AI Spring Workshop Series

Get ready to level up your AI skills with our Spring Workshop Series - it's time to dive deep into the world of artificial intelligence!

The Brink SBDC at University of San Diego, Knauss School of Business presents AI Spring Workshop Series. This 6-part AI Workshop Series is designed to provide an overview of AI, layout opportunities across industry sectors, functions, start-ups, and investing, and discuss the challenges and risks that we must overcome to seize the tremendous potential that AI presents to us. The series will comprise of a series of lectures, discussions, case studies, hands-on workshops and will conclude with start-up pitches that best reflect the opportunities and incorporate the learnings from the series. Led by Pankaj Kedia – a prolific start-up AI investor, senior AI advisor at Brink, and adjunct Knauss MBA faculty at the University of San Diego, this series is designed for start-up founders, investors, students, and faculty who are ready to incorporate AI in their day-to-day life.

The finale will be a pre-selected group of companies pitching to investors for feedback.

This is a multi-session workshop. Attendees that register are expected to participate in all 6 sessions. All sessions are held on the following dates:

*Hybrid Event

• 3/26/26; ; 4:00pm - 5:30pm
• 4/9/26; 4:00pm - 5:30pm: AI Industry Verticals and Functions
• 4/23/26; 4:00pm - 5:30pm: AI Startups and Investments
• 4/30/26; ; 4:00pm - 5:30pm: AI Privacy, IP, Legal, and Ethical Challenges
• 5/7/26; 4:00pm - 6:00pm: Hands On w/ AI Tools, Tips, and Tricks
• 5/14/26; 4:00pm - 6:00pm: AI Startup Pitch Day (Last Session Location TBA)

What to expect:

• Understand the importance of AI vis-à-vis past technology waves
• Discuss the fast-evolving AI train: use cases, trends, opportunities, challenges
• Provide a solid foundation for the AI Workshop series