Leading in a Digital Economy

Leading in a Digital Economy

 Are you tasked to develop and drive a digital strategy across your organisation?

With an experiential learning immersion and international , this programme will equip you with the insights and skills needed to design and support your organisation’s technology strategy.

Aimed at developing senior leaders who are required to use technology as a catalyst to access future business opportunities, this programme will also significantly enhance the digital strategy of participating organisations. To ensure that organisations are equipped to navigate the Fourth Industrial Revolution, leaders need to be well versed in digital trends and disruptive technologies that are shifting and shaping the way organisations craft strategy and compete both locally and globally.

Qualifying for admission
Please submit a half page profile and submit this under the CV field on the application form. This should include a brief description of your current role and your motivation for applying for this programme.

Admission is selective and is based on your current role, professional achievements and ability to contribute to group discussion and activities. No formal education qualifications are required. The admissions committee reserves the right to accept only those applicants who are likely to benefit from the programme and an interview may be necessary as part of the selection process.

Who should attend?

  • Senior managers who are required to understand the impact that technology will have on strategy and future business models;

  • Individuals involved in the strategy function of an organisation;

  • Individuals involved in the technology and/or information function of the organisation;

  • Individuals, whose companies/business units, are impacted by digital technology or disruption;

  • Individuals in the marketing function of an organisation, who are impacted by digital shifts; and

  • Leaders in organisations that want to build a digital strategy or respond to competitors that have embedded a digital strategy.

How you will benefit

This programme will offer you the opportunity to:

  • Review the South African business and economic landscape;

  • Gain a holistic perspective of the global economy;

  • Understand the potential growth opportunities & risks that come with digital disruption and transformation;

  • Consider the human resource elements, particularly generational leadership, that is required in a changing market context;

  • Unpack the impact of sector disintermediation;

  • Understand how to become an exponential organisation;

  • Connect the dots between strategy, design and technology;

  • Build a network of empowered and strategic, local and global executives; and

  • Improve your global commercial acumen by exposure to key business decision makers from leading organisations who will share insights into the business successes of tomorrow.