The course aims to present the “hot” field of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how it can help organizations become more efficient and more effective in their decision-making processes. AI techniques have the objective to make machines think and act as human beings and these abilities can be developed through continuous learning from and adapting to historical data. AI can be used in many areas of our life, but this course will focus on how it can be used to aid organizations make more effective and more efficient business decisions.

The course will develop and grow your perspectives on how technologies evolve and what this means for business, entre/intrapreneurship, industries, and your career. It will exemplify what roles and skills you and your team will need to develop in businesses leveraging and driven by data and related technologies such as AI.

The course is very practical since it demonstrates AI applications in fundamental functions of modern organizations, e.g., marketing, sales, risk and operations. You will learn from senior executives (joining us in most sessions) from global companies about how they built their careers and leveraged data and AI in their business.

The course sessions will be delivered by faculty together with leading industry experts in the space: senior executives from digital native companies, large consulting firms, and traditional companies which have been transforming using data, AI, and other technologies. The course will be delivered using a combination of cases, exchanges with executives, and discussions that cover issues ranging from developing business strategies, to identifying and planning the execution of use cases, to execute business strategies, to managing risks, etc. The goal is to expose participants to a broad range of important issues necessary to succeed in their careers by best leveraging data, AI, and other technologies.

The course is relevant for anyone in a business role desiring to learn more about the imminent challenges driven by technology in general and AI in particular.