SEMINAR 1 OF 3 · DATA & AI SERIES 2027

AI in the Workplace seminar: master the fundamentals, secure AI practices, comply with the legal framework

One day to understand what generative AI can really do, use it in your work without exposing your organization's data, and leave with your tool configured and an AI policy ready to adapt.

Date
Saturday, March 27, 20278:30 am to 5:30 pm
Format
1 day7 hours, in person
Venue
Azalaï HotelOuagadougou
Seats
20 maximumfor real hands-on workshops
ai-assistant · free plan

You · 10:14 pm

PDFinternal-audit-report-2026.pdf68 pagesDOCcommittee-minutes-Q1-Q3.docx24 pages

Summarize these two documents and prepare a 10-slide deck for Thursday's board meeting: main risks identified, amounts at stake, people responsible and 3 recommendations.

Assistant

Here is a 10-slide proposal. Slide 1: one-sentence summary…

These documents just left your organization

Sent to
the servers of a consumer service, outside your control
Contain
audit findings, unpublished figures, names of managers
Involve
confidentiality, professional secrecy, personal data
AI saves an evening of work. You will learn to get the same result without exposing your documents.

OBJECTIVES

By the end of the day, you will be able to

No technical skills required. Everything is shown live, then practiced in workshops on everyday work situations.

  • Explain generative AI, without jargon

    What it does well, where it goes wrong, and why it can make things up with confidence.

  • Save time from the following Monday

    Write, summarize, analyze a spreadsheet, prepare a meeting, with prompts that work.

  • Recognize the data that must never leave

    Classify your organization's information and pick the right tool for each sensitivity level.

  • Choose a secure AI for your organization

    Know the possible solutions and which one fits your data, your constraints and your budget.

  • Understand your legal obligations

    Personal data protection, professional secrecy, European rules for those who work with Europe.

  • Set a framework for the whole organization

    The outline of an AI policy, and a method to get it adopted.

PROGRAM · SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2027

Three modules, in the order of the title

We start by understanding and practicing, then learn how to protect ourselves, then set the framework.

08:30 welcome and coffee09:00 opening, results of the self-assessment questionnaire

Module 1

Master the fundamentals

Understand the tool before using it, then really use it.

  1. AI without jargon

    Language model, prompt, context, hallucination: the useful notions, demonstrated live.

  2. Overview of the tools

    The main assistants on the market, what they can do and what sets them apart.

  3. Workshop: AI in your work

    Write a letter, summarize a 40-page report, analyze an Excel spreadsheet, prepare a meeting. Everyone configures their own tool along the way.

    Laptop required

12:30 lunch on site

Module 2

Secure AI practices

The concrete risks, and the habits that prevent them.

  1. Real risks and good habits

    Data leaks, made-up information, shadow AI, deepfakes and fraud. Real incidents taken apart, and the habits that prevent them.

  2. Which secure AI for your organization?

    The solutions that exist, their limits, and the criteria to choose the one that fits your data, your constraints and your means. Live demonstrations.

Module 3

Comply with the legal framework

What the law says, and how to turn it into internal rules.

  1. The applicable framework

    Burkina Faso's personal data protection law and the role of the CIL, professional secrecy, the EU AI Act for those who work with Europe.

  2. Workshop: your AI policy

    Starting from a template, everyone leaves with the outline of their organization's policy.

  3. Questions to the speakers and closing

    Certificates handed out.

17:30 end of the day

OUR APPROACH

Before and during the seminar

  1. 2 weeks before

    A self-assessment questionnaire

    10 minutes online to understand your level and your uses. Workshop content is adjusted to the group.

  2. On the day

    Practice first

    Two workshops on your own laptop. You leave not with slides, but with a configured tool and tested prompts.

  3. On the day

    Practitioners, not theorists

    The speakers deploy AI in large companies. They share what works and what failed.

WHO IS IT FOR

For decision-makers as well as everyday AI users

Leadership

  • Executives and directors
  • CIOs and security managers
  • HR directors

Control functions

  • Compliance and internal control
  • Lawyers, data protection officers
  • Audit and risk management

Teams

  • Managers and heads of department
  • Customer relations, sales
  • Finance, purchasing, communication
Prerequisites: noneLanguage: FrenchLaptop required

YOU LEAVE WITH

What you need to act the very next day

Tool

Your AI, configured and secured

The tool of your choice set up during the workshop: privacy, history, custom instructions.

Template

An AI policy

An annotated template to adapt to your organization.

Guide

50 ready-to-use prompts

Writing, summarizing, analysis, meeting preparation, customer relations.

Certificate

Certificate of attendance

Issued by DataKanu to each participant.

SPEAKERS

Two practitioners who deploy AI in companies, in Ouagadougou on March 27

Bpifrance

Technical Lead AI

Designs and ships AI solutions at France's public investment bank, in an environment where security and compliance are non-negotiable.

On site

Betclic

Tech Lead Data & AI

Builds large-scale data and AI platforms with strong requirements for reliability and data protection.

On site

DATA & AI SERIES 2027

One seminar per quarter

Each seminar stands on its own. Together, they take you from using AI to running a data-driven organization.

  1. Seminar 1 · March 27, 2027

    AI in the Workplace seminar

    Master the fundamentals, secure AI practices, comply with the legal framework.

    Registration open
  2. Seminar 2 · Q2 2027

    Data Culture & Modern Data Stack

    Understand modern analytics architecture.

    Coming soon
  3. Seminar 3 · Q3 2027

    Leading change through data

    Turn your company into a data-driven organization.

    Coming soon

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Before you register

Do I need technical knowledge?

No. The seminar is aimed first at non-specialists. Technical profiles will find the framework and good practices to share around them.

What should I bring?

A laptop with an up-to-date browser. We will tell you before the day which accounts to create.

Can my organization pay for the registration?

Yes. We provide an invoice, the detailed program and the certificate of attendance for your training plan.

How does the discount on the next seminars work?

Each participant in this seminar gets 10% off seminars 2 and 3 of the 2027 series.

What if I can no longer attend?

A colleague from the same organization can take your place at no extra cost.

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