How to build an AI Agent
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ALTACON
| Wednesday, September 9, 2026 |
| 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Delama Event Space |
Overview
What is an agent? How do you build one? What can you use them for? A practical, accessible introduction to agentic AI that makes the concept concrete before the governance and strategy sessions that follow.
Speaker
Mr Andrew McDuff
VP Solutions
Tensis
From Prompt to Process - Across Various Platforms
Biography
Andrew McDuff has spent over 15 years at the junction of law and technology, working with law firms of all sizes as they adopt new tools and rethink how legal work gets done. He currently serves as VP Solutions at Smarter Drafter and President of the Australian Legal Technology Association (ALTA), where he helps drive industry-wide conversations on innovation. Drawing on years of hands-on work with firms navigating change, Andrew offers a grounded, practitioner's view of what AI adoption actually looks like in legal practice.
Mr Andrew McDuff
VP Solutions
Tensis
How to build an AI Agent
Biography