Selecting & Empowering your Team's AI Champion

You already have one. You just haven't officially found them yet. Here's how to find them, guide them and release them to your team.

Right now, somewhere in your organisation, there's a person quietly using AI tools on their lunch break, answering their colleagues' "how do I get ChatGPT to do this?" questions, and getting quietly frustrated every time the team does something the slow, manual way.

They're not waiting for permission. But they desperately need it.

In this punchy, practical one-hour workshop, Darwin Innovation Hub's Entrepreneur in Residence Dante St James will walk you through exactly how to find that person, make their role official, set them up for success — and make sure they don't burn out doing it for free.

You'll walk away knowing how to:

✅ Spot the AI Champion already hiding in your team using 5 clear signals

✅ Have the "permission conversation" that makes their role real

✅ Set guardrails so they can move fast without creating risk

✅ Develop both their technical and communication skills (because knowing the tools is only half the job)

✅ Incentivise and support them in ways that actually work — spoiler: it's not a gift card

This workshop is for you if: You're a business owner, team leader, or manager who knows AI is important but doesn't have the time or headspace to become the AI expert yourself — and you're ready to back the person on your team who already is.

This workshop is not for you if: You're looking for another AI tools demo. This is about people, culture, and making AI adoption actually stick.

🎟 Spots are limited — grab yours now.

Lunch break. One hour. Leave with a name, a plan, and a conversation ready to have.

This workshop is hosted by Darwin Innovation Hub.