Watch an AI Transformation Happen in Real Time: Introducing The CIOB AI Journey
For the first time in the membership sector, you can watch an AI transformation unfold live, in real time.
The CIOB AI Journey: Live Series takes you inside the Chartered Institute of Building’s actual AI implementation, as it happens, across four in-person sessions running from September 2026 to May 2027. This isn’t a polished case study delivered after the fact. It’s the real thing: the progress, the setbacks, and the lessons learned, session by session.
Why is this different from anything else in the membership sector?
Most AI content tells you what already worked. This series shows you what’s actually happening, while it’s happening. You’ll follow CIOB’s journey from strategic readiness and governance, through technology selection and change management, to live deployment and everything still being figured out along the way.
And it’s not a spectator sport. Every session is hands-on and you’ll run your own AI audit, build your own use case shortlist, test your own governance framework, and leave each time with something you can act on immediately. By session four, you won’t just have watched an AI transformation happen. You’ll have built your own alongside it.
Jenny Watkins, Co-Founder and Director of Professional Services, (Intercloud9) and creator of the CIOB AI Live Series says:
In thirty years of leading digital transformation, I’ve never seen a programme run quite like this, which is exactly the reason why it’s important to lay the groundwork for this incredible transformation.
Most organisations learn about AI change secondhand, after the mistakes have already been made. This series, however, does the complete opposite as we’re opening up CIOB’s actual implementation, in real time, so attendees can see exactly what strategic AI adoption looks like when it’s happening in real time.
This includes the governance decisions, technology trade-offs, setbacks and everything in between. That honesty is what makes it so incredibly valuable. Every business leader in the room will walk away not with theory, but with a working framework, a realistic view of what AI transformation actually takes, and the confidence to take that first step in their own organisation.”
Four sessions, one blueprint:
Session 1: Breaking Ground: From curiosity to strategy: building your AI foundation
29 September 2026, 9:30am – 2:15pm
Jen Watkins, Bill Wilson (Intercloud9), David Hancox (CIOB)
Run your own AI audit and maturity self-assessment, and draft an Acceptable Use Policy for your organisation. You leave with a governance document, a prioritised use case list, and a clear next-steps view.
Session 2: Drawing Up the Plans: Selecting use cases and choosing partners –
3 December 2026, 9:30am – 2:15pm
Apply a use case scoring framework to your own shortlist, run a partner evaluation exercise, and get honest about data readiness. You leave with a scored shortlist and a partner evaluation framework.
Session 3 – Going Live: How CIOB built, tested and deployed their AI
11 February 2027, 9:30am – 2:15pm
Work with prompt design and agent configuration, explore testing principles, and tackle change resistance head-on. You leave with a testing and governance checklist and a change readiness assessment.
Session 4 – Handover: Embedding and scaling: making AI stick across the enterprise
20 May 2027, 9:30am – 2:15pm
Each one runs at CIOB’s London office, with expert-led content, practical work, and real peer connection.
Who should be in the room
If you’re a CEO, COO or Director steering digital transformation, a Head of Technology or Digital Lead, a membership or operations leader, an HR or workforce planning lead, or a governance and compliance lead, this series is built for you.
Grounded in the membership sector but built to travel – whatever industry you’re in, you’ll leave with tools you can use. This is a first for the sector, and it’s going to be incredible to watch an AI transformation happen in real life.
Join the CIOB AI Journey: Live Transformation Series
Book the complete journey, all four sessions, for £195+ vat. You’ll follow CIOB’s implementation from the very beginning and build your own roadmap alongside it. Each session includes refreshments and lunch.
Can only make a couple of dates? Sessions are also available individually for £60, subject to availability. Each one offers a unique insight into the next step of the CIOB AI journey.
There are only 30 seats per session, so they’re incredibly limited. Grab yours before they go: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/intercloud9/2335658
