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The data & AI-driven enterprise

Explore how organizations create value from data and AI, manage use cases, and design strategies for transformation. The course demystifies Big Data, Data Science, Machine Learning, and Generative AI, connecting them to real-world applications and tools that drive measurable business impact.

training informations

Short program (FC)

duration

4 days spread over 1 month

price

CHF 5’000

language

English

location

Onsite

internationally recognized

hands-on & practical course

Presentation of the program

Data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) have become central drivers of innovation, productivity, and growth in today’s economy. Yet, while the opportunities are immense, many organizations struggle to assess their business relevance, value and risks and define realistic use cases and pathways for a transformation into truly data- and AI-driven enterprises.

This module introduces the data and AI economy and explores how enterprises create value from data and AI, manage their use case portfolios, and define suitable strategies and transformation roadmaps. It demystifies key concepts such as Big Data, Data Science, Machine Learning, AI, and Generative AI, AI Agents and Agentic Systems, linking them to real business applications.

Participants gain hands-on insights into how these technologies are implemented in practice and discuss the organizational and technological challenges of scaling data and AI across the enterprise. The module features numerous real-world use cases from different industries, along with practical frameworks and tools that participants can leverage to drive innovation and measurable business value through data- and AI-driven approaches.

Learning objectives

Assess the role of data and AI in business and develop a strategy and roadmap for the transformation into a data- and AI-driven enterprise.
Understand the key concepts of Machine Learning, AI & Generative AI, and differentiate between hype and practical, real-world applications.
Apply proven methods and frameworks to identify, prioritize, and implement data & AI applications that deliver measurable business value.

Target audience

(Future) Chief Data Officers (CDOs), senior managers and executives who are launching data initiatives.
Business intelligence (BI) and data managers, data engineers and data architects who want to manage successful data-driven transformation.
Data champions and executives in business lines (HR, Marketing, Operations, …) who want to become more data and analytics-savvy.

About the program

This short program The data & AI-driven enterprise was built for professionals seeking to learn about fundamental concepts and then practice them trough practical exercises. There is a strong emphasis on practical application supported by academic excellence, with the use of exercises and break-out groups, industry examples and guest speakers. The fundamental notions will be presented beforehand, then supplemented and illustrated by numerous practical exercises based on real cases .

This approach will allow the participants to deploy the concepts presented during the course as well as forging a strong analytical mindset to tackle future challenges they might face on .

our speakers

Christine Legner professor

English

Sandro Saitta professor

English

Alice Vaskova professor

English

Olivier Verscheure professor

English

main program

Data

Digital

4.5

Data science & management

16 days spread over 9 months

CAS

English

onsite

Program's sessions

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March 2026

open

full dates: 23, 24, 25 and 26 March 2026
language: English
registration: Before 31 January 2026

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