Sol Rashidi
As the world’s first Chief AI Officer, Sol Rashidi shows audiences how to build AI capabilities at scale while preparing the workforce, strengthening governance, and protecting long-term business value.
Sol Rashidi Booking & Availability
Speaking fees, availability and booking details for corporate events, keynotes and private appearances.
How do I book Sol Rashidi for a corporate event?
Use the Check Availability form above to send your proposed event date, location, audience size, event format and program goals. The Mollie Plotkin Group will follow up with availability and next steps.
What is Sol Rashidi’s speaking fee?
Sol Rashidi’s current speaking fee is $53,000–$68,000. Final pricing can vary by date, location, event format and scope of the appearance.
Is Sol Rashidi available for my event date?
Submit your proposed date and event details and the Mollie Plotkin Group will confirm current availability.
Who is Sol Rashidi’s booking agent?
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What types of events can Sol Rashidi be booked for?
Corporate events, conferences, leadership meetings, keynote speeches, workshops, fireside chats, private events and virtual programs may be available depending on the engagement.
Sol Rashidi Keynote Topics & Programs
Sol Rashidi speaks on artificial intelligence, business and technology through keynote presentations and related programs.
This speaker helps organizations make sense of AI in practical terms and prepares teams for what comes next. Audiences gain a clear view of how AI is already shaping the workforce, how organizations should respond, and what leaders need to do now to stay ahead. The sessions focus on real implications, not theory, with guidance that can be applied across leadership, HR, and operational teams.
Common keynote themes include: AI workforce integration, organizational design, operating models, leadership alignment, AI adoption challenges, and separating hype from reality.
As AI becomes embedded across tools, systems, and workflows, organizations must navigate uneven adoption across teams. This talk outlines what leaders should expect as AI agents, models, and embedded systems become part of daily operations. It focuses on how to prepare teams, rethink roles, and align leadership, HR, and management around the next phase of workforce evolution.
Ideal for organizations planning near term AI adoption across departments.
Key takeaways from The AI + Human Workforce
- Identify how AI will show up across teams and functions
- Prepare leadership and HR for shifting roles and expectations
- Understand which current assumptions about work will no longer hold
AI is not about reducing effort, but about doing more with the same resources. This session explores how organizations should rethink their operating model after deploying AI. It addresses how to achieve return on investment, build a model for sustained growth, and use AI as an enabler of compounding value rather than short term gains.
Ideal for executives and operators responsible for scaling AI initiatives.
Key takeaways from Your New Organizational Operating Model After AI
- Redefine operating structures after AI deployment
- Align teams to drive measurable ROI from AI investments
- Build systems that support ongoing value creation over time
Designed for non technologists, this talk breaks down what AI actually is and what it means in practical terms. It moves beyond surface level excitement to focus on what matters now, what to expect in the future, and how individuals and organizations can prepare. It also helps audiences distinguish between real capabilities and overstated claims.
Ideal for broad audiences seeking clarity on AI without technical complexity.
Key Takeaway from AI: Fact or Fiction
AI is already becoming part of how organizations operate. The opportunity is not just adoption, but thoughtful integration. Companies that prepare their people, redesign how they work, and stay grounded in practical reality will be better positioned to create lasting value.
Key takeaways from AI: Fact or Fiction
- Understand the current state of AI in practical terms
- Learn how to evaluate claims and separate fact from hype
- Prepare personally and professionally for ongoing change
Sol Rashidi Biography & Credentials
Sol Rashidi is the world’s first Chief AI Officer, appointed in 2016, and a former Amazon and C-Suite executive whose AI career began in 2011 when she helped IBM launch Watson. A best-selling author on AI and the inventor of The Human Amplification Index, she brings a practitioner’s view to the stage, grounded in building capabilities from scratch and leading more than 200 deployments.
Her keynote conversations focus on workforce preparation and human relevance in the age of AI, along with data security and AI governance. She is known for connecting AI capability development, AI security, data governance, and human capital strategy in a way that is practical, experienced, and rooted in real operating work.
Want to book Sol Rashidi for an event?
Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group at (215) 995-0905 to book Sol Rashidi for corporate or private events, keynote speeches, workshops, fireside chats, motivational speaking, or virtual appearances. Our agency will work directly with your organization and our keynote speakers to create an unforgettable event.
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Sol Rashidi is available to be booked for corporate and private events. Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group today to inquire about Sol Rashidi’s fees.
Built for AI in the Real World
Sol Rashidi has spent her career building and deploying AI in real operating environments. She began her AI work in 2011 when she helped IBM launch Watson, and in 2016, she became the world’s first Chief AI Officer. Throughout her executive career, she has served at Amazon and in multiple C-Suite roles, giving her a perspective shaped by hands-on implementation, enterprise scale, and repeated execution.
That experience is central to her value as a speaker. Sol is not presenting theory from the sidelines. She has built capabilities from scratch, led more than 200 deployments, and developed a reputation as a practitioner, operator, and strategic executive who understands what it takes to move AI from idea to action.
Where AI, Governance, and Workforce Strategy Meet
Sol speaks to the questions organizations are facing right now: how to prepare the workforce for AI, how to maintain human relevance as adoption accelerates, and how to approach data security and AI governance responsibly. Her work sits at the intersection of AI capability development, governance, and human capital strategy, helping leaders think more clearly about both risk and opportunity.
She is also the inventor of The Human Amplification Index, a platform designed to measure how well organizations are strengthening both the business and the workforce through AI. That framework reflects the core of Sol’s message: AI success should be measured not only through financial returns, but also through its impact on people, readiness, and long term organizational strength.
