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Digital Innovation and AI for Leaders

Available Options: Online
Commencing: 25th March & 16th April 2026
Duration: 6 half days
Fees: £1250 (VAT is non-applicable)

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Digital Innovation and AI for Leaders

We are living through an era of unprecedent digital change. Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies are transforming how organisations innovate, compete, and create value. For business leaders, this shift offers extraordinary opportunities, but also new challenges that demand strategic vision and adaptability. The Digital Innovation and AI for Leaders course has been crafted by Queen’s Business School executive education experts, the course equips managers with the knowledge and confidence to embrace digital technologies and AI to drive tangible improvements in the business.

Delivered online across six engaging half-day sessions, this course explores how to transform digital disruption into a source of competitive advantage. It combines practical tools, actionable insights and forward-thinking strategies to help you harness the power of digital technologies. Learn how to implement innovation effectively, create lasting value and drive meaningful, positive change within your business. Technologies covered include Generative AI, AI agents, digital twins, low-code tools, and decision-automation systems, examined through practical business lenses to assess strategic fit, opportunity and impact.

Key Takeaways and Benefits 

Over 8 modules, this course lays out the professional development journey for technical innovators to learn the business behind life science venture building and put this to work within their own company to realise growth.

Over six half days you will;

  • Understand how Generative AI, intelligent agents, and automation fit into the broader logic of digital transformation–without falling for industry hype.
  • Use a behavioural and structural diagnostic to assess where your organisation is truly prepared (or not) to adopt emerging technologies.
  • Ensure your business data is reliable, structured and usable for analytics and AI, and use AI-ready analytics for faster, more confident decisions.
  • Automate routine tasks, generate ideas, improve processes and enhance personalisation, responsiveness, and creativity in operations.
  • Deploy agentic AI systems with human oversight, empower teams with AI copilots, and develop forward-looking policies to manage risk, ethics, and compliance.
  • Translate digital ambitions into a realistic, phased strategy, engage stakeholders across the organisation, and leave with a practical roadmap tailored to your organisational context, priorities, and readiness.

Participant Profile

The Digital Innovation and AI for Leaders programme is for business managers who wish to lead digital transformation with confidence. This dynamic online programme is designed for managers who want to turn digital disruption and AI into real opportunities for innovation and growth. Across a series of six expert-led, interactive sessions, you’ll gain practical tools, frameworks and a clear roadmap to drive meaningful change in your organisation..

Class Format and Dates

This is a 6 half day online programme. 
Our Clinton Leadership Institute Learning Management System will support your learning throughout with videos, podcasts and reading materials.

MARCH PROGRAMME DATES

TIME

MODULE

DELIVERY MODE

25/03/2026 09:30-13:00 Module 1 - Digital Landscape and Digital Transformation Online
31/03/2026 09:30-13:00 Module 2 - AI-Ready Data and Analytics Online
15/04/2026 09:30-13:00 Module 3 - Exploring Digital Technologies Online
22/04/2026 09:30-13:00 Module 4 - GenAI for SME Productivity Online
28/04/2026 09:30-13:00 Module 5 - Beyond GenAI for SME Productivity Online
06/05/2026 09:30-13:00 Module 6 - Digital Strategy Road mapping Online

 

APRIL PROGRAMME DATES

TIME

MODULE

DELIVERY MODE

16/04/2026 09:30-13:00 Module 1 - Digital Landscape and Digital Transformation Online
23/04/2026 09:30-13:00 Module 2 - AI-Ready Data and Analytics Online
30/04/2026 09:30-13:00 Module 3 - Exploring Digital Technologies Online
07/05/2026 09:30-13:00 Module 4 - GenAI for SME Productivity Online
13/05/2026 09:30-13:00 Module 5 - Beyond GenAI for SME Productivity Online
20/05/2026 09:30-13:00 Module 6 - Digital Strategy Road mapping Online
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Programme Faculty
Professor Ganna Pogrebna

Professor Ganna Pogrebna is a pioneer in Behavioural Data Science, an award-winning academic executive, and a leading expert on the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Behavioural Science, and Organisational Transformation. She is the inaugural David Trimble Chair at Queen’s Business School and has held research roles at the University of Sydney, the Alan Turing Institute, Columbia University, and the University of Warwick, among others.

With an academic background spanning economics, decision theory, engineering, and computer science, Professor Pogrebna brings a unique interdisciplinary lens to her work. She specialises in helping organisations unpack the value of digital, data, and emerging technologies for strategic, operational, and cultural transformation.

She has advised governments, international bodies, and private sector organisations in sectors such as finance, defence, agriculture, healthcare, and cybersecurity. Professor Pogrebna has designed over 50 Executive courses and taught extensively in Executive Education, including at Warwick Business School, the University of Sydney Business School, AI and Cyber Futures Institute and currently designs and delivers leadership and AI training at the William J Clinton Leadership Institute.

She has attracted more than $30 million in competitive research funding across projects in AI ethics, behavioural cybersecurity, and strategic resilience. She has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications and several books, including Navigating New Cyber Risks, The Big Bad Bias Book, and the Cambridge Handbook of Behavioural Data Science. A frequent media commentator, she is a contributor to Harvard Business Review, an editor of the Behavioural Data Science Week newsletter, and host of the Data Driven YouTube channel.

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Dr V. Charles

Dr V Charles is a Reader in AI for Business and Management Science at Queen’s Business School. He is also the Programme Director for the MSc AI in Business, and he leads and contributes to a range of executive education courses at the William J Clinton Leadership Institute, showcasing his expertise in the topic of AI and digital transformation. He is an AWS Accredited Educator. A recipient of numerous international academic honours and awards, he holds honorary visiting professorships worldwide.

He is Vice Chair of the British Computer Society (BCS) Northern Ireland. He has also been recognised as a Fellow of the BCS and the Royal Statistical Society (RSS), a Senior Member of INFORMS, a Senior Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy, and a Senior Member of The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation of Behaviour (UK).

His research lies at the intersection of AI and Management Science, with a particular emphasis on boosting business productivity, fostering regional competitiveness, enhancing societal welfare, and informing policy, all underpinned by a strong commitment to delivering positive, multidimensional impact. He publishes his research in top-tier journals and holds various editorial positions as a Special Issue Editor and Associate Editor for many journals of repute.

With over 25 years of experience across academia, industry, and consultancy, he has served as a full professor and director of research at triple-accredited business schools. He has also led executive education programmes across the Globe. He is a Six Sigma Black Belt and holds EdX certificates from MIT, Harvard, IE Business School, and the RSS.

Over the past five years, he has attracted £7.5 million in funding from various funding bodies and industry.

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We have a range of package options to support your Senior Executive experience with executive coaching and mentoring. Please contact us directly to discuss your requirements. Please email: Sue.Burns@qub.ac.uk

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