AISG - AI Strategy & Governance: Transforming Your Organization the Right Way
Program Description
While the use of AI is growing across companies, many of these initiatives are driven by users at the foundation of the organization rather than guided by policies from the top of the organization. This approach has resulted in employees finding their own paths for using AI including creating personal accounts to bypass company restrictions. So, while most AI programs are focused on choosing platforms, learning optimal prompts, or improving current activities, this program allows leaders to take a step back and evaluate how to manage the AI process. And if senior leaders don’t manage the process, AI will evolve organically within the firm with the potential for loss of company information, duplication of effort, and resistance to implementation.Outline
Day 1: AI Strategy & Governance
8:00 – 9:00 AM Coffee & Continental Breakfast
09:00 – 09:15 AM Program Opening (Dr. Aldas Kriauciunas)
9:15 AM – 12:30 PM AI Governance (Dr. Cheri Speier-Pero)
Equips senior leaders to manage AI risks and regulations, ensure data transparency, reduce bias, and align innovation with organizational values and policies. Covers governance frameworks and leadership actions for AI adoption.
12:30 – 1:30 PM Lunch
1:30 – 4:30 PM The Four Lenses for AI Strategy (John Rood)
Covers four executive lenses: Strategic Value (growth/advantage), Human-Centric Integration (AI complements people), Cultural & Ethical Impact (managing bias/trust), and Innovation Mindset (agility and experimentation). Helps assess AI’s role in automation, workforce change, and strategy.
4:30 – 5:30 PM Social Hour
Day 2: AI Financials & Implementation
8:00 – 8:30 AM Coffee & Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 11:45 AM Measuring ROI on Tech Investments (Julia Vander Ploeg)
Teaches leaders to connect tech efforts to business value using outcome frameworks, case studies, and ROI formulas. Builds capability to evaluate tech performance across the enterprise.
11:45 AM – 12:45 PM Lunch
12:45 – 4:00 PM Developing an AI Rollout Plan (John Rood)
Workshop to identify key AI opportunities and build a 5-step plan for near-term implementation tailored to each organization.
Instructors
Dr. Cheri Speier-Pero: Ernst & Young Professor Emeritus, MSU Broad College. Expert in enterprise systems and analytics. Research funded by NSF, DHS, IBM. Consultant to Hertz and Nokia.
Julia Vander Ploeg: Former Global Head of Digital at Hyatt. Held senior roles at Volvo Cars, McDonald’s. Board member and McKinsey advisor. MSU and Kellogg alum.
John Rood: CEO of Proceptual. Provides AI training and compliance tools. Former EdTech founder. Author of Beyond the Exit. MSU and UChicago alum.
Location
Michigan State University Management Education Center (MEC), 811 W Square Lake Rd, Troy, MI 48098. Nearby hotels available.
Key Learning Objectives
1. Evaluate AI Risks and Regulatory Requirements
Participants will be able to identify and explain key risks, ethical considerations, and emerging regulations related to AI, and describe how to implement responsible governance practices.
2. Apply the Four Lenses of AI Strategy
Participants will learn to analyze and guide AI initiatives using four strategic perspectives—value creation, human-centric integration, cultural and ethical impact, and innovation mindset—to ensure long-term organizational benefit.
3. Quantify the Business Impact of AI and Technology Investments
Participants will develop the skills to shift from traditional output metrics to outcome-based ROI measurement, using frameworks and tools to assess the strategic value of AI and technology across functions.
4. Design an AI Rollout Plan Aligned with Business Priorities
Participants will collaboratively create a step-by-step implementation plan for integrating AI into their organizations, identifying high-impact opportunities and setting short-term goals for AI readiness.
5. Lead Cultural and Organizational Change to Enable AI Adoption
Participants will be able to recognize the cultural, ethical, and structural shifts required for successful AI adoption, and outline leadership actions to foster innovation, trust, and employee engagement throughout the transformation
Who Should Attend?
Executive and leadership team memberAdditional Information
Cancellation within 15 days of the program start date will be limited to emergency situations and may result in a 10 percent cancellation fee. Participant substitutions are welcome at any time prior to the start of the program. If a registered participant does not attend and does not notify us in advance, they will be charged the full fee.
For more information, please visit our FAQ Page or contact the Program Director, Aldas Kriauciunas, at kriauci1@msu.edu or 517-353-5664.