Track 1
AI for Small Business Growth
Owners, managers, nonprofits, and local service businesses
SalesMarketingOperationsCustomer serviceLocal service businessNonprofit
Formats: Half-day workshop · Team lunch-and-learn · Owner coaching
Education
Learn AI by doing real work with it.
Bring a device and a real problem. Our classes are built so every person leaves with something finished: an email drafted, a report built, a video made, an app started.
Four tracks, one for every seat at the table.
Track 2
AI for Enterprise Growth
Executives, IT, security, and transformation leaders
PrivacyGovernanceEthicsCybersecurityAutomationAgentsKnowledge basesROI
Formats: Executive briefing · Leadership offsite · Department enablement
Track 3
AI for Career Growth
Every employee, from front line to management
ProductivityPersonal AI workflowsCommunicationManagementJob readiness
Formats: Company-wide training · Role-based cohorts · Self-paced library
Track 4
AI Hands-On Workshops
Anyone who learns by doing
Leave with a finished projectBring your own deviceReal tools, real work
Formats: Build-along labs · Summit workshops · On-site sprints
Hands-on workshops. Leave with it done.
Taught live at the AI Friendly Summit and available privately for your team. Some labs need a paid plan of the tool, usually one month; we'll tell you which ahead of time.
- 1
Microsoft Copilot
Draft emails, build reports, and clear your inbox faster
- 2
ChatGPT
Create professional graphics and product photos without a designer
- 3
Claude
Build real software with no developer needed
- 4
Gemini
Make video ads without a camera, crew, or budget
- 5
Kynex Pro
Never miss a call, and follow up with every lead
- 6
KontentFire
Attract your ideal customers online, every day
- 7
Elev8
Get matched with the right people
- 8
Suno
Create a custom theme song for your business
Our flagship event
The AI Friendly Summit
Two days of hands-on sessions, real case studies, and honest conversation in Charlotte. Presented by the Carolinas LGBT+ Chamber of Commerce, with Kynex as the main title sponsor. Keynotes, four classroom tracks, an exhibit hall, and a community that keeps learning after the event.
Visit aifriendlysummit.com- When
- Nov 4–5, 2026
- Where
- The Dubois Center, Charlotte
- Tracks
- 4 classroom tracks
- Featured
- 50+ AI tools
Plain-English explainers
The jargon, made simple.
AI isn't magic. It's prediction, one word at a time. We teach the ideas behind the tools so your team can judge them for themselves.
- Prompt engineering.
- Agents.
- RAG.
- Fine-tuning.
- Embeddings.
- Vector search.
- Evals.
- MCP.
- Multimodal.
- Computer vision.
- Voice AI.
- Guardrails.
- Copilots.
- Automation.
- Diffusion.
- LLMs.
Start a conversation
Bring a workshop to your team.
On-site, virtual, or as a private session around the Summit. Tell us who's in the room and what they do.