AI Upgrade 2 · 21–22 September 2026
Two days in the room.A system you take home.
Twenty seats. Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 September in Singapore. Your own files on the board, not a sample dataset. The first cohort ran in August. This is the next one.
For professionals in a role, between roles, building something of their own, or keeping their skills current.
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Prefer a shorter session? The half-day Kickstart is S$150.
Singapore · 17–18 August 2026
Twenty people. Two days. Their own files.
01 / 08 · Day 2
Bring your own problem
Two hours to design a flow, add the files, run it, and improve the skill. Then stand up and walk the group through it.
AI Upgrade 2
21–22 September 2026
Singapore
In person, hands-on
Small cohort
Capped at 20 seats
S$998 / person
Early-bird price — ends 6 September
After they went back to work
If I can do this, what else can I do?
Joyce C., founder of Guilt Free Food, after the August cohort. Derrick L., Wayne C., Harry S., and Zhan Kun F. wrote the others.
“I am 50, completely non-technical, permanently short of time, and trying to scale Guilt Free Food without throwing money at every problem. So you can imagine my reaction when I built my first AI agent from scratch and it actually worked.
I have always thought that scaling means I need to teach more people what I know. Now I am starting to think about how we can make that knowledge available to the business whenever it needs it. I came in knowing almost nothing about building agents. Now I have one working at GFF every day.”
“The workshop never became technology for technology's sake. The demos and hands-on exercises remained grounded in practical business applications — especially how SMEs can use AI agents to automate repeatable workflows while keeping humans in control of important decisions. Certainly one of the more practical AI workshops I have attended.”
“Far more practical than I expected. I work in construction delivery, with no shortage of information: drawings, specifications, programmes, tenders. I came away feeling that, as a company of one, I now have additional team members — able to help me think, organise, research, draft and challenge ideas.”
“It was one of the best deep dives I have had into a topic that gets a lot of buzz. Max taught me not to be scared of AI: understand it, experiment with it, and then let your imagination go wild. Would I recommend it? 100%.”
“Do not start with AI. Start with the business problem. The best AI project is not the one with the most advanced model. It is the one that solves a real business problem.”
Six things you build during the two days
On your own work, before you leave.
A clear mental model of AI
Understand LLMs, agents, their limits, and where humans stay in control.
A completed Agent Design Canvas
Your role, goal, sources, process, rules, output, risks, and metrics.
A tested guided agent
A working agent built from approved context and human checkpoints.
Tested on your own problem
Your own workflow prototype
A recurring problem or task turned into an agent you have tested and improved.
A structured Second Brain
Evidence, projects, policies, decisions, and reference material organised in Obsidian.
Alumni community after the workshop
A cohort of peers
People with different roles and projects building alongside you.
Also included
Max Del Vita
Max Del Vita
Lead trainer · CEO, Symplehost.ai · LinkedIn
Max scaled Bubblegum Insurance to $5M and built products at EF Education and Zinier. He now designs AI workflows for businesses and teaches both days of the workshop in person.
Claude Community Ambassador for Singapore.
Why this works
Structured guidance helps businesses identify more valuable places to use AI. That finding shaped AI Upgrade: instead of teaching isolated tools, the workshop maps AI into your real workflows.
Source: Kim, Kim & Koning, “Mapping AI into Production” (INSEAD / Harvard Business School). Individual outcomes will vary.
1.9×
higher revenue among the 515 startups studied, not a promised outcome
For people who want AI to be useful
- Professionals who want to use AI more capably in their current role
- People between roles or preparing to return to work
- Founders, managers, consultants, freelancers, and specialists
- Anyone with a real project, recurring task, or body of information they want to handle better
- People comfortable using email, documents, and spreadsheets
No coding or technical experience required.
See AI Upgrade for professionalsThis may not be for you if…
- You want a lecture-only course
- You are looking for advanced software engineering training
- You only want a list of generic prompts
- You are not prepared to work on your own real projects during the sessions
Understand AI, then build an agent for real work.
Understand AI and build your first agent
- Understand LLMs, context, tokens, and limitations
- Map a controlled agent workflow with human approval
- Use projects, files, skills, connectors, and schedules
- Build, test, and refine your first supervised agent
Design and deploy an agentic workflow
- Complete an Agent Design Canvas and six-part brief
- Build a guided sales, research, or document-handling agent
- Create a practical Obsidian Second Brain
- Build and present an agent for your own repeated problem
Kickstart or the two-day workshop
A half-day introduction, or two full days. Both in person, both taught by Max Del Vita.
AI Upgrade 2
Understand AI, then build an agent for real work
Two hands-on days in Singapore on 21–22 September. Learn how modern AI and agents work, design a controlled workflow, and build and test an agent around a recurring problem or task.
- 21–22 September 2026 · Monday and Tuesday
- Two full days · 09:00–17:30 daily
- Singapore
- Led by Max Del Vita
Early bird · save S$252
AI Upgrade Kickstart
Use AI with confidence in half a day
A focused four-hour session for people in a role, between roles, or building a project. Set up your workspace, learn how to direct AI, and finish something useful.
- September 2026 · Dates to be confirmed
- Half day · 4 hours · 1:00–5:00 pm
- Singapore · venue confirmed on registration
- Led by Max Del Vita
Agent patterns you can adapt to your work
On Day 2, you bring a recurring problem or task and build a supervised agent using your own context, rules, and source files.
Agentic workflows can support work, projects, and recurring admin
You do not need 30 AI tools.
Tool chaos
- Too many disconnected subscriptions
- Generic prompts
- Constant experimentation
- No repeatable way of working
Your agentic workflow
- A deliberately selected toolkit
- Your own context and approved source files
- Clear rules, tools, and human checkpoints
- A tested workflow you can keep improving
Luigi La Tona
Founder, AI Upgrade · CEO, ThunderWear Asia
Luigi built and scaled a consumer brand across Southeast Asia, and started AI Upgrade after months of looking for a programme that matched how busy professionals actually learn.
Read why AI Upgrade exists“The gap is not access to AI. Almost everyone has it now. The gap is knowing exactly where it fits in your work — and that is what these two days are for.”
Join AI Upgrade 2
Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 September in Singapore. Register online and pay a 10% deposit through Stripe to reserve your seat.
Early-bird price — ends 6 September
- 21–22 September 2026 — Monday and Tuesday, 09:00–17:30
- Singapore — Premium venue in central Singapore, shared on registration
- Small cohort — Capped at 20 seats
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Pay a non-refundable 10% deposit through Stripe to reserve your seat. We invoice the remaining 90%, due ten days before the workshop.
What is included
- Two-day facilitated programme
- Lunch on both days
- Course materials and templates
- Two-hour follow-up seminar
- One free month of Claude and ChatGPT
- Agent Design Canvas and build templates
- Alumni community access
The next two-day workshop is AI Upgrade 2.
Two days in Singapore on your own work. Monday 21 and Tuesday 22 September.
Frequently asked questions
AI Upgrade is for professionals in a role, between roles, building something of their own, or keeping their skills current. Founders, managers, consultants, freelancers, and specialists are all welcome. If you are comfortable with email, documents, and spreadsheets, you can take part fully.
No. AI Upgrade is designed for people doing real work and projects, not for engineers. There is no coding. If you are comfortable with email, documents, and spreadsheets, you can take part fully.
A completed Agent Design Canvas, a tested guided agent, a structured Obsidian Second Brain, and your own agentic workflow prototype built around a recurring problem or task.
Claude and ChatGPT are the two principal platforms used throughout the workshop. We use their projects, skills, connectors, and agent-building capabilities, along with MCP, scheduling, and Obsidian for structured context and source material.
Online courses give you notes. Here you spend two days on your own files, with a trainer in the same room, and leave with workflows you can keep using.
AI Upgrade 2 is 21–22 September 2026 in Singapore. Register online and pay a 10% deposit through Stripe to reserve your seat. The half-day Kickstart is listed separately, with dates still to be confirmed.
Early-bird price — ends 6 September. The current price is S$998 per person. Your seat includes the full programme, course materials, lunch on both days, a two-hour follow-up seminar, one free month of Claude and ChatGPT, and alumni community access. Travel and accommodation are not included.
Complete the register form and pay a non-refundable 10% deposit through Stripe. We invoice the remaining 90% separately; it is due ten days before the workshop.
The workshop is held at a premium venue in central Singapore. Full details are shared upon registration.
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Two days in Singapore, capped at 20 seats. 21–22 September 2026.
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