The Young AI Builder
Students build working AI products for their own lives: for exams, university applications, money and content, plus one of their own design. No coding experience is needed. Building starts in the first session, and each week covers one area of a teenager's life and one product. Every student builds, teams test each other's work, and in week 5 each team presents its own product on Demo Day.
Best Team Awards at Demo Day
Five builds in six weeks
One build every week
School
an exam preparation system, with practice papers, marked answers and a revision plan
University & career
an admissions research agent that compares courses, deadlines and fees, and reviews application drafts
Money
a personal financial planning tool, with budgets, savings goals and spending insights in plain language
Content & identity
a personal content machine, an AI trained on their own work that turns one idea into posts and video
Their own idea
a product of their choice, designed and built by each team
Live team demos, 28 Nov
Teams present their own product to mentors, parents and guests.
What the student leaves with
Five working builds, including one of their own design
Knowledge of AI tools: which type fits which job
Safe habits: checking facts and protecting personal data
A demo day presentation and a certificate
Meet Tom Kelly
Tom is a founder, angel investor and AI builder based in Dubai. He spent over seven years at Braze, the customer-engagement software company, through its 2021 Nasdaq IPO, rising to lead its technical account management team worldwide. Today he is building Foundera and works as an AI coach.
Before the first session
Five builds in six weeks
Then Demo Day for mentors, parents and guests.
Your mentor
Tom Kelly, founder of Foundera and angel investor in 70+ startups; spent over seven years at Braze through its 2021 Nasdaq IPO, leading its technical account management team worldwide; AI coach and hands-on AI builder.
Format
6 Saturdays, in person at DIFC Innovation One, Dubai AI Campus. 24 Oct to 28 Nov 2026. AED 3,000. No coding experience needed.
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