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Artificial Intelligence Strategy [Batch-7]

   Program Dates
   Start Date: 30 June , 2026
   End Date: 04 July 2026

 

 

Venue/Deadline

IIMB Campus
Early Bird Deadline: 09 June 2026
Register By: 20 June 2026
 

Program Fees (excluding GST)

Residential: Rs.152500
Residential Early Bird: Rs. 137250
Non-Residential: Rs: 1,25,000 
Non-Residential Early Bird: Rs.1,12,500

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Important Deadlines

Venue : IIMB Campus
Early Bird Discount Date : 09-June-2026
Last date for registration:  20-June-2026
 

Who Should Participate

This programme is targeted towards senior managers who are engaged in developing or executing their organization’s technology and/or business strategy. The typical participant shall have an experience of 10-15+ years industry experience and shall be actively engaged or interested in strategic decision making through leveraging new age technologies.

Contact Us

Ms. Vinitha Vandana
Landline No.:+91-80-26993475
Mobile No. +91-8951974078
Email: vinitha.vandana@iimb.ac.in

Programme Overview
Artificial Intelligence is transforming the nature of our work and conduct of our businesses. On the one side, the predictive and generative power of AI promises to enhance our potential. On the other side, the scale and scope of AI based automation poses a credible threat to the survival of incumbent firms and the viability of their business models.

In this course, we not only try to understand AI as a technology but move beyond it and focus on its implications for firm strategy. The broader field of strategic management is concerned with how managers can help firms attain and sustain firm competitive advantage. In line with this, our focus shall be on various facets of AI and how it relates to managerial strategy.

We get beyond the prevailing hype surrounding AI, cut through the clutter, and take a structured and methodological approach to AI strategy. We then apply our frameworks to real world implementations of AI across industry sectors and critically examine the costs, benefits, and risks associated with such strategic decisions.

Programme Objective

  • Examine the levers of firm sustainable competitive advantage.
  • Understand how technological change impacts incumbent competitive advantage.
  • View AI as a general-purpose technology that affects a broad range of industries.
  • Develop a basic understanding of the technology behind AI.
  • Simulate how AI works and impacts decision making.
  • Appreciate how AI can help companies leverage data as a source of competitive advantage.
  • Sketch the emergence of the new AI landscape and the business models around AI.
  • Craft an AI-based business strategy that combines traditional strengths of the firm with AI to deliver new products and services, effectively and efficiently, in existing and new markets.
  • Realize that AI may have unintended consequences and discuss strategies to address them.
  • Walk through the deployment of AI based strategy in organizations across varied settings.

Programme Content
The programme shall consist of multiple modules that together addresses the following aspects:
• Overview of Strategy
• Levers of Sustainable Competitive Advantage
• Technological Change and Incumbent Adaptation
• AI as a General-Purpose Technology
• AI and the Prediction Problem
• Data – The New Oil
• When is AI better? When does AI falter?
• AI as substitute and AI as complement
• AI Technology Landscape
• AI Deployment Process
• AI in Action Simulation
• Deploying an AI Strategy
• Risks associated with AI and Mitigation Strategies
• AI and Grand Challenges

Key Benefits/Takeaways
The program is expected to benefit the participants in multiple ways. On completion of this programme, the participant will be able to:

• Understand how AI affects firm competitive advantage.
• Obtain a technical overview of AI.
• Develop a process to leverage AI’s capabilities to solve business problems.
• Appreciate how data can be better leveraged through AI using a simulation.
• Understand how AI relates to strategic decision making.
• Develop and deploy an AI based business strategy.
• Address concerns with implementing AI in organizations.

Pedagogy
This programme will be delivered as a 25-hour course over five days. The instructors will employ innovative teaching methods including case studies, videos, classroom lectures, group activities, demos, and hands-on simulations to explore the concepts in the course. The participants shall be provided with relevant course materials including book chapters, case studies, and simulation logins.

Programme Director

Dr. Vijay Venkataraman is a faculty in the strategy area at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. He is broadly interested in technological innovation and how it relates to firm strategy. Vijay has presented his research at a number of international conferences such as the Strategic Management Society Annual Conferences, Academy of Management Annual Meetings, CCC Doctoral Conference, and Platform Strategy Research Symposium. He has won multiple awards for his research. A paper based on his dissertation won a best paper prize at the SMS Annual Conference in Houston, 2017. His recent work tracing the growth of Bengaluru’s software agglomeration won the best paper award on emerging markets awarded by the International Management Division of the Academy of Management.

Vijay’s prior consulting experience with clients such as Toshiba, Pepsi-Lays, and ABN AMRO, and managerial stint in a Deloitte Technology Fast 50 start-up have contributed toward making him an effective researcher as well as instructor. He has taught the core course on Strategic Management, electives on Corporate Strategy, Technology Strategy, and AI Strategy in one-year MBA, two-year MBA, exec MBA programs, and the seminar course on strategy phenomena in the PhD program. He also regularly co-teaches in custom programs for multinational companies.

Vijay holds a PhD in Strategy & Innovation with a minor in Economics from Georgia Tech.

Programme Charges

Programme Fee
INR 152500/- Residential and INR 125000/- Non -Residential (+ Applicable GST) per person for participants from India and its equivalent in US Dollars for participants from other countries.

Early Bird Discount
Nominations received with payments on or before 09-June-26 will be entitled to an early bird Discount of 10%.
Early Bird Fee (Residential) INR 137250/-(+ Applicable GST)
Early Bird Fee (Non-Residential) INR 112500/-(+ Applicable GST)

Group Discount
Group Discount of 5% percentage can be availed for a group of 3 or more participants when nominations received from the same organization.

Please Note

  • All enrolments are subject to review and approval by the programme director. Joining Instructions will be sent to the selected candidates 10 days prior the start of the programme.
  • The programme fee should be received by the Executive Education Office before the programme commencement date.
  • In case of cancellations, the fee will be refunded only if a request is received at least 15 days prior to the start of the programme.
  • If a nomination is not accepted,the fee will be refunded to the person/ organisation concerned.
  • A certificate of participation will be awarded to the participants by IIMB.
  • Kindly do not make your travel plans unless you receive the offer letter from IIMB.

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Testimonials

  • Madhusudanan (Maddy)
    Sr. Director Advisory Consulting Practice, HCLTech

    Attending the Artificial Intelligence Strategy program at IIM Bangalore was a highly rewarding experience. The curriculum delivers an intensive, strategic deep dive into AI and Agentic AI, moving far beyond foundational concepts. What stood out most was the immediate synergy within our cohort; despite diverse industry backgrounds, the group seamlessly collaborated to dissect complex strategic nuances. This high-caliber dynamic resulted directly from the exceptional facilitation by Prof. Vijay Venkataraman, Prof. Shankar Venkatagiri, and Prof. Krishnakumar Balaraman.

    For leaders looking to join future cohorts, my advice is to come prepared with a solid grounding in basic statistics and core AI concepts. This is an advanced, high-velocity program designed for strategic application—be ready to roll up your sleeves from day one.

  • Janani Sambedu
    Technical Program Manager at Salesforce

    I found the Artificial Intelligence Strategy Executive Education Programme at IIM Bangalore to be an extremely enriching learning experience.

    The intensive 5-day classroom format provided a strong strategic perspective on the AI ecosystem, covering AI adoption, business value creation, leadership considerations and the evolving opportunities and challenges organizations face today.

    One of the most valuable aspects of the program was the diversity of real-world use cases discussed. From Agentic AI to agriculture-focused, the examples helped demonstrate how AI can be applied across industries and contexts to solve meaningful business and societal problems. The faculty’s rich experience across business, technology and real-world AI applications was exceptional. Their ability to seamlessly connect concepts through relevant case studies made the sessions highly engaging. Hands-on exercises and thoughtful peer discussions further enhanced the learning experience and broadened perspectives.

    The program was a great reminder of the value of stepping away from day-to-day execution to learn, reflect and engage with diverse perspectives. I would highly recommend it to professionals looking to better understand the strategic implications of AI and its transformative potential across industries.

  • Prasanna Sai Bhagavatula
    Manager, Pwc

    Prof.Vijay Venkatraman is a gifted orator, erudite scholar, and a prolific reader. To learn from him directly is a huge privilege and everyone should make the most out of it. With his inimitable wit and wisdom, he makes the 5-day course a thorough fun-ride for learners of all functions and domains.

    How Prof.Vijay Venkatraman crafts the AI Strategy and meticulously teaches various facets and functions of it would be of immense benefit to participants.

    Alongside the core aspects of AI Strategy, he also delves deep into some adjacent, important corporate strategy aspects which would be invaluable for implementation.

    Prof.Shankar Venkatagiri also clearly explains some of the technical aspects in simplest language and metaphors that makes for a pleasant learning experience all in all.

  • Varun B C 
    Senior Development Engineer, Hewlett Packard 

    I had heard that IIMB fine tunes you to be a decision making mind and not a money making mind, I realize that when I met the three professors Shankar Venkatagiri, Vijay Venkataram and Krishna Kumar Balarmanan, I got a first hand experience of the though process, how to approach a problem, understanding the situation and how we can arrive at a particular solution, the strategies used and how that will be helpful. I want to thank the professors as well as the people who attended the classes as it showed why IIMB attracts only excellence talent. I do wish there were more depths and even 5 days were not enough to cover the AI Strategy.