's what quality actually looks like when you're small, resource-constrained, and building the plane while flying it. You'll leave with practical ideas for your own toolkit — whatever size team you're working with. **Agenda** 5 30 PM - Gates open (Networking drinks & food) 6 15 PM - G-EE-K Talk 7 PM - Q&A 7 15 PM - Networking drinks (and more food) 8 PM - Wrap up

7 attendees

Unhurried Conversations - Sunday

Sun, Aug 23, 12:15 AM

From Sydney IT Networking Professional Associations Meetup Group

Bring yourself, we will go over how Unhurried Conversations works.

36 attendees

Production-Ready AI Agents need a solid Data Foundation

Tue, Sep 1, 1:00 AM

Your AI agents are only as reliable as the data context underneath them. Learn to set up architecture, governance, and operational processes Your AI agents are only as reliable as the data context underneath them. Join us for a hands-on half-day workshop where you'll learn — and practise — the architecture, governance, and operational patterns that separate AI pilots from AI in production. **Is Your AI Ready for Production — Or Just Your Demo?** You've built the agent. You've run the pilot. It works beautifully in the sandbox. Then it hits real enterprise data — and it hallucinate schemas that don't exist, surfaces sensitive customer records it shouldn't touch, and breaks the moment a column changes upstream. Sound familiar? **The problem isn't your model. It's the data foundation underneath it.** AI agents fail in production not because of model quality, but because they lack the context to make trustworthy decisions: they don't know what data exists, what it means, how reliable it is, or what governance rules apply to it. This workshop fixes that. In four focused hours, you'll move from understanding the problem to having hands-on experience with the platform, tools, and patterns that make AI agents production-ready. Please register using the official site at: [https://www.ibm.com/events/reg/flow/ibm/61LZH9MB/landing/page/landing](https://www.ibm.com/events/reg/flow/ibm/61LZH9MB/landing/page/landing)

10 attendees

Come steal these AI-ideas: live AI demos & Agents for People & Talent teams

Thu, Aug 27, 7:00 AM

From Sydney Talent Meetup

From Mangates Global Professional Learning Network

**🎫 🔥 REGISTER here (not via meetup.com) - follow this link:** https://luma.com/sw4rj3l5 Hey folks, If you're like us & working in the talent/people space, you've probably sat through enough "AI is going to change everything" webinars, panels etc to last a lifetime. So much fluff. And not nearly enough actual *"here's HOW"* \- from people who've genuinely built cool sh\!t that works\. We've created this meetup to fix that. Our meetup will showcase real builds & real workflows- from people sharing exactly how they pulled it off. Here's who's showing their work 👇 🛠️ **Joris Luijke** \- Founder/CPO at Pyn *(ex-Atlassian, ex-Squarespace)* Joris will demo various P&C builds he's done himself, AND finally settle the thing we're all quietly confused about: AI vs Automation vs AI Agents - exactly when to use which, and how to actually set it up correctly. You'll leave knowing the difference and he'll also share a tonne of useful resources! 🎨 **Bec Jenkins** \- People Experience & Operations at Canva *(ex-Airtasker)* The real, unfiltered story of how Canva's People/Talent teams are actually using AI - the stuff that stuck, the stuff that flopped, and the gold that came out of their recent AI Hackathon. 🌏 **Yenny Wong** \- Senior Director\, Talent at The Trade Desk *(ex-Google)* Yenny shares how she picks the Talent problems actually worth solving with AI, and shares her process of creating a global "innovation engine" where gets AI adopted across the whole team. Examples of impactful AI builds from the team will also be shared. ⚡ **Andrew Suryanto** \- GTM Engineer & Community Lead at Build Club *(ex-Relevance AI)* The grand finale, and honestly the bit we're super nervous/excited about: **YOU** tell us what to build. We take the most-requested idea, put it in front of Andrew, start a timer and watch him build it with AI/agents **LIVE**. No net, no edits, no take-two. Absolute legend behaviour. Please join us in praying to the demo gods for this one! :D **The important bits:** 📅 Thursday 27 August ⏰ 5:00 - 8:00pm 📍 The Trade Desk, Barangaroo 🎟️ Spots are limited - grab your ticket before we sell out!! **🎫 🔥 REGISTER here (not via meetup.com) - follow this link:** https://luma.com/sw4rj3l5 Come for the builds, stay for the drinks, leave with a to-do list you're genuinely excited about. Massive thanks to our partners making this happen: **Rippling**, **Deel** & **Hola** 🙌 See you there, Sydney! We cannot wait! 🙈 Pam, Emer & Anthony **#NJAMEETUP Crew** **P.S. A little housekeeping...** **No refunds, but easily transferable.** We wish we could, but ticket numbers feed straight into our catering orders - so unfortunately we can't offer refunds. BUT if you can't make it, please feel free to pass your ticket on to a friend! Just drop us a note at **[team@sydneytalentmeetup.com](mailto:team@sydneytalentmeetup.com)** with the name change and we'll sort it out. **A welcome to our partners.** While these meetups are mainly for our internal People & Talent community, we highly value and appreciate our consultants and recruitment partners also - so we've set aside a 5% ticket allocation for you. You're welcome to join and please grab a spot while you can!

3 attendees

Cross-Functional Leadership 1 Day Workshop in Sydney

Tue, Sep 1, 2:00 PM

Break silos, build unity, and drive impactful outcomes by mastering cross-functional leadership skills and collaboration. **Ready to secure your spot? 🎯 Register now and complete your payment securely via Stripe Checkout!** [Click Here](https://buy.stripe.com/14A3cv1DQ32K55ufyA2oF02) **About the course:** **Duration:** 1 Full Day (8 Hours) **Delivery Mode:** Classroom (In-Person) **Language:** English **Credits:** 8 PDUs / Training Hours **Certification:** Course Completion Certificate **Refreshments:** Lunch, Snacks and beverages will be provided during the session **If you would like weekend training sessions, kindly reach out to us at [info@mangates.com](mailto:info@mangates.com) for availability and scheduling.** **Course Overview:** **Cross-Functional Leadership** is about leading teams composed of diverse departments and specialties to achieve **shared goals**. This course will equip you with strategies to **align objectives, foster collaboration, resolve conflicts, and leverage diverse expertise** for organizational success. You will gain practical tools to enhance communication, navigate challenges, and inspire unity across functions. By the end, you will be ready to lead with confidence, ensuring cross-functional initiatives deliver impactful results. **Learning Objectives:** By the end of this course, you will: * Understand how to align diverse goals across multiple departments. * Gain skills to communicate effectively across functional boundaries. * Learn to mediate conflicts and foster collaboration. * Develop techniques to leverage diverse expertise for innovation. * Build confidence to influence without authority. * Acquire tools to measure and sustain cross-functional success. **Target Audience:** This course is designed for managers, project leaders, department heads, executives, and professionals who lead or work with **cross-functional teams** in any industry. **Why is it the right fit for you?** This course is the right choice if you are aiming to **break down silos** and lead with influence across departments. Our approach combines **practical tools, interactive activities, and real-world case studies**, ensuring that what you learn can be applied immediately in your workplace. You will gain strategies to overcome communication barriers, align diverse priorities, and resolve conflicts with confidence. With expert trainers who understand the challenges of multi-functional collaboration, we provide insights that go beyond theory. By the end of the program, you’ll be equipped to create unity in diversity and drive **impactful results across your organization**. **©2026 Mangates Tech Solutions Pvt Ltd. This content is protected by copyright law. Copy or Reproduction without permission is prohibited.** **Would your teams benefit from mastering cross-functional collaboration?** We provide in-house training programs tailored to your organization’s needs. From customizing modules to addressing your team’s unique challenges, our programs ensure **direct relevance and maximum impact**. Whether your priority is conflict resolution, alignment, or collaboration, we help your teams develop the skills needed to succeed in **today’s interconnected workplace**. **📧 Contact us today to schedule a customized in-house session: [corporate@mangates.com](mailto:corporate@mangates.com)** **Agenda:** **Module 1: Foundations of Cross-Functional Leadership** * Defining cross-functional leadership and its importance * Linking collaboration to organizational success * Key traits of effective cross-functional leaders * Interactive activity **Module 2: Aligning Diverse Goals** * Identifying conflicting priorities across departments * Creating shared objectives for unified direction * Building alignment through vision and clarity * Case study **Module 3: Communication Across Functions** * Overcoming departmental silos * Techniques for effective information sharing * Encouraging transparency and mutual understanding * Role play **Module 4: Conflict Resolution in Cross-Functional Teams** * Common sources of cross-functional conflict * Mediation and negotiation strategies * Building trust through fair conflict resolution * Group activity **Module 5: Leveraging Expertise and Diversity** * Recognizing the strengths of varied skill sets * Integrating diverse perspectives for innovation * Avoiding dominance of a single function * Practical activity **Module 6: Driving Collaboration and Accountability** * Encouraging ownership of outcomes * Clarifying roles and responsibilities * Building a culture of accountability * Group exercise **Module 7: Influencing Without Authority** * Leading peers and stakeholders effectively * Persuasion techniques for cross-functional buy-in * Building credibility through trust and expertise * Case study **Module 8: Managing Change Across Functions** * Understanding resistance in diverse groups * Leading transitions smoothly across departments * Creating adaptive strategies for sustainable change * Activity **Module 9: Measuring Cross-Functional Success** * Establishing KPIs and shared success metrics * Reviewing team performance and collaboration outcomes * Continuous improvement for cross-functional projects * Role play **FAQs** **Q1: What is cross-functional leadership?** A1: It’s the ability to lead teams composed of members from different departments, focusing on alignment, collaboration, and shared results. **Q2: Do I need prior leadership experience to attend?** A2: No, this course is suitable for anyone working with or leading cross-functional teams, regardless of previous leadership roles. **Q3: How is this course different from general leadership training?** A3: It focuses on the unique challenges of leading across departments, such as communication gaps, conflicts, and competing priorities. **Q4: Will I receive practical tools or just theory?** A4: You’ll receive frameworks, tools, and hands-on activities that can be applied immediately in your workplace. **Q5: Can this training be customized for my company?** A5: Yes, we offer in-house and fully customizable programs to address your organization’s unique needs. **Q6: What industries benefit most from cross-functional leadership?** A6: All industries benefit, especially where projects require collaboration across departments such as IT, healthcare, finance, and manufacturing. **Q7: Will I get a certificate after completing the course?** A7: Yes, every learner will receive a **Course Completion Certificate**. **Q8: Is lunch included during the course?** A8: Yes, refreshments including lunch, snacks, and beverages are provided during the session. **Q9: How interactive is the training?** A9: Very interactive — it includes role plays, case studies, activities, and group discussions to reinforce learning. **Q10: Can this course help me influence without authority?** A10: Absolutely, one of the modules is dedicated to equipping you with techniques to lead peers and stakeholders effectively.

1 attendee

Microsoft Power BI Comprehensive – 2 Day Training Sydney

Mon, Aug 24, 2:00 PM

From Mangates Global Professional Learning Network

**Overview** Master Microsoft Power BI in this intensive 2-day workshop—from data preparation to interactive dashboards and advanced analytics. **Architect your data's future. Build with precision.** **Ready to secure your spot? 🎯 Register now and complete your payment securely via Stripe Checkout!** [Click Here](https://buy.stripe.com/dRmbJ1aam5aS41q0DG2oF08) **The Details** **Duration:** 2 Full Day (16 Hours) **Delivery Mode:** Classroom (In-Person) **Language:** English **Credits:** 16 PDUs / Training Hours **Certification:** Course Completion Certificate **Refreshments:** Lunch, Snacks, and beverages will be provided during the session **Master the tools of modern Business Intelligence.** For technical enquiries or registration: [info@mgaussie.com](mailto:info@mgaussie.com) \| \+61 $0$ 2 80155605 For corporate technical customization and team deployment: [info@mgaussie.com](mailto:info@mgaussie.com) \| \+61 $0$ 2 80155605 **Course Overview:** **Are your data assets working for you, or are they trapped in siloed spreadsheets?** In the modern enterprise, the ability to architect robust, self-service Business Intelligence (BI) solutions is a critical technical competency. Moving beyond simple reporting requires a deep understanding of data modelling, transformation logic, and scalable visualization architectures. **Why Technical Professionals Choose This Program:** This is not a surface-level overview. We focus on the underlying architecture and logic required to build professional-grade BI solutions. Participants will master: • **Multi-Mode Architecture:** Navigate the complexities of Import, Direct Query, Composite, and Live Connection modes to optimize performance. • **Advanced Data Engineering:** Utilize the M language within Power Query for sophisticated data cleansing, shaping, and ETL transformations. • **Dimensional Modelling Excellence:** Implement Star and Snowflake schemas to ensure scalable and efficient data structures. • **DAX Proficiency:** Transition from basic aggregators to complex iterators, filter contexts, and time-intelligence functions. **Technical Curriculum & Agenda:** **Day 1: Architecture & Report Development** • **Ecosystem Overview:** Deep dive into Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service. • **Connectivity Modes:** Strategic selection between Import, Direct Query, and Composite modes. • **Data Transformation:** Advanced cleansing and shaping using Power Query and M language. • **Structural Modelling:** Introduction to dimensional modelling and the Star schema. • **Visualization Logic:** Developing reports using standard/custom visuals, Bookmarks, and Q&A features. • **Deployment:** Sharing and collaborating within the Power BI Service environment. **Day 2: Mastering DAX & Advanced Data Modelling** • **Schema Design:** Advanced Star and Snowflake schema scenarios. • **Relationship Management:** Handling complex table relationships and Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD). • **DAX Engine Fundamentals:** Understanding Evaluation, Filter, and Row contexts. • **Advanced DAX Functions:** Deep dive into the CALCULATE function, table functions, and Time Intelligence. • **Query Logic:** Utilizing DAX for complex data querying and performance optimization. • **Practical Application:** Intensive hands-on lab practices to reinforce architectural concepts. **Tailored for Your Infrastructure:** Does your organization deal with specific data security protocols, complex SQL environments, or unique ERP integrations? We offer Customized In-House Technical Sessions designed to align with your specific IT infrastructure. The core benefit of our in-house sessions is architectural relevance. We can tailor the labs and data modelling scenarios to reflect your organization’s actual data sources and reporting requirements. Whether your team needs to focus on optimizing Direct Query performance against a specific warehouse or mastering DAX for industry-specific KPIs, we adapt the technical depth to ensure your engineers and analysts can deploy solutions immediately within your production environment. **Target Audience & Technical Profile:** This course is engineered for professionals passionate about data integrity and analytical precision, including: **• Business Analysts & BI Managers** **• Data Scientists & Statisticians** **• Project Managers & Technical Leads** **• Data Engineers looking to master the visualization layer** **FAQs** **Do I need a background in data science or coding to attend?** **No.** This course is designed for strategic leaders and marketers. It focuses on applying and managing AI tools rather than programming, so you can lead AI initiatives without writing code. *** **Which AI tools will be covered during the session?** You'll explore a curated selection of leading AI tools for content creation, market research, and predictive analytics. More importantly, you'll learn a framework for evaluating AI tools so your knowledge remains relevant as technology evolves. *** **How does this course benefit leaders?** The course goes beyond AI tools to address leadership in the age of digital transformation. You'll learn to manage organizational change, establish ethical AI practices, and make data-driven decisions that support long-term business goals. *** **Can these strategies be applied to both B2B and B2C businesses?** **Yes.** The principles of AI-driven efficiency, customer personalization, and strategic decision-making apply across industries. Practical examples and case studies from both B2B and B2C environments are included. *** **Is this a hands-on workshop or a theoretical seminar?** It's a practical, interactive workshop that combines strategic concepts with hands-on activities, including discussions, role-plays, simulations, and real-world exercises to help you apply what you learn. *** **What does "shifting from manual execution to assisted intelligence" mean?** It means using AI to automate repetitive tasks such as data analysis and content drafting, allowing your team to focus on strategic thinking, creativity, innovation, and decision-making. *** **How does the course address ethical AI in marketing?** A dedicated section covers responsible AI adoption, including ethical decision-making, data privacy, transparency, and maintaining customer trust while using AI-powered marketing solutions. *** **Will I leave with an AI implementation plan for my organization?** **Yes.** The final module focuses on Strategic Action Planning, where you'll identify high-impact AI opportunities and develop practical next steps for implementing AI within your organization. *** **How does the course address changing customer behaviour?** You'll explore current digital customer trends and learn how AI can help anticipate customer needs, personalize experiences, and adapt marketing strategies proactively rather than reactively. *** **Will I receive a certificate after completing the workshop?** **Yes.** Participants who successfully complete the workshop will receive a **Course Completion Certificate** recognizing their knowledge of AI-enabled digital marketing and leadership.

2 attendees

Build Your Own Mapping/Real Estate Site in One Day with AI - Luke Metcalfe

Thu, Sep 3, 8:00 AM

From Sydney AI + Data (formerly Data Science Sydney)

**Outline:** Every suburb is really hundreds of city blocks, and each one has a story in the data. This talk tours the coolest things you can do with Australian real estate and geospatial data at street resolution. Put a dollar value on a tree. Watch prices spread like an epidemic. Redraw the suburb map from scratch. **Speaker:** Luke Metcalfe stands at the intersection of data science and property innovation, pioneering machine learning applications that have transformed how Australians understand neighbourhood liveability. As founder of Microburbs, he applies advanced AI and machine learning to decode the DNA of Australian neighbourhoods, creating unprecedented insights for property decisions. Industry leader Eugene Dubossarsky calls him "one of Australia's greatest data scientists." Through Microburbs, Luke delivers cutting-edge solutions that empower smarter property decisions. His proprietary algorithms process millions of data points to quantify liveability factors that matter most to home buyers, renters, and investors. This unique approach transforms complex neighbourhood dynamics into clear, actionable intelligence. ‍Since 2014, Luke has been at the forefront of the proptech revolution, consistently innovating in the real estate space. His entrepreneurial track record includes building two data ventures that were successfully acquired. His work has earned recognition from leading data scientists and entrepreneurs alike, positioning him as the go-to authority for data-driven real estate intelligence in Australia. Join our community on Linkedin https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14297125/ to stay up-to-date on all our upcoming events

63 attendees

What Clients Actually Break On WordPress Sites

Wed, Aug 26, 8:30 AM

From WordPress Sydney

Most WordPress sites do not fall apart because of one dramatic failure. They slowly drift out of shape through normal use, ordinary edits, unclear permissions, and well-meaning changes made by people trying to get their work done. That is the awkward reality of building websites for real organisations. The launch version may be clean, tested, and carefully structured, but six months later the site has met editors, managers, contractors, plugin updates, urgent content changes, and someone who “just needed to quickly fix the homepage”. This session looks at the common places WordPress sites get damaged after handover, including content editing, user permissions, plugin decisions, SEO changes, forms, layout control, and content governance. The bigger question is not how to stop clients touching their own websites. It is about building WordPress systems with enough guardrails so that normal human behaviour does not quietly turn into technical debt, broken layouts, lost leads, or avoidable support problems. Note: this is a rescheduled event. **You'll walk away with:** ✅ A clearer way to spot the predictable break points in client-managed WordPress sites ✅ A practical mental model for deciding where clients need freedom, and where they need guardrails ✅ Better judgement around permissions, editing access, plugin decisions, and post-handover risk ✅ A simple way to think about WordPress sites as ongoing systems, not finished launch artefacts **🎯 Who's It For?** **In-person event** WordPress enthusiasts, freelancers, digital managers, and site owners who already work with WordPress and want to move beyond surface-level tutorials. This session assumes basic WordPress familiarity. It’s not designed for complete beginners. **Format** * In-person Event * Arrive 6:30 for pre-networking * Talk starts at 6:45. 👉 **Host:** Wil Brown, [Zero Point Development](https://zeropointdevelopment.com/) Thank you to [Stone Digital](https://stonedigital.com.au/) for sponsoring the venue.

15 attendees

Bring yourself along, we explain how it works.

29 attendees

Small Team, Big Stack: A Quality Toolkit Built from the Ground Up

Wed, Sep 9, 7:30 AM

From ExpertTalks Sydney

From Unhurried Conversations Sydney

7 attendees

Unhurried Conversations - Sunday

Sun, Aug 23, 12:15 AM

Bring yourself, we will go over how Unhurried Conversations works.

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