Executive Program: AI, GenAI, & AI Agents for Leaders - Fall 2026

Why This Is Different

Most executive AI programs are taught by researchers describing frameworks they have studied. Our programs are taught by someone who architects and ships AI systems inside Fortune 100 companies.

Choose Strategy & Decisions to leave with a written AI plan for your organization. Choose the Executive AI Hackathon to leave with a working prototype you built yourself.  Take either program on its own or complete them both to form the full path. Walk out with a Boston College Certificate of Completion.

Take both programs for $3,999 - Early Bird $3,799  (Use code AIFALLEB3)

The case studies are real.

They come from projects Gary has led, pilots he has watched fail, and production systems he has helped scale. Every demo shows both what AI can do and where it breaks.

Programs In Detail

Part 1 Strategy & Decisions

Friday, September 18th - 9am - 6pm

Location: Fulton Hall, Room 415

Strategy & Decisions is for leaders who want to move past the hype and develop the fluency, judgment, and strategic perspective to make confident decisions. The program combines expert framing, live demonstrations, hands-on work, and candid peer discussion. You leave with a written AI strategy for your own organization.

No technical background required. This is built for leaders who make AI decisions, not for engineers who build AI systems.

Cost: $1,999 - Early Bird: $1,799 (Register By September 1st and use code AIFALLEB). To learn more and register for Session 1 only, please click here: Register for Part 1 only

Part 2 - The Executive AI Hackathon

Friday, October 2, 1-6 pm and Saturday, October 3rd, 8am-1pm

Location: St. Mary's Hall South, 1st Floor Conference Room

Every executive AI program ends the same way: with notes, a framework, and good intentions. The Executive AI Hackathon ends with a working system you built. Over two days, you will build a functioning AI prototype for a real problem in your business, then demo it live to the room. Here, the people building are the executives who own the problem.

Cost: $2,999 - Early Bird: $2,799 (register by September 1st and use code AIFALLEB2 ).   To learn more and register for Session 2 only, please click here: Register for Part 2 only

Faculty: Gary Arora

• Chief AI Architect at Deloitte
• AI Research Fellow and Professor at Boston College
• Leads AI deployments across Fortune 100 healthcare and financial services

Pre-Session (48 hours before)

•           AI Readiness Pulse Check (5-min online form)

What Participants Can Expect

•       A clear, non-technical understanding of AI, GenAI, and AI Agents
•       A strategic lens on where AI can create value and reshape work
•       Practical frameworks for evaluating risk, governance, and readiness
•       Exposure to live demonstrations that make current AI capabilities tangible
•       A clearer understanding of which AI risks apply to your organization and what governance is required

What Participants Walk Out With

•       A completed AI Opportunity Action Toolkit: personalized to your organization, peer-reviewed, and ready to present to your leadership team
•       Your organization’s AI Readiness Score across five dimensions
•       Hands-on experience building and configuring your own AI agent
•       A post-session digital kit: slides, AI cost calculator, blank toolkit for reuse, and curated reading list
•       Boston College Certificate of Completion

Fees and Policies

Payment is due by credit card at registration. Refunds will be granted only up until registration closes at 12 p.m. on September 17th.  No refunds will be granted for errors on the participant's part (such as incorrect name/email upon registration, login failure, scheduling conflicts, etc.).

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully. If you need to request an accommodation or ask a question about accessibility, please contact wcas.cece@bc.edu.