This certification badge is awarded to students who have successfully completed the Nittany AI Student Society’s prestigious Leadership Academy 2025 program. It recognizes the efforts and learning of students who have engaged in exploring the field of artificial intelligence, with an emphasis on its practical uses in business and entrepreneurship. Participants attended a series of workshops and presentations, gaining knowledge in essential entrepreneurial skills such as ideation, project management, and customer discovery. The badge also signifies the students' involvement in the program’s Shark Tank-style pitch competition, where they applied their AI knowledge in a simulated business environment. Here, they pitched idea-stage AI-focused startups to industry judges and competed to secure fake investments. A total of over $1200 was awarded to the top projects in the competition. This badge symbolizes the students' dedication to learning and their ability to apply AI concepts in practical scenarios.