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The Dorset AI Network

aka AI Nerds AND Newbies

A small network-and-learn morning for local business owners at every stage of AI-savvy - whether you're just getting started or already building with it every day, you'll network...and learn!

NEXT EVENT:

Tuesday 30th June 2026

10am-12 midday

Patch, Bournemouth

You've seen the posts: someone running their entire business on AI - hours saved, strategies built, emails written...

And you're reading it thinking one of two things:

"I don't even know where to begin, I'm getting left behind"

or

"I'm using it, but not like that."

AI is moving so fast and there's so much (conflicting!) advice.

The problem is you don't know what you don't know - so it can be hard to know where to start.

Maybe you've tested things and got frustrated with half-results. Maybe you're worried about getting left behind.

Or maybe you're worried about ethics in AI, or worried about the impact it will have on the services you offer.

Maybe you know you need to incorporate it into your work but you're not sure what that looks like for you?

I've got you. I've been round the houses and through the mangle with AI these last few years and...

Honestly, I've been blown away with what AI can do in mine and my clients' businesses...

But, literally, only in the last 6 months.

I spent 18 months getting frustrated and annoyed and wondering what everyone else knew that I didn't.

I felt overwhelmed with options: courses, programmes, content, learning - it was fast becoming a full time job trying to keep up.

But where I found I got the BEST insights and ideas and discovered new ways of doing things more efficiently, that totally blew my mind... was by talking with real business owners - in-person and on-line.

I learnt so much from real-talk.

And so I wanted to do more of that - and share the opportunity for you to do that, too.

Because with real conversations you can cut through the hype and fakery and actually understand what's possible, learn from others, SEE what they've done and start to understand how that might actually apply in your business.

I LOVE bringing people together, I'm a people-er, and I'd been looking for an excuse to invite you all to a networking thing anyway.

So I thought why not combine networking with figuring out AI together and The Dorset AI Network was born.

I know there are lots of AI experts here in Dorset and if you're one of them I'd love for you to come and share your knowledge and swap tools and ideas and experiences.

You'll be in good company and this is a collaboration-not-competition environment, where we all rise together.

I know there are also lots of business owners that want to use AI but don't know really know how to get the most out of it.

Or are using it, but not as effectively and efficiently as they know they could be. Beginner to expert - you're all welcome here and I know you'll get a lot out of coming together.

What you'll walk away with...

  • Real talk from real people - and connections that will become your new biz besties

  • A clear sense of where to start with AI - or where to go next - based on what's actually working for businesses like yours

  • At least 2-3 tools, approaches, or use cases you hadn't considered - from people who're already using them

  • An understanding of the gap between what the sales folk will sell you and best practice and guard-rails

  • Honest answers to the questions you're getting conflicting information on

What happens when I sign up?

Once you've signed up you'll get an email confirmation. I'm also going to send you a few questions to answer so I can get a feel for who we've got in the room and what you need, when it comes to AI. Depending on attendee knowledge level, we might split into beginner and advanced level for workshopping ideas and sharing tools and knowledge that fits your level of understanding.

On the day itself, there will be tea, coffee and water on tap, and we'll build in plenty of opportunity for networking and getting to know each other and learning and sharing.

Your ticket includes unlimited refreshments

By the way, if we haven't met, I'm Heidi Williams. I help business owners build AI systems that sound like them and actually serve their clients - not generic outputs that need rewriting before they're usable.

I'm hosting this morning because the most useful AI conversations happen in small rooms, like these. Dorset businesses deserve more of them. I'm not selling you anything and we'll have a strict no-pitch rule in the room. Myself and other attendees will have various ways we can help you implement AI - and if you're interested you can follow up with us after the event, but the primary purpose of this group is for networking, sharing and learning. It's a pitch-free room.

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