VIATEC AI Meetup: Business Track - January 2026
VIATEC AI Meetup: Business Track - January 2026
Thursday, January 8, 2026 (11:30 AM - 1:30 PM) (PST)
Description
Doors 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, where local thought leaders and innovators come together to explore the cutting edge of artificial intelligence and its practical applications.
Join us for this fun and engaging session where Robert Cooper, our AI Business Track Meetup Host and founder of PlusROI Online Marketing presents on:
Creative AI for 2026 Planning and Strategy
Let’s get some sharing going for 2026!
In this session we’ll get started with a short presentation by Robert Cooper on his favorite practical uses for AI as a marketing agency owner who leverages it daily for himself and his clients.
Following his session we’ll open the floor to hear everyone else’s top tips, hacks and processes for getting the most out of AI.
Rob will discuss the following topics:
AI image generation
- How to get images just how you want them.
- How to create a “brand image engine to consistently produce “on brand” images for your company.
Writing with AI
- Top tools and techniques for professional-level writing.
- How to make your AI writing truly “yours.”
Automation for Dummies
- Getting AI to show you how to integrate AI & Automation.
Sharing is Caring
- How to share AI processes with your team (ideally while ensuring consistency and control).
Feel free to grab a bite at the Fort Cafe, located on site.
About the Presenter:
Robert Cooper is the founder of PlusROI Online Marketing Inc and What Works Marketing Inc. As of January 2026 he's racked up 25 years as a full time digital marketer, working in-house with multiple global software companies and then running his own agencies for the last 18 years.
He's worked in and served several global industry leaders but prefers to work with small to mid-sized owner-run companies.
In his limited spare time he's learning all he can about AI to help guide his company into whatever the heck comes next.
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 through Eventbrite and be part of Victoria’s AI-powered future:
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