Learn AI skills to boost your career and launch new ventures
The UNF AI Business Innovation Fellowship
OCTOBER 10, 2025 at The University of North Florida
The UNF AI Business Innovation Fellowship is a one-day, hands-on program where students learn how to use AI in ways that actually matter for careers and entrepreneurship.
Through guided challenges, you’ll practice using AI to research, create, and present business solutions—walking away with skills you can use in internships, jobs, and your own ideas.
Why participate?
CAREER
Learn skills employers actually care about
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Use AI to build products and startups
INNOVATION
Crunch data and build workflows
Perks for Fellows
Community
Access to a members-only WhatsApp group to share ideas and receive follow-on support
Microcredential
An official certificate showcasing your AI capabilities to employers and clients
“The AI Business Field Guide”
Five essays with concrete steps for putting AI into action in your work
Partners
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FUNDING
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PROMOTIONS
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Facilitators
Cam Houser
Founder
Actionworks
4x founder Cam Houser was an early adopter to LLMs, launching a product with Open AI’s GPT-2 in 2019. With Actionworks, he builds AI, startup, and go-to-market education programs for Apple, Silicon Valley Bank, Dell, and Mercedes.
The 20,000 alumni of his programs—from 3 Day Startup to AI Innovation Week—have advanced $300+ million in revenues, raised $220 million in investor capital, and achieved exits to Google and Etsy.
John Laurie, PhD
Professor of Entrepreneurship
University of North Florida
John Laurie is an entrepreneur educator at UNF’s Coggin College of Business and previously has led the 1846 Student Business Incubator at Baylor University.
He is cofounder of the Center Leader Academy, the first international certification program for entrepreneurship center directors, and cofounder of Project Wilbur, a fundraising and go-to-market consulting firm that has helped startups raise over $61 million.
In-Person Event Schedule
| 9:00 | Foundations: LLMs for Business A fast, practical overview of large language models, how they work, and how they’re reshaping business operations. |
| 9:30 | Context Engineering Prompts are overrated. Learn to guide AI through clear problems and domain knowledge to get sharper, more relevant results. |
| 10:00 | Linkedin Teardowns Fellows use AI to critique their profiles, then get live feedback from peers and facilitators—combining machine insight with human judgment. |
| 11:00 | AI Mini-Project Sprints Rapid challenges that teach how to use AI tools for real-world tasks—market research, content creation, outreach, and automation. |
| 12:00 | Lunch + Office Hours Informal networking, tool demos, and coaching conversations with facilitators. |
| 12:30 | Vibe Coding: Building Without Code A introduction to leveraging AI to build products without touching code. Fellows experiment with platforms like Lovable and Replit to bring AI-powered ideas to life. |
| 1:00 | Translating Ideas Into Business Value A guided walkthrough on how to connect creative AI concepts to market impact and organizational relevance. |
| 1:30 | Permissionless Innovation Projects Teams begin designing an original AI-driven product or venture that solves a human or business problem. |
| 3:00 | Feedback Lightning Rounds Peer reviews and facilitator feedback to strengthen project storytelling, functionality, and feasibility. |
| 4:00 | Project Showcase Teams present prototypes and value propositions to peers, mentors, and guests. |
| 5:00 | Awards + Fellowship Recognition Closing celebration with certificate presentations and the election of the Fellows Leadership Team. |
FAQ
Does it cost money?
No, it’s free.
Do I get course credit?
No, but you’ll receive a certificate.
Do I need to bring anything?
A laptop and AI tool access (ChatGPT recommended).
Who can apply?
Open to undergrad and grad students across majors.
Will there be food?
Yes, lunch and snacks are provided.
Fellowship Advisory Board
Dane Stuckey
Chief Information Security Officer
OpenAI
Seattle, Washington
Joel Hestness
Core Machine Learning Team
Cerebras
Silicon Valley
Rodrigo Hernandez
Chief Revenue Officer, InBest
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AI Fellow, Perplexity
Guadalajara, Mexico
Ife Badejo
Founder
AI Islands
Sint Maarten
Barrett Ann Pearce
Senior Program Manager
Stanford StartX
Silicon Valley
Scott Meyer
CEO
Chipp.ai
Fargo, North Dakota
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