Sunday, 18 August 2024
| Time | Topic |
| 16:00 - 19:00 | Summer School welcome and social event. |
Monday, 19 August 2024
| Time | Topic: Introduction to Generative AI (GAI): A toolkit for start-ups and scale-ups |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Coffee and networking |
| 09:30 - 11:00 | Session 1: Overview of the GAI landscape |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Break |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Session 2: A deep dive into GAI use cases |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 16:30 | Session 3: Future forecasting GAI: Adopting a strategic foresight perspective |
Tuesday, 20 August 2024
| Time | Topic: Integrating Generative AI into the start-up/scale-up value chain: towards a productivity advantage |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Coffee and networking |
| 09:30 - 11:00 | Session 4: Creativity: Using GAI for research, ideation and prototyping |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Break |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Session 5: Productivity: Increasing productivity across the value chain using GAI |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 16:30 | Session 6: Growth: GAI for sustainable scaling |
Wednesday, 21 August 2024
| Time | Topic: Generative AI: the view from investors & social excursion to the Edinburgh Festival |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Coffee and networking |
| 09:30 - 11:00 | Session 7: Guest speaker from the venture capital / investment community |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Break |
| 11:30 - 12:30 | Coach travel to Edinburgh |
| 12:30 - 22:00 | Free time at Edinburgh Festival (can negotiate timing with group) |
| 22:00 - 23:00 | Coach travel back to Glasgow |
Thursday, 22 August 2024
| Time | Topic: GPT Lab: How can virtual agents support growth? Getting hands on with chatbots and GAI agents |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Coffee and networking |
| 09:30 - 11:00 | Session 1: GPT Lab: An introduction to virtual agents and GPTs |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Break |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Session 2: GPT Lab: Designing and implementing GPTs for your start-up / scale-up |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 16:30 | Session 3: GPT Lab: Designing and implementing GPTs for your start-up / scale-up |
Friday, 23 August 2024
| Time | Topic: Designing jobs and organizations around Generative AI: what will the future start-up look like? |
| 09:00 - 09:30 | Coffee and networking |
| 09:30 - 11:00 | Session 1: Designing jobs around GAI: creating meaningful work for start-up and scale-up employees to accelerate growth |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Break |
| 11:30 - 13:00 | Session 2: Group GAI strategy presentations and panel feedback |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | Session 3: Closing session |
