Harnessing AI for Breakthrough Innovation and Strategic Impact

Make more informed and strategic decisions for your organization with a deeper understanding of the artificial intelligence landscape and its real-world applications.

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Format
In-Person
Duration
One Week
Starts on
October 19, 2025
Price
$16,750$16,750

Explore the power and potential of AI.

Artificial Intelligence is transforming almost every dimension of business, government, and society. Are you up to speed? Do you understand the risks and rewards? Is there a strategic case for making it part of your business? In this one-week program learn about the real-world applications, innovations, and implications of artificial intelligence and how to leverage it for a competitive advantage. Faculty from Stanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), School of Engineering, Law School, Medical School, and School of Humanities and Sciences will join forces to demystify AI in a non-technical way, and provide strategies and frameworks to help your organization innovate and take the lead. It’s a powerful combination of technological expertise and business innovation you’ll find only at Stanford, in the heart of Silicon Valley.

Program Dates

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October 19, 2025 September 5, 2025 In-Person Download Brochure Apply Now
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October 19, 2025
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September 5, 2025
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In-Person
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April 5, 2026
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February 20, 2026
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July 26, 2026
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June 12, 2026
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Key Benefits

  • Gain a better understanding of cutting-edge AI technologies and their current uses and misuses.
  • Strategize on how to thoughtfully harness AI tools to improve efficiencies, cut costs, provide customer insights, and generate new product ideas.
  • Anticipate potential downstream consequences, weighing the ethical, legal, workforce, and social implications of AI.
  • Learn how to communicate with your technology team to align AI initiatives with your organization’s strategic goals.
  • Collaborate with peers to think through potential AI applications for your organization.
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Who Should Attend?

  • Senior-level executives, policymakers, and nonprofit leaders who recognize the importance of AI and want to responsibly harness it
  • Decision makers — from any size organization, any industry, and any country — who work with internal or external technology teams
  • Investors who want to learn about AI trends and gain insights on its effect on companies
  • Ideal for those with little or no technical expertise in artificial intelligence
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Learning in Action

This program helped me connect the dots between AI technology, business, and adoption.

Bhavesh Patel

CFO of Operations

Blue Origin

Meet the Faculty Leadership

This program is developed by Paul Oyer and Mykel Kochenderfer, and taught by a team of tenured, strategically focused, cross-disciplinary faculty who are experts in their fields. Together, they bring cutting-edge research, thought leadership, and experiential learning to your program experience.

Paul Oyer

The Mary and Rankine Van Anda Entrepreneurial Professor and Professor of Economics

Co-Director, Harnessing AI for Breakthrough Innovation and Strategic Impact

Mykel Kochenderfer

Assistant Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Assistant Professor, by courtesy, of Computer Science at Stanford University

Co-Director, Harnessing AI for Breakthrough Innovation and Strategic Impact

Earn Your Certificate

Upon successful completion of Harnessing AI for Breakthrough Innovation and Strategic Impact, you will be awarded a Certificate of Completion in recognition of your achievement and the investment you have made in your education and professional development.

Applications due September 5, 2025

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