Applied AI: Agents & Automation - Southwest Florida
AI agents can take action across tools and workflows, but useful autonomy depends on clear triggers, permissions, handoffs, guardrails, and human review. This three-hour class makes agentic systems understandable through practical business examples.
Hosted By Lichen · Class · In Person + Live Virtual
DateSaturday, October 10, 2026
Time10:00 AM–1:00 PM EDT
AccessIn Person + Live Virtual
FormatClass
About This Event
AI agents can take action across tools and workflows, but useful autonomy depends on clear triggers, permissions, handoffs, guardrails, and human review. This three-hour class makes agentic systems understandable through practical business examples.
Professionals, operators, managers, and business owners ready to move beyond basic AI use and evaluate agents and automation responsibly.
What You’ll Leave Understanding
We’ll connect the ideas to examples and decisions you can use in your own work.
See how triggers, tools, actions, memory, handoffs, and human review fit together in an agentic workflow.
Recognize strong automation opportunities and the warning signs that make a process a poor fit.
Design practical boundaries, permissions, failure handling, and review points before increasing autonomy.
Inside The Session
We’ll separate agents from the surrounding AI vocabulary, map how an agentic workflow actually operates, and use business examples to decide where autonomy is helpful—and where it is not.
Understand The Difference
Map The System
Design The Boundaries
Compare prompts, assistants, traditional automation, and agents so the capability and responsibility shifts are clear. Connect triggers, tools, actions, memory, permissions, handoffs, and human review into one understandable workflow. Evaluate real opportunities, failure points, escalation paths, and guardrails before deciding how much autonomy to allow.
Instructor
Fekel Altimeaux
Director, Public Sector Growth
Fekel leads Lichen's work at the intersection of pursuit strategy, revenue operations, and practical AI adoption. These classes start with the work, keep judgment visible, and build only what a team can carry forward.
Ways To Attend
Join us at Florida Gulf Coast University or take part live online.
In Person
Join us at Florida Gulf Coast University.
- Time
- 10:00 AM–1:00 PM EDT
- Location
- 10501 FGCU Blvd S, Fort Myers, FL 33965
- Availability
- Available
Live Virtual
Take part in the event live online.
- Time
- 10:00 AM–1:00 PM EDT
- Access
- Sent after registration
- Availability
- Available
Questions Before You Join
The practical details people usually want before choosing a seat.
How can I attend?
Attend in person at Florida Gulf Coast University or choose Live Virtual during registration. Virtual access instructions are sent only to Live Virtual ticket holders.
How long is the class?
The class runs from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM Eastern, with time afterward for questions and informal conversation.
Do I need to be a developer?
No. The class makes agentic AI understandable through business examples without requiring attendees to become developers.
Will we build a production agent during the class?
No. You will learn how agentic systems are structured and evaluate practical opportunities, boundaries, and risks. Production implementation requires separate technical, security, and operational work.
Can I bring an automation idea from my business?
Yes. Bring a process you are considering. We will use the class framework to examine its triggers, actions, handoffs, failure points, and need for human review.
Join The Session.
Saturday, October 10, 2026 · In Person + Live Virtual
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