PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE PROGRAM IN

Digital Transformation in the AI Age

Drive growth through AI led transformative digital leadership.

Work Experience

Lead your organization through AI-powered transformation

In today’s fast-changing business landscape, digital transformation is increasingly powered by advances in artificial intelligence. MIT Professional Education’s Professional Certificate Program in Digital Transformation in the AI Age equips leaders to navigate this shift with confidence - combining strategic leadership frameworks with hands-on experience in emerging technologies such as Generative AI and Agentic AI. In this course, you will explore practical AI applications, from workflow automation to intelligent decision-making, while addressing critical considerations of ethics, governance, and cultural agility.  

Learning outcomes

  • Apply Generative and Agentic AI tools to design and implement innovative business solutions. 

  • Blend leadership skills with technological insight to guide organizations through complex change. 

  • Use AI to enhance efficiency, enable data-driven decision-making, and improve operational agility. 

  • Foster a high-performance culture and inspire collaboration, adaptability, and innovation across teams. 

  • Implement responsible AI and digital practices to address governance, compliance, and trust issues. 

  • Gain hands-on experience with platforms like ChatGPT, LangChain, and other AI-driven systems. 

Learning journey

This 9-month Professional Certificate in Digital Transformation in the AI Age equips participants with the insights and skills to integrate technological innovation, strengthen leadership, and empower teams, fostering adaptability in today’s culturally and technologically diverse business landscape.

Impact Project

The program includes an Impact Project that enables you to translate your learning to real-world situations. This experience challenges you to apply insights from each module to a real business problem, develop a practical solution, and present your recommendations to experts. The project encourages teamwork, communication, research, and problem-solving among peers. 

Why enroll in this course?

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Become part of the MIT community and increase your networking opportunities with other participants.

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Develop your Impact Project by collaboratively designing a business solution that addresses a real-world challenge, applying the tools and strategies gained throughout the program.

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Live online immersive sessions with MIT Faculty and subject matter expert speakers.

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Certificate Award Ceremony at MIT's campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Join a global cohort at the Certificate Award Ceremony

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Who is the program for?

This Professional Certificate Program in Digital Transformation in the AI Age is designed for:

  • Professionals with strong leadership skills aiming to drive impactful innovation within their organizations.

  • CEOs, General Directors, and Functional Managers looking to optimize operations and develop new business models.

  • CTOs, CIOs, and technical leaders interested in exploring transformative technologies.

  • Entrepreneurs engaged in innovative technological startups.

  • Professionals seeking to leverage cultural diversity, innovation, and technologies to lead digital transformation.

Past participants profile

Past participants of the Professional Certificate Program in Digital Transformation in the AI Age come from diverse backgrounds, industries, and experiences. The cohort’s diversity ensures that you interact with like-minded peers and gain new perspectives for your organization’s unique challenges.

Average years of work experience

  • Less than 10 years: 27%

  • 10-15 years: 24%

  • 16-20 years: 19%

  • More than 20 years: 30%

Top industries

  • IT/Computers

  • Technology/Telecom

  • Consulting

  • Financial Services

  • Government

  • Manufacturing

Top titles

  • CEO

  • Project Manager

  • CTO

  • President

  • Account Director

  • Product Owner

  • Advisor to CEO

Top countries

  • United States

  • Saudi Arabia

  • Canada

  • United Arab Emirates

  • South Africa

  • India

*Note: Data from previous cohorts

Participant testimonials

The combination of lectures and forum discussions provides a great learning platform for any serious learners. The recommended reading materials were well-curated and directly applicable in today’s fa...
Hying Sang Wong
Open-Source Solutions Development Executive,
IBM
Everything about this professional certificate program is a true learning experience. The knowledge I have been able to learn has been quite revealing and is not only helping me in my professional lif...
Vanessa Vilchez
After Sales Systems Coordinator,
Entel
This program far exceeded my expectations. It is an introspective journey of great impact, where you learn a lot through interaction with your peers and personal reflection. A must for the development...
Patricio Maguire
Associate Director,
Turner & Townsend

Learning experience

Premium Access / MIT Professional Education Ecosystem

Exclusive access to networkings events, live - online sessions with expert speakers, and international MIT Alumni network.

Leadership Development

Workshop sessions based on a leadership skills. You will take hands-on workshops on managing personal communication, and negotiation.

Professional Development

Webinars with subject matter specialists. You will be able to participate in webinars of personal branding and networking management.

Certificate

Certificate

All the participants who successfully complete their program will receive an MIT Professional Education Certificate of Completion, as well as 31.6 Continuing Education Units (CEUs)*.

To obtain CEUs, complete the accreditation confirmation, which is available at the end of the course. CEUs are calculated for each course based on the number of learning hours.

*The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is defined as 10 contact hours of ongoing learning to indicate the amount of time they have devoted to a non-credit/non-degree professional development program.

To understand whether or not these CEUs may be applied toward professional certification, licensing requirements, or other required training or continuing education hours, please consult your training department or licensing authority directly.

Instructors

MPE - Faculty - Bhaskar Pant
Mr. Bhaskar Pant

Executive Director of MIT Professional Education

MPE - Faculty - David Niño
Dr. David Niño

Senior Lecturer in the Daniel J. Riccio Graduate Engineering Leadership Program at MIT

MPE - Faculty - Abel Sanchez
Dr. Abel Sanchez

Executive Director of MIT’s Geospatial Data Center, Research Scientist; Center for Complex Engineering Systems, Sociotechnical Systems Research Center, under the Schwarzman School of Computer Science

MPE - Faculty - John R. Williams
Prof. John R. Williams

Professor of Information Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of MIT Geospatial Data Center, and a faculty member in the Center for Computational Science and Engineering part of the Schwarzman School of Computer Science

MPE - Faculty - George Westerman
Dr. George Westerman

Senior Lecturer and Principal Research Scientist, MIT Sloan School of Management

MIT Professional Education in Numbers

+60K

Participants in our courses

+155

Countries represented by our participants

92%

Rate the experience as extraordinary

Application process

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Application

Complete the application form and pay the non-refundable fee.

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Review

Our program advisors will evaluate your application.

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Results

Await the decision from our program advisors. If accepted, you'll be able to complete your enrollment.

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Confirmation

If you receive an offer of admission, you’ll have 72 hours to pay the enrollment fee and reserve your place.

Frequently asked questions

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