Ai4HER Leaders — AI leadership program for women in Canada | Ai4x
Pilot cohort · Toronto & online · applications open

Ai4HER Leaders: lead the AI shift in your organization.

A six-week, live program for women who run teams and functions. You leave with an AI workflow running in your own team and a 90-day roadmap you present to your leadership — not with a certificate of attendance and good intentions.

✓ 6 weeks, one evening a week · ✓ Your own documents and processes · ✓ No technical background needed

A cohort of women leaders in an evening AI session, Toronto skyline behind them
👩‍💼 12 seats
🎯 Demo night
Why this program

Who steers AI in your organization?

AI is reshaping finance, HR, operations, legal and communications first — functions many women lead. Yet the people choosing the tools, writing the rules and setting the pace are rarely the people who run that work. Ai4HER Leaders exists to change who steers.

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Pilot, not passenger

You stop receiving AI decisions and start making them: what your team uses, on which tasks, with which safeguards, measured how.

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Governance as your edge

Confidentiality, Law 25, PIPEDA, responsible use: the part self-taught users skip is the part that gives you authority in the room.

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A circle that lasts

Twelve peers from different sectors, a working partner for the six weeks, and an alumnae circle that keeps meeting after the program ends.

What you leave with

Three things you can show on Monday

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A workflow in production

One real process from your team — reporting, document review, onboarding, client follow-up — rebuilt with AI and running, not a demo.

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A 90-day roadmap

Priorities, safeguards, budget and how you will measure time saved — written for your leadership, presented on demo night.

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A usage charter for your team

One page your people can sign: what may go through AI, what never does, and who decides. Ready for your privacy officer.

The program

Six weeks, six sessions, one project

One live evening session a week (about three hours), plus around two hours on your own project between sessions, with your working partner and office hours.

1Week 1

Foundations and your terrain

How models like Claude work and where they stop. Then the exercise that frames everything: mapping the real work of your function and where AI would give hours back.

How AI worksWork map of your function
2Week 2

The craft, on your own files

Prompting that works first time, Projects that remember your context, document and spreadsheet analysis — on the documents you actually handle.

PromptingProjectsDocuments & data
3Week 3

Governance, ethics and the law

Led by Soraya Kettani. Law 25 and PIPEDA in practice, which account type protects what, bias and accountability, and the usage charter your team will sign.

Law 25 & PIPEDAResponsible useUsage charter
4Week 4

Build: one workflow, end to end

You pick one process from your team and rebuild it: inputs, instructions, connectors to your tools, human checkpoints. You leave the session with it running.

Workflow designConnectorsHuman checkpoints
5Week 5

Leading the change

Getting a team to adopt, handling resistance, choosing what to measure, and turning one workflow into a habit across your function.

AdoptionMeasurement90-day roadmap
6Week 6

Demo night

Each participant presents her workflow and roadmap to a panel. Invite your manager or sponsor: it is the moment the work becomes visible inside your organization.

Live demoPanel feedbackAi4x certificate
Who it's for

Women who run a team or a function

Any sector, private or public. No technical background — just a laptop, real work, and the will to lead how AI enters it.

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Finance & administration

Reporting, reconciliation, budgets, controls.

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HR & people

Recruitment, onboarding, policies, internal training.

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Operations

Processes, suppliers, documentation, follow-up.

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Legal & compliance

Contracts, review, regulatory monitoring.

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Marketing & communications

Content, campaigns, stakeholder relations.

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Public sector & non-profits

Programs, reporting to funders, citizen services.

Not for you if you are looking for a coding bootcamp: this program is about leading AI in your work, not about becoming a developer.

Who leads it

Governance and practice, in the same room

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Soraya Kettani

Co-founder of the program. Researcher and lecturer in political science, public governance and applied ethics; Secretary and Advisor to the Morocco–Canada Economic Chamber. Leads the governance, ethics and law session.

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Youssef Ghalem

Co-founder of the program and founder of Ai4x. Has trained more than 3,000 professionals in hands-on AI since 2023. Leads the practice and build sessions.

Practicalities

The pilot cohort

This is the first Ai4HER Leaders cohort. It is deliberately small, and priced accordingly.

🗓️ Format

  • Six weeks, one live evening session a week (Eastern Time)
  • Online, in English
  • About five hours a week, project included
  • Dates agreed with the selected participants
Pilot

👩‍💼 Twelve seats

  • Selection on application, every candidate gets a personal reply
  • A working partner for the six weeks
  • Office hours between sessions
  • Alumnae circle after the program

💳 Investment

Pilot rate in Canadian dollars, shared with shortlisted applicants

  • Reduced, in exchange for your candid feedback and a testimonial
  • Can be invoiced to your employer
  • We provide the documents your HR or finance team needs

🏢 Want to send several women from your organization?

We reserve seats for organizations that sponsor two or more participants, and can run a private Ai4HER Leaders cohort for your company. On quotation.

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Frequently asked

You may be wondering…

Do I need any technical background?

No. If you use email, spreadsheets and documents at work, you have what you need. The program is built for people who lead work, not for developers.

Is the program only for women?

Yes, the Ai4HER Leaders cohorts are reserved for women. Our other programs — Claude for teams, custom programs — are open to everyone and often run with mixed teams.

When does the pilot cohort start?

As soon as twelve seats are filled. Dates and session times are agreed with the selected participants so that the evenings fit real schedules.

How much does it cost?

The pilot rate is in Canadian dollars and shared with shortlisted applicants. It is reduced compared with future cohorts, in exchange for your candid feedback and a testimonial. Many participants ask their employer to fund it; we can invoice your organization directly.

Will I work on my organization's real documents?

Yes, within the limits your organization sets. The governance session exists precisely to agree what may and may not go through AI, and which account type to use. When in doubt, we work on anonymized copies.

Is there a French-language cohort?

The pilot runs in English. A French-language cohort is planned for Québec; mention it in your application if that is your preference.

What happens after the six weeks?

You keep the alumnae circle, and the most committed graduates are invited to go further: training other women in their own organization or community.

Apply

Apply for the pilot cohort

Three minutes. Soraya and Youssef read every application and reply personally.

🔒 No commitment at this stage. See our privacy policy.

A question before applying? Call 📞 +1 (873) 559-2870