AI Strategy and Implementation
AI technologies have the power to supercharge your digital transformation, but how do you separate hype from reality? What skillset will ensure you can make confident, data-driven decisions that enable smarter business models, boost organizational performance and create new value for your customers? Failure rates currently run high. Finding the right AI strategy for your context comes with challenges as well as opportunities. To succeed, you must also master your key steps to effective implementation.
AI Strategy and Implementation provides a comprehensive framework for integrating AI and analytics at the core of your strategic vision. You’ll explore different types of AI to achieve strategic goals, drive innovation, and deliver organizational value. The program covers advanced analytic models, the use of AI agents, the development of AI-powered products, and strategies for fostering AI-first organizations.
Over five days you will be guided by expert faculty, supported by latest case studies and guest speakers who will show you how to advance from principle to practice. You will be able to confidently navigate from strategy to implementation to deliver accelerated impact for your business.
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“Strategy, analytics, and AI are really parts of the same process.”
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Join us on 18 September 2025
What our participants say
When we say “real impact”, we mean it. After attending this program in 2024, participants stated:
“I gained fresh knowledge and insights.”
“I could apply what I learned during the program. ”
“I took practical steps to achieve my objectives more effectively. “
“I gained some practical tools/ideas that are relevant for me. “
Executive Director, UBS Investment Bank, Switzerland
An intense and immersive week decoding how to lead and scale AI, from capturing business value and navigating GenAI disruption, to governance, data readiness, and autonomous agent ecosystems. Special thanks to the faculty, brilliant minds who masterfully connect strategic clarity with real-world application, challenging us to not only understand AI, but to lead it. And to the global participants from nearly every continent, all bringing senior-level insights.
Head of Governance and Performance Management, Omya Switzerland
This program was one of the best investments I made in my life. Five days of practical and pragmatic advice from Professors like Amit Joshi, Misiek Piskorski, Öykü Işık and José Parra Moyano, plus priceless insights from class cohort peers. What an extremely well organized program.
AD, IT Business Relationship Management, Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Switzerland
What a fantastic experience. An immersive week of learning and discovery exploring strategic frameworks, GenAI adoption, real-world use cases and ethical implementation of AI. Thanks to the professors for thought-provoking insights,inspiration, energy and deep expertise throughout the program. A true pleasure connecting with brilliant professionals from all over the world, sharing challenges, perspectives and inspiration. It was a blast!
Marketplaces Acceleration Lead @Growth Hub – Americas and Europe, BAT, Switzerland
Eye-opening! Being there while DeepSeek vs. OpenAI unfolded was a front-row lesson in real-time disruption. My key takeaways: 1) Speed and mistakes are key—ML thrives on iteration. 2) Tech without a business case is nothing. 3) Cultural change is critical. 4) Data cleaning, labelling, and governance are the pillars of everything. 5) People trump everything. The passion of the professors made this experience outstanding.
Digital Marketing and E-Commerce Strategist, Switzerland
It’s a unique, impressive experience which has deeply changed my approach while reinforcing that digital transformation is the only way to create sustainable competitive advantage for any business. Thanks also to the top-notch group of other peers from all over the world.
Group Head Digital & Member of the Executive Board, Lalique Group, Switzerland
Awesome attendees, faculty and exciting conversations on overcoming the (significant) challenges in digital transformation. It’s a fantastic learning experience, delivering valuable insights, practical action items and world-class tools.
Director/Strategic Business Partner, Novartis, Switzerland
It’s a deep dive into the world of unstructured data, prescriptive apps, AI, ML, and Generative AI. This program equipped me with valuable skills and inspired me to continuously challenge myself and think innovatively. It made me “rewire” my brain to reflect differently and challenge my status quo.
Global Head Institutional Client Service Management, UBS, Switzerland
What an inspiring week. I learned from amazing faculty and about 50 other global professionals in different industries. We are all on the same path to transition from legacy mode to a digital journey for our businesses and clients. Very exciting!
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Length: 5 days on campus.
