AI for Executives: Leadership in the Age of AI
9,2 Rated
You don’t need to become an AI expert to lead your changing organisation, but you must understand enough to provide clarity and direction. This fast-paced, hands-on session gives senior leaders the clarity and confidence to spot where AI can truly make a difference.
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Upcoming courses
- Applies to all Learning Journeys
- Dutch
- English
Short summary
The AI Fundamentals training is laying a foundational understanding of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its various applications in today’s business landscape. This one-day intensive course dives into the capabilities and limitations of AI and its subsets, the significance of data in AI use cases, and the ethical considerations.
Participants will engage in a hands-on activity, allowing them to define their own AI use case, and fostering a practical understanding of the subject. In an era where AI is revolutionizing industries and creating new opportunities, having a solid grasp of AI fundamentals is crucial for staying competitive and making informed decisions in any organization.
Our Trainer
Shaun McGirr
Chief AI & Data Officer, DevOn, Speaker
Data leader Shaun McGirr’s expertise spans statistics, academia, and consulting, especially in automotive data science. Known for his insights in the documentary Data Science Pioneers, Shaun promotes the power of strategic questioning in data science for real-world impact.
Course objectives
After this one-day course, you’ll be able to:
- Explain what AI is (and is not) in plain terms
- Cut through hype to spot practical, high-impact use cases
- Ask better questions of vendors, partners, and internal teams
- Assess risks, costs, and returns without relying on buzzwords
- Lead your organisation through AI adoption with clarity and realism
Course outline
Morning
- AI without jargon – Understand core concepts behind AI
- How it creates value – Explore real business examples across industries
- Finding your angle – Use our frameworks to map AI opportunities to your strategy
Afternoon
- Get hands-on – Small-group case exercise applying your new lens
- What can go wrong? – Learn the key risks, ethical questions, and leadership responsibilities
- Make it real – Build your first draft roadmap for turning interest into action
Target audience
The target audience for the AI for Executives: Leadership in the Age of AI course are professionals including:
- Executives and board members making strategic decisions about AI
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Need help?
Please contact us via email or call us by the number stated below. We are more than happy to help you.
+31 (0)15 - 241 19 00
academy@devon.nl
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FAQ
After your registration has been confirmed, you are still able to change the date up to 20 days before the first day of the training. You are able to do this once. Please send your request to academy@devon.nl or call +31(0)15-24 11 900 for further assistance.
Two weeks before each training, we will check if we have enough participants for the training course to be valuable and continue. If this is not the case, we will inform you by e-mail, with options for a new date and location. After this notification, you will have the right to cancel or change your registration within 5 working days.
On the website you can choose to pay via iDeal, creditcard or by invoice with a payment period of 30 days.
Most of our courses are available in both English and Dutch. We have a selection of training courses which are only available in English, which will be on that training page. Our rule of thumb for courses in the Netherlands is – the course is in English unless everybody speaks Dutch, then the course is in Dutch. If you want to be sure you are in a Dutch course, please get in touch with academy@devon.nl in case the information on a specific date is not available on the course page.
Unless mentioned otherwise, the course fee includes the cost of training material, exam cost, the use of the location, catering and parking.
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All course material for the open registrations is in English.
If you are doing the PSD (Scrum.org) or one of the certified DevOps Institute trainings, you will receive your exam code on the final day of the training.
We have a payment term of up to 30 days
