Blended Professional Certificate in

Chief Digital

Officer

About the Program Why this Program:

With the business world transitioning to digital, 01  Immersive 12-month learning that will
organizations require higher-level experts of enable senior executives to become
digital strategy and transformation.

Digital Officers.
successful Chief

02  Comprehensive learning journey where

In the coming years, modern technologies will
you will acquire the technical knowledge
have immense implications for how businesses
and develop the right mindset and
operate and interface. Companies will need to
leadership skills to lead transformation
rely increasingly on holistic digital professionals

and growth based on technology, data, and

to drive this change forward via knowledge,
innovation.
tools, leadership, and future-thinking strategy.

03  Live online sessions with MIT Faculty,

The Chief Digital Program from MIT provides you subject matter experts and guest speakers
with the knowledge, skills, professional direction, leading digital transformation initiatives.

4  Experiential in-person at the MIT Campus

and access you need to become a CDO.
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where you will have direct contact and
Live face-to-face sessions with MIT Faculty

attend hands-on workshops with MIT

2 weeks at the MIT Campus
faculty members, speakers, and
colleagues.
Live-online sessions with MIT Faculty

10 Interactive sessions 05  Access to the Digital Pathway which

includes over 90 webinars in diverse topics
Live-online sessions with Experts and Industry
and industry themes from experts.
Leaders

10 Interactive sessions 06  Personalized coaching sessions with

coaches that will help you define your
Live-online sessions with Learning Facilitator

career goals and set up a plan to progress

20 Interactive sessions
accordingly.

07  Access to a premium ecosystem and

network composed of MIT Faculty, leading
executives in digital transformation and
senior executives from all around the
world.

08  Become part of the MIT community, the

leading institution in the World for
Innovation and Digital Transformation.
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Key Takeaways

Throughout this professional program, you will:

01 Acquire a solid foundation for driving digital 04 Develop key managerial capabilities to make
innovation across the entire organization transformation work in your company

02 Develop a comprehensive perspective about 05 Able to create a digital-focused action plan

how technologies, platforms and ecosystems and establish the means to govern digital
boost growth and innovation strategies on an ongoing basis

03 Understand how to leverage and integrate

data to transform your business and
organization

Participant Profile

Directors, VPs and entrepreneurs responsible for digital transformation

Current product leaders and aspiring C-suite executives from Digital, Marketing, IT and
Operations with a mandate of boosting growth and innovation

Senior consultants and entrepreneurs focused on innovation and growth

Senior executives looking for innovating and leveraging technology

Participants are required to ½ A minimum of ten years of experience

have:
½ At least 3 years of experience managing projects related
to technology, innovation, or business development

½ International experience is appreciated

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Learning Journey

Program Outline

Module 1 Leadership & Innovation Module 2 Digital Transformation: From AI

8 weeks 8 weeks and IoT to Cloud, Blockchain, and
Cybersecurity
With this module, participants will learn to lead by

coming to know themselves better, harnessing their Given that our economy is currently undergoing a
own creativity, and building teams and organizations rapid evolution, professionals need to immerse
through the culture of innovation. themselves in technological environments in order to
understand the technologies that are driving this
change.
Module 3 Blockchain: Disruptive
8 weeks Technologies
Module 4 Digital Platforms: Designing Two-
Take a deeper look at the many applications that
8 weeks Sided Markets from APIs to
Blockchain has in all industries and businesses in order
Feature Roadmaps
to prepare participants to develop and lead Blockchain Digital platforms and two-sided markets have quickly
projects. established themselves as a staple of modern
business, presenting new opportunities and
Module 5 Data Leadership challenges alike for engineers, product managers,
regulators, and entrepreneurs.
8 weeks
The overarching goal of data leadership is to make
relevant and dormant data accessible to decision-
makers at every level of the organization. It serves to
recognize and anticipate market changes, and
therefore respond quickly to trends and changes in
customer preferences.

Impact Project
A crucial aspect of the program enables you to apply your learnings to a real-world challenge as you gain
insights into the opportunities awaiting a Chief Digital Officer.

Premium Access / MIT Professional Access to the

1 Professional Education 2 Development 3 Digital Pathway

ecosystem

Get exclusive access to networking
events, live online sessions with
speakers and international MIT
Alumni network.
In turn, you will have the support of
a specialized career development
coach who will help you enhance
and elevate your professional
career.
Includes over 90 webinars on
diverse topics and industry themes.
That is around 5520 minutes of
expert knowledge.

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Meet the Faculty

In alphabetical order

Dr. Bruce Cameron Dr. David Niño Dr. Abel Sanchez

Director, System Senior Lecturer in the Executive Director of the

Architecture Group at MIT Daniel J. Riccio Graduate MIT Geospatial Data
Engineering Leadership Center
Program at MIT

Prof. Olivier de Weck Prof. John R. Williams

Professor of Aeronautics, Director of the MIT

Astronautics and Geospatial Data Center
Engineering Systems, MIT

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MIT Professional

Education Alumni

At MIT Professional Education, we offer several benefits

for participants who successfully complete the Blended
Professional Certificate: Chief Digital Officer

01 L Professional Certificate and CEUs

02 L Access to our exclusive Virtual Campus

Network and directory for online alumni

03 L Exclusive announcements of new courses,

programs, and events.

04 L Access to our exclusive MIT Professional

Education LinkedIn group

05 L International Networking opportunities

with other MIT Professional Education
alumni

06 L 15% discount for online programs and

short duration, in-person programs offered
by MIT Professional Education

07 L A one-year subscription to MIT Technology

Review

About MIT Professional Education

MIT Professional Education provides continuing education courses and lifelong learning opportunities for
science, engineering, and technology professionals at all levels, from around the world. Worthy of note is
that MIT professors and lecturers lead and teach all MIT Professional Education offerings.

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 February 28, 2023

Application

12 months

deadlines
US $28,000

and fees

What is included in the fee?

The program fee includes teaching fees,
1 access to online coursework, and
transportation to the different activities
taking place during the face-to-face
events.
The program fee does not include
2 accommodations for the (optional)
graduation and networking, travel
expenses (domestic, international, visa
fee, and more), and other expenses not
specifically mentioned in the fees.

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Deadline: December 31, 2022

Deadline: January 31, 2023
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Deadline: January 31, 2023
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