Digital Transformation and Leadership Programme

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Digital Transformation and Leadership Programme

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Digital Transformation and Leadership Programme

Are you ready to lead in the era of disruption?

As Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) and other professionals progress in their careers, it is essential for them to acquire skills in innovation management, strategic thinking, agile leadership, and communication. By complementing your technical expertise with these in-demand skills, you will be better prepared for more senior leadership roles in your career.

Embrace the future of work with our Digital Transformation and Leadership Programme designed to empower leaders like you with the necessary skills to navigate the fast-paced world of disruptive technologies, innovation, business, and digital transformation.

Delivered by Nanyang Business School’s distinguished faculty, who also teach our highly ranked MBA and EMBA programmes, this executive leadership programme will empower you to be more strategic, innovative and agile so you can lead your teams to overcome challenges and identify new opportunities in this age of digital economy.

Through this leadership and management development programme, you will acquire competencies from these three main pillars:

Development SkillLeading Innovation

  • Overview of Industry 4.0 Trends and Technologies (including Internet of Things)
  • Disruptive Technology, Strategy and Business Transformation
  • Design Thinking for Innovation and New Opportunities

Business GrowthLeading Business

  • Business Finance for Decision Making
  • Business Insights and Data-driven Decisions
  • Generative AI and Machine Learning for Leaders

 

Strategic ThinkingLeading People

  • Agile Leadership in the age of Disruption
  • Leading and Managing Change
  • Managing Dilemmas in Decision Making
  • EQ and Communication for Leaders

 

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For more information about this programme, please contact:

Jessica Leong
Deputy Director
Telephone: (65) 6904 7249
Email:  [email protected]

  • Get an overview of the latest disruptive technologies, global trends and applications; and understand their impact on business models and strategy.
  • Learn how organisations can leverage cutting-edge technologies and innovative business models to create value, drive growth and gain a competitive edge in today’s business environment.
  • Examine the factors for success and failures as organisations embarked on their digital transformation journeys.
  • Develop a strategic mindset to lead your team through uncertainties while capitalizing on emerging opportunities.
  • Cultivate a culture of innovation and agility while inspiring and empowering your teams to adapt and embrace change.
  • Gain access to the prestigious network of NBS/NTU Alumni for valuable networking opportunities.
  • Benefit from the only comprehensive executive leadership programme with SkillsFuture Singapore funding (of up to 90%) plus Alumni Course Credit.
Key Learning Outcomes
LEADING INNOVATION PILLAR — Innovation and Digital Transformation for Business (4 days)
Industry 4.0 Trends and Technologies (including Internet of Things)
  • Gain an overview of the latest Industry 4.0 global trends and technologies and their applications in smart/ advanced manufacturing solutions and smart cities.
  • Appreciate the benefits and applications of sensors and Industrial Internet of Things (IoT).
  • Experience some of these cutting-edge technologies through company/corporate laboratory visit. 
Disruptive Technology, Strategy and Business Transformation
  • Develop a deeper understanding of the key issues of digital transformation and change under different contexts of technological disruption.
  • Understanding of such issues is helpful when crafting digital business strategy for your company and implementing digital transformation to achieve your organisational goals.
  • Analyse real-life cases and learn from the success and pitfalls of other organisations’ digital transformation journeys.
Design Thinking and TRIZ for Innovation and New Opportunities
  • Grasp the key principles of Design Thinking and Human-Centered Design (HCD) and explore how they enhance user experience and product design.
  • Understand the fundamentals of TRIZ – Theory of Inventive Problem Solving and discuss real-world examples where TRIZ has been successfully applied.
  • Discuss how to integrate these methodologies into real professional practice.
LEADING BUSINESS PILLAR — Finance, AI and Analytics for Management (4 days)
Business Finance for Decision Making
  • Understand and interpret financial statements to make strategic decisions
  • Perform financial analysis to assess the financial health of a company.
  • Evaluate strategic choices involved in capital budgeting, including estimation of project cash flows, measurement of cost of capital and appropriate financing mix.
Business Insights and Data-driven Decisions
  • Understand what analytics entails and the value proposition to business.
  • Recognise the elements of an effective analytics strategy
  • Learn a practical framework to structure, communicate and manage risk in analytics projects.
  • Understand the process of converting data into actionable insights for decision-making.
    Generative AI and Machine Learning for Leaders
    • Compare Analytics vs Machine Learning vs AI vs Generative AI
    • Appreciate the applications, risks and possibilities of AI and Generative AI
    • Use a predictive model to make automated data-driven decisions
    • Case studies to reinforce understanding and application of the above digital tools to business 
    LEADING PEOPLE PILLAR — Transformational Leadership amid Disruption (4 days) 
    Agile Leadership in the age of Disruption
    • Gain insights on the impact of digital transformation on leadership, organization and business.
    • Understand how to drive digital transformation and how to build a digital-ready culture.
    • Develop a strategic mindset and agile leadership capabilities to drive growth in the digital age.
    Leading and Managing Change
    • Apply essential change management models and organisation development concepts to real-life situations in the workplace.
    • Develop a mindset to reduce resistance and accept/embrace change.
    • Identify the critical attributes of leaders and their key roles during change.
    Managing Dilemmas in Decision Making
    • Life of a leader is filled with contradictory challenges and difficult decisions. Organisations stand to gain when their leaders are able to shift these perceived “either/or” tensions to “both/and” possibilities.
    • Manage paradox with the 6As framework: acknowledgement, acceptance, aim, action, authenticity, and accumulation. 
    • Learn to articulate a paradox challenge (e.g. short term vs long term plan), apply techniques to manage the paradox, implement the solution, evaluate and continuously iterate and improve.
    EQ and Communication for Leaders
    • Communicate with executive presence to build credibility and influence
    • Engage, motivate and inspire to get buy-ins from your team, management, customers and other stakeholders.
    • Demonstrate empathy and active listening in communication, especially in employee engagement.

    Participants can choose to attend the full programme in one intake or stagger the pillars across different intakes. Each pillar can also be taken as a stand-alone course.                            

    Middle to senior level managers, professionals and leaders from any industry seeking to drive innovation and transformation in their organisations or simply to enhance their strategic thinking, business management and leadership skills.

    Leading Innovation: 15, 16, 26, 27 August 2024 (4 days)
    Leading Business: 12, 13, 18, 19 September 2024 (4 days)
    Leading People: 10, 11, 24, 25 October 2024 (4 days)

    Total duration: 12 days, 9am to 5 pm daily

    Participants can choose to attend the full programme in one intake or stagger the pillars across different intakes. Each pillar can also be taken as a stand-alone course.

    Venue:
    NTU@one-north, Executive Centre

    11 Slim Barracks Rise (off North Buona Vista Road)
    Singapore 138664
    (Buona Vista MRT, Exit D)

    Nanyang Executive Education reserves the right to change the date, venue, and mode of delivery due to unforeseen circumstances.

    Programme fee per Pillar: S$ 4,200 (before GST)

    Fees payable per Pillar after SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) funding:

    Programme Fee per Pillar In SGD

    		Fees BEFORE
    funding & GST    		Fees AFTER
    funding & 9% GST
    Singapore Citizens (aged 21-39) / PR (aged ≥21)
    70% Funding
    		$4,200$1,373.40
    Singapore Citizens (aged ≥40)
    MCES1 - up to 90%    		$4,200$533.40
    SME-sponsored Singapore Citizens / PR
    ETSS2​ - up to 90%    		$4,200$533.40
    Participants without funding

    		$4,200$4,578.00


    1.    For more information about the SkillsFuture Mid-career Enhanced Subsidy (MCES) scheme.
    2. For more information about the SkillsFuture Enhanced Training Support for Small & Medium Enterprises (ETSS) scheme.

    SkillsFuture Credit 
    On top of the above funding, Singapore Citizens, aged 25 and above and self-sponsored may use their SkillsFuture Credit to defray part of the nett course fee. 

    Participants do not need to contact SkillsFuture for funding application before course registration. NTU will facilitate the funding paperwork for both self and company-sponsored participants. Participants will be invoiced the nett amount after funding and GST.

    Funding Requirements:
    - Participant must achieve at least 75% attendance for the programme.
    - Participant must complete a small group project during the course.

    Tan Joo Seng

    Assoc Prof. Tan Joo Seng

    Associate Professor, Nanyang Business School, NTU Singapore
    Division of Strategy, International Business & Entrepreneurship

    Dr Tan Joo Seng is one of the world’s leading practitioners on cultural intelligence. He was among the first to develop and conduct corporate training programs based on cultural intelligence. His expertise on cultural intelligence, cross-cultural leadership, cross-cultural communication and negotiation is sought after by leading global companies.

    He has been interviewed and profiled in leading business publications in the Asia-Pacific region. He is regularly invited to be a guest speaker by different organizations in North America and Asia. He has worked with Fortune 500 clients on diverse projects. He has been Program Chair for Cornell-Nanyang Institute of Hospitality Management’s annual HR Roundtable since its inauguration in 2006.

    Prof Vijay Sethi

    Prof Vijay Sethi

    Professor, Nanyang Business School, NTU Singapore
    Division of Information Technology and Operations Management 

    Dr Vijay Sethi has held several leadership positions at Nanyang Business School including Director - International Business Competitions, and Dean - Business Programs. He specialises in e-commerce, IT entrepreneurship, strategic information systems planning, IT productivity, and knowledge management. He has published in the top IT journals and is internationally recognized for his research.

    He teaches at the Masters and executive levels on IT strategies and e-Business and has won many prestigious teaching awards.  His work is focused on digital disruptions, the economics of technology, social media and networks, data analytics, legal and IPR issues, and patterns of new technology evolution.  

    Dr. Sethi has mentored many new Internet business ideas, many of which have gone on to win accolades in regional competitions such as the Asia Moot Corp, Bangkok Business Challenge, and others. He has also been a consultant to many large governmental and private organisations as well as for executive education programmes. 

    He holds an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the University of Pittsburgh, USA. He was previously an Assistant Professor at the State University of New York,  Buffalo and then a tenured Associate Professor at the University of Oklahoma.


    Neumann Chew

    Dr. Neumann Chew C.H. 

    Senior Lecturer, Nanyang Business School, NTU Singapore

    Neumann Chew C.H. is Senior Lecturer at NTU Nanyang Business School and leads Data Science/Machine Learning projects with companies. Previously, he was Principal and Head of Analytics at SAS Institute where he designed and lead advanced analytics solution for government agencies, banks, insurance companies, hospitals and MNCs. Prior to SAS Institute, he was Head of Research & Statistics at Ministry of Health, and Professor of Financial Mathematics in Dubai Academic City.

    He had published the textbook Artificial Intelligence, Analytics and Data Science, currently used in undergraduate Analytics specialization and Masters of Business Analytics programme.

    Alvin Ng

    Alvin Ng

    Chief Operating Officer, Smart Cities, Asia Pacific, Aboitiz Data Innovation
    Adjunct Associate Professor, Nanyang Business School, NTU

    Alvin Ng is the Chief Operating Officer for Smart Cities of Aboitiz Data Innovation (ADI). He plays a key role in continuing the advancement of ADI’s mission to drive the adoption of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence tools and solutions around smart cities.

    Prior to this, as the Vice President of Digital Solutions, APAC, Johnson Controls, Alvin was responsible for driving the digital and sustainability growth strategy for Asia Pacific  region, which includes driving and executing initiatives that increase market penetration,  providing relevant digital solutions in the building sector, with focus on digital business revenue  growth, partner offerings, sales cycle support and ecosystem representation.

    Alvin has over 24 years of experience in global sales and product management and has held a series of senior global leadership roles with multinational companies like Wincor Nixdorf AG,  Cisco Systems and Rosenbluth International. Prior to joining Johnson Controls, he worked for  General Electric as the General Manager for GE Digital, Asia.

    In addition to his role as the Industry-Faculty lead for ‘Business  Consulting’ and ‘Leader as a Coach’ programs for the MBA School, he teaches Digital Transformation, AI for business, Internet of Things and Sustainability leadership programs. He  also plays the role of Senior Career Fellow as an executive coach to the Global Executive  MBA students.

    Lars Droste

    Lars Droste

    Partner Development Manager, Google Cloud

    As the Partner Development Manager for Google Cloud, Lars oversees the APAC and Japan regions. In this role, he leads and manages Google Cloud Platform partnerships, drawing upon his extensive industry experience to help partners optimize the potential of Google Cloud offerings in the marketplace. Through his profound grasp of market dynamics and tech nuances, Lars empowers partners to enhance the delivery of Google Cloud solutions. This, in turn, aids clients in integrating data-driven insights from areas such as operations, finance, supply chain, management, big data, data warehousing, and application modernization into their daily operations.

    Prior to his tenure at Google, Lars held a series of directorial roles over a decade at SAP, spanning both the UAE, APAC and Japan territories.

    Beyond Google, Lars shares his expertise as a part-time lecturer at Nanyang Business School, educating students at the Masters and executive levels on emerging technologies, practical implications, and strategies for successful adaptation. 

    Mark Laudi

    Mark Laudi

    Founder and CEO, Hong Bao Media
    Gallup-certified CliftonStrengths coach

    Mark Laudi is an accomplished media mentor, business conference anchor, and radio and financial television current affairs show host. He is a veteran of the traditional and new media, with 25 years' experience in print, radio, television, new and social media, and communications coach to senior business and government leaders in Asia and the Middle East.

    Between 1999 and 2006, Mark anchored and produced regional network television business news programs at CNBC Asia Pacific. He anchored Squawk Box, and performed various roles including Australia Editor, and Sydney Bureau Chief. From 1997-1999, Mark hosted news programs at MediaCorp, and was a member of the inaugural production and presentation team of English-language talk radio station CNA938.

    He is a member of the Asia Pacific Association of Communications Directors (APACD), the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID), the Investor Relations Professionals Association Singapore, SGTech, AustCham Singapore, and the Singaporean-German Chamber of Industry & Commerce.

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