Tech Meetup: The Life Cycle of an AI Agent
Prices
Free
AI agents are powerful—but like any “maturing” system, they need clear rules, memory, and practical training. In four expert presentations, learn how to develop, control, and productively deploy assistants, agents, and avatars—from theory to live demo.
Raising AI Agents Right: Fundamentals, Risks, and Practical Examples Artificial intelligence that thinks, plans, and acts independently sounds like science fiction—but it’s already a reality. Yet, just like with teenagers, the rule applies: without clear boundaries and training, AI agents quickly turn into “digital problem children.” This specialist event on June 23, 2026, will show you how to safely condition AI assistants and agents, equip them with knowledge (RAG), and integrate them into practical systems. We’ll also take a look into the future, where AI avatars act as “AI partners” for us humans.
From the basics of agent development to Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and a live demonstration of an agent-based chat system—here you’ll learn how theoretical concepts are turned into working solutions.
Our 4 technical presentations
1.) AI Agents: Raising and Caring for Them
AI agents think, plan, and act in autonomous loops—and can achieve a surprising amount in the process. But like any adolescent, they need clear boundaries: without careful conditioning and validation, they quickly become digital problem children. The presentation highlights opportunities, risks—and how to get your agents through the defiant phase.
Speaker: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Hanno Homann, Field of Expertise: Chair of Automation, Data Science, and AI
2.) RAG Basics: Giving the Teenager a Memory
An AI agent without its own knowledge is like a teenager who forgets every morning what happened yesterday. Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) gives it a long-term memory—access to documents and experiential knowledge instead of just what stuck during training. The presentation covers the basics, chunking, and ranking, and uses real-world examples to highlight the pitfalls.
Speaker: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Christian Will, Process Informatics/Automation Technology
3.) From the defiant phase to the spotlight: a hands-on agent system
After covering the basics of developing and controlling AI agents, we’ll show how these concepts can be translated into a working system. Using our agent-based chat system, we’ll demonstrate architecture, decision-making logic, and interaction in practice. The agent will even speak for itself.
Speaker: Martin Oesterle, Corporate Business Development at ALMEX GmbH
4.) Coming of Age: AI Avatars Give Agents a Face
After training, memory, and initial appearances, the AI agent is still missing one thing: a face that people actually want to encounter. AI avatars give it facial expressions, a voice, and charisma—transforming the invisible chat partner into a counterpart that listens, explains, or advises. The presentation shows how language models, lip-syncing, and real-time rendering come together to create a convincing avatar—and where its use in customer contact, education, and public transportation is already a reality today.
Speaker: Nico Schulz, Founder and Managing Director of Neovator UG
Venue
Hannover University of Applied Sciences and Arts
Ricklinger Stadtweg 120
30459 Hanover
Room 1A.0.01 (Auditorium)
Registration
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This event series is primarily aimed at companies and public organizations and institutions. Please understand that registrations from consulting firms/consultants and registrations from private individuals without a clear business connection will be given lower priority.
Contact
Dr. Jöran Wrana
Hanover Region
Economic Development
Department of Economic and Employment Development
Melanie Albrecht
Hanover Region
Economic Development
Department of Economic and Employment Development
