Leading with AI: The Strategy Roadmap
Executive judgement when AI starts acting
AI is moving beyond tools that assist people. Agentic AI systems are beginning to plan, decide, and act inside organisations. That creates both leverage and risk.
Leading with AI: The Strategy Roadmap is a four‑month executive masterclass for senior leaders who are already accountable for AI‑related decisions - and need to lead adoption with confidence and control.
Delivered by Waikato Management School Executive Education, the programme features a strong lineup of industry practitioners and contributors.
Why this matters now
AI is no longer experimental. Leaders are being asked to approve AI investment, manage risk, and explain AI‑influenced decisions to boards and stakeholders - often before governance and operating models are fully in place. This programme treats agentic AI as a leadership and accountability issue, not as a technology feature.
Who will benefit from this programme?
- C‑suite executives and directors
- Senior leaders responsible for strategy, investment, or transformation
It's not designed for:
- Entry‑level AI training, technical specialists, or one‑day overviews.
What you will gain:
By the end of the programme, participants will have produced:
- A clearly articulated AI strategy, including where agentic AI will - and will not - be used.
- Prioritised investment roadmap, with explicit trade‑offs and dependencies.
- Board‑ready decision pack, including assumptions, guardrails, and accountability.
- Practical governance and escalation frameworks for AI systems that can act.
- Increased confidence to delegate work to AI without delegating responsibility.
Agentic AI, woven throughout
Rather than isolating agentic AI into a single module, the programme integrates it across strategy, governance, execution, and leadership. You’ll learn how to:
- Move from copilots to agents.
- Decide what can be delegated; and what cannot.
- Maintain human oversight and accountability as autonomy increases.
Industry practitioners
Matt Browning - Co-CEO, Incredible AI
Matt is an entrepreneur, speaker, and Innovation & Technology award winner. Read full bio.
Stephen Johnson - Co-CEO, Incredible AI
Stephen helps businesses solve complex technology problems, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Read full bio.
Prof. Albert Bifet - Director, The Artificial Intelligence Institute, The University of Waikato
Nyssa Waters - CEO and Founder, Possibl.ai
Nyssa is a former Google senior leader who works with boards to deliver AI-enabled transformation. Read full bio.
Mark Laurence - Founder, Ten Past Tomorrow
Mark works with leadership teams to build AI literacy and drive ethical, human-centred change. Read full bio.
Andrew McPherson - AI Consultant
Andrew specialises in leading complex digital and AI-powered initiatives across large organisations. Read full bio.