Generative AI for Business: From Prompts to Agents
This immersive workshop equips participants with essential concepts and hands-on strategies to apply generative AI (GenAI) in real-world business settings. Through focused modules on prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and AI agents, participants will explore how to build systems that go beyond experimentation and deliver measurable outcomes. Whether you’re building internal tools or enhancing customer experience, this workshop provides a structured path to practical adoption. Make AI work for your business in just 6 hours!
When: June 12, 2025
Where: The University of Connecticut – Stamford Campus, 1 University Pl, Stamford
Time: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm
Price: $499.00
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Using tools provided in class, we cover the following course content. No coding background needed.
Key Learning Areas:
- GenAI Introduction and Prompt Engineering
Get started with the foundational concepts of generative AI and learn how to craft prompts that produce consistent, useful outputs.- Fundamentals of GenAI & Large Language Models (LLMs).
- How to customize LLMs for your business applications.
- Prompting engineering (e.g., few-shot, chain-of-thought) and hands-on exercise.
- RAG Systems
Build scalable, knowledge-grounded chatbot with your organization’s private knowledge.- The RAG pipeline and business cases.
- Embeddings, vector databases, and semantic search explained.
- Hands-on exercise to create a RAG-based chatbot.
- AI Agents and Workflows
Explore agentic systems that reason, plan, and act with tools.- What makes an AI agent? Planning, memory, and tool use.
- Business cases: AI for BI, code generation, deep research, and more.
- Hands-on exercise to create an AI agent and workflow.
- Evaluations and Team Integrations
Explore how to structure AI initiatives with robust governance and long-term adaptability.- Transparency, hallucination, and evaluation frameworks.
- Structuring teams for experimentation, deployment, and governance.
- Business transformation using GenAI.
Why Attend?
This workshop will empower you with the tools and framework to lead AI transformation in your field. Whether you’re launching a pilot initiative or scaling AI across business units, this session will help you navigate the fast-moving landscape of generative AI with clarity and confidence.
Who Should Attend?
Business leaders, product teams, digital professionals, and innovators looking to apply generative AI tools—especially prompt engineering, RAG, and AI agents—to drive strategic impact.
The workshop is based on some of the key learnings from a graduate class for the MS BAPM and FinTech programs. It typically takes the format of one-day training of 6 hours, but can be customized to the length and format most suited for your needs. For workshop related inquiries, contact us here.
Certificate of Completion and Micro-credential
Upon successful completion of the “Generative AI for Business” workshop, participants will be awarded a Certificate of Completion, detailing the number of contact hours (instruction) and specifying the field of study as “Information Technology” for continuing education purposes. This course offers 6 contact hours. Additionally, a micro-credential will be provided to acknowledge the specialized knowledge and skills about Generative AI acquired, offering a competitive edge in the application of Generative AI within various business contexts.