Join this interactive North East TechNExt Tech Week event hosted by techUK, Sage, Google, and Multiverse designed to help you move beyond the hype and gain applied AI skills.
AI is transforming the workplace, but what does that actually mean for your business and your people?
This practical, hands-on session will focus on simple, proven ways SMEs are already using AI moving beyond, and how you can apply the same approaches.
In this session you will learn:
- Simple prompting tips that improve results instantly
- See a live demo of how small changes in how you ask AI can dramatically improve outputs.
- How to spot quick wins in your day-to-day work
- A practical way to break down your tasks and identify where AI can save time or reduce effort.
- How others are using AI in real workflows
- A straightforward case study showing how AI can support repeatable tasks, not just one-off queries.
- What you need in place (before scaling AI)
- Why most projects fail—and how clear processes, usable data and defined outcomes make the difference.
- What to pay attention to next
- A simple, grounded look at how AI is evolving and what’s actually relevant for small businesses.
- Google Practical AI for your Business
- Explore how AI can help you generate engaging content quickly and effectively, automate market research to extract key findings, and streamline everyday tasks like drafting documents, managing communications and creating schedules.
Who is this for?
- Small and medium-sized businesses looking to adopt AI but unsure where to start
- Larger organisations aiming to scale AI capability across teams
- HR professionals and people leaders responsible for learning, development, and workforce planning
- Anyone interested in building practical, future-ready AI skills
Agenda: Morning session
- 8:30 - 9:00: Arrival and networking
- 9.00 - 9:15: Welcome and opening remarks
- 9:15 - 10:15: Google AI session
- 10:15 - 10:30: Break
- 10:30 - 11:30: Multiverse session
- 11:30 - 11:45: Break
- 11:45 - 12.45: Sage session
- 12:45 - 13:30: Lunch and networking
Agenda: Afternoon session
- 14:00 -15:00: Google AI session
- 15:00 - 15:15: Break
- 15:15 - 16:15: Multiverse session
- 16:15 - 16:30: Break
- 16:30 - 17:00: Sage session
Hands-on experience (bring your laptop)
Please bring your laptop to take part in this session. Expect to leave with practical ideas you can apply immediately, and a clearer sense of where AI will (and won’t) add value in your business.
Spaces are limited – secure your place now.
This event supports the UK government–industry AI Skills Boost programme, which aims to equip 10 million people with essential AI capabilities by 2030. techUK, Sage, Google, and Multiverse are all a part of the government and industry-led AI Skills Partnership.
Who are Sage?
Sage is the market leader for integrated accounting, payroll, and payment systems, supporting the ambition of the world’s entrepreneurs. Like many of the businesses they serve, Sage began as a small business and has grown beyond what seemed imaginable. Today over 11,000 colleagues now support millions of entrepreneurs across more than 20 countries as they power the global economy. Sage help drive today’s business builders with a new generation of solutions to manage everything from money to people.
About Google
Google Skills is a unified, AI-focused online learning platform launched in late 2025 that aggregates nearly 3,000 courses, labs, and certifications from Google Cloud, DeepMind, and Grow with Google. It offers hands-on training, career certificates, and skill badges to help users build technical expertise in AI, data, and cloud technologies.
Multiverse
Multiverse is the upskilling platform for AI and tech adoption. They have built a new model for transforming today’s workforce by combining expert human coaching with AI. Multiverse's learning drives real business impact and helps organisations close critical skills gaps - especially in data, AI and all things tech. They've already partnered with over 1,500 global organisations to transform their workforce through tech skills.
