January Executive Electives

8:30 am – 11:30 am ET

• From Uncertainty to Intention: Reclaiming Your Mission After MIT Sloan
  Location TBA
  Dr. Carl Dahlberg, SF '17
  You came to MIT Sloan because the mission to “develop principled, innovative leaders who improve the world and advance management practice” resonated with you. However, the pathway to realizing that isn’t always clear after graduation. This workshop addresses what nobody talks about: the gap between having exceptional training and knowing what to do with it. Through facilitated exercises and peer discussion you'll clarify what success means, on your terms, and develop strategies to navigate uncertainty with confidence. You'll leave with a personalized roadmap and perhaps even some partners to help advance your mission.

1:30 – 4:30 pm ET

• Unlocking the Transformative Power of AI in Healthcare in a Safe and Responsible Way
  Location TBA
  Barry Stein, EMBA '17
  Learn about an approach to unlocking the transformative power of AI while safeguarding against potential risks. This workshop will explore a framework that shifts the AI frontier by highlighting Hartford HealthCare as a case study. They are building an AI ecosystem of multi-stakeholder partners, driving a robust portfolio of AI research and AI enabled technology-startup partnerships, implementing a strong governance structure to protect against patient harm, focusing on education and AI literacy, employing a disciplined methodology to integrate and scale AI into clinical practice safely, and developing a multimodal data liquidity layer.

8:30 am – 11:30 am ET

• Systems, AI, and the Human Factor: From MIT Orbit AI, Aviation, Predictive Control to Corporate Growth, and Robotics in Society
  Location TBA
  MIT Alumni System Dynamics Group
  This MIT IAP session blends keynote talks and interactive exploration to examine how System Dynamics, artificial intelligence, and human-centered design converge to address today’s most complex and high-stakes challenges. From entrepreneurial education at the MIT Trust Center to information sense-making with MIT Orbit AI, the agenda spans dynamic modeling with Ventana Systems, aviation safety and human error, and the evolving role of robotics in society through the lens of Boston Dynamics. Participants are invited to rethink how we build, understand, and intervene in dynamic systems—whether social, technical, or institutional. 
  
  The workshop explores AI not merely as a tool for automation, but as a cognitive assistant—supporting our ability to perceive patterns, surface assumptions, and navigate uncertainty in early-stage problem solving. We’ll explore the essential role of human factors in aviation and robotics, focusing on how system design can reduce errors, support human needs across various sectors, from industrial operations to our day-to-day lives, and strengthen the human-technology Interface. Whether building startups, shaping policy, or designing intelligent machines, this session challenges participants to imagine futures where technology augments our understanding of systems—rather than replacing it.

1:30 pm – 4:30 pm ET

• Thinking Like a Lawyer in the Age of AI 
  Location TBA
  Barbara Clay, Esq., EMBA ’20
  As MIT alumni, we are skilled problem solvers and innovators—yet many of us hesitate when it comes to legal review, contracts, and emerging AI regulations. This workshop bridges that gap with a fresh, modern approach: how to “think like a lawyer” in the age of AI. 
  
  In this hands-on session, you’ll learn how to use AI to review contracts with precision, understand the fast-evolving landscape of U.S. AI law and risk, and design a simple legal operations framework that keeps your business proactive, compliant, and efficient. Participants receive a custom NDA Playbook, sample AI legal prompts, and practical tools to lead with confidence in an increasingly automated world.