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Leadership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

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Leadership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence is transforming the way we decide, collaborate, and create impact. This immersive program prepares leaders to navigate this new reality, combining strategic vision, human thinking, and a deep understanding of emerging technologies.

Over five days, executives explore trends, ethical challenges, and real-world scenarios, guided by experts from multiple fields.

A life-changing experience for those who want to lead with awareness, creativity, and purpose in the age of intelligence.

Start date: March 10, 2026

Applications are open until January 8th.

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General Information

The Advanced Training Program Leadership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence prepares executives to understand and apply the impact of AI on strategy, decision-making, and team management. Over five immersive days, participants explore technological, human, and ethical perspectives in environments that stimulate creativity and critical thinking.

The methodology combines practical learning, debates, simulations, and case studies, allowing concepts to be applied to real challenges. The diversity of experts involved and collaborative work enrich the experience and help each leader build their own transformation plan.

Key benefits:

• Integrated view of the impact of AI
• Development of human and strategic skills
• Practical application in real scenarios
• Contact with experts from various fields
• Networking and collaboration among leaders

Who is it for?

This program is designed for leaders, managers, and professionals who seek to understand the impact of Artificial Intelligence on strategy, decision-making, and organizational transformation.

It is aimed at:

  • Executives who lead teams, projects, or business units and need to integrate AI into their management practices.
  • Professionals in innovation, data, technology, HR, or digital transformation who want to develop a broader and more human view of the role of AI in organizations.
  • Decision-makers who face complex challenges and want to deepen their digital literacy and ethics applied to leadership.
  • Leaders in transition or career evolution who seek to strengthen leadership skills in a context marked by emerging technologies.
  • This program is ideal for those who want to lead with awareness, creativity, and purpose in an era where people and technology meet.

Program

Course Program | Leadership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

This intensive 5-day program combines strategic reflection, experiential practice, and multidisciplinary learning to prepare leaders to navigate the intersection of technology, people, and organizational impact.

Day 1

Morning – The Future of Artificial Intelligence: Trends, Emerging Technologies, and Philosophical Frontiers

This module provides an in-depth perspective on the role of Artificial Intelligence in a rapidly changing world. Participants will:

  • Understand the current geopolitical context, analyzing how AI influences global dynamics, economies, and international relations.
  • Explore the history, evolution, and future trajectory of Artificial Intelligence, evaluating its implications for business, leadership, and society.
  • Learn about emerging technologies that are reshaping industries, decision-making processes, and value creation, highlighting AI’s strategic impact in the business world.
  • Reflect on the philosophical frontiers of AI, including questions of consciousness, mind, and the redefinition of boundaries between human and artificial intelligence.
  • Integrate perspectives from philosophy, science, and technology to reconsider concepts of intelligence and wisdom in the digital age.

Afternoon – Understanding Artificial Intelligence Technologies: Fundamentals, Tools, and Practical Applications

This afternoon session offers a hands-on introduction to the core technologies driving Artificial Intelligence. Participants will:

  • Explore fundamental AI concepts, including Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing (NLP), and Robotics.
  • Learn about essential data analysis tools, predictive analytics, and intelligent automation approaches.
  • Identify real-world AI applications across multiple sectors, understanding how these technologies are transforming processes, business models, and value creation.
  • Recognize strategic opportunities for AI adoption and apply best practices for effective integration into existing workflows and operations.

A practical and insightful session designed to empower professionals to understand, evaluate, and apply AI technologies in their organizational context.

Day 2

Morning – Emotional Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence: Human Leadership in the Digital Era

The morning of Day 2 focuses on the intersection of human skills and intelligent technologies, exploring how to lead with depth, authenticity, and purpose in an AI-driven world. Participants will:

  • Explore human competencies that build bridges between people and technology, recognizing the essential role of empathy, creativity, and emotional intelligence.
  • Understand how AI can enhance genuinely human qualities, reinforcing empathy, authenticity, and the value of what machines cannot replicate.
  • Reflect on vulnerability and authenticity in leadership, considering what it means to think and feel as a human in a context dominated by algorithms.
  • Discover the power of genuine communication, creativity, and human connection, fundamental pillars of transformative leadership.
  • Learn strategies to navigate fear, uncertainty, and new work models, developing resilience, confidence, and adaptability in the AI era.

While AI learns through precise patterns, humans learn through meaning and it is in uncertainty that creativity and purpose emerge.

Afternoon – How Artificial Intelligence is Transforming Leadership: Skills, Power, and the Future of Work

The afternoon session examines how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping leadership roles, power dynamics, and approaches to work, learning, and talent development. Participants will:

  • Explore the concept of Wise Leadership in the AI era, analyzing new forms of intelligence and the evolving role of leaders in a technology-driven world.
  • Identify essential skills for leading in the digital age, including the ability to interpret data, make strategic decisions, and close emerging skills gaps.
  • Understand AI’s impact on work, training, and learning, recognizing how these technologies promote adaptability, continuous learning, and new talent development models.
  • Delve into strategies for attracting and retaining talent, understanding how the role of HR leaders evolves in the AI era.
  • Experience a practical learning methodology designed to increase engagement, develop new capabilities, and familiarize leaders with emerging technologies.
  • Strengthen individual and collective resilience, exploring strategies to support leaders and teams in a rapidly changing environment.

A forward-looking session that combines strategic vision, human development, and applied practice, preparing leaders to thrive in an AI-shaped world.

Day 3

Morning – The Impact of AI on Teams and Collaboration: New Dynamics for the Future of Work

The morning of Day 3 explores how AI is transforming the way teams think, collaborate, and make decisions, revealing new models of collective work. Participants will:

  • Understand how AI enhances learning, creativity, and collective problem-solving, redefining collaborative processes.
  • Explore principles of agile and adaptive leadership, integrating human and artificial intelligence to guide teams in a constantly evolving environment.
  • Analyze the role of cognitive diversity, recognizing how AI can make teams more innovative, effective, and results-oriented.
  • Investigate the new human-digital dynamic, where continuous interaction with technology transforms thinking, communication, and teamwork.
  • Reflect on the concept of organic intelligence, promoting sustainable collaboration between people, technology, and nature.
  • Identify the balance between technology and human potential, understanding that true innovation emerges when AI expands not replaces human capabilities.
  • Apply these concepts to real cases, demonstrating how AI is already transforming collaboration in organizations.

A session combining vision, practice, and reflection, preparing teams and leaders to succeed in the new era of intelligent collaboration.

Afternoon – Designing the Customer Experience in the AI Era: The Future of Marketing and Communication

The afternoon focuses on how AI is redefining marketing, customer relationships, and how brands create relevant and memorable experiences. Participants will:

  • Understand AI’s impact on customer experience, including personalization, speed, and relevance in brand-consumer interactions.
  • Explore new flows of ideas and information, powered by NLP, chatbots, and machine learning, connecting customers and teams continuously and intelligently.
  • Deepen skills in effective communication, reinforcing clarity, empathy, and purpose in an AI-driven world.
  • Develop competencies in data storytelling, transforming complex information into narratives that inspire, persuade, and create impact.
  • Investigate AI-creativity collaboration, understanding how technology and imagination can dramatically expand marketing teams’ creative potential.
  • Strengthen brand identity and purpose, ensuring AI enhances rather than dilutes human authenticity in customer service.
  • Explore human-AI collaboration models, balancing technological efficiency with empathy, creativity, and human connection.

A forward-looking session combining strategy, creativity, and technology to redesign customer experiences in the AI era.

Day 4

Morning – AI-Driven Decision Making: Integrating Analysis, Intuition, and Innovation

The morning of Day 4 explores how AI can extend human capacity to perceive, analyze, and decide, combining critical thinking, sensitivity, and advanced technology. Participants will:

  • Integrate human intuition and AI, recognizing how reason, sensitivity, and data can complement each other as sources of knowledge.
  • Value reflection in a fast-paced world, strengthening critical and deep thinking in a context of instant responses and information overload.
  • Use technology as an extension of intuition, leveraging AI to enhance perception, clarify problems, and support more informed strategic decisions.
  • Apply AI as a catalyst for innovation, using generative tools to optimize processes, manage risk, and drive organizational strategy.
  • Master prompt engineering, developing techniques to ask effective questions and maximize the quality of AI-generated responses.
  • Participate in practical, hands-on design-thinking exercises with AI to create human-centered, creative solutions tailored to real challenges.

A session that combines human depth, analytical rigor, and augmented creativity, preparing leaders to make wiser and more effective decisions in the AI era.

Afternoon – Ethical and Responsible Use of Artificial Intelligence: Governance, Culture, and Leadership for the Future

The afternoon focuses on creating, implementing, and leading AI systems that are ethical, transparent, and aligned with human values. Participants will:

  • Promote ethical innovation, developing AI systems guided by equity, inclusion, and social responsibility.
  • Understand shared responsibility, clearly defining rights, duties, and ethical boundaries for developers, organizations, and users.
  • Practice ethical leadership in the AI era, guiding strategic decisions in contexts where intelligent technologies reshape roles, relationships, and social impact.
  • Adopt a holistic AI governance approach, integrating business ethics, transparency, sustainability, and effective oversight mechanisms.
  • Foster a data-driven culture, promoting digital literacy, critical thinking, and conscious use of information throughout the organization.
  • Manage risks proactively, anticipating challenges and ensuring AI initiatives are implemented safely, responsibly, and purposefully.

A session emphasizing the importance of uniting technology, humanity, and responsibility, preparing leaders to build an ethical and sustainable digital future.

Day 5

Closing Session: Practical Application of Knowledge

The half-day closing session focuses on the practical application of all knowledge acquired during the program, enabling participants to translate theory into concrete actions for their organizations. During this session, participants will:

  • Integrate their projects, converting learning into real, relevant solutions for their professional context.
  • Conduct in-depth analysis, adapting concepts, tools, and methodologies to the specific challenges of each business.
  • Review lessons learned, consolidating key insights from the program and highlighting the most significant takeaways.
  • Evaluate risks, identifying potential challenges and outlining personalized mitigation strategies.

A practical and reflective session that ensures knowledge of Artificial Intelligence, leadership, and innovation is applied strategically and tangibly within organizations.

 

Why choose this program

  • Strategic integration of AI and leadership

Develop skills to align advanced artificial intelligence practices with organizational strategy, empowering leaders to make informed decisions in complex digital contexts.

  • Practical and immersive learning

Experience an innovative approach with simulations, interactive exercises, and real-life scenarios, bringing knowledge closer to practical application.

  • Compatibility with professional life

An intensive and flexible format that allows you to evolve without compromising your schedule, at a time when digital resilience is essential for any organization.

  • Excellent trainers and networking

Learn from recognized experts and connect directly to the global AI and cybersecurity ecosystem, ensuring technical relevance and strategic vision.

  • Collaborative and multidisciplinary environment

Participate in an experience that promotes critical thinking, digital risk management, and organizational cultures geared toward trust and innovation.

Objectives


At the end of the program, participants will be able to:

Understand the impact of Artificial Intelligence on leadership, recognizing how emerging technologies are transforming teams, decisions, and business models.

Integrate AI into organizational strategy, identifying opportunities, risks, and critical areas where technology can enhance efficiency, innovation, and value creation.

Develop more human leadership, reinforcing skills such as empathy, communication, authenticity, and emotional intelligence in a digital context.

Make more informed and conscious decisions, combining human intuition with data-driven analytics and AI models.

Experts

A gathering of visionary ideas to chart new paths for business - the art of seeing beyond.

Leonardo Vanneschi

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Full Professor
Associate Dean for Research
NOVA IMS

André Lourenço

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Generative AI and Digital Marketing at Outsystems

Carlos Coelho

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Creative and brand management specialist Ivity Brand Corp

Luís Pedro Duarte

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Digital and business transformation C-suite business advisor

Carlos Martins

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Saxophonist, Composer, and jazz Teacher

Manuel Dias

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Director of State Information Systems 
CTO of the State 
President of ARTE 
Professor at Nova IMS and IST

Tomás Miranda

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Luthier Philosopher and Humanist

Pedro Machado

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Astrophysicist
Faculty of Sciences, University of Lisbon

Gonçalo Quadros

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Chairman Critical Software

Carla Sousa Pontes

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Medical

Director of Longevity at CUF

Miguel de Castro Neto

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Dean NOVA IMS
Director of NOVA Cidade - Urban Analytics Lab 

Guilherme Victorino

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Associate Dean for Value Creation  
Coordinator of the Innovation & Analytics and Health & Analytics Laboratories 
Nova IMS

Sofia Costa Quintas

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Learning Experience Manager 
Customized Executive Education Programs

Fernando Bação

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Full Professor
NOVA IMS

Roberto Henriques

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Professor Catedrático
NOVA IMS

Mário Boto Ferreira

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PhD in Social Psychology
and Master's in Cognitive Psychology 
Faculty of Psychology, University of Lisbon

Paulo Marques

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Co-founder Feedzai

Teresa Nascimento

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Human Resources Director 
Logoplaste

João Valente Cordeiro

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Ethics in Data Science  
NOVA IMS

Manuela Aparício

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Pro-Rector for Pedagogical Innovation
NOVA University Lisbon

Leonel Moura

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Pioneer in Robotic Art with Artificial Intelligence

Raquel Vaz Pinto

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Researcher at the Portuguese Institute of International Relations
NOVA University Lisbon

Program Coordinators

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    Fernando Bação
    Scientific Coordinator
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    Guilherme Victorino
    Scientific Coordinator
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    Sofia Costa Quintas
    Pedagogical Coordinator
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    Luís Pedro Duarte
    Pedagogical Coordinator

Calendar

Seven immersive modules and an ideation session. A systemic approach that deepens understanding of the diverse and complex challenges that Artificial Intelligence poses to business and society.

Program Schedule

Day 1 - March 10
Time: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Location: Maat

Day 2 - March 11
Time: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Location: Secret Spot

Day 3 - March 17
Time: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Location: Secret Spot

Day 4 - March 18
Time: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Location: Secret Spot

Day 5 - March 31
Time: 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: Innovation Lab — NOVA IMS

Admissions and Tuiton Fee

Applications are open until January 8th

Start date: March 10th 2026

Tuition fee: €2,990

Discounts available for groups of three
or more participants. Includes NOVA IMS Certificate

Registration fee

After being admitted to the program and upon confirmation of enrollment, the applicant must make a payment of a pre-registration fee (around one week after the admission result announcement), deductible in this master program's tuition fee, non-refundable in case of withdrawal, with the following value:

  • €1.250 for applicants with a nationality from a European Union member country;
  • €2.500 for applicants of other nationalities.

Contacts

For more information about this course, please contact:

Renata Barateiro

Marketing and Admissions Coordinator for Executive Education

Marketing & Admissions Department

+351 213 828 619

executive@novaims.unl.pt

Ana Paula Silva
Coordinator of Human Resources and Academic Management at Instituto Superior Técnico - Oeiras Campus
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Participating in the Leadership in the Age of Artificial Intelligence course was an extraordinarily enriching and transformative experience.

The program provided a broad overview of how technology and artificial intelligence are redefining the role of leaders in today's world.

During the course, I realized that leading in the digital age goes far beyond mastering technological tool, it is about developing an innovative, ethical, and human mindset, capable of balancing the use of AI with valuing people.

I recommend this course to anyone who wants to understand the true role of leadership in the age of Artificial Intelligence, an age that requires not only knowledge, but also sensitivity and courage to innovate.