Executive Programme in AI-Driven
Leadership & Decision Making
from BITSoM

Executive Programme in AI-Driven
Leadership & Decision Making
from BITSoM

  • Learn from BITSoM’s renowned faculty and industry leaders while building a strong executive network.
  • Experience an AI-led learning journey that turns cutting-edge AI into practical leadership decisions.
  • Earn a BITSoM Executive Certificate and deepen your learning with an immersive on-campus module in Mumbai.

Batch Start Date

April 25, 2026

Course Duration

6 Months

Live Classes

3 Hours/Week

Eligibility

5+ Years of Work Experience

Learning Mode

Online

The Future of AI-Driven Leadership & Decision Making Programme Is Here

Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO

"Some jobs may be done by AI, but new types of thinking jobs will always come up. Why can’t we have strong AI while still making our own choices?"

Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO
Andrew Ng, AI Researcher & Entrepreneur

"AI founders need not just technical depth, but also the ability to make decisions quickly and responsibly."

Andrew Ng, AI Researcher & Entrepreneur
$17 Billion
India’s AI Market: Projected to grow to US$ 17 Billion by 2027 (NASSCOM-BCG) at a CAGR of ~25-35%.
Source: The Times of India
$35.45 Billion
The predictive analytics market (which is a key application area for AI-driven decision-making) is projected to reach US$ 35.45 Billion by 2027.
Source: Allied Market Research

About BITSoM

IIT Patna Campus

  • BITSoM (BITS School of Management), an integral part of the esteemed BITS Pilani legacy, stands as a beacon of excellence in business education.
  • Located in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, BITSoM offers a transformative learning experience driven by world-class faculty who bring expertise from top global institutions like Harvard, Wharton, NYU Stern, and SMU Singapore.
  • With a foundation in entrepreneurial spirit and academic rigor, BITSoM nurtures future leaders equipped to excel in an ever-changing global business landscape.

Admission Process

Admission Process
Submit Application

Submit Application

Complete application form to showcase your motivation and goals

Complete Counselling

Complete Counselling

Only shortlisted candidates go through the counselling process

Start Learning

Start Learning

Learn from India's top educators and stand out from the crowd.

Fee Structure

Application Fee

(non-refundable)

₹100

Option 1

Upfront

Option 2

EMI

(Through Our NBFC Partners)

Secure Seat Fee

(non-refundable)

₹4,000

₹4,000

Installment 1

(non-refundable)

Installment 2

(non-refundable)

₹50,000

₹96,000

₹14,357 x 12 months

Total

(non-refundable)

₹150,000
( + GST **)

₹176,284
( + GST **)

** GST at 18% extra, as applicable

Our NBFC Partners

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Who is this course for?

For forward-thinking professionals aiming to elevate leadership and decision-making with AI.

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Course Certificate

Why choose this course?

Discover how BITSoM’s AI-led, leadership-
first curriculum, campus immersion, and 
executive alumni network give you a 
decisive edge in an AI-driven world.

BITSOM pedigree & executive network

Learn from BITSOM's distinguished faculty and industry leaders while building a high-calibre peer network of ambitious professionals.

AI-led, leadership-first design

Blended learning for working professionals

Immersive on-campus experience

Capstone on a real business problem

BITSOM Executive Alumni status

*Certification Criteria: 65% attendance in the live classes and 40% marks in the overall evaluation.

How is the “Executive Programme in AI-Driven Leadership 
& Decision Making” from from BITSoM Different?

How is this course different from others?

This Programme

Other Programme

Institutional Prestige

Learn under the academic excellence and leadership-driven philosophy of BITSoM.

Typically offered by private edtech providers with limited academic legacy.

Faculty

Taught by BITSoM core faculty, visiting experts, and industry leaders blending global insights and practical expertise.

Often delivered by freelance trainers or mixed-quality teaching staff.

Curriculum Depth

Covers AI Strategy, Decision Science, Gen AI, Agentic AI & Leadership frameworks with real-world business cases.

Narrow thematic focus with limited integration of strategic AI concepts.

Certification

Earn a distinguished BITSoM Executive Certificate recognized by industry and academia.

Platform-issued certificates with comparatively lower professional credibility.

Industry Recognition

Experience practical, hands-on learning through real-world assignments, strategic simulations, and a capstone project.

Minimal hands-on components and limited exposure to industry-led problem solving.

What Will You Learn?

This 6-month online certification is designed for mid-level managers, aspiring leaders, and experienced professionals seeking to lead effectively in the AI era. The programme provides a strategic, non-technical understanding of AI, enabling participants to identify business opportunities, evaluate AI solutions, and guide teams through transformation. Through a practical, case-based learning approach and real-world examples across healthcare, telecom, retail, manufacturing, and other sectors, the course highlights how AI can drive innovation, efficiency, and sustainable growth.

Toolkit

Toolkit 1
Toolkit 2
Toolkit 3
Toolkit 4

Course Details

Duration

6 Months

Course Mode

Online

Certification

From BITSoM

Module 1: AI Foundations for Leaders

  • Understanding the AI Landscape: A high-level overview of key AI concepts like Machine Learning (predictive models), Deep Learning, Generative AI, and Agentic AI – when to use what AI type? and Data Science Life cycle
  • The Business Value of AI: Identifying and articulating the potential for AI to drive revenue, reduce costs, and improve customer experience – How do you measure the productivity gain and AI adoption across the organization
  • Data as a Strategic Asset: How to assess the quality and availability of data needed for a successful ML project and the importance of data collection as an investment; Data driven decision making; Data strategy – data warehouse, data lake, data mesh, data lakehouse – when to use what strategy?
  • Case Study Exploration: An analysis of foundational AI success stories and failures in various industries, focusing on the strategic decisions that led to their outcomes

Module 2: Applied AI in Business Decisions

  • Supervised Learning for Prediction: An introduction to models like Regression (predicting sales or stock prices) and Classification (predicting customer churn or fraud). Covers computer vision (classification, object detection and segmentation) aspects. We will explore how these models are used to answer questions about "how much?" or "which category?"
  • Unsupervised Learning for Insights: Understanding how Clustering and Anomaly Detection models can be used to uncover patterns in data, such as customer segmentation or identifying unusual network activity. Semi-supervised approaches.
  • Reinforcement Learning concept with case studies: How RL works and when to use RL? Understanding the concepts of agent, environment, states, reward, penalty mechanism and learning policy
  • Recommendation Systems: Covering data filtering techniques such as collaborative filtering, content based and hybrid approaches.
  • Evaluating Model Performance: A leader's guide to understanding key performance metrics (e.g., accuracy, precision, recall) without getting into the underlying mathematics, Monitoring and Observability beyond evaluation
  • Practical AI use cases:
    Telecom – anomaly detection, churn prediction (sales), Traffic balancing classification use cases
    Healthcare – bone age prediction, image classification, detection and segmentation example, customer service, Edge AI
    Personalized recommendations in FinTech, e-commerce and Learning & Development
    AI for supply chain – demand and supply forecasting (predictions), warehouse automation (autonomous cars, RL based path planning)

Module 3: Leading AI Initiatives: Strategy, Ethics, and Governance

  • Building an AI Roadmap: Creating a strategic plan for AI implementation / adoption, prioritizing projects based on business impact, and allocating resources effectively, MLOps, AI maturity of the organization, Path to become AI-first organization, Build vs Buy decision making and Scale to RoI
  • Navigating the Human-AI Teaming Model: Strategies for training and motivating your workforce to collaborate effectively with AI tools, specifically addressing the rise of Generative and Agentic AI
  • Ethical AI and Responsible Use: Understanding the ethical considerations of AI, including bias, privacy, and transparency, and how to establish a governance framework for responsible AI use, excerpts from General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) act, The Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act, EU AI Act for example, Explainable AI
  • Change Management and Communication: How to champion and lead AI initiatives, overcome resistance, and foster a data-driven culture by communicating the "why" behind the change
  • Practical case study of driving Responsible AI in an organization

Module 4: Campus Immersion – Gen AI and Agentic AI

  • Gen AI deep dive – Transformers, GPT, LLMs, Prompt engineering, RAG, Fine Tuning, and LLM Observability
  • Gen AI use cases
  • Strategic MLOps and LLMOps
  • Agentic workflows
  • Multi agent systems
  • Enterprise AI – development of document and database search using Gen AI – Challenges and strategic decisions
  • Build vs Buy strategic decision and scale to RoI
  • Building AI agents (practice session)

Module 5: Capstone Project: Bringing It All Together

  • Problem Identification: Defining a clear, high-impact problem to solve with AI
  • Solution Design: Outlining an AI strategy and implementation plan
  • Business Case Creation: Developing a compelling presentation to gain buy-in and resources for your project

Our Instructors

Dr. Saravanan Kesavan

Dr. Saravanan Kesavan

Dean and Professor of Operations, BITSoM

Dr. Saravanan Kesavan brings 16 years of distinguished experience from UNC Chapel Hill, where he served as Associate Dean at the Kenan-Flagler Busines...

Prof. Daniel Corsten

Prof. Daniel Corsten

Professor, Department of Technology & Operations at 
IE Business School

Daniel Corsten is a Professor of Technology and Operations at IE Business School, previously serving at INSEAD, Wharton, and London Business School. H...

Prof. Shankar Prakash

Prof. Shankar Prakash

Adjunct Professor, IIM Udaipur

Prof. Shankar Prakash brings over 20 years of industry experience in IT operations, digital transformation, and service automation. He is a seasoned A...

Dr. Sunil Kumar Vuppala

Dr. Sunil Kumar Vuppala

Vice President (VP) – AI Labs at Aurigo

Dr. Sunil Kumar Vuppala is a highly analytical professional with 20+ years of industrial and research experience in AI, ML, IoT, Automation, and Analy...

Prof. Meenakshi Balakrishna

Prof. Meenakshi Balakrishna

Assistant Professor of Marketing, BITSoM

Dr. Meenakshi Balakrishna holds a PhD in Quantitative Marketing from UC San Diego’s Rady School of Management, specializing in causal inference, time ...

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Career Advancement and Impact Portfolio

Masai will help you articulate your learning through capstone projects, case work and reflection exercises so you can build a clear narrative of impact and leadership readiness to showcase within your organisation or to future opportunities.

2

Seamless Learning Ecosystem

Through Masai’s LMS platform, you’ll get structured access to live sessions, recordings, readings, and assignments, along with timely updates and a smooth academic experience throughout the programme.

3

Ongoing Academic & Learner Support

Masai’s team will provide doubt-resolution support, coordination with faculty, and learner assistance, ensuring that you stay on track and can fully focus on extracting maximum value from the BITSoM-led curriculum.

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