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Executive Leadership Programme in
AI & GCC Transformation

An industry-led 6 months Applied AI programme for GCC transformation & leadership.

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Executive Leadership Programme in AI & GCC Transformation

Format

Offline/Online

Sat-sun classes

Commencement Date

Aug '26

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Eligibility

Min. 10 years of GCC experience

Duration

6 Months

Inclusive of industry-led live projects

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Highlights
Curriculum & Faculty
Admissions & Fees

Master Essential AI Tools for GCC Leadership

How This Programme Elevates Your GCC Transformation

Learn from industry leaders to lead next-gen global capability centers by
tackling real GCC use cases with AI integration.

The GCC Executive Club

1-on-1 Executive Coaching: Personalised mentorship from practicing GCC leaders

AI Career Intelligence: Map your leadership trajectory using Eightfold AI

Problem-Solving Clinics: Real solutions for your actual GCC challenges

Executive Placement Network: Curated C-suite GCC opportunities

GCC Immersion: Visit GCCs like Bain, BCG and connect with leaders

Tools Mastery Workshops: Hands-on implementation with platform experts

Digital Credential Portfolio: Verified certification with applied AI showcase

Sudhir Dasamanthrao

Chairperson

A global transformation leader with 24+ years of experience in driving large-scale operational excellence and scaling Global Capability Centers into strategic value hubs.

At FourthSquare, he has led enterprise transformations, global migrations, and AI-enabled GCC scalability, shaping resilient, future-ready organizations through governance, leadership and sustained value creation.

Get Real Insights from
GCC Industry Immersions

Gain exclusive insights from the global exposure of AI ecosystem to elevate and transform GCCs

Alcon: AI-Enabled Global Operations

Discover how Alcon integrates AI across R&D, supply chain and global operations by scaling GCC capabilities through data-driven automation, governance frameworks, and cross-border innovation excellence.

Infosys: Enterprise AI, GCC Operating Models

Decode how Infosys designs and deploys enterprise-grade AI across global GCCs. Engage with senior delivery and transformation leaders to understand how AI is embedded into operating models, talent structures and large-scale enterprise workflows.

Microsoft: Cloud & Tech with Responsible AI

Learn how Microsoft enables AI transformations through cloud-native platforms, data ecosystems, and responsible AI frameworks. Interact with AI architects and enterprise leaders to understand how GCCs build, govern, and scale AI solutions using Microsoft’s ecosystem.

Amazon (AWS): AI Infrastructure & Use Cases

Discover how AWS supports AI adoption through scalable infrastructure, data services, and industry-specific solutions. Network with cloud and AI specialists to learn how GCCs launch, optimise, and manage AI systems at scale with speed and resilience.

Deloitte: AI Strategy & Decision-Making

Gain insights on Deloitte’s approach to AI strategy, risk management, and transformation advisory. Engage with senior consultants to learn how executives evaluate AI investments, design governance models, and align AI initiatives with GCC business outcomes.

Career-Defining
Outcomes to Expect

Gain practical skills and hands-on experience to lead GCC
transformation and AI-driven initiatives.

Work on real transformation projects from global GCC challenges

Get strategic mentorship from industry leaders with AI in GCC experience

Strengthen your leadership, strategy, and AI fluency for enterprise-facing roles

Build a credible portfolio + certificate that signals readiness for bigger mandates

Network with high-caliber GCC leadership for collaboration & future opportunities

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Innovative Curriculum for
Future GCC Leaders

Programme Flow

How to Build Executive Leadership Excellence

Core Learning
Tools and Frameworks
Skills Acquired

How to build executive presence in C-suite conversations?

Drive board decisions using value-focused narratives
Position GCC strategy as enterprise growth lever
Influence senior stakeholders with financial clarity
Command credibility in high-stakes discussions

How to navigate crises with data-driven confidence?

Make high-impact decisions under uncertainty
Minimize risk through predictive insights
Stabilize teams during volatility
Convert ambiguity into strategic advantage

How to build leadership succession frameworks?

Ensure leadership continuity during scale and transition
Reduce dependency on critical individuals
Build future-ready leadership pipelines
Strengthen long-term organizational resilience

How to influence across geographies without authority?

Align global stakeholders without formal power
Accelerate decisions across matrixed structures
Build cross-border leadership influence
Drive collaboration across diverse functions

How to lead distributed teams with strategic alignment?

Align global teams to enterprise priorities
Improve execution across locations
Increase accountability in hybrid structures
Deliver consistent performance at scale

Frameworks & Methods

5P Executive Leadership Model
Human + AI Leadership Model
ADKAR Model
S Curve Model
Resilience Model

AI Tools for Transformation

Drive strategic leadership in complex, high-growth environments
Build organisational change readiness in dynamic markets
Deliver narratives focused on ROI and business impact
Design crisis management frameworks using predictive analytics
Transition from functional expert to P&L business leader

How to Set Up GCC

Core Learning
Tools and Frameworks
Skills Acquired

How to build financial models proving value beyond arbitrage?

Quantify enterprise value beyond labor savings
Translate capability maturity into financial impact
Model innovation ROI and speed-to-market gains
Secure executive investment through data-backed projections

How to structure tax-optimised legal entities globally?

Optimize global tax efficiency within compliant structures
Reduce cross-border financial exposure
Strengthen transfer pricing defensibility
Improve post-tax profitability

How to define an effective location strategy?

Maximize talent-to-cost advantage
De-risk operations through geographic diversification
Strengthen access to innovation ecosystems
Enable long-term scalability

How to design governance ensuring sponsorship and autonomy?

Accelerate decision-making velocity
Strengthen executive oversight without micromanagement
Align KPIs with enterprise priorities
Safeguard operational autonomy

How to position GCC as a capability hub, not cost centre?

Elevate GCC contribution to enterprise growth
Increase ownership of high-value work
Drive measurable innovation outcomes
Strengthen strategic relevance

How to align GCC with enterprise digital & business strategy?

Integrate GCC into transformation roadmaps
Strengthen digital capability depth
Improve cross-border execution alignment
Accelerate enterprise modernization

Frameworks & Methods

The 7-Stage GCC Lifecycle Model
GCC Value Pyramid
5-Factor Location Scorecard

AI Tools for Transformation

Quantify innovation velocity and capability differentiation
Navigate transfer pricing and tax treaty optimization
Balance global control with local agility
Build executive sponsorship through strategic storytelling
Master multi-year ROI projections and cost structures

How to Lead GCC Transformation Through Process Redesign & AI‑Enabled Thinking

Core Learning
Tools and Frameworks
Skills Acquired

How to align transformation with long-term strategic goals?

Connect transformation investments to enterprise value drivers
Prioritize initiatives that accelerate strategic outcomes
Eliminate effort that doesn’t support business direction
Strengthen GCC relevance in enterprise transformation

How to identify processes for redesign and readiness?

Surface high-friction, low-value process bottlenecks
Target processes with highest automation and redesign potential
Reduce change risk through readiness assessment
Align transformation scope with stakeholder capacity

How to build business cases with measurable impact?

Quantify impact beyond efficiency gains
Link process improvements to revenue, speed, and risk reduction
Secure funding through outcome-driven narratives
Track value realization with measurable KPIs

How to map stakeholders and drive structured buy-in?

Increase adoption through early stakeholder alignment
Reduce transformation resistance proactively
Strengthen cross-functional ownership of change
Improve implementation success rates

How to prioritise using impact–effort for max value?

Focus resources on highest-value opportunities
Avoid low-impact transformation distractions
Accelerate quick wins while enabling long-term gains
Optimize portfolio-level transformation ROI

How to sustain change with metrics, adoption, and discipline?

Prevent value leakage post-implementation
Institutionalize new ways of working
Reinforce behavior change with performance metrics
Build a culture of continuous improvement

Frameworks & Methods

Control-Impact Matrix
7 Ingredients of Culture Change
Solution-Effect Diagram
ADKAR (Prosci)
Templates for stakeholder mapping, communication planning, and process assessment

AI Tools for Transformation

Design structured transformation roadmaps aligned with business priorities
Identify high-impact opportunities for process improvement and automation
Build practical MVPs with clear success metrics and adoption plans
Drive change management, influence key stakeholders and manage resistance
Apply proven frameworks and tools to deliver sustainable transformation outcomes in GCC environments

How to Create the Right Talent Strategy in GCC

Core Learning
Tools and Frameworks
Skills Acquired

How to shift from cost hiring to capability-led talent?

Prioritize skills that drive strategic differentiation
Increase impact-per-hire, not just headcount efficiency
Align talent supply with long-term capability goals
Strengthen innovation capacity through targeted hiring

How to map future skills and talent roadmaps

Anticipate emerging capability gaps early
Align hiring plans with enterprise transformation priorities
Reduce future skill shortages
Strengthen workforce readiness for new tech adoption

How to design retention for modern workforce needs?

Reduce regrettable attrition
Improve engagement and productivity outcomes
Strengthen employer value proposition
Increase long-term workforce stability

How to build career paths for mobility and growth?

Increase internal mobility across functions and geographies
Build leadership pipelines from within
Strengthen succession readiness
Improve employee growth visibility

How to compete for top AI/ML talent globally?

Attract scarce digital and AI capabilities
Differentiate employer brand in competitive markets
Improve offer acceptance rates
Reduce time-to-hire for critical roles

Frameworks & Methods

3B Talent Sourcing Model
The 7C Model for GCC Talent Excellence
GCC Talent Maturity Model

AI Tools for Transformation

Design enterprise workforce strategies that build differentiated, future-ready capabilities
Implement AI-powered skills forecasting to drive strategic workforce planning
Build data-driven attraction and compensation strategies to compete in global talent markets
Create transparent career progression frameworks that enable leadership pipelines and mobility
Master turnover prediction and skills gap analysis for proactive talent risk management

How to Drive Meaningful Business Impact Through Innovation in GCCs

Core Learning
Tools and Frameworks
Skills Acquired

How to drive innovation for long-term GCC advantage?

Link innovation efforts to business outcomes and strategic mandates
Position GCCs as value creation hubs, not just cost centres
Align innovation goals with global enterprise transformation agendas
Strengthen long-term differentiation through capability-led innovation

How to overcome cultural and structural barriers?

Break siloed decision-making and encourage cross-functional collaboration
Shift leadership mindset from risk-avoidance to experimentation
Embed innovation KPIs into leadership and team performance metrics
Create psychological safety to challenge legacy processes

How to build a customer-first, curiosity mindset?

Anchor innovation around real customer pain points and journeys
Encourage problem discovery before solution building
Promote data-driven curiosity and insight-led decision making
Strengthen user-centric thinking across product, ops, and strategy teams

How to enable low-risk pilots and rapid learning?

Run controlled pilots to validate ideas before full-scale deployment
Reduce innovation risk through iterative testing and feedback loops
Accelerate learning through rapid prototyping and agile sprints
Institutionalize a test–learn–scale culture

How to create pods and forums to test ideas?

Set up cross-functional innovation pods for focused problem-solving
Launch internal idea forums to crowdsource high-impact solutions
Build incubator-style environments to test scalable concepts
Enable faster decision-making through decentralized innovation governance

How to link innovation to revenue and efficiency?

Measure innovation through productivity and cost-efficiency gains
Link pilots to operational effectiveness and process optimization
Demonstrate revenue impact through new products and AI-led capabilities
Strengthen executive buy-in through quantified business value outcomes

Frameworks & Methods

ADKAR (Prosci)
Impact–Effort Matrix
Brainwriting (6‑3‑5 Method)
Affinity Mapping
Innovation Funnel
Interrelationship Diagram

AI Tools for Transformation

Design simple, effective innovation operating models tailored to GCC environments
Build balanced innovation portfolios spanning efficiency, customer-centric improvements, and new concepts
Create experimentation cultures with fast learning cycles and clear decision checkpoints
Measure innovation impact through customer value, efficiency gains, and new opportunities
Secure leadership sponsorship and cross-team support and cross-team support while overcoming biases that block innovation

How to Drive Headquarters Influence

Core Learning
Tools and Frameworks
Skills Acquired

How to secure board-level visibility for key initiatives?

Elevate GCC priorities to board agendas
Influence enterprise investment decisions
Increase visibility of transformation outcomes
Strengthen strategic credibility with CXOs

How to reposition GCC as a strategic business partner?

Shift perception from execution arm to value creator
Increase ownership of enterprise-critical initiatives
Strengthen cross-functional collaboration with HQ
Embed GCC in growth and innovation agendas

How to navigate HQ–GCC dynamics and budget politics?

Strengthen budget negotiation leverage
Reduce decision friction across geographies
Align competing priorities across stakeholders
Protect strategic initiatives during cost pressures

How to communicate impact in revenue and market terms?

Quantify GCC impact in revenue and margin terms
Translate operational metrics into growth indicators
Strengthen CFO-level reporting credibility
Improve funding approval rates

How to embed GCC into enterprise ESG strategy?

Integrate ESG metrics into GCC performance dashboards
Strengthen ethical AI and governance positioning
Increase enterprise sustainability contributions
Enhance global brand reputation through responsible operations

Frameworks & Methods

The 7I Model for Driving HQ Influence
HQ Stakeholder Influence Map
GCC-HQ Influence Maturity Model

AI Tools for Transformation

Master executive storytelling and data-driven communication for business impact
Build stakeholder influence maps across HQ functions to drive alignment
Design transformation communication and resistance management strategies
Quantify business impact in CFO language for strategic decision-making
Position GCC as an ESG and ethical AI leader in the enterprise ecosystem

Meet Our Masters

Learn from those who’ve cracked the code of transforming a GCC with intelligent systems.

Priyaranjan Jha

SVP and Head of GBS

Sudhir Dasamantharao

Chairman, GCC Sr. Advisor

Manoj Kalra

Global Head

Navendu Pandey

Founder

Dr. Sumit Mitra

Chief Executive Officer

Rajeev Mall

Vice President

Sumit Bhatia

Chief People Strategist

Vineet Dwivedi

Vice President- Global Head

Dinesh Kumar Murugesan

GCC Head

Mr. Manoj Kohli

Former CEO

Dr. Nandini Seth

Ph.D, IIM Bangalore