Connectionists: Fwd: FW: Invitation: Agentic AI Masterclass | University of Essex | 1–2 October 2026

[Shangming Zhou]

Dear All,

You may find this event interesting to you and your group.



The University of Essex, in partnership with Sensiwise AI and KAUST Academy
(one of the world’s top 20 research institutions) is hosting a two-day
Agentic AI Masterclass on campus in Colchester this 1-2 October 2026.



This is not a lecture series. Over two days you will build real, working AI
agent systems from scratch, guided by world-class experts and leaving with
a University of Essex certificate of completion.



*WHAT YOU WILL BUILD OVER TWO DAYS*

·      A RAG pipeline: ground AI responses with your own real data

·      A data analyst agent: that decides what analysis to run, autonomously

·      A meeting summarizer: extracting structured action items from
transcripts

·      A research agent: that retrieves, evaluates, and synthesises
information

·      Your own capstone solution: a business-ready agentic AI system,
built and presented by you



*EVENT DETAILS*

·    Date:  1–2 October 2026

·    Time:  9:00 AM – 5:00 PM each day

·    Location:  University of Essex, Colchester, CO4 3SQ

·    Fee:  £650 per delegate (VAT exempt)

·    Capacity:  Strictly limited to 50 participants

·    Certificate:  University of Essex certificate of completion

·    Read more:
https://www.essex.ac.uk/Events/2026/10/01/Agentic-AI-workshop-2026

·    Register:
https://www1.essex.ac.uk/online_shop/conference/default.aspx?conference=agentic-ai-workshop-2026-a-twoday-industry-masterclass



*WHAT IS INCLUDED*



·    Both workshop days with expert-led sessions and supervised labs

·    Pre-configured cloud environments, no installation required

·    All course materials, lab notebooks, and real-world datasets

·    Catering across both days (lunch and refreshments)

·    Participant handbook and goody bag

·    On-campus B&B accommodation

·    University of Essex certificate of completion



*WHO SHOULD ATTEND*



·    AI engineers and data scientists ready to build production-grade agents

·    Software developers moving beyond LLM prompting into autonomous systems

·     Technical professionals and researchers exploring applied agentic AI

·     Academic staff and postgraduate students in AI and related fields



No prior experience with agentic AI is required. A laptop with a modern
browser is all you need, all lab environments are pre-configured in the
cloud.



*REGISTER NOW*



Places are strictly limited to 50 participants and will be allocated on a
first-come, first-served basis.



·    Register here:
https://www1.essex.ac.uk/online_shop/conference/default.aspx?conference=agentic-ai-workshop-2026-a-twoday-industry-masterclass

·    Enquiries:       h.raza at essex.ac.uk

·    More info:       hello at sensiwise.ai



If this is not relevant to you personally, please do feel free to forward
it to a colleague who may benefit.



I look forward to welcoming you to Essex in October.



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Best Regards!

*Dr Haider Raza*, PhD, FHEA, SMIEEE

Senior Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence,

|| AI Upskilling Manager || Study Abroad Officer||

IADS: AI for Public Services Lead and Alumni Representative,

School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex

T +44 (0)1206 87-4831 <+441206874831>

E h.raza at essex.ac.uk

*OW* https://www.essex.ac.uk/people/razah72409

*PW* http://sagihaider.com/


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