Sol Rashidi consistently tops our lists of most booked and most requested speakers, and we’re not surprised. As an AI anthropologist, former C-Suite executive, bestselling author and TEDx speaker addressing prescient issues around automation and tech integration in the workplace, she is in high demand.

Our most booked speaker of Q2 of 2026, the AI pioneer holds 9 patents and is the inventor of recently launched Human Amplification Index™, a methodology for checking to see if AI is strengthening or undercutting your organization, undertaken in partnership with the Global Council for Responsible AI.

Just about the closest thing to a veteran in what is still a young field, Rashidi’s hand in helping launch Watson in 2011 and ensuing career launching over 200 AI deployments have earned her the title of “AI Visionary & Maverick of the 21st Century” from Forbes, who have also declared her among the “Top 5 Leaders Taking AI to Market,” and one of the “Top 50 Women in Tech.” She has years of on the ground experience, having worked in an executive capacity with IBM, Amazon, Sony, Merck, Estee-Lauder, and Royal Caribbean. 

With her work sitting at the intersection of emerging technology and human leadership, nobody in the technology industry can offer the same insight into AI as an amplifier that evolves and supports human capacity. She has seen what works, what doesn’t, and how to simplify complex concepts for general audiences. Proactive, practical, and a phenomenal presenter, it’s no wonder we continue to see such immense interest in her work, and are sure we will for seasons to come.