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TPP 13th Anniversary Event#8: The Main Event $40K GTD $575/40K

Sunday Nature Leisure Walk in Port Credit (Walk, Talk and Flock)

Hello everyone, **\*\*Kindly Read Carefully\*\*** Please join me and my other groups for a great **Saturday in** **Port Credit.** If you have never been; it's a great place to enjoy the sun, the water, the trees, the flowers, grab a coffee, ice cream, go for a leisure walk by the lake and then enjoy a tasty meal. Port Credit is also known for it's live music and dancing too (Event is both indoor and outdoor) I'm going to show us all around Port Credit, play a couple new ice breaker games and then head to a fun restaurant in the main strip of town with a great dinner menu following the walk. \*The walking portion will be roughly 2 hours with some stops along the way; then we will head for dinner and more mingling. This will be a fun day and evening gang! We will meet at **Star Bucks (111 Lake Shore Rd. West) in Port Credit** where you are welcome to grab a beverage or pastry if you like. This will give us an opportunity to introduce ourselves as everyone arrives; then make our way on our small evening adventure through **Port Credit.** More details below: Sincerely, Steve Flemming (Organizer/Host) **Event Details:** **Saturday Leisure Nature Walk and Dinner in Port Credit (Walk, Talk & Flock)** -A great day as we explore some of the best area's of Port Credit near the water, board walk and entertainment strip (lots of live music too) -We can stop and rest at different spots, take some lovely scenic photos, group photos and share some laughs together -Play a couple ice breaker games near the beginning as well to help us get to know one another \*A great way to naturally make connections, get some fresh air and enjoy our long weekend together) \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Event Fee:** 10 dollars (cash only) when you arrive (HST is included) or e transfer in advance to Steveflemming11@gmail.com \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Time and Location: Where to meet us?** We will meet at **Star Bucks (111 Lake Shore Rd. West) in Port Credit** where you are welcome to grab a beverage or pastry if you like. \*Arrive early if you like (however we will meet out front at 2::00 p.m. (we will wait for everyone to arrive until roughly 2:30) Go Train will take you there by Union Station too :) Plenty of parking in that area too- especially near Front Street and the Library :) \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- ***Thanks for reading everyone, remember to RSVP and see you real soon!*** :) \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-

DevFest Toronto: Build, Secure, Scale: Developers and Builders in the Agentic Er

Welcome to Toronto's biggest celebration of developers and builders: DevFest Toronto 2026! 🎉 🎟️ Grab your ticket at a discounted price:⚡Flash Sale Code: FLS 🎓 College Students: CLG 🌐 DevFest is organized by Google Developer Groups (GDGs), a global network of communities passionate about learning, sharing, and building with Google's technologies. DevFest Toronto brings together the region's tech community for a full day of learning, connecting, and getting inspired by leading industry experts. 🤝 GDG Toronto, GDG Markham, and GDG Hamilton, the GDG on Campus chapters at York University, UofT St. George, and UofT Scarborough, and Women Techmakers (WTM) Toronto are proud to co-host this full-day conference on Sunday, November 15, 2026 at Northeastern University Toronto. 📍 Join 500+ developers, designers, and tech enthusiasts, and connect with Google Developer Experts (GDEs), Googlers, and speakers from across the local and global tech scene. 🧩 This year's theme: Build, Secure, Scale: Developers and Builders in the Agentic Era 🤖⚡ 🛠️ Two tracks, one day: Track 1: Developer, focused on Agentic AI Track 2: Builder, for PMs, designers, marketers, and developers without a formal background Topics include AI Agents & Generative AI, Machine Learning & Gemini, Security & Responsible AI, Cloud & Scalable Infrastructure, and Community & Careers. 🗓️ Agenda: 9:00 – 9:55 AM | Registration, breakfast & networking 10:00 – 10:10 AM | Introductions & welcome 10:15 – 10:55 AM | Opening keynote – Rachel Francois, Google (livestreamed to the Tech Builder track) TRACK 01 · AGENTIC AI (Developer) 11:00 – 11:55 AM | Agentic AI & DevOps – Vaishal Shah, CGI (final session title to be announced) 12:00 – 12:30 PM | When Alignment Fails: Engineering Accountability into Agentic Systems – Lubna Rasheed & Moumita Nath, Cisco 12:30 – 1:00 PM | Integrate Antigravity Agents with Google Workspace MCPs – Mohammad Al-Ansari, Google 1:00 – 1:55 PM | Lunch & networking 2:00 – 2:25 PM | Behind the AI: Building Production-Ready Cloud Platforms - Shefali Victors 2:30 – 3:25 PM | Grieving the Algorithm: Software Engineering in the Age of AI and Vibe Coding - Lucia Subatin 3:30 – 3:55 PM | Should AI Be Allowed to Do That? An Interactive Guide to Human Oversight in the Agentic Era – Dr. Zoe Aghababaeyan, Mindtora 4:00 – 4:25 PM | From Deal Flow to Model Weights: Encoding Ten Years of VC Judgment into an Agent – Vahid Fakhr (Vee), Evalyze 4:30 – 5:00 PM | LoRA's Math: To Train Every Weight, or to Factorize It – Dev Shah, TribalScale TRACK 02 · TECH BUILDER (PM / Design / Marketing / Builders) 11:00 – 11:30 AM | When Everyone Can Build, What Makes You Valuable? Communication, judgment and the human advantage in the agentic era – Lidia Akar, Lighthauz 11:30 – 11:55 AM | Taking AI X-Risks Seriously – Mario Gibney, Trajectory Labs 12:00 - 12:30 PM | Your AI Agent Works. Now What? From Prototype to Production – Ala Salehi, Deloitte 12:30 – 1:00 PM | Beyond the Resume: How to Get Noticed in Today's Job Market – Michael Hashizume, Gurulink 1:00 – 1:55 PM | Lunch & networking 2:00 – 2:25 PM | Building Agentic AI Systems People Can Trust – Dhari Gandhi, COHUMAIN Labs 2:30 – 3:00 PM | Stop Buying AI Tools. Start Building AI Culture. – George Yang, National Payroll Institute 3:00 – 4:25 PM | AI-Driven Troubleshooting for Google Cloud Infrastructure – Olivier Bourgeois, Google 4:30 – 5:00 PM | So… You Want to Work at Google? – Olivier Bourgeois, Google 5:00 – 5:30 PM | Raffle & closing ceremony 🎤 From keynotes to hands-on sessions, DevFest is your chance to pick up new skills, swap ideas with fellow builders, and see what's next in the agentic era. 🛋️ Community Lounge: Take a break, meet local tech communities, and keep the conversations going all day. 🎟️ Your ticket includes: Full-day access to all sessions, with the freedom to switch between tracks anytime (subject to room capacity) Breakfast and lunch 🥐🥗 DevFest swag 🎁 Networking with Toronto's most passionate builders 🤝 📌 Good to know: All ticket sales are final. No refunds. 🎓 Students MUST show a valid student ID at check-in. 🔥 Don't miss your chance to be part of Toronto's thriving tech community! 👉 Grab your ticket now. Spots are limited! 🎟️ Agenda --- Speakers Rache Francois - Google (Program Manager) Dev Shah - TribalScale Mohammad Al-Ansari - Google George Yang - National Payroll Institute Olivier Bourgeois - Google (Senior DevRel Developer) Vahid (VEE) Fakhr - Evalyze (CEO and Co-Founder) Vaishal Shah - CGI (Senior Consultant - Devops & Gen AI) Lubna Rasheed - CISCO (Senior Software Engineer) Moumita Nath - CISCO (Technical Leader, Customer Success - Security Strategy) Shefali Victors - 66degrees (Principal Cloud Architect) Lucia Subatin - Google (Developer Advocacy) Dr. Zoe Aghababaeyan - Mindtora (CEO & Co-Founder) Lidia Akar - Lighthauz (Founder) Mario Gibney - Trajectory Labs (Founder & Executive Director) Ala Salehi - Deloitte (Senior AI Consultant) Dhari Gandhi - COHUMAIN Labs (Chief of Staff, Collective Human + Machine Human Intelligence) Michael Hashizume - Gurulink (Principal Talent Acquisition Consultant) Hosted By Solomon Hsu, GDG Organizer I believe in one mandate in the digital space: Crafting Authentic Digital Experiences for All People. With that vision, I value digital accessibility and user centric design as the core foundation for all my projects. It is within the users' insights and needs that allow us to build great apps. Hiral Thaker, Co-organizer Jolina Li, Co-organizer --- Partner Women Techmakers (https://www.womentechmakers.com/) Building a world where all women can thrive in tech by providing visibility, community, and resources. --- Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-toronto-presents-devfest-toronto-build-secure-scale-developers-and-builders-in-the-agentic-era-1/.

Contemporary dance - weekly class | Beginner Friendly | Toronto North

Instagram @nina.philflow A contemporary dance class for anyone who wants to explore movement — no experience needed, just an open mind and comfortable clothes. Each session may include a mix of: * Movement fundamentals and body awareness * Improvisation and play * Short choreographic phrases * Simple partnering and group dynamics We work with ideas like weight, flow, momentum, and sensing — building a physical vocabulary that's accessible whether you've never danced before or come from another movement background. **Where:** 155 East Beaver Creek Rd, Richmond Hill **When:** Every Saturday 2:30-4:00pm **Cost:** $25 for 1st session \| $45 drop\-in \| $40 come with a friend or 4\-class pack \| $35 for 8\-class pack **About the Instructor** Nina holds an MA in Dance Performance from Trinity Laban, London (UK), and has taught in London, Toronto, Waterloo and Hong Kong. She brings a warm, exploratory approach to every class and believes dance is for everyone. **What to Bring** * Comfortable clothes you can move freely in (long pants recommended) * Socks — avoid very slippery ones * A bottle of water Looking forward to dancing together — feel free to reach out if you have any questions. For dance tips, class snippets, and book recommendations, follow along on Instagram **@nina.philflow** link for sign-up and more info: https://forms.gle/dbtx7awqKRqdT45t5

TPP 13th Anniversary Event#5: $15K GTD Freezeout $350/40K

TDAH-ADHD / EN ESPAÑOL

**TDAH más allá de los estereotipos:** **Charla y conversación gratuita.** **Descripción:** Te invito a una charla-taller, pensada para adultos con TDAH (con o sin diagnóstico formal. 🌱 **Un espacio de psicoeducación (15 min)** sobre qué es realmente el TDAH, más allá de los estereotipos 💬 **Una conversación abierta** sobre sus experiencias, fortalezas y desafíos viviendo con TDAH. Puedes compartir tu experiencia o solo escuchar. Las dos opciones son bienvenidas. 🛠️**Estrategias utiles** para poder concentrarte y no dejar que intimidarte por el diagnostico \*\*No necesitas prepararte. Ven tal como eres, **Sobre la anfitriona** Daniela Rojas Segovia es psicóloga clínica titulada en Chile y coach de TDAH. Recibió su diagnóstico de TDAH en la adultez. En Instagram comparte herramientas prácticas para la concentración y la organización mental: @enfoca_tu_atencion

TPP 13th Anniversary Event#1 TPP Championship $30K GTD, $800/50K

it's long overdue we finally play the quadruple Frogger

TPP 13th Anniversary Event#2: Progressive Knock-Out Bounty $240/30K

UFC 334 - GANE VS HOKIT

* No cover charge! * Seating will depend on availability. Reservations will be made based on number of attendees. * See location and meet details below * Location subject to change week of! Always DT Toronto

Humans in the Loop: Building and hiring for AI at Questrade

​This is a free event, but approval is required. Please apply through this link: https://luma.com/humans-in-the-loop-nov-19-2026 **AI agents are becoming the new front door to financial products, and most companies don’t own that interface. So how do you build something people can trust anyway?** ​Join us for an evening with Questrade’s engineering, product, and hiring leaders. You’ll hear candid talks and a presentation on what it takes to ship real software in the era of Agentic AI, including how we built a production MCP server enabling customers to use their own AI tools, with a human deterministically in the loop. **Why attend** * ​**See how we built it:** why we created an MCP server, and how granular authorization keeps customers in control. * ​**Go deep on the hard parts:** authentication and delegation for agents acting on a customer’s behalf, and how we design the experience when an agent sits between us and our customers. * ​**Learn how we measure it:** tool evals, performance at scale, and how we bring users up the trust ladder. * ​**Meet the humans behind it:** Questrade’s engineering, product, and AI leaders, plus the hiring managers and team members you’d work with. Hear how we hire for AI and ask them anything about the work and the teams building it. ​We’ll close the night with an open networking reception, so you can keep the conversation going over drinks and passed canapés. **Agenda** * ​**5:30 pm:** Doors open. Check in and mingle. * ​**6:30 pm:** Talk and live demo: *Humans in the Loop: Building and hiring for AI at Questrade* (presented by Bartek Kowalski, Product Manager, MCP, and Kelvin Ferreira, Senior Principal Software Engineer) * ​**7:00 pm:** Panel and open Q&A with Questrade’s engineering, product, and hiring leaders * ​**7:30 pm:** Networking reception with open bar and passed canapés * ​**9:00 pm:** End of evening **Who it's for** ​Engineers, product managers, and AI professionals who want a real look at how a Canadian fintech builds and hires in this space. **On stage** * **​[Kelvin Ferreira](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelvinrodri/?utm_source=luma), Senior Principal Software Engineer:** Kelvin is a hands-on engineer behind Questrade’s MCP and API strategy. He designs how AI agents connect to Questrade securely – from OAuth 2.1 authentication and delegation to granular, tool-level permissions – making sure customers stay in control of every action. * **​[Bartek Kowalski](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bartek-kowalski-68117b1ab/?utm_source=luma), Product Manager, MCP:** Bartek leads product for Questrade’s MCP, shaping how customers experience Questrade through the AI tools they already use. He works on a hard question: how do you build trust and a great product when you don’t own the interface? * **​[Andrej Simeonov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/drej/?utm_source=luma), Head of Technology, Questrade Experience Platform:** Andrej leads the engineering behind the Questrade Experience Platform, the foundation that powers how millions of Canadians interact with their money. He’s focused on building infrastructure that scales reliably while staying ready for new ways of reaching customers, including AI agents. * **​[David Wieler](https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwieler/?utm_source=luma), Chief AI Officer:** David shapes the architecture and AI infrastructure strategy across the Questrade ecosystem. He leads how the company adopts AI and agentic tooling safely and at scale, from the platforms engineers build on to the standards that keep them secure. **Open roles at Questrade** * ​[Principal Software Engineer](https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/qfg/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/17908?utm_source=luma) * ​[Senior Manager, Software Engineering](https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/qfg/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/18018?utm_source=luma) * ​[Software Engineer](https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/qfg/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/18157?utm_source=luma) * ​[Senior Software Engineer](https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/qfg/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/18160?utm_source=luma) * ​[Team Lead, Software Engineering](https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/qfg/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/18144?utm_source=luma) * ​[Principal Software Engineer](https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/qfg/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/17837?utm_source=luma) * ​[Principal Product Designer](https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/qfg/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/17653?utm_source=luma) * ​[Senior Product Designer](https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/qfg/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/18149?utm_source=luma) * ​[Senior Software Engineer](https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/qfg/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/18021?utm_source=luma) * ​[Principal Software Engineer](https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/qfg/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/18045?utm_source=luma) * ​[Principal Software Engineer](https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/qfg/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/17444?utm_source=luma) * ​[Associate Product Manager](https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/qfg/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/17940?utm_source=luma) * ​[Senior Product Manager](https://jobs.dayforcehcm.com/en-US/qfg/CANDIDATEPORTAL/jobs/18010?utm_source=luma) **About ​[TechTO](https://www.techto.org/?utm_source=luma)** TechTO is Canada’s largest community of tech builders - connecting 70,000+ founders, operators, and investors through year-round meetups, curated dinners, peer tables, and media storytelling. Learn more here: [https://www.techto.org/](https://www.techto.org/?utm_source=luma) **About [Questrade](https://www.questrade.com/?utm_source=luma)** ​For 27 years, we’ve remained independent and 100% Canadian-owned. We are a 13x winner of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and a 2x winner of Canada’s Top 100 Employers. Our ecosystem includes Questrade, Questbank, Questrade Wealth Management, Community Trust, Zolo, and Flexiti, all working together to help Canadians become financially secure through cutting-edge technology. ​We’re building something worth being part of. Come see for yourself

After Work Pool Social🎱 | Women Attend Free | Come Solo, Meet New People

**Social Pool Night in Downtown Toronto (King & Spadina)** **Details:** 📍 FunMix Downtown 393 King St W, Toronto 🕕 Monday, November 16th, 2026 7:00PM - 9:30PM (we often stay a bit later!) 💲**Women: Free Admission** 💲**Men: $25 entry (Cash or e-Transfer to dean@tbcpool.org)** Join us for a relaxed and social evening of pool right in the heart of downtown. Whether you're wrapping up your workday nearby or just looking for something different to do in the city, this meetup is designed for people who enjoy good conversation, a bit of friendly competition, and a lively atmosphere. Hosted at FunMix Billiards, ESports and Mahjong, a modern and vibrant space just off King & Spadina, this event brings together a mix of players of all levels. You don’t need to be experienced — most people come to meet others, rotate through games, and enjoy the environment. Unlike our more community-style neighborhood events, this downtown session has a more social flow, with players rotating frequently so you’ll have the chance to meet a variety of people throughout the night. Women attend free, and no pool experience is required. **What to expect:** *Drop-in friendly pool games (8-ball or other games) - Rotating play so everyone gets involved *A mix of beginners, casual players, and regulars - Music, energy, and a central downtown setting *BCA Rules (no bar rules!) Come solo or bring a friend — most people show up on their own and quickly find a group to play with.