From Curiosity to Capability: Generative AI & Prompting for Beginners Workshop (with certificate)

What to learn in this workshop?

Whether you're new to AI or simply intrigued by its possibilities, this hands-on session will guide you through the essentials of prompting, creative problem-solving, and real-world applications. Learn how to interact with AI tools to generate content, enhance workflows, and inspire innovation across domains. Led by expert instructors, this engaging workshop empowers you to move from passive observer to confident creator—no technical background required!



Learning Objectives
Equip participants with practical strategies to:

•  Understand the fundamentals of Generative AI
•  Craft effective prompts for text and image generation
•  Apply prompting techniques to real-world tasks
•  Explore creative and professional use cases of AI tools


Workshop Agenda

Session 1: Understanding Generative AI

•  What is Generative AI?

•  How Large Language Models (LLMs) work

•  Key tools: ChatGPT, DALL·E, Copilot, etc.

•  Ethical considerations and limitations


Session 2: Prompting Fundamentals

•  What is a prompt?

•  Anatomy of a good prompt: clarity, context, constraints

•  Types of prompts: instructive, descriptive, conversational

•  Group exercises


Session 3: Hands-On Prompting Practice

•  Applying prompting to real tasks: writing, summarizing, brainstorming

•  Prompting for image generation with a LLM

•  Group exercises


Session 4: Creative Applications & Mini Project

•  Exploring creative and professional use cases

•  How to integrate AI into workflows



Workshop Information & Fees:


Date: 25 September 2025 

Time: 2:00pm-6:00pm (Call time: 01:45pm)

Venue: Oval Room, Smart-Space FinTech 1, Level 6, Core E, Cyberport 3

Format: General industry practitioners

Target Audience: General industry practitioners
 
Language: Putonghua

Speaker:  Dr. Xu Weidi, Chief Algorithm Engineer, INF Hong Kong Limited

Remarks: Participant are required to bring their laptop for attending the workshops

 Fee:
*Early bird price:
 - HK$1,200 per head (with early bird code:ABSU250925PM)
Promotion Period: This offer is valid from now until 11 September 2025.

*Regular price:
- HK$1,500 per head.

 
*Cyberport Community Start-ups, including Cyberport current incubatees, current CCMF grantees, and Cyberport alumni. The individuals are required to pay 100% of the training fee in advance and reimburse 75% of the training fee from Cyberport through the following two funding schemes upon successful completion of the training (MUST NOT be absent or late for more than 15 minutes per module):

1. Incubation Programme for Smart Living Start-ups (CLP-SLS): please refer to the Guides and Notes for reimbursement requirements, process and details at https://bit.ly/4n2Gh1r; or

2. Market Development Support Scheme (MDSS): please visit MDSS official webpage for funding application, and details at https://www.cyberport.hk/en/entrepreneurship/
overseas_mainland_market_development_support_scheme_mdss/

2.1 To apply for reimbursement of 75% of the training fee under the Market Development Support Scheme (MDSS), applicants must submit their application at least seven (7) working days before the commencement date of the workshop

*All monies collected will be used for Cyberport’s public mission start-up events and activities
 
 Learners will NOT be given any certificate and attendance record if they are late and absent for more than a total of 15 minutes