You have the idea.
You understand the process and want to see what’s possible. You don’t need to arrive with code or a technical specification.
The 3-Day Vibe Coding Challenge: What business problem is driving you nuts?
Vibe coding. For the business.
You know where
the work gets stuck.
The spreadsheet everyone depends on. The information you keep re-keying. The software that almost does what you need.
You know the problem. You may even have started building a solution with AI. Join our free seminar to see how a business problem becomes a useful prototype, and what needs attention before your team relies on it.
Gavin and Austin will walk through one example from the initial problem to a working prototype, explain the decisions along the way and discuss selected problems from the audience. Marcie will host, with time for your questions.
See what we’ll cover
Building secure systems for UK business since 2000
A practical demonstration + moderated Q&A
Free online seminar · 11 November · 11:00–12:00 GMT
Who this is for
Department heads, business owners and team members wanting to fix inefficient workflows.
You’ve already started.
You’ve built a prototype with AI. Now you’re thinking about connections, permissions and how it will work for the whole team.
You lead the team.
You want to understand what your team could try, what a worthwhile first project looks like and how to encourage experiments safely.
The seminar programme
One business problem.
See the process unfold.
A worked example, a prototype walkthrough
and a chance to ask about your own workflow.
What it is and where it fits
Gavin explains how AI can help write software, and the difference between building with AI and using AI inside the finished tool.
Turn a business headache into a brief
Follow one example through its current process, desired result, users, information and rules. See how to describe what the software needs to do.
From brief to something you can try
Austin walks through prepared stages: the prompts, initial output, revisions and working interaction. See how testing an idea helps refine it.
What changes when colleagues depend on it?
Explore data, system connections, permissions, deployment and usable screens, with an example of what can go wrong and how to address it.
Discuss selected attendee problems
Gavin and Austin will consider two or three audience examples: where to start, what to watch for and what a manageable first stage could achieve.
Moderated Q&A
Ask about getting started, supporting a team member’s experiment or taking an existing prototype further. Marcie will moderate the discussion.
What you’ll take away
A clearer way
to approach your problem.
Use the worked example to think through a workflow in your own business, whether you’re starting from an idea or already have a prototype.
Choose a worthwhile first project
Identify a contained problem and a result you can measure: time saved, less rework or faster completion.
Know what belongs in the brief
Describe the process, people, inputs, rules and desired outcome clearly enough to start exploring a solution.
Judge what the prototype proves
Recognise what a working screen demonstrates, what still needs testing and what changes when several colleagues use it.
Understand where help is useful
Spot the decisions around data, integrations, access and deployment that may need experienced engineering.
Your seminar team
Meet the speakers
and your host.
Gavin and Austin present.
Marcie hosts the discussion and Q&A.
AI & DEVELOPMENT
Gavin Smith
Speaker · DATAFORT
With more than 20 years’ experience in machine learning and AI, Gavin will explain how to break down a business problem and the foundations a dependable tool needs.
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BUSINESS APPLICATION
Austin Cooper
Speaker · Tech stack manager & UX designer
Austin will walk through the prepared prototype stages, showing how prompts, revisions and usable screens turn a brief into something you can try.
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YOUR HOST
Marcie Terman
Host · DATAFORT
Marcie will host the seminar, select audience problems for discussion and moderate your questions to Gavin and Austin.
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A few useful answers
Before you join.
Do I need to know how to code?
No. The event is for people who understand a business problem and want a practical way to solve it. We’ll explain the development considerations in business terms.
Is this a three-day event?
The online event lasts one hour: 11:00–12:00 GMT on Wednesday 11 November 2026. The title refers to the development challenge we’ll discuss. The seminar itself includes a worked example, a prototype walkthrough and Q&A.
Can I come if I’ve already built a prototype?
Yes. Bring your questions about taking it further: connecting systems, permissions, testing, multiple users and making it dependable.
How do I register?+
Registration is free and handled through Eventbrite. “Register free” opens the event listing in a new tab.
Wednesday 11 November · 11:00–12:00 GMT
Bring your
gnarliest problem.
Join the seminar to see how to approach it, what a prototype can show you and what to consider next.
FREE ONLINE SEMINAR
The 3-Day
The 3-Day
Vibe Coding Challenge
- When
- 11 November 2026
- Time
- 11:00–12:00 GMT
- Where
- Online
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