SART ai
AI opportunity workshop
Build your AI roadmap in just 5 days!
Join IRIS IMS Academy and start your AI journey with our AI Opportunity Workshop!
As part of the DigitalWallonia4.ai initiative, IRIS IMS offers the Start AI – AI opportunity Workshop, a structured and hands-on program designed to help Walloon SMEs and public institution identify, assess, and prioritize Artificial Intelligence opportunities.
Recognized by DigitalWallonia, this workshop supports organizations in transforming AI ambitions into clear, actionable, and realistic roadmaps.
We offer trainings in French, Dutch and English to cater to your language preferences. Our trainings are available at your organization’s location, remotely, or at our academies in Diegem or Louvain-la-Neuve.
Why join a Start-AI Opportunity workshop?
Artificial Intelligence is transforming how organizations improve productivity, compliance, and customer experience.
Yet many organizations struggle to identify where AI can truly create value and how to start in a structured way.
The Start AI-AI Opportunity Workshop helps organizations:
- Identify high-value AI opportunities aligned with their business context
- Assess ROI, feasibility, and impact
- Define a clear and structured AI action plan
workshop objectives
At the end of the Start AI workshop, participants will be able to:
- Understand their organization’s AI maturity level
- Identify and prioritize relevant AI use cases
- Evaluate data readiness and constraints
- Estimate ROI and implementation effort
- Build a practical AI roadmap aligned with business priorities
From AI Interest…
…to Informed Decisions
AI opportunities are increasingly visible across all sectors, yet many organizations struggle to move from interest to clear, informed decisions. Questions around real business value, data readiness, organizational impact, and ROI often remain unanswered.
To help clarify these topics, we’ve brought together key insights on AI adoption for SMEs and public organizations into a dedicated educational white paper. It explores common misconceptions, highlights where AI delivers measurable value, and outlines the conditions needed to move forward in a structured and realistic way.
Want to explore the topic in more depth?
Download our free AI White Paper to explore:
- How SMEs and public organizations are adopting AI in practice
- Where AI delivers measurable business and service value
- Why data readiness and organization matter more than tools
- How to move from AI curiosity to a structured decision roadmap
A structured 5-day journey
Day 1 – Preparation
Kick-off meeting, pre-work survey, and tailored introduction to AI.
Day 2 – Interviews & Insights
Stakeholder interviews and AI maturity assessment.
Day 3 – Workshop delivery
Interactive sessions: pain-storming, AI opportunity cards, prioritization, data brainstorming.
Day 4 – Analysis & Drafting
ROI estimation, budget ranges, conceptual solutions, vendor shortlisting.
Day 5 – Finalization & Presentation
Delivery of a boardroom-ready AI Opportunity Report with clear next steps.
| Duration | 5 days |
| Languages | FR or ENG |
| Total budget | 5,000€ |
| For whom? | Executive sponsors (CEO, COO, CIO, CFO); Business unit leaders (Finance, HR, Operations,…); IT & Data teams; Compliance, Legal, or regulatory experts |
| Participants | 2 – 8 |
| Dates | On demand |
| Locations | Diegem, Louvain-la-Neuve, your location, remote. |
What you will receive
Each organization participating in the Start AI workshop receives:
- An AI maturity assessment
- A list of prioritized AI use cases
- A data readiness evaluation
- ROI and impact estimations
- A 10–12 page AI Opportunity Report, ready for management or board presentation
- A clear, phased AI action roadmap
digitalwallonia4.ai program
The Start AI workshop is part of DigitalWallonia4.ai program, which aims to accelerate AI adoption across Wallonia.
Funding conditions:
- Start IA: 5-day feasibility roadmap, 70% subsidy up to 3,500€
- Public sector organizations: eligible for up to 100% subsidy
