Full Program & Competency Framework

The Chief AI Officer Course

A structured 8-week enterprise program designed to equip your leader with deep technical understanding, master AI governance, and drive purposeful growth.

"AI Officer Academy is an 8-week program for companies that want to train an internal AI leader. Across 12 practical modules, participants create an Enterprise AI Operating Portfolio tailored to their organization: a current-state map, use-case portfolio, ROI model, governance minimum, safe AI usage rules, vendor checklist, adoption plan, pilot plan, and a 90-day roadmap for leadership."

We do not teach generic AI hype or abstract theory. We train and certify senior professionals in the exact practical competencies required to bridge the gaps between Technical Infrastructure, Governance & Risk, and People Transformation.
The program is designed for AI Adoption & Governance Leads, AI Transformation Managers, AI Implementation Consultants, HR/L&D leaders, compliance professionals, and business transformation professionals.

Key Operational Facts

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Format: 8 weeks: 6 weeks of live interactive online sessions, followed by 2 weeks of guided portfolio work, individual 1:1 strategic consultations, ready-to-use corporate playbook templates, and a final presentation before an expert panel.
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Two-Way Literacy: Designed specifically to bridge the divide between technical and non-technical roles. While leaders from Legal, HR, and Operations gain a deep understanding of how language models and data privacy work, technical leaders will discover how strict governance and human factors directly shape, protect, and validate their technical deployment.
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Time Commitment: 2 highly focused modules per week, 90 minutes each. Intensive yet fully optimized for busy executive schedules.
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Timeline: October 26 – December 16, 2026. The Final Presentation takes place on December 16, 2026.
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Investment: €4,900 / 120,000 CZK (VAT exempt).
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Admission Standard: Strictly limited capacity. Acceptance into the program is subject to a profile review to preserve an elite executive peer network and ensure sufficient time for personalized advisory.

The Curriculum

Each week consists of two focused 90-minute live modules combining strategic framework delivery, hands-on template customization, and peer-to-peer discussion.

Week 1

Role Architecture & Technical Literacy

Focus: Mapping your organization's decision-making structure, defining your executive mandate, and understanding core technology without the code.

Module 1: The Chief AI Officer Mandate & Governance Map – Learn where the CAIO stands in your company hierarchy. You will map the entire internal decision-making landscape, clarify the AI-related responsibilities of other departments, and design efficient, cross-functional approval procedures that prevent gridlock.
Module 2: Core Technology for Business Leaders – A practical deep-dive into how large language models and generative tools actually work. This module gives Legal, HR, and Operations professionals the technical baseline to evaluate limitations and data boundaries with total confidence.
Bonus Workshop: AI Agents in Action – A high-energy, interactive session focused on real deployment. Participants will experience how AI agents take over tedious tasks in seconds, discuss what works in real-time operations, and design custom tools to immediately multiply daily workforce output.
Action & Playbook Templates: The Corporate AI Responsibility Matrix & Team Integration Guide – a concrete template to map how your teams collaborate, where top-down decisions create operational friction, and how approval workflows can travel smoothly from initial use-case to the ultimate authority.

Week 2

Business Value & Legal Safety

Focus: Creating a purposeful investment roadmap while gaining full regulatory certainty.

Module 3: Value Creation & ROI – Learn how to build a meaningful AI investment thesis and evaluate true strategic returns. You will get a clear framework for making "Build vs. Buy" decisions without the tech hype.
Module 4: Law, Regulation & Risk – A comprehensive guide to understanding the EU AI Act and its connection to GDPR and broader legal frameworks. You will learn how to conduct foundational risk audits, build compliant documentation, and analyze best-practice case studies for chatbots, screening tools, workplace copilots, and autonomous AI agents.
Action & Playbook Templates: The AI Use-Case Prioritization Matrix - a decision-making tool to filter out technology hype and focus on projects with clear financial return and high employee adoption; and the Compliance & Risk Audit Checklist - a step-by-step framework to evaluate chatbots, copilots, and autonomous agents, ensuring they align with the EU AI Act and GDPR before deployment.

Week 3

Governance Systems & Global Standards

Focus: Establishing clear internal principles and connecting your business with international standards.

Module 5: Global Standards & International Compliance – Connect your corporate practices with recognized global frameworks, including ISO and NIST standards. This module ensures your business meets international benchmarks with clarity and operational readiness.
Module 6: Designing Your AI Governance Framework – Learn how to build a practical internal framework. You will design clear corporate policies for safe data usage, copyright protection, and define human accountability for automated decisions.
Action & Playbook Templates: The AI Governance Playbook - a master template to define your company’s internal rules, compliance steps, and global standard alignment; and the Employee Corporate AI Policy - a clear, accessible guide to outline everyday rights, responsibilities, and boundaries for your workforce when using AI.

Week 4

Data Integrity & Vendor Governance

Focus: Protecting proprietary corporate data and strictly vetting external software vendors.

Module 7: Data Boundaries & Workplace Security – Learn how to protect corporate knowledge and intellectual property. You will map data flows, prevent information leaks, and set up clear, firm access controls that secure company assets without paralyzing team workflows.
Module 8: Vendor Evaluation & Contract Security – A practical framework for auditing third-party software providers and autonomous AI agents. You will learn how to legally vet external systems, negotiate clear liability models, and keep absolute ownership of your data.
Action & Playbook Templates: The Enterprise Data Protection Blueprint - a practical guide to secure your corporate knowledge base while keeping your operational workflows flexible; and the AI Vendor Security Questionnaire - a rigorous vetting tool to evaluate the compliance, safety, and data practices of external software providers.

Week 5

Trustworthy AI & Corporate Culture

Focus: Building workplace psychological safety, ethical frameworks, and human sovereignty in the automated era.

Module 9: Human Psychology & Job Evolution – Move beyond rigid corporate restructuring. Learn how to address workplace anxiety with absolute transparency, reshape job definitions around human strengths, and guide your teams through technological change without losing trust.
Module 10: Responsible AI Design & Ethics in Practice – Learn how to turn global AI ethics into daily operational habits. You will design practical workflows where human judgment remains the final anchor, ensuring automated systems strictly align with your company’s values.
Bonus Workshop: Digital Self-Confidence – A high-impact session designed to restore employee sovereignty. Participants will learn how to help their teams overcome technological intimidation, value their unique human experience, and use AI tools from a position of inner strength.
Action & Playbook Templates: The AI Literacy & Upskilling Roadmap - a practical framework to transition your workforce from anxiety to active, secure collaboration with technology; and the Corporate AI Ethics Guideline Policy - a high-level, representative framework to codify your company’s ethical stance, protect your brand reputation, and demonstrate responsible leadership to your clients and shareholders.

Week 6

Strategic Leadership & Incident Integrity

Focus: Communicating with the board and maintaining human control during technical challenges.

Module 11: Boardroom Communication of Strategic Metrics – Learn how to translate complex AI performance into clear business value for executive reporting. You will design communication frameworks that give senior leadership an honest, hype-free view of risks, returns, and operational safety.
Module 12: Crisis Control and Reputation Safety – Learn how to handle algorithmic failures and automated bias without losing public trust. This final module establishes clear protocols for human ownership during technical glitches, concluding with the completion of your Enterprise AI Governance Portfolio.
Action & Playbook Templates: The Executive AI Boardroom Report - a high-level communication master template to present AI strategy, legal readiness, and value creation to shareholders and the board; and the AI Incident Response Playbook- a step-by-step crisis protocol establishing clear human ownership and action steps when automated systems fail.

Weeks 7–8

Portfolio Completion & Final Assessment

Focus: Turning your templates into one finished Enterprise AI Operating Portfolio and preparing to present it to the board.

Portfolio Review – individual feedback from the Lead Faculty on your completed portfolio before submission.
Mock Board Presentation – a full rehearsal of your final presentation with structured feedback, held early in week 8.
Office Hours – open sessions for remaining questions on strategy, compliance and implementation.
Final Assessment (December 16, 2026) – your Live Board Presentation before an expert panel.

The Certification Standard

Our certificate is earned through professional excellence, not granted merely for attendance.

To return to your enterprise as a Corporate Chief AI Officer, your designated professional must demonstrate absolute operational readiness through a rigorous three-part evaluation designed to mirror real boardroom scenarios:

The Strategic Readiness Evaluation: A comprehensive verification of core knowledge regarding the EU AI Act, liability standards, risk classifications, and international compliance frameworks.
The Practical Governance Portfolio: Assembled continuously from Day 1 using the provided program templates, this is a comprehensive, ready-to-implement AI strategy and operational framework tailored directly to your enterprise.
The Live Board Presentation (December 16, 2026): Presenting, justifying, and anchoring the newly developed corporate AI strategy before a selection committee of legal, technical, and business experts.

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