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Strategy Week London

13 - 18 December 2026 | London

AI Leadership & Strategy Programme for Business Transformation

Build the leadership, governance and practical AI skills to design a responsible AI transformation strategy for your organisation.

This course provides a comprehensive, practical journey through AI leadership, strategy, governance, and business transformation. Beginning with shared AI foundations, it explores how AI reshapes leadership behaviour, strategic thinking, and decision-making, before deepening into AI as a strategic capability through real-time market intelligence, the Value Creation Model, and Digital Twin frameworks.

The second half builds practical skills in AI productivity, tool selection, and prompting, grounded in case studies from banking, insurance, and technology. The course culminates in the HarbourView case study, where participants synthesise their learning into a governance-aware AI transformation strategy they can apply within their own organisations.

What's in store

Fundamentals of AI and AI in Strategy

Covering core concepts, value creation, and how AI, leadership, and strategy combine

Leadership Styles and Collaboration and AI

Exploring data-driven leadership and AI’s impact on cross-functional teamwork

Business Insights and Value Creation

Introducing the Value Creation Model and Digital Twin for strategic foresight

AI Governance and Ethical Considerations

Addressing model drift, accountability, and lifecycle-based governance frameworks

AI Tools, Productivity, and Personal Prompting

Covering tool selection, process automation, and prompting as a leadership discipline

AI and Organisational Restructuring

Culminating in the HarbourView Case Study, where participants design and present a full AI transformation roadmap

Led By Jon Ward

Bio to be confirmed.

Benefits of Attending

Analyse AI’s role across leadership, strategy, and business transformation to build the strategic insights that drive organisational resilience, growth, and competitive advantage

Apply AI tools, disciplines, and productivity frameworks to improve decision quality, accelerate execution, and foster innovation across your organisation

Design AI-enabled transformation roadmaps, governance frameworks, and operating model structures that embed accountability, ethical oversight, and strategic alignment from the outset

Evaluate AI adoption maturity, model drift risks, and real-world implementation evidence to make confident, responsible decisions about where and how to deploy AI at scale

Lead cross-functional AI initiatives with strategic consistency, cultivating an AI-capable culture, sustaining governance discipline, and delivering outcomes that create lasting organisational value

Who Should Attend

This course is ideal for leaders, managers, and professionals across industries seeking to leverage AI for strategic and operational advancement. It particularly suits Digital Transformation Managers, Innovation Managers, Change Management Managers, Strategy Managers, and Business Analysts driving organisational transformation.