Programme Content
Elevating the CHRO Role
The Opportunity and the Trap
Strategy Assessment
Human Resource Systems and Strategy
Strategy Creation
Strategy Implementation
Solving Challenges with Human Resources
Human Capital and Talent Strategy
Talent Strategy
What Do Your Employees Want? A Career Perspective
Managing the Talent Pipeline
Performance Management
Diversity
Analytics and New Technologies in Talent Management
Leading Culture and Organizational Change
What Kind of Leader Are You?
Generating a Compelling Vision: The Science Behind Creativity and Cascading
Making Your Vision a Reality: The Science Behind Culture and Communication
The Rider: Creating Change by Shaping the Way People Think
The Elephant: Creating Change through Emotion
The Path: Creating Change by Molding the Situation
Note: Session topics are subject to change.
Executive Presence and Influence: Persuasive Leadership Development: Gain the skill set needed to have an impactful executive presence through strategic persuasion and craft your unique leadership style.
Corporate Governance: Maximize Your Effectiveness in the Boardroom: Gain a deeper understanding of corporate governance and increase your impact on board-level decisions by understanding the role, structure, and responsibilities of corporate governance.
Mastering Talent Management: Hiring, Engaging, and Rewarding A+ Talent: Gain the knowledge you need to hire and nurture top talent. Understand tried-and-true strategies you can use to stay ahead of the curve.
Future of Work: Leading Modern Workplaces: Learn to create a reliable framework to successfully navigate changes in modern workplaces.
HR Management and Analytics: Unlock the Value of Human Capital: Combine theory with practical application to get a holistic view of strategic HR management that also includes an overview of people analytics.
M&A and Corporate Development Strategies: Gain the skills to tackle the entire life cycle of a deal-making process, including corporate development strategy, M&A decisions, due diligence, divestitures, and negotiation strategies.
High-Impact Leadership Communication: Elevate your executive communication with structured frameworks, AI-enabled tools, and a customized leadership communication approach.
*Electives are subject to change.
Meet your cohort peers and faculty in person on the University of Pennsylvania campus in Philadelphia at an optional two-day recognition ceremony and networking event*. This event takes place once every four cohorts, providing an opportunity to network with your peers and professionals from other cohorts to create a lifelong community of global executives.
Note: *A registration fee of US$250 is applicable.
Strengthen your strategic leadership with live, application-focused sessions* that help you navigate the accelerating impact of AI across enterprise models, customer ecosystems, regulatory landscapes, and organizational strategy.
AI and Search: From SEO to LLMO, Kartik Hosanagar
Led by Kartik Hosanagar, this session examines how commerce is shifting as AI systems and autonomous agents research, recommend, and purchase on behalf of consumers and enterprises. It introduces the move from search engine optimization (SEO) to AI engine optimization (AEO) and AI agent optimization (AAO) as well as its impact on brand strategy, data foundations, and go-to-market planning. You will learn how marketing, sales, and customer experience must adapt for a future in which AI guides most purchase journeys.
Responsible AI: Ethics, Regulation, and Governance, Kevin Werbach
Led by Kevin Werbach, this session explores how AI systems are becoming central to enterprise decision making and why leaders must ensure that their use is ethical, transparent, and aligned with emerging regulations. It outlines the foundations of responsible AI governance and how to design oversight, manage accountability, and support innovation responsibly. You will also examine global regulatory approaches to AI and understand the context required to lead adoption in complex, international environments.
Measuring Productivity Gains of AI in the Workplace, Pinar Yildirim
Led by Professor Pinar Yildirim, this session examines how organizations can rigorously assess the impact of AI on workplace productivity and business performance. It explores which metrics truly matter, how to link them directly to AI initiatives, and how to avoid misleading signals that overstate impact. You will learn how to set realistic expectations, design meaningful experiments, and build dashboards that distinguish genuine productivity gains from activity that appears effective but delivers limited value.
*Note: Session topics and speakers are subject to change.
