| Authentic | True |
| Course | A.I. for Business Leadership |
| Name | Aniket Bhosle |
| Date | August 18-22, 2025 |
| Organization | Confederation of Indian Industry |
| Coordinator | Prof. D. Manjunath |
| Dean | Prof. Usha Ananthakumar |
Course Content
- Introduction to course goals and the balance between tech and strategy.
- Fundamentals of AI, ML, deep learning, and data visualization.
- Overview of key statistical concepts for data-driven decisions.
- Summary of regression, time series, and tree-based models in business.
- Best practices in data governance, quality, and security.
- Overview of India’s AI ecosystem, strategy, startups, and investments.
- Data lifecycle, big data, and cloud strategies for scalable AI.
- Understanding structured and unstructured datasets.
- Intro to ML Ops: model deployment, monitoring, and improvement.
- Basics of model maintenance and AI cybersecurity.
- AI applications in finance, marketing, sales, and supply chain.
- Interactive session on aligning technical tools with business strategy.
- Aligning AI initiatives with strategy, budgeting, ROI, and build vs. buy decisions.
- Evaluating high-performance computing needs.
- Best practices for building and leading highperformance AI teams.
- Strategies for workforce development, reskilling, and fostering innovation.
- Industry-specific breakout sessions with tailored insights.
- Structured Q&A sessions.
- Capstone Projects & Use Case Deep-Dives: Collaborative workshops exploring real-world examples and industry-specific topics like Industry 4.0, IoT, time series models, and user segmentation.
- Strategic Integration, Governance, and the Future of Generative AI Morning Strategies for integrating AI into business operations and long-term planning.
- Overview of AI governance, risk management, and ethical considerations.
- Understanding generative AI’s evolution and its industry impact.
- Exploring opportunities and challenges of generative AI.
- Personalized sessions to develop strategic AI roadmaps combining technical and leadership insights. Interactive expert panel discussing challenges and opportunities in AI transformation