Executive Education

Learning that changes how leaders decide.

Masterclasses and custom programs for executives, boards, and government leaders who need to understand AI and emerging technologies, and act with confidence.

Core themes

The AI Roadmap

A seven-stage framework for turning AI ambition into strategically aligned, sustainable results.

Strategy in volatile markets

Tools for building sustainable value when markets, technologies, and rules keep shifting.

Innovation with impact

Systematic approaches to finding, testing, and scaling new sources of value.

Signature framework

The AI Roadmap

Most AI initiatives fail, not because of the technology, but because AI is introduced without a clear roadmap, a shared leadership vision, or an ethical foundation. The AI Roadmap is a seven-stage framework that takes organizations from design to development to full-scale implementation.

Read the framework on LSE Business Review →
  1. Stage 1

    Goal setting

    Tie every AI initiative to the organization's strategic objectives.

  2. Stage 2

    Capabilities assessment

    Take stock of skills, technology, and AI maturity, and close the gaps.

  3. Stage 3

    Data strategy

    Keep data accurate, accessible, and safe across its life cycle.

  4. Stage 4

    Dual-track implementation

    Run pilots for momentum while building foundations for scale.

  5. Stage 5

    Budgeting

    Fund AI incrementally and flexibly as costs and options shift.

  6. Stage 6

    Ethics and compliance

    Build in fairness, safety, privacy, transparency, and accountability.

  7. Stage 7

    Change

    Align stakeholders and grow a culture that understands and trusts AI.

Selected clients

Trusted across five continents

A selection of the organizations whose leaders Alessandro has taught in recent years.

Finance

  • Citigroup

  • UBS

  • Virgin Money

  • Emirates NBD

  • First Abu Dhabi Bank

  • Asteron Life

Consulting

  • Boston Consulting Group

  • Deloitte

  • PricewaterhouseCoopers

  • Forvis Mazars

  • Ernst & Young

Tech & Telco

  • IBM

  • e& (Emirates Telecommunications Group)

  • Saudi Telecom Company

  • Ooredoo

  • Infosys

  • Hitachi

Energy

  • Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

  • Saudi Aramco

  • Snam

  • Bharat Petroleum

  • QatarEnergy

  • Qatar Fertiliser Company (QAFCO)

Government & International

  • UAE Prime Minister's Office

  • Ministry of Finance, Saudi Arabia

  • The Executive Council of Dubai

  • Mubadala Investment Company

  • Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (UAE)

  • World Economic Forum

  • International Labour Organization

  • World Health Organization

Industrial

  • ABB

  • Adani Group

  • Alghanim Industries

  • CNH Industrial

Healthcare & Pharma

  • Boston Scientific

  • Beiersdorf

  • Merck KGaA

  • Abbott Laboratories

Auto & Transport

  • Ford Motor Company

  • Ferrari

  • Dubai Airports

  • Etihad Airways

FMCG & Retail

  • Barilla

  • Unilever

  • Alshaya Group

  • Agthia Group

  • Azadea Group

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