Programme Overview

The "AI for Leaders" programme is tailored for senior professionals across diverse industries and verticals. It equips participants with essential skills, core concepts, and cutting-edge tools, including generative AI, vital for navigating the intricacies of leading in today's AI-driven landscape. Each module is designed to foster cross-functional collaboration within organizations, empowering leaders to harness AI's potential effectively.


This programme offers a comprehensive understanding of AI's transformative power, providing participants with a holistic perspective crucial for effective leadership. The programme provides comprehensive insights into practical applications and enterprise-level AI platforms, preparing participants to understand the capabilities of technologies such as Google Cloud's Vertex AI, AWS Bedrock, and Microsoft Azure AI Studio, among others. This knowledge empowers leaders to effectively spearhead AI initiatives within their organizations, enabling them to navigate and implement AI solutions with confidence and ease.

Programme Objective

The Advanced Programme in AI for Leaders (APAL) of IIMC is a distance education certificate programme.

This programme is specifically designed for senior management professionals seeking to enhance their understanding of AI without the need for a technical background. Through immersive learning experiences, leaders gain insights into the latest AI trends, enabling them to steer their careers and businesses adeptly amidst rapid industry evolution.

The objectives of the programme include :

  • Helping current and aspiring leaders, and entrepreneurs to strengthen their understanding of the transformative power of AI and drive the future course of the organization.
  • To enhance the learning experience of senior professionals through rigorous inputs from faculty of IIM Calcutta and invited subject experts.
Programme Directors
Professor Saravana Jaikumar L.

Professor Saravana Jaikumar L.

Marketing

Professor Debashis Saha

Professor Debashis Saha

Management Information Systems

Who Should Attend

Professionals with minimum 10 years of work experience (full-time paid employment) post completion of graduation. There is no prerequisite of technical expertise.

Programme Duration and Delivery

The programme will be delivered through online platform once in a week (Sundays, 3.30 PM - 6.30 PM ).
Campus –2 campus visits of 6 days (both the visits of 3 days each).
The campus visits will be conducted subject to the evolving pandemic situation and will depend on government and institute regulations, advisories and guidelines related to the pandemic.

Pedagogy

The pedagogy will be highly interactive. It will leverage use of technology and will consist of, depending on the subject, a judicious blend of lectures, real life case studies, quizzes and assignments.

Programme Content
The programme will comprise the following modules:

Module 1: Decoding AI

  • Basics of AI and its evolution
  • Industry 4.0 and the role of AI in driving digital transformation
  • Predictive and prescriptive analytics (analytics maturity of a firm)

Module 2: Fundamentals of AI ML

  • Fundamentals of Machine Learning
  • Supervised and Unsupervised Learning Models
  • Task based vs. foundation models: Basics

Module 3: Unleashing Generative AI Potential

  • From Chat GPT 4 to enterprise level platforms
  • Custom models for productivity and business growth
  • Innovation and value creation through generative AI

Module 4: Leveraging AI for Strategic Decision Making

  • Data Driven Decision Making: Data to Strategic Insights
  • Applications of Machine Learning Models
  • Transformative Impact of Chat GPT and AI/ML on Business Data Analytics

Module 5: Simplifying Digital Marketing with AI

  • Content strategy and creation using generative AI
  • Creatives and ad content simplified
  • Improving search and social media marketing using AI

Module 6: AI Powered Sales and Marketing

  • AI powered lead generation to conversions
  • Understanding and implementing MarTech
  • AI Powered Marketing Analytics for Decision Making
  • Driving Loyalty with AI

Module 7: Optimizing Operations and Supply Chain with AI

  • Achieving High Efficiency with Automation and Reengineered Processes
  • Optimizing Resources with AI to Build Sustainable Supply Chains
  • Driving Agility and Resilience with Supply Chain Intelligence and Predictive Maintenance

Module 8: AI in Human Resources and Talent Management

  • Enhance Recruitment Processes
  • People Analytics
  • AI-Powered Performance Management

Module 9: Enhancing Financial Decision Making with AI

  • AI for Financial Analysis
  • AI in FinTech
  • AI for Investments and Financial Markets
  • AI Enabled Fraud Detection and Risk Management

Module 10: Leadership in the AI era

  • Reimagining Business Models with the Transformative Power of AI
  • Shaping the Future: Predictions for AI’s Impact on Business and Society
  • Defining an Ethical and Responsible AI Policy
  • Redefining Roles and Responsibilities in the AI Age

Module 11: AI in Action

  • Select enterprise level AI platforms
  • Generative AI applications
  • Comparing platforms and applications for enterprise deployment

Capstone Project

Programme Sample Certificate
Alumni Status
  • LDP participants who complete the programme successfully become the Alumni of IIMC Executive Education, which currently has over 30,000 members.
  • LDP Alumni are given an email-id in the IIM Calcutta domain.
  • LDP Alumni can register in the IIM Calcutta Alumni portal either with this email-id or with their personal email-ids. The IIM Calcutta Alumni portal is a common platform for Alumni of all programmes of the Institute to interact with each other and stay connected with the Institute.
  • The Institute shares newsletters, important news and articles about the Institute and its activities, the achievements of the Institute's faculty, staff, students and alumni, upcoming events and programmes etc., on the portal.
  • Alumni can post their achievements, write about jobs or LIVE project opportunities for other alumni to see.
  • The IIM Calcutta alumni network can also be accessed on mobile phones through the mobile app.
  • Executive Education Alumni are entitled to a discount of 5% on the programme fee if they opt to do another LDP.
  • By using the different features of the IIM Calcutta portal, alumni across programmes can engage with each other in many meaningful ways. It is up to the alumni themselves to leverage the platform