IN-PERSON: Fundamentals of AI & ChatGPT

Thursday, 1 October

IN-PERSON: Fundamentals of AI & ChatGPT

County Wexford Chamber, Skillnet

Thursday, 1 October | 10AM – 16PM

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming the way businesses operate, helping organisations improve productivity, streamline processes, and generate new ideas more efficiently. However, for many business owners, managers, and professionals, AI can still feel unfamiliar or difficult to apply in a practical way.

This one-day workshop is designed to provide a clear and accessible introduction to AI and ChatGPT, helping participants understand how AI tools can be used to support everyday business activities and improve workplace efficiency. Participants will explore the fundamentals of AI, learn how generative AI tools such as ChatGPT work, and gain hands-on experience using AI to complete common business tasks.

Through practical demonstrations and real-world examples, attendees will discover how AI can support content creation, idea generation, information summarisation, communication, and productivity enhancement across a variety of business functions. The workshop will also explore the benefits, limitations, and key considerations when using AI in a professional environment.

By the end of the day, participants will have a solid understanding of AI concepts and the confidence to begin exploring how AI tools can be safely and effectively integrated into their own roles and organisations.

Participants Will Learn How To:

Understand the fundamentals of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI.
Explain what ChatGPT is and how it can be used in a business setting.
Write simple prompts to generate useful responses from AI tools.
Use ChatGPT to assist with common tasks such as drafting content, generating ideas and summarising information.
Recognise the benefits and limitations of AI in the workplace.
Identify opportunities to apply AI tools within their own role or organisation.

Who Should Attend?

Ideal for business owners, managers, and professionals with little or no previous experience of AI who wants to understand how tools such as ChatGPT can be used to enhance productivity and support business success

Your facilitator: Declan Rogers

Declan Rogers is an AI adoption and digital transformation specialist with more than 30 years of experience across commercial leadership, enterprise technology, and business strategy. Having worked with organisations including Dell Technologies and Oracle, he helps businesses move from AI curiosity to practical implementation.

Declan delivers AI workshops, training, and adoption programmes focused on real-world business outcomes. His expertise includes AI readiness, workforce enablement, business case development, and helping organisations identify and implement high-value AI use cases.

Declan recently convened Ireland’s first SME AI Adoption Roundtable at GreenTechHQ and works with business leaders to turn AI potential into measurable results.

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