The Global MBA AI & Innovation track

The EDHEC Global MBA’s AI & Innovation track combes hands-on AI skills, ethical leadership, and global industry immersion to lead digital transformation across sectors. A forward-looking, immersive specialisation designed to prepare future business leaders for the challenges and opportunities of an AI-driven world. Led by Associate Professor Michelle Sisto, this track integrates technical competencies, strategic insight, and ethical leadership into a holistic learning journey.

Best practices for navigating digital strategy and innovation

Managing Innovation and Digital Transformation

Learn how to maintain business relevance, competitiveness, and productivity in an age defined by evolving technology and data. Ensure agility and reactivity to already identified or imminent changes in markets and demands.

IBM AI & Digital Innovation: Design thinking, AI, Business transformation and use cases

Embrace the adoption of intelligent technologies as a driving force for changing business models, and determine how and when to best apply them. Use Design Thinking to fully uncover end-user needs and optimally refine solutions.

Digital Industry Acceleration Project

Adopt change management techniques that are essential to the success of digital transformation initiatives. Establish a clear vision, engage stakeholders, develop an implementation plan, execute processes, and monitor outcomes to realise the full potential of each digital investment.

Any AI transformation requires effective change management and people management skills... we want students to get their hands dirty and understand what it takes to create a minimal viable product for AI integration.

Michelle Sisto

Associate Dean, EDHEC AI Centre

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A track optimised for future leaders in innovation and digital transformation

During a month of intensive classes, participants learn to reassess innovation practices with the help of Design Thinking, and also take time to reflect on the use of new technologies.

The EDHEC Global MBA programme is highly tailored. The AI & Innovation track complements core courses, electives, and ESG education, making your MBA experience truly unique.

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During the EDHEC MBA track in AI & Innovation, you will:

Learn about cutting-edge innovations like robotics and virtual and augmented reality.
Discover best practices for transformation and adoption strategies.
Appreciate agile change management for optimal adaptation to new trends.

Develop a digital innovation mindset.
Explore digital disruption and how big data is used to achieve innovation.
Draw inspiration from the way major players have adapted to the digital era.

The AI & Innovation track within the Global MBA programme

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A learning expedition with the world’s disruptors and disrupted

During a week-long learning expedition to a top destination, you’ll explore digital disruption from the angle of both the disruptors and the disrupted. Major players in the digital innovation space, such as Critéo, Mercimaman, BNP Paribas, L'Oreal, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, Accor Hotels, and SAP will discuss their transformation and adoption strategies with you, also presenting their cutting-edge innovations like robotics and virtual reality. You will take a closer look at digitally-enabling industries from retail and luxury to the public health sector and fintech.

Learning expeditions provide an understanding of the way different companies have been able to design new organizational structures to adapt to their competition and how they have used big data to achieve innovation.

The track was very industry-focused. EDHEC didn’t make it too theoretical or academic, it was very much a hands-on approach. They took us to the real core of innovation in Paris. This meant that when I started working, I’d already seen and gained an understanding of what was happening in the market.

Pranjali Apurva

EDHEC Global MBA 2019, Senior Business Process Manager, Zalando, Berlin

Pranjali Apurva used EDHEC's Global MBA AI & Innovation specialisation to build a successful career in the digital innovation space.

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Collaborations for accelerating your future in digital strategy and innovation

EDHEC’s tight collaboration with tech giants stems from a long-standing relationship between the academic and business worlds and opens up exciting prospects for Global MBA participants.

In addition to the EDHEC-IBM partnership, students can benefit from the EDHEC Entrepreneurs incubator which works with the startup ecosystem, Station F. Station F partners with over 1,000 startups and 150 venture capital funds, making it the biggest in the world.

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Personalise your MBA experience

Try our programme personaliser to build your very own, unique, MBA experience by choosing electives and a specialisation track of your choice.

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FAQ

What is Digital Innovation?

Digital innovation is the adoption and implementation of modern digital technologies for solving business problems. It is used to streamline processes, deliver new business models, and optimise customer experiences. Focusing on digital innovation during an MBA programme enables you to master digital innovation management and develop strategies for transforming challenges into strategic opportunities. The Digital Innovation track of the Global MBA at EDHEC Business School has been co-created with the multinational tech giant, IBM. It teaches participants how to maintain business relevance, competitiveness, and productivity in an age defined by evolving technology and data.

What is Digital Transformation?

Digital transformation is the reimagining or modification of business processes in the digital age. Adopting a digital transformation mindset as a manager allows for business models, company culture, and customer experience to meet changing market and business requirements. Focusing on digital transformation and digital innovation during an MBA programme helps participants develop strategies for transforming challenges into strategic and innovative opportunities. The Digital Innovation track of the Global MBA at EDHEC Business School teaches change-management techniques that are essential to the success of digital transformation initiatives so that managers can ensure agility and reactivity to already identified changes in markets and demands. The programme has been co-created with the multinational tech giant, IBM.

What is the impact of digital innovation?

Well-implemented digital innovation strategies result in increased productivity and profits, streamlined data collection, improved customer experience, agility, and competitiveness. Digital innovation is important for delivering efficient solutions to market demands and changes, and should always be accompanied by effective change management. Examples of digital innovation are supply chain digital twins, and processes for optimizing remote work and virtual collaboration.

The AI & Innovation track of the Global MBA at EDHEC Business School delves into the impacts of digital innovation and teaches participants how to maintain business relevance, competitiveness, and productivity in an age defined by evolving technology and data. The programme has been co-created with the multinational tech giant, IBM.