Direct answer: AI workshops for executives in Malaysia give C-suite leaders and senior managers a practical understanding of generative AI, AI strategy, and responsible deployment. Dr. Muhamad Hariz Adnan runs HRD Corp claimable executive AI workshops for boards, GLCs, GLICs, and corporate leadership teams.
Who Should Attend Executive AI Workshops
CEOs, COOs, CFOs, CHROs, CTOs, and heads of business units who need to make informed decisions about AI investment, governance, and organizational change. Suitable for boards, senior leadership teams, and strategy committees in Malaysia.
What leaders learn
How generative AI actually works in plain language. AI strategy frameworks for Malaysian enterprises. Evaluating AI vendors and avoiding hype. AI governance, risk, and PDPA compliance. Change management and workforce upskilling. Live hands-on demos with ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and AI agents.
Workshop formats
Half-day executive briefings, full-day strategy workshops, and multi-day leadership bootcamps. Delivered onsite, virtually, or hybrid across Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Putrajaya, Cyberjaya, Johor Bahru, and Penang.
HRD Corp claimable
All executive AI workshops are HRD Corp claimable under SBL-Khas for registered Malaysian employers. Dr. Hariz is an HRD Corp certified trainer and university senior lecturer at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI).
Book an executive AI workshop
Visit drhariz.com to request a custom proposal, check trainer availability, and scope a workshop agenda that matches your leadership team’s goals.
Related: for the team-level equivalent, see generative AI workshops for corporate teams in Malaysia.
Why Executive AI Workshops Are Different from Staff Training
Staff-level AI training answers “how do I use this tool?”. Executive AI training answers “what should we bet on, what should we refuse, and what will this cost us if it goes wrong?”. Those are governance, capital-allocation and risk questions, not tool questions, and they need a different format — shorter, more Socratic, and grounded in your organisation’s actual P&L and regulatory exposure rather than generic demos.
In practice, the most useful executive session is one where the leadership team leaves with three things: a shortlist of AI use cases ranked by value and feasibility, a clear statement of what the organisation will not do with AI, and a named owner for the first pilot.
The Questions Malaysian Boards Actually Ask
- “Is our data safe if staff paste it into ChatGPT?” — this is a PDPA and internal-policy question before it is a technical one. Most organisations need a written AI-use policy well before they need a model.
- “Should we build or buy?” — for the overwhelming majority of Malaysian enterprises the answer is buy-and-configure. Building in-house rarely survives contact with talent costs.
- “How do we measure return?” — pick one process, baseline it in hours or ringgit, and re-measure after 90 days. Vague productivity claims are how AI budgets get cut in year two.
- “Will this replace our people?” — the practical pattern so far is task displacement, not role displacement. Planning for redeployment beats planning for redundancy.
How This Fits Your Wider AI Programme
An executive workshop sets direction; it does not build capability on its own. Most organisations follow it with role-specific training — for example AI training for HR teams or a hands-on AI productivity workshop — and then a governance layer. If you are still scoping budget, the AI training cost guide for Malaysia sets out realistic bands, and how to choose an AI training provider covers vendor due diligence.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long should an executive AI workshop be?
A half-day briefing works for awareness and alignment. A full day is needed if you want the team to leave with a ranked use-case shortlist and an agreed first pilot. Multi-day formats suit leadership teams that also need governance and change-management depth.
Are executive AI workshops HRD Corp claimable?
Yes, for registered Malaysian employers contributing the levy, executive AI workshops are claimable under SBL-Khas. The employer submits the claim; see the HRD Corp claimable AI training guide for the process.
Do participants need any technical background?
None. Executive sessions are deliberately non-technical, using plain language and live demonstrations rather than code.
Can the workshop be delivered in Bahasa Melayu?
Yes. Sessions can be delivered in English, Bahasa Melayu, or bilingually, depending on the leadership team’s preference.
Who is Dr Hariz?
Dr Muhamad Hariz Bin Muhamad Adnan holds a Doctorate in Artificial Intelligence and is a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Computing and Meta-Technology, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI). He is an HRD Corp–certified AI trainer in Malaysia specialising in AI-driven digital transformation.
To scope an executive session for your board or leadership team, contact Dr Hariz or review the full corporate AI training programme.
