AGENTIC AI FOR LEADERS
AGENTIC AI FOR LEADERS OVERVIEW
This two-day, in-person program provides leaders with a strategic understanding of agentic (autonomous) AI systems. Agentic AI is rapidly transforming how organizations operate and can create a measurable competitive advantage. Leaders who do not adapt risk falling behind as adoption accelerates across industries. Participants leave positioned to confidently lead AI-driven transformation.
Day 1 introduces Agentic AI, its architecture, capabilities and governance to manage operational considerations. Participants gain hands-on experience building agentic workflows while examining real-world applications, costs, ethics, and implementation risk
Day 2 focuses on practical frameworks for integrating agentic AI into organizational strategy, risk management, and governance, with interactive case studies to ensure you have hands-on experience with this technology and implementation. By the end of Day 2, participants are prepared to design, evaluate, and launch agentic AI initiatives.
What You’ll Learn
• Introduction to Agentic AI
• Autonomous AI Basics
• Core Capabilities of Agents
• Managing the Cost of Agentic AI
• Ethics and Governance
• Risk and Compliance Management
This course is part of the Executive Leadership Certificate
• Case Studies
• Building Agentic Flows
• Change Management
• Project Selection
• Future Trends
In addition to developing knowledge and skills, you will receive SHRM credits as proof of your accomplishment.
Eccles Executive Education is recognized by SHRM to offer SHRM-CP or SHRMSCP professional development credits (PDCs). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit SHRMCertification.org.
Course Impact
Who Should Attend?
• C-Suite Executives
• Business Leaders
• Technology and Digital Leads
• Strategy and Operations Managers
Personal Benefits Organizational Benefits
Understand Agentic AI
Identify Agnetic AI Opportunities
Increase Your Efficiency
Automated Tasks
Future-Proof Your Leadership Skills
Build Leadership Confidence with AI
Integrate Agentic AI Systems into Business Operations
Develop AI Innovation at Scale
Increase AI Adoption Across Your Organizaion
Create Competitive Advantages
Presenting Faculty | Matt Pecsok, Assistant Professor (Lecturer)
Matt Pecsok is an experienced educator and industry professional with over 25 years in information systems and analytics. As a full-time faculty member, he teaches courses in data mining, statistics, and data engineering. Prior to academia, Matt worked as a senior software engineer in various organizations and served as the lead data scientist at the Utah Education Policy Center. He also held the role of senior technical product manager for artificial intelligence and geospatial analytics platforms at United Healthcare/Optum. In addition to his academic and industry roles, Matt has provided consulting services in AI/ML and statistics, helping organizations leverage cutting-edge technologies to solve complex problems.
THE ECCLES DIFFERENCE
The David Eccles School of Business enrolls about 6,000 students in its eight undergraduate majors, four MBAs, seven other specialized graduate programs, one Ph.D. program, and executive education curricula. It is also home to seven institutes and centers that support an ecosystem of entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation, including the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, Ken C. Gardner Policy Institute, Sorenson Impact Center, and more.
Our faculty members boast impressive professional and educational backgrounds and hold Ph.D.s from esteemed universities including the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School, Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and University of California at Berkeley’s Haas School.
TAKE THE NEXT STEP
Telephone: (801) 587-7273
Email: ExecEd@Utah.edu
Website: ExecEd.Utah.Edu
Registration: Eccles.Secure.Force.com/ExecEdApplication
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