AI strategy
Connect AI priorities directly to business goals and competitive advantage.
A Vistage peer group for executive leaders
AI Vistage Group
Executive AI Leadership & Implementation
A structured nine-month journey that combines nationally recognized faculty, trusted peers, and hands-on implementation to turn one high-value AI opportunity into measurable business progress.
Hosted by The Leadership ProgramFacilitated by Mark Taylor, Master Vistage Chair
Application and approval required · $7,995 · Summit included
The required starting point
Every participant begins with the One-Day Kickoff Summit.
October 2, 2026 · Severin Sorensen · New York City
The Summit opens the field of possibility. The peer group then provides the strategy, governance, implementation discipline, and accountability to act.
Explore the SummitWhat you will build
Not another AI course. An implementation journey.
Opportunity portfolio
Evaluate ideas by value, feasibility, risk, and readiness.
Governance framework
Set decision rights, policies, security, and responsible guardrails.
AI-enabled workflow
Redesign practical work with agents and automation.
Implementation plan
Move a pilot from concept toward production and organizational capability.
Change leadership
Build adoption, ownership, communication, and accountability.
Business measures
Define and demonstrate operational or financial impact.
Scale roadmap
Use evidence to decide what to expand, standardize, and fund next.
Your executive AI implementation journey
Discover. Prioritize. Govern. Build. Lead.
The first six sessions are confirmed. April–June dates are planned; themes, faculty, and formats remain tentative until confirmed.
Oct. 2, 2026ConfirmedIn person · 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Discover
One-Day Kickoff Summit
See what is possible now and identify opportunities worth executive attention.Severin SorensenNov. 18, 2026ConfirmedIn person · 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Prioritize
AI Strategy: Possibilities to Priorities
Build an AI Strategy Canvas, prioritize opportunities, and leave with an implementation roadmap.Daniel TownsendDec. 16, 2026ConfirmedVirtual · 8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Govern
AI Governance
Create practical policy, security, risk, and executive oversight for responsible adoption.Mike FosterJan. 20, 2027ConfirmedVirtual · 8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Automate
AI Agents & Workflows
Redesign work with practical agents, automation, and AI-enabled workflows.Ross HartmannFeb. 17, 2027ConfirmedIn person · 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Implement
AI Implementation: Strategy to Execution
Select a high-impact pilot, align business and technical teams, and plan the path from prototype to scale.Vince WadhwaniMar. 17, 2027ConfirmedIn person · 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Advance
Advanced AI Workshop
Apply the newest capabilities and expand what is possible for your initiative.Severin SorensenApr. 21, 2027Tentative detailsTentative
Refine
Advanced Implementation Workshop
Pressure-test, troubleshoot, and strengthen the initiative you are building.Faculty and format to be announcedMay 19, 2027Tentative detailsTentative
Lead
Leading AI Transformation
Create the leadership conditions for adoption, accountability, and durable change.Faculty and format to be announcedJun. 16, 2027Tentative detailsTentative
Showcase
Executive Showcase
Demonstrate progress, share lessons, and plan the next stage of your AI journey.Cohort showcase · format to be announcedNational faculty
Experts who make AI actionable.
Faculty shown for the confirmed October–March sessions.
The AI Whisperer for Business
Severin Sorensen
AI strategy and opportunity prioritization
Daniel Townsend
AI governance, security, and executive risk
Mike Foster
AI agents, automation, and workflows
Ross Hartmann
Enterprise implementation and execution
Vince Wadhwani
Who should apply
For leaders accountable for organizational results.
Designed for CEOs, presidents, founders, business owners, operating executives, finance leaders, and senior executives responsible for leading AI initiatives. AI transformation is a business leadership responsibility—not simply an IT project.
A curated peer environment
The group is intentionally limited to support candid conversation, relevant peer challenge, and a strong fit for every participant.
Admission is by application and approval.Investment
$7,995
Includes the October 2 One-Day Kickoff Summit, the nine-month peer journey, nationally recognized faculty, applied implementation work, and the Executive Showcase.
Program administration
Clear roles. One integrated experience.
The Leadership Program hosts and administers the AI Vistage Group. Mark Taylor facilitates the peer experience and program journey. Vistage provides the trusted peer-group context. Faculty contribute specialized expertise.
Apply NowApplication and approval required
Ready to lead AI implementation?
Begin with the Summit. Continue with trusted peers. Build measurable business progress.
Apply for the AI Vistage Group