Designed for Senior Leaders

Specifically designed for senior leaders who are responsible for strategic implementation including: CFOs, SVPs of Product, CIOs, COOs, CDOs, Data Officers

UC Irvine Merage School Alumni Status

Receive UC Irvine, Paul Merage School of Business Alumni Status upon completion when bundled with the Designing Solutions with Generative AI program

Develop Your Own GenAI Blueprint

Participants will develop their own ready-to-implement, generative AI blueprint for business transformation

Design Your GenAI Blueprint

Develop a tailored AI blueprint that aligns with your organization’s strategic goals, outlining actionable steps for seamless integration and sustained growth.

Identify Key Enablers

Recognize and leverage the critical enablers—such as data, technology, and processes—necessary to drive and support a successful AI transformation.

Assemble an AI Team

Build a capable and cross-functional AI team equipped to execute your AI strategy, fostering collaboration and innovation across your organization.

Lead the AI revolution in your organization

This program offers a dynamic exploration of how artificial intelligence can serve as a powerful catalyst for organizational transformation, equipping leaders with the tools to envision and enact impactful change. Blending rigorous academic instruction with interactive workshops, participants will be guided through the essential stages of crafting a transformation blueprint—from developing a compelling vision to identifying the core elements and key stakeholders necessary for success. Designed to foster collaborative strategizing, the course encourages attendance with a leadership team or task force to ensure alignment and commitment, maximizing the potential for a unified, AI-driven transformation within your organization. By the end of this program participants will be better able to use AI to drive strategic transformation.

UC Irvine & KPMG: An Educational Partnership in Generative AI Leadership

UC Irvine is joining forces with KPMG, a leading global professional services firm, with a presence in over 140 countries, to offer exclusive solutions around generative AI design, strategy and business transformation. This educational partnership offers participants exclusive access to the latest research and world-renown faculty from UC Irvine combined with the leading expertise and real-world experience from KPMG. Offering an unparalleled leadership development experience.

Who will benefit most from this program?

This program is designed for senior executives, including Chief Financial Officers, Senior Vice Presidents of Products, and Chief Information, Data, or Digital Officers, who aim to leverage AI for strategic transformation across their organizations. CFOs will gain insights into applying AI to enhance financial operations and drive cost efficiencies, while SVPs of Products will learn to harness AI for product innovation and competitive differentiation. CIOs and Chief Data or Digital Officers will be guided on integrating AI into digital transformation initiatives and establishing robust data ecosystems. By participating together, leaders across functions will develop a unified, actionable approach to embedding AI-driven value across their business.

Chief Finance Officer

Susan is CFO of a global life sciences organization. She is interested in redefining role for finance function in various divisions. How can I use generative AI to drive finance transformation?

SVP of Product

Jeff is Senior VP of products in an enterprise software organization. He is interested in streamlining a product line acquired through multiple acquisitions. How can I use generative AI to drive product re-engineering?

CIO, CDO, Digital Officer

Ramesh is a the CXO of a mid sized bank interested in unlocking and democratizing bank data in a responsible way. How can I use generative AI to drive my bank to compete using data?

Curriculum

2 Chapters · 6 Lessons

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    Day One

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Module One: Recoding Business in the Age of AI

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Module Two: Designing a Data Ecosystem

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Module Three: Creating Transformational Use Cases

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    Day Two

    1. (Included in full purchase)

      Module Four: Engineer and Build Trust in your AI

    2. (Included in full purchase)

      Module Five: How to Build AI Capabilities

    3. (Included in full purchase)

      Module Six: Preparing your Organization for Change

2-Day Program Experience

This course offers an immersive introduction to Generative AI and its powerful applications within the business landscape, equipping leaders with the knowledge and tools to drive transformative impact. Through a blend of interactive group exercises and targeted accelerators, participants will engage in an experiential learning journey designed to foster practical insights and strategic clarity. By the program’s end, attendees will have developed a tailored blueprint and actionable roadmap, uniquely aligned to their organization’s goals, setting the stage for sustainable, AI-enabled transformation.

Module One: Recoding Business in the Age of AI

Module with Prof. Vijay Gurbaxani, Ph.D. A strategic understanding of the AI revolution and its profound impact on business and society. Participants will explore AI as a transformational force, requiring visionary leadership and adaptive operating models to maintain a competitive edge. Through a practical, non-technical approach, this module delves into the critical components of AI strategy—aligning initiatives with organizational objectives, prioritizing use cases, and building essential capabilities. Featuring real-world case studies and interactive working sessions, this module empowers leaders to drive meaningful AI-driven innovation and organizational transformation.

Module Two: Designing a Data Ecosystem

Module with Tom Andriola Today's rapidly evolving business landscape is driven by “digital,” meaning technology, data, analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) are now the primary tools of business performance, innovation, change, and competitive advantage. They have become the drivers of transformation and renewal. This session delves into how your strategic thinking and leadership approaches must now go beyond digital transformation into being able to define and articulate a data ecosystem and AI factory at the center of the business. Change leaders must understand how to redefine their roles within this data and AI paradigm and to foster a culture of innovation and organizational success. This session will bring these topics into discussion to equip participants with the knowledge, framework, and tools necessary to navigate and lead effectively in the AI-augmented business environment and bring valuable contributions to the executive suite and boardroom.

Module Three: Creating Transformational Use Cases

Module with Neena Sathi A structured approach to building a transformational AI portfolio that drives sustained organizational impact. Participants will learn how to identify, prioritize, and balance AI use cases—leveraging quick wins to build momentum while advancing long-term, high-impact initiatives. The sessions emphasize aligning AI opportunities with strategic goals to maximize value and ensure progressive AI maturity. Through live case studies and interactive working sessions, attendees will gain practical insights into managing a diverse AI portfolio that delivers measurable business outcomes.

Module Four: Engineer and Build Trust in your AI System

Module with UC Faculty A comprehensive exploration of the foundational principles required to build and maintain trust in AI systems by embedding KPMG’s trusted AI ethical pillars—transparency, fairness, accountability, and ethical integrity. Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of the frameworks and methodologies necessary to develop AI solutions that not only deliver business value but also align with regulatory requirements, organizational values, and evolving societal expectations. The session will emphasize the importance of ethical AI governance throughout the entire AI lifecycle, from data collection and model development to deployment and monitoring. 

Module Five: How to Build AI Capabilities

Module with Meghna Sinha Explore how enterprises can acquire the capabilities to deliver and manage AI solutions across the organization with a combination of internal talent and external partners. It will shed light on the make versus buy decision and it will empower senior executives to build internal capabilities by providing an understanding of the key dimensions of AI capability - including data, models, algorithms and applications, responsible AI, and governance - that together constitute competency in AI. It will also provide approach to enable leaders to assess their organization’s AI maturity.

Module Six: Preparing your Organization for Change

Module with Prof. Noah Askin, Ph.D. There are probably more definitions of culture than there are people studying it. Culture is an elusive concept, but one with tremendous face validity: everyone understands what culture is, but that understanding is often vague and fuzzy. In this session we will discuss one useful model of culture and figure out how to use it in context to be able to drive strategic and behavioral change inside an organization. We will use Satya Nadella’s time at Microsoft—including his foray into AI—to see how he re-shaped the culture around a growth mindset, ushering in a substantial turnaround. A growth mindset is particularly important for organizations trying to make any kind of transformation, especially one to an entirely new technology or way of working.

World-Renown Faculty & Industry Leaders

A unique combination of world-class UC Irvine faculty combined with the experience and expertise of leading industry executives from KPMG in the fields of generative AI, Strategy and Innovation.

Prof. Vijay Gurbaxani, Ph.D.

Taco Bell Endowed Chair of Technology Management, Professor of Information Systems, Founding Director of the Center for Digital Transformation, University of California, Irvine – The Paul Merage School of Business

Tom Andriola

Chief Data Officer & Vice Chancellor, University of California, Irvine

Neena Sathi

Principal, Applied AI Institute

Meghna Sinha

Chief AI Strategist, Kai Roses

Prof. Noah Askin, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Organization and Management, University of California, Irvine – The Paul Merage School of Business

UC Faculty

To be determined

UC Irvine Leadership Development Institute (LDI)

Established in 2022 as a strategic evolution of the traditional executive education model, the UCI Leadership Development Institute (LDI) aims to develop future-proof leaders capable of driving radical transformation in a hyper changing world. Leveraging UCI’s rich heritage of academic excellence and a forward-thinking approach, LDI serves as a catalyst for innovation by equipping executives, entrepreneurs, and change-makers with the skills, mindset, and strategic acumen needed to navigate uncertainty and lead with purpose. Rooted in cutting-edge research and immersive learning experiences, the Institute emphasizes experiential learning, cross-disciplinary collaboration, and real-world application to bridge the gap between traditional business education and modern organizational needs. Engaging a global network of thought leaders, industry experts, and renowned faculty, LDI challenges conventional thinking and inspires transformative leadership, empowering individuals and organizations to rethink possibilities, redefine success, and lead sustainable transformation.

Apply today and reserve a front-seat in leading the future.

Join this transformative program to gain the strategic insights and practical tools needed to successfully navigate AI-driven change and build a future-ready organization. Engage with industry experts, live case studies, and interactive sessions to unlock the full potential of AI for your business.

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