Thirty-two executives from regional and global organisations have graduated from an intensive six-day programme at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), where they gained essential knowledge of AI strategy and implementation that they will use to drive transformation within their companies.
The MBZUAI Executive Programme Accelerated (MEP-A) is an expedited version of the University’s popular 16-week MEP course and is designed to provide a unique understanding of AI, giving leaders from a broad range of organisations and locations access to MBZUAI’s world-class facilities and faculty from institutions including MBZUAI, Columbia and Berkeley.
The inaugural programme gave participants critical tools to help them support and cultivate AI integration and innovation within their organisations, including how to apply AI to the real world, and its implications in business and policymaking.
They also gained access to a community of senior business and government leaders and AI experts from around the world, and received insights into best practices, strategic implementation, ethics, and the latest advancements in AI technology.
The cohort gained hands-on experience and witnessed AI in action during site visits to ADNOC, AD Ports Group, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications Office, Dubai Future Foundation, and Dubai Future Labs.
The debut MEP-A cohort consisted of 32 executives from seven countries, 26 of whom were from the UAE’s public and private sectors, such as Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, Mubadala, Dubai Water & Electricity Authority, Department of Government Enablement, Abu Dhabi Ports, Department of Finance, among others.
The six international participants came from KSA, the United Kingdom, the United States and the Philippines.
Professor Timothy Baldwin, provost and professor of natural language processing at MBZUAI, said, “MEP-A builds on the success of MEP by bringing some of the most important insights and learnings from the full course to a broader audience of global executives.
“Feedback from the MEP-A graduates has been excellent, telling us that they found the course extremely valuable, particularly the site visits, and that they are confident they can adapt the learnings to their own organisations. Importantly, their newfound knowledge will help them implement AI in a safe and ethical manner.”