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The AI Collective is a non-profit, grassroots community uniting 200,000+ pioneers – founders, researchers, operators, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide. Through events, workshops, and community-led research, we empower the AI ecosystem to collaboratively steer AI’s future toward trust, openness, and human flourishing.
In Hampton Roads, our chapter brings that mission to life across Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and beyond – connecting technologists, creatives, students, and entrepreneurs through intimate meetups, hands-on workshops, and real-world collaborations that drive innovation in healthcare, defense, education, tourism, and the local economy. From fireside chats to industry demo nights, we’re building a trusted space for bold ideas, meaningful dialogue, and collective progress on AI’s cutting edge.
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Claude as Your AI Coworker | AICHR
·OnlineOnlineThis event is capped at 500 attendees. Register now to secure your spot.
Notice: This meeting will be recorded. By joining and remaining in this meeting, you consent to being recorded. If you do not consent, please do not join.
Everyone thinks Claude Code is for developers. It's not.
Claude Code and Cowork are the closest things we have to a true AI coworker — one that connects to your email, your calendar, your files, and your apps, then actually does the work instead of just answering questions about it.
This session shows you 10 practical things Claude can do for you right now — no coding required. Every example follows the same pattern: you provide the idea and make the final call, the AI handles the grunt work, and you review before anything goes live. Human in the loop, every step.
This is our most accessible event yet. If you've been curious about AI but felt like everything was aimed at developers — this one's for you.🔍 What We'll Cover
10 Live Demonstrations (or as many as we can get done in the hour)
- Daily Morning Briefing — Calendar + email + priorities, generated before you wake up
- Meeting Prep Researcher — Topic research + one-page briefing, ready before you walk in
- Email Triage Assistant — Scan inbox, flag priorities, draft replies for your review
- File Organizer — 500 messy files → sorted, renamed, organized in minutes
- Data Cleanup Specialist — Messy spreadsheets → clean, standardized, formatted
- Competitive Research Analyst — 5 competitors → structured landscape document
- Weekly Status Report Generator — Compile your week's work into a summary
- Travel Planner — Budget + dates + preferences → complete itinerary
- Subscription Audit — Find and flag every unused recurring charge
- Presentation Generator — Notes or a topic → branded slide deck
The Human-in-the-Loop Pattern Every demo follows the same principle: you bring the starting ideas and judgment. The AI does the heavy lifting. You review and approve before anything is final. The AI is the intern — you're the boss.
Setup for Non-Technical People We'll show you how to get Cowork running on your machine — no terminal, no code, no developer tools. Just the Claude Desktop app and your existing accounts.
🎙️ Your Speaker
Andrew Stafford Co-Lead of The AI Collective Hampton Roads 25+ years across technology, cloud architecture, and AI — including work with Amazon, NASA, healthcare platforms, and enterprise systems. Author of AI for Business. Currently building at the intersection of AI tooling, agentic workflows, and practical business automation.Also runs Claude Code for Business Group
And AI Consulting GroupWho should attend?
- Developers and engineers who want to go beyond copilot-style autocomplete
- Technical professionals curious about agentic AI workflows
- Founders and operators looking to understand the productivity shift
- Anyone who builds, ships, or manages software and wants to see what's possible now
Why this matters
The gap between "AI assistant" and "AI agent" is closing fast. Claude Code doesn't just suggest code — it plans, executes, verifies, and coordinates. Cowork extends that to knowledge work. Dispatch makes it mobile. Tasks make it persistent.This isn't a future roadmap talk. These tools are live, shipping, and available today. The question isn't whether agentic workflows will change how you work — it's how fast you'll adopt them.
Come see what it looks like when you stop chatting with AI and start delegating to it.
Attendees will receive a comprehensive homework resource guide and access to our AI Workflow Starter Kit for those who want done-for-you templates and video walkthroughs.
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🤝 Organizers & partners
Organizers
The AI Collective Hampton RoadsPlatinum partners
TechArk
Regent University
ECPI University
Hampton Roads Chamber Foundation
Retail Alliance & Retail Alliance FoundationBronze partners
Assembly
757 Collab🌍 Our parent org
The AI Collective is a global non-profit community uniting 150,000+ pioneers – founders, researchers, operators, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide. Through events, workshops, and community-led research, we empower the AI ecosystem to collaboratively steer AI’s future toward trust, openness, and human flourishing.
All attendees and organizers at events affiliated with The AI Collective agree to our privacy policy and are subject to our code of conduct. Additionally, by registering for this event, you agree to The AI Collective Hampton Roads chapter photo & video policy.
500 Teilnehmer
🧜♀️ AICHR | Zero to Agent
The HIVE by City of Virginia Beach, 140 Independence Blvd, Virginia Beach, VA, USBuild and ship a real AI agent in one night
The AI Collective Hampton Roads is bringing together builders, founders, operators, students, and the AI-curious for a hands-on build night as part of a global initiative powered by Vercel and v0 by Vercel.
Whether you code every day or have never touched a terminal, this event is designed to help you go from idea → working AI agent.🌍 What is Zero to Agent?
Zero to Agent is a global build week (April 24 – May 3) where communities around the world are building and shipping real AI agents using v0 and Vercel.
All participants can submit their builds to the global competition:- $6,000+ in prizes
- Global exposure
- Community voting + judging
🧠 What you’ll do
- Learn how to use v0 to generate real apps and agents
- Build something useful (not just a demo)
- Deploy your project live
- Connect with other builders in the 757
- Get access to $30 in v0 credits (provided at the event)
👥 Who this is for
- Developers looking to level up fast
- Non-technical builders who want to create real tools
- Founders and operators exploring AI workflows
- Students curious about what’s actually possible right now
No experience required. Just show up ready to build.
🛠 What to bring
- Laptop (required)
- Charger
- Ideas (optional but encouraged)
🏆 Competition + Key Dates
- Build week: April 24 – May 3
- Submissions due: May 3
- Voting: May 3–4
- Winners announced after May 5
🧪 What makes a strong submission?
- Real-world usefulness
- Working deployed agent
- Creativity + execution
🤝 Hosted by
The AI Collective Hampton Roads, The HIVE, & Vercel📍 Final note
This is a free event.
Spots are limited.
Come ready to build, not just watch.About The AI Collective Hampton Roads
We are part of a global network of 200,000+ AI builders, hosting hands-on events, workshops, and conversations across 150+ chapters worldwide.
Locally, we bring together builders across the 757 every week to explore what’s possible with AI in a real, practical way.Platinum partners
TechArk
Regent University
ECPI University
Hampton Roads Chamber Foundation
Retail Alliance & Retail Alliance FoundationBronze partners
Assembly
757 CollabSpace partner
The Hive by Virginia BeachOur parent org
The AI Collective is a global non-profit community uniting 200,000+ pioneers – founders, researchers, operators, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide. Through events, workshops, and community-led research, we empower the AI ecosystem to collaboratively steer AI’s future toward trust, openness, and human flourishing.
All attendees and organizers at events affiliated with The AI Collective agree to our privacy policy and are subject to our code of conduct. Additionally, by registering for this event, you agree to The AI Collective Hampton Roads chapter photo & video policy.40 Teilnehmer
🧜♀️ AICHR | Late Night Builders
Buffalo Wild Wings, 3300 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA, USCan't sleep? Up late tinkering on a project? Or can't make the usual meetups till the kids are in bed?
Late Night Builders is a monthly hangout for builders, tinkerers, and the generally curious. Developers, designers, AI enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, hobbyists — if you make things or want to start, you'll fit in.
Bring something you're working on, pick someone's brain, or just show up for cheap wings and good conversation. No agenda, no presentations, no networking cringe.
Anyone is welcome at any experience level. Bring your laptop, bring a friend, or just bring yourself.
FAQs
Is there free parking? Yes. There is plenty of free parking available at the location.Is this event free? Yes. Space is limited, so please RSVP and cancel if your plans change.
🤝 Organizers & partners
Organizers
The AI Collective Hampton RoadsPlatinum partners
TechArk
Regent University
ECPI University
Hampton Roads Chamber Foundation
Retail Alliance & Retail Alliance FoundationBronze partners
Assembly
757 Collab🌍 Our parent org
The AI Collective is a global non-profit community uniting 150,000+ pioneers – founders, researchers, operators, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide. Through events, workshops, and community-led research, we empower the AI ecosystem to collaboratively steer AI’s future toward trust, openness, and human flourishing.
All attendees and organizers at events affiliated with The AI Collective agree to our privacy policy and are subject to our code of conduct. Additionally, by registering for this event, you agree to The AI Collective Hampton Roads chapter photo & video policy.9 Teilnehmer🧜♀️ AICHR | Late Night Builders
Buffalo Wild Wings, 3300 Princess Anne Road, Virginia Beach, VA, USCan't sleep? Up late tinkering on a project? Or can't make the usual meetups till the kids are in bed?
Late Night Builders is a monthly hangout for builders, tinkerers, and the generally curious. Developers, designers, AI enthusiasts, entrepreneurs, hobbyists — if you make things or want to start, you'll fit in.
Bring something you're working on, pick someone's brain, or just show up for cheap wings and good conversation. No agenda, no presentations, no networking cringe.
Anyone is welcome at any experience level. Bring your laptop, bring a friend, or just bring yourself.
FAQs
Is there free parking? Yes. There is plenty of free parking available at the location.Is this event free? Yes. Space is limited, so please RSVP and cancel if your plans change.
🤝 Organizers & partners
Organizers
The AI Collective Hampton RoadsPlatinum partners
TechArk
Regent University
ECPI University
Hampton Roads Chamber Foundation
Retail Alliance & Retail Alliance FoundationBronze partners
Assembly
757 Collab🌍 Our parent org
The AI Collective is a global non-profit community uniting 150,000+ pioneers – founders, researchers, operators, and investors – exploring the frontier of AI in major tech hubs worldwide. Through events, workshops, and community-led research, we empower the AI ecosystem to collaboratively steer AI’s future toward trust, openness, and human flourishing.
All attendees and organizers at events affiliated with The AI Collective agree to our privacy policy and are subject to our code of conduct. Additionally, by registering for this event, you agree to The AI Collective Hampton Roads chapter photo & video policy.2 Teilnehmer
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