ETHSUN Chief Executive Officer Programme
Advanced Strategic Leadership for the Modern CEO
An immersive senior executive programme for current and aspiring CEOs. Develop the strategic vision, governance mastery, and crisis leadership capabilities required to lead complex organisations.
Programme Overview
The CEO Programme is ETHSUN's most prestigious flagship offering. Designed for those who lead at the highest levels, this programme equips participants with the tools, frameworks, and peer network needed to navigate today's most complex leadership challenges. The blended format combines online learning with a five-day executive immersion in Davos, Switzerland — culminating in the ETHSUN certificate award ceremony on-site.
Choose Your Format
Full online programme combined with 5 days of international in-person immersion, with certificate award on-site.
Cohort Calendar
Curriculum
01Advanced Strategic Leadership
- Enterprise strategy design
- Competitive positioning in global markets
- Leading transformational change
- Stakeholder alignment
02Corporate Governance & Board Dynamics
- Board structure and effectiveness
- CEO–Chairman relationship
- Shareholder value
- ESG governance
03Crisis Management & Resilience
- Crisis identification
- Decision-making under pressure
- Communications during crises
- Organisational recovery
04Geopolitics & Global Decision-Making
- Geopolitical risk assessment
- Global economic trends
- Trade policy
- Regulatory complexity
05The CEO AI Practitioner
- AI as a strategic leadership instrument
- Data-driven board decisions and AI governance
- Leading organisational AI transformation
- Building an AI-ready executive culture
Professional Dissertation
As a culminating requirement of this programme, each participant completes a Mémoire Professionnel de Fin de Formation — a professional dissertation that bridges academic rigour with real-world strategic application. The memoir is defended before a jury of academic and professional experts.
- Strategic Issue Identification — Define and contextualise a concrete strategic or managerial challenge drawn from your own organisation or sector.
- Literature Review & Conceptual Framework — Anchor your analysis in relevant academic literature and establish the theoretical foundations underpinning your recommendations.
- Analysis & Strategic Recommendations — Conduct a rigorous diagnosis and develop actionable, evidence-based recommendations adapted to your context.
- Defence Before a Jury — Present and defend your findings before a panel of academic faculty and industry professionals at the end of the programme.
Learning Outcomes
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