Sol Rashidi

Visionary Keynote Speaker

Sol Rashidi: 4x C-Suite & Amazon Exec

World’s 1st Chief AI Officer, 10 Patents, Bestselling Author and Forbes Writer, “Top 100 AI Thought Leaders”, “50 Most Powerful Women in Tech”, Harvard Fellow

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As the world’s 1st Chief AI Officer for enterprise (2016), Sol has 10 patents and is the best-selling author of ‘Your AI Survival Guide’ (‘Top 50 AI’ books). A 3x TEDx speaker with 1M+ views, and voted FORBES “AI Maverick & Visionary of the 21st Century,” and FORBES “Top 5 Leaders Taking AI to Everyone”, Sol is a former 4x C-Suite exec for Fortune 100 companies and a former Amazon tech exec. Sol is the inventor of The Human Amplification IndexTM (a new way to measure ROI for AI and Automation to determine how well companies are strengthening their business and workforce through AI) and Intellectual AtrophyTM education to ensure we outsource tasks and not critical thinking in the age of AI. Sol played a pivotal role in developing and launching IBM’s Watson in 2011 and now has over 200+ deployments under her belt. As both a practitioner and an executive, she has earned accolades like “50 Most Powerful Women in Tech,” “Top 100 AI Thought Leaders,” and “Top 100 Data & Analytics Leaders.” Sol sits in the intersection of top-tier leadership in AI, technology, and corporate strategy while bridging innovation with business impact. She serves as public educator and thought leader, shaping conversations about AI, business transformation, and preparation of the future workforce. Her mission is to ensure AI and Automation amplify the workforce and does not displace it.

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Join football legend Cafu, captain of Brazil’s 2002 FIFA World Cup-winning team, as he shares inspiring stories and lessons on leadership, resilience, and the power of teamwork drawn from one of football’s most celebrated careers.

EVOLVE26 São Paulo Speakers

  • Charles Sansbury, Chief Executive Officer, Cloudera
  • Christina Neble, Director of Strategic Alliances, VAST Data
  • Leo Brunnick, Chief Product Officer, Cloudera
  • Fernanda Spinardi, Brazil Customer Success Leader, AWS
  • Sergio Gago, Chief Technology Officer, Cloudera
  • Brian Rosso, Chief Revenue Officer, Cloudera
  • Henrique Martins, Field Applications Manager, AMD
  • Nash Springberry, Director of Product GTM Strategy, Cloudera
  • Abhas Ricky, Chief Business Officer and GM, Applied AI
  • Dennis Duckworth, Director, Product Marketing, Cloudera
  • Robinson Bonilha, Big Data Specialist, Compwire
  • Cesar Gomes, Regional Vice President Brazil, Cloudera
  • Frederico Martins de Paula Neto, Lieutenant Colonel and Commander of the Data Management and Analysis Center at PMMG
  • Felipe da Cruz Rocha, Data Leader, Prodemge
  • Lucía Akselrad, SR Product Analyst, Banco Galicia
  • Veronica Orellano, Data Analytics Director, Intedencia de Montevideo
  • Tiago Strapazzon Severo, Tax Auditor, SEF/SC
  • Katie Gdula, Product Marketing Analyst, Cloudera
  • Bill Zhang, VP, Product Strategies, Cloudera
  • Diges Feltrin Guizelini, Big Data and Analytics Specialist, Banco do Brasil
  • Matheus Oliveira Dias, Product Owner - Big Data, Banco do Brasil
  • Everton Fernandes, Sr Manager, Solutions Engineering, Cloudera
  • Peter Ableda, Director, Product Management, Cloudera
  • Diby Malakar, Sr. Director, Product Management-Data Flow
  • Robert Hryniewicz, Director, Product Marketing, Cloudera
  • Andres Denis, Structural Civil Engineer, Intendencia de Montevideo

Cloudera Leadership Speakers

  • Charles Sansbury, Chief Executive Officer, Cloudera
  • Abhas Ricky, Chief Business Officer and GM, Applied AI
  • Leo Brunnick, Chief Product Officer, Cloudera
  • Sergio Gago, Chief Technology Officer, Cloudera
  • Brian Rosso, Chief Revenue Officer, Cloudera

SÃO PAULO

Sept. 10 2026  Hotel Unique
Av. Brigadeiro Luís Antônio,
4700 - Jardim Paulista 
SP, 01402-002, Brazil

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