LEAP

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AI-Enabled Leaders Shaping
Future-Ready Intelligent Organizations

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW - Leadership Excellence in the Age of AI (LEAP)

AI is no longer a technical agenda; it is a leadership mandate. For CEOs and CXOs, the imperative has shifted from questioning if AI should be adopted to how to lead an organization through complex transformation—balancing innovation with risk, and speed with scalability.

LEAP is engineered exclusively for senior decision-makers who need to move beyond “AI awareness” and command the strategic, organizational, and technical levers that drive business impact. This program bridges the gap between the boardroom and the server room, equipping you with the vocabulary and framework to direct your leadership team, manage technical stakeholders, and allocate capital with precision.

Why Join LEAP? Your competitors are not waiting. The executives who will define the next decade are those who can do what most cannot: translate AI potential into enterprise strategy, lead the human and structural change it demands, and govern it with the credibility that boards and regulators expect. LEAP is where that capability is built — in three months, alongside a cohort of peers who face the same pressures, and with faculty and partners operating at the frontier of AI in practice. You will leave not just informed, but ready to act.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Limited to senior executives, this high-trust cohort lets you pressure-test strategies, exchange insights beyond traditional playbooks, and build an enduring global network of influential peers driving next-era performance.

The Executive Advantage If you are a CEO or CXO, this program is your platform to:

  • Architect Strategy: Translate AI potential into concrete commercial outcomes, ensuring your roadmap aligns with long-term enterprise goals.
  • Command the Tech: Gain the essential grasp of AI components—infrastructure, data governance, and LLM architecture required to evaluate vendor proposals and steer your CTO/CIO with confidence.
  • Lead the Transformation: Master the cultural and structural changes needed to transition your organization into an AI-native entity.
  • Minimize Risk: Navigate the complex intersection of ethics, global regulation, and security to protect your firm’s reputation.

 

By the end of this program, you will possess more than just knowledge—you will have a refined, actionable AI transformation plan tailored to your organization’s size, maturity, and growth trajectory.

KEY LEARNING OUTCOMES

Lead AI Transformation

Lead enterprise AI transformation with confidence

Build AI-Native Organizations

Build AI-native organizations and operating model.

Goven AI Responsibly

Goven AI responsibly, transparently, and compliantly.

Create Business Impact

Convert AI into measurable commercial impact.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

A three-month executive program of three intensive two-day modules, blending academic rigour with a strategic-level Al mindset, practical application and a sharp Board-level focus.

Structured around three integrated modules, the program guides executives from leading in the age of AI, to building AI-native organizations, and ultimately to driving trustworthy AI adoption and commercial value creation. Through faculty-led learning, real-world case studies, and peer exchange, participants develop a practical roadmap for leading transformation with confidence.

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Module 1

Leadership in the AI Era

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Module 2

Building AI-Native Organization

3

Module 3

Trustworthy AI and Commercial Application

———  Integrated Case Threads  ———

Featuring a suite of exclusive, original case studies developed jointly by Duke Kunshan University and Ivey Business School, this program maps the AI journey across the entire organizational landscape:

  • For the Global Enterprise: Learn from the playbooks of industry giants like Amazon Web Services, focusing on managing infrastructure at scale, driving cross-border innovation, and sustaining market leadership.
  • For the Agile Mid-Market: Analyze the disruptive strategies of innovators like Dami & Xiaomi, focusing on rapid deployment, efficient resource allocation, and maintaining a competitive edge through AI-native business models.

FACULTY

Led by Professor John Quelch, Executive Vice Chancellor of Duke Kunshan University, the programme convenes a high-calibre faculty of global executive educators, senior business leaders, and AI transformation practitioners. With additional contributions from Amazon Web Services, participants gain boardroom-relevant perspectives, practical industry insight, and technology-backed guidance for leading AI transformation at scale.

Duke Connection

World-class academics with rigorous research and teaching excellence, connected through Duke Kunshan University.

Amazon Web Services Partnership

Cutting-edge AI knowledge and real-world business applications.

Executive Peer Learning

Collaborate with outstanding executives and build lasting relationships within a high-trust cohort.

PROGRAM INQUIRY

LEAP Program Office

Email: exec-ed@dukekunshan.edu.cn

Phone: +86 18936119622 (Mon. to Fri. 9:00-18:00)

Senior Executives

Cross-Industry Cohort

Exclusive Alumni Network

FEES & ADMISSIONS

PROGRAM FEE

RMB 138,000

(excluding VAT)

Start Date
September 2026

Format
In Person

Ready to Lead in the AI Era?

Join a select cohort of executives shaping the future of business.