Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme
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Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme: lead, grow and future-proof your enterprise
The Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme is a five-month programme from Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education designed for owners, founders, presidents, chairpersons, family business leaders and entrepreneurs leading organisations. As organisations grow in scale and complexity, leaders must make decisions that extend beyond day-to-day management. This programme helps you develop the strategic perspective and enterprise-wide capabilities needed to lead with an owner–operator’s mindset and create lasting enterprise value.
The curriculum brings together enterprise strategy and AI considerations across the business, innovation, finance, operations, leadership and governance. It employs a blended learning format that combines two in-person sessions in Cambridge with live online and online learning. You will engage in enterprise simulations, peer advisory circles and collaborative learning with Cambridge Judge Business School faculty and a global cohort of business leaders. By the end of the programme, you will be prepared to test your leadership strategy in a practical, applied environment.
What will you learn on the Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme?
Key takeaways
Global perspective: Navigate global markets, geopolitical shifts and economic uncertainty to make confident decisions in complex and rapidly changing business environments.
Capital allocation: Drive value through effective capital allocation, investment prioritisation and long-term financial stewardship from both a CEO and shareholder perspective.
AI adoption: Identify where AI can accelerate decision-making, productivity and enterprise transformation.
Scalable growth: Design strategies for sustainable expansion across platforms, ecosystems and industries.
Risk management and governance: Develop integrated leadership and governance capabilities to balance enterprise growth, manage risk and safeguard long-term value.
Leadership and talent pipeline: Develop succession plans and conflict management frameworks that strengthen enterprise resilience.
How is the Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme curriculum structured?
Module 1: Leading Enterprise Growth and Transformation | In person | 5 days
Begin your learning journey with a highly interactive in-person experience that immerses you in the Cambridge Judge Business School ecosystem. Working alongside faculty and global peers, you will explore pressing leadership considerations on enterprise strategy, innovation, finance, marketing and AI. You will bring an owner’s perspective to aligning these priorities with long-term enterprise value. Develop the leadership mindset and strategic perspective needed to create long-term value and lead enterprise growth.
The Enterprise Leader Mindset
Strategy, Innovation and Growth
AI and the Future of Technology
Finance, Capital Allocation and Value Creation
Marketing, Customers and Enterprise Growth
Module 2: Strategic Thinking for the CXO: Platforms, Ecosystems and AI-Driven Strategies | Online + live online | 8 weeks
Build the frameworks, tools and strategic mindset needed to design, evaluate and execute strategies that create long-term competitive advantage while keeping ownership priorities in focus. This module explores platform and ecosystem thinking, AI-driven strategy, business model innovation and strategy execution. You will learn to navigate disruption, make strategic choices as an owner and build enterprise resilience.
Strategy in a Disruptive World
Ecosystems, Platforms and Competition
Generating New Business Models for Competitive Advantage
AI and Data-Driven Strategy
Strategic Growth and Corporate Strategy
Strategy Design and Execution
Module 3: Stewardship, Governance and Global Leadership | In person | 5 days
Conclude your learning journey with an immersive in-person experience. You will participate in boardroom and enterprise leadership simulations and build a strategic action plan tailored to your organisation. With a focus on effective ownership and stewardship, you will strengthen your leadership, governance and operational capabilities. This will help you guide your enterprise through growth, succession and change, while building resilient organisations and protecting its long-term value.
Building High-Performance Organisations
Global Strategy, Sustainability and Geopolitics
Governance, Boards and Family Enterprise
Operations and Enterprise Excellence
Enterprise Leadership Simulation
Agentic AI and Workforce Transformation
Note: the session topics mentioned are subject to change.
Programme calendar
Date | Location | |
|---|---|---|
Module 0: Get Started | March 2027 | Pre-work (online) |
Module 1: Leading Enterprise Growth and Transformation | 14–19 March 2027 | 5 days in person in Cambridge |
Module 2: Strategic Thinking for the CXO: Platforms, Ecosystems and AI-Driven Strategies | April–May 2027 | 8 weeks online + live online |
Module 3: Stewardship, Governance and Global Leadership | 21–25 June 2027 | 5 days in person in Cambridge |
Note: the programme schedule is subject to change.
Enterprise-wide applications of AI
AI-native organisation
Explore what it takes to build an AI-native organisation and examine the role of agentic AI in preparing your enterprise for the future of work.
AI for enterprise transformation
Discover how AI and agentic AI can accelerate enterprise transformation, strengthen digital resilience and support strategic decision-making across your organisation.
AI for marketing
Learn how AI can support customer-centric growth and help translate marketing insights into enterprise action plans.
AI-enabled operations
Examine how AI can be applied to enterprise operations, scalable operating models and resilient supply chains to drive operational excellence.
CEO simulation
One of the programme’s signature learning experiences allows you to step into the role of a CEO. Through this simulation, you will:
Navigate enterprise-wide decisions across strategy, finance, AI, operations, marketing and governance
Balance growth opportunities, competing priorities and emerging risks in a dynamic business environment
Strengthen your leadership judgement through realistic enterprise leadership challenges
Strategic enterprise road map
The strategic enterprise road map helps you translate learning into meaningful enterprise impact. Through this experience, you will:
Build a road map aligned with your organisation’s most important priorities and opportunities
Apply programme insights to address real business challenges and accelerate growth
Leave with a practical plan to support long-term value creation and organisational resilience
How does the Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme deliver an applied learning experience?
The Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme combines immersive learning, peer collaboration and practical application to help you navigate complexity, address strategic challenges and create meaningful impact for your organisation.
Programme highlights
Global perspective
Gain insights into the market, geopolitical, technological and economic forces shaping enterprise growth across the world.
Boardroom and enterprise simulations
Learn from scenario-based exercises on enterprise transformation, board governance and an integrated CEO simulation.
Peer advisory circles
Address through real business challenges with fellow owners and leaders, gaining candid feedback and diverse perspectives.
The Cambridge Judge Business School ecosystem
Tap into Cambridge Judge Business School’s intellectual capital through immersive engagements with world-class faculty and experts.
In person in Cambridge
Interact with faculty, peers and industry experts during two in-person modules held in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Strategic action plan
Apply programme concepts to prepare a strategic action plan to navigate specific opportunities and challenges in your organisation.
Select alumni benefits
Earn select Cambridge Judge Business School alumni benefits upon completion of the programme.
Industry interaction
Engage with industry leaders and leading organisations to gain practical insights into enterprise growth, transformation and leadership.
Meet the faculty of the Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme
Khaled Soufani, PhD
Academic Programme Director; Management Practice Professor of Financial Economics and Policy; Director, Cambridge Executive MBA Programme; Director, Circular Economy Centre; Professorial Fellow of Clare Hall
Allègre Hadida, PhD
Associate Professor in Strategy; Fellow and Director of Studies at Magdalene College, University of Cambridge
Shahzad (Shaz) Ansari, PhD
Professor of Strategy and Innovation; Professorial Fellow of St Edmund’s College
Andreas Richter, PhD
Professor of Organisational Behaviour
Patrizia Vecchi, PhD
Assistant Professor of Organisational Behaviour
Panikkos Poutziouris, PhD
Honorary Fellow
In person in Cambridge
Working alongside global peers, you will participate in boardroom and enterprise leadership simulations and build a strategic action plan tailored to your organisation. These immersive experiences are designed to help you strengthen your executive decision-making, develop a broader board-level perspective and lead with greater strategic clarity.
Who is the Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme for?
Owners, founders and entrepreneurs | Strengthen your ability to lead enterprise growth and create long-term value. |
Presidents, chairpersons and board members | Enhance your approach to enterprise strategy and governance. |
Owner–CEOs | Balance strategic leadership with operational performance to support organisational growth. |
Family business leaders | Prepare your organisation for its next phase of growth and succession. |
Senior executives | Develop the strategic perspective needed to lead organisations on behalf of shareholders or ownership groups. |
Note: participants are required to have fluency in written and spoken English to enrol in the programme.
Certificates and outcomes: Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme
Associate alumni status
Upon successful completion of the programme, you will be awarded Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education associate alumni status, recognising your achievement and connecting you to a global community of senior leaders and professionals. Beyond the programme, you will remain connected to a diverse network of peers, gaining continued opportunities to exchange perspectives, broaden your network and stay engaged with new ideas shaping business and leadership. Join CJBS’s global network of more than 14,000 alumni in over 100 countries and receive select benefits, including:
Invitations to exclusive events
A bi-monthly newsletter with updates on the latest research, activities and events at the school
A CJBS.net email for life
Access to the CJBS Executive Education LinkedIn group
A 20% tuition fee benefit on all future CJBS Executive Education open-enrolment programmes
Access to country and special interest groups
Certificate
Upon successful completion of the programme, you will be awarded a certificate of completion in person by Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education.
FAQs
Programme
What is the Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme?
The Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme is a five-month blended programme from Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education designed for owners, founders, presidents, family business leaders and entrepreneurs responsible for leading and growing their organisations. The curriculum explores enterprise strategy, AI, innovation, finance, operations, leadership and governance, equipping you with the perspectives, frameworks and practical capabilities to lead with confidence and create long-term enterprise value.
Who is the Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme designed for?
The programme is designed for senior executives with enterprise-wide responsibility for strategy, growth and leadership. It is suitable for owners, founders and entrepreneurs scaling established organisations; presidents, chairpersons and board members responsible for enterprise growth and governance; owner–CEOs balancing strategic leadership with operational performance; family business leaders preparing for the next phase of growth; and senior executives leading organisations on behalf of shareholders or ownership groups.
What will I learn in the Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme?
The programme explores the capabilities required to lead and grow an enterprise in an increasingly complex business environment. Throughout the curriculum, you will examine enterprise strategy, AI, innovation, finance, operations, leadership and governance while developing the perspectives needed to strengthen strategic decision-making, build resilient organisations and create lasting enterprise value.
Does the Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme cover artificial intelligence (AI)?
Yes. AI is integrated throughout the curriculum as a strategic capability for enterprise leaders. You will explore topics including generative AI, agentic AI, AI-driven strategy, AI for marketing, AI-enabled operations and the role of AI in enterprise transformation, productivity and decision-making.
How does the Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme deliver an applied learning experience?
The programme combines faculty-led learning with practical application to help you connect programme concepts with the opportunities and challenges facing your organisation. Throughout the learning journey, you will participate in enterprise leadership simulations, peer advisory circles, CJBS ecosystem engagements and an action plan that encourages you to apply key frameworks and insights in a business context.
What is the action plan in the Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme?
The action plan is an applied learning component that participants develop throughout the programme. Drawing on insights from both the in-person and online modules, you will create a practical road map, tailored to your organisation, that integrates strategic priorities, operational considerations and governance improvements, addressing business challenges with greater clarity and focus.
What value does the Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme offer?
The programme is designed for owners, founders, presidents and enterprise leaders seeking to strengthen their capabilities in strategic leadership, enterprise growth, governance, innovation and AI. Through a blended learning experience that combines faculty-led teaching, practical application, peer collaboration and immersive learning in Cambridge, participants develop the perspectives and frameworks needed to lead resilient, high-performing organisations.
What topics are covered in the Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme?
The curriculum covers enterprise strategy, strategic thinking, AI, innovation, finance, marketing, operations, leadership, governance, global strategy, sustainability, capital allocation, organisational agility, succession planning and enterprise transformation. It also explores platform and ecosystem strategies, operating model design, business model innovation and enterprise resilience.
Learning journey
How is the Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme delivered?
The programme is delivered over five months through a blended learning format that combines two five-day in-person modules in Cambridge, United Kingdom, with an online module featuring recorded lectures, live online sessions, discussions and assignments. This flexible structure allows you to combine immersive on-campus learning with online study throughout the programme.
What happens during the in-person modules in Cambridge?
The in-person modules take place in Cambridge, United Kingdom, where you will engage with faculty, industry practitioners and a global cohort of peers. During these immersive modules, you will participate in boardroom and enterprise leadership simulations, collaborate with fellow participants and build a strategic action plan while exploring the latest research and real-world insights on enterprise leadership and governance.
How will I spend my time during the Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme?
Throughout the programme, you will engage with faculty-led learning, online sessions, discussions and assignments while participating in enterprise simulations, peer advisory circles and on-campus immersive modules. You will also work on an action plan that enables you to apply programme insights to your organisation’s strategic priorities.
I have a full-time job. What is the time commitment expected from me?
The Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme has been designed with your busy schedule in mind. You will be required to commit not more than four to six hours per week during the online module, enabling you to benefit from this transformational programme while fulfilling your day-to-day work responsibilities. Please note that the programme also includes in-person modules in Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Does the programme offer closed captioning for the videos included in the curriculum?
Yes, we provide closed captioning and transcripts for all pre-recorded videos as well as closed captioning for recordings of live sessions.
Certificate
Will I receive a certificate after completing this programme?
Upon successful completion of the programme, you will be awarded a certificate of completion by Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education.
Payment process
What is included in the price of the programme?
The tuition fee covers teaching fees, all programme materials and access to online coursework. The fee does not include accommodation for the in-person modules, travel expenses (domestic, international, visa fees and more) and other expenses not specifically mentioned in the programme fee.
Is there any discount or financial aid?
You can pay the full programme fee upfront or in easy instalments. If you apply well in advance of the programme start date, you can receive a programme fee benefit. If you believe you may qualify for other discounts, please check with your programme adviser to confirm the applicable discount that will provide the greatest benefit and whether there are specific terms and conditions for use. If you would like to approach your organisation with a sponsorship request for this programme, here is a customisable template that you can use.
Who will collect the payment for the programme?
Emeritus collects all programme payments, provides learner enrolment and programme support and manages learning platform services.
Are there any restrictions on the types of funding that can be used to pay for the programme?
Programme fees for Emeritus programmes with Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education may not be paid for with (a) funds from the GI Bill, the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Act of 2008 or similar types of military education funding benefits or (b) Title IV financial aid funds.
Payment process
What is the programme refund and deferral policy?
For the programme refund and deferral policy, please click the link here.
Accreditation
Is the Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme accredited and is it recognised in the United Kingdom?
The Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme is an enterprise leadership programme from Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education. Upon successful programme completion, you will be awarded a certificate of completion in person by Cambridge Judge Business School Executive Education. The programme does not provide a formal UK academic accreditation.
Accessibility
How does Emeritus support accessibility for learners?
Emeritus is committed to making high-quality education accessible and affordable to individuals, companies and governments around the world. If you have questions about accessibility or would like to discuss available support options before enrolling, please contact accessibility@emeritus.org. For more information about our accessibility practices, please review our Accessibility Policy here.
Connect with a programme adviser for a 1:1 session
Our programme advisers have helped senior executives around the world choose the right programme for their career goals. Schedule a one-on-one session to get a deeper understanding of why the Cambridge Owners and Presidents Programme is the right fit for you.
Email: cambridge_opm@emeritus.org
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We encourage early application due to limited cohort capacity.
Flexible payment options available.
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