Keynote Speaking
Book Ritesh Vajariya for your stage, board, or executive offsite
Ex-AWS AI leader. Architect of BloombergGPT. Former AWS Principal on the SageMaker and Bedrock launch teams. Head of GenAI Strategy at Cerebras Systems. Harvard Business School. 80,000+ professionals trained, 20+ countries, four industries shipped to production.
Topics
Six topics, six different audiences
Each session is tailored to your audience and the outcome you want from the room. Below is the canonical set — every talk is rebuilt for the specific stage.
AI Leadership Training
Strategic AI for the C-suite: where to invest, how to evaluate vendor claims, and how to brief your board.
AI Training for Executives
Executive briefings on the practical capabilities and limits of generative AI. No code, no hype — just the strategic clarity leaders need.
AI Governance for Boards
Fiduciary AI oversight, regulatory readiness across NIST AI RMF, ISO 42001, EU AI Act, and how directors should be thinking about AI risk.
Generative AI Strategy
From foundation models to agentic systems — how generative AI is restructuring industries and how to build a defensible position.
AI in Financial Services / BFSI
BloombergGPT lessons applied to banking, insurance, and capital markets. Domain LLMs, risk frameworks, and what regulators are actually looking for.
Building Production AI
The realities of taking AI from prototype to production: evaluation, observability, governance, and the organizational change that comes with it.
Formats
From 30 minutes to multi-day
Match the format to the outcome you need from the room — not the other way around.
Keynote
30–60 minutes
Plenary or main-stage keynote tailored to your audience and theme.
Executive Workshop
Half-day
Working session for senior leadership — 8 to 25 executives, fully customized to your context.
Board Briefing
60–90 minutes
Closed-door briefing for boards of directors on AI strategy, risk, and oversight.
Leadership Cohort
Multi-day
Immersive 2–5 day program for leadership teams ready to align on AI strategy and execution.
Past Stages
Where Ritesh has spoken
Have a stage, board, or offsite in mind?
Send the date, audience, and the outcome you want from the room. We'll reply within 48 hours with availability and a sketch of what we'd cover.