Sol Rashidi Announced as Keynote at ISE 2026 Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) has secured Sol Rashidi as a keynote speaker for ISE 2026. Rashidi will take the stage at 1pm on Wednesday, February 4. Her participation mirrors ISE's 2026 theme of "Push Beyond," inviting the industry to explore every opportunity. Rashidi's keynote is titled The AI Reality Check: What It Takes to Scale and the Future of Leadership. She will cut through the fiction to reveal what's truly happening in the AI marketplace, sharing frameworks, models, and the essential role of AI governance and cybersecurity as core enablers for scaling. Drawing on her experience, she will outline how to evaluate AI initiatives and safeguard data, workforce, and competitive advantage. Rashidi career has spanned four C-suite roles across Fortune 500 companies. As the world's first chief AI officer for enterprise in 2016, she led AI and data initiatives at Sony Music, Merck, and Estee Lauder, before moving to Amazon as the company's tech executive. She holds ten patents and is the author of Your AI Survival Guide, which is listed as one of the top 50 AI books. She has participated in three TEDx speaker sessions and voted Forbes' AI Maverick & Visionary of the 21st Century, as well as Top 5 Leaders Taking AI to Everyone. In addition, Rashidi developed The Human Amplification Index, a new way to measure ROI to determine how well companies are strengthening their business and workforce through AI. She also offers Intellectual Atrophy education to ensure companies and organizations outsource tasks and not critical thinking in the age of AI. She played a pivotal role in developing and launching IBM's Watson in 2011 and now has over 200 deployments. As both a practitioner and an executive, Sol has earned accolades including 50 Most Powerful Women in Tech, Top 100 AI Thought Leaders, and Top 100 Data & Analytics Leaders. Rashidi says, "The challenge isn't adopting AI, it's leading with it. I look forward to ISE 2026 to show how separating hype from fact, implementing strong governance, and integrating cybersecurity makes all the difference." "We are honored to host Sol Rashidi, and we can't wait to hear her keynote at ISE 2026," adds Mike Blackman, managing director of Integrated Systems Events. "Sol's visionary approach, extensive experience, and deep understanding of the evolving business landscape will undoubtedly inspire and empower our attendees to push beyond the general realms of AI. We're looking forward to Sol bringing her expertise to ISE as she sits at the intersection of top-tier leadership in AI, technology, and corporate strategy while bridging innovation with business impact." Registration for ISE 2026 is now open at www.iseurope.org/. 
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