COURSE
Digital Innovation Board Certificate
Gain the board-level capabilities needed to lead digital transformation, AI governance, and cybersecurity initiatives. Earn a recognized Board Certificate and strengthen your ability to create long-term business value.
Course details
Kgs. Lyngby
4 November 2026
Duration: 4 days
DKK 31,300.00 - 36,000.00
Prices are excluding VAT.
English
Board Education in Digital Transformation, AI and Cybersecurity
Digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity are no longer operational topics. They are strategic board responsibilities.
Boards are increasingly expected to oversee digital investments, manage technology-related risks, challenge executive management on digital strategy, and ensure that organizations remain competitive in a rapidly changing environment.
The Digital Innovation Board Certificate is a four-day executive board education programme designed for board members, senior executives, investors, and advisors who want to strengthen their ability to govern and lead in a technology-driven world.
The programme combines research-based knowledge from DTU with practical boardroom cases, workshops, and strategic frameworks. Participants gain a comprehensive understanding of how AI, generative AI, robotics, cybersecurity, data, and digital innovation impact governance, risk management, business models, and long-term value creation.
The programme concludes with a board-level assessment and certification, providing participants with documented competencies in digital board leadership.
What will you work with during the programme?
Strategic Digital Board Leadership
Understand how digital transformation, emerging technologies, AI, robotics, and data-driven business models reshape industries, competitiveness, and value creation.
AI-Savvy Boards
Develop a practical understanding of generative AI, agentic AI, machine learning, and emerging technologies. Learn how boards can identify opportunities, address risks, and establish responsible governance frameworks.
Cybersecurity & Business Continuity Oversight
Strengthen your ability to oversee cyber risk, regulatory compliance, crisis management, and business continuity planning through realistic boardroom scenarios and case studies.
Innovation, Governance and Risk Management
Learn how boards can balance innovation, growth ambitions, ethics, compliance, and risk while supporting sustainable business development.
Boardroom Decision-Making in Practice
Translate complex technological developments into strategic decisions through workshops, discussions, and practical exercises designed for board-level decision makers.
Board Readiness Assessment and Certification
Demonstrate your learning through a final assessment and presentation focused on digital leadership, AI governance, and strategic oversight.
Exclusive Board network
Join the DTU Board Club and gain access to a trusted network of board members, executives, investors, and experts committed to lifelong learning and professional development.
Instructors
The programme is built on DTU’s strong innovation ecosystem, including DTU Skylab, Sky Factory, PSV, DTU Science Park, DTU Xtech+, as well as DTU professors, student and alumni mentors, industry fellows, and corporate partners.
DTU is Europe's elite in technical innovation and research. With access to ground-breaking knowledge, practical case work, and an exclusive network, DTU is where future board leaders are shaped.
Here, you gain the necessary tools and contacts to drive innovation and sustainable growth. DTU's strong focus on technological development ensures you are well-prepared for future challenges.
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The programme is for you if....
- You are a board member who wants to strengthen your understanding of digital transformation, AI governance, cybersecurity, and technology-driven value creation.
- You are a CEO, CXO, senior executive, or business leader responsible for strategy, innovation, digital transformation, or organizational development.
- You are an investor, advisor, or owner-manager who evaluates organizations' digital maturity, resilience, and long-term growth potential.
- You are preparing for future board roles and want to build strong competencies in digital board leadership and governance.
Participants typically have strategic decision-making responsibilities and seek a deeper understanding of how technology influences governance, risk management, competitiveness, and sustainable growth.
Your benefits
After completing the programme, you will be able to:
- Understand the board's role in digital transformation and technology-driven business development
- Assess opportunities and risks related to AI, generative AI, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies
- Challenge and support executive management on digital strategy and technology investments
- Strengthen your ability to oversee digital governance, cyber risk, and organizational resilience
- Apply proven frameworks for strategic board decision-making
- Improve your ability to balance innovation, compliance, and risk management
- Expand your professional network with experienced board members, executives, and investors
- Receive a recognized Board Certificate from DTU documenting your digital board readiness
Benefits for your organization
Your organization gains a decision-maker who can:
- Strengthen strategic oversight of digital transformation initiatives
- Improve governance related to AI, cybersecurity, and technology investments
- Support better-informed board discussions and decision-making
- Identify opportunities for innovation, growth, and competitive advantage
- Balance innovation ambitions with risk management and regulatory requirements
- Improve organizational resilience and business continuity preparedness
- Contribute to long-term value creation through effective use of digital technologies
The UN Sustainable Development Goals are part of IDA’s values
IDA aims to highlight the connection to the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. This event addresses, among other things, the above-mentioned goals. Read more about the UN Sustainable Development Goals