Continuing Education Department

New Training Course – Generative AI for Executives and Managers

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This comprehensive and structured training course teaches you how to master generative AI and transform your organization.

The objective: To enable executives and managers to gain a practical understanding of what generative AI can do, to use it effectively in their day-to-day work, and then to identify and prioritize opportunities for integrating AI into their organization (departments, processes, business lines), while addressing governance, data, and adoption challenges.

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Objectives

  • Rapid and Structured Skill Development
  • Immediate Applicability: Tools and Methods That Can Be Applied Right Away
  • Real-world projection: Strong focus on actual business use cases
  • Practical Application: Exercises Between Sessions to Promote Consolidation and Practical Application
  • Operational Vision: Come away with a clear understanding of opportunities, levers for action, and operational frameworks

Target Audience

This training program is designed for professionals in decision-making and management roles:

  • SME/Mid-Market Executives: Business Leaders Looking to Integrate AI into Their Strategy
  • Senior Executives: Members of Executive Committees and Strategic Leaders
  • Division Heads: Heads of departments and operational units
  • Managers: Team Leaders and Project Managers

Trainer

Thibaut Patouillard

As the head of a consulting firm specializing in the operational integration of artificial intelligence, Thibaut Patouillard has been helping executives at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies apply AI in practical, day-to-day ways for several years.

His approach is resolutely pragmatic: he starts with the business functions, existing processes, and the company’s real-world constraints. He provides both training and strategic guidance to transform AI into a measurable driver of productivity.

His expertise is based on real-world use cases, far removed from theoretical approaches or gimmicks.

Program

This micro-certification consists of 23 hours of in-person training, divided into 1 full day (7 hours) and 4 half-days (4 hours each), with one half-day per week.

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Deliverables

Each participant receives a comprehensive set of practical tools to continue the process after the training:

  • Analysis Templates: Templates for Analyzing Tasks, Objectives, and KPIs
  • AI Policy: Sample AI Policy
  • Action Plan: Template for an Adoption Plan and Roadmap
  • Assistant Models: GPT Models / Assistants
  • Audit Checklist: GPT Templates / Assistants
  • Additional Resources: Other Materials and Supplementary Documents

Training Session

A training session is scheduled for this year:

  • September 14, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  • September 17, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
  • September 24, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
  • October 1, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
  • October 8, 2026 – 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Are you interested in this training course?

Applications, administrative and academic questions: contact sfc-formations@umontpellier.fr

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