Responsible Leadership
in the Age of Disruptive Technologies

How to manage technologies responsibly within industries and organizations

In this program, participants will explore the fundamentals that constitute responsible leadership in the age of disruptive technologies. Participants will learn how to classify technological innovation and its impact on business models, as well as reflect on governance and ethics – the component of social leadership. The certificate program will give participants brief insights into a variety of new technologies such as AI, Space Economy and Quantum Computing.  Participants will be presented with practical ideas that can be easily implemented into their daily working routine with the aim of becoming a more responsible leader.

After this program, participants will be able to:

• Define what responsible leadership means for themselves as leaders, for their teams and their organizations & reflect on responsible leadership practices,
• Discuss (ethical) responsibility for leadership on the employee and corporate level,
• Reflect on the implications of disruptive technologies for the leadership process,
• Classify the challenges of these disruptive technologies for leaders,
• Anticipate and plan for the potential disruptions that these technologies may cause,
• Evaluate new technological trends and technologies & the future of business with these technologies,
• Understand political measures when it comes to disruptive technologies and link them to ethical implications.

Why this program?

UN 2030 Agenda influencing executives and organizations
The topic of sustainability has become indispensable, especially since the UN 2030 Agenda. No organization and no responsible manager or executive can avoid dealing with this topic. New emerging technologies are increasingly challenging organizations and managers: How do they manage employees and companies responsibly?

At the interface of management and technology
Leaders need to have a good understanding of the disruptive technologies affecting their industry and organization. Managers with no technical background gain insight into disruptive technologies & learn how to evaluate them for their businesses.

Experienced lecturers: Academic & practical input
Well experienced lecturers from academia and the business world will present state-of-the-art theory and empirical data that discuss this topic.

Networking
With academic and practical experts and peers, participants will have the opportunity to network, exchange challenges and ideas and to establish connections that will help them in the long term to continuously work on being a sustainable leader.

Project work – Creating an action plan
During the certificate program, participants will generate and develop ideas which they can apply in the short-term within their organizations to focus more on responsible leadership.