This session shares how we’ve used Promptathons and Agentathons as practical, hands‑on mechanisms to accelerate Copilot and GenAI adoption—moving beyond awareness and experimentation to real engagement, capability building, and measurable value.

Rather than relying solely on traditional training or comms, we’ve used these formats to bring people together to learn by doing: solving real business problems, creating reusable prompts and agents, and building confidence in how GenAI can support day‑to‑day work. The session will cover what worked, what didn’t, and how these approaches helped turn curiosity into momentum.

What attendees will get out of it

By the end of this session, listeners will:

• Understand why Promptathons and Agentathons work
  How time‑boxed, collaborative formats drive higher engagement and deeper learning than passive training alone.
• See practical examples of outcomes
  Including how these events generated new ideas, reusable prompts, early agents, and tangible productivity benefits—not just enthusiasm.
• Learn how we used them as a change lever
  To progress Copilot and GenAI adoption, grow confidence, and shift conversations from “what is GenAI?” to “where does it create value?”
• Take away repeatable patterns
  Clear, lightweight approaches that other teams can reuse to spark ideas, upskill users, and surface high‑value use cases safely and responsibly.
• Understand the link to value and governance
  How these activities fed into prioritisation, investment decisions, and responsible GenAI rollout—rather than remaining one‑off innovation events.