

Build Your AI Stack: How to Actually Use AI at Work
Build Your AI Stack: How to Actually Use AI at Work
There's no shortage of AI tools - the real question is which ones are worth your time, and how to actually use them to get work done.
Vancouver Tech Journal in partnership with Cornerstone Community College is bringing hands-on workshop helps you cut through the noise: explore today's AI landscape, figure out what fits how you work, and build a personal stack you'll actually use. Expect live demos, real experimentation, and takeaways you can act on immediately.
No technical background needed — just curiosity and a willingness to try things.
What We'll Cover
The AI tool landscape — from note-taking and meetings to research, writing, and beyond
How AI fits into real work: sales and marketing, admin and ops, and the tasks that eat up your time
Automations and simple AI agents that handle repetitive work
How to evaluate tools and build a stack that fits your goals and workflow
Prompting, workflows, and habits that make your tools actually stick
How to keep up as new tools emerge
What to Expect
Live demos of a real AI stack in action
Hands-on exercises to start building your own
AMA with Devreet to answer all your AI-related questions
Who This Is For
Anyone experimenting with AI who wants to turn it into repeatable workflows. Founders, small business owners, side hustlers, operators, corporate professionals — if you want to work smarter and actually put these tools to work, this session will help you find what fits and use it with confidence.
📅 Date & Time: Monday, June 29 | 5-7pm PST
🎟️ Free for VTJ Insiders!
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MEET THE SPEAKER - DEVREET DULAY
Devreet Dulay is the founder of Internal Automations, where she helps businesses understand where AI can actually create value and implement it into their day-to-day workflows. Before starting the company, she was part of the founding team at an early-stage AI startup in San Francisco, where she helped scale the company during the first major wave of AI adoption. Today, her team works with growing businesses and public companies to turn AI from a vague idea into practical workflows, automations, and systems that improve how teams actually work.