Generative AI For Corporate Leadership
You’ll develop the strategic understanding and practical skills you need to harness generative AI as a leadership tool — driving innovation, improving decision-making, and shaping the future of work across industries.
- 4 Months / Hybrid
- Intakes: Ongoing
Overview
The Generative AI for Leadership program is a six-month corporate training experience designed to help executives and senior professionals unlock the potential of artificial intelligence in their organizations. Delivered through a blend of virtual modules and culminating with a two-week, in-person residency at Ontario Tech University in Canada, the program equips leaders with the knowledge to integrate AI into strategy, operations, and decision-making. Participants will explore opportunities and risks of generative AI, learn how to evaluate AI-driven solutions, and gain insight into the ethical, legal, and cultural implications of adopting these technologies in a global context.
Career Opportunities
Graduates of this program bring back to their organizations the ability to lead AI adoption and digital transformation initiatives. Participants often apply their learning in roles such as executives, directors, strategists, consultants, and innovation officers across sectors like finance, healthcare, government, technology, and education. Many use the program as a platform to build competitive advantage within their organizations, expand their influence in global business conversations, and open new opportunities for organizational growth.
Program Learning Outcomes
Participants in the Generative AI for Leadership program will emerge with the capacity to evaluate, adopt, and scale AI solutions within their organizations. They will learn to analyze opportunities and risks associated with AI adoption, apply AI-driven insights to strategic and operational challenges, and lead teams through digital transformation. The program also strengthens ethical decision-making and critical thinking in the application of AI, while fostering global awareness of how AI is reshaping industries. Graduates will be equipped to align AI strategies with organizational goals, enhance productivity and innovation, and position their organizations at the forefront of technological change.
Programme
| Semester 1 | Credits | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Rhetoric & the Public Sphere | 4 | ESTU 203 |
| Communication & Everyday Life | 2 | ESTU 340 |
| Critical & Rhetorical Methods | 4 | ESTU 657 |
| Semester 2 | Credits | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Relational Communication | 4 | ESTU 768 |
| Public Relations Campaigns | 4 | ESTU 432 |
| Rhetoric of Social Movements | 2 | ESTU 873 |
| Semester 3 | Credits | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Rhetoric & the Public Sphere | 4 | ESTU 203 |
| Communication & Everyday Life | 2 | ESTU 340 |
| Critical & Rhetorical Methods | 4 | ESTU 657 |
| Semester 4 | Credits | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Relational Communication | 4 | ESTU 768 |
| Public Relations Campaigns | 4 | ESTU 432 |
| Rhetoric of Social Movements | 2 | ESTU 873 |
| Total for the entire period of study | 40 |
How to Apply?
- You Apply
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- We Connect
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- You Get Ready
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