Alpha Institute · Workshops & education

Alpha Institute connects fiduciary oversight, executive implementation, and continuing education in one governance system.

Program catalog v1.0 · Published 3 August 2026 · Alpha Institute

Two accountable audiences

Education follows responsibility.

Directors govern. Management implements and reports. Joint programs address the decisions and interfaces they share.

Board Director Track

Oversight, challenge, and continuing board education.

For directors responsible for duty of care, board development, committee oversight, and the quality of management reporting.

Primary audience
Non-executive directors, board chairs, lead directors, committee chairs, and corporate secretaries.
Program outcomes
  • A clear board mandate for AI and agents
  • Committee-specific questions and reporting expectations
  • A documented orientation and annual refresh path
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Executive Governance Track

Implementation, controls, and board reporting.

For management teams responsible for operating models, accountable ownership, controls, escalation, and governance reporting.

Primary audience
CEOs, CROs, CIOs, CTOs, general counsel, and senior risk, compliance, audit, and technology leaders.
Program outcomes
  • A practical governance operating model
  • Named decision rights and escalation routes
  • Board reporting aligned to the oversight mandate
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Public program read model · v1.0

Compare the work, not the packaging.

Each program names its audience, duration, delivery mode, governance work, frameworks, and intended outcomes.

7 programs shown

board-ai-oversight-foundations

Board Governance and AI Oversight Workshop

Strengthen duty of care on AI and agents.

Track
Board
Duration
3 hours
Delivery
Boardroom
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Primary audience

  • Non-executive directors
  • Board chairs
  • Lead independent directors
  • Corporate secretaries

Governance work

  • Strengthen duty of care on AI and agents
  • Clarify the board's oversight mandate
  • Set expectations for management reporting

Intended outcomes

  • A shared board vocabulary for AI systems and agents
  • A board-level oversight question set
  • Clearer escalation and reporting expectations

Frameworks mapped in the program

  • NIST AI RMF 1.0
  • ISO/IEC 42001:2023
  • EU AI Act

Related Alpha products

  • Alpha Eval
  • Ask Alpha
  • Alpha Profiles

annual-board-governance-refresh

Annual Board AI Governance Refresh

Refresh the board development plan.

Track
Board
Duration
2 hours
Delivery
Virtual
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Primary audience

  • Full boards
  • Board chairs
  • Lead independent directors
  • Corporate secretaries

Governance work

  • Refresh the board development plan
  • Review changes in AI risk and regulation
  • Document continuing board education

Intended outcomes

  • An updated board education record
  • A current oversight agenda
  • Priorities for the next governance cycle

Frameworks mapped in the program

  • NIST AI RMF 1.0
  • ISO/IEC 42001:2023
  • EU AI Act

Prerequisites

  • Prior board AI governance orientation or equivalent experience

Related Alpha products

  • Ask Alpha
  • Alpha Board Brief
  • Alpha Council

committee-ai-oversight-deep-dive

Committee-specific AI Oversight Session

Map committee responsibility for AI oversight.

Track
Board
Duration
2.5 hours
Delivery
Boardroom
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Primary audience

  • Audit committee chairs
  • Risk committee chairs
  • Technology committee chairs
  • Committee members

Governance work

  • Map committee responsibility for AI oversight
  • Examine controls, assurance, and escalation
  • Align committee reporting with the board mandate

Intended outcomes

  • A committee-specific oversight map
  • A reporting and assurance question set
  • Defined interfaces with management and other committees

Frameworks mapped in the program

  • COSO Internal Control Framework
  • NIST AI RMF 1.0
  • EU AI Act

Related Alpha products

  • Alpha Eval
  • Ask Alpha
  • Alpha Profiles
  • Alpha Terminal

executive-governance-operating-model-lab

Executive Governance Implementation Lab

Establish an AI governance operating model.

Track
Executive
Duration
4 hours
Delivery
Blended
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Primary audience

  • Chief executive officers
  • Chief risk officers
  • Chief information officers
  • Chief technology officers
  • General counsel
  • Senior compliance leaders

Governance work

  • Establish an AI governance operating model
  • Define accountable owners and decision rights
  • Design controls, reporting, and escalation

Intended outcomes

  • A draft governance operating model
  • Named management accountabilities
  • A board reporting outline

Frameworks mapped in the program

  • NIST AI RMF 1.0
  • ISO/IEC 42001:2023
  • EU AI Act

Related Alpha products

  • Alpha Eval
  • Ask Alpha
  • Alpha Terminal

board-management-governance-session

Board and Management Governance Session

Clarify board and management boundaries.

Track
Joint
Duration
3 hours
Delivery
Boardroom
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Primary audience

  • Board chairs
  • Committee chairs
  • Chief executive officers
  • Executive leadership teams
  • Corporate secretaries

Governance work

  • Clarify board and management boundaries
  • Agree the information the board needs
  • Test escalation and challenge through a scenario

Intended outcomes

  • A shared accountability map
  • Agreed reporting expectations
  • A documented set of unresolved governance questions

Frameworks mapped in the program

  • NIST AI RMF 1.0
  • ISO/IEC 42001:2023

Prerequisites

  • Participation from both board and management representatives

Related Alpha products

  • Alpha Eval
  • Ask Alpha
  • Alpha Terminal

on-demand-governance-briefing

On-demand Governance Briefing

Prepare for a time-bound governance decision.

Track
Joint
Duration
1.5 hours
Delivery
Virtual
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Primary audience

  • Board chairs
  • Committee chairs
  • Directors
  • Executive leadership teams

Governance work

  • Prepare for a time-bound governance decision
  • Understand a regulatory or market development
  • Frame questions for the next board or committee meeting

Intended outcomes

  • A concise decision briefing
  • Questions for board or management discussion
  • Sources and limitations for further review

Frameworks mapped in the program

  • Framework selected to match the briefing mandate

Related Alpha products

  • Ask Alpha
  • Alpha Board Brief
  • Alpha Council

custom-institutional-education-program

Custom Institutional Education Program

Build a role-specific education pathway.

Track
Joint
Duration
6 hours
Delivery
Blended
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Primary audience

  • Full boards
  • Board committees
  • Executive leadership teams
  • Governance, risk, and compliance functions

Governance work

  • Build a role-specific education pathway
  • Connect a skills audit to a board development plan
  • Establish an ongoing education record

Intended outcomes

  • A sequenced institutional learning plan
  • Role and committee-specific modules
  • A documented review and refresh cadence

Frameworks mapped in the program

  • Framework set agreed during program scoping

Prerequisites

  • A scoping discussion with the program sponsor

Related Alpha products

  • Alpha Eval
  • Ask Alpha
  • Alpha Profiles
  • Alpha Terminal

Intended outcomes

Education should alter the governance record.

Institute programs are scoped around duties, decisions, reporting, and continuing development. Participation is not an Alpha Rating or certification.

  1. 01

    Strengthen duty of care on AI and agents.

    Directors develop a common basis for inquiry, challenge, and escalation. Alpha Eval and Ask Alpha can identify where further education is warranted.

  2. 02

    Clarify board and management boundaries.

    Boards retain oversight while management owns implementation. Joint sessions can turn that distinction into reporting and decision rights.

  3. 03

    Connect education to the governance calendar.

    Orientation, annual refresh, and committee deep dives can form one documented development path rather than isolated sessions.

  4. 04

    Create a record that can be inspected.

    Program scope, attendance, learning objectives, and follow-up actions can support board education records and approved governance disclosures.

Alpha AEGIS connection

Context can tailor the program. Permission governs it.

Approved Alpha Eval bands, Alpha Profile roles and committee assignments, Ask Alpha jobs, and Alpha Council context can narrow the catalog. Private responses are not published in the program record.

Review governed agent access
Alpha EvalReadiness band → education pathway

Low, medium, and high route to different learning priorities. They are not ratings.

Alpha ProfilesRole and committee → track

Board, executive, Audit, Risk, and Technology context selects the accountable audience.

Ask AlphaJob to be done → program format

Prepare, understand, challenge, improve, and monitor map to bounded program types.

Program inquiry

Bring the governance context.

Alpha Institute uses the board mandate, audience, jurisdiction, and existing Alpha context to propose a bounded program. Do not include material non-public information.

Response
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Program scoping only
Ratings
No effect on Alpha Ratings
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Track interest
Topics of interest
Existing Alpha context

Select only records you are authorized to use for program scoping.

Submission permits Alpha to respond to this inquiry. It does not add the contact to a marketing list.

Program questions

Scope, independence, and the record.

How do programs align with board education policies and skills audits?

Alpha Institute can map an orientation, annual refresh, or committee deep dive to an approved board development plan. The organization remains responsible for its education policy, attendance record, and any disclosure.

How does Alpha protect confidentiality and independence?

Program intake is treated as confidential. Participation, payment, Alpha Council membership, and program completion do not determine an Alpha Rating, verification state, or publication decision.

What is standard and what can be customized?

The program record defines a stable audience, purpose, and outcome. Case material, jurisdiction, sector context, committee emphasis, and delivery sequence can be scoped to the institution.

How does Alpha Institute sit alongside other director education providers?

Alpha Institute focuses on AI governance, agent oversight, evidence, reporting, and the board-management interface. Boards may include Institute programs within a broader director education plan.

How can a board document an Institute program?

Alpha can provide the approved program title, scope, duration, attendance record, learning objectives, and completion date. The company and its advisers decide what belongs in minutes, policies, skills records, or public disclosures.