AI Agents with n8n: Build Your First AI Agent with n8n (Beginner Workshop, Virtual)
Build Your First AI Agent with n8n (Free Beginner Workshop)
A 3-hour, hands-on, 100% virtual workshop for complete beginners. Learn what AI agents are and build a real one live.
About the Workshop
Curious about AI agents and workflow automation but don’t know where to start?
This free, 3-hour virtual workshop is designed for absolute beginners who want a practical introduction to AI agents and n8n. You’ll learn the fundamentals, understand how AI agents work, and spend most of the session building an actual AI agent step by step.
No prior experience with AI, automation, or n8n is required.
✅ 100% virtual - join from anywhere in the world
✅ Beginner-friendly and hands-on
✅ Community edition - completely free
What You’ll Learn
What AI agents are (and how they differ from simple automations)
Core concepts behind agent workflows
How n8n is used to build and orchestrate AI agents
How to design agent logic: inputs, tools, decisions, and outputs
How to build a working AI agent you can reuse and extend
Workshop Schedule (3 Hours)
Part 1 - Introduction & AI Agents Fundamentals (15 minutes)
Welcome and setup
What are AI agents?
Real-world examples and mental models
Overview of n8n and agent-based workflows
Part 2 - Hands-On Building Session (≈1 hour 15 minutes)
n8n basics
Creating your first workflow
Connecting AI models and tools
Building the core AI agent logic
Break (15 minutes)
Part 3 - Deep Hands-On Building (≈1 hour 15 minutes)
Extending and improving the AI agent
Testing and iterating on behavior
Common patterns and best practices
Real-world use cases and ideas
Wrap-Up & Q&A (15 minutes)
Key takeaways
Next steps
Open Q&A
Who This Workshop Is For
Complete beginners curious about AI agents
Students, builders, founders, and operators
Anyone who wants a hands-on first step into AI agents and n8n
No technical background required.
Host & Instructor
Aemal Sayer
Aemal Sayer is an n8n Ambassador, software engineer, and CTO of Avanai.io with 24+ years of experience. He has delivered 50+ workshops on n8n (mostly in-person, also virtual) and specializes in AI agents, workflow automation, and n8n-based systems.
He has built custom AI agents for SMEs and enterprises and has worked with organizations including USAID, UNICEF, World Bank, Klarna, Siemens, and Allianz.
Website: aemalsayer.com
Format & Access
📍 Location: Online (100% virtual)
🌍 Join from: Anywhere in the world
💰 Price: Free (Virtual Community Edition)
📆 Schedule: 20th Jan from 7 PM CET to 10:15 PM CET
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Co-Organized By
This event is organized in association with the Entrepreneurship Roundtable Club of WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management.
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