Programme Overview

The information systems and technology function and the IT service providers are in the throes of the so-called 'digital and AI' shift, a shift that is as palpable in its consequences for business performance and talent as it is difficult to specify. Digital has opened up enormous opportunities for those willing to transform while leaving little for those reluctant to explore. We expect that, while technical capabilities would remain to be core components of such a reskilling, it would also involve a review of traditional managerial competencies. Digital and AI enablement initiatives will require firms to nurture business leaders who can sense, think, craft, and act upon digital and AI strategies. It is towards this need for techno-managerial reskilling that the Advanced Programme on Digital Business Leadership seeks to contribute.

Programme Objective

The Advanced Programme in Digital Business Leadership is conceptualized as a programme for business leaders who aim to use digital technologies and AI as the primary base of competitive advantage for their business as well as for those aspiring to grow into Chief Digital Officers or Chief Technology Officers. It aims to develop future-ready digitally-inclined business leaders from across industry sectors including IT, Manufacturing, Banking and Financial Services, Consulting, FMCG, Automobiles and Logistics. This programme will be also extremely helpful for current or aspiring start-up leaders who would like to develop digital and AI first products.


The Programme is targeted at roles such as



  • Technology Leaders in Business Organizations – whose role it is to aid internal organizational users in envisioning opportunities for technology-based offerings, transforming offerings through productization or servitization and support everyday business processes and management control through digital technology environments

  • Technology-Knowledgeable Business Leaders – whose functional roles require them to co-create digital solutions business problems with their internal IT team and external service providers

  • Entrepreneurs and start-up founders – who are inclined to take their firms to the next level by offering customer-centric digital products and services

  • Business-Technology Consultants – in IT services and products industries, whose role it is to help frame and reframe client’s business problems for creating digital solutions

Programme Directors
Professor Anirvan Pant

Professor Anirvan Pant

Strategic Management

Professor Abhipsa Pal

Professor Abhipsa Pal

Management Information Systems

Who Should Attend

The course is ideal for business heads as well as experienced executives in both Functional and IT departments across industries - BFSI, FMCG, Consulting, Healthcare, Automobiles, Travel & Tourism, Retail, Energy, E-Commerce, Entertainment, Media and Education; Business-Technology Consultants in IT Companies and other tech-inclined business professionals. We expect our participants would have aspirations for leading digital initiatives in their own organizations or in their client firms.

  • Bachelor’s degree or post-graduation in any discipline with at least 50% marks
  • Minimum 12 years of work experience
Programme Duration and Delivery

The duration of the programme is One year. The online sessions will be primarily delivered on TalentSprint’s interactive D2D platform once a week (Sundays 9:30 and to 12:30 pm).

Campus visit will take place twice of 5 days each one at the beginning of the programme and one towards the end of the programme.

Programme Content

Module 1: Sense Digital

Understanding Disruptive Technologies & Digital Transformation
Digitalization amidst Deglobalization
Problem Framing Amidst Ambiguity & Uncertainty
Platform Businesses in India
Sectoral Perspectives on Digital Business Leadership [Sapere aude], ….

Module 2: Think Digital

Economics of Digital
Demystifying Deep Tech and the Pillars of Digital Business (Applications of AI and Generative AI in Business)
Customer-Centricity in the Digital Age, ….

Module 3: Craft Digital

Strategic Thinking and Digital Business Models
Succeeding with Digital Products
Recrafting Marketing in the Digital Era
Embedding DeepTech and AI in Organizations
Digital: A Policy Perspective [Sapere aude]

Module 4: Act Digital

Engaging the Self Amidst Change
Managing Change
Strategic Leadership for Enterprise Growth,
The Agile Organization
Storytelling and Strategic Communication in the Digital and AI Era
Digital Dilemmas and Ethics in the Age of AI and Big Data [Sapere aude]

Programme Sample Certificate
Alumni Status
  • LDP participants who complete the programme successfully become the Alumni of IIMC Executive Education, which currently has over 30,000 members.
  • LDP Alumni are given an email-id in the IIM Calcutta domain.
  • LDP Alumni can register in the IIM Calcutta Alumni portal either with this email-id or with their personal email-ids. The IIM Calcutta Alumni portal is a common platform for Alumni of all programmes of the Institute to interact with each other and stay connected with the Institute.
  • The Institute shares newsletters, important news and articles about the Institute and its activities, the achievements of the Institute's faculty, staff, students and alumni, upcoming events and programmes etc., on the portal.
  • Alumni can post their achievements, write about jobs or LIVE project opportunities for other alumni to see.
  • The IIM Calcutta alumni network can also be accessed on mobile phones through the mobile app.
  • Executive Education Alumni are entitled to a discount of 5% on the programme fee if they opt to do another LDP.
  • By using the different features of the IIM Calcutta portal, alumni across programmes can engage with each other in many meaningful ways. It is up to the alumni themselves to leverage the platform