Illuminate the real business value of AI
21 June 2021
10 weeks, online
3-5 hours per week
US$1,950 or get US$195 off with a referral
Special pricing up to 20% discount is available if you enrol with your colleagues. Please send an email to group-enrollments@emeritus.org for more information.
Note: This programme includes 5 weeks of online learning, followed by the 30-day AI implementation plan.
Artificial intelligence (AI) isn’t “just another technology.” It is the most important digital technology for global business transformation, and perhaps the one with the most significant overall business impact. AI can be used to revolutionise cost function and enable radically new business, but this requires a sound understanding of both your organisation and technology. Our programme – The Business of AI – will help you build the capabilities to make smart decisions about AI and create real value for your business.
of companies embedded at least one AI capability in one or more functions or business units in 2019, a 35% increase over 2018.
of enterprises will shift from piloting to operationalising AI by the end of 2024, driving a 5X increase in streaming data and analytics infrastructures.
of AI-at-scale leaders say that the pace of progress on their AI initiatives has remained steady through the global pandemic.
This programme is designed for managers and executives responsible for making business decisions about the adoption and use of AI technologies from a general management perspective. Those who will benefit may include:
Throughout the three phases of this programme, you’ll gain a solid understanding of the characteristics of the technology and then work to gain clarity regarding your business challenge and your data source, so you can select the appropriate AI technologies to connect the two.
Explore the value of artificial intelligence (AI) and learn about its possibilities and constraints as well as the practical challenges and broader implications of AI and machine learning (ML).
Learn the language of AI and understand what AI actually does so that you can ask the right questions, have effective conversations and gather the insights needed to make well-informed decisions about its application.
Review and understand several in-depth, real-world case studies that examine the application of AI and ML to create value across various sectors. This intensive overview will serve as a basis for developing an action plan for your organisation.
Examine positive and negative experiences you may encounter as you persuade your organisation to apply AI, and learn to anticipate and prevent potential problems, overcome obstacles, execute AI projects effectively and deliver results.
Explore what it takes to experiment with AI and develop the knowledge and confidence to work in partnership with specialists to scale it as an enterprise-wide capability. Learn how to think about data as an asset for your organisation in the long term.
Explore the value of artificial intelligence (AI) and learn about its possibilities and constraints as well as the practical challenges and broader implications of AI and machine learning (ML).
Examine positive and negative experiences you may encounter as you persuade your organisation to apply AI, and learn to anticipate and prevent potential problems, overcome obstacles, execute AI projects effectively and deliver results.
Learn the language of AI and understand what AI actually does so that you can ask the right questions, have effective conversations and gather the insights needed to make well-informed decisions about its application.
Explore what it takes to experiment with AI and develop the knowledge and confidence to work in partnership with specialists to scale it as an enterprise-wide capability. Learn how to think about data as an asset for your organisation in the long term.
Review and understand several in-depth, real-world case studies that examine the application of AI and ML to create value across various sectors. This intensive overview will serve as a basis for developing an action plan for your organisation.
Phase II
AI implementation plan: make it real (30 days)
As part of the challenge you will:
Phase III
Ongoing implementation support (180 days)
Receive six months of ongoing communication and resources in the form of curated emails designed to encourage the continued success of your AI implementation plan.
Live interactive sessions with faculty and learning managers make this far from a one-way learning experience. Our online format also includes recorded video lectures, moderated discussions with learning managers, and other engaging digital content.
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Michael Davies
Guest Lecturer, Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Michael Davies is the Founder and Chairman of Endeavour Partners, a Senior Lecturer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and runs the New Technology Ventures Program at London Business School. He works with leaders in technology to anticipate the future, navigate the resulting challenges and opportunities and enable them to drive innovation.
Michael has deep business and technology expertise in mobile and digital domains. He is an expert in technology and business ecosystems, competition and collaboration and the management innovation. Prior to founding Endeavour Partners, Michael held executive and strategic advisory roles with leading firms including Boston Consulting Group, BellSouth International, Braxton Associates, GeoPartners Research and Mars Electronics. He has also been an entrepreneur, including pioneering the first global system for a mobile communication business outside Europe and the first personal digital assistant with digital connectivity (a predecessor to the modern smartphone).
He holds an MBA from London Business School, and master’s degrees in engineering from the University of Cambridge and the University of Durham.
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Nicos Savva
Professor of Management Science and Operations
Professor Nicos Savva is an expert in data science and uses it to solve operational problems and help large organisations develop data-science capabilities. His current research focuses on hospital operations and healthcare management. His research has appeared in leading journals such as Management Science, M&SOM, Production & Operations Management, and Nature Biotechnology. He is an Associate Editor of Management Science, M&SOM and senior editor of Production & Operations Management.
Professor Savva holds an honorary appointment at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation trust, a large hospital system based in London, and has acted as a consultant to hospitals, biotech companies, high-tech start-ups, retail firms and a hedge fund. He has also taught at The Wharton School, Columbia GSB, and at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge. He holds a PhD in Management Science, an MPhil in Finance (Financial Engineering) and a BA in Physics, all from the University of Cambridge.
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Keyvan Vakili
Associate Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Professor Keyvan Vakili’s research focuses on how the technological and institutional contexts in which individuals and firms operate shape the characteristics of business innovations in terms of novelty and impact. Before joining academia, Professor Vakili founded a video game production company, which he sold to Samsung three years later.
Professor Keyvan Vakili is a strategy scholar interested in the antecedents of innovation and collaboration within creative settings. research focuses on how the technological and institutional contexts in which individuals and firms operate shape the characteristics of business innovations in terms of novelty and impact.
Before joining academia, Professor Vakili was an entrepreneur and worked as a consultant. He founded a video game production company, which he sold to Samsung three years later. As a consultant, he worked with executives in a range of industries such as auto, oil, education, software and hardware. He currently advises several startups in the fields of mobile apps, cloud computing, and blockchain technology
Participants will receive an Executive Education certificate from London Business School following the completion of the 30-day AI implementation plan.
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This online certificate programme does not grant academic credit or a degree from London Business School.
Flexible payment options available.