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AI Skills Accelerator Training

Build Practical AI Capability That Delivers Real Business Impact

The AI Skills Accelerator is a premium training programme designed to help professionals and business leaders apply AI more effectively in real-world environments.

Delivered by General Purpose and London Business School’s Data Science & AI Initiative, the programme offers two specialist courses focused on practical capability, organisational transformation and measurable business outcomes.

Choose the course aligned to your role, goals and level of responsibility ⬇️

Date: 9 June 2026 | Location: Studio Spaces, London

Choose the course that matches your role and objectives

The AI Skills Accelerator offers two specialist learning experiences, each designed for a distinct audience and business outcome.

Each course features its own expert instructors, learning outcomes and practical working sessions.

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Mastering AI: From Prompts to Agents

A hands-on, practical course designed for professionals who want to move beyond basic AI usage and start building functional AI tools, workflows and agents.


Delivered by General Purpose


£599 | Limited places available

AI Leadership Accelerator


A strategic research-led leadership programme designed for senior decision-makers responsible for scaling AI effectively across organisations.



Delivered by London Business School’s Data Science & AI Initiative


£999 | Limited places available

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The training programme courses are available as add-ons to a pass for The AI Summit London 2026. Simply select the relevant tick-box during registration.

Two Specialist Courses. Two Distinct Outcomes.

Whether you're shaping strategy or building solutions, choose the track that matches your role and leave with skills you can apply immediately.

For Everyday AI Users and Practitioners | In Partnership with General Purpose

Mastering AI: From Prompts to Agents

£599 | Limited places available

Move beyond prompting and start building practical AI solutions.

This intensive, hands-on course takes you from confident AI assistant user to capable builder of AI tools, workflows and agents, with practical application at the centre of the experience.

What You’ll Learn

Morning: Build Core AI Capability

  • Deploy proven prompting techniques: role framing, constraints, chain-of-thought reasoning, and guardrails
  • Build custom GPTs tailored to your specific workflows
  • Apply safe, ethical AI practices including bias reduction and privacy protection

Afternoon: Apply Learning Through Hands-On Development

  • Put theory into practice immediately. In our structured hackathon, you'll work in teams to design, build and demonstrate AI agents that solve genuine business challenges.
  • Participants will leave with practical outputs, working prototypes and frameworks they can continue developing back in the workplace.

Who it’s for

Marketing, Sales, Product, Operations, Editorial, Finance, Customer Support and HR professionals

  • Both non-technical knowledge workers and technical participants seeking practical application
  • Anyone ready to turn AI from a tool into a competitive advantage
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NB This specialist course can be added during registration for The AI Summit London.

For Business Leaders | In Partnership with London Business School's Data Science and AI Initiative

AI Leadership Accelerator


£999 | Limited places available

Designed for senior leaders responsible for AI strategy, transformation and governance, this programme focuses on how to scale AI effectively across organisations.

You’ll gain frameworks, strategic clarity and practical approaches for turning AI ambition into measurable business outcomes

What You'll Gain:

  • Strategic clarity: Understand where predictive, generative and agentic AI can create the greatest business value.

  • Scaling frameworks: Learn how to scale AI responsibly across teams, functions and operations.

  • Operational confidence: Identify and overcome organisational barriers, governance challenges and adoption risk.

  • Leadership insight: Explore how AI is reshaping workforce capability, operating models and leadership priorities.

  • Decision-making capability: Gain greater confidence in AI investment, implementation and transformation decisions.

Format:

This is a highly interactive leadership learning experience combining case discussions, facilitated working sessions and practical strategic exercises.

Participants will leave with actionable frameworks and clearer direction for AI adoption within their organisation.

Who it's for:

  • C-suite executives steering AI transformation
  • Managing Directors and VPs of Strategy, Operations or Innovation
  • HR and Talent leaders managing workforce implications
  • Legal, Risk and Compliance heads ensuring responsible deployment
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NB This specialist course can be added during registration for The AI Summit London.

Why This Programme Matters Now

AI adoption is accelerating. The gap between organisations that deploy AI effectively and those that don't is widening rapidly. Theoretical knowledge isn't enough. You need practical skills and strategic frameworks that work in the real world.

This programme delivers both:

  • Professionals gain the practical capability to build and apply AI solutions immediately. 
  • Business leaders gain the strategic frameworks and confidence needed to scale AI responsibly and effectively.

The result? Faster, safer, more effective AI deployment that drives measurable business impact.

AI Skills Accelerator: 
Master the art of AI prompting

Don't Just Take Our Word For It...

The shift from AI experimentation to measurable advantage requires strategic training that bridges technical capability and leadership confidence. Organisations succeeding in this space combine hands-on practitioner training with strategic governance frameworks for leaders.

Tom Hewitson, Chief AI Officer at General Purpose, has witnessed this evolution first-hand over his 11-year journey in AI, from building conversational games for Amazon Alexa to training today's workforce in practical AI applications. 

The result: faster implementation, reduced risk, and measurable business outcomes.

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Tom Hewitson, Chief AI Officer at General Purpose

Course Experience

Mastering AI: From Prompts to Agents

Core Learning

Key features of your AI assistant (hands-on tour) 

Prompt engineering techniques 

Building custom GPTs for specific workflows 


Practical Application

How to build AI agents (concepts, design, when to use) 

Agent Builder Hackathon (teams build agents for real business problems) 

Show and tell, discussion, and takeaways 

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AI Leadership Accelerator

Core Learning

Predictive vs Generative vs Agentic AI: differences, capabilities, limitations 

Identifying business opportunities: quick wins vs platform bets 

Trade-offs, risks, and responsible use 


Practical Application

Adoption & scaling: hands-on exercise on organisational challenges 

People, skills & future of work: automation vs augmentation, job redesign, skill development 

Strategic alignment: linking AI investments to business strategy 

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Secure Your Place

This is your opportunity to accelerate AI adoption whilst ensuring it's done safely, responsibly and effectively. 

Whether you're building AI solutions or leading organisational transformation, these courses are designed to deliver practical capability with immediate business impact.

Don't wait. Limited capacity means these programmes fill quickly!

How to Sign Up

You can book these courses during registration for any of the passes to The AI Summit London.

Important: This is a paid programme, even for attendees whose main Summit ticket is complimentary.

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