An AI-first leader prioritizes the strategic integration of AI into their organization. They understand the potential of AI to automate tasks, improve decision-making, and drive innovation.

Here's how a leader's AI preparedness significantly impacts the organization:

• Strategic Advantage: Leaders who understand AI can identify areas for AI implementation, gaining a competitive edge.
• Workforce Development: Leaders who embrace AI can invest in reskilling their workforce to collaborate effectively with AI tools.
• Innovation & Growth: AI-prepared leaders drive AI adoption, fostering a culture of innovation and accelerating growth.

The program offers a multitude of benefits to accelerate your career:

• Become an AI-first leader: Gain the knowledge and confidence to champion AI integration within your organization, setting yourself apart as a future-proof leader.
• Enhance your decision-making: Learn how to leverage AI tools for data analysis and gain insights that lead to more informed and impactful decisions.
• Drive innovation and growth: Understand how AI can unlock new possibilities for your organization, fostering a culture of innovation and propelling business growth.
• Upskill for the future: Develop the in-demand skills needed to thrive in the AI era, making you a valuable asset in the job market.

This program offers a unique blend of academic rigour, practical experience, and real world perspective:

• Prestige of IIM Calcutta: Earn IIM Calcutta executive alumni status, India's only triple-accredited business school and a member of the prestigious CEMS Global Alliance in Management Education.
• Immersive Learning Experience: Engage in a dynamic learning journey with case studies, assignments, capstone projects focused on real business challenges.
• Live Interactive Learning: The program features live, interactive classes led by renowned IIM Calcutta faculty and industry experts. This ensures you gain not just theoretical knowledge but also practical insights from the forefront of AI implementation.
• Campus Immersion: The program incorporates campus visits to IIM Calcutta. This fosters deeper learning through interactive sessions, allowing you to network with peers and faculty face-to-face.
• Expert Faculty and Industry Leaders: Learn from the expert IIM Calcutta faculty and seasoned industry professionals who bring real-world insights.
• Exclusive Alumni Network: Join the esteemed IIM Calcutta Executive Education alumni community, gaining access to a powerful network of business leaders.
• State-of-the-Art Learning Platform: Experience TalentSprint's award-winning Pracademic platform, an interactive, AI-powered platform that optimises your learning journey.

The program equips you with the knowledge and skills to achieve significant outcomes, transforming you into a leader who can:

• Become an AI Strategist: Harness AI's potential to guide strategic decision-making across your organization.
• Drive Innovation & Disruption: Champion innovation by leading digital disruption initiatives within your company.
• Cultivate an AI-Ready Culture: Foster a positive and proactive approach towards AI within your organization.
• Enhance Customer Experience & Loyalty: Leverage AI to personalize customer experiences, optimize workflows, and build stronger customer relationships.
• Boost Efficiency & Profitability: Harness AI-driven solutions to increase efficiency, optimize resource allocation, and ultimately drive profitability within your organization.

• Senior Leaders and Executives in current or aspiring for leadership positions and who are looking forward to deploying AI in business.
• Experienced Professionals across various industries and sectors, regardless of their specific domain.
• Entrepreneurs and Business Owners looking forward to understanding how AI can fuel innovation and growth in their ventures.

The programme will be taught by the esteemed IIM Calcutta Faculty. To meet your future mentors, visit here.

The programme will be delivered in an interactive online format, retaining effectiveness while maintaining safety. The format uniquely combines the benefits of an in-class programme with the flexibility and safety of online learning.

• Synchronous programme delivery by expert faculty
• Interact and get doubts answered by faculty
• Peer learning through working in groups with other participants
• Support from mentors for projects
• Re-attend classes through recorded archives
• Access videos easily with searchable and indexed video archives
• Learn from the comfort and safety of your home
• Office hours with one-on-one mentor support

Your peers will be senior managers, senior leaders or entrepreneurs interested in strengthening their strategising capabilities in the AI era.

You will get access to TalentSprint’s career accelerator program designed to empower and guide you toward professional success.

Yes, participants of this programme get an Executive Education Alumni status of IIM Calcutta, one of the top two ranked B-Schools in Asia.

The programme format with LIVE Interactive Sessions, capstones, business simulation and case study analysis enables a conducive environment to network with your peers in the cohort. Most participants can continue to network even after the cohort by using the alumni portal.

As an Institution of National Importance, IIM Calcutta enjoys autonomous status under the MHRD. This program is a fully approved certificate program offered through IIM Calcutta's Executive Education.

All participants are required to execute, before the start of the program, an agreement that consists of the standard programme Terms and Conditions. It has the following components:

• Part A: Etiquette and Platform Rights,
  Classroom Etiquette & General Policy Guidelines,
  Tools and Platforms in Use,
  Tools and Platforms: Terms of Use
• Part B: Honor Code
• Part C: Certification
• Part D: Programme Fee, Refund, and Termination Policy

Candidates will be selected based on the details of education, work experience, and a statement of purpose submitted along with the application.

A Relationship Manager will be assigned to the applicant, who will gather all the necessary information and represent his/her candidature to the selection committee for review. The profiles will be sent to IIM Calcutta for selection.

• Education: Graduates / Post graduates in any discipline with min. 50% marks.
• Experience: Professionals with a minimum 10 years of work experience can apply.

Join in these easy steps:

• Share your details and apply for the programme
• Submit all the necessary documents
• The programme selection committee will evaluate your candidature
• Upon selection, complete your enrollment and join the programme

Module 1: Decoding AI

• Basics of AI and its evolution
• Industry 4.0 and the role of AI in driving digital transformation
• Predictive and prescriptive analytics (analytics maturity of a firm)

Module 2: Fundamentals of AI ML

• Fundamentals of Machine Learning
• Supervised and Unsupervised Learning Models
• Task based vs. foundation models: Basics

Module 3: Unleashing Generative AI Potential

• From Chat GPT 4 to enterprise level platforms
• Custom models for productivity and business growth
• Innovation and value creation through generative AI

Module 4: Leveraging AI for Strategic Decision Making

• Data Driven Decision Making: Data to Strategic Insights
• Applications of Machine Learning Models
• Transformative Impact of Chat GPT and AI/ML on Business Data Analytics

Module 5: Simplifying Digital Marketing with AI

• Content strategy and creation using generative AI
• Creatives and ad content simplified
• Improving search and social media marketing using AI

Module 6: AI Powered Sales and Marketing

• AI powered lead generation to conversions
• Understanding and implementing MarTech
• AI Powered Marketing Analytics for Decision Making
• Driving Loyalty with AI

Module 7: Optimizing Operations and Supply Chain with AI

• Achieving High Efficiency with Automation and Reengineered Processes
• Optimizing Resources with AI to Build Sustainable Supply Chains
• Driving Agility and Resilience with Supply Chain Intelligence and Predictive Maintenance

Module 8: AI in Human Resources and Talent Management

• Enhance Recruitment Processes
• People Analytics
• AI-Powered Performance Management

Module 9: Enhancing Financial Decision Making with AI

• AI for Financial Analysis
• AI in FinTech
• AI for Investments and Financial Markets
• AI Enabled Fraud Detection and Risk Management

Module 10: Leadership in the AI era

• Reimagining Business Models with the Transformative Power of AI
• Shaping the Future: Predictions for AI's Impact on Business and Society
• Defining an Ethical and Responsible AI Policy
• Redefining Roles and Responsibilities in the AI Age

Module 11: AI in Action

• Select enterprise level AI platforms
• Generative AI applications
• Comparing platforms and applications for enterprise deployment

Capstone Project

The programme starts in December 2024.

It is a 12 months programme comprising of

• 2 campus visits of 3 days each to IIM Calcutta
• Live Interactive Sessions by IIM Calcutta Faculty on weekends.
• Best-in-class self-learning content, live sessions, case studies, quizzes and assignments

The programme will be delivered through faculty-led interactive live sessions on TalentSprint’s ipearl.ai. These online sessions will be held at a schedule convenient for working professionals. Participants will be able to interact with the faculty through video, audio, and chat. They will also be able to chat with fellow participants of the programme during online sessions.

You will be given one time access to watch the missed session. This recording will be available for 7 days from the day of actual session.

The programme includes continuous formative and summative assessments. The final scores will be determined based on the sum of scores of various assessments.

Yes, participants are required to have their laptops.

Reading material (pre/post session) will be shared regularly through the Online Learning Management System. The access will be available for 1 year from the date of the commencement of the programme.

A certificate of successful completion is provided upon completion of all requirements of the programme. All examinations and evaluations related to the certification are carried out by IIM Calcutta.

For programme fee-related details, please visit fee page

Yes, flexible EMI options are available that enable you to pay the programme fee in instalments. Please reach out to your RM to know about the details of the schemes available.

For scholarship-related details please visit fee page . You can also reach out to your RM for more details.

No, the application fee is non-refundable.

No. The programme fee is non-refundable and non-transferable under any circumstances.

Professionals have multiple options for funding.

• Sponsored by employer
• Self-funded: Based on our experience of enabling 3000+ professionals who have participated in our executive programs, self-funding is the most preferred option with over 80% choosing this.

Three key reasons why professionals opt for it:

• Freedom: To opt for a programme of their choice, at a time of their choice, with an institution of their choice and not be restrained by the organization’s policy.
• Flexibility: To pursue greater career opportunities well even beyond their current employer or to nurture their entrepreneurial ambitions.
• Funding: Access to flexible EMI schemes. We have also observed that the commitment levels were higher among self-funding participants.

iPearl.ai (Interactive Platform for Experiential and Remote Learning) is created by TalentSprint’s engineering team led by our Chief Technology Officer, an IIT Kanpur alumni. The platform integrates best-in-class open source technologies and SaaS services and perfected them over the last seven years.

When this platform was built, we intended to offer it to our partners and customers for digital learning and delivery. Since 2013, the platform has been extensively used by IIM Calcutta, Indian Institute of Sciences, IIT Kanpur, IIIT Hyderabad and IIT Hyderabad, and many more of our customers and partners. More than 300,000 students have used this platform, which is reputed for user experience, quality, and scale.

This feature-rich platform has become so popular that some of our partners are now using it for their academic needs.

The tried and tested direct-to-device platform enables 24 x 7 learning for its users. Some key benefits of the platform are:

• Intuitive student experience through a user-friendly LMS
• Seamless faculty experience through state-of-the-art Studios
• Highly Interactive Online Classes
• Effective group/peer learning/projects through Breakout Rooms
• Proctored Online Assessments with detailed analysis
• Insightful Reports on student engagement and performance
• Flexible integration with other components, as needed

A comparative study of iPearl.ai against Canvas, Impartus, Moodle, Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, and Zoom was conducted. Features in the following categories were compared:

• Instructor-led Learning
• Self-paced Learning
• Assessments/Evaluations
• User Experience
• Customer Support
• Scalability and Performance
• Integration and Customization
• Others

Do not worry. In case you miss a session, you will be given access to view the recorded version of the session soon.

• An internet-connected device, Computer/Laptop/Tablet/Smartphone, is enough to access the platform.
• Web camera and Mic with necessary power backup will be needed for proctored online assessments.

• EQUIS, AMBA & AACSB Accreditation
• #5 in NIRF B-School Rankings
• #2 in Asia for B schools
• Global Alumni Network

The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta was established as the first national institute for Post Graduate Studies and Research in Management by the Government of India in November 1961, in collaboration with Alfred P. Sloan School of Management (MIT), the Government of West Bengal, The Ford Foundation, and the Indian Industry. Over the years, IIM Calcutta has grown into a mature institution with a global reputation, imparting high-quality management education. It has been playing a pioneering role in professionalizing Indian management through its Post Graduate and Doctoral level Programmes, Executive Training Programmes, and Research and Consulting Activities. For more information please visit the IIM Calcutta website.