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AI in Action: From Understanding to Application

Learn how to use AI at work to drive innovation, productivity, and efficiency

Overview

Discover how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries and revolutionizing workflows. This immersive three-day program equips professionals with a foundational understanding of machine learning and generative AI, as well as the practical skills required to leverage their potential within organizations.

Through interactive lectures, collaborative workshops, and an experiential learning project, you'll gain the confidence to use AI at work for increased efficiency, enhanced decision-making, and to drive innovation.

Key Benefits and Takeaways

Whether you're looking to streamline operations, generate creative content, or simply explore the possibilities of AI, this program will empower you to:

  • Understand the different types of AI and machine learning systems available today and on the horizon
  • Learn how to use AI to be more productive and efficient at work
  • Understand how AI operates, including its capabilities and limitations
  • Gain practical experience with AI productivity tools and generative AI platforms like ChatGPT
  • Determine actionable strategies to integrate AI in your work
  • Explore frameworks for effective and responsible AI adoption
  • Practice new insights and skills with an experiential learning project

This program is designed for professionals, managers, and innovators looking to harness AI’s potential to optimize operations, drive creativity, and enhance decision-making. Ideal for professionals in finance, HR, IT, healthcare, and beyond, this program is also well-suited for leaders and entrepreneurs seeking to facilitate AI adoption in their organization. We welcome participants with diverse backgrounds and levels of familiarity with AI.

The registration fee includes facilitation by our highly rated faculty members, course materials, hands-on exercises and projects, meal service (continental breakfast, lunch, and breaks)*, a certificate of completion from McGill University, Canada's most internationally recognized university. To successfully complete the course and receive your certificate of completion, you must attend all sessions and complete the pre-work for each session.

*Meal service is included for in-person programs only.

Topics covered in this course

  • Consider real-world examples of AI transforming industries
  • Understand how AI operates, including its capabilities and limitations
  • Brainstorm AI applications in your own industry
  • Experiment with generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) that can make your job easier
  • Review best practices for prompt engineering and AI interaction
  • Distinguish between low value and high value AI output
  • Participate in a hands-on AI creation workshop
  • Understand how machine learning models are employed across industries
  • Engage with pre-trained models to design AI-enhanced workflows
  • Discuss how poor data impacts AI-driven decisions
  • Identify inefficiencies and opportunities relevant to AI in your organization
  • Build confidence in leading AI adoption and change management initiatives
  • Evaluate challenges and best practices for effective AI adoption in the workplace
  • Assess whether an organization is prepared to execute their AI strategy
  • Learn about the potential consequences of delayed AI uptake
  • Discuss key ethical considerations, such as bias, liability, and cybersecurity
  • Develop guiding principles for responsible AI use in your workplace
  • Consider the current state of AI regulations in Canada and look towards the future
  • Collaborate with facilitators and peers to plan your own AI initiative
  • Design and prototype an AI-enabled solution for a real workplace challenge
  • Receive real-time feedback from facilitators
  • Pitch your solution(s) to industry experts

 

Ready to harness the power of AI?

Join us to explore how AI can drive innovation, unlock efficiencies, and position your organization for the future.

Course Leaders

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Juan Camilo Serpa

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Juan Camilo Serpa

University Professor in Data Analytics and AI, Sustainability and Biodiversity Management, Supply Chain Logistics. Desautels Faculty of Management.

Juan Camilo is the founder of the Sustainability Academic Network (SUSAN) at SUSANhub.com, the largest sustainability social network in academia. He is also the founding director of the Data Mangrove Institute (datamangrove.com), an organization that leverages data analytics to support biodiversity NGOs operating in Costa Rica and the Amazon Rainforest. His work centers on advancing digital transformation to empower these organizations in their conservation efforts.