AI Agent: 007

Professional Development Session 2

What happens when AI moves beyond simply responding to prompts and begins taking action on your behalf? This session explores how agentic AI can support scheduling, event planning, communications, onboarding, project management, and operational excellence while maintaining appropriate human oversight and compliance. Leverage AI as a collaborative teammate rather than simply a productivity tool.

Learning outcomes:

Differentiate between generative AI tools and AI agents
Design a simple agent-assisted workflow
Keeping a human in the Loop

Speaker:

Rebecca Callis Mixson, Area Director, Augusta, Small Business Development Center

Mixson is the Area Director at the UGA SBDC Augusta office and has been part of the team since 2014. Before joining the SBDC, she spent years in education as a middle school math teacher, assistant principal, and elementary school administrator. She owned and operated a successful retail business during that same time. She is still an active owner in ag business, overseeing the operation of the family farm. These days, she works one-on-one with business owners, helping them with everything from marketing and staffing to strategic planning and understanding financials. She also helps shape programs that support small business growth across Georgia. She is AI University certified in leveraging AI for SBDC consultants and business.

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