Human Leadership in the Age of AI

A five-day executive program from SETTEC and USC Marshall Executive Education for leaders making strategic decisions about AI and guiding their organizations and people through AI-driven transformation.

Course Information

Course Dates: January 17 - 21, 2027 (The Nile Ritz-Carlton, Cairo, Egypt)

Format: In Person

Times: 9:30 am to 5:00 pm (Cairo time)

Cost: $11,500 per participant.

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Human Leadership in the Age of AI is a five-day executive program delivered through a collaboration between SETTEC and USC Marshall Executive Education. Designed for leaders navigating the rapidly evolving impact of artificial intelligence, the program explores how executives can make sound strategic decisions about AI while leading their organizations and people through meaningful transformation. The focus extends beyond AI technology itself to the human leadership, judgment, governance, and organizational capabilities required to turn AI investments into sustainable business value.
Led by USC Marshall faculty Professors Shon Hiatt and Pete Cardon, the program moves from strategic foundations to practical leadership execution through an immersive, highly applied learning experience. Participants engage with case studies, peer coaching, discussion, and hands-on exercises centered on real organizational AI challenges. Throughout the five days, participants apply what they learn to their own business environments, ultimately developing a personal action handbook with practical frameworks, decision tools, and next steps they can put to work immediately upon returning to their organizations.
Learning Objectives:This five-day program is co-taught by two USC Marshall Executive Education faculty, designed as a deliberate arc from strategy to execution:
Leading yourself and your organization through AI transformation
AI strategy and executive decision-making
AI governance, risk and accountability
Leading people through AI-enabled change
Measuring business and organizational impact

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Who Should Attend

This program is designed for decision-makers — leaders who can directly influence AI adoption and investment within their organizations. It is built for:
C-suite executives and senior leaders responsible for strategy, transformation, technology or operations
Business-unit leaders accountable for AI-related investment decisions
Executives leading organizational change driven by AI adoption
This is not a technical AI training, it is designed for those who set direction and allocate resources, not for AI specialists or practitioners.

Digital Badge and Certificate

An important aspect of our programs is the ability to share your accomplishment with important stakeholders. Upon completing the Human Leadership in the Age of AI program, you will earn a digital badge recognizing your new proficiency. Share and showcase your achievements by posting your digital badge on online resumes and social networks such as LinkedIn.

TIME REQUIREMENTS

5 days, totaling 32.5 hours

Additional Dates

COURSE DISCLAIMER

Every reasonable effort will be made to ensure this course runs as described on this web page. Please note that course dates and professors are subject to change. You will be notified by email in advance if there is a date or professor change. Additionally, this course also requires a minimum number of registrants to take place. You will be notified by email if the course does not meet this minimum.

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Teaching Methods

This program is intentionally hands-on and experiential, built around case studies, peer coaching, and applied exercises rather than lecture. You will work on your own organization’s AI challenges throughout the week and leave with a personal action handbook: a concrete set of next steps and decision tools to apply immediately upon return to your organization.

Program Faculty

Shon Hiatt

Associate Professor of Management and Organization

Shon Hiatt is an Associate Professor of Business Administration and a faculty affiliate of the Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. His research focuses on entrepreneurship, strategy, innovation, and sustainability, and he serves as director of USC Marshall's Business of Energy Transition initiative.

His work explores the strategic and resource challenges facing organizations as new technologies emerge, including the growing energy demands associated with AI. His research and commentary offer an important perspective on how AI adoption is affecting infrastructure, energy needs, and investment decisions. Prior to joining USC, Hiatt was a faculty member at Harvard Business School.

Pete Cardon

Professor of Clinical Business Communication

Pete Cardon is a Professor of Clinical Business Communication whose work focuses on intercultural communication, leadership, and the growing role of technology in the workplace. His recent research explores how the use of AI in business communication can affect trust, offering timely insights into the importance of human judgment as organizations increasingly adopt AI tools.

Cardon previously served as President of the Association for Business Communication and is the author of Business Communication: Developing Leaders for a Networked World.

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