AI-Business & Leadership

Why Enroll in This Course?

In today’s rapidly evolving landscape, converging business, technology and organizational strategy is more critical than ever. This course will empower you to link these elements, providing the skills needed for informed decision-making from both financial and technological perspectives. You will also learn to effectively integrate AI into your business models. In summary, you will:

Advance your career without interrupting it with a flexible format that allows balancing your academic and professional life
Engage with international peers, renowned Brown faculty, tech organizations and industry experts to share valuable experiences and insights
Learn from real-world case studies on the role of AI in business transformation and practical activities to reinforce the acquired knowledge
Understand the foundational concepts that link business, technology and organizational strategy in the context of the 21st century
Apply best practices to integrate AI technologies into the organization’s business model
Incorporate financial and technological perspectives into decision-making and planning

Learning Journey

Live Session 1: Foundations of the AI-Powered Economy - Tuesday, February 25 at 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm ET

Live Session 2: AI Data and Platform Foundations - Thursday, February 27 at 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm ET

Live Session 3: Incorporating AI into your Business Model - Tuesday, March 4 at 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm ET

Live Session 4: AI and Identifying and Mitigating Risk - Thursday, March 6 at 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm ET

Live Session 5: Leadership for the AI-Powered Economy - Tuesday, March 11 at 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm ET

Live Session 6: The Future of AI - Thursday, March 13 at 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm ET

Key Takeaways

Explore concepts linking business, technology and strategy
Integrate AI and emerging tech into finance and operations
Apply best practices in data organization and governance
Embed AI within the organization’s business model
Make decisions from financial and technological perspectives
Evaluate AI frameworks and assess challenges & opportunities

Learning Experience

This transformative learning experience enables you to apply AI fundamentals to real case studies of tech-driven business transformation initiatives through practical exercises and assignments while interacting with international peers, tech organizations, entrepreneurs and industry experts. As part of your journey, you will:

Apply key course concepts to a real case study

Understand the current landscape of AI within organizations

Identify examples of corporate initiatives to transform business models through AI technologies

Engage with peers, Brown faculty and industry experts to share valuable experiences and insights

Faculty

Ryan McManus

Adjunct Lecturer, Brown University

Ryan McManus is an entrepreneur, executive and founder of Techtonic.io, advising Fortune 500 companies, governments, startups and investors on AI, emerging technologies, digit...

Certificate of Completion

Earn a Brown University certificate of completion upon program completion that carries the Ivy League reputation of academic excellence. In addition, all participants who successfully complete the program will earn 2 Continuing Education Units (Brown University CEUs). Brown University CEUs are calculated based on the number of learning hours in each course.