AI Strategy for Executive Leadership Teams – Face to Face

This is a 3-hour facilitated workshop that is designed to help executive leadership teams come up to speed with the current AI landscape and help them formulate a forward-looking strategy for their organisation.   

The workshop briefly covers AI fundamentals before leading into its use cases, forming the foundation for creating a comprehensive AI Strategy.  

Different types of Artificial Intelligence, such as Machine Learning and Generative AI are explored, before comparing current market leaders such as Claude, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot—how they differ, and their pros and cons from a data protection viewpoint. 

This workshop dives into the different Microsoft M365 Copilot versions and includes demonstrations of their key features. Chatbot and Assistant functionality is explored, as well as Agentic AI—agents that can be set up to help retrieve information or perform basic tasks. An overview of Microsoft’s new Cowork platform is also shared as it promises a seismic shift in office work. 

Importantly, the session delves into the risks, issues and costs associated with using different types of AI in an organisation, together with steps that can be taken to manage these.  

Finally, time is spent exploring how AI can be implemented to align with, and support, overall business strategy. Keys steps and considerations are outlined to help teams direct safe organisational use of GenAI, and ultimately gain real value from their investment. 

Topics Include:  

Key concepts of AI  

• Different types of AI explained; how they work
• Key terminology & concepts
• What are AI Models and why it’s important to understand the differences 

 AI tools; pros & cons.  

• Claude vs ChatGPT vs Gemini vs Copilot – which one?
• Chatbots vs Assistants vs Agents - demos of each using Copilot 
• Business image creation & editing - demos 
• Overview of Cowork and what it can mean for your organisation.
• Touching on Microsoft IQ, Studio, Foundry and Fabric 

 Issues & risks  

• What AI is being used in your business right now? How to find out 
• Accuracy & hallucinations. Bias and other issues.
• Data leakage and other security concerns; how these happen.
• Agent sprawl; multi-step autonomous agents; agent bosses 

Business applications  

• Alignment to business strategy
• Finding use-cases
• Do you need a custom AI? Build or buy? Options
• Connecting AI into your systems and other data sources 

Steps to your own AI Strategy  

• Outline of main steps to building your strategy; key risk considerations
• How to create an AI Acceptable Use Policy; considerations. 
• Microsoft’s 4-phase approach to implementing Copilot into your organisation
• A 3-tier approach to AI development & the CALMER approach to work automation
• Where is AI heading? The future of work?  

Course information: 

Duration: 3 hours

Cost: Onsite only POA

Who should attend: 

This workshop is designed for executive leadership teams.

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