Summer AI Intensive 2026
June 22 @ 9:00 am - June 24 @ 3:00 pm
$349.00 – $499.00
The Summer AI Intensive is back — and seats go fast.
Presented by the Austin AI Alliance, the Summer AI Intensive is your path to peak AI performance. Three immersive days designed for professionals ready to make AI their greatest competitive advantage. Come to learn. Leave ready to lead.
You’ll choose your track — Executive, Developer*, or Productivity — and spend three immersive days learning from Austin’s top AI practitioners. Not slides and theory. Real tools, real case studies, and real access to the people driving AI adoption across the region.
What’s included:
- Sessions led by Austin’s top AI leaders
- Practical, in-person guidance among a group of like-minded professionals who support each other’s learning
- Hands-on workshops using the latest tools and techniques, applied to your actual work
- Networking lunches provide time for shared perspectives with participants and facilitators from every track
- Certificate of completion and verifiable job skills
Spots are limited. Secure yours today.
Details:
- When: June 22-24, 9AM – 3PM
- Where: ACC Rio Grande Building 3000 (free covered parking around the corner)
- Cost: Early bird pricing $499 (non-members), $349 (members)
- Lunch is served daily
Need-Based Scholarships Available
We are committed to making the Summer AI Intensive accessible. A limited number of scholarships are available for individuals who would not otherwise be able to attend. If cost is a barrier, please reach out to us at info@austin-ai.org to learn more. Refunds are not available. Attendance is transferable if something comes up.
*Prior coding experience required for Developer Track. Participants may need access to select AI platforms and API tokens.
Developer Track
- Build a production-grade AI environment, search agent, evaluate its performance, and secure it with ContextForge MCP
- Deep dive into open reasoning and AI architecture with Cognitive AI and your responsibility for ethical AI development
- Crafting AI-generated code into reliable, production-ready software
- Build your AI foundation and find where it can help you right now
- Turn AI into something you use every day — write, summarize, design — and learn to improve what it gives you
- Build your adoption plan and make AI part of how you work
Executive Track
- Understand where AI is in 2026 and identify your biggest opportunity
- Leave with a concrete 90-day AI roadmap and the governance decisions that determine whether it succeeds or backfires
- Make smarter AI investments and govern it before it governs you
We are grateful for the support of Abilitie, our event sponsor. Because of their generosity, Early Bird pricing will remain in effect for the Summer AI Intensive. Don’t wait — secure your spot today.
Why in person when I can just go online?
- There is a lot of sloppy training out there online. This in-person program is built by educators who understand learning with professionals who are on the leading edge to give you the best techniques and learning outcomes.
I can’t spare the time.
- These three days will be your most productive three days of the year. The facilitators will roll up their sleeves with you and give you many AI time-saving techniques. AI does take time, but this program rewards you with higher productivity, greater efficiency, and more time for you to spend as you desire.
I can’t afford it.
- Many employers provide annual skill development funding. Sometimes these programs encourage “company training programs,” but many don’t and to be effective in today’s world, best practices across the industry are extremely valuable. These skills will translate directly back to your work in many cases.
- We leverage our membership dues to underwrite this program and provide a limited number of full and partial scholarships.
