The RISE Summit for Entrepreneurs and Innovators on Thursday, August 27, 2026 in Danville, VA will include networking opportunities and breakout sessions featuring amazing speakers to support entrepreneurs at each stage of business, from ideation to starting, growing, and scaling.
About this Workshop
Your First AI Win: Find One Business Task AI Can Improve Today
Description:
AI can support nearly every part of a business, but knowing where it can provide practical value is often the hardest step. In this hands-on workshop, participants will identify one task, problem, or opportunity in their business that could benefit from AI and develop a simple plan to test it. Participants will leave with a specific AI use case and a clearly defined first experiment.
*No previous AI experience or technical background is required.
Speaker: Peter Raines, Get YOU Found
Peter Raines
About the Speaker
Peter Raines
Get YOU Found, Co-Owner and Chief Technology Officer
Peter Raines is an AI practitioner, educator, and business technology consultant with nearly 20 years of experience working with neural networks and artificial intelligence, including practical applications of large language models, generative AI, workflow automation, and AI-supported software development.
He is co-owner and Chief Technology Officer of Get YOU Found Digital Marketing, where he helps businesses and organizations translate emerging technology into practical tools, stronger systems, and measurable results. Peter holds a degree in physics and CMIT from Guilford College and has two decades of experience teaching technical topics to non-technical audiences in an approachable, hands-on way.
As lead facilitator and curriculum partner for SOVA AI Connect, Peter focuses on helping entrepreneurs, growing businesses, and regional organizations understand AI, use it responsibly, and apply it to real work – from better prompting and repeatable workflows to data analysis, marketing, business development, and agentic AI systems.
Register TODAY for the RISE Summit
The 3rd annual RISE Summit for Entrepreneurs and Innovators will be held Thursday, August 27, 2026 at the Institute for Advanced Learning & Research in Danville, VA. Don't miss out the unique opportunity to connect with peers and resources designed to help you start, grow, or scale your business in Southern Virginia.