
Seminar 01 / AI × Leadership
Corporate Seminar
The AI Frontier
— For Leaders Driving Transformation
Will you remain displaced by AI,
or become the one who harnesses its power?
— From the latest global trends to industry case studies and implementation essentials — everything a leader needs, in an intensive 3 hours.
FormatLecture + Workshop
AudienceExecutives, directors & emerging leaders
ScheduleContact us for details
LecturerAriki Ono
Does any of this sound familiar?

"AI is changing the world" —
But can you articulate what comes next?
Not being able to explain what changes — in your own words. That may be the most pressing challenge of all.

You've tried ChatGPT, but you're still unsure whether AI is truly useful for your business operations
You hear about AI use cases in your industry, but can't articulate what would actually change at your own company
Your team members are already leveraging AI, and you feel like you are falling behind
You keep hearing that 'AI literacy is essential,' but you don't know where to start
This seminar is not a passive information session.
It is designed to help you comprehend global trends, the essence of the technology, industry case studies, and implementation essentials — so you can discuss AI with confidence in a business context.
It is designed to help you comprehend global trends, the essence of the technology, industry case studies, and implementation essentials — so you can discuss AI with confidence in a business context.
What You'll Gain
Skills and insights you will walk away with
Articulate how AI will transform your role — in your own words
Gain a clear personal framework that lets you speak with confidence in AI strategy discussions with your team.
Translate AI from "someone else's story" to your own business through 10 industry examples
Real-world case studies in manufacturing, logistics, finance, healthcare, and more will spark the question: "What if we applied this?"
Explain how generative AI works — even without a technical background
Understand transformers, attention mechanisms, and autoregression at the level every executive needs.
Leave with a concrete first step for AI adoption in your division or team
Bridge the gap between personal understanding and organisational action with a clear starting point.
Program
How the programme is structured
Participants map their own roles and operations onto the material as they learn.Designed not to end at listening, but to make it personal on the spot.
Poll
Where does your company's AI adoption stand globally? A live poll reveals participants' perceptions in real time.
Workshop
Draft and articulate your company's 'first move' in AI adoption — and take it home.
Discussion
Identify the highest-impact areas in your industry and company through group discussion.
Chapter 01
The AI Frontier: What Is Happening Around the World
- Musk, Amodei, and others on the reality of an "approaching singularity"
- The US–China AI race: executive orders, DeepSeek, and Japan's AI Promotion Act
- The fact that AI capability growth has doubled since 2024 (Epoch AI)
- The performance gap between AI-adopting and non-adopting companies — 7x growth, 3x ROI, 60% revenue uplift
Chapter 02
How Generative AI Works & Case Studies Across 10 Industries
- The evolution of AI — what is the Fourth AI Revolution?
- The breakthrough of transformers (parallelisation, attention, autoregression) explained for business leaders
- Why the Fourth Industrial Revolution is "ripe" — the data explosion and GPU dominance
- Manufacturing, healthcare, retail, logistics, finance, construction, food, real estate, plant engineering, and more
- The outlook for achieving artificial general intelligence
Chapter 03
Essentials of AI Implementation — From "Learning AI" to "Transforming with AI"
- Three common failures: aimless adoption, unrealistic automation expectations, and the 100% accuracy myth
- A four-lens approach: management, operations, technology, and governance
- PoV over PoT — implementation design that starts from value
- Designing hybrid workflows where AI and humans coexist
- AI talent development
- The three pillars of AI governance
Voices
What past participants say
Request
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We are happy to tailor the schedule, capacity and format (in-person or online) to suit your needs. Enquiries from HR and corporate planning departments are most welcome.
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