The Smart Way to Deploy AI Agents (Human-centered AI)

Food and drink from 6-6:30. Come early!

Human-Centered AI monthly Meetup.

TOPIC: The Smart Way to Deploy AI Agents
Agents are coming into the workforce whether your organization is ready or not. The question is whether you build the structure first or scramble after something goes wrong.
This session gives non-technical leaders a practical framework for deploying AI agents safely and securely. We cover what guardrails to build before an agent goes live, how to define ownership and accountability inside your existing team structure, and how to scope access so the blast radius of any mistake stays manageable. Then offer suggestions on the different routes available to deploy your first agent.
No coding required. No technical background assumed. Just clear, actionable guidance for the people who will be held responsible for how AI performs inside their organizations.
Walk away ready to lead this conversation instead of react to it.

Small Group Activity: Define Your Agent
Before you can build an agent safely, you need to know what you are actually building it for. In this hands-on session, your group will work through three questions:

• What problem are you solving?
• What would you have the agent do?
• And what would you never want it to do unsupervised?

Walk away with a rough use case you can take back to your organization and a clearer sense of where agents fit into your specific workflow.

Kate's Bio

Kate Marshall helps professionals implement AI safely and effectively, drawing on 20 years of experience in cybersecurity training, project management, and courseware development.
She is the founder of TheGr.ai, a consultancy focused on AI adoption, training, and governance. Kate works with executives, HR leaders, and small teams who know AI matters but do not have time to experiment endlessly or figure it out alone.

Throughout her career in cybersecurity education, Kate watched the same pattern repeat: smart, capable people blocked not by lack of intelligence, but by unclear systems and unrealistic expectations around technology. That shaped her approach: clear use cases, repeatable workflows, and systems built around how people actually work.

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-b-marshall/

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About the Human-Centered AI group:

Navigate AI's Impact — Without the Hype
For busy software and product leaders, staying ahead of AI means more than chasing tools. Our monthly AI Special Interest Group cuts through the noise to explore what actually matters: how AI is reshaping collaboration, product strategy, leadership, and organizational change.

This isn't a technical meetup. We skip the algorithms and implementation details to focus on the human systems that determine whether AI adoption succeeds or fails — collaborative learning, strategic thinking, ethical design, cross-functional alignment, and adaptive leadership.

What to expect: Each session features an expert speaker, small-group discussions, and practical takeaways you can use immediately.
Connect with experienced peers who share your challenges. Leave with new ways to think, not just tools to buy. Build the confidence to lead responsibly through uncertainty.

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Venue: VentureX Centennial

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