vlog

  • On Campus
    Session Date
    -
    Application Deadline
    Program Fee
    $10,500
    Faculty Chair
    Eric Rosenbach
    Program Director
    Ariana Diaz

    Program Fee: The program fee includes tuition, housing, curricular materials, and most meals.
    Executive Certificate: This program is a core program in the Public Leadership and Public Policy concentrations. This program can also be used as a third program for any concentration in the Executive Certificate series. 
    Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs): This program aligns with one or more Executive Core Qualifications.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Emerging technologies like generative artificial intelligence (AI), autonomous systems, digital currencies, synthetic biology, and space exploration are rapidly reshaping our world. They present both unprecedented opportunities and profound challenges. To provide digital transformation leadership, policymakers, technologists, and global leaders in the public and private sectors must gain a deep understanding of the risks and opportunities associated with these technologies.

Leadership in Emerging Technology: Security, Strategy & Risk is a groundbreaking Executive Education program designed to equip leaders with the technical, strategic, and policy foundations necessary to navigate these critical emerging technologies. Led by Eric Rosenbach, former Chief of Staff to the Secretary of Defense and the visionary behind the Pentagon's Defense Innovation Unit, this program meticulously examines a wide range of emerging technologies along with associated risks and opportunities. 

PROGRAM CURRICULUM

Leadership in Emerging Technology begins by delving into the pivotal role of AI, particularly generative AI, in driving advancements in the fields of biotechnology, space exploration, autonomous systems, and cryptocurrency. In this context, you will critically analyze the geopolitical, security, legal, and corporate risks associated with related technologies while also identifying opportunities for your organization or work. In parallel, you will gain skills in leading digital execution and learn how to apply agile leadership in the digital age.

In addition to Professor Rosenbach's extensive experience at the Pentagon and his leadership at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, this program features world-renowned Harvard faculty and expert practitioners, offering cyber incident response training. The dynamic and highly interactive sessions include lectures, case studies, guided discussions, and individual and peer-to-peer learning, focusing on non-technical cybersecurity management.

Learning Objectives

In Leadership in Emerging Technology, you will:

  • Deepen your understanding of critical emerging technologies, including:
    • Generative AI and its applications to various fields
      • Autonomous systems
      • Digital currencies
      • Synthetic biology
      • Space exploration and commercialization
  • Evaluate operational, geopolitical, and legal risks associated with emerging technologies, enhancing your skills in cybersecurity leadership for executives.
  • Identify opportunities and gaps in policy and national and international security with respect to emerging technologies, enhancing cyber resilience and governance.
  • Learn how to foster innovation within large, complex organizations amid rapid external technological changes, applying agile leadership in the digital age.
  • Develop frameworks and strategies for managing risks and opportunities within your organization or workplace, focusing on cyber resilience and governance.
  • Acquire critical skills in strategy execution, particularly in the context of the public sector amidst emerging technologies, emphasizing leading digital execution.

Application Information

Leadership in Emerging Technology is tailored for leaders in government, military, nonprofits, nongovernmental organizations, and industries across the United States and around the world, such as:

  • Rising, mid, and senior leaders in government and military, including elected public officials
  • Leaders of civic organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and nonprofits  
  • Leaders who work in national or international security and are engaged in emerging technologies
  • Professionals in health care, financial services, transportation, utilities, education, and criminal justice who deal with emerging technologies
  • Diplomatic officials and members of international governments working to establish norms and policies around emerging technologies
  • Industry leaders working on policies related to emerging technologies (e.g., VP of public policy, VP of government affairs)
  • Technologists working on strategy development or risk assessment
  • Entrepreneurs
  • Ministers of technology and their senior staff

Advanced technical knowledge is not required.

Immerse yourself with a cohort of fellow leaders on Harvard’s historic campus. View the draft program schedule. Note that module titles, speakers, and sequence may change.

Eric Rosenbach discusses the Harvard Kennedy School executive program Leadership in Emerging Technology: Security, Strategy & Risk.

 

Faculty 

Eric Rosenbach Photo

Eric Rosenbach

Senior Lecturer in Public Policy

FACULTY QUOTE

“Amidst seismic shifts in technology, global leaders today face a triple imperative: understand the technology, mitigate risks, and create opportunity. Leadership in Emerging Technology was created to help foster innovation and craft responsive policies.”
Eric Rosenbach, Senior Lecturer in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School; Faculty Chair, Leadership in Emerging Technology
Request More Information
Access brochure and receive more information about the program.
Apply
Start your application and take the next step in your learning journey.
Related Resources

Admissions & Financial Information

Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education provides comprehensive admissions and financial information to help you make an informed decision. Learn more now!