Lead AI Projects Without Technical Skills

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Lead AI Projects Without Technical Skills

Hosted by Lauren Vriens

Wed, May 28, 2025

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AI Planning for Non-Technical Leaders

Lauren Vriens

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Wed, May 28, 2025

4:00 PM UTC (45 minutes)

Virtual (Zoom)

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689 students

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AI Planning for Non-Technical Leaders

Lauren Vriens

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What you'll learn

Discover Realistic AI Use-Cases You Can Champion

Explore practical, achievable AI use-cases your team can pursue without engineering resources

Evaluate Your Options: Build, Buy, or "Vibe Code"

A straightforward decision framework so you always know exactly where (and how) to start with AI

Navigate Organizational Barriers Like a Pro

Clear, actionable tactics to overcome internal obstacles (like security), get team buy-in, and demonstrate success.

Why this topic matters

Many non-technical leaders feel pressure to implement AI -- but worry that they're out of their depth. This session will give you clear frameworks to spot realistic AI opportunities, know how to tackle them, and navigate internal constraints. You’ll leave with the tools you need to position yourself as an effective, confident leader in AI - no tech skills required.

You'll learn from

Lauren Vriens

Chief AI Officer, Giant AI; Ex- Accenture AI Strategy

Lauren Vriens is Chief AI Officer at Giant and advises AI startups. At Accenture, she went from being just a "regular" non-technical leader to securing $2M in funding for AI initiatives. Then she pioneered Accenture's first client-facing GenAI solution and helped build the AI strategies that drove productivity improvements for over 14k consultants.

Her insights on practical applications of AI have reached over 20 million people on LinkedIn.

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