University of New South Wales
AI for Business Leaders
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Intermediate
- Duration: 2 days
- Course Type: Short Course
- Total Price: $3,950
Develop the skills necessary to lead and expand the use of AI for business growth.
Course overview
This course empowers leaders to leverage AI for enhancing customer value, driving business growth and achieving operational excellence. You’ll learn to pinpoint where AI delivers the greatest impact, use data-driven insights to improve decision-making and make strategic build-or-buy choices. Develop the confidence to lead AI adoption, manage organisational risk and embed responsible and ethical AI practices across your enterprise.
Designed for senior executives, business leaders and managers leading digital and organisational transformation, the course is ideal for those seeking to harness AI for strategic growth, innovation and performance, including executive teams, emerging senior managers and professionals building future-ready capabilities.
Learning outcomes are:
- Applying AI for business growth
Learn how to apply AI-enabled business models and strategies to enhance performance, innovation and customer value. - Leveraging generative AI for efficiency
Discover how to utilise generative AI to streamline operations, boost productivity and unlock new opportunities for optimisation. - Leading AI-driven change
Build the capability to lead AI adoption with confidence, fostering alignment, engagement and measurable value across your organisation.
Course designed to stack
Use multiple credentials to stack your learning. This course is worth 2 AGSM CEMD points, which provides formal recognition of professional development and reflects 18 hours of learning, inclusive of pre-work, course participation, learning materials and support.
Key facts
What you will study
Day 1
- Developing an AI-enabled business model aligned with your business strategy.
- Focus on a customer-centric AI-enabled business model.
- Delivering operational efficiency through the use of generative AI.
Day 2
- Augmented decision making for growth.
- Make informed decisions on whether to build AI tools internally or integrate external solutions.
- Aligning AI adoption across the leadership team.
- Designing for AI-driven change.
- Develop AI governance and risk management frameworks.
What you will learn
Throughout the course, you’ll learn how to apply AI to enhance customer value, drive efficiency and strengthen decision-making. Discover where generative AI creates impact and how to align adoption across teams to deliver transformational change, balancing innovation, governance and accountability.
Who should attend
Senior executives, business leaders and managers driving digital and organisational transformation. Ideal for those seeking to harness AI for strategic growth, innovation and performance, including executive leadership teams, aspiring senior managers and professionals building future-ready capability.
How will you learn
- Experience an immersive, practice-based learning journey that combines strategic insight with real-world application.
- Engage in interactive workshops, case studies and facilitated discussions by an expert practitioner.
- Each session culminates in a personalised action plan to accelerate responsible and effective AI adoption within your organisation.
Who You Will Learn From
Nicola Dorling
Adjunct Faculty - AGSM
Nicola is a highly regarded technology leader with deep expertise in strategy, finance and AI-driven transformation. Ranked No. 2 in the CIO50 in both 2024 and 2025, she is a trusted advisor to boards and executives. With more than 25 years’ experience across FMCG, government, infrastructure, supply chain, technology and media, she brings practical insight into how digital and AI innovation drive real-world business transformation.