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From EVP & CPO of Walmart US to Advisor for MrBeast: A Chat with Jon Alferness

Tue, Aug 25, 7:30 AM

From LTP Events Sydney

4.6

Some careers shape products. Others shape industries. Join Leading the Product for an exclusive evening with [Jon Alferness](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-alferness-b193a3/) — one of Silicon Valley's most accomplished product leaders, advisor and investor. Jon is a highly experienced technology and product leader with more than 20 years' experience in Silicon Valley and the global retail sector, including recent focus on the food and grocery sector. Across more than two decades, his career has been defined by senior executive roles delivering digital transformation and innovation at some of the world's most influential technology companies, including Google, Pinterest, Lyft and, most recently, as Executive Vice President and Chief Product Officer at Walmart US whilst a Strategic Advisor to MrBeast — a role encompassing eCommerce, Financial Services, Health & Wellness, Merchant Tools, and Last Mile Delivery. Prior to Walmart, Jon spent 13 years at Google, where as Vice President of Product Management, he played a pivotal role in developing Google Ads across Search, Mobile, Shopping, and Travel, driving innovations that shaped the digital advertising landscape. Now, Jon's roles consist of Non Executive Director for Woolworths Group and Advisor/Investor to many companies. Hosted as an intimate Fireside Chat, with Brainmates CEO [Adrienne Tan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/adriennetan/) driving the fireside chat, this is a rare opportunity for the Australian product community to hear directly from someone who has operated at the highest levels of global product leadership. This will be an open, candid conversation exploring what it really takes to build enduring product organisations, lead through constant technological change, make high-stakes decisions, and develop the next generation of product leaders. We'll dive into topics including: * How product leadership has evolved across the world's biggest technology companies. * What separates exceptional product organisations from merely good ones. * Leading through AI, disruption and constant change. * Building products, teams and cultures that scale. * The lessons, mistakes and experiences that only come from operating at the very highest level. Following the fireside conversation, we'll open the floor for an audience Q&A, giving attendees the chance to ask their own questions and engage directly with one of the industry's most experienced product executives. We'll then continue the conversation over drinks and networking with Sydney's product community. **Evening timeline** 5.30 – 6.15pm: Arrive, grab a drink, and connect 6.15 – 7.15pm: Fireside conversation with Jon Alferness and audience Q&A 7.15 – 8.00pm: Networking, conversation, and connection Whether you're an experienced product leader, an aspiring executive, or simply curious about how the world's best product organisations think and operate, this promises to be an evening of practical insights, honest stories, and unforgettable access. A huge shoutout to Dovetail for their gracious hosting at their Surry Hills office. We'll have light food and drinks covered—all we ask is that you bring your curiosity, your questions, and your perspective. RSVP your spot today.

66 attendees

🍜Asian Background Social: Lounge Asia Sydney (Easy English) 6pm

Sat, Aug 15, 8:00 AM

From 🍜Asian Background Social: Lounge Asia Meetup (Easy English)

4.7

🌏 Make new international friends in Sydney. Come alone, practise your English, and enjoy a relaxed social night. 😊 A friendly meetup for networking, language exchange, and real conversation. **Why People Love Lounge Asia** 🍜 **Asian-focused** event 🤝 Many guests come alone 💬 No need for perfect English 🌏 No games or forced introductions — just enjoy the conversation ━━━━━━━━━━ **How to Join** 1️⃣ Tap "RSVP" on this page (1 ticket per attendee) 2️⃣ Show your Meetup QR code at reception 3️⃣ Collect your name tag and start meeting people ✅ Early RSVP is free ✅ RSVPs made within 24 hours of the event start time are $5 ✅ Limited capacity — please RSVP early Early RSVP is the best way to save your spot and join for free. Many people attend alone, so don't worry if it's your first time. ━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ IMPORTANT: TONIGHT’S RULES ⚠️ 🎟️ A VALID TICKET IS REQUIRED, BUT ENTRY IS SUBJECT TO HOST APPROVAL One ticket per guest. Guests on the waitlist cannot enter. A ticket does not guarantee entry. If entry is refused, you will receive a full refund. Please DM Michael, the main Lounge Asia organiser. Local hosts are not responsible for refunds. 🪑 SIT IF EMPTY Please take a seat if you see one to help create more space. 📧 SHOW SCREEN AT DOOR Have your confirmation profile/tickets ready for Chris & Kev. NO WALK-INS. THANK YOU! ━━━━━━━━━━ **How to Find Us** 📍 Venue Harts Pub 176 Cumberland Street, The Rocks, NSW 2000 ⏰ Time Saturday from 6:00pm – 9:00pm 🚶 Getting There 5 min walk from Circular Quay Station. 8 min walk from Wynyard Station. Easy to drop by after exploring The Rocks. Our Lounge Asia organisers will be there to welcome you 😊 ━━━━━━━━━━ 🍺 Please Support the Venue This event is free or low-cost because the venue supports our community. Please purchase at least one drink during the event. Your support helps us keep organising events at great venues. ━━━━━━━━━━ 💚 Please Be Respectful Lounge Asia is a friendly social event where everyone should feel comfortable and welcome. 🚫 This is NOT a pickup or dating event. Any anti-social behaviour or those who make others uncomfortable WILL BE removed immediately. 🚫 Any harassment, unwanted attention, MLM / crypto / religious recruitment, or anything that makes others uncomfortable. Organisers reserve the right to refuse entry or ask anyone to leave. 🪪 A valid government-issued photo ID is strictly required for entry. No photo ID, no entry. Driver's licences must be issued by the government of the country where the event is held. 📸 Photos and short videos may be taken for community and promotional purposes. If you prefer not to appear, please let an organiser know when you arrive. ━━━━━━━━━━ Lounge Asia is already growing in Australia and is now expanding across Asia — Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, and Singapore. Our goal is simple: More friendship, more understanding, and more genuine connections across cultures. 📱 Instagram: @_lounge_asia 🎥 Watch Event Video: [\[WATCH EVENT VIDEO\]](https://youtu.be/tNak_cu9CXw?si=xiObPWs86vc93N18) 🎁 BECOME A FOUNDING MEMBER (VIP) We are building an official app to connect our community safely! Join the VIP list for early access and priority invites to special parties. 👉 [\[Join the VIP List here\]](https://forms.gle/T2KukvgEiGWEz3VR9) ━━━━━━━━━━ 🌏 Come say hi! Hey, come hang out! 来一起玩吧！一起來聊天吧！気軽に遊びに来てね！ 편하게 놀러 와요! มาเจอกันนะ! Tới chơi nha! Tara, sali ka na! Yuk, gabung! Хамтдаа цуглацгаая! Komm einfach vorbei! Jom join kita! See you at Lounge Asia!

42 attendees

Placeholder with Satya Chunduru #85

Thu, Aug 20, 2:30 AM

From Architecting for Innovation

4.5

In this Lunch & Learn, **Satya Chunduru** will explore why **AI is the missing link in modern architecture**. Most organisations don’t struggle to build AI pilots — they struggle to **scale them** and turn them into **measurable business value**. Satya’s **3A™ Framework (Adoptive AI Architecture)** was created to bridge that gap. It connects **strategy, data, enterprise knowledge, decisions, operating models, and AI‑enabled actions** into a coherent architecture that delivers real outcomes. The framework acts as both a **reference architecture** and a **thinking model**, designed to complement existing enterprise delivery, governance, and transformation practices. Over the coming weeks, I’ll share more about the thinking behind the framework and the practical components that support **scalable, accountable AI adoption**.

3 attendees

Master your Social Skills and 10x your Income LIVE MASTERCLASS

Wed, Aug 26, 9:00 AM

From Master your Social Skills for Introverts (Sydney Group)

3.4

**Boost your confidence, connect like a pro, and watch your income soar at this live social skills masterclass!** ## Master your Social Skills and 10x your Income LIVE MASTERCLASS Ready to level up your game? Join us in person for this supercharged masterclass where you'll learn how to boost your social skills and watch your income soar! No fluff, just real tips and tricks that work. Don't miss out on this chance to transform your life and connections. Let's get social and get paid! This will be a game-changer if you are an Introvert who wants to break out of their shell or brush up your social skills overall, make an impact and grow your leadership and most importantly.... Multiply your income. ### **Get ready for this immersive experience and full of breakthroughs!!** Please buy your ticket from this link [https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/master-your-social-skills-and-10x-your-income-masterclass-tickets-1995451335661?aff=oddtdtcreator](https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/master-your-social-skills-and-10x-your-income-masterclass-tickets-1995451335661?aff=oddtdtcreator) **Speaker Profile:** Sam Lee is the Founder and CEO of Connect with Confidence, A Multi Award-Winning and Certified Social Skills Coach, 2x Published Author of “The Social Way” and “Connect with Confidence” which are Self-Help books currently sold through Amazon and Dymocks platforms. He is also a motivational and keynote speaker. He is involved in Non-For Profit Organisations such as Vice-President of Media and Communications for the Australian Vietnam Business Council, Executive Committee of the Hong Kong Australia Business Association and President of Hong Kongers Sydney Social Networking Community. After starting his career as a real estate agent, Sam moved into Helping Introverted Professionals to Master their Social Skills and Multiply their Income. Recently celebrating 6 years of Social Skills coaching over 1000+ students ranging from University students, Teachers, Lawyers, IT Professionals, Accountants, Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Top Executives and CEOs. He is also featured in media such as TV and Radio shows and worked with the NSW Government and other listed companies for training purposes. Please buy your ticket from this link [https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/master-your-social-skills-and-10x-your-income-masterclass-tickets-1995451335661?aff=oddtdtcreator](https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/master-your-social-skills-and-10x-your-income-masterclass-tickets-1995451335661?aff=oddtdtcreator)

11 attendees

Always Be Connecting: Poker Night | Professionals Networking

Tue, Aug 18, 8:00 AM

From Transformational Leaders Collective

4.5

Expand your professional network at Storytellers Australia, a unique creative space in North Sydney built for local business leaders. We use the poker table to help you meet other executives naturally. We place you in curated groups for a fun and friendly game where you can talk strategy, share insights, and build real relationships through healthy competition. Please note this is a social networking event only; no real money or actual gambling is involved. Event Details * Date & Time: Tuesday\, 18 August \| 6:00 PM * Venue: Storytellers Australia, 349 Pacific Highway, North Sydney NSW * Format: Facilitated Poker Game (No Real Money) & Sausage Sizzle + BYO Drinks * Cost: Free Executive Ticket – Seats are limited, RSVP required Why attend? You can learn more about how a person thinks during one hour at the poker table than during a year of standard networking. Come prepared to connect, bring your poker face, and make your Tuesday night a lot more fun! Pair up with a new contact or two in our full house! ♠️ 🎟️ Select your ticket type: VIP Seat at the Table or Networking Only. 🔗 [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/always-be-connecting-poker-night-professionals-networking-north-sydney-tickets-1993106166196](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/always-be-connecting-poker-night-professionals-networking-north-sydney-tickets-1993106166196) Seats are limited, so secure your spot today! **ABOUT** ***Storytellers Australia***, [https://storytellersaustralia.au/](https://storytellersaustralia.au/connect/), is a “media-led third space”: a vibrant hub where everyone collaborates, shares ideas, and reaches full potential. This is a place where businesses effortlessly communicate, ideas spark, and connections flourish, free from traditional marketing friction. We aim to foster this environment, enabling brands to achieve goals and contribute to a vibrant ecosystem of shared knowledge, human connection, and interconnected growth. Let’s be clear: supporting a thriving workforce is not just about camaraderie and pizza parties to acknowledge their hard work. We focus on connecting your people to your brand mission, so they feel as elite as the projects they deliver. When your team is supported, they deliver with a level of precision that delights your clients, turning "happy employees" into your most effective strategy for winning the next contract.

2 attendees

Tabletop Tuesdays

Tue, Aug 25, 7:00 AM

From Sydney Tabletop Tuesdays

4.8

Are you ready for the next Tabletop Tuesday? Tabletop Tuesdays is back at Game Plus! Developing a board or card game? Or just like playing? Join us at Game Plus on the last Tuesday of the month for Tabletop Tuesdays! If you have a game you are developing then bring it along to playtest with others. If not then either turn up to do some playtesting, or play some other commercially available games. If you own a game you would like to play then bring it along. There should be a few options to try.

3 attendees

EUXSyd - August Meetup

Thu, Aug 20, 8:00 AM

From Enterprise UX - Sydney

4.6

**Excited to have our next EUXSyd kicking off in August with** Snr Product Designer from Nuix, Ermi Mendoza-Isais, speaking on "**Storytelling, Influencing & AI Design."** In this talk, Ermi walks through the three skills she’s discovered has made her standout as a product designer and leader: storytelling that turns data into decisions, influence that moves ideas from Figma (or other no-code tool) to roadmap, and AI fluency that accelerates your craft without ever replacing your judgement. Drawing on real-world experience embedding AI into design practice at scale, you'll come away with practical, actionable ways to sharpen your narrative, build genuine buy-in across teams, and harness AI as a true creative partner. With over 26 years of design experience spanning AI, product, and research, Ermi has driven innovation across fintech, data, retail, and transport, most recently pioneering the integration of AI into design workflows. At Nuix, she championed an AI-first approach — using AI as a genuine design partner to rapidly prototype and validate concepts — while co-leading strategic initiatives, mentoring designers, and partnering across engineering, sales, and marketing to deliver end-to-end product design, research, and branding for SaaS, fintech, and transport products. A regular speaker on design leadership, career growth and AI adoption, Ermi brings a proven track record of leading design transformation and delivering customer-validated outcomes that make a real impact. We are in the process of finalising a venue and will advise you all soon. Networking, drinks and pizzas will start from 6:00 and talk will start at 6:30pm. Look forward to seeing you there!! This event is proudly sponsored by Experience Design "UX" Agency blueegg ([www.blueegg.com.au](www.blueegg.com.au))

52 attendees

Career Mini-Games: Test-Drive Career Paths Before You Commit

Tue, Aug 18, 8:00 AM

From Transformational Leaders Collective

4.5

How many years does it take to discover whether you're better suited to founding a startup, joining a fast-growing company, becoming a consultant, building a social enterprise, or forging your own unconventional path? What if you could explore them all in just two hours? Join us for an interactive, game-based experience where you'll rotate through a series of career pathway stations, each designed to simulate a different world of work. Through mini-games, discussions, and real conversations with others, you'll gain a feel for what each path demands and whether it excites you. Think of it as part networking event, part career expo, and part workshop. Rather than committing months or years to discover what fits, you'll have the chance to experiment in a safe, low-risk environment. Ask the difficult questions, challenge your assumptions, and explore possibilities without real-world consequences. Whether you're curious about launching a startup, finding a co-founder, becoming a specialist consultant or contractor, joining an ambitious scale-up, or pursuing another direction altogether, you will get value from knowing the rewards what each path offers. 🎟️ Register to attend: [https://luma.com/9mptle28](https://luma.com/9mptle28) **WHO THIS IS FOR:** * students exploring future career options * early-career professionals seeking direction * people considering change or transition * aspiring founders and entrepreneur enthusiasts * anyone searching for purpose * curious minds who enjoy games and hands-on activity Expect meaningful conversations, plenty of networking, and snacks to keep the ideas flowing. 🎟️ Register to attend: [https://luma.com/9mptle28](https://luma.com/9mptle28) **ABOUT THE HOST** ***Jonathan Lee*** is an experience designer, facilitator, and founder of Utopia Rising, with over 25 years of involvement in personal development. Known for creating playful yet meaningful social experiences, Jonathan specialises in holding space to allow the kind of participation that leads to connection, full self-expression, and insight. Since 2016, he has hosted 50+ events across 20+ original themes, including Gratitude, Paparazzi, Creative Arts, Productivity, Philosophy, Innovation, Evolution, and Time Travel, among others. 🎟️ Register to attend: [https://luma.com/9mptle28](https://luma.com/9mptle28)

1 attendee

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

Thu, Aug 27, 7:00 AM

From Sydney Talent Meetup

4.5

**🎫 🔥 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

The Corporate Toastmasters Club

Tue, Aug 11, 9:45 PM

From Join Toastmasters: Sydney & Surrounds

4.6

Call out to all early risers! Sick of getting caught up at work and missing Toastmasters lunch or afternoon meetings? Start the day the right way, with our meeting then head off to work afterwards. You're invited to visit our small but active Toastmasters Club located at Tiny's Sandwich Bar, 1/55 Clarence Street, Sydney. Learn communication, public speaking and leadership skills in a safe, supportive environment. We meet the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month Time: 7:35am for 7:45am start Duration: 1 hour – finished by 8:50am Contact us on corporatetoastmasters@gmail.com or register here as a guest: [https://corporatetoastmasters.toastmastersclubs.org/](https://corporatetoastmasters.toastmastersclubs.org/)

1 attendee

SydDT #129: Community Social

Thu, Aug 13, 8:00 AM

From Sydney Design Thinking

4.7

This month we're having some casual drinks at The Rook. No formalities or talks, just a good chance to connect with the community and welcome new people. New friends and old. Free to attend... and just pay for your own drinks and food at the bar. We've booked a space for about 40. SydDT is a diverse community of 10,000+ members started in 2015. Our monthly meetup is one of the top design thinking meetups globally. The SydDT community is known for being **fun, welcoming, and inclusive**. Come join us for some fun conversations with interesting people in and around the design community. We take photos and record our events for documentation and promo purposes. Just let us know if you prefer not to be featured.

66 attendees

Microsoft 365 Modern Management Meetup

Wed, Aug 12, 7:30 AM

From Microsoft 365 Modern Management Meetup

4.8

Please note that due to the inability of Meetup to implement appropriate anti-spam controls we will be moving over to LinkedIn for future event notifications. Please join the group at https://www.linkedin.com/groups/37080032/ for future session updates