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Masterclass AI First · by Fhinck

In-person AI course for executives in São Paulo

The AI immersion your board is asking for

Artificial intelligence is already redesigning how companies operate, and the most expensive resource you have is time. Two days of in-person immersion in São Paulo that save you years of trial and error: you leave ready to make executive decisions about AI, to understand the real challenges of the transformation and to ask the right questions, guided by people who made the journey inside their own company.

  • January 27 and 28, 2027
  • São Paulo, in person
  • 2 days
  • Cohorts of 24 executives
  • No technical prerequisite
  • Delivered in Portuguese

What the Masterclass AI First is

An in-person course for CEOs, C-level executives, directors and board members who need to decide about AI in their own company. It is not a tool course and it is not a programming course. On Day 1 you understand how an AI First company actually works; on Day 2 you build your first AI agent on a real business process, with guided support.

In international markets, this redesign of structure, processes, memory and decision around AI agents is called an "AI operating model". Same concept, different name.

The Masterclass is taught by Fhinck, an Operational Intelligence Platform company that went through the AI First journey itself: it went from about 50 to 6 people while revenue grew. It is not stage theory. Read the story on fhinck.com/insights.

One day to understand AI. One day to build with it.

Two full days, from 8:30 am to 7:30 pm, with a closing happy hour each evening.

Day 1

Deep concepts for executives

What works and what does not yet work in AI applied to business, real use cases, the AI First journey and its consequences for structure, people and executive decisions.

  • What already works in production and what is still a promise
  • How LLMs work, without excess technical detail: enough to decide
  • Prompt engineering, context, APIs and MCP: the vocabulary of someone who leads the conversation
  • The AI First journey: stages, risks, mistakes and leadership decisions
  • Organizational consequences: what changes in structure, roles and teams

Day 2

Hands on

Each executive builds, with guided support, a first AI agent on a real business process. In the afternoon you go to the frontier: solutions built by a team of virtual programmers. You at the keyboard, in an environment that arrives pre-configured, with no technical prerequisite.

  • Guided build of your first agent on a real business process (N8N)
  • The agent running end to end, connected to the process and delivering a result
  • Agentic engineering: solutions built by a team of virtual programmers (Claude Code)
  • The engineering behind an AI First company and the new governance and coordination challenges

Who it is for: CEOs, C-level, directors and board members

For leaders who decide on technology, structure and people, not for technical teams. The focus is executive decision with clarity, not implementation.

Board members

Bring the AI agenda to the board with judgment: ask management the right questions and assess transformation plans without relying on third-party narratives.

CEOs and C-level

Decide where and how to apply AI, redesign structure and operations, and personally lead the AI First journey, because this change cannot be delegated.

Directors

Turn the AI First direction into real changes in processes, roles, systems and teams, leading how professionals and AI agents work side by side.

Not for technical teams. This is a course about executive decisions.

Who teaches

Four executives with complementary backgrounds, from the Fhinck AI First journey to enterprise transformation.

  • Paulo Castello, CEO of Fhinck

    Paulo Castello

    CEO and founder, Fhinck

  • Michel Zarzour, co-founder and CIO of Fhinck

    Michel Zarzour

    Co-founder and CIO, Fhinck

  • Marcia Asano, CEO and co-founder of Woll AI

    Marcia Asano

    CEO and co-founder, Woll AI

  • Alexandre Pereira, founder of Alkemia

    Alexandre Pereira

    Founder, Alkemia

Open cohort

The cohort currently open for registration is the January edition (Cohort 04).

Dates
January 27 and 28, 2027
Hours
8:30 am to 7:30 pm, both days
Venue
Fhinck headquarters, Rua George Ohm, 206, Torre A, Espaço Multiuso, São Paulo, SP, 04576-020, Brazil.

What is included

  • Breakfast, lunch, coffee breaks and closing happy hour
  • No need to bring a computer: workstations are already configured for the course
  • A 60-minute individual, confidential advisory session, online, after the course
  • A certificate of participation
  • In person only: no online broadcast and no recording

Investment and payment

We share the investment and payment terms in a conversation with our team: use the form on the registration page or write to sales@fhinck.com. Card installments are available; for companies, invoicing and specific terms for groups or in-company (private) cohorts.

Frequently asked questions

What is the Masterclass AI First?

An in-person AI course for executives: 2 days of immersion in São Paulo, in cohorts of 24 seats. On Day 1 you understand how an AI First company works in practice; on Day 2 you get hands on and build your first AI agent. Taught by people who made the journey inside their own company. It is not stage theory.

How long does the AI course for executives last?

Two full days of in-person immersion, from 8:30 am to 7:30 pm, in São Paulo. Day 1 is conceptual: how an AI First company works in practice. Day 2 is practical: each executive builds a first AI agent on a real business process. Every registration also includes a 60-minute individual advisory session, online, after the course.

Is the course in person or online? Where does it take place?

In person, with no online broadcast and no recording: the Day 2 practice happens in the room. It takes place in São Paulo, at the Fhinck headquarters (Rua George Ohm, 206, Torre A). You do not need to bring a computer, because workstations are configured for the course, and breakfast, lunch and coffee breaks are included.

Does the course give a certificate?

Yes, you receive a certificate of participation at the end. The focus, however, is not technical certification: N8N and Claude Code are the means of the Day 2 lab, and what stays with you are the fundamentals and criteria for executive decisions about AI, which apply to any tool.

Who is the Masterclass AI First for?

For C-level executives, directors and leaders who decide on technology, structure and people, not for technical teams. The focus is executive decision with clarity, not implementation.

Do I need to know how to program?

No. On Day 2 you build your first agent with guided, step-by-step support. The goal is to understand the potential in practice, with no technical prerequisite.

What exactly do I build on Day 2?

Your first AI agent running on a real business process, in N8N, and in the afternoon the experience of building agents with a team of virtual programmers in Claude Code. You operate the full cycle: design, build, connect and watch the agent deliver results.

Does the course teach N8N or Claude Code?

Not as a certification. N8N and Claude Code are the means of the Day 2 lab: the environment arrives pre-configured and you experience context, instructions, memory, tools and validation without a technical barrier. What stays are the fundamentals and decision criteria, which apply to any tool.

How does the individual advisory session work?

Every registration includes an individual, confidential 60-minute session with the executive instructor you choose, held online, scheduled after the masterclass. You bring a concrete decision from your company and leave with objective recommendations on next steps.

Are my data and my company data safe?

Yes. Nothing you share about your company leaves the room, and no case is used as a public example without your authorization.

Will I be in the room with competitors?

Open cohorts bring together executives from a variety of sectors. For more sensitive content, the in-company cohort (private, only your company) is the recommended option.

Is there an in-company option, only for my company?

Yes. The Masterclass AI First is also available in an in-company format: a private cohort, exclusive to your company's leadership team, with content adapted to your context. Write to sales@fhinck.com to receive a proposal.

Does it work for traditional companies and industry, not only tech?

Yes. The AI First journey is about rethinking processes and decisions: it applies to industry, services and retail as much as to tech. Cases are adapted to your context.

I already use AI every day. Is it worth it for me?

Yes. Day 1 goes from fundamentals to organizational decisions that no tool solves, and Day 2 moves on to agents running on real processes and the engineering behind an AI First company. The difference is the view of people who rebuilt an entire company around AI in production, not isolated prompts.

How is it different from an online course or a talk?

It is in person, with a group of 24 and hands-on work. Taught by people who ran the transformation for real, not stage theory and not shallow video content.

How do the investment and payment work?

We share the investment and payment terms in a conversation with our team: fill in the form on the registration page or write to sales@fhinck.com. Card installments are available; for companies, invoicing and specific terms for groups or in-company (private) cohorts.

What is the cancellation policy?

The full cancellation and exchange policy is published on the Portuguese registration page. You can also write to sales@fhinck.com before registering.

What is an AI First company?

An AI First company redesigns processes, structure and decisions treating AI as part of the operation from the architecture up, not as a tool attached later. It is not about using more AI day to day: it is about rethinking what each function does, what becomes agent work and what stays human. The Masterclass AI First teaches this redesign in 2 in-person days, with people who have made the journey inside their own company.

Ready to lead your company through AI?

Registration, the form and checkout are on the Portuguese page. For questions in English or Spanish, write to our team.

The registration page and the course itself are in Portuguese.