Building with Search and AI - WORKSHOP
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Come join us for our first workshop of 2026!
Join Women Coders for an interactive workshop where you'll learn to build on and use Azure AI with all its agentic AI capabilities. Connect to and leverage various models across the platform to fit your use case and scenarios and power agents.
This will be an in-person, hands on workshop
What You'll Learn:
️ Hands-on coding with step-by-step guidance to Azure AI platform
Expand your skills with resources to deepen your understanding of GPT models and how to leverage them
Network with like-minded professionals in a supportive environment.
Who Should Attend:
- Women in tech passionate about AI
- Developers looking to get across Azure AI
- Anyone interested in coding and innovation
What to Bring:
Please bring your laptop - we'll use Azure platform on the day. Please have a subscription set up if you would like to code along on the day.
A free trial can be accessed here: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-au
About the speaker:
Akanksha Malik is a Managing Principal at IRIS by Argon & Co, a Microsoft AI MVP and an international speaker. As the founder of Paths Uncovered, she is dedicated to showcasing non-traditional routes into technology, encouraging diversity and inclusion in the industry alongside consulting work. After studying Financial Maths and Actuarial Science at UCC, Ireland, she realised she wanted to work with people as well as numbers. As a consultant, she works with clients to help them solve problems by making more informed decisions with data.
Her belief in making technology, particularly AI, accessible to all is evident through the numerous community events, meetups, and conferences she organises. She is the co-founder and director of Women Coders alongside Gretch, dedicated to building a more equitable world.
Sponsors:
This event is sponsored by IRIS by Argon&Co, who are hosting and catering for us on the night!