Course Schedule
AI for Leaders: 3 Weeks from Hype to Reality
Course Starts Sunday, April 19th at 10 am EST, 2026
Week 1
AI/ML Foundations: Distinguishing Hype from Reality
- ✓The AI landscape: What actually works vs. marketing hype
- ✓Understanding ML, Deep Learning, and LLMs for business leaders
- ✓Key metrics that matter: ROI, accuracy, and real-world performance
- ✓Case studies: AI successes and expensive failures
- ✓Evaluating AI vendors and solutions critically
Week 2
Use Cases & Strategies: Building Your First Chatbot
- ✓Identifying high-value AI use cases for your organization
- ✓RAG fundamentals: Making AI work with your proprietary data
- ✓Hands-on workshop: Building and deploying a production chatbot
- ✓Vendor selection frameworks: Build vs. buy decisions
- ✓Cost-benefit analysis for AI initiatives
Week 3
Real-World Implementation & The Agentic Future
- ✓Common implementation pitfalls and how to avoid them
- ✓Hands-on workshop: Building and deploying an AI agent
- ✓Governance, security, and responsible AI deployment
- ✓The future of AI agents and autonomous systems
- ✓Strategic planning: Building your AI roadmap