AI Agents 101: Build, Test & Use AI Agents
Build and test an AI agent with us.
Choose your learning track, leave with a working project, and gain the skills to build your next one.
Back by popular demand! AI agents are everywhere. But hearing about them and knowing how to build one are two very different things.
On December 9, WOMEN x AI will take you step by step from understanding agentic AI to building and testing an agent yourself.
You'll learn:
🤖 What makes an AI agent different from a prompt or chatbot
🧭 How to recognize when a task would benefit from an agent
🎯 How to give an agent a clear goal, context, and the right tools🛠️ How to build, test, troubleshoot, and improve an agent
🧠 Where human judgment still matters
We'll move between practical instruction, live building, and small-group support so you can ask questions and work through challenges as you build.
Choose Your Build Track
Everyone starts by building a Meeting Prep Gem together. Then you'll choose one of three hands-on breakout tracks, each guided by dedicated facilitators.
🌱 Track 1: Refine | Beginner
Build a more useful and reliable Meeting Prep Gem. Customize your agent, test it against realistic scenarios, and improve its instructions and guardrails.
You'll leave with: A tested, reusable AI assistant for preparing meeting briefs.
🔗 Track 2: Connect | Intermediate
Connect your meeting-prep workflow to Google Calendar, Gmail, and Drive. Learn how to retrieve relevant information, verify sources, and keep human judgment in the loop.
You'll leave with: A tool-connected meeting-prep workflow and reusable retrieval prompt.
⚡ Track 3: Automate | Advanced
Take your workflow further by adding triggers and automation. Use Google tools and AI Studio to build an agent that prepares and delivers meeting briefings on a schedule.
You'll leave with: A scheduled meeting-prep automation designed to work without a new prompt each time.
Track 3 requires a Google account, access to Google AI Studio, and a Gemini API key. You'll need to be comfortable following technical setup instructions. No previous programming experience is required, but some troubleshooting may be necessary.
Who Should Join?
New to AI agents? No coding, technical background, or perfect project idea required for the beginner track.
Already experimenting with agents? Choose a more challenging track to expand what you can build.
Attended AI Agents 101 before? Welcome back! Choose a different breakout track, learn alongside its facilitators, and leave with something new you've built. The hands-on breakout sessions aren't included in the original recording, so there's more to experience live.
You'll Leave With
✨ An AI agent or workflow you've built and tested
✨ A practical framework for identifying future agent opportunities
✨ Step-by-step instructions to help you build your next one
✨ Greater confidence turning repetitive tasks into useful AI workflows
Come build alongside women who are learning, experimenting, and putting AI to work.
📅 Wednesday, December 9, 2026 | 4–6 p.m. PT
💻 Live online via Google Meet
🎞️ Registration includes the workshop recording and step-by-step build instructions. Hands-on breakout sessions will not be recorded.
Meet Your Facilitators 💜
Learn alongside six women bringing expertise in AI, product development, automation, and organizational adoption. Our facilitators will help you move from understanding AI agents to building, testing, and improving them yourself.
Lisa Oda brings a practical, experimentation-focused approach to AI agents, helping professionals build, test, troubleshoot, and improve useful AI tools.
Annie Deihl brings a product leadership perspective to AI, drawing on experience translating complex technology into practical solutions and working closely with engineering teams.
Robyn White is a content design and UX leader at Intuit who explores how AI agents can make organizational knowledge more accessible and useful. She brings experience applying AI to product workflows and information retrieval.
Shweta Joshi is an AI and machine learning professional at Quantiphi with more than 12 years of experience developing AI/ML solutions. She brings technical expertise in AI development, implementation, and automation.
Reut Lazo Co-Founder and Co-CEO of WOMEN x AI, Reut is a technology and product management executive with experience in emerging technologies, healthcare, and life sciences. She also serves on the board of AI 2030 and brings a practical, human-centered approach to building and applying AI systems.
Jenny Kay Pollock Co-Founder and Co-CEO of WOMEN x AI and Founder of Luminizing Growth, Jenny works at the intersection of AI adoption, organizational transformation, and growth strategy. She helps leaders translate emerging AI capabilities into practical applications and navigate AI-driven transformation.
Interested in Bringing This Workshop to Your Organization?
WOMEN x AI offers hands-on AI learning experiences for teams and organizations. Contact us to explore a private workshop or partnership.
This workshop was created in response to requests from the WOMEN x AI community for more hands-on AI learning. Have a topic you'd like us to offer next? Let us know.