Event Image
Early Bird Pricing Ends September 25th | Quickly empower your executive teams and senior leaders to harness generative AI for strategic advantage, innovation, and deft navigation of this rapidly emerging technology. Equip yourself with the leadership skills necessary to effectively manage and integrate generative AI within your teams. This workshop focuses on practical strategies for fostering innovation, leading tech-driven change, and leveraging AI for enhanced team performance and decision-making. You will learn how to align AI initiatives with organizational goals, manage cross-functional AI projects, and cultivate a culture that supports continuous learning and adaptation. This course qualifies for 8 PDHs/CDUs for all IIBA® certifications. This course will contribute 8 PMI® PDUs (2 Ways of Working, 3 Power Skills and 3 Business Acumen) towards your chosen certification.
 
Get EEP level training at IIBA Chapter pricing!
Monday, October 12 - Tuesday, October 13, 2026; 11:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
Virtual training course | 2 sessions | 8 PD Hours/CDUs
 
This course is sponsored by the IIBA Chicagoland Chapter and is delivered by SoftEd US.
 
 
During this course you will learn about:
  • Foundational AI Knowledge for Leaders: Understand the capabilities and limitations of current AI technologies and how they can be applied to enhance team operations.
  • Strategic Implementation: Learn strategies for the effective implementation of AI tools within your teams to optimize workflows and increase productivity.
  • Leading Change: Develop skills for driving and managing technological change, focusing on techniques for overcoming resistance and fostering an AI-adaptive culture.
  • Team Dynamics and AI: Explore the impact of AI on team dynamics, roles, and responsibilities, and how to manage them effectively.
  • Ethics and Governance: Address ethical considerations and develop governance strategies to ensure responsible use of AI within teams.

Content

Topics and exercises covered in the course include:

  • Introduction to Leadership Needs Emerging from AI
    • Overview of AI technologies relevant to management
    • Potential impacts on team structures and workflows
  • Strategizing AI Integration
    • Identifying AI opportunities in team operations
    • Aligning AI projects with organizational objectives
    • Workshop Activity: Creating an AI integration roadmap for your team
  • Leadership in the Age of AI
    • Techniques for leading through technological change
    • Building and leading cross-functional AI integration teams
  • Optimizing Team Performance with AI
    • Leveraging AI for decision support and performance enhancement
    • Case Studies: Successful team transformations through AI
  • Ethical Leadership and AI Governance
    • Navigating ethical issues in AI application
    • Developing an AI governance framework for your team
  • Workshop on AI and Team Dynamics
    • Managing changes in roles and skills due to AI adoption
    • Fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning
  • Metrics and Measurement
    • Defining and tracking success metrics for AI initiatives
    • Tools for monitoring AI impact on team effectiveness
  • Q&A, Discussion, and Action Planning
    • Addressing specific challenges faced by participants
    • Developing personal action plans based on workshop insights
    • Wrap-up and feedback session
 
Certification:
 
8 PD Hours / 8 CDUs
 
This course is registered with IIBA® and qualifies for 8 Professional Development Hours (PD Hours) to obtain an IIBA Certification and 8 Continuing Development Units (CDUs) to retain existing IIBA® certifications.
 
This course will contribute 8 PMI® PDUs towards your chosen certification (2 Ways of Working, 3 Power Skills and 3 Business Acumen).
 
 
Get EEP level training at IIBA Chapter pricing!
 
                    
 

Sessions:

 
Monday, October 12, 2026; 11:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
 
Tuesday, October 13, 2026; 11:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT
      Virtual training course
 

Pricing:

  $499 IIBA Member Early Bird Registration Price
  $569 Guest Early Bird Registration Price
  $595
IIBA Member Regular Registration Price
  $695
Guest Regular Registration Price
 
 
Instructor: Chris Hanes, Trainer, Consultant, SoftEd
 

Christopher Hanes (Chris) is a Training & Development Leader, Expert Learning Strategist, and Executive & Leadership Coach with 20+ years of experience designing and delivering transformational learning experiences across industries, cultures, and platforms. 

Chris has worn every instructional design and delivery “hat” and led the development and delivery of hundreds of courses spanning IT, leadership, management, and business topics. Chris is especially passionate about personal, leadership, and organizational development. That passion dates back to his undergrad years, where Chris led several student organizations and attended leadership conferences that shaped the path he’s still on today. 

Chris holds a Master of Education in Training and Development, with additional graduate and undergraduate studies in psychology and business, reinforcing both the academic rigor and practical application behind his work.

Chris’s career has spanned for-profit and nonprofit settings, and he’s coached, consulted, led, and trained leaders and teams across the globe, on-site and remote, in person and virtual. He facilitates transformational learning experiences that are emotionally resonant, results-driven, and grounded in real-world relevance.

Organizers

P

President IIBA Chicagoland
president@chicago.iiba.org

VP

VP Programs
programs@chicago.iiba.org

VF

VP Finance
treasurer@chicago.iiba.org