Business Services/Executive Learning
Entrepreneurship &
Innovation for Executives
A five-day executive programme in London for leaders who build, fund and scale new ventures inside and beyond their organisations.
Why it matters
An entrepreneurial mindset, at executive level
Entrepreneurship is no longer only for start-ups. Executives use it to manage uncertainty, renew their organisations and stay competitive.
The programme brings together the topics that now meet in every growth strategy: AI and digital finance, working with universities and research, innovation ecosystems, the entrepreneurial finance landscape and corporate venturing.
It also covers the intellectual-property strategy that protects and monetises innovation, and the digital transformation roadmaps that keep an organisation adaptable.
Curriculum
Five days, day by day
Taught by academic professors and experts from industry and policy.
AI & Frontier Technology
- Cutting-edge frontiers & AI tech trends: AI basics, social and economic benefits, market risks and AI safety
- AI industry applications & creativity: AI across health and the future of work; generative AI, humanity and creativity
Science, Business & Ecosystems
- University–business synergy & tech transfer: partnering with research, transferring technology to market and accessing talent
- Innovation ecosystems: growth hubs and science parks, with global comparisons
Financing Innovation
- Entrepreneurial finance & corporate venturing: the financing ecosystem from traditional routes to corporate venturing
- Digital finance: DAOs, NFTs, the crypto economy, CBDCs, open banking and digital wallets
Intellectual Property
- IPR strategy: safeguarding innovation, market risk, licensing, M&A and franchising
- IPR global governance & ethics: 21st-century IP controversies and the role of the WTO and WIPO
Transformation & Policy
- Digital transformation management: strategic approaches to transformation and AI readiness
- Science & innovation policy and soft power: policy for growth, competitiveness and diplomatic capability
Beyond the classroom
Special events
Company Visit
Tour and discussion at a leading AI company.
Government Institution Visit
Meeting with government officials or Members of the UK Parliament; discussion of AI policy and regulation.
Reception & Dinner
Networking and cultural exchange with fellow participants and speakers.
Closing Ceremony
Award of professional development certificates.
What you take away
Programme outcomes
Specialised subject knowledge
A sharper leadership approach
Stronger problem-solving skills
A network of like-minded leaders
Executive mentorship
Industry-standard certification
Ecosystem and policy insight
A launchpad for what comes next
Programme lead
Professor Birgitte Andersen
CEO of Big Innovation Centre, Professor of the Economics and Management of Innovation at Birkbeck, University of London, and lead of the Secretariat for the UK Parliament’s All-Party Parliamentary Group on Artificial Intelligence (APPG AI).
Her work spans business-model innovation and policy on AI, the digital economy, entrepreneurship and intellectual property, with almost 200 publications. She has advised the UK IPO, WIPO, the OECD, EU Horizon 2020 and the UN, served as a Rapporteur for the European Commission, and contributes to the Digital Government Strategy for the Arab World.
Teaching is shared with academic professors and experts from industry and policy. Big Innovation Centre is accredited by the CPD Standards body as a trainer of excellence.
Delivery. Delivered in London with Big Innovation Centre (registered in England & Wales, No. 8613849). Speakers and visits are subject to availability. Once your place is confirmed, our team will send booking terms and payment details by email. To begin, submit the form below or write to [email protected].
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Applications are reviewed by the GHC team. We will confirm dates, availability and enrolment details by email.