Memphis Data Professionals

AI in Motion: From Chatbots to Skills, Agents & Systems
AI is moving fast — and the conversation has already moved well beyond simply learning how to write better prompts.
Join Memphis Data Professionals on Tuesday, September 15 for a practical look at what is happening next.
We’ll start with the tools many professionals are already experimenting with — including ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and other leading AI platforms — and then move into the capabilities that are beginning to change how real work gets done.
What We’ll Cover
• The current AI landscape and where the major tools fit
• The difference between prompts, projects, and reusable AI skills
• How to build skills that teach AI repeatable ways of working
• What AI agents actually are
• How agents use tools, context, files, APIs, browsers, code, and business systems
• What an AI harness is and why it matters
• How agentic workflows are built
• Examples of real AI projects currently being developed
• Where humans remain critical for judgment, oversight, approval, and exceptions
The goal is not another AI 101 presentation.
We’re going to connect the dots between the AI tools people are using today and the systems organizations will increasingly build around them.
If you’ve heard terms such as AI skills, agents, agentic AI, tool use, Codex, Claude Code, AI workflows, or AI systems and wondered how all of those pieces actually fit together, this session is designed to make them tangible.
You’ll see the progression from:
Chat → Context → Skills → Tools → Agents → Systems
Whether you work in data, technology, accounting, finance, operations, or another business function, understanding this shift is quickly becoming essential.
Presenter
This session will be presented by James A. Miller, CPA, CEPA, founder of Motion AI Systems.
James brings more than 25 years of experience across finance, accounting, mergers and acquisitions, operations, analytics, data transformation, and technology. His work focuses on connecting business systems, creating trusted data foundations, automating manual processes, and building practical AI skills, agents, and workflows.
During this session, James will draw from projects he is actively developing to show how organizations and professionals can move beyond isolated AI prompts and begin creating repeatable, useful AI-enabled systems.
Event Details
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
5:30 PM — Food & networking
6:00–7:00 PM — Presentation
FedEx Institute of Technology
365 Innovation Dr
Memphis, TN
Room 225
Come hungry, bring your questions, and be ready to see where AI is actually headed.