Virtual Executive Academy
Four weeks · Live online · 20 participants · USD 5,800
Practical leadership learning for professionals worldwide
Bring a meaningful question. Build evidence. Develop your next step.
Develop a clear, evidence-backed response to a professional, enterprise or community challenge while remaining in your own setting. The Virtual Executive Academy brings a 20-person cohort together for live discussion, practical exercises, peer challenge and mentored project development.
Each FWF program is independent. You can choose this format directly without joining either US program.
Explore upcoming cohorts
Applications are accepted throughout the year. Apply for the Virtual Executive Academy and select this program in the application form. Admission and requested dates are confirmed separately after review. Your initial application does not reserve a place; no payment is requested or due.
Request a start date at least 90 calendar days ahead. This is minimum planning lead time, not a processing guarantee. If your preferred window is too close, request a later one. Exact cohort dates and participation arrangements will be confirmed before enrollment.
Program at a glance
Expected annual intake windows: January, March, May, July, September and November. Six cohorts annually.
Four weeks of live online learning. Each cohort has 20 participant places, a cohort team leader and four mentors, supporting four small groups of five. Published fee: USD 5,800 per participant.
These are expected windows, not confirmed dates. Exact session times, time zone, availability and completion criteria will be provided before enrollment. Choosing a window does not reserve a place.
Who can join?
The Academy is suited to professionals who can make regular time for live participation and independent project work. You may be leading a team or service, building an enterprise, developing an independent practice or investigating a partnership or community initiative.
A useful starting question might be: How could our service become easier to access? What evidence do I need before introducing a new offer? Which partnership would help address a defined problem? You can use a supplied case if your own project involves unavailable information or confidentiality restrictions.
Applicants must be at least 21 by the program start. There is no educational-degree prerequisite and no employer sponsor is required. Relevant purpose, readiness, experience and constructive contribution to peers inform selective admission.
Professionals worldwide are welcome, including managers, founders, entrepreneurs, public-sector and nonprofit practitioners, educators, researchers, consultants and freelancers.
Teaching is in English. FWF will explore translation or interpretation case by case, subject to availability and suitability. Support is not guaranteed. Arrangements must be agreed before enrollment; no automatic additional translation charge is imposed by this offer, and any proposed service or cost change requires prior agreement.
What you will work toward
• A focused project brief with a clear decision or learning question.
• An evidence and stakeholder map that separates facts, assumptions and unanswered questions.
• A comparison of options, including resource needs and practical constraints.
• A small prototype, service model or feasibility exercise that tests an important assumption.
• An individual portfolio and decision briefing explaining your recommendation and its limits.
• A personal reflection on the leadership behaviors you practiced.
Illustrative four-week learning calendar
The illustrative design uses one two-hour live session on each weekday across four weeks, with breaks and practical work inside that session. It also anticipates approximately three to five hours of independent work each week. Individual mentor conversations are arranged within designated coaching or project windows. The actual hours, coaching arrangements, time zone and workload will be confirmed for the cohort before payment.
A typical session begins with a short check-in, followed by expert input and questions. After a break, participants work in small groups, receive feedback and record what changed in their thinking. Panel, studio and assessment sessions use a different rhythm to suit the task.
The calendar below illustrates the learning sequence. It is not a dated timetable. Session order, contributors and selected cases may change while preserving the program’s learning purpose. All sessions are live in the proposed design; named contributors will be announced only after confirmation.
Week 1 Define the question
Session 1: Leadership baseline and purpose. Narrow your challenge through a facilitated small-group clinic.
Work you develop: Learning brief and initial success criteria
Session 2: Evidence and systems thinking. Examine a research claim and map interacting causes.
Work you develop: Evidence inventory and assumptions map
Session 3: Stakeholders and discovery. Practice listening and interviews through rotating roles.
Work you develop: Stakeholder map and interview guide
Session 4: Cross sector leadership dialogue. Compare perspectives on a shared dilemma through live discussion.
Work you develop: Comparative decision note
Session 5: Scope ethics and evidence studio. Present your question and refine it through peer and mentor feedback.
Work you develop: Project brief and evidence plan
Week 2 Compare choices
Session 6: Strategy and options. Analyze a case and defend alternatives against explicit criteria.
Work you develop: Three option comparison
Session 7: Operating models and resources. Map the people, activities, capacity and costs an idea needs.
Work you develop: Resource model and sensitivity questions
Session 8: Customer and community discovery. Interpret case data or permitted observations without overstating findings.
Work you develop: Hypothesis register and discovery questions
Session 9: Partnerships and negotiation. Practice a three party negotiation in a fictional scenario.
Work you develop: Interests map and collaboration logic
Session 10: Options defense and studio. Challenge your preferred option and explain the tradeoffs.
Work you develop: Provisional direction and next test
Week 3 Practice and test
Session 11: People leadership. Rehearse feedback, change conversations and constructive disagreement.
Work you develop: Change narrative and practice reflection
Session 12: Responsible AI and data. Evaluate a bounded use case using public or synthetic information.
Work you develop: Use case decision and risk controls
Session 13: Prototype and feasibility studio. Build a storyboard, mock up, process map or partnership scenario.
Work you develop: First prototype and test question
Session 14: Crisis ethics and resources. Respond to changing information in a facilitated simulation.
Work you develop: Decision log and revised safeguards
Session 15: Findings and revision. Assess feedback and revise the response where evidence supports change.
Work you develop: Test record and revised conclusion
Week 4 Integrate and communicate
Session 16: Delivery governance and measures. Translate your response into responsibilities, dependencies and indicators.
Work you develop: Implementation outline
Session 17: Opportunity due diligence. Examine counterpart identity, incentives, capability and evidence gaps.
Work you develop: Due diligence questions
Session 18: Portfolio studio and rehearsal. Review your evidence and practice a concise decision briefing.
Work you develop: Final portfolio draft
Session 19: Individual decision briefing. Explain your work, answer questions and receive assessment feedback.
Work you develop: Individual briefing and feedback
Session 20: Synthesis and completion review. Share the most useful learning and reflect on what remains uncertain.
Work you develop: Practical portfolio and learning statement
Your practical portfolio
Your portfolio brings together your purpose, evidence, alternatives, proposed response, ethical considerations, resource assumptions, next steps and learning reflection. You will explain your own reasoning even when some exercises are completed as a group. A well-supported decision to revise or stop an idea can demonstrate strong learning.
Choose an organizational or public-service challenge, an enterprise or independent-practice idea, or an opportunity or partnership question. A supplied case can be used when a live project is unsuitable or confidential.
Fee and practical requirements
The fee is USD 5,800 per participant. The Academy’s learning offer comprises live sessions, small-group learning, mentoring, practical project work and completion assessment. The final agreement will specify the complete service package, platform access and any participant responsibilities before payment.
Plan for a reliable internet connection, a suitable device, audio participation and a quiet place to learn. FWF will confirm the platform, technical requirements, accessible materials and available support. If bandwidth, time zones or access needs could affect participation, discuss them before committing.
No payment is requested with an initial application. Confirmed service details and reviewed participation, cancellation and refund terms must be supplied before a paid commitment.
Official applications, payments and letters
FWF does not authorize consultants, agents, travel agents or other third parties to collect executive-program fees on its behalf. Never pay a program fee to a personal account, in cash to an intermediary, or through an unverified payment link.
Employer or institutional sponsors may pay FWF directly for a participant through the official payment process when available.
Program inquiries and applications must begin on www.feelworldwidefoundation.org. Program administration uses this official website and FWF’s designated email channels. Any future program payment must be initiated through the official website’s secure checkout when available. Initial applications are accepted through the executive program application. No payment is requested or due.
Official offer, final acceptance and invitation letters will be sent only from info@feelworldwidefoundation.org or akasi@feelworldwidefoundation.org. A sender address alone is not proof of authenticity: email can be spoofed. Verify unexpected payment requests or letters by typing the official website address yourself and contacting akasi@feelworldwidefoundation.org. Do not rely on links or contact details supplied in a suspicious message.
Can an agent collect my fee or guarantee a place or visa?
No. No consultant, agent, travel agent or other intermediary is authorized to collect FWF executive-program fees or guarantee admission, an invitation, a visa or entry. Contact FWF directly through its official channels before acting on any such claim.
Themes and elective examples
The core sequence develops leadership judgment, evidence literacy, strategy, people skills, resource discipline and responsible application. Cases and selected elective blocks can reflect cohort interests, such as service design, SME growth, independent practice, digital transformation, nonprofit governance, tourism strategy or education leadership.
Electives enrich or replace an appropriate part of the agreed calendar. They are not additional courses included automatically, and the Academy does not provide specialist qualifications in each topic.
Live learning and mentoring
The Academy is built around live learning rather than a library of recorded lectures. Sessions use short teaching segments, moderated questions, cases, role-play, applied small-group work and feedback. Your cohort team leader and four mentors support four groups of five participants, with cross-group exchanges to widen the discussion.
Where recordings are authorized, they are supplementary access aids. Recording availability should not be assumed, and recordings do not automatically replace required live participation. The published cohort schedule will explain attendance, accessible participation and any recovery arrangements.
FWF completion certificate
FWF issues its completion certificate after the published participation, assessment and integrity requirements are met. The exact completion criteria and review process will be provided before enrollment. The certificate is issued by FWF; it is not a university degree, academic credit, accreditation or professional license.
Academy questions
Can I study at any time
The Academy is a live program with a confirmed schedule. It is not self paced. Consider the time zone and independent work requirements before applying.
Can I join without a business or employer
Yes. Independent professionals and applicants exploring a credible venture or community question can be considered. A supplied case is available when appropriate.
Will every session be recorded
Recording depends on permission, privacy and the session format. Do not assume that all sessions will be recorded or that watching later will satisfy participation requirements.
Do I need to join a US program afterward
No. The Academy is a complete, independent offer. Enrollment does not create a requirement to progress to another program or a credit toward another fee.
Apply or ask a question
Start your executive program application. Select the Virtual Executive Academy and share your background, motivation, learning goals and proposed contribution in one concise statement. Applications are accepted throughout the year; request dates at least 90 calendar days ahead.
FWF reviews fit, readiness, practical application, contribution to peer learning and feasible participation. Submitting an application is not acceptance or a reserved seat. Confirmed cohort details and reviewed enrollment terms will be supplied before any commitment or payment.
If you have a question before applying, use the cohort inquiry button below. Please do not send passport details, financial records, medical information or payment information with an initial application or inquiry.
Make an informed choice
The Academy is live, not self-paced. Review the time zone, workload and technical requirements before committing. Learning and networking do not guarantee promotion, funding, employment, business deals or organizational outcomes.
FWF hosts the program and issues its own completion certificate. Named contributors, hosts and university affiliations should not be assumed from an illustrative calendar.