GDI-EC05 · Stage 5 · Division I
Executive Certificate in Technology, AI & Sustainability Governance.
Govern the future.
Govern the risks and transitions shaping relevance and resilience — responsible AI, cyber preparedness, digital transformation and sustainability across critical services.
8 weeks · 70–80 hours
Convened for
Who this is for.
- §Directors on technology, risk or sustainability committees
- §Boards of regulated, infrastructure and public-interest entities
- §Chairs stewarding AI adoption and digital transformation
- §Sustainability, ESG and climate leads moving into board roles
On completion
What you will be able to do.
- ·Set a responsible AI mandate and hold management to it
- ·Test cyber and operational-resilience preparedness
- ·Govern climate and sustainability disclosure with integrity
- ·Read the board's exposure to systemic, technological and transition risk
Curriculum
Course content and modules.
Each module follows the GDI learning rhythm — Prepare, Interrogate, Practise, Produce, Reflect — and closes with board-usable evidence.
01
Week 1
The Future-Facing Board
Governing what has not yet happened; the director's stance under uncertainty.
02
Week 2
Responsible AI Governance
The AI mandate, model governance, bias, disclosure and human oversight.
03
Week 3
Cyber & Operational Resilience
Threat, incident and recovery; the board's role in preparedness and rehearsal.
04
Week 4
Digital Transformation
Technology strategy, delivery risk, vendor concentration and platform dependency.
05
Week 5
Climate & Sustainability
Physical, transition and liability risk; the credibility of transition plans.
06
Week 6
Non-Financial Disclosure
IFRS S1/S2, integrated reporting and the standard of assurable disclosure.
07
Week 7
Future-Board Simulation
Live cyber tabletop and AI-governance intervention.
08
Week 8
Court of Assessment
AI governance charter, cyber tabletop and future-board simulation.
Assessment Architecture
How you are assessed.
- AI governance charterBoard-usable mandate — 30%
- Cyber tabletopLive response exercise — 30%
- Future-board simulationIntegrated committee — 40%
Board-Ready Evidence
What you take back to the board.
- ·AI governance charter
- ·Cyber tabletop exercise
- ·Future-board simulation
Apply for the next cohort.
Admissions are by application and interview. Cohorts are limited.