Driving an AI-Powered Business
We have all heard that AI will revolutionize business. The real question is: how can you and your organization fully harness its potential? Just as computers and the internet once transformed work, AI will automate what exists today and make room for entirely new ways of doing business.
The Driving AI-Powered Business program helps you understand how AI can be used to discover new business opportunities. You will gain concrete insights into both the possibilities and the limitations of AI. No technical background is required.
This program uniquely combines world-class AI expertise with a deep understanding of the Nordic business context. Topics include opportunities and limitations of generative AI, AI agents, and a human-centric approach to AI. Additionally, you will learn how to place AI in a broader context: how can it be deployed in organizations, and what economic and legal aspects are involved?
You will learn about generative AI applications from Stanford University faculty, and connect those insights to your own work through facilitation and lectures by Aalto EE’s instructors and collaborative brainstorming with fellow participants.
By the end of the program, you will understand the key business opportunities AI offers. You will be equipped to use the most relevant concepts and practices and apply them within your own organization.
Each participant will earn a record of completion, delivered digitally from Stanford Online, for the online course and a certificate from Aalto EE for completing the whole program.
See through the hype: Gain a fact-based understanding of what AI is capable of and explore the key business perspectives related to it.
Flexible learning experience: Enjoy the freedom of self-paced study while also joining live sessions where you can connect with peers and instructors.
Global insights, local relevance: The program combines a Stanford Online course, cutting-edge insights, and content curated by Aalto EE specifically for a Nordic approach.
Benefits
Regardless of industry, we have all heard claims about how AI will transform the game. Yet much of the current AI conversation is filled with hype, making it difficult to see the bigger picture. For future-oriented organizations, it is essential to place AI in a broader business context and understand its strategic implications. This program provides up-to-date insights into how AI can serve as a long-term driver of value and competitiveness.
For
- Professionals and managers who recognize that AI will transform the way we work, and seek concrete insights into how it can be applied and what opportunities it can unlock.
- Decision-makers who want to actively shape how AI is integrated into their organization’s strategy and everyday operations.
- Managers who lead or collaborate with people working with AI and want to better understand how it can be applied in real-world situations
- Managers who know AI is important, and want to learn what their team can do in practice to achieve its goals
- Professionals, such as Business and Offering Developers, and aspiring Digital Transformation experts, who want to apply the best global AI practices in their own business context.
Content and Schedule
Designed to support your professional growth, the Driving AI-Powered Business program combines a broad range of learning methods. It includes inspiring live online lectures, workshops, Stanford Online’s self-paced course, and a program closing ceremony. During the program, you will have a chance to connect and engage with like-minded professionals in the group discussions and live sessions led by AI Experts in Finland. You will get to apply your learnings by engaging in peer discussions, faculty-led workshops, and real-world case studies.
To provide a smooth learning experience, you will receive support from experienced teaching assistants from Aalto University throughout the program. In addition, you will gain access to Stanford Online’s course Business Opportunities and Applications of Generative AI, which features faculty from Stanford University, including Dr. Andrew Ng, Professor James Landay, and Professor Maneesh Agrawala.
On-site participation is not a mandatory part of the program.
Schedule
Instructors
Patrick Furu
Dr. Patrick Furu works as a Director at Aalto EE. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Management at Hult International Business School.
He has 20 years of experience in consultancy and executive education for management concerning strategies, change processes, and competence development.
He has worked with many large companies, such as Aviva, Cargotec, Ericsson, Fortum, NCC, Nokia, Nordea, Pfizer, SEB, Skanska, Telia, and UPM. Patrick has board work experience in SMEs. His past activities include top management group experience in the IT industry.
Patrick’s research has centred on strategic knowledge creation and sharing in multinational companies, the role of the board of directors in medium-sized companies, and leadership models and processes in improvising jazz bands and classical music ensembles. At Aalto EE, Patrick covers topics such as strategy creation and execution, the interface between leadership and strategy, managing complexity, agile organizational forms, digital leadership, and high-performing teams and collective competence.
Henri Schildt
Henri Schildt is a Professor of Strategy at Aalto University School of Business and Aalto University School of Science.
Professor Henri Schildt’s research interests span technology strategy, organizational change, and strategy process (with specific interest in reasoning under uncertainty and the use of data analytics). He is currently heading two research programs on data-driven management and the management of digitalization in Finnish manufacturing companies.
He is a tenured professor with a joint appointment at the Aalto University School of Business and the School of Science’s Department of Industrial Engineering and Management.
Henri Schildt completed his PhD at Helsinki University of Technology in 2007.
Antti Ukkonen
Antti Ukkonen is an Adjunct Professor ("Docent") at the Department of Computer Science, University of Helsinki.
Ukkonen is a computer scientist and educator with 20+ years of R&D experience across both the private and public sectors. He has worked as the Chief Product Officer at Speechly, a venture-funded startup acquired by Roblox Inc. in September 2023; as an Academy Research Fellow at the University of Helsinki; at the Finnish Institute for Occupational Health; at Aalto University; and at Yahoo! Research.
Ukkonen holds a doctoral degree from Aalto University (2008).