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Courtlyn
Promotion and Events SpecialistSeptember 15, 2022
6 months, online
4-6 hours per week
Our participants tell us that taking this program together with their colleagues helps to share common language and accelerate impact.
We hope you find the same. Special pricing is available for groups.
The benefit of learning together with your friend is that you keep each other accountable and have meaningful discussions about what you're learning.
Courtlyn
Promotion and Events SpecialistBased on the information you provided, your team is eligible for a special discount, for Berkeley Technology Leadership Program starting on September 15, 2022 .
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For individuals who are in leadership roles looking to keep their organization ahead of the curve through tech innovations, or who are on career tracks to take on technology leadership roles, including:
This six-month technology program consists of four pillars. Through a mix of live lectures, small group exercises, case study analysis, and self-reflection, you will advance your leadership acumen through these pillars.
Join UC Berkeley faculty for live sessions designed to advance leadership skills that will help you gain maximum traction on your tech initiatives. Through six live leadership development sessions, you will explore how to influence without formal authority, communicate effectively as a leader, drive cultural change, and expand your leadership style.
You will explore how data can drive effective decision making, through case studies from industries such as advertising, retail, and healthcare. You will dive deeper into data by covering the three main categories of analytics–descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics.
Digital technologies have created more opportunities for organizing complex markets. You will learn about various applications of digital strategies successfully adopted by global brands, and contemplate which strategies might prove most effective in your organization. You will understand the impact of digital transformation on business models and study the disruptive products that transformed the banking and financial sectors.
You will understand the various applications of AI in business and the opportunities being created by advances in AI. Understand what AI is capable of and identify possibilities of implementing AI-driven solutions in your business. You will explore the opportunities presented by Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Robotics, and Reinforcement Learning.
Join UC Berkeley faculty for live sessions designed to advance leadership skills that will help you gain maximum traction on your tech initiatives. Through six live leadership development sessions, you will explore how to influence without formal authority, communicate effectively as a leader, drive cultural change, and expand your leadership style.
Digital technologies have created more opportunities for organizing complex markets. You will learn about various applications of digital strategies successfully adopted by global brands, and contemplate which strategies might prove most effective in your organization. You will understand the impact of digital transformation on business models and study the disruptive products that transformed the banking and financial sectors.
You will explore how data can drive effective decision making, through case studies from industries such as advertising, retail, and healthcare. You will dive deeper into data by covering the three main categories of analytics–descriptive, predictive and prescriptive analytics.
You will understand the various applications of AI in business and the opportunities being created by advances in AI. Understand what AI is capable of and identify possibilities of implementing AI-driven solutions in your business. You will explore the opportunities presented by Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Robotics, and Reinforcement Learning.
Live Sessions with UC Berkeley Faculty
Capstone Project: Innovation Project for Your Company or Venture
Industry Guest Speakers
Case Studies
Real-World Applications
Diverse Faculty Bring a Cross-Disciplinary Approach
Featured examples include:
Note: All product and company names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. The study of these products and/or companies does not imply any affiliation with or endorsement by them.
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Pieter Abbeel
Professor, UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)
Pieter Abbeel is a Professor at UC Berkeley’s Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences Department and Director of the Berkeley Robot Learning Lab and Co-Director of the Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR) Lab. He works in machine learning and robotics. In particular his research focuses on making robots learn from people (apprenticeship learning), how to make robots learn through their own trial and error (reinforcement learning), and how to speed up skill acquisition through learning-to-learn (meta-learning). His robots have learned advanced helicopter aerobatics, knot-tying, and basic assembly, for example.
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Zsolt Katona
Associate Professor
Zsolt Katona is Associate Professor of Marketing at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. He is an expert in online marketing strategy and social media. He holds a Ph.D. in computer science from the Eotvos University in his native Hungary and a Ph.D. in marketing from INSEAD, France.
Zsolt’s research focuses on online marketing strategy, networks and social media. He studies how firms can better take advantage of new Internet technologies and how they can integrate them into their marketing mix. He has consulting experience with companies such as Autodesk, IBM, Kelora Systems, Singtel, Telkomsel, and Vodafone.
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Yaniv Konchitchki
Tenured Associate Professor; Distinguished Teaching Fellow; Faculty Director, UC Berkeley Executive Education's Financial Technology (Fintech) Program; Faculty Director, Center for Financial Reporting & Management, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
Yaniv Konchitchki is an Associate Professor and Faculty Director at the Center for Financial Reporting and Management at the Haas School of Business. He is an expert in the linkages between capital markets, finance, macroeconomy, financial & information systems technology, and financial reporting.
He earned a PhD from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business (in Business Administration), as well as holding a CPA license and a Masters in Science in Statistics from Stanford. Before receiving his PhD, he worked in the private and regulatory sectors in roles including economist and as a CPA and Senior Financial Analysis Expert at PwC. He is also a military Special Forces veteran, as a soldier and commander. His research has been published in top-tier academic and professional journals and has been invited to present at several top academic institutions, hedge funds, investment institutions, and national security intelligence forums such as the U.S. Cyber Command.
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Thomas Lee
Associate Adjunct Professor, Research Scientist
Thomas Lee is an Associate Adjunct Professor and Research Scientist in the Haas Operations and Information Technology Management Group at the Haas School of Business. He teaches and conducts research on information and communication technologies to support innovation and new product development. He holds Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from MIT's Engineering Systems Division and B.A. and B.S. degrees in Political Science and Symbolic Systems (Artificial Intelligence) from Stanford University. He has served as a visiting scientist at the Computer Security Division of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a research engineer at the MITRE Corporation, and as a contractor for DynCorp-Meridian supporting the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency doing research on Internet privacy and security.
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Christine Parlour
Professor of Finance, Sylvan C. Coleman Chair of Finance and Accounting, Distinguished Teaching Fellow, UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business
An expert in institutionally complex areas, such as market microstructure and banking, Prof. Parlour researches fintech, digital payments, credit markets, and finance and has served on the Nasdaq Economic Advisory Board and on the steering committee for the New Special Studies of Securities Markets. She holds a BSocSci from University of Ottawa, and an MA and PhD in Economics from Queen’s University.
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Sameer B. Srivastava
Associate Professor and Harold Furst Chair in Management Philosophy and Values, UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
Sameer B. Srivastava is Associate Professor and Harold Furst Chair in Management Philosophy and Values at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and is also affiliated with UC Berkeley Sociology. His research unpacks the complex interrelationships among the culture of social groups, the cognition of individuals within these groups, and the connections that people forge within and across groups. In a prior career, Sameer was a partner at a global management consultancy (Monitor Group; now Monitor Deloitte). He holds AB, AM, MBA, and PhD degrees from Harvard University.
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Matthew Stepka
Visiting Scholar/Executive in Residence UC Berkeley Haas School of Business
Matthew Stepka is a Visiting Scholar and Executive in Residence at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business. In addition, he is managing partner at Machina Ventures, an investment firm focused on early stage, artificial intelligence and data science enabled companies. Previously, he served as vice president, special projects at Google, where he led and incubated strategic initiatives. Matthew has a B.S. in computer science from Case Western University and a J.D. from University of California Los Angeles School of Law.
Enrolling in the Berkeley Technology Leadership Program is your first step toward the Certificate of Business Excellence. You will have access to a private global network of more than 41,000 UC Berkeley alumni in more than 80 countries, along with exclusive benefits available only to UC Berkeley alumni who have completed the Certificate of Business Excellence:
Networking and events
Berkeley resources
News and communication
Note: All benefits subject to change.
Get recognized! Upon successful completion of the program, UC Berkeley Executive Education grants a verified digital certificate of completion to participants. Participants must complete 75 percent of the required activities including a capstone project (if any) to obtain the certificate of completion. This program also counts toward a Certificate of Business Excellence.
Download BrochureNote: This program results in a digital certificate of completion and is not eligible for degree credit/CEUs. After successful completion of the program, your verified digital certificate will be emailed to you in the name you used when registering for the program. All certificate images are for illustrative purposes only and may be subject to change at the discretion of UC Berkeley Executive Education.