ISB Online and Emeritus Commence Leadership with AI Programme
Mumbai, July 14, 2025 – With Generative AI now central to decision-making, workforce engagement, and productivity, leadership is undergoing a shift. Nearly 45% of global leaders prioritise expanding team capacity with digital labour, while 78% are hiring for AI-specific roles rising to 95% for frontier firms as per the Microsoft’s Work Trend Index Annual Report 2025. At the same time as, Agentic AI begins to autonomously plan, decide, and act, it is reshaping how leaders manage teams, delegate responsibilities, and stay accountable in increasingly complex environments. Therefore, leaders must shift from traditional oversight to AI-enabled adaptation, blending strategic vision with deep AI fluency.
Focusing on enabling leaders with strategic, AI-integrated leadership expertise, ISB Online, the digital learning arm of the Indian School of Business (ISB), India’s top ranked B-School and amongst the top five in Asia (FT Global MBA Ranking 2025), has commenced its batch 20 of Leadership with AI
programme, in collaboration with Emeritus. This 20-week online programme equips participants to embed AI into business strategy, drive innovation through AI adoption, and lead high-impact, AI-ready teams in a data-driven world.
Designed for professionals with a minimum of 10 years of experience, the programme is ideal for senior stakeholders, functional leaders, and business heads across technology, marketing, finance, operations, and consulting. It also benefits entrepreneurs and professionals preparing to lead AI-integrated teams or step into broader strategic roles. Whether working in sectors like BFSI, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, or IT services, this programme equips participants with the strategic frameworks and AI-driven leadership mindset to lead transformation in a dynamic, AI-enabled environment.
Speaking on the commencement of the programme, Avnish Singhal, Executive Vice President, Head India & APAC, Emeritus, said, “The future belongs to leaders who can harness the power of AI not just as a tool, but as a strategic enabler. Through Leadership with AI, we aim to shape leaders who can innovate, adapt, and inspire in a tech driven world. This programme is a timely response to the growing need for leaders who can seamlessly integrate AI into their strategies and drive organisational transformation.”
Delivered through self-paced, pre-recorded videos by globally renowned ISB faculty, combined with live sessions by seasoned industry practitioners, the programme offers a flexible yet immersive learning experience. With integrated modules on AI and Generative AI, real-world case studies, assignments and group discussions, this programme prepares mid- to senior-level leaders to confidently steer their organisations through the complexities of an AI-powered business environment. It also offers live masterclasses on AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI, a capstone project, and learning resources on Agentic AI. The modules of this programme include AI and ML technologies and its use cases, AI and managerial trade-offs, competing in the age of AI disruption, and working with Generative AI among others.
This programme will enable participants to:
· Identify opportunities and outline a plan to use AI and ML methods for improved business performance
· Apply data-driven business innovation best practices to enhance organisational performance
· Create an executive summary of an AI implementation/improvement plan for your organisation
· Strategically leverage Generative AI for informed leadership decisions and productivity
· Change mindsets and culture to enable digital and AI-enabled revolution
· Recognise the ethics, privacy, and regulations in AI and ML for safer implementation
· Assess and evaluate the current leadership mindset to innovate and reinvent with AI
Programme Details:
· Start Date: July 30, 2025
· Duration: 20 weeks
· Mode: Pre-recorded videos and live online sessions by globally renowned ISB faculty
· Eligibility: Any graduate/diploma holder (10+2+3) in any discipline with minimum of 10 years of work experience.
· Fee: INR 2,19,900 + GST
· Certification: Upon successful completion of the programme, participants will receive a certificate of completion from ISB Online and an opportunity to gain the ISB Online Alumni Status.
Attracting cross-industry participation, the programme draws product and project heads, transformation leaders, HR and operations heads, and CXOs from sectors including tech, telecom,
BFSI, pharma, consulting, energy, and government.