Leadership Teams / Private AI Workshop

Private AI Workshop:
Board & leadership session

Run privately for your own board and leadership team, with mock scenarios built around your industry, so everyone builds the same practical AI judgement together.

Group
Your board + leadership
Duration
3hrs +
Format
In-person or online
Cost
Custom quote
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A practical session to develop your collective judgement on AI

Question: what becomes possible at the next level of AI capability? Question: could our proprietary context become a strategic advantage? Question: what might prevent adoption, even if the technology works? Question: how could greater AI autonomy change our risk exposure?
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Who it's for

Boards and leadership teams who want to build AI judgement together, in a private setting. Your nominated sponsor can help us tailor mock scenarios to your industry or profession.

The question it answers

"How can our board and leadership team build a shared, practical understanding of AI, tested against scenarios close to home?"

What the workshop covers

An indicative 3hr agenda built around exercises and scenarios tailored to your industry.

Mock scenarios drawn from your industry or profession Board and leadership team learning side by side Clear, jargon-free language for diverse skill levels
10 min
Welcome and introduction
40 min
Key AI concepts
Live demos
How generative AI works, context, knowledge and agents.
15 min
What this means for opportunity
Real examples of productivity gains, workflow redesign and new business models.
30 min
Finding strategic opportunities in your industry
Tailored exercise
Find and triage strategic opportunities in a mock organisation, built around your industry, and debrief.
10 min
Break
20 min
Governance and changing risk
Real examples of risk-management and governance failures, and how risk changes as AI gains agency. How to think about risks across the organisation and map them to your risk-management framework.
20 min
Identifying and mapping risks
Tailored exercise
Identify risks and controls in mock organisations at different stages of AI adoption, built around your industry.
20 min
Board decision simulation
Tailored exercise
Respond to a live risk scenario and a recommendation from management, built around your industry.
10 min
Board question clinic
Tailored exercise
Rewrite weak questions into effective board questions.
5 min
Take it back to the board
Reflection
Leave with three questions, one assumption to test and one capability to build, as a board and leadership team.
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Key takeaways

A practical 3hr workshop, run privately for your board and leadership team
An understanding of how AI is creating opportunities and risks within your industry or profession
Hands-on experience identifying strategic opportunities and risks, together
Frameworks for identifying and evaluating AI opportunities
The key strategic questions boards and leadership teams should consider
A shared framework to view changing risks as AI gains autonomy, access and authority
Take-home questions for your next board or leadership meeting
A single shared language for AI, across board and management
A certificate of participation for every attendee suitable for your professional development record
Design your private workshop
Private
For your organisation
Tailored
Scenarios from your industry
3hr minimum
Flexible, in-person or online
Certificate
For every attendee

Meet your facilitator

Board experience meets hands-on AI expertise

Steve Telburn

Steve Telburn

Founder, Secret Sauce · BSc, MBA, GAICD

"Private sessions let a board and leadership team build the same understanding at the same time, in scenarios that feel like their own business rather than a generic case study."

20+ years in innovation 10+ years on boards 50+ businesses on AI AICD Presenter
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Questions about your private workshop

How is this different from the public Directors' AI Workshop?

The private workshop covers similar core content to the public session, but it's delivered privately for your organisation. We work with your nominated sponsor to ensure mock scenarios are built around your industry and create an inclusive environment for your board and leadership team to learn and experiment together.

Who should attend?

Any mix of directors, executives and senior leaders you choose. Many organisations run it for the board and leadership team together, so everyone builds the same understanding at the same time.

How do you tailor the scenarios?

We start by holding a short scoping conversation with a sponsor from your board or leadership team to ensure we sufficiently understand your industry, current AI initiatives and any known risks on the horizon, then build the mock scenarios around that context.

Can this run online?

Yes. We deliver in person or online, depending on your locations and preference.

How long does it take to arrange?

It can be less than a week from enquiry to session, just to allow time for scenario tailoring.

What does it cost?

Pricing depends on group size, format and location. Share a few details in the enquiry form and we'll provide a quote.

Is this confidential?

Yes. It runs exclusively for your organisation, and the mock scenarios use synthetic, industry-relevant material rather than your own confidential data.

Tell us about your board and leadership team

Share a few details and we'll be in touch to scope your session.

Who's attending?

Preferred format

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