Join us for breakfast at the Blau Colloquium and a special “Expensive Career Coach GPT” book give away and signing by Keynote Speaker Jeremy Schifeling! The first 100 people that sign-in get a free “Start Your Tech Journey” drawstring bag.

Scott Holcomb | GenAI Transformation Leader at Deloitte Consulting

Jeremy Schifeling | Founder, The Job Insiders (ex-Google and ex-LinkedIn)

ChatGPT feels like a miracle for job-seekers – instant resumes, cover letters, and more. What could be better? But there’s a dark side to using AI in the job search: It can actually hurt your chances if you use it the wrong way. So join OpenAI’s first education partner and a former hiring manager at LinkedIn and Khan Academy to understand ChatGPT from an employer’s perspective, including:

• The right way to use AI – from the best prompting techniques to the best models for every stage of your search.
• The biggest pitfalls of ChatGPT – and how to avoid them so your resume doesn’t get automatically rejected.
• How to find your perfect career path, your most important resume keywords to beat the ATS, and your best interview prep plan of attack – all by choosing the right AI tool at the right time!

GenAI 101: Intro to GPT and the U-M GPT Toolkit with U-M ITS | Don Lambert, Director of Emerging Technology

Session Description: Explore how Generative AI can elevate productivity and streamline management tasks with tools specifically tailored for the U-M community. This hands-on workshop introduces GPT technology alongside U-M’s unique GenAI resources—U-M Maizey and the U-M GPT Toolkit. Participants will gain an overview of GPT capabilities, discover practical applications for students, staff, and faculty, and dive into the U-M Maizey platform, which allows users to draw insights from custom datasets for personalized AI experiences. Additionally, we’ll explore the U-M GPT Toolkit, designed for advanced users seeking control over AI environments and models.

GenAI 201: AI Agents: From Concept to Reality with Google | Nilesh Patel, Customer Engineer & GenAI Specialist

Session Description: AI agents are no longer a futuristic concept; they’re rapidly transforming the business landscape. This session will demystify these intelligent systems and explore their real-world applications across various industries. Discover how AI agents can automate complex tasks, personalize customer experiences, and drive strategic decision-making, ultimately leading to increased efficiency and a competitive edge in today’s market. But we won’t stop at theory. This session will feature a practical demo where you’ll gain practical experience building an AI agent on Google Cloud. This interactive component will empower you with the skills and knowledge to start implementing AI agent solutions. Whether you’re a seasoned AI enthusiast or just starting your journey, this session will equip you with the insights and tools to harness the transformative power of AI agents.

GenAI 301: Chat with Your Docs: A Crash Course on Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) | Professor Brian Perron, U-M School of Social Work

Session Description: Learn how to transform your documents into an interactive knowledge base using Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG). This high-level overview shows you how to connect Large Language Models to your knowledge base, enabling them to provide accurate, contextual responses rather than relying solely on their training data. Through practical examples, you’ll learn the fundamentals of document processing, semantic search, and prompt engineering to build AI assistants that can discuss your content with precision.

GenAI 101: CreativEdge: Your Digital Marketing Sidekick with Deloitte Consulting | Haley Hayden, Consultant

Session Description: Learn how to use GenAI to build a full marketing campaign from scratch in this interactive workshop. Starting with a basic product goal, participants will explore how AI can help create detailed audience personas, craft targeted email and social media campaigns, generate custom imagery, and design storyboards for commercials. This hands-on session demonstrates how GenAI tools can support creative marketing efforts, making it easy to develop engaging, tailored content for any target audience. Perfect for exploring the tangible impact of AI on modern marketing, this workshop will leave you with practical skills and campaign-ready assets.

GenAI 201: AI Fundamentals for Business with PwC , a multinatuional accounting and auditing firm | Joseph Voyles, Principal AI & Emerging Technology & Kevin Paul, Senior Manager of AI Innovation Hub

GenAI 301: Building AI Magic with Jaseci: Rapid AI Prototyping for Innovation | Yiping Kang, Founding Member of Jaseci Labs and U-M Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Session Description: Dive into the world of cutting-edge AI development with Jaseci, a powerful library and superset of Python designed for rapid prototyping and AI product creation. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll build a fully functional AI project that’s as engaging as it is powerful, exploring advanced techniques like Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and more. Walk away with a solid foundation in modern AI and a unique project that you can interact with and refine.

Product Showcase Companies

Microsoft Demo with Sara Gibbons, Senior Software Engineer

Google Demo with Nilesh Patel, Customer Engineer & GenAI Specialist

Palantir Demo with Zach Lefkovitz, Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Sapphiric Demo with M-Hacks member Roshan Sadhu

Join us for an engaging conversation with industry experts and innovators as they share real-world applications of GenAI, the ethical considerations that come into play, and how they see their respective industries being transformed by this emerging technology.

Speakers:

Angela Johnson, Manager of Business Intelligence, Global Purchasing & Supply Chain at General Motors

Crystal Brown, CEO & Co-Founder of CircNova, Inc

Fred Zimmerman, Publisher at Nimble Books

Moderator: 

Yiping Kang, Founding Member of Jaseci Labs and U-M Postdoctoral Research Fellow

GenAI 101: Breaking into Tech + GenAI (Find the Perfect Tech Role) | Jeremy Schifeling, Founder of The Job Insiders (ex-Google and ex-LinkedIn)

Session Description: More than 2/3 of the tech industry works in non-technical roles. Which means that, no matter your background, there’s a role for you out there. You just need to figure out which one is right for you. Join Jeremy Schifeling, a former teacher turned tech marketer (at Apple, Google, and startups), to:
Explore 10 different tech jobs that don’t require coding – everything from PM + PMM to BizOps and BizDev
Confirm your fit – by building connections with alumni tech insiders
Position yourself to win the role – by understanding how tech recruiters assess candidates and developing an irresistible candidate profile

GenAI 201: Unlocking Productivity: Using Your Documents to Train AI Models with Microsoft | Sara Gibbons, Senior Software Engineer

Session Description: Out of the box, GenAI is going to provide users with answers based on generic information from the internet. That’s sufficient if you’re looking for a packing list for a trip to Ireland next year, but if you’re wanting to ask GPT a question about something that’s not public, then it doesn’t work. Microsoft themselves experienced this issue and to combat this built a way for users to easily train AI models from their own docs and files, no databases and no programming required. This workshop will help you learn how OpenAI models are trained, how it trains itself on provided docs, and walk you through how you can create your own personal AI Assistant for school, work, or personal life.