Building What Matters: Real-World Impact and Purposeful Design

Join us for an exciting talk by Shabab Hussain about his experiences as a mechanical engineer and product builder in HK! Join Us for a fun evening talking about the meaningful impact engineering and purposeful design can have! This is an open event where we learn, collaborate with, and teach each other about Design, innovation (and SOLIDWORKS). Everyone is welcome, regardless of your experience level with SOLIDWORKS. Whether you're a seasoned pro or just curious about 3D design, this meetup is the perfect place to network, learn, and share cool projects. You don’t have to be a SOLIDWORKS user, and you don’t have to be a CAD user to join us; you just need to be curious. Event Details: • Date: 17 November 2026 • Time: 7:00 PM • Location: Auki Labs, 10/F, CTF Life Tower, 18 Sheung Yuet Rd, Kowloon Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong • Cost: Free! What to Expect: • Super friendly atmosphere • Networking opportunities with fellow design enthusiasts • Insightful presentation • Open discussions about innovation, design, and designing for your furry friends! • Amazing Snacks!! Featured Speakers: Shabab Hussain Shabab Hussain is a mechanical engineer and product builder based in Hong Kong, with experience turning ideas into physical products from early concepts and prototypes through to engineering and manufacturing. His work has taken him across energy storage, consumer products, industrial equipment, robotics, the Hyperloop competition, and, more recently, advanced drone platforms. One of the defining chapters of his career was helping build AMPD Energy, where he worked on large-scale battery energy storage systems designed to replace diesel generators in heavy industries such as construction. Across his career, Shabab’s work has increasingly brought together engineering, design, technology, sustainability, and AI, with an interest not only in what we can build, but what is worth building. Why Attend? This meetup is more than just a gathering - it's an opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals, gain insights into different industries, and explore the backends of creating artifacts in our society. Remember, you don't need to be a SOLIDWORKS user to join us. All are welcome! Event Rundown 7:00 PM - Doors open, network and eat. 7:30 - 7:50 PM - Introductions 7:50 - 8:30 PM - Talk by Shabab Hussain + Q&A 8:30 - 9:30 PM - Networking and eat some more Partnered with: HTribe HTribe is a hardware innovation ecosystem based in Hong Kong. We bring a free community, professional design services and a makerspace network together, so anyone who wants to build hardware has what they need in one place. https://www.htribe.co Venue Sponsor: Auki Labs Auki Labs is a Hong Kong company building the "real world web," a decentralized network that makes physical spaces browsable, navigable and searchable for robots, AI and people. It also supports robotics startups and builders with developer grants, AUKI tokens and access to its Hong Kong hacker house, which is full of robots, smart glasses and other hardware. Learn more at www.auki.com Join our WhatsApp Community! We have a little WhatsApp group that you can join here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/IzUYGNDlQBt9MuMe6SdY4Y We look forward to seeing you there!