Executive AI Training Australia
AI literacy for decision-makers — not a coding course. A half-day intensive for C-suite, boards and senior leaders: what AI genuinely can and can't do, how to evaluate proposals and vendors critically, AI governance and risk for AU/NZ businesses, and leading teams through the change. Delivered in classrooms and boardrooms across Australia and New Zealand by Rye Smith, Australia's Claude Ambassador.
Rye Smith
Claude Ambassador for Australia & Lead Workshop Trainer
Rye is Australia's Claude Ambassador and an AI strategist who has helped thousands of professionals understand and ship with Claude. He runs hands-on, classroom-style workshops in every capital city — demystifying Claude Code, Claude Coworker, and the agentic workflows that are reshaping how Australian teams work.
Claude Ambassador for Australia
Anthropic-recognised community lead
Certified Claude Code trainer
Hands-on agentic workflows since 2024
n8n Ambassador (APAC)
Cross-tool automation expert
1,000+ professionals trained
Workshops in 11 Australian cities
Six things every leader walks out with
No tool drills, no theory dumps. Every module sharpens the judgement you need to make AI decisions with confidence.
A clear-eyed read on what AI can and can't do
Cut through the noise. Understand where today's frontier models genuinely create value, where they fall short, and how to tell a real capability from a sales-deck promise.
How to evaluate AI proposals and vendors
A repeatable framework for triaging AI use cases, reading vendor pitches critically, and asking the questions that separate substance from hype before you sign.
AI governance, risk and data judgement
What an acceptable-use policy needs, how to think about AU/NZ data obligations, and how to tell the real risks apart from the imagined ones at board level.
The strategic model landscape
Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini — their genuine strengths, trade-offs and ideal uses, so you can make platform decisions on evidence rather than brand familiarity.
Leading teams through AI change
Change-management patterns for an AI rollout: identifying champions, handling sceptics, and deciding what to delegate to AI versus keep with people.
An AI-native culture, not AI theatre
How to move your organisation past performative pilots to measurable adoption — setting the tone, the incentives and the metrics that make AI a genuine advantage.
Four modules, one half-day
Three and a half hours, discussion-led, with refreshments. Every module is a working conversation grounded in the AI decisions your organisation is facing right now.
Module 01
The AI Landscape for Leaders
- What the frontier models actually do — capabilities in plain language
- Claude vs ChatGPT vs Gemini: strengths, trade-offs and where each fits
- Where the hype ends: separating durable capability from marketing
- The pace of change and how to plan strategy around it
Module 02
Evaluating AI Opportunities & Vendors
- Use-case triage: which problems are genuinely AI-shaped
- Reading an AI proposal critically — the claims that need scrutiny
- Build versus buy: when to partner, when to wait, when to pass
- The questions every leader should ask an AI vendor
Module 03
Governance, Risk & Data
- AU/NZ data considerations leaders need to understand
- Building an acceptable-use policy your teams will actually follow
- The real risks versus the imagined ones — a calibrated view
- Board-level AI oversight: what to ask, monitor and minute
Module 04
Leading an AI-Native Team
- Change management for an AI rollout — momentum without mandate
- Finding and empowering AI champions across the business
- What to delegate to AI and what to keep with people
- Measuring real ROI, not 'AI theatre' — the metrics that matter
Course details
Duration
Half-day (3.5 hrs)
Format
Classroom or in-boardroom
Built for
C-suite & boards
Class size
Up to 14 seats
Certificate
Included
Location
AU + NZ
“The leaders who win with AI aren't the ones who chase every demo — they're the ones who can tell the signal from the theatre.”
Executive AI Training in 11 cities
Scheduled classroom sessions across Australia and New Zealand, or private in-boardroom delivery wherever your leadership team sits.
Training for every level of your organisation
Executive AI Training builds leadership judgement. Pair it with hands-on training so your teams can act on the strategy you set.
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Book a half-day Executive AI Training intensive — in a classroom near you or in your own boardroom. A$1,995 per seat, or A$1,595 for groups of five or more from the same organisation.