After training thousands of executives and employees on GenAI, we have learned that instructor-led, group learning is the MOST effective way to establish GenAI as a new cultural norm for a company. Sending a link to a generic video or a self-paced course is a cost effective “check a box”, but it does not drive real cultural for employees using GenAI daily to drive productivity improvements and competitive advantage.
Here are five keys that we have learned for successful instructor-led, group GenAI learning:
Learn by doing as a group
Encourage repeated interactions with the LLM or “robots” to refine outcomes Multiple iterations are crucial—this differs from traditional software like Salesforce or SAP.
Do not underestimate the power of your AI teammate or “co-intelligence”
Train on confidential company information using a secure, employee-only chatbot (such as ChatGPT Enterprise, Teams, or Microsoft Copilot)
CEO and executive leadership involvement is critical
Attend our 3rd annual conference, GAI World 2025, celebrating and learning from corporate leaders IN PRODUCTION with GenAI applications.
Check out the 12 great recent speaker additions for GAI World 2025
Monica Caldas, EVP, Global CIO, Liberty Mutual
Brionna Jimerson, VP of AI Product Marketing, JPMorgan Chase & Co
Ankit Mangal, VP Data and Software engineering, Cirkul
Jaap Van Riel, SVP & CIO, Knitwell Group
Jim Chilton, CTO Cengage
Nathan McBride, SVP IT, Xilio Therapeutics
Sameer Rhapsody, CISO, Rhapsody
Ramesh Razdan, Global CIO, Bain Capital
Richard Barretto, SVP, CISO, Progress Software
Sharna Sattiraju, Director of AI Products, Boston Scientific
Danielle Dean, Sr. Director of AI, SimpliSafe
Neha Shah, Senior Director Medical Affairs, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Confirmed speakers for 2025
Dr. John Halamka, President, Mayo Clinic Platform
Shikhar Ghosh, Professor, Harvard Business School
Ulrike Hoffmann-Burchardi, Chief Investment Officer for Global Equities, UBS
Melissa Smith, CEO, WEX (NYSE: WEX)
Karen Stroup, Chief Digital Officer, WEX (NYSE: WEX)
Brionna Jimerson, VP of AI Product Marketing, JPMorgan Chase & Co
Heather Lavoie EVP and CIO, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Barbara Widholm, VP of AI, State Street Bank (NYSE: STT)
Monica Caldas, EVP, Global CIO, Liberty Mutual
Kausar Riaz Ahmed, Director, Generative AI, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)
Vivek Mukhatyar, Generative AI Medical Engagement Lead, Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)
Jean Olive, CIO, John Hancock, division of Manulife Financial Corp (NYSE: MFC)
Dr. Thomas Kingsley, Director Epidemiology AI Lab, UCLA Health
Gaye Bok, Partner, AI and Digital Innovation Fund, Mass General Brigham
Ramesh Raskar, Professor and Director Media Lab, MIT
Parag Shah, VP Data, CarGurus (NASDAQ: CARG)
Ben Kasdon, VP Products, CarGurus (NASDAQ: CARG)
Veronika Durgin, VP Data, Saks (NYSEL SKS)
Venkat Vedam, Head of Generative AI, Manulife Financial Corporation (NYSE: MFC)
Nina Lee Grooms, Board Member, Alamo Group (NYSE: ALG)
Andy Stetzler, Enterprise AI Lead, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Randy Bean, Senior Advisor, Data & AI Leadership Exchange
Ian Roberton, Director Technology/AI, American Securities
Vikram Mahidhar, Operating Partner - AI, Apollo Global Management·
Drake Pruit, Operating Partner - AI, Clearhaven Partners
David Edelman, Professor, Harvard Business School
Sagar Bansal, Senior Data Scientist, CVS
Susanne Seitinger, Director of AI/ML Product Marketing, Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN)
Andy Roberts, AI Architect, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT)
Ashish Bhatia, Product Manager, Amazon
Kevin Shatzkamer, CVP, Microsoft Customer Experience, Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT)
Sharna Sattiraju, Director AI Products & Platforms, Boston Scientific
Danielle Dean, Sr. Director of AI, SimpliSafe
Pete Blackshaw, CEO, BrandRank.AI
Dan Slagen, Chief Marketing Officer, Tomorrow.io
Christopher Boone, Group VP of Life Sciences, Oracle (NYSE: ORCL)
Jeffrey Rayport, Professor, Harvard Business School
Vinay Gidwaney, Chief Product Officer, OneDigital
Rizwan Mallal, COO, Quantum Gears
Dr. Ryan Vega, Chief Health Officer, Vantiq
Gamiel Gran, Chief Commercial Officer, Mayfield Fund
Mike Grandinetti, Serial Tech Entrepreneur & Faculty, Harvard
Vladimir Jacimovic, CEO, AlgoVerde
Chris McKay, CEO, Maginative
Anthony Hill, CEO and Founder, Adaptix Corp
Kent Lucas, Founding Partner, Non Sibi Ventures
Dr. Tamara Nall, CEO, The Leading Niche
Tom Davenport, Professor, Babson College
Rudina Seseri, Managing Partner, Glasswing Ventures
John Werner, Founder, Imagination in Action
Sanjeev Mohan, Principal, SanjMo
Ajay Anand, SVP, Global Services , Johnson & Johnson
Ankit Mangal, VP Data and Software engineering, Cirkul
Jaap Van Riel, SVP & CIO, Knitwell Group
Jim Chilton, CTO Cengage
Nathan McBride, SVP IT, Xilio Therapeutics
Sameer Rhapsody, CISO, Rhapsody
Ramesh Razdan, Global CIO, Bain Capital
Richard Barretto, SVP, CISO, Progress Software
Danielle Dean, Sr. Director of AI, SimpliSafe
Neha Shah, Senior Director Medical Affairs, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
