AI Enablement Program

Wilmar AI Cafe ☕

A beginner-friendly, hands-on learning series for building practical Analytics, Automation, and AI capability together. Come to build, experiment, or simply listen and see what AI can do for your everyday work.

How each session runs

Walk out each week with something you can actually use in your work, and get inspired by real AI use cases across the business.
The format
1Short knowledge walkthrough — the concept for the week.
2Live demo or build — watch it done end to end.
3Step-by-step follow along — try it on your own machine.
4Real work application — adapt it to something you actually do.

House blend 🤖

Topics across the season
AI Foundations Prompting Excel & Power Query AI-assisted VBA AI Assistants & Agents AI Security Power Automate Workflow Copilot Showcase

AI is moving fast, but it is not something to fear. It is a tool to amplify how we think, create, and solve problems. Let's embrace it and ride the wave together.

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Cafe menu

Eight Friday sessions, each served as a hands-on special. Click a week to open the full agenda.

Week 1Fri · 3 Jul

🤖 Meet Your AI: Copilot & Claude

A tasting platter of prompting, creativity, meeting support, and setup basics.

Expected outcomeParticipants can confidently configure AI tools, write structured prompts, and use AI for meetings, creativity, and daily productivity tasks.
⚙️ AI Settings & Prompting BasicsSettings, memory, and custom instructions, demonstrated live as you follow.
🎨 Creative AI & Copilot for MeetingsImage generation, then meeting notes and action items from a recording.
✍️ Prompt Like a ProRewrite weak prompts into strong ones and test the difference live.
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Week 2Fri · 10 Jul

📊 Excel: Power Query & AI-assisted VBA

Solve the same Excel automation tasks two ways — Power Query and AI-assisted VBA.

Expected outcomeParticipants can import, clean, append, and calculate data using both Power Query and AI-assisted VBA, then choose the right approach for repeatable Excel work.
🧹 Clean DataImport a messy CSV, clean it, and shape data with both approaches.
➕ Append DataAdd new rows to the cleaned table using Power Query and VBA.
📐 Calculated FieldBuild Trade Value and Risk Flag columns in both tools.
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Week 3Fri · 17 Jul

💬 Create Your AI Assistant

Build a chatbot connected to company knowledge, then adapt it into a useful business assistant.

Expected outcomeParticipants can build a functional chatbot connected to company knowledge and adapt it to a real business use case.
📚 Copilot Agent on Company KnowledgeLive demo of a Copilot agent answering from a SharePoint finance folder.
📄 Copilot Agent for a TaskGenerate a document in a specific format from an uploaded file.
🛠️ Build Your Own AgentBuild something yourself on the spot, test it, and ask questions as you go.
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Week 4Fri · 24 Jul

🔒 AI Security & Demystifying Popular AI Tools

Learn safe usage, account differences, and how to judge new tools with confidence.

Expected outcomeParticipants understand what data is safe to share, how to use work versus personal accounts responsibly, and how to evaluate popular AI tools critically.
🛡️ What Is Safe to SharePractical examples of safe and unsafe inputs; review your own usage.
🔑 Personal vs Work AccountsDifferences in settings and risks; check your configuration.
🧭 Popular Tools TourNotebookLM, Snowflake Cortex, Claude, and Copilot in Excel.
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Week 5Fri · 31 Jul

📈 AI in Excel, Reports & Presentations

Use AI to analyse data in Excel, then generate polished reports and slide decks without starting from a blank page.

Expected outcomeParticipants can use Copilot in Excel to build models and extract insights faster, then produce a structured report and a presentation draft ready for sharing.
📊 AI in ExcelGenerate formulas, summarise trends, and ask questions about your data in plain English using Copilot.
📄 Generate a ReportTurn your Excel analysis into a structured Word or PDF report using AI with the right headings and tone.
📑 Build a PresentationDraft a PowerPoint slide deck from a report or dataset — let AI create the first version, then refine it.
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Week 6Fri · 7 Aug

🔁 Workflow Copilot

Create practical automations from plain language, starting with a daily calendar digest to Teams.

Expected outcomeParticipants can use Workflow Copilot to describe, generate, review, and test a simple automation, then identify practical workflow ideas for their own daily work.
❓ What Is Workflow Copilot?Create automations by describing what you want in plain language.
📅 Demo: Calendar Digest to TeamsA workflow that runs each weekday and sends today's events to Teams.
🛠️ Build Your Own WorkflowGenerate a first version with Copilot, then review, test, and refine.
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Week 7Fri · 14 Aug

⚙️ Power Automate: Inbox, SharePoint & Teams

Connect your Microsoft tools into one smooth workflow and cut manual handoffs.

Expected outcomeParticipants can build multi-step automated workflows that connect email, SharePoint, and Teams to reduce manual work.
⚡ Build a Basic FlowSave email attachments automatically to OneDrive for Business.
🔔 Add Conditions & NotificationsExtend the flow with rules and alerts; replicate and test.
🎯 Solve a Real ProblemBuild a real scenario from the room and adapt your own workflow.
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Week 8Fri · 21 Aug

🎉 Wrap-up & Showcase

A closing session to celebrate participant builds, showcase wins, and set priorities for what comes next.

Expected outcomeParticipants present demos, receive peer feedback, and leave with clear next steps and inspiration for continued adoption.
🎤 Demo slots for participants or teams.
💬 Peer feedback and practical Q&A.
🔗 Share links to resources, templates, and code.
🗺️ Decide community priorities and the next focus areas.