AI Experience Day

What can AI do for your business?The kick-off day for your team’s AI journey — establish a culture, identify use cases.

Your team knows AI matters – but the concrete moment that turns theory into real readiness to act is missing. That’s exactly what this day is for: hands-on demos, your own use cases, breaking down reservations. “AI is exciting” becomes: “We’re going to put this to use.”

AI culture instead of frontal training5–60 peopleCologne & DüsseldorfAll-inclusive

Between “we really should” and “we’re doing it” lies one day.

The starting point

AI strategy announced, tools tried out – but nothing changes day to day. Leaders overestimate where things stand, employees feel hesitant – and no one knows which use case comes first.

After the AI Experience Day

Your team has tried AI tools themselves, identified and prioritised its own use cases – and knows exactly what to test tomorrow.

81 %
of companies see AI as the most important future technology
36 %
already use AI – almost twice as many as last year; another 47% plan to
31 %
cite a lack of employee acceptance as one of the biggest AI hurdles – a culture problem, not a tech problem
43 %
offer their team no AI enablement at all yet – only 8% reach all employees
Source: Bitkom, representative survey of 604 companies with 20+ employees, 2025

Made for teams that want to get going.

Management & leadership teams

You want to embed an AI culture in the company and need a shared starting point that brings everyone on board – from skeptic to enthusiast.

Individual departments

Marketing, sales, HR, operations: the day is tailored to the working reality and pain points of your specific department.

Companies before their AI strategy

Before you invest in tools or consultants: first understand where the real potential lies – based on practice, not slides.

Not an event. A process.

The difference from an ordinary AI workshop lies in what happens before and after the day: we prepare the day for your company – and make sure the impact lasts.

01 · Beforehand
Kick-off call
Clarify goals, participants, thematic focus and expectations – together with your contact person.
02 · Beforehand
Pre-Event-Survey
A short survey for all participants: real AI knowledge level, pain points, expectations. The content is tailored to it.
03 · The day
AI Experience Day
Keynotes, hands-on demos, hands-on workshops with current AI tools – and use-case work on your real topics.
04 · After
Follow-up
A document with key learnings, workshop results and concrete next steps – plus a recommendation on how to continue.

Prepared by trainers from the STARTPLATZ AI Academy: our trainers work on AI training for companies every day. Before the day, our experts speak personally with the manager responsible on your side.

One day, tailor-made.

Every agenda is tailored to your industry, team and goals – this is what a full-day format could look like:

Example agenda
09:00
Arrival & welcome

Coffee, getting to know each other, the vision for the day

09:30
Keynote: AI in the company – status & opportunities

Tailored to your industry, with real examples

10:30
Hands-on demos: current AI tools live

See what’s already possible today – beyond ChatGPT basics

12:00
Lunch break & networking

Catering included – in the heart of the startup ecosystem

13:00
Hands-on workshops

Work with AI tools yourself in small groups – on tasks from your everyday work

15:00
Use-Case-Sprint

Identify, assess and prioritize your own use cases

16:30
Wrap-up: your next steps

What your team can concretely try tomorrow – and how things continue

All inclusive

  • Concept & personalization for your company (kick-off, survey, pre-call)
  • Speakers & trainers from the STARTPLATZ AI Academy
  • Rooms at STARTPLATZ Cologne or Düsseldorf – in the heart of the ecosystem
  • Catering for the entire day
  • Follow-up document with results & next steps
Your next step
Schedule a no-obligation
call.
Afterwards: your offer within 48 hours.
Request an appointment

Variant: Delegation Day

For international delegations and groups looking for an authentic insight into NRW’s startup and AI scene: real startups, real pitches, real conversations. Full day, 5–60 people, all inclusive.

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About STARTPLATZ

Who’s behind this day.

STARTPLATZ has been the biggest startup hub in NRW since 2012 — with locations in Cologne’s Mediapark and Düsseldorf’s Medienhafen. And we are more than that: with the STARTPLATZ AI Hub, the state-funded AI accelerator, AI hackathons, AI meetups and the STARTPLATZ AI Academy, we are becoming NRW’s AI location and meeting point. So your AI Experience Day takes place exactly where AI is worked on, built and founded every day — not in a seminar hotel.

1.500+
funded startups since 2012
13+
Years of experience
250+
events per year in the ecosystem
2
Locations: Cologne & Düsseldorf

What clients want to know beforehand.

Is this an AI training course?
Deliberately not — you can’t train anyone in a single day, and anyone who promises that is overselling. The AI Experience Day does something different: it establishes an AI culture, breaks down reservations and identifies your use cases — the foundation on which any further training actually works. If your team then wants to go deeper, we connect you with the STARTPLATZ AI Academy — from fundamentals to role-specific programs.
Our team has very different levels of prior knowledge. Does that work?
That’s exactly what the pre-event survey is for: we assess everyone’s real knowledge level in advance and tailor the keynotes and workshops to it. In our experience, leadership’s self-image and the team’s reality diverge – we deliberately account for that.
What happens after the day?
You receive a follow-up document with key learnings, workshop results and concrete next steps. And as a client you’re automatically in the Trusted Advisor Program: if you need, say, an AI implementation partner for the rollout, we connect you with vetted experts from our network.
Can you also run the day at our premises?
The day works best away from day-to-day business – in our startup environment in Cologne or Düsseldorf. In-house formats are possible on request; just get in touch.
How long does it take from request to delivery?
For solid preparation (kick-off, survey, personalization) we usually plan 6–8 weeks’ lead time. Faster is possible if needed.
Contact

Ready for your team’s AI moment?

In an initial call we clarify goals and scope – and you’ll receive a concrete offer with a proposed date within 48 hours.

JP
Julian Palaszewski
Head of Strategic Partnerships & Sales
partner@startplatz.de
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