Meetup

Our Financial Modelling in Excel LinkedIn Group is now over 40,000 members!  Founded and moderated by Plum Solutions since 2009, the group contains hundreds of relevant and informative posts and discussions by financial modellers all over the world.  

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It’s always nice to network face-to-face as well, and as a spin-off from this group, we are planning regular meetups for this group in key locations this year.  You may also be eligible to claim Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points for attending these sessions.  Here are the scheduled dates and locations:

2018 Upcoming Dates in Australia

2018 Upcoming Dates

• Perth, Thurs 4th Oct “Panel Debate/Discussion: The most efficient way to build a Financial Model”
• London, Tues 9th Oct “Excel vs Google sheets showdown: Crazy cool features in one but not the other”  David Benaim
• Brisbane, Wed 10th Oct “Beyond Error Checks – making notifications helpful for users regardless of skill” Thomas Paul
• Johannesburg, Thurs 25th Oct “The Future of Financial Modelling: Innovation, AI and Disruption” Lance Rubin
• Perth, Thurs 15th Nov “Collaborative Discussion: Your most challenging financial modelling questions”
• Melbourne, Wed 21st Nov “The Power and the Pitfalls of Discounted Cashflow (DCF) Modelling” Fiona Bachmann
• Sydney, Tues 11th Dec “The Other Side of Excel: Using Macros for Savvy Solutions to Big Data Problems” Jürgen Schmechel
• Johannesburg, Wed 24th Jan Financial Modelling in Excel Meetup

Other meetup groups around the world you can check out:

• Athens
• Amsterdam
• London
• Perth
• New York

Past Dates & Topics

2018 Dates

• Johannesburg, Wed 24th Jan “Financial Modelling”
• Sydney, Mon 5th Feb “Extending the Power of Excel with OLAP” – Binyomin Smith
• Melbourne, Tues 20th Feb “Using Array Formulas in Financial Models” – Dan Mayoh
• Melbourne, Thurs 15th Mar “FMI Exam Financial Modelling Study Group” – Wynne Nguyen
• London, Wed 28th Mar  “Data visualisation” – David Benaim
• New York, Wed 28th Mar “Excel Modeling & Analysis Mistakes to Avoid” – Othniel Denis
• Sydney, Tues 17th Apr “The Complexities of Project Finance Modelling” – Matthew Bernath (View the recording here, View the photos here)
• New York Wed 25 Apr “Presenters, Abay & Elissa: Formula Gymnastics”
• Athens, Wed 25 Apr “Global Power BI Hackathon”
• Sydney, Mon 21 May “Using Power Excel to Create Dashboards with Chandoo” (View the presentation here)
• Brisbane, Mon 4th Jun “Using Power Excel to Create Dashboards with Chandoo” (View the presentation here)
• Johannesburg, 14th Jun “Bitcoins, Crypto-Currencies and Blockchains” Eelco Lodewijks
• Melbourne, Mon 18th Jun “Using Power Excel to Create Dashboards with Chandoo” (View the presentation here, View the photos here)
• Sydney, Tues 26 Jun “An Introduction to Cryptocurrency for Modellers” Luke Jones
• London, Tues 10th Jul  “Office 2019 Features” David Benaim
• Sydney, Tues 17 Jul “How Versus Why; a Mathematician’s Perspective on Financial Modelling” John Graham (View the presentation here, View the photos here)
• Johannesburg, Wed 18th Jul “Bitcoins, Crypto-Currencies and Blockchains”
• New York, Wed 25 Jul “Financial Modeling of Cryptocurrency: From Excel to APIs” Al Mercado
• Brisbane, Mon 6th Aug “Working to client specifications: can you build a model in Google Sheets?” Lisa Barham
• Melbourne, Mon 13th Aug “Predicting the future with financial models: An actuarial take on modelling” Rob Deutsch
• Sydney, Tues 21st Aug “Keyboard Shortcuts for Financial Modellers” Jacques Raubenheimer
• New York, Wed 29 Aug Isaac Gottlieb, Author of Next Generation Excel: Modeling In Excel For Analysts
• Sydney, Tues 25th Sep “Reputation Risk in Financial Modelling” Jennifer Harrison

The meetups vary from location to location in terms of size, cost (if any) and venue. Please click on the links above for more information and to RSVP to the Meetup.  Even if you are unable to make that date, then still join the group and you’ll be advised of upcoming meetups in your area.  If you can’t make any of these dates, or there is a not a meetup scheduled in your area, then please register your interest below so that we can let you know of other dates and locations.  If we receive enough interest in starting a meetup group, dates will be confirmed and a venue advised.

Can’t see your area listed above? Positions are open for organisers in other areas, so if you are interested in hosting or organising a meetup near you, then please let us know and we’d love to help you organise and promote it.

Click here for 2017 and 2016 past Meetup Presentations and Topics.