Google Workshop: Gemini Enterprise & Agent Building Workshop Agenda

Location: 1026 H.M. Comer Hall

This will be a hands-on session designed to bring participants from foundational concepts in generative AI to building and running their first AI agents. If you plan to participate in the hands-on portion, please bring a laptop and charger.

1-1:20 p.m. | Welcome & Introductions

• Focus:
  • Welcome remarks from Dr. Clifford Henderson, Dean of the Lee J. Styslinger Jr. College of Engineering at The University of Alabama
  • Introductions to the facilitating Google Customer Engineers who will be assisting you throughout the afternoon

1:20-2:20 p.m. | Presentation & Live Demonstration

• Focus: Gain a comprehensive understanding of what Gemini can do out of the box and how to extend it with customized agents
  • Key Highlights:
    • Gemini Enterprise: A short introduction to Google’s AI assistant
    • No-Code Agent Builder: See how quickly you can visually construct a functional AI agent. We will showcase the power of ground-truth scaffolding and “bootloading” descriptions to ensure your agent behaves predictably, safely, and repeatedly.
    • Code-First Agent Development Kit (ADK): Take a look under the hood. We will showcase one or two advanced ADK-built agents to demonstrate how developers can orchestrate complex, programmatic tasks.
    • Key Technological Differentiators:
      • Tool Execution & Calculators: Learn how Gemini agents seamlessly call external tools — such as secure Python code execution environments — to query tabular data or live web assets to perform error-free calculations.
      • Multimodality in Action: Watch Gemini extract intricate specifications and structural insights directly from technical architecture diagrams.
      • Dynamic Artifact Generation: See how a natural conversation can instantly generate a structured deliverable, like a publication-quality PDF or reports

2:20-2:30 p.m. | Refreshment & Networking Break

• A 10-minute break to grab a coffee, stretch, and talk with other attendees before we transition to the active building phase

2:30-3:30 p.m. | Hands-On Build Session

• Objective: Apply what you’ve learned to build, test, and run your very own AI agent
• Facilitator Support: Roaming table volunteers will assist with prompt engineering, tool configurations, and troubleshooting so you can build with confidence

3:30-4 p.m. | Show & Tell, AI-Assisted Evaluation & Awards

• Objective: Share what you’ve built with others and win a prize