Executive AI Programs
For leaders who want results they can measure. Get clear strategy, practical skill-building, and built-in governance. Choose a path below, or combine them into a focused transformation journey.
I design and teach these programs for executive teams who need to move from AI pilots to everyday use. Each one runs over six steps and ends with work your team can put into practice.
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'Play to Win' AI Strategy
From AI aspiration to prototype & roadmap
A guided strategy sprint that aligns leaders on where AI creates advantage, and how to win. You'll prioritize use cases, design your operating model, and leave with a clear, resourced roadmap.
"With Play to Win Capstone, DryDocks World identified many AI use cases poised to improve productivity across our operations. The AI Trends in Business workshop revealed innovations we'd never considered. The AI Balanced Scorecard workshop showed us how to use clear KPIs to implement AI in our organization successfully. Importantly, René's energizing facilitation kept us all rowing in the same direction."
Play to Win - Strategy Journey
A comprehensive six-phase strategic framework designed to transform your organization's AI aspirations into actionable competitive advantage.
Outcomes:
- A crisp AI ambition and "where to play / how to win" choices
- A prioritized portfolio of use cases with value, feasibility, and risk
- An execution roadmap: capabilities, governance, milestones, and KPIs
What you'll work on (artefacts):
CAIO — Chief AI Officer
Lead AI transformation with confidence
A leadership track for current or emerging CAIOs to build the operating system for AI: strategy, governance, responsible use, capability building, and measurement.
"The structured framework of the CAIO course gave us new clarity on AI's role in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. René translated a fast-moving, technical field into actionable insights, bridging vision and execution in a domain where the stakes are uniquely high."
CAIO Leadership Process
Outcomes:
- An enterprise AI operating model and decision rights
- Risk, ethics, and compliance guardrails embedded into workflows
- A capability plan (people, data, platforms) with dashboards and OKRs
What you'll work on (artefacts):
AI for Innovation
Experiment, validate, and launch faster
A hands-on lab for product and innovation teams to use AI across the front end of innovation: problem framing, idea generation, concept testing, and lightweight prototyping.
"In our last strategy event René Bohnsack facilitated an engaging and thought-provoking training session on AI that provided us with actionable insights and strategies to leverage AI in driving innovation and business growth. The session was both inspiring and highly relevant to our mission of putting AI at the core of our digital transformation journey."
Innovation Process Steps
Outcomes:
- A validated pipeline of AI-enabled concepts (with quick tests)
- Repeatable innovation workflows that blend Design Thinking and GenAI
- Playbooks and prompts tailored to your industry and roles
What you'll work on (artefacts):
Why Learn with René?
Join the leaders who've transformed their organizations with proven AI strategies
Results
What participants report after the programs.


"Finally one workshop that shows AI potential making sure that everyone understands it."
"Amazing experience. Can't stop thinking about 1,000 ideas that now I can achieve by working smarter."
"A workshop that changed my mind about how easy AI can be implemented in my business, with real-life scenarios."
What participants say
Leaders who took part in the programs.
"With the Play to Win Capstone project, Dubai Airports rapidly transformed a diverse set of AI initiatives into a structured and actionable roadmap in just six weeks. The AI Trends in Business workshop gave us a clear view of how organisations are using AI to drive productivity, while the AI Balanced Scorecard workshop helped us define a holistic framework to track implementation across the enterprise. René's upbeat energy and facilitation style made the entire experience highly engaging for everyone involved."
"With Play to Win Capstone, Suez Canal Bank moved swiftly to an AI roadmap with actionable use cases. The AI Trends in Business workshop clarified how AI is reshaping banking while the AI Balanced Scorecard workshop revealed how AI implementation can be done with KPIs and holistically. Importantly, René's AI expert knowledge delivered in every session novel and valuable insights."
"With Play to Win Capstone, DryDocks World identified many AI use cases poised to improve productivity across our operations. The AI Trends in Business workshop revealed innovations we'd never considered. The AI Balanced Scorecard workshop showed us how to use clear KPIs to implement AI in our organization successfully. Importantly, René's energizing facilitation kept us all rowing in the same direction."
"With the Play to Win Capstone, iScore jumped from concept to a working Youth Financial Education prototype in record time. The AI Trends in Business workshop opened our eyes to novel disruptors, while the AI Balanced Scorecard workshop gave us a valuable framework to track our AI implementation. Importantly, René's relaxed humour kept momentum high, even during evening meetings."
"The structured framework of the CAIO course gave us new clarity on AI's role in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. René translated a fast-moving, technical field into actionable insights, bridging vision and execution in a domain where the stakes are uniquely high."
"The programme reminded us that successful AI starts with a coherent aspiration, not disconnected projects. René encouraged us to think big while staying grounded in our operational realities, ensuring strategy and action stayed tightly linked."
"Having a clear framework transformed broad ideas into focused priorities and united our teams around a shared direction starting to implement AI. René's facilitation was engaging and down-to-earth, making advanced concepts feel immediately applicable to our market."
"The Capstone has been instrumental in shaping our AI adoption initiatives, particularly around Microsoft Copilot and Falcon LLM, into the early foundations of the Smartdesk AI concept. René's sharp and challenging questions pushed us to move beyond "demo thinking" and focus instead on real-world value, adoption metrics, and long-term impact. While still in its early stages, the foundation we've built feels strong, purposeful, and ready to be acted upon."
"Rene's sessions brought real clarity to our cohort. The tools and frameworks he shared were not just insightful but actionable – and the feedback from participants exceptionally appreciative. A great experience for any organization aiming to equip entrepreneurs with practical, future-ready capabilities."
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Prefer email? Write to rene@zeroto100.ai.