Sparkurity - Juris Puce

Futureproof your startup for EU cybersecurity requirements

Bosch

Scrive

Cinode

Juris Puce

Cybersecurity expert and entrepreneur

Get clarity on what are customer expectations from you, what drives them and how to fulfil them to a sufficient level

Prepare for customer expectations

You will get a clear guide on what processes you are expected to implement and how, as well as practical examples.

Which processes and how to set up

Learn how to use risk management required from you as "a decision-making tool" to help you

Avoid unnecessary complexity

There is no doubt that 2025 will be the year for AI governance. Get started. Actually, forget about just getting started, let's fully build your program in 3 weeks! This packed course will be your forcing function to roll out a fully developed AI governance program, getting your company in compliance and moving fast! Since 2015, I have been focused on AI governance. As the General Counsel at an AI company who offered computer vision technology (think the eyes of the AI), I knew from the day I took that job that my primary focus was incorporating ethical AI practices into the company's core mission. In fact, I demanded that "Responsibility" was one of our core values! And I built a robust program that included diverse stakeholders from around the entire organization, principles, policies, regular meetings, product interventions and a Board committee charter. I know how hard it is to implement governance and also how critical it is when it comes to AI technologies. I am taking all that knowledge and all those learnings and giving them to you. In this course, you will accomplish in 3 weeks what it took me 3 years to build. I have templates that I will provide to you and we will customize them during the course. If you are struggling to make time to add AI governance into your multi-hat wearing position, then I understand! My goal is to use our time together as efficiently as possible so that you will walk away with a tangible benefit. If you are ready to start implementing an AI governance program, then you are in the right place. Here is what sets this course apart: 🐲 Access to a list of over 50 AI governance frameworks and standards. 🐲 Policies! Whether you want one policy that you roll out to your entire company or one per business unit. ($1500 value) 🐲 AI Risk assessments templates that you can customize for your own use to manage AI vendors. ($1500 value) 🐲 How to develop trust and compliance and prove it to your customers. (priceless) 🐲 Employee surveys so you can evaluate the ROI of your AI tools and your governance program. ($299 value) 🐲 and maybe a custom AI Governance GPT...

Workshop your AI Governance Program 

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Course syllabus

3 Fridays, 1 hour long live session. Lots of materials and opportunities to do work outside of the live sessions but the point is to use our 3 hours together to build your program.

Fridays

This course begins the week of January 6, 2025.

January 6, 2025

Each week has a project that we will focus on for the live session. However, if you don't get it done during the live session, it may require some additional time.

Weekly projects

Course schedule

AI Governance LeadersFor those getting started or need to refresh your AI governance program.

LawyersSeeking to give clients the best advice on managing AI risks.

Privacy and Security ProfessionalsTasked with AI governance seeking guidance on practical, fast roll out of your governance program.

Who is this course for

What you’ll get out of this course

Using the NIST AI RMF standard, you will develop a governance framework that is customized to your business and ready for an AI-focused gap analysis.

How to Conduct a Gap Analysis

A template for drafting your company's core principles and how to use them to inspire all employees when they are using AI for company purposes.

Your AI Principles

No governance program is complete without policies! You will have a great template from which to build your own policies and we will spend class time revising them.

AI Policies

You will leave with at least one questionnaire, whether you want to use it to assess AI vendors or self assess your conformity to the EU AI Act or other standards and regulations.

AI Assessments

Training ideas for your colleagues and employees and the method to measure the success of AI in your organization.

Maintaining AI Governance

In 3 weeks, build your AI governance program. #1 program for building your Responsible AI practices in real time.

Caroline McCaffery

Cohort 2

Cohort 3

You’re Not Behind. You’re Ready for What’s Next. The world of IT has changed, fast. AI is reshaping how decisions are made. Cloud costs are a constant concern. Automation is shifting job responsibilities. Security threats are more complex than ever. If you’ve been feeling like it’s hard to keep up, you’re not alone. And more importantly, you’re not out of the game. This course is built for people who have work experience, skills, and knowledge, but need a way to connect their expertise to what’s happening in technology today. Maybe you’ve been out of the workforce for a bit, or your job has shifted under you. Maybe you’re managing teams and need to understand the tools they use. Or maybe you’re just trying to figure out where you fit in this new version of IT. Wherever you’re starting from, we’ll meet you there. What You’ll Get From This Course ⦿ A Real Understanding of Today’s Business IT – No overwhelming jargon, no endless theory. Just a clear, practical breakdown of what’s changing, why it matters, and how it connects to what you already know. ⦿ A Sense of Ownership – Instead of feeling like you’re catching up, you’ll start making sense of these shifts on your own terms. You’ll see where your experience fits, what gaps you want to fill, and where you can grow. ⦿ Leadership Skills That Matter – Modern IT isn’t just about tools; it’s about guiding teams, making informed decisions, and adapting to change. No matter your role, you’ll leave with the confidence to lead conversations and take action. ⦿ A Plan That Works for You – Upskilling isn’t about learning everything at once. You’ll develop a personal roadmap, so you know what steps to take next; whether that’s a certification, a new role, or just a deeper understanding of what lays ahead so you can immediately begin applying what you learn to where you work. Learning TogetherThis course isn’t about sitting through lectures and memorizing facts. We will work together in live discussions, break down real-world examples, and tackle hands-on exercises that make the concepts stick. And you won’t have to do it alone. You’re taking the journey with a group of professionals figuring this out together, sharing insights, and supporting one another every step of the way. By the end of this course, you won’t just know more about the future of Business IT, you'll know where you belong in it.

Go from uncertain to confident in modern IT—AI, Automation, Data, and FinOps.

Join interactive, instructor-led sessions where we break down key Business IT concepts, discuss real-world applications, and work through challenges together. Expect a mix of guided learning, open Q&amp;A, and hands-on exercises to help you apply what you’ve learned.

Wednesday - Live Sessions

Drop in for live office hours to get personalized guidance, ask questions, and connect with peers.

Friday - Office Hours

Apply what you learn through hands-on projects, case studies, and skill-building exercises designed to help you gain confidence and real-world experience.

Get lifetime access to all future course material updates. Stay current, even as Business IT continues to evolve in the years to come.

Updated Course Materials

Join the class LinkedIn group and Discord server for continued access to instructors and community members, even after the class has ended.

Join the Community

Mid-career professionals re-entering the workforce or transitioning roles

IT managers and team leads looking to stay current with modern IT practices

Project managers who need a better understanding of IT trends and workflows

Software engineers adapting to automation, AI, and cloud-driven development

IT sales professionals who need to understand the technology they’re selling

Product managers aligning business goals with evolving IT capabilities

IT executives and decision-makers staying ahead of industry changes

Business analysts and consultants helping companies navigate IT shifts

Operations and support professionals learning automation and IT service management

Finance and procurement specialists managing IT budgets and cloud costs

Cybersecurity and compliance professionals ensuring IT systems stay secure and compliant

Gain practical insights into critical Business IT areas, helping you stay relevant and make informed decisions.

Analyze how AI, IT Automation, DevOps, FinOps, Cybersecurity and Data Analytics are actively reshaping modern Business IT

Know exactly where you stand and create a learning strategy tailored to your personal career goals.

Assess your current skills, identify gaps, and create a targeted upskilling plan aligned to modern Business IT needs

See how companies are using AI, automation, and cloud strategies to solve business challenges—and how you can do the same.

Apply real-world case studies to understand Business IT trends in action

Set realistic learning goals and action plans that keep you ahead in the rapidly evolving Business IT field.

Create a clear career roadmap with ongoing learning goals and next-step actions to keep you ahead of Business IT trends

Learn how IT, finance, security, and operations work together in modern Business IT to align technology with strategy, improve decision-making, and optimize delivery.

Master cross-discipline collaboration to drive meaningful business outcomes

Upskilling for the Future of Business IT is a hands-on, six-week cohort helping professionals be competitive in a rapidly evolving field.

John Tanner

Founder & Chief Strategist @ C4G Enterprises Inc.

Upskilling for the Future of Business IT: Spring 1

In a world where nothing is certain, future-fitness holds the key to thriving versus declining.&nbsp;Cultivating your capacity to see and sense the future empowers you to spot what’s coming faster, be better prepared for disruptions and more in control of your future in the age of AI. In these rocky times, the stakes couldn’t be higher. Everyone needs to have courage now—to make decisions, to have a point-of-view, to act. These days, standing still means quickly being left behind. Learn the methodology and proprietary frameworks that have helped other visionary founders and C-Suite executives inside today’s most progressive startups think about the future and make better plans and decisions today.

Stop thinking present-forward. Start thinking future-back. 

We’ll demystify futurist thinking and its advantages, and distill the anatomy of sources of disruption and change, so you can start seeing them differently. Not all trends are created equally, so it's important to understand the ecosystem. With the help of ChatGPT, you'll learn practical tips to strengthen your foresight and imagination muscles.

What is future-fitness and why you should care right now

Starting with what you can clearly see, you’ll apply my proprietary framework to map the future’s drivers and influences. This allows you to distinguish what’s likely in a world that is highly uncertain, and can help break the boundaries of where you’re at today. You’d be surprised at how many people miss this seemingly obvious yet critical step.

How to lay your foundation for the future’s possibilities

Many people narrowcast and focus on the familiar. This adds very little value to long-term thinking. You’ll prioritize your future’s possibilities based on relevance, differentiation and scalability. As a leader, it's your job to have a clear understanding of what’s calling you, how you can uniquely pursue it, and what the world could be ready for.

How to discover your potential game-changers 

When exploring the future, the value of information is not in the information itself, but in how you uniquely see it and make sense of it. You’ll imagine what the future's implications could be for you: the markets and industries that could emerge, the impacts you see in society and business, the role you/your company could play in that new world.

How to imagine the potential implications of what you see 

What is future-fitness and why you should care right now.

Tuesday, May 9th

How to lay your foundation for the future’s possibilities.

Thursday, May 11th

Optional office hours. You can schedule 1:1 time with me to ask questions, get feedback on your specific challenges, get support with your sticky issues, or if you'd like my provocations and perspectives on the future you see.

BONUS: Friday, May 12th

How to discover your potential game-changers.

Tuesday, May 16th

How to imagine the possible implications of what you see.

Thursday, May 18th

BONUS: Friday, May 19th 

Founders &amp; Solopreneurs: You have ambitions to disrupt and want to start figuring out your long-term priorities.

Startup &amp; Corporate Leaders:&nbsp;You have ambitions for growth and want to start thinking about your next opportunity set.

Explorers &amp; Changemakers: You have ambitions for impact and are considering a career transition or starting a new venture.&nbsp;

Future Fit Fundamentals is for you if…

Start identifying and imagining your future’s potential in 2 weeks

Learn how to organize and classify the sources of disruption and change, especially those that could be your game-changers. You'll implement a framework to get clarity on what matters, discover what you may be overlooking and prioritize what's differentiated and scalable.

Apply the framework that’ll help you make better decisions and plans today 

You’ll narrow the playing field and apply a strategic canvas to contextualize what’s possible for you or your company, identify opportunities and threats, and consider the potential impacts in the next year. And you'll walk away with a sketch that's tangible and actionable.

Imagine what the future’s potential implications could be for you

You’ll discover how to use ChatGPT in your work, understand the anatomy and ecosystem of the drivers of change, access some of my top techniques used by leaders in today’s most progressive startups, and get case studies of how successful companies harness signals.

Learn foundational skills and practical tips to get ahead of the curve

Discover a faster, less expensive way to spot new opportunities and make better decisions about your future in the age of AI.

Regan Robinson (Chief Futurist, Business Strategist, Future Fit™ Podcast Host, Advisor & Investor)

UPCOMING COHORT

The ChallengeWhen you start work each day, where’s the first place you look: your goals or someone else’s messages? You start each day with the best intentions, but somehow find yourself constantly reacting instead of leading.&nbsp;Sure, it would be nice to focus on your own goals, but you care about those other people (or at least some of them 😁). They’re colleagues and customers, family and friends... 🤹 How can you collaborate with them responsively without forsaking your goals and becoming just a (re-)Actor in their story? 🎬 Your days are filled with back-to-back meetings, sky-high customer or investor expectations, wishes that your team could move faster sooner, that you could move even faster and work on what really matters instead of fighting fires. As you try to move faster, people fall short of your expectations and their potential. It causes friction and frustration (even if you hide it well). It's uncomfortable to call out, so you avoid giving feedback or mention it lightly, which makes the situation more uncomfortable. Eventually, you decide to give feedback. Sometimes it goes okay. Often, you try to move through and out of the conversation as quickly as possible because it feels so awkward. Growth and improvements rarely last. You take on more work yourself to get it done. The Solution (Evidence-based. Immediately applicable.)⏱️&nbsp;EVERYTHING YOU READ BELOW WILL BE ORIENTED TO IMMEDIATE APPLICATION DURING THE COURSE ⏳What if you could shift from being a re-Actor in someone else's story to becoming the (co-) Author of your own? This course will support you, step by step, in building your Operating System to make this shift. Fancy apps aren't enough. Nor are bursts of motivation. A sustainable Operating System has 3 features:🧰 Tools (simple enough to keep using, and amplified by AI)🔁&nbsp;Habits (the tools don't use themselves...except for some of the AI ones we'll build)🧠 Mindsets (you can "productively" spend your life responding to other people's messages and requests--or build something that matters) No, "perfection" isn't possible (or even desirable). But our days--and our results--completely shift when we focus our attention systematically instead of ad-hoc and reactively. And our conversations shift when we stop trying to fix people and start inspiring them to take action and grow. We teach you how to do this by using straightforward approaches that reliably transform defensiveness and friction into self-reflection, connection, and motivation to grow. You will start to look forward to feedback conversations because you will know how to use them as powerful tools for building trust and deepening connection. You will also explore your own mindsets and beliefs around feedback, identifying your own patterns around conflict avoidance, people-pleasing, and controlling behaviors. Once you've shifted the way you manage yourself and lead your team conversations, applying evidence-based approaches tested with 1000s of managers and amplified with AI, the whole game becomes fun again. Bonus:📝 You will also get 5 step-by-step facilitation guides for sharing and teaching your team members everything we cover in this course. This helps establish shared language and frameworks within your team/organization, and positions you as the leader of change. 📖&nbsp; You'll also get our 20-page Offsite Playbook with step-by-step guidance on how to design and facilitate unforgettable team and company gatherings. 🚀 And you'll get to do this while in a practice lab with other high-growth leaders.

Spend your days fighting fires or each other?

Sundays (+ 1 Thursday)

Weekly Office Hours

High-Growth ManagersReady to move out of IC mode, you want to be the inspiring leader people thank for the rest of their careers.

ExecutivesYou know there's a better way than back-to-back meetings everyday. To scale your impact, you know you must scale yourself first

Startup FoundersYou're expanding your focus from building a product to building a team. And to do so, you need the team to step up fast.

You'll have the Inner and Outer Game in place:<ul><li>A systematic set of habits, tools, and mindsets to define What Matters Most each day and week</li><li>You'll be using your emotions as signals for what needs to happen next</li><li>Your mind will be at ease</li></ul>

Clear Focus & Emotional Balance

Whether you're currently intimidated by AI, curious, or all-in, you will:<ul><li>know exactly how to leverage Claude and ChatGPT to improve your skills and help you prepare for key conversations</li><li>have your own CustomGPT to do a recurring management task FOR you</li></ul>

AI As Your Ally (including your own CustomGPT)

<ul><li>Next Actions template (simplest tool possible to stay organized)</li><li>Weekly Preview Checklist (define what matters most and who should do it)</li><li>Daily Defining Checklist</li></ul>

The Operating System (feel on top of your s***)

<ul><li>Know how to decide WHAT to delegate to increase your leverage</li><li>Know HOW to delegate (to a person or AI) in ways that build confidence and follow-through</li></ul>

The Leverage Framework

<ul><li>GAIN Template for how to structure feedback conversations that inspire response-ability, action, and growth</li><li>how to use AI to prepare and practice</li></ul>

GAIN Feedback Framework

<ul><li>GROW Template for coaching conversations</li><li>The key skill to coach effectively</li><li>Know the difference between a feedback and a coaching conversation</li><li>how to use AI to practice and get feedback on a coaching conversation</li></ul>

GROW Coaching Framework

What if you felt on top of everything and your team were aligning and growing through every conversation with you?

Lightning Lessons

Futureproof your startup for EU cybersecurity requirements