Executive AI Accelerator

Become an AI-native leader
in Defense

Bring one real business challenge. In six weeks, turn it into an evidence-backed AI initiative your organization can evaluate, fund, and execute.

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For enterprises
Now enrolling · Kicks off
21 September 2026
6
days
:
18
hrs
:
40
min
Accredited by
World AI Council
Professional Development Institute
Leaders from organizations including
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The Leadership Gap

AI capability is moving faster than the organizations trying to use it.

Companies have more AI tools, models and ideas than ever. What they often lack are leaders who can:

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Prioritize what is worth doing.

Separate real business value from AI noise.

02

Redesign the work, not just add another tool.

Understand how people, AI, data and systems should work together.

03

Build a case leadership can fund.

Connect operational improvement to value, cost and measurable outcomes.

04

Move responsibly toward execution.

Address readiness, ownership, governance and risk before implementation.

The capability gap is no longer understanding AI. It is knowing how to lead AI transformation from business problem to execution.

Our Solutions
Viewing: For Executives Change path

Choose how you want to lead AI transformation.

For your organization, for your clients, or across your leadership team.

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01 · Executives
For

Executives

Lead AI transformation inside your organization.

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02 · Consultants
For

Consultants

Lead AI transformation for your clients.

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03 · Enterprises
For

Enterprises

Build AI transformation capability across your leadership team.

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The Problem

AI is now a leadership decision.

Executives must decide where AI belongs, what deserves investment, how work should change, and what can safely move into execution.

Knowing AI is not enough. You need a method to lead it.

The Program

Chief AI Officer Program

Defense
Duration 6 weeks · live executive cohort
For Executives accountable for AI strategy and business outcomes.
You leave with
Chief AI Officer credential
One real AI transformation initiative
A repeatable transformation methodology
World AI Council review
Frameworks & playbooks
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The Foundation
World AI X · Est. 2018

World AI University
Where AI leadership is learned by doing.

Applied executive education for leaders and consultants responsible for turning AI ambition into action. Bring a real business challenge. Over six weeks, apply a practical transformation method, work with experienced practitioners, and build an AI initiative your organization or client can evaluate and take forward. The credential validates the capability. The initiative proves it.

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Track record Across enterprise & government
5,000+leaders trained
12+sectors represented
60+transformation blueprints developed
700+AI initiatives developed
5,000+leaders trained
12+sectors represented
60+transformation blueprints developed
700+AI initiatives developed
5,000+leaders trained
12+sectors represented
60+transformation blueprints developed
700+AI initiatives developed
5,000+leaders trained
12+sectors represented
60+transformation blueprints developed
700+AI initiatives developed
Experts & Practitioners

Learn from people doing the work.

Shaped and delivered by executives, practitioners, academics and domain specialists across AI transformation, strategy, technology and governance.

Sam Obeidat, MGM 🇨🇦
President & CAIO
World AI X Ventures
AI/Product · Defense · Fintech · Enterprise
LinkedIn
Dr. Mohd Jamal 🇦🇪
Head of Strategy
World AI X Ventures
AI · SpaceTech · Fintech
LinkedIn
Eng. Martin Cortes 🇧🇪
Head of Industrialization
Worldline Merchant Services
Banking & Fintech
LinkedIn
Eric Salveggio 🇺🇸
Privacy & Security Consultant
Kivu Consulting
GRC · Privacy · Security
LinkedIn
Declan Burke 🇳🇿
Head of Information Technology
AoFrio
IT · Enterprise AI Adoption
LinkedIn
Eng. Ulises Martins 🇦🇷
Product Manager; CAIO
DialPad · UTN FRBA
EdTech · Product Management
LinkedIn
Neda Parnian, PhD 🇨🇦
VP Innovation & Digital Transformation
Summit Interconnect
Machine Learning · Strategy
LinkedIn
Dr. Fabrizio Degni 🇮🇹
Chief of AI
webuild
AI Governance & Ethics
LinkedIn
Eng. Elier Cruz 🇲🇽
Global Enterprise Security Architect
Check Point Software
Cyber Security · AI · Quantum
LinkedIn
Shekhar Kachole 🇳🇱
Chief Technology Officer
Confidential · Netherlands
AI · Data Strategy · MLOps
LinkedIn
Thomas C. Grow II 🇺🇸
Co-founder & CEO
ThinkRack
AI Ventures · Consulting
LinkedIn
Kuntal Malia 🇮🇳
Chief Data & Insights Officer
Metro Brands Limited, India
Data · Retail
LinkedIn
Built in the Accelerator

Real challenges. Real initiatives. Built by our members.

These aren't classroom exercises. Each began with a real organizational challenge and was developed through the Accelerator into a structured, evidence-backed AI transformation initiative.

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MAR MAR · Maritime Sep 2025 Cohort
AI Maritime Command Center

The AI Maritime Command Center brings vessel, port, and weather data together into one live operating picture for maritime teams.

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Built in the Accelerator
Samer Yamak
Senior Director, Consulting Services
GOV GOV · Public Safety Nov 2025 Cohort
Emergency Dispatch Intelligent Assistant (EDIA)

When an emergency call comes in, EDIA triages it in seconds and guides dispatchers toward a faster, safer response.

MA
Built in the Accelerator
Muttaz Alshahrani
IT & Digital Transformation Manager · Ministry of Interior
HLT HLT · Healthcare Sep 2025 Cohort
Transforming Internal Support with AI

An AI layer reads incoming internal support requests and pinpoints where automation will lift service quality the most.

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Built in the Accelerator
Nicole Oladuji
Chief AI Officer · Praktikertjänst
MED MED · Government Media Sep 2025 Cohort
Real-Time Sentiment & Narrative Intelligence

A situational-awareness system tracks public sentiment and narratives in real time, so government communication teams see stories as they develop.

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Built in the Accelerator
Nadin Allahham
Chief Specialist, Strategic Planning · Dubai Media Office
HLT HLT · Healthcare Nov 2025 Cohort
EAS Holistic Healthcare — IrisPro AI

IrisPro AI supports holistic healthcare screening with governed, explainable intelligence at the point of care.

ES
Built in the Accelerator
Eric Salveggio
Lead U.S. GRC, Privacy & Security · Kivu Consulting
FIN FIN · Payments Nov 2025 Cohort
AI-Powered Merchant Onboarding Assistant

Merchant onboarding, minus the friction: KYC and risk checks guided end to end for banks and payment platforms.

RK
Built in the Accelerator
Ravikiran Karanam
Head of IT Transformation · Corpay
MFG MFG · Manufacturing Jan 2026 Cohort
Frictionless Manufacturing System

The system senses operational friction across manufacturing and clears it before production ever feels it.

EB
Built in the Accelerator
Eric Berdan
Senior Director, Business Optimization · Nestlé
BRD BRD · Corporate Governance Nov 2025 Cohort
AI Board Co-Pilot

The AI Board Co-Pilot turns board governance into audit-ready, execution-driven decision-making.

GK
Built in the Accelerator
Ghassan Kebbe
Board Advisor & Management Consultant
MKT MKT · Marketing Sep 2025 Cohort
MarketHack.ai — Agentic Campaign Management

On MarketHack.ai, campaigns run end to end through agentic AI — people set the strategy and guardrails, the platform executes.

TG
Built in the Accelerator
Thomas C. Grow II
Principal Consultant, Digital Innovation · MindSlate
EDU EDU · Education Mar 2026 Cohort
Accreditation & Major Change Review Assistant

Accreditation and major-change reviews that once meant months of paperwork now move through one structured assistant.

EA
Built in the Accelerator
Dr. Eman Al Naamani
Director of Institutional Quality Assurance · OAQA
GRC GRC · AI Governance May 2026 Cohort
AI Governance Intake Advisor (AGIA)

Every proposed AI use case passes through AGIA, which weighs its risk and routes it down the right governance path.

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Built in the Accelerator
Donna Ward
Global VP, InfoSec & AI Governance · BCD Travel
REG REG · Financial Regulation Mar 2026 Cohort
CIMA Supervisory Risk Copilot

A copilot for financial regulators surfaces supervisory risk signals and ranks where attention is needed first.

SV
Built in the Accelerator
Srikanth Valluru
Enterprise Architect · Cayman Islands Government
What members say

Built for leaders doing the work.

Executives and consultants across industries on what changed after the program.

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Praveen Sachdev 🇮🇳
Senior Advisor, Banking & Digital Transformation

I went from using AI for fun to leading serious, business-focused AI — building business models, governance frameworks, and transformation roadmaps. I now drive AI initiatives in banking with confidence.

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Eric Berdan 🇨🇦
Senior Director, Business Optimization · Nestlé

AI doesn’t fix problems — it amplifies them. I learned how to apply AI responsibly to improve decision-making and operations. It exceeded all my expectations.

NO
Nicole Oladuji 🇸🇪
Chief AI Officer · Praktikertjänst AB

Highly valuable and practical. I’ve already implemented the frameworks in my organization with real success — the governance work especially.

ES
Eric Salveggio 🇺🇸
Lead U.S. GRC, Privacy & Security · Kivu Consulting

Coming from a security background, it gave me the structure and confidence to step into AI leadership — and it’s already opening high-level opportunities.

GK
Ghassan Kebbe 🇰🇼
Executive Director & Board Member

It structured my thinking end-to-end — from problem definition to governance and transformation. Strategic and operational at once. A real mindset shift.

MG
Madonna Ghanem 🇰🇼
Founder & Data Scientist · Biosphere SPA

It bridged AI and business for me. I built solutions before but couldn’t present them — now I can. The community feels like an incubator for ideas.

CK
Chandrashekhar Kachole 🇳🇱
CTO & Digital Transformation Consultant

AI transformation is not a technology challenge — it’s a business and stakeholder alignment challenge. The frameworks are practical and immediately applicable.

KM
Karine Megerdoomian 🇺🇸
Founder & AI Scientist · Zurna Technology

I joined for a systematic approach to AI strategy — and that’s exactly what I got. The governance models were extremely valuable for building real AI initiatives.

MC
Martin Cortes 🇧🇪
Head of Industrialization · Worldline

It exposed me to new areas like agentic AI frameworks — and helped me evolve my project using real tools and platforms.

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Nadin Allahham 🇦🇪
Chief Specialist, Strategic Planning · Dubai Media Office

It simplified AI and gave me a clear structure to apply it practically and responsibly — with realistic, implementable use cases for my organization.

Now enrolling · Kicks off 21 September 2026

Bring one real challenge.
Leave with an initiative
ready for decision.

Whether you're leading transformation inside your organization, advising clients, or building capability across a leadership team, the journey starts with real work — not a hypothetical case study.

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Accredited by World AI Council
Professional Development Institute
Insights

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Why Most AI Initiatives Fail

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Why the Next Generation of Leaders Must Become AI-Native

The digital era digitized the surface of work. AI changes the work itself. Here is why that distinction now defines leadership.

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The New Physics of Work

For thirty years we digitized the surface of work. AI changes the engine — and the operating model that runs it.

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