2026 Winter AI Workshops

Making Agentic AI - Operational, Scalable and Differentiating. 

with Preet Takkar, Partner at PwC

AI is rapidly shifting from experimentation to execution across sales, finance, product, customer support and corporate functions. In this workshop, we’ll examine how leading organizations are operationalizing AI within real workflows- from analysis, decision support, and execution- to drive measurable impact. I’ll share practical frameworks and real world examples from enterprise transformation work at PwC, along with what this means for early-career professionals entering these environments. The goal is to help students understand not just how to use AI tools, but how to think about AI as a capability that drives competitive advantage.

About the Facilitator: Preet Takkar is a Partner at PwC, where he advises Fortune 500 organizations on digital transformation and AI-enabled strategy. His interest in AI began through hands-on experimentation with emerging tools to structure thinking and accelerate research. What started as curiosity evolved into embedding AI across client delivery, strategic analysis, and solution design initiatives. Today, AI is integrated into his daily workflow, not as a replacement for judgment, but as a multiplier of it. He is passionate about helping future business leaders understand how to leverage AI responsibly and strategically in enterprise settings.

Light snacks will be provided. 

Leveraging Data for Decisions 

with Teagan Hollman, VP of External Affairs for KTP and current junior at the University of Michigan

This hands-on workshop challenges participants to tackle a real executive level decision facing modern AI companies: whether to build, buy, or hybridize their AI infrastructure as demand scales. Working in small teams, students will analyze GPU demand growth, cost structures, and operational risks to develop a practical infrastructure strategy over a 24 month horizon.

Designed as a fast paced case sprint with a competitive element, the workshop mirrors how real technology and operations leaders make infrastructure decisions under uncertainty. Participants will gain exposure to AI infrastructure economics, strategic trade offs, and executive level communication in a realistic, collaborative environment.

About the Facilitators:

• Teagan (VP of External Affairs, KTP): My interest in AI began with Data Science, the backbone of the artificial intelligence industry, which allowed me to transition from analyzing data to architecting AI-driven solutions. As the premier professional technology fraternity, Kappa Theta Pi, we believe it is our core responsibility to ensure our members stay ahead of the curve; for me, AI has been the ultimate catalyst for this, acting as a factor that sets me apart academically and professionally by allowing me to analyze complex information and execute technical strategy with a level of precision and speed that would be impossible without the use of AI
• Anthony (President, ABG): AI has helped with the founding of the club, developing the leadership structures, and streamlining many of the basic tasks required to launch an organization, such as building a website and recruitment portal. It has also enabled us to draft governing documents, structure project workflows, design branding materials, and accelerate strategic planning in a way that would have otherwise required significantly more time and external resources.

Light snacks will be provided. 

Ideate. Ship. Iterate 

with Brooke Dukellis, ex-McKinsey & AI Startup Founder at Stylie 

Join Brooke Dukellis, Michigan Ross alum and founder of AI startup Stylie, for a hands-on workshop on turning ideas into real products fast. In this session, you’ll learn how to go from concept to working app in just hours using today’s AI tools, no technical background required. All you need is curiosity, ideas worth exploring, and good vibes for some Vibe Coding 101. You’ll leave with the confidence and toolkit to ship it and start iterating with users.

About the Facilitator: Brooke Dukellis is the founder of Stylie, an AI personal style startup. Despite coming from a business background, she quickly turned a designed prototype into a functioning app, a moment that reshaped how she saw what was possible with AI. What began as an early evening experiment quickly turned into a late-night realization: AI had fundamentally changed who gets to build. Today, Brooke integrates AI into nearly everything she does and is passionate about helping others realize that being “technical” is no longer a prerequisite for bringing bold ideas into the world.

Light snacks will be provided.