[ THE FORGE · TBILISI · JULY 11–12, 2026 ]

Tbilisi

A practical AI weekend in Tbilisi. Two days. Paired teams. A working AI tool in your hand by Sunday evening.

Dates
July 11–12, 2026
Venue
Old Town · TBA
Price
$200
Capacity
30 paired participants
Language
Russian
Built in collaboration with practitioners from
What you leave with

Not a certificate. A working tool.

Every participant walks out Sunday evening with one specific AI tool deployed in their actual context. Plus a 60-day roadmap and a peer network they keep.

A working AI tool

One specific AI implementation built by you (with an implementer at your table), deployed in your work, business or side project.

60-day roadmap

A printed engineering blueprint: what to extend in week 1, what to add in week 2, what to ship in month 2. No fluff.

A paired collaborator

You're matched with someone of complementary skill. The pair becomes your accountability and second set of eyes for months after.

Forge Club access

30 days free in The Forge Club after the intensive — monthly online masterclasses, archive, member chat, mentor access.

Two formats

Evenings to learn. Weekends to build.

The Forge is a community of operators implementing AI in their own businesses. No theory. Real cases, live tools, people who already did it and are ready to share.

Masterclass · 60–90 min · $20

Evening meetups featuring one practitioner per session. Real case, real tools, what worked and what didn't. People come for three things: real experience, concrete tools, and the room of operators thinking the same way.

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Workshop · 2 days · $200

A weekend where you build your own AI product from zero. You leave not with notes from a notebook, but with a working tool deployed in your business context.

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Masterclass lineup · 4 evenings

Four practitioners. Four evenings.

Each masterclass: one operator who already runs AI in their business, one room of people thinking the same way, $20 at the door. Speakers revealed as we lock them in.

Confirmed · #1 July 2 · 19:00
Traffic & sales through AI-content
Dmitry Banchukov

One of Russia's most creative marketers. PR campaigns with 1B+ organic reach without ad budget. Beeline, Dodo Pizza, Kupibilet. Guest expert at Skolkovo and Synergy.

1B+ reach No ad budget Author Skolkovo expert
Reveal · #2
July 16 · 19:00
AI in operations
Speaker reveal soon

An operator running AI workflows inside a 20+ person team. Live stack, real numbers, real misses.

Coming soon
Reveal · #3
July 30 · 19:00
AI for sales pipelines
Speaker reveal soon

A founder who replaced an SDR team with an AI agent. Cost per qualified lead, conversion delta, what the stack actually does.

Coming soon
Reveal · #4
August 13 · 19:00
AI in product & design
Speaker reveal soon

A product builder who ships AI features users actually use. Prompt design, eval loops, when to fall back to humans.

Coming soon
What you leave with

A plan you can apply tomorrow.

Real cases, not theory

Every speaker has an AI system running in their own business for 4+ weeks. What worked, what didn't, why.

AI tools that work right now

The specific stacks operators use today — and how to deploy them without a team of engineers.

Results without big budget

What's achievable without throwing money at ads or hiring an SDR team — and where the limits are.

A room of people doing the same

Three things people come for: real experience, concrete tools, and operators thinking the same way.

Speakers

Operators in search.

We are actively curating 4–6 speakers for this weekend. Every speaker has an AI system running in their own business for 4+ weeks — no theorists, no motivational coaches. Live stack demos only. Each operator sits with pairs for 2–3 hours after their case.

In active search

Speakers announced 4 weeks before the weekend.

We prioritize speakers based in Tbilisi or operating Caucasus-relevant businesses. Local cases land harder than fly-in cases.

Apply to speak

Want to be a host?

You have an AI tool running in your business 4+ weeks. You can show the live stack. You can sit with pairs for 2–3 hours after your case. Apply below.

Who should apply

Three things. That's it.

1

You have a real context

A working business, a side project earning income, a corporate role where AI would change your output, or a startup idea you can articulate in one sentence.

2

You can name a process

You can describe 1–2 processes in your day that currently eat too much time. Specific. Measurable in hours or dollars.

3

You build with your hands

You bring a laptop. You'll be working hands-on with an implementer at the table for 75-minute sprints. Not watching slides.

Agenda

Two days. Eight sprints.

Ultradian rhythm: 75-minute focused work blocks with 15-minute breaks. Working with your brain's natural focus cycle, not against it.

Day 1 · Saturday Jul 11

Diagnose. Pair. Start building.

09:30 — 10:00

Registration & passport

Coffee, "implementation passport" handed out. Guarantee announced.

10:10 — 11:25

Sprint 1 — AI audit 75 min

Map your funnel, team, finance, and leaks. Find the one process worth automating first.

11:40 — 12:55

Sprint 2 — 6 doors + pair matching 75 min

Track leads present 7-min cases. Diagnostic test routes you to your track. Pair matching by complementary skill. Guarantee window closes.

12:55 — 14:55

Lunch + track networking 120 min

Pairs eat at track tables. Operators sit with pairs informally.

14:55 — 16:10

Sprint 3 — Spec written together 75 min

The pair writes a single spec for both businesses. Shared architecture, different data.

16:25 — 17:40

Sprint 4 — First build 75 min

Tool A starts taking shape. By the end, a button does something real.

17:40 — 20:00

Debrief + networking dinner

Each pair reports in 2 min where they're stuck. Then a dinner with operators and guest speakers.

Day 2 · Sunday Jul 12

Build. Ship. Roadmap.

09:30 — 10:00

Overnight check

Implementers fix any blockers from Day 1.

10:00 — 11:15

Sprint 1 — Polish business A 75 min

Tool A goes live on real data. Real input, real output.

11:30 — 12:45

Sprint 2 — Rebuild for B 75 min

Same logic, partner B's data. Both tools now run.

12:45 — 14:45

Lunch + returning graduate 120 min

A graduate from a previous chapter (or online MK speaker) presents what happened to their tool 4 weeks later.

14:55 — 16:10

Sprint 3 — 60-day roadmap 75 min

Engineering blueprint: week 1, week 2, month 2. Printed roadmap leaves with you.

16:25 — 17:40

Sprint 4 — Pitch session 75 min

Each participant 3 min: what works, key metric, what's next. 25 × 3 = 75 min sharp.

17:40 — 18:00

Closing + offers

Group photo. Club access. Accelerator referral pricing. Mentor chain invitation.

Apply

Tell us about your context.

We review applications within 48 hours. Each cohort is 30 paired participants — we keep it small to keep the work intense. Pre-pay reserves your seat.

FAQ

Questions we hear most.

What language is the intensive in? +

Russian. Slides, materials, and live sessions are all in Russian. Tbilisi #2 (if demand) may run in English for the local market.

What's the refund guarantee? +

By 12:55 Saturday — end of Sprint 2 on Day 1 — you can stand up and leave. Full refund. No retention talk, no "let's discuss why", no awkward exit. This is announced from stage first thing Saturday morning.

What should I bring? +

Laptop with charger. Access to your business data (CRM read-only is enough). One specific pain point you want to solve. Willingness to work hands-on with another human for 8 hours × 2 days.

What's included in the price? +

2-day program, paired workspace, implementer at your table, "implementation passport" (24-page workbook), lunches both days, Saturday networking dinner, 60-day roadmap (printed), 30 days free Forge Club access.

Can I bring a teammate? +

Yes. Team pair ($350 for 2) discount. We recommend different roles though — owner + ops person works much better than two of the same role.

Can I bring my own pair? +

Yes. Mention them in the application. If their application is also accepted, you're matched. Otherwise we match by complementary skill on Day 1.

What happens after the intensive? +

60-day roadmap. Forge Club access ($49/mo after first 30 free days). Option to return as graduate-speaker at 4–6 week mark. Mentor chain invitation if you want to help the next cohort.

How do I get there? Where to stay? +

Final venue address sent 7 days before. Old Town area. We share a curated list of hotels and short-term stays once registered. No parking provided — we recommend walking or taxi (Bolt/Yandex).