# Event Details - **Event Name**: VIATEC AI Meetup: Business Track - **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 14 May, 2026 at 11:30 am – Thu, 14 May, 2026 at 01:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join us as thought leaders & innovators gather to explore the cutting edge of artificial intelligence and its practical applications.About this EventDoors open at 11:30 and presentations start promptly at Noon.Are you curious about how AI can transform your business and career? Join us at the VIATEC AI Meetup.Everyone is welcome.Join us for this fun and engaging session where Sarah Downey of Sarah Downey Consulting leads a session on:Your AI Advisory TeamWhat's inside, how it's built, and how to start yoursWhat happens when you start working with generative AI as a team?Sarah built ten named personas inside her AI - each with a defined role, a distinct voice, and deep context about how her business runs. A revenue strategist. A brand custodian. A sales partner. A systems architect. A strategic coach. Each one designed from scratch, drawing on real thought leaders in their field, and trained on everything from her financials to her values.In this session she'll walk you through how she built it, what's actually inside each persona, and how to start thinking about what your version could look like. Then she'll run a live demo with the team working with audience questions.You should care about persona teams because:It changes what AI actually knows about you. A generic AI tool starts from zero every session. A persona team carries your business context, your voice, your constraints, and your goals. The difference in output quality is significant.It's the design layer for the agentic future. Sarah built this in early 2024 knowing agents were coming. Each persona she designed - role, voice, rules, context - is essentially an agent's system prompt, already written. If you're thinking about agents, this is a useful starting place.It forces the self-knowledge that makes AI useful. You can't design a good persona without knowing what you actually need, where you get stuck, and how you work best. That clarity pays off well beyond the AI setup.It's transferable across platforms. Sarah has run versions of this in ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude. The architecture moves. The thinking is what matters, not the tool.It's one of a kind. Most people are prompting the same general-purpose model everyone else is using. A persona team is yours. Built for how your brain works and what your business needs.Sarah will run a live demo during the session — bring your questions, your ideas, and your curiosity.Feel free to grab a bite at the Fort Cafe, located on site.About the Presenter:Sarah Downey is the founder of Sarah Downey Consulting, an AI strategist and governance consultant known for helping nonprofit and social-impact organizations adopt AI with clarity and integrity. With over 20 years of senior leadership experience and an Executive MBA in Strategic Leadership, she supports leaders in building practical AI policy, governance frameworks, and the organizational readiness to use these tools well. Sarah has also spent the last two years building and refining her own AI advisory team - a cast of ten named personas spanning brand, revenue, sales, systems, and strategy - and now helps others design theirs. She is certified in Professional Change Management and is known for making complex topics feel clear, grounded, and immediately useful. She is based in Victoria, BC.About the Organizers:This event is organized by Robert Cooper, Founder of PlusROI Online Marketing and Steve Harris, Founder of AI4Enterprise, along with the generous support of VIATEC.This is your chance to connect, learn, and lead in the world of AI innovation.Spots are limited—RSVP today and be part of Victoria’s AI-powered future!Agenda?: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PMCoffee & Networking?: 12:00 PM - 01:00 PMPresentations?: 01:00 PM - 01:30 PMNetworking & Discussion - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/victoria/viatec-ai-meetup-business-track/100001987361540867 - **Event Categories**: artificial-intelligence, meetups, art, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Fort Tectoria - Shaw Conference Room - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Victoria - **state**: BC - **country**: CA - **location**: Fort Tectoria - Shaw Conference Room - **lat**: 48.42412969999999 - **long**: -123.36320539999997 - **full address**: Fort Tectoria - Shaw Conference Room, 777 Fort Street, Victoria, CA ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: VIATEC AI Meetup: Business Track - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/663c01e1980240fc95369336441c3325ae551fb71d10aeb81ffd1da26aa3ccc9-rimg-w1200-h600-dc01061a-gmir.jpg?v=1777380388 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is VIATEC AI Meetup: Business Track being held? - **A:** VIATEC AI Meetup: Business Track takes place on Thu, 14 May, 2026 at 11:30 am to Thu, 14 May, 2026 at 01:30 pm at Fort Tectoria - Shaw Conference Room, 777 Fort Street, Victoria, CA. - **Q**: Who is organizing VIATEC AI Meetup: Business Track? - **A:** VIATEC AI Meetup: Business Track is organized by Robert Cooper. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** VIATEC AI Meetup: Business Track is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Victoria, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. If VIATEC AI Meetup: Business Track sounds like your kind of event, don't wait - spots fill up fast. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "VIATEC AI Meetup: Business Track", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events5/banners/663c01e1980240fc95369336441c3325ae551fb71d10aeb81ffd1da26aa3ccc9-rimg-w1200-h600-dc01061a-gmir.jpg?v=1777380388", "startDate": "2026-05-14", "endDate": "2026-05-14", "url": "https://allevents.in/victoria/viatec-ai-meetup-business-track/100001987361540867", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Fort Tectoria - Shaw Conference Room", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "777 Fort Street", "addressLocality": "Victoria", "addressRegion": "BC", "addressCountry": { "@type": "Country", "name": "CA" } }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "48.42412969999999", "longitude": "-123.36320539999997" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us as thought leaders & innovators gather to explore the cutting edge of artificial intelligence and its practical applications.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-13", "availabilityEnds": "2026-05-14", "validFrom": "2026-09-13", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/victoria/viatec-ai-meetup-business-track/100001987361540867" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/SoldOut", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-13", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-13", "url": "https://allevents.in/victoria/viatec-ai-meetup-business-track/100001987361540867", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Robert Cooper", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/robert-cooper/24806146", "description": "Rob started his online marketing career in 2001 and, prior to founding PlusROI in 2007, he lead marketing efforts for a variety of Canadian and US software companies, ranging from start-ups to industry leaders.In 2022, Rob launched What Works Marketing Inc, focused on providing Google Advertising for small service businesses, with a focus on legal, wellness and trades." } ] } ] ```