Gen AI Leadership Forum · Executive Leadership Programme
Driving AI Transformation

For the Leadership of Tomorrow

80% of AI failures are leadership failures — not technical ones. An 8-hour executive intensive across 7 modules and 4 strategic phases: governance, culture, and business redesign. You leave with a board-ready AI transformation roadmap — not a pile of pilot decks.

Format
8-Hour Intensive
Audience
C-Suite & Leaders
Focus
Leadership, Not Tech
Deliverable
Gen AI Transformation
3.6×
greater impact with CEO / board AI oversight
55%
of C-suite cite AI governance as critical to growth
80%
of AI failures are leadership failures, not technical ones
4
strategic phases across 7 modules

Most companies are stuck in the micro-productivity trap

AI transformation fails not because of inadequate technology — but because of inadequate leadership. Most companies are trapped in isolated AI pilots that deliver marginal efficiency gains while competitors quietly redesign entire business models.

This programme reframes AI from a technology project into a leadership challenge. Over a single intensive day, executives move from awareness to a concrete, board-ready transformation roadmap — built around governance, culture, and business redesign.

By the end of the day, every participant leaves with a phased AI transformation roadmap — priorities, success metrics, and governance structures — ready to present to their board and leadership team.

Designed exclusively for C-level leaders & Sr. Executives

CEO

Chief Executive Officer

Leading enterprise-wide transformation and setting the strategic vision for AI adoption across the organisation.

CFO

Chief Financial Officer

Allocating capital, measuring AI ROI, and building the financial frameworks that underpin responsible AI investment.

CTO / CIO

Technology Leadership

Aligning technology strategy with business outcomes and bridging the gap between technical teams and leadership.

COO

Chief Operating Officer

Redesigning operations and processes to move from efficiency gains to fundamental business-model innovation.

CHRO

People & Culture

Managing workforce transformation, culture change, and building the human-AI collaboration models that stick.

Sr. Execs

Stakeholders & Decision-Makers

Any executive responsible for strategic decision-making who needs to lead AI transformation, not just react to it.

Four strategic phases

Phase 01 · 2.5 hrs

Foundation & Vision

Build a shared understanding of AI as a leadership challenge — not a technology one.

Deliverable: Shared leadership baseline & reframed vision
Phase 02 · 2 hrs

Governance & Culture

Governance frameworks and culture-transformation strategies ready to implement.

Deliverable: Governance framework & culture playbook
Phase 03 · 2.5 hrs

Strategy & Execution

Strategic frameworks for business redesign beyond micro-productivity.

Deliverable: Business-redesign strategy canvas
Phase 04 · 1 hr

Action Planning

Turn strategy into a customised, board-ready AI transformation roadmap.

Deliverable: Board-ready transformation roadmap

Seven modules, one transformation

Phase 01 · Module 01 · 1.5 hrs

Strategic Vision & Leadership in the AI Era

Reframes AI transformation from a technology project to a fundamental leadership challenge — and the new capabilities C-level executives actually need.

Leadership challengeMindset shiftsLeading through ambiguity
Phase 01 · Module 02 · 1 hr

The AI Delta: Assessing Readiness

The gap between where your organisation is today and where it needs to be to compete — assessed across vision, financial commitment, and alignment.

Readiness assessmentAI maturity modelsCEO & CFO roles
Phase 02 · Module 03 · 1 hr

Governance & Ethical Frameworks

Ethics and governance as revenue drivers and risk mitigators — with CEO/board oversight delivering 3.6× greater impact.

Governance frameworkBoard oversightVelocity vs responsibility
Phase 02 · Module 04 · 1.5 hrs

Organisational Change & Culture

Building an AI-ready culture — psychological safety, experimentation, and human-AI collaboration models that actually stick.

Culture changePsychological safetyHuman-AI collaboration
Phase 03 · Module 05 · 1 hr

From Micro-Productivity to Business Redesign

The most critical strategic module — moving from “10% more efficient” to “how can AI fundamentally change how we create and capture value?”

Micro-productivity trapAI-native modelsKill / Transform / Scale
Phase 03 · Module 06 · 1 hr

Case Studies: Transformation Stories

Real-world transformations across financial services, manufacturing, and retail — focused on leadership decisions, not technical implementations.

Financial servicesManufacturingRetail & CX
Phase 04 · Module 07 · 1 hr

Developing Your Transformation Roadmap

Where strategy becomes action — executives build a customised, prioritised roadmap with success metrics and governance, peer-reviewed on the spot.

Deliverable: Phased AI transformation roadmap, ready for your board

Why this programme is different

01

Leadership-focused

AI transformation as a leadership challenge requiring new capabilities and mindsets — not a technology project.

02

Actionable deliverable

Every module builds toward a concrete output: your organisation's AI transformation roadmap.

03

C-suite peer learning

Learn from fellow executives facing identical challenges. Benchmark approaches and build your network.

04

Evidence-based

Grounded in research from McKinsey, Deloitte, and real-world case studies of successful and failed transformations.

05

Business redesign

Move beyond incremental efficiency to fundamental business-model innovation and competitive advantage.

06

Three trainers, zero overlap

Three expert facilitators — each owning a distinct phase — bring specialised depth without repetition.

What's included

Material
Executive Playbook
Tool
AI Delta Assessment
Template
Roadmap Templates
Library
Case Study Library
Deliverable
AI Transformation Roadmap
Network
C-Level Peer Cohort

Lead the transformation — don't just approve it.

Eight hours, seven modules, four strategic phases — and a board-ready AI transformation roadmap. October 22, 2026 · OTEAcademy Athens.