AI Native Mindset for Senior Leaders
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | December 1-3, 2025
Leading the AI revolution
Artificial intelligence has rapidly become an integral part of our lives, embedded in our decision-making and the tools and services we use on a daily basis. Beyond its ability to optimize operations, AI innovation unlocks new opportunities for companies, prompting senior leaders to rethink and reimagine their business models.
The AI-Native Mindset for Senior Leaders Program is designed for board members, C-suite leaders and executive committee members charged with driving AI transformation within their organizations.
Delivered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, this three-day immersion will equip you with the perspectives, language, frameworks and practical tools you need to navigate, lead and thrive in an AI-powered world.
At the same time, it offers a unique forum for reflection and exchange with high-caliber peers, scholars and industry pioneers, whose experiences and perspectives will spark new insights to help you exploit the full potential of AI in your organization.
Benefits of the AI-Native Mindset for Senior Leaders program
1
Discover innovative ways to leverage AI for value creation and strategic growth.
2
Develop an AI-native mindset to design and implement transformative AI-powered strategies.
3
Bolster your leadership capabilities to drive meaningful change at the individual, team and organizational levels.
4
Reinforce your grasp of AI as a catalyst for innovation and sustainable competitive advantage.
5
Enrich your global network by connecting with top-tier business leaders from around the world.
Program Details
NEXT EDITION
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
December 1-3, 2025
CONTACT US
Siamak Rostamian
International Executive Programs
Director Middle East & Africa
+34 689 135 481
srostamian@iese.edu
Mohammed Alzahrani
ADAL POWERED BY IPA
Director of Leadership Development
Department
+966 55 033 2282
alzahranym@ipa.edu.sa
Understanding AI
Gain a deeper understanding of the evolving AI landscape–from narrow predictive models to generative AI and autonomous agents–and decode the AI technology stack in business terms. Learn how AI solutions create and capture value, offering new insights into data, infrastructure and the accelerating pace of AI advances.
Competing with AI
Explore how AI is reshaping value chains and enabling new forms of competitive advantage. Examine shifts in business models and rethink strategic positioning in a world where intelligence is integrated into products, processes and platforms.
Working with AI
Discover how AI improves executive productivity and decision processes, and its organization-wide impact on jobs, talent strategies and the nature of work. Explore the challenges of workforce transformation and strategies to redesign work for the AI era.
Building AI solutions
Learn how to identify high-impact use cases, validate them quickly and scale from pilot projects to enterprise-wide deployment. Develop a strategic playbook for building capabilities and governance systems to deliver value in both established operations and new ventures.
Leading with AI
Put AI at the heart of your enterprise transformation. Examine how to mobilize employees, engage stakeholders and address the ethical, legal and reputational risks of AI at scale.
This program is aimed at senior decision-makers responsible for leading their organization’s AI transformation. Typical profiles include:
- CEOs and other C-suite leaders
- Board members
- Senior executives
- Business owners
Participants will emerge with an enhanced awareness of the strategic, operational and economic dimensions of AI, and how to harness its potential to promote breakthrough performance and organizational transformation.
Evgeny Káganer
Academic Director
Professor of Operations, Information and Technology
PhD in Business Administration (Information Systems), Louisiana State University
MBA, Syracuse University
Medical Doctor, Ural State Medical Academy
Ricard Gil
Professor of Strategic Management
PhD in Economics, University of Chicago
Master’s in Economics, University of Chicago
BA in Economics, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
The AI-Native Mindset for Senior Leaders Program leverages a wide range of academic methodologies including case studies, lectures, active learning activities and business simulations, all aimed at honing your skills as an agent of change. The combination of teaching methods has been strategically designed to foster an optimal learning environment.
Participants will be asked to prepare the academic materials provided two weeks before the program’s start date to ensure they get the most out of the learning experience.
1 – Application
Complete and submit the online application form:
https://apply.iese.edu/ai-native-mindset-senior-leaders/
2 – Payment
Payment submission to IPA
The program includes academic materials and most meals during the module. Travel and accommodation expenses are not included.
Please consult our cancellation policy on the web and contact IPA for any logistic issues. Places are limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis so early registration is encouraged.
Fee:
SAR 26,500
In collaboration with:
Executive Education Rankings.
