Gulf Coast Business Council, USM launch leadership academy focused on AI
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV)- The Gulf Coast Business Council and Southern Miss have partnered up for the launch of the GCBC-USM Executive Leadership Academy: Executives and Artificial Intelligence.
The academy is a nine-month development experience that will help prepare senior leaders to govern, deploy, and lead with AI.
Twenty-five executives from across the Gulf Coast will meet once a month at in-person sessions at the Gulf Park campus in Long Beach. The sessions begin March 13 and run until November.
At the end of the academy, graduates will receive formal recognition from USM, including a certificate of completion and a digital executive credential acknowledging advanced capability in AI-drive strategy, governance, and organizational leadership.
“This program is about leadership, not technology,” said Jamie Miller, President and CEO of the Gulf Coast Business Council. “Artificial intelligence is already shaping how decisions are made, how risk is assessed, and how resources are allocated. If our leaders are not prepared to govern it, they risk losing control of the very systems that determine their organization’s future. This Academy gives Gulf Coast executives the tools to lead that transformation instead of reacting to it.”
More information and registration details can be found at the University of Southern Mississippi Executive Education website: https://www.usm.edu/executiveeducation/training.php
