AI for decision makers
Where can AI create real value in your organisation? When should you invest, start with a small experiment or wait? And what does it take to integrate AI into effective ways of working? Join the five-part online seminar series – from opportunities to informed decisions designed to help you make informed decisions about AI and lead its adoption in your organisation. Across five online sessions, we combine expert insights with practical exercises, peer learning and examples from your own business.
From AI opportunities to confident decisions and real organisational impact.
A five-part online programme developed jointly by AI Factory Austria (AI), KTH and Sweden AI Factory (RISE), supported by AIShiftLabs.
This practical programme combines academic research, international AI expertise and proven industry practices. Through interactive sessions, peer learning and real-world cases, you will develop the confidence to make informed AI decisions and turn opportunities into action.
What you will gain
- Better decisions: Assess AI opportunities, costs, risks and expected value.
- Stronger organisations: Build capabilities for responsible AI adoption and lasting change.
- New perspectives: Explore both continuous improvement and disruptive transformation.
- Practical results: Develop your own AI case and get constructive feedback on your next steps.
Who is it for?
Managers, business leaders and professionals responsible for organisational development, transformation and investment decisions. Particularly relevant for SMEs, including manufacturing companies.
No technical background is required – bring your curiosity and the questions that matter to your organisation.
Five sessions to strengthen your AI decision-making
1. AI for decision makers
18 November 2026 | 13:00–15:00 CET
Explore AI's opportunities, limitations and strategic impact on organisations and decision-making.
Speaker: Sarder Fakhrul Abedin, RISE
2. Operationalizing Trustworthy AI
9 December 2026 | 13:00–15:00 CET
Understand trustworthy AI, EU AI Act requirements and practical risk assessment using a guided self-assessment tool.
Speaker: Ana Tanevska
3. Make It, Buy It or Leave It
13 January 2027 | 10:00–12:00 CET
Evaluate AI investments, data readiness, sourcing strategies and return on investment through practical examples.
Speaker: Daniel Lehner, AI Factory Austria
4. What does an AI decision really cost?
11 February 2027 | 13:00–16:00 CET
Explore the visible and hidden costs of AI decisions, system effects and organisational transformation. Start exploring your own AI case.
Facilitators: Malin Pops Runsten, Andreas Bohlin and Helena Sjögren, KTH
Optional preparation: KTH MOOC What Does a Decision Really Cost? with PhD Ola Hammarlid, expert in mathematical statistics, decision-making and risk management.
5. AI case clinic – failure Friday edition
16 March 2027 | 09:00–12:00 CET
Bring your own AI case! Challenge assumptions, learn from potential failures and use peer feedback to decide whether to Start, Sharpen, Learn First or Stop.
The extended period between the final two modules allows you to prepare a relevant case from your own organisation.
Facilitators: Malin Pops Runsten, Andreas Bohlin and Helena Sjögren, KTH
Optional inspiration: KTH MOOC The zero-price economy: The hidden costs of our digital lives, drawing on research by TechD Martin Mileros, Linköping University, on the user-driven data economy and the hidden costs of digital services.
Practical information
- Format: Online via Zoom, five sessions, 12 hours in total.
- Language: English or Swedish, depending on participant composition. Session languages will be confirmed in advance.
- Preparation: Short practical assignments and optional research-based digital learning materials. Participants prepare their own AI case between Modules 4 and 5. Participation in all five sessions is recommended.
Participation and registration
Free participation for eligible companies with fewer than 3,000 employees, funded through AIShiftLabs .
The support is provided as de minimis aid, with a value of SEK 65,400. Eligible companies must submit the required declaration signed by an authorised company signatory.
Larger companies, including global OEMs, and public sector organisations may also participate, subject to availability. A separate registration and attendance process applies.
AIShiftLabs is funded by the European Union and the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth (Tillväxtverket).
Information on Sharing Participant Data
KTH shares your name, company, gender and attendance information with the co-organisers, Sweden AI Factory and AI Factory Austria (AI:AT), for reporting to Sweden AI Factory’s funding bodies. Your email address will not be shared with the co-organisers.
Read more about how your personal data is processed, link to full privacy notice .
