Understanding AI. Exploring Opportunities. Preparing for What's Next.
A Virtual Summit for Executive Assistants who want to stay informed, adaptable and ahead of the curve.
The AI for EAs Virtual SummitThe AI for EAs Virtual SummitÂ
Tuesday 11 August, 2026Â
8AM Australian Western Standard Time
10AM Australian Eastern Standard Time
Join us for a virtual summit exploring how Executive Assistants can use AI to save time, improve workflows and stay informed about one of the most significant workplace shifts of our generation.
Designed specifically for administrative professionals, this 2.5 hour event brings together experienced speakers from the US, UK and Australia who understand both technology and the realities of supporting executives and organisations.
This one's aimed at our APAC audience but if you're in North America and want to join after work, you absolutely can!Â
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Meet Jeremy
Jeremy Dalton has advised on and implemented AI and other emerging technologies for Fortune 500 companies, startups and governments around the world. He is a speaker, published author, and former head of PwC's global immersive technologies practice, where he led 150+ projects across 50 countries.
Meet Anne Marie
Anne Marie Otanez has over 15 years of strategic leadership and change management expertise. She is globablly recognized as a trailblazing Chief of Staff who orchestrates transformative change and drives operational excellence across industries. Her impressive credentials - including certifications in PMP, ITIL, Scrum Master, and Change Practitioner - complement her ability to lead cross functional teams, optimize processes, and empower organizations to achieve their highest potential.Â
Meet Dante
Dante St James is one of Australia's most prolific digital educators. Working with the Australian Government's Digital Solutions program, Meta Australia & New Zealand's Boost Program, and his own training company, Clickstarter Education, Dante is a LinkedIn Top Voice and works with corporate, government and not-for-profit organisations to increase digital, communication and entrepreneurial capacity.
Meet HollyÂ
Holly Brown is a Perth based Executive Business Partner who started in office administration and moved into roles such as Management Assistant and Executive Assistant, supporting regional directors, a managing director, a founder and now a COO at an ASX-listed company. Then she went all in on AI, learning on real work at her own desk and introduced a company-wide Microsoft Copilot rollout.
Jeremy Dalton
Vibe Code Your Tools: Using AI to Build Small Software for Niche Jobs
Sometimes the tool you need just doesn't exist. The job is too specific for off-the-shelf software and too small for anyone to build a product around, so you end up doing it by hand every time. This practical, non-technical session shows how to use AI to build small, custom tools for exactly those jobs, without writing code yourself or hiring a developer.
We'll build a few real examples live, so you leave knowing what's possible and how to try it yourself.
Those niggly, repetitive tasks that eat ten minutes here and twenty there add up. This session is about building the small tools that finally take them off your plate.
Anne Marie Otanez
Using AI To Think Like A Chief of Staff
Most AI sessions focus on tools. This hands-on workshop focuses on thinking like a Chief of Staff. Anne Marie shares what she actually does and through real-world exercises, participants will use ChatGPT, Claude, and Microsoft Copilot to solve executive challenges, analyze information, streamline operations, and support better decision-making. Rather than just automating tasks, attendees will learn to use AI as a strategic partner to increase their value.
Hands-On Workshop Exercises
Participants will complete four practical exercises based on real-world scenarios:
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Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Creation
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Investor Report Analysis
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Executive Communication Drafting
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Large Data Set Analysis
Key Takeaways
Participants will learn how to:
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Apply prompt engineering best practices.
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Build repeatable AI workflows that save time and improve quality.
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Use AI more strategically, not just for tasks.
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Create prompts that produce executive-ready outputs.
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Increase their strategic value to executives and organizations.
Workshop Format
This interactive workshop has participants working alongside Anne Marie using ChatGPT, Claude, and Microsoft Copilot. It begins with prompt engineering fundamentals, then applies them throughout the exercises. Attendees will receive sample documents, datasets, communication scenarios, and proven prompt frameworks. They will leave with ready-to-use prompts, files, and workflows they can immediately apply.
Dante St James
Five Amazing Things You Can Do With Claude
You've heard of Claude and might have even played with it, but have you really looked into it's capabilities?
In this fun and fast session with Dante St James, you'll walk away knowing:
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How you can use Claude Cowork to work in the background while you do other stuff
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How to produce on-brand, fully referenced online guides for staff and clients
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How to research and plan travel itineraries with live pricing
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How to build workshop outlines, descriptions and slides in one place
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How to build a morning briefing and task list for the day
You'll also have access to your own online guide to put what you've learned to work straight away.Â
Holly Brown
You Know The Business - Here's How To Bring AI To It
Few people see how a business really runs the way Executive Assistant do. The people, the processes and exactly where the time goes. That makes Executive Assistants the people to well placed to put AI to work where it actually counts. This session is built on real use cases and the outputs to match, redlining documentation, a full inbox turned into ready-to-send drafts, raw numbers turned into a clean dashboard and an agent that runs a project like a personal chief of staff. No theory, no hype - you'll watch the actual results land on screen, using tools you already have, plus a few tips to get better results. You'll leave with things you can put to work that same day and a clear view of where to take it next.
Outputs:
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General overview of the new UI of copilot and how to get those functions at the tip of your finger's tips!
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How to use edit modes across Word, Excel and PowerPoint and how to get more out of themÂ
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How to build and setup instructions in Word, PowerPoint, Excel to include items like formatting and house style stay consistent across the whole business
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A live look at a (Copilot Cowork) custom skill that turns a full inbox into ready-to-send drafts and how to turn their own prompts into reusable skills
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How to build an AI Planner agent that works like a personal project manager
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An understanding of how valuable Executive assistants are in the AI era - your knowledge is the edge!
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Add On Workshops
Forecasting, Action Trackers & Dashboards.
Building Reusable Business Templates with AI
 90 Minute Workshop with Holly Brown
Thursday 06 August | 8AM AWST | 10AM AEST
Learn how to transform meetings, spreadsheets, documents, emails and business data into the executive-ready deliverables leaders actually need to make decisions.
Using real-world Executive Assistant and business support scenarios, you'll see how Microsoft 365 Copilot can create professional, repeatable project frameworks, budgets, trackers, dashboards, reports and presentations that are ready for executive consumption.
Throughout the workshop, the focus is on outcomes, not features.
You’ll learn how to:
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Turn meeting transcripts into complete project workbooks with minutes, action and risk registers, timelines, budgets and executive summaries.
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Transform receipts, screenshots, documents and business data into structured, useful trackers and spreadsheets.
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Create executive-ready dashboards, briefing packs, board papers, reports, presentations and stakeholder updates.
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Use Microsoft 365 Copilot’s Researcher and Analyst tools to support planning, comparisons, business cases and better decision-making.
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Build reusable templates, prompts and automated workflows—so you can produce consistent, high-quality work without starting from scratch.
Microsoft CoPilot for Executive Assistants.
Real-World AI Workflows for Executive Assistants
90 Minute Workshop with Dante St James
Tuesday 18 August | 8AM AWST | 10AM AEST
Learn how to use Microsoft 365 Copilot to search, summarise, prepare and communicate more effectively across your working day.
Using real-world Executive Assistant and business support scenarios, you'll see how Microsoft 365 Copilot can search across emails, summarise meetings, prepare executive briefings and streamline everyday workflows—helping you work faster while maintaining the human judgement and confidence that great executive support depends on.
Throughout the workshop, the focus is on practical workflows you can apply immediately.
You'll learn how to:
- Search across multiple emails, summarise conversations and draft high-quality responses in a fraction of the time.
- Create concise executive briefing packs by bringing together information from emails, meetings, documents and Microsoft 365 apps.
- Use Copilot to prepare for meetings with intelligent summaries, key actions, background context and decision-ready insights.
- See real-world Executive Assistant workflows demonstrated live, showing where Copilot saves time, where it adds value and where human judgement still matters.
- Apply everything back in the office with an interactive guide of prompts, techniques and practical examples you can reuse in your own role.
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Yes Please! Take me there ✨Why This Summit?
AI is no longer something happening in the background. It's already changing the way organisations operate, how work gets done and the skills employers are looking for.
For Executive Assistants, that presents both opportunities and questions.
Which tools are genuinely useful?
What should you be paying attention to?
What can AI help with today?
And what does the future of the profession look like?
The challenge is that much of the conversation around AI is either highly technical or focused on roles and industries that have little relevance to administrative professionals.
This summit has been designed specifically for Executive Assistants.
Our speakers will explore practical applications, emerging trends and real-world insights that can help you better understand the opportunities, limitations and implications of AI in today's workplace.
Whether you're already experimenting with AI tools or you're just beginning to explore what's possible, you'll leave with valuable knowledge, fresh perspectives and ideas you can apply in your role.
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