8:00 – 8:30 AM | Breakfast with Sponsors
8:30 – 9:45 AM | Opening Session: How AI Can Help You Work Smarter Every Day
Zach Giglio, Founder & CEO, GCM
Artificial intelligence is moving quickly, and many professionals are being told they need to use it in their work. This opening session provides a practical introduction to what AI can do, where it is most useful, and how employees and teams can begin using it in ways that are realistic, helpful, and immediately applicable. Attendees will gain a grounded understanding of where AI adds value, where caution is needed, and how to think about using it effectively in everyday work.
KEY INSIGHTS
• Where AI is already helping professionals save time and improve work quality
• What separates practical AI use from hype and distraction
• The opportunities and limitations business professionals should understand now
KEY TAKEAWAYS
• A practical framework for identifying useful AI applications in your work
• Clear examples of where to start using AI right away
• A realistic view of how AI may affect jobs, teams, and workplace expectations over the next 12–24 months
9:45 – 10:30 AM | AI for Gathering and Understanding Information
Many work tasks begin with finding, organizing, and understanding information. This session shows participants how to use AI to speed up research, summarize findings, compare options, and gather useful background information more efficiently. The focus is on practical workflows that can help professionals in a wide range of roles get up to speed faster and produce better work.
KEY INSIGHTS
• How AI can speed up research and information gathering
• How better prompts can produce more useful and relevant results
• How AI can help organize information into something easier to use
KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Practical methods for researching topics, companies, markets, and ideas more quickly
• Better ways to summarize and compare information
• Use cases that support planning, communication, problem-solving, and day-to-day work
10:30 – 10:45 AM | Break with Sponsors
10:45 – 11:30 AM | Using AI to Write Better Emails, Messages, Documents, and Content
Clear communication matters in every role. This session demonstrates how AI can help participants turn rough ideas into clearer emails, stronger documents, more polished messages, and better content. Attendees will learn how to improve tone, structure, clarity, and consistency with AI while keeping their own voice and judgment at the center. The session will also cover how to prompt AI to better match individual or organizational tone, style, and formatting preferences.
KEY INSIGHTS
• How AI can help improve written communication by organizing ideas, strengthening clarity, and improving structure
• How prompting can help AI better reflect preferred tone, voice, style, and formatting across workplace communication
• How stronger writing can improve efficiency, responsiveness, and collaboration
KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Practical ways to use AI to draft and improve emails, reports, memos, messages, and other content
• Techniques for improving clarity, tone, professionalism, and alignment with personal or organizational communication preferences
• Strategies for using AI as a communication aid while keeping human judgment and oversight at the center
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM | Lunch with Sponsors
12:30 – 1:15 PM | Using AI to Understand Data, Summarize Information, and Build Better Reports
Many professionals work with spreadsheets, reports, dashboards, or large amounts of information, but often spend too much time trying to figure out what matters most and what to do next. This session shows how AI can help participants review data, summarize findings, identify trends, and turn information into clear strategies and practical action plans. The goal is to help attendees work faster, make better sense of what they are seeing, and communicate next steps more effectively even if they are not data experts.
KEY INSIGHTS
• How AI can help review data, reports, and other information to highlight what matters most
• How AI can help identify patterns, issues, opportunities, and possible next steps
• How summaries and structured analysis can make information easier to understand, share, and act on
KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Practical ways to use AI with spreadsheets, reports, dashboards, and business information
• Better methods for turning findings into clear strategies, recommendations, and action plans
• Approaches for creating reports and updates that are easier to understand and more useful for decision-making
1:15 – 2:00 PM | Using AI to Document Processes, Organize Knowledge, and Make Work Easier to Repeat
Important knowledge is often scattered across emails, conversations, shared drives, and people’s memories. This session explores how AI can help participants document steps, organize information, create process guides, and make repeatable work easier to share and improve. It is especially useful for teams that want to reduce confusion, improve consistency, and make knowledge easier to access.
KEY INSIGHTS
• How AI can make documentation faster and less intimidating
• How teams can better capture and organize internal knowledge
• Why clear process documentation improves consistency and efficiency
KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Practical methods for creating process documents, instructions, and SOPs
• Ways to capture team knowledge and make it easier to reuse
• Strategies for reducing repeated questions and improving handoffs
2:00 – 2:15 PM | Break with Sponsors
2:15 – 3:00 PM | Using AI to Save Time on Everyday Tasks
A large portion of the workday is spent on repetitive tasks such as preparing emails, summarizing meetings, organizing notes, managing to-do lists, and reviewing information. This session focuses on practical ways AI can help reduce that burden and make day-to-day work more efficient. Participants will see examples they can begin using immediately in their own roles.
KEY INSIGHTS
• How AI can help with common tasks such as email, meeting notes, summaries, and planning
• How professionals can reduce time spent on repetitive administrative work
• How better workflows help people focus on higher-value responsibilities
KEY TAKEAWAYS
• Practical ways to use AI in everyday work
• Methods for summarizing, organizing, and prioritizing information more quickly
• Ideas for improving personal productivity and reducing routine workload
3:00 – 4:00 PM | Workshop: Your Personal and Team AI Action Plan
The program concludes with a hands-on workshop focused on turning ideas into action. Participants will identify the most useful ways AI can support their own work, prioritize practical first steps, and outline a 90-day action plan they can begin using after the seminar. The goal is for every attendee to leave with a clear, realistic path for applying what they learned.
KEY INSIGHTS
• How to identify the best places to start using AI in daily work
• What successful early adoption looks like for individuals and teams
• Why small wins help build confidence and momentum
KEY TAKEAWAYS
• A practical 90-day action plan tailored to the participant’s role or team
• Clear priorities for where to begin
• Next steps for improving productivity, efficiency, and work quality with AI
4:00 PM | Kentucky Chamber AI Business Accelerator Adjourns