AI Executive Leadership Programme

Plenty of AI projects never get past the idea. Someone’s keen, the use case sounds reasonable enough, and then it quietly stalls because nobody put a number on it or worked out who had to approve it.

This programme teaches you how to get one through. You bring a real problem from your own organisation and work it the whole way, because that’s how the method sticks, but the project isn’t the point. The point is that you can run the next one yourself.

Applications close: 30 November 2026

Launch Session: Monday 7 December 2026, 2pm – 5pm

Weekly Sessions: Every Monday from 18 January – 8 March 2027, 2pm – 5pm, except Week 4, which takes place on Friday 5 February.

Location: Digital Jersey, in person

Digital Jersey reserves the right to cancel the programme if minimum numbers are not reached.

You’ll get the most out of this if you turn up with a problem that’s yours to fix, or two or three you’re choosing between, and you can act on it when you get back to the office.

It helps if this won’t be the only AI project you ever have to run, because most of what you take away is the method rather than the answer.

You won’t be asked to write any code. It isn’t an introduction to AI either, so if you’re after the basics, start there and come back when you’ve got a project worth the eight weeks.

This programme gets one idea from “we should probably do something about AI” to a scoped, costed case that somebody will sign. Let’s Build AI picks up ideas that are already scoped and builds them.

• Spot the problems in your own organisation that Al suits, and rule out the ones it doesn’t
• Put a number on what a problem is costing you that finance will accept
• Write a business case that survives a proper review
• Work out who has to approve something, and what they’ll object to
• Judge whether a tool, an agent or a prototype is the right answer
• Scope a pilot so you know in advance when you’d stop

• The problem you chose, with the case already made for it
• A working prototype
• A governance check covering risk, data protection and procurement
• A plan for getting it adopted, with the people who have to say yes already named
• A CPD certificate

Before Week 1

There’s a launch session on Monday 7 December 2026, some self-paced material to work through over Christmas, and a 30-minute call with the programme lead to confirm your place and discuss the problem you’re bringing.

The Eight Sessions

Week 1 – Monday 18 January: Choosing the Right Problem

• Identify and assess potential AI opportunities within your organisation, evaluating their impact and feasibility.

Week 2 – Monday 25 January: Proving It Is Worth Doing

• Use AI to analyse your own data and calculate the cost of the problem, building a clear financial justification.

Week 3 – Monday 1 February: The Business Case

• Develop a costed, one-page business case with a clear proposal and identified sponsor.

Week 4 – Friday 5 February: Implementation and Change

• Identify key stakeholders and develop a six-week pilot plan, including clear criteria for stopping.

Week 5 – Monday 15 February: Governance, Data and Risk

• Explore risk, data protection and procurement requirements to ensure your proposed solution meets organisational standards.

Week 6 – Monday 22 February: Generative AI and Prototyping

• Build a working prototype of your chosen use case using accessible AI tools.

Week 7 – Monday 1 March: AI Agents

• Explore the role of AI agents and assess whether they are appropriate for your project.

Week 8 – Monday 8 March: Capstone

• Present your business case, outline your next steps and receive your CPD certificate.