Hartford – Professional networking ‘Happy Hour’ featuring guest speaker David Yarus, and entrepreneur whose Swipe startup was sold in 2015 to Spark Networks SE, the parent company of JDate, Elite Singles, Christian Mingle and several other niche dating sites; Yarus will discuss how he turned his passion for connecting people into two multimillion-dollar digital marketing enterprises: JSwipe, a Jewish dating app nicknamed “the Jewish Tinder,” and mllnnl, an invitation-only digital marketing agency; Q&A to follow; co-sponsored by the Greater Hartford Jewish Leadership Academy and the Jewish Professionals Network, an initiative of the Jewish Federation of Greater Hartford; complimentary kosher appetizers, cash bar; 5:30 p.m. at Upward Hartford, 20 Church Street. For information or to register: bit.ly/DavidYarusHH.