Artificial Intelligence applications in finance
Artificial Intelligence for value creation in finance
This three-day executive program gives participants a rigorous, practice-oriented understanding of how artificial intelligence is transforming finance and how finance, in turn, is shaping the development of AI. It starts by demystifying what AI can and cannot do, and retraces seventy years of innovation, from the 1956 Dartmouth workshop and the first statistical credit scoring models to today’s generative and agentic AI.
Participants open the black box of the models behind modern AI and learn to evaluate them critically. They examine concrete
applications in banking and credit and in asset management, private equity and venture capital funds, together with the risks these applications raise: model risk, bias and fairness, explainability, dependence on a few technology providers, and
regulatory compliance, including the EU AI Act. The program also analyzes the reverse relationship: how venture capital,
private credit and public markets are financing the AI boom and steering which technologies and companies win.
Through cases, guest speeches by AI-fintech founders and industry frontrunners, and hands-on labs in which they build
their first financial agent, participants leave able to identify high-value AI use cases, assess their economics and risks, and design a realistic roadmap to bring AI into their own organization.
Who should apply
The program is designed for senior leaders who shape how banks, insurers, asset managers and investors
adopt, govern and finance artificial intelligence. It addresses board members and C-suite executives, including CEOs, CFOs, CROs and CIOs, who set strategy, allocate capital and define risk appetite, and the innovation, data and digital transformation leaders who turn AI initiatives into measurable results. It is equally relevant for investment professionals in
asset and wealth management, private equity, venture capital and private credit, for family offices and institutional investors, and for founders and executives of fintech and AI ventures. It also serves advisors, supervisors and policymakers who need a rigorous, independent view of where AI creates value and where it creates risk.
No programming background is required.
SDA Bocconi Executive Education Certificate
Your initial conversation with our Program Advisors helps shape your path, clarifying your goals and participation options. It is also the required first step toward earning the Executive Education Certificate.
The SDA Bocconi Executive Education Certificate is the formal recognition awarded upon completion of a learning plan designed around your managerial needs. With the Certificate, every program you attend becomes part of a broader design, built on your growth objectives.
Connect with our advisors
Learning is never linear. It takes shape over time, combining specific learning needs with practical tools matched to your own challenges.
Talk to our team of Program Advisors to identify the path that best fits your goals and find out how to build a broader development plan through the SDA Bocconi Executive Education Certificate.
Get in touch with Patrizia Trivellato
Structure and contents
The program consist of 3 days totaling 24 equivalent hours and is built on 6 pillars.
Demystifying ai: how ai and finance shape each other
Agentic AI: build your first financial agent
AI applications in finance I: banking and credit
Practical lab: planning how to bring AI home
Cracking the models behind AI
AI applications in finance II: funds
Calendar and information
Via Sarfatti 10, 20136 Milano
Calendar
- 25 - 27 novembre 2026On campus08:00 - 17:00
Fees
€ 3.700 + VAT
The fee is exclusive of VAT and includes course materials and working breakfasts.
Early Bird
A 10% reduction on the program fees offered to applications sent in by 24 September 2026.
Remote participation - GCC Area
For this program, a dedicated remote participation option is available for participants from GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries: Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar.
This initiative is designed to facilitate access to the program in the presence of specific logistical needs, while ensuring continuity of the learning experience.
Remote participation does not entail any changes to the program’s economic and contractual conditions and must be selected and communicated via email to the Program Manager at least 2 working days prior to the program start date.
For further organizational details, please contact the Program Manager of the course.
Please note that, for certain participant profiles, the change from in-person to online participation may have an impact on the applicable VAT treatment. This may apply in particular to private individuals (or entities without a VAT number).
Special payment terms
Bocconi Alumni
Bocconi Alumni are entitled to a 20% reduction on participation fees. To take advantage of the discount, please enter your Alumnus status when registering by indicating “ALUMNI 20” in the notes section. Remember that without this indication, the discount will not be applicable.
Women are good for business
To foster and contribute to women’s professional development, SDA Bocconi School of Management offers them until 8 March 2028 a 20% discount on the participation fee for all Executive Open Programs and Executive Online Programs.
Multiple enrollments
Companies, institutions and public bodies that enroll at least 3 participants in a single program are granted a 20% discount for each registration fee. The concession is not applicable for personal enrollment and must be formalized by the start date of the course.
Corporate education programs
In the case of learning needs involving several resources of the same company enrolled in more than one program, it is possible to define a customized plan from the specific needs of the organization. In this case, our Program Advisors are available to build with the client organizations ad hoc training plans with special pricing.
Partnerships and channel agreements
SDA Bocconi offers the possibility to initiate collaborations that allow them to expand the portfolio of educational trainings to be offered to their members. In this case, the School is available to evaluate partnerships and channel agreements so as to respond in a timely manner to the specific needs of the organization.
By attending at least 80% of the classes, you will receive a certificate of participation in the program and a digital badge to share with your network on LinkedIn.
Program Direction
Artificial Intelligence represents one of the most powerful strategic levers available to financial institutions today. It is reshaping how capital is allocated, how risk is measured, and how clients are served. This program equips senior leaders with the clarity and frameworks needed to translate A...
