ESSEC Executive Education

AI Essentials: Building a Strong Foundation for Future Business Leaders

We all know that we are currently undergoing major shifts in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the use of data and analytics. But concretely speaking, what is the added value of this technology when making business decisions?

In this masterclass, Prof. Dr. Rombouts explains what are the essential AI skills that leaders need today. He will demonstrate via different use cases how value can be created with AI, and highlight how young talents are trained. He will conclude that lifelong learning is a must to keep up with the new ways of working, experimenting, software use, to create value.

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Tuesday, May 30th, 2023 at 1:00 pm CET

About Prof. Dr. Jeroen ROMBOUTS

Jeroen Rombouts is Professor at ESSEC Business School since 2013. He is Director of the Accenture strategic business analytics chair. He obtained a PhD in econometrics in 2004, and as a full Professor of statistics and econometrics, he teaches big data analytics and data science courses at the MBA, master and executive programs at ESSEC in Paris and Singapore. His research topic is predictive analytics, in particular time series analysis and forecasting. He published numerous scientific articles, organizes frequently workshops and is an Associate editor of several quantitative scientific journals. His research is funded by the European Commission and the French national research agency. He intervenes frequently as an expert consultant on strategic business analytics and data science topics. Prior to joining ESSEC Business School, Jeroen was Associate Professor at HEC Montreal (2004-2012).