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Sol Rashidi

Keynote Speaker - Chief AI Officer, Amazon & C-Suite Exec, Best-Selling Author
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Speaking Fee: $53,000 - $68,000 i Fees vary by event type, travel, and appearance details.

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.

Meet Sol Rashidi

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.

The Mollie Plotkin Group is the leading keynote speakers agency and entertainment bureau bringing excitement to audiences, clients, and employees. We represent subject-matter experts in every possible field. So whether we’re your partner in creating a memorable meeting or your meeting planner’s secret weapon in securing the perfect keynote speaker, we’re in this with you.

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.

Biography

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.

How to Hire Sol Rashidi

To hire Sol Rashidi for an event, contact the Mollie Plotkin Group with the proposed event date, location, audience size, event format, and program goals. Sol Rashidi is available for corporate events, conferences, leadership meetings, private events, workshops, fireside chats, and virtual programs.

After receiving your request, a Mollie Plotkin Group booking agent will review Sol Rashidi’s availability, discuss the event details, and get back to you within 48 hours with next steps for securing Sol Rashidi for your program.

Sol Rashidi Booking Fee

The cost to book Sol Rashidi depends on the event date, location, format, audience size, and scope of the appearance. Sol Rashidi’s speaking fee ranges from $53,000 to $68,000. Speaking fees may vary for keynote speeches, workshops, fireside chats, private events, corporate meetings, and virtual programs.

For the most accurate Sol Rashidi booking fee, contact the Mollie Plotkin Group with your event details. Our team will help confirm availability, pricing, and the best format for your event.

Speaking Topics & Programs

Hire the Speaker

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.

The AI + Human Workforce

How organizations can prepare for a blended workforce where AI and people work side by side.

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.

  • 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

Ideal for organizations planning near term AI adoption across departments.

Your New Organizational Operating Model After AI

How to redesign your organization to capture real value from AI.

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.

  • Redefine operating structures after AI deployment
  • Align teams to drive measurable ROI from AI investments
  • Build systems that support ongoing value creation over time

Ideal for executives and operators responsible for scaling AI initiatives.

AI: Fact or Fiction

What AI really means today and how to separate hype from reality.

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.

  • 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

Ideal for broad audiences seeking clarity on AI without technical complexity.

Key Takeaway

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.

Featured Client Reviews for Sol Rashidi

Books

Scaling AI
Scaling AI: The AI Governance and Security Playbook for Executives

“In an era where AI is moving faster than governance, Cyera and Sol Rashidi (the world‘s 1st Chief AI Officer) deliver a first of a kind AI governance playbook on how to design and measure AI Governance across enterprises."

Your AI Survival Guide
Your AI Survival Guide: Scraped Knees, Bruised Elbows, and Lessons Learned from Real-World AI Deployments

Practical and proven AI deployment strategies for non-technical business leaders

Media Kit

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AI's evolving role in AV industry | Insights | ISE 2026

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Your AI Survival Guide & Lessons Learned

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How to avoid becoming irrelevant | Sol Rashidi | TEDxNewAlbany

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Upcoming Events

McLane Engage 2026 – Keynote Speaker Sol Rashidi – Grapevine, TX

Cloudera EVOLVE26 New York – Keynote Speaker Sol Rashidi – New York, NY

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