POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE
Language
English
Duration
1 week
Starts in
September 2026
Credits
Executive Programme
Methodology
In-person
The Barcelona Buildtech Executive Programme is a 5-day, in-person strategic immersion in Barcelona for senior AEC decision-makers. Designed for CEOs, COOs, CTOs, and leaders in strategy, innovation and digital transformation, it combines executive workshops, private benchmarking and high-level networking in a highly selective format.
Across the week, participants will explore AI in construction, strategic BIM, digital twins, industrialisation, ESG capital, computational design and Lean-led project leadership. More than theory, the programme is built to help executives translate innovation into decisions, strengthen competitive positioning, and leave with a personalised transformation roadmap they can apply inside their organisation.
Executive Programme
Vicki Reynolds
Directora de Tecnología en One Creative Environments | Women in BIM | NIMA Ambassador
Training based on participation and collaboration
Studying at ZIGURAT means expanding your professional network and having the unique opportunity to participate in selective working groups, decided on through the expertise of our professors: leaders in technological innovation and construction.
A holistic view of the professional profile
From the initial orientation to post-Master's advice, we guide you to have a critical and 360º vision of your future as an expert in the sector.
Interactive and flexible digital experiences
Through live sessions with industry leaders and high-quality materials on global case studies, our learning approach adapts well to the hybrid pace of today's professionals.
The Barcelona Buildtech Executive Programme is a 5-day strategic immersion in Barcelona created for AEC leaders who want to understand and lead transformation at executive level. It combines masterclasses, benchmarking sessions, private visits and networking in an exclusive format designed around real business decisions rather than purely technical training.
This programme is designed for Executive Tier 1 profiles: CEOs, COOs, CTOs, Heads of Strategy, Innovation and Digital Transformation, and directors of engineering, architecture and business development. In other words: people with real decision-making power, not people collecting another certificate to decorate a drawer.
It is an in-person executive programme in Barcelona. The experience is built around direct exposure to the city’s AECO ecosystem, combining morning strategy sessions with afternoon benchmarking, site visits and curated executive experiences.
The agenda focuses on the technologies and management models shaping the future of the AECO sector: Generative AI, strategic BIM, digital twins, industrialisation, decarbonisation and ESG, computational design, value-flow optimisation, Lean Construction, and project leadership. The approach is strategic and executive, with strong emphasis on ROI, decision-making and organisational transformation.
Barcelona is positioned in the programme as a real-world laboratory for global AECO transformation. The city brings together innovation districts such as 22@, landmark architecture, urban regeneration, digital construction, smart city models and a strong business ecosystem. That makes it part of the learning model, not just the backdrop for a nice LinkedIn photo.
The methodology is based on executive immersion. It combines four pillars: executive action-learning, real benchmarking in companies and projects, high-level networking, and cultural-strategic experiences. The focus is not just on seeing innovation, but on understanding how to interpret it and apply it inside complex organisations.
Participants are expected to strengthen executive judgement in technology adoption, understand how AI, BIM and industrialisation affect business performance, and define a clear transformation roadmap tailored to their own organisation. The programme is explicitly framed around turning knowledge into executive action and improving competitive positioning.
The fee includes executive masterclasses and workshops, benchmarking sessions and site/company visits, high-level networking sessions, expert-led facilitation, development of a personalised transformation roadmap, and on-site logistical support. There are two fee formats: with accommodation and without accommodation. Meals, flights and travel insurance are not included in the accommodation package, and accommodation/meals are not included in the non-accommodation option.
Send us your application, your CV and a short presentation.
Our admissions team will arrange an interview with you.
Send us the necessary documentation to assess your application.
Our committee will evaluate your application.
If you meet the requirements, you will get your place.
Follow the enrolment steps indicated by the advisor.