AI Beyond Chat: Getting Ahead at Work and in Life

You have seen what AI chatbots can do. Now what?

You have seen the benefits of ChatGPT and other AI chatbots. But how do you turn a helpful answer into a real advantage in your career and everyday life?

What if you could finish a task 2x, 3x, or even 10x faster? Take on work that helps you grow in your career? Get back time you need, both at work and at home?

That is what this workshop is about: finding where AI can make a meaningful difference for you, then trying it on real tasks and measuring the results.

Join Angelo Rodriguez, founder and CEO of Qandaba, for a hands-on day with AI tools for work and everyday life. Bring a recurring task you would love to make easier, or try one of our examples. A laptop is optional but encouraged for hands-on practice.

The goal: a working AI workflow, reusable instructions, and a before-and-after measure of the time it takes, with the quality of the result checked too.

Who this is for

Professionals, business owners, freelancers, and curious learners who want to move beyond casual chatting with AI. No coding background is needed. If you have tried ChatGPT or another AI assistant but want more practical uses, this day is for you.

What you will practice

• Choose your tools: understand the main types of AI, how you pay for them, and when a second assistant helps you check an answer or keep working.
• Handle everyday work: improve emails and documents, turn meeting notes into actions, and use voice to capture ideas.
• Make useful outputs: work with spreadsheets, check numbers and sources, and explore images, short video, and voice.
• Save what works: create reusable instructions so you do not have to explain yourself from scratch each time.
• Connect and automate: explore app connections and agents, with clear limits on access, spending, and actions.
• Build your Thing: use the afternoon build session to put a work or personal task into practice.

Bring your Thing

Choose one recurring task that usually takes at least 30 minutes: drafting a weekly update, organizing notes, preparing a client follow-up, reviewing a spreadsheet, or planning content. Write down how long it takes today. Then build, test, and compare.

Do not have a task in mind yet? No worries. We have examples you can try during the class.

You will also work on a one-page AI-use checklist or team policy and a practical 30-day plan. Expect live demonstrations followed by time to try things yourself, with room for questions.

Your instructor

Angelo Rodriguez brings 30+ years of software engineering and executive leadership experience. He is the founder and CEO of Qandaba, an AI-native business process automation firm based in Riverside, California, and Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Philippines. Qandaba helps small and mid-sized companies improve everyday work with AI and automation. Angelo brings examples from how he uses these tools in his own business, including reusable instructions, meeting follow-ups, templates, and connected workflows.

The day at a glance

October 14, 2026 · 8:00 am-4:00 pm, Philippine time. Registration and setup begin at 8:00 am. Class starts at 9:00 am sharp, with morning sessions until noon, lunch from noon to 1:00 pm, and afternoon sessions and wrap-up from 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Lunch is included in your fee. See the Agenda section for the full session schedule.

Specific topics and examples are subject to change based on participant feedback and interests.

Location and tickets

Kyodo Spaces Coworking + Lounge, Robinsons Magnolia, Quezon City. See the event location above for the map.

Limited to 30 attendees. Early-bird admission is ₱1,500 through October 9; standard admission is ₱2,500.

Getting here and parking

Paid parking is available at Robinsons Magnolia, including basement parking. Mall parking fees apply and spaces are subject to availability.

After parking, head to the ground-floor garden area behind Starbucks Reserve to find Kyodo Spaces. The venue is at Retail C6, The Magnolia Residences Tower C, N. Domingo Street corner Hemady Street, New Manila, Quezon City.

Arriving for 8:00 am registration? This is before regular mall opening hours. The early-entry parking entrance and any additional charges are still to be confirmed. For current access details, contact Kyodo at 0927 681 2433.

Food and refreshments

Lunch, coffee, water, and pastries are included in your ticket fee.

Dietary restrictions or food allergies? Please use Eventbrite's Contact the organizer option to let us know before the event so we can discuss your needs.

What to bring

• Laptop and charger: optional, but encouraged so you can try the exercises yourself.
• AI account: if you plan to try the tools, have a working ChatGPT or Claude login and check it before arriving. Some demonstrations use paid features; sample materials and paired work provide alternatives.
• A task or sample files: optional. Bring a non-sensitive email draft, spreadsheet, meeting notes, or product photo, or use our examples.

Use anonymized or sample material where needed. Do not bring passwords, payment-card details, or confidential client information for practice. We will cover checking outputs, recording consent, and reviewing AI actions before they affect other people.

Bring your curiosity. Try the tools. Take a practical next step.