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Build Your First AI Agent Workshop

December 10 @ 8:30 am – 12:30 pm

Date & Time:
 
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Location:

University of Houston’s Sugar Land Campus

Details:

From prompts to agents, in one practical program.

Artificial intelligence is moving beyond chatbots, creating new opportunities to automate tasks and improve workplace efficiency. Build Your First AI Agent is a hands-on training program that takes participants from everyday AI use to building their own AI agent.

Participants will review AI fundamentals and effective prompting techniques, explore how AI agents use tools and data to complete tasks, and build a working prototype through a guided exercise using a no-code platform provided for the session. No programming experience is required.

About the Instructor:

The session will be led by Art Casasa, Principal Advisor, AI Strategy and Development at TMAC. Art brings more than 25 years of experience in engineering, technology, and operations, including senior leadership roles at iRobot, Symbotic, SLB, and Pentair. His current work focuses on helping organizations identify and implement practical AI opportunities that deliver measurable business results.

Participants will learn how to:
  • Strengthen your understanding of AI capabilities, limitations, and effective prompting.
  • Learn how AI agents plan tasks and use tools and data to complete them.
  • Build a working AI agent prototype for a real-world task.
  • Discover practical opportunities to apply AI to workplace processes.
  • Gain a repeatable approach to developing AI-powered solutions without coding.
 
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is ideal for professionals, business owners, managers, and teams who want to apply AI to everyday workflows, improve productivity, and explore automation. No prior programming experience or advanced technical knowledge is required.
 
What to Bring?
Laptop
 
Registration Fee
$350 per person
 
Prerequisite
Regular use of AI chat tools and intermediate prompting skills, plus attendance at our free “Manufacturing Operational AI Intro” webinar on November 17th, or requesting and reviewing the recording.
 
Register for the Free Manufacturing Operational AI Intro Webinar: https://form.jotform.com/tmacuh/manufacturing-operational-ai-introd
 
Additional Information
Participants should expect to spend less than $20 on an AI model provider. Further details will be shared closer to the event date.
 
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Bundle Option: Save $50 with Both AI Workshops

Looking to strengthen your prompting skills before building an AI agent? Register for both Practical AI Prompting for Real-World Work Tasks and Build Your First AI Agent through TMAC’s AI Workshop Bundle.

The bundle includes both instructor-led workshops for $500 per person, saving you $50 compared with registering separately.

AI Workshop Bundle Schedule:

  • December 3, 2026 | 8:30 AM–12:30 PM: Practical AI Prompting for Real-World Work Tasks
  • December 10, 2026 | 8:30 AM–12:30 PM: Build Your First AI Agent

Pay and register for the AI Workshop Bundle: https://egrpay.uh.edu/?eventid=1034

Registration Note
There’s no separate registration form—your spot will be saved once you complete the $350 payment.

While filling out your card and personal details at checkout, use the comments/notes field to include:

  • Company name
  • Work Address
  • Your title
  • Sector/industry
  • Company website (if available)

Contact Us:

Conrad Soltero
Operations Manager
Phone: 512-585-1567
Email: cgsolter@Central.UH.EDU

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University of Houston at Sugar Land

14000 University Blvd
Sugar Land, 77479 United States + Google Map
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