CEE × DLI · Manila · November 2026

Executive Workshops in Manila — Lead through AI

Join our event in Manila — Executive Workshops in Manila

Lead through AI. Shape what comes next.

Two focused one-day Executive Masterclasses for leaders navigating AI, transformation, disruption, crisis and organisational change.

23–24 November 2026Makati Palace Hotel9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Early-bird ends in · Save up to PHP 9,500 on the two-day package

Executive masterclass setup at Makati Palace Hotel
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Executive Masterclasses
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Executive Workshops in Manila with Prof Sattar Bawany — Makati Palace Hotel, 23–24 November 2026
Programmes

Choose one day or build a complete two-day leadership journey

Monday · 23 November 2026

Leadership in the AI Era

Leading Organizations Through AI, Digital Transformation and Continuous Disruption

  • SHAPER AI Leadership Model™
  • Human–AI collaboration and workforce transformation
  • Responsible AI governance and ethical leadership
  • Strategic decision-making with AI
  • 90-Day AI Leadership Action Plan
Register for 23 November

Tuesday · 24 November 2026

Future-Ready Leadership

Preparing Leaders for Disruption, Crisis and AI-Accelerated Change

  • Integrated Future-Ready Leadership System™
  • Leading in a VUCAD environment
  • Leadership in Turbulence™ Framework
  • Resilient, agile and adaptive organisations
  • 90-Day Future-Ready Leadership Action Plan
Register for 24 November
Course Agendas

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08.30 – 09.00

Registration & Networking

Arrival coffee, delegate introductions and setting the learning contract

  • Welcome from the Centre for Executive Education
  • Delegate objectives and peer introductions
09.00 – 10.15

Module 1 · Opening

The leadership imperative in the age of AI

  • Why AI is a leadership issue before it is a technology issue
  • What is changing for boards, CEOs and senior executives
  • Self-assessment: your current AI leadership readiness
10.15 – 10.30

Morning Refreshments

Networking break

10.30 – 12.00

Module 2 · Strategic Leadership

Industries, institutions and workforce shifts

  • How AI is reshaping business models and public service delivery
  • Reading disruption signals early and setting strategic priorities
  • Case discussion: enterprises that led the shift — and those that did not
12.00 – 13.00

Networking Lunch

Facilitated table conversations with Prof Sattar Bawany

13.00 – 14.15

Module 3 · AI-Enabled Frameworks

The SHAPER AI Leadership Model™

  • Walkthrough of the six SHAPER capabilities
  • Applying the model to your own function or agency
  • Diagnostic exercise with structured peer feedback
14.15 – 15.15

Module 4 · Human–AI Collaboration

Workforce transformation and reskilling

  • Designing roles where people and AI work together
  • Building AI literacy across leadership levels
  • Managing resistance, trust and change fatigue
15.15 – 15.30

Afternoon Refreshments

Networking break

15.30 – 16.15

Module 5 · Responsible AI

Governance, ethics, privacy and risk

  • Practical guardrails for adoption and data privacy
  • Accountability, bias and reputational exposure
  • Board-level oversight questions every leader should ask
16.15 – 17.00

Modules 6–8 · Decisions, Readiness & Action

AI insight balanced with human judgment, Philippine AI readiness and your 90-day plan

  • Where machine insight ends and executive judgment begins
  • Public and private sector applications in the Philippine context
  • Drafting your 90-Day AI Leadership Action Plan
  • Close, certificates and group photograph

Timings are indicative and may be adjusted to suit the pace and priorities of the delegate group.

Prof Sattar Bawany
Prof Sattar Bawany on the cover of CEO Weekly magazine

Named by CEO Weekly among the top 15 executive coaches worldwide, alongside Dr Marshall Goldsmith and Tony Robbins.

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Master Facilitator

Prof Sattar Bawany

CEO & C-Suite Master Executive Coach (CMEC) · Disruptive Leadership Institute (DLI) and Centre for Executive Education (CEE)

Professor Sattar Bawany brings 35 years of international business management experience, including 25 years in executive coaching, group facilitation and leadership development with global consulting firms such as Mercer HR Consulting, Hay Group and AchieveForum (both now part of Korn Ferry) and DBM Asia Pacific (now part of the Adecco Group).

He has coached CEOs, senior vice presidents and high-potential leaders through disruption, helping them build disruptive digital leadership capability, sharpen decision-making and sustain behavioural change. His programmes combine global research, proprietary frameworks, coaching insight, case application and implementation roadmaps leaders can use the following Monday.

35

Years of international management experience

25

Years coaching CEOs and C-suite leaders

4

Published leadership books with Business Expert Press, New York

Recognition & awards

  • Top 15 exceptional executive coaches worldwide — CEO Weekly (2023)
  • Top 10 Best CEOs in Singapore — CEO Insights Asia (2023)
  • Executive of the Year, Human Resources Consulting — Singapore Business Review Management Excellence Awards (2019)
  • Certified Master Executive Coach (CMEC), IPMA UK

Academic appointments

  • Professor of Practice for Disruptive & Crisis Leadership, Universiti Malaya Wales (UM-Wales)
  • Professor of Practice, School of Management, Asia e University (AeU)
  • Professor of Practice in Disruptive Leadership & Digital Transformation, European International University, Paris
  • Over 25 years as Adjunct Professor with leading universities globally

Published author

2025

The Making of a C.R.I.S.I.S. Leader

Tools and the C.R.I.S.I.S. Leadership Model for resilience and strategic decision-making in turbulent times.

2023 · 2nd edition

Leadership in Disruptive Times: Negotiating the New Balance

Best-practice approaches for leading in a VUCA, digital-driven workplace.

2020 · 1st edition

Leadership in Disruptive Times

Meeting the leadership challenges of disruption, published by Business Expert Press, New York.

2019

Transforming NextGen Leaders

Leadership challenges in the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0).

Signature frameworks used in these Masterclasses

The SHAPER AI Leadership Model™Leadership in Turbulence™ FrameworkC.R.I.S.I.S. Leadership ModelL.E.A.D.E.R. FrameworkParagon⁷ Cognitive Readiness FrameworkR.E.D. Model of Critical ThinkingHigh-Performance Organization (HPO) Framework

Fellow of the International Professional Managers Association (IPMA) and the Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM); professional member of SHRM and CIPD; practising member of the International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the International Association of Coaching (IAC). Advisory panel member of the China-ASEAN Business Association (CABA) and the RHT G.R.A.C.E. Institute.

Registration Fees

Early-bird and group booking options

Fees include lunch, refreshments, workshop materials and certificate.

One day · Early bird

PHP 24,500

Per participant for either programme

Choose One Day
Save PHP 9,500

Both days · Early bird

PHP 44,500

Complete two-day executive experience

Attend Both Days

Group 3–5

PHP 22,500

Per participant, per programme

Group Booking

Standard rates after 31 October 2026: PHP 29,500 for one day or PHP 54,000 for both days. For 6 or more participants, request a corporate package.

International Delegate Package

Fly into Manila and stay at the event venue

Designed for overseas participants, including delegates travelling from Bangkok and other regional hubs. The package combines the two-day Masterclass registration with accommodation at Makati Palace Hotel.

  • Both Executive Masterclasses
  • Three-night stay at Makati Palace Hotel
  • Daily breakfast
  • Lunch and refreshments both days
  • Materials and two certificates
  • Optional airport transfer coordination

Airfare is not included. Hotel room category, airport transfer and final package price remain subject to room availability and written confirmation from the hotel.

Provisional package

From PHP 64,500

Per international delegate

Suggested stay: 22–25 November 2026

Request International Package
Venue & Destination

Makati Palace Hotel — in the heart of Manila’s business district

Makati is the financial capital of the Philippines: the head offices of the country’s largest banks, conglomerates and multinationals sit within a few blocks of each other. Holding the Masterclasses here means delegates can join from the office in minutes, and international guests can sleep, learn and network in the same building.

Makati Palace Hotel entranceFunction room set up for a workshopGuest room with city viewHotel lobby loungeMakati skyline at golden hour

Hotel entrance on P. Burgos Street

Images are indicative of the hotel and the Makati district. Final function room and room category are confirmed in writing with the hotel.

The hotel

5011 P. Burgos corner Caceres Street, Makati City, Metro Manila 1200

  • Dedicated air-conditioned function room with AV, screen and delegate seating
  • On-site accommodation so international delegates never leave the venue
  • Daily breakfast, workshop lunch and two refreshment breaks
  • In-house restaurant, café and lobby lounge for informal networking
  • Complimentary Wi-Fi throughout, business centre and 24-hour front desk
  • Secure parking and easy pick-up point for ride-hailing

Getting there

  • Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL): roughly 20–40 minutes by car depending on traffic
  • Ayala Avenue and the Makati CBD offices: a short ride or walk away
  • Greenbelt and Glorietta malls, restaurants and Ayala MRT within easy reach
  • Airport transfers can be coordinated on request for the international package

Day one

23 Nov

Leadership in the AI Era

Day two

24 Nov

Future-Ready Leadership

Daily schedule

Registration 8:30 AM · Programme 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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Company & Government Participation

Internal training budgets may be used, subject to approval

No blanket Philippine government grant has been confirmed specifically for this commercial Masterclass. Private companies may use approved HR, L&D, leadership-development or transformation budgets. Government agencies may participate through approved learning-and-development budgets and internal procurement, subject to their own competency needs, finance rules and authorisation.

We can provide a formal proposal, quotation, course outline and facilitator profile to support internal approval.

Need an approval pack?

Request the formal proposal, programme outline, quotation and event brochure.

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23–24 November 2026 · Makati City

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