PROFILE
Cien Solon is an AI founder, strategist, and corporate consultant who helps organisations turn AI ambition into measurable team capability. She works with leaders in regulated and high-stakes industries to implement practical AI solutions that people can actually use. With more than a decade in technology, Cien has founded and scaled AI ventures and led teams delivering AI solutions in financial services, fraud prevention, and other regulated environments.
Through her consulting, training, and implementation programmes, she has supported hundreds of professionals to move from AI anxiety to building their own AI agents and intelligent workflows. She consults on AI strategy in financial services and fraud prevention, and has worked with companies including Zilch, Lowell, and TGo.
She is also an angel investor and a recognised voice on practical AI adoption for non-technical leaders.
Cien works with corporates, scale-ups, and leadership teams through keynotes, strategy sessions, and hands-on workshops. Her focus is on what AI implementation actually looks like inside real organisations where compliance, accountability, and reputation matter. Her approach combines commercial strategy with operational detail, providing leaders with clear frameworks for governance, guardrails, and capability-building.
She helps organisations redesign workflows, redefine performance, and equip managers with the skills required to lead through technological change.
Audiences gain clarity on how to translate AI strategy into daily behaviour, how to build confidence at scale, and how to create teams that use AI responsibly and effectively, strengthening performance without compromising trust.
SPEAKING TOPICS
How to Make AI Strategy Actually Happen
Most organisations have an AI strategy. Far fewer have turned it into something their teams actually do. Cien gives leaders a practical framework for moving from ambition to action, covering governance, capability-building, and the operational changes that make AI adoption stick.
The New Leadership Skillset
AI is changing what it means to lead effectively. Drawing from her experience building an AI company and consulting across regulated industries, Cien explores the specific skills, behaviours, and decision-making frameworks leaders need to succeed in an AI-enabled environment.
Building AI-Confident Teams at Scale
A repeatable playbook for moving teams from curiosity to genuine capability. Cien shares the approach she has used to help hundreds of professionals build AI agents and workflows, with practical guidance on culture, training design, and measurable outcomes.
AI Adoption in Regulated Industries
In organisations where compliance, accountability, and reputation are non-negotiable, AI adoption requires a different approach. Cien draws on her experience in financial services and fraud prevention to give leaders a clear picture of what responsible, effective implementation looks like in high-stakes environments.
The AI-Ready Team
What does a high-performing team look like in the AI era? This session explores the evolving definition of team capability, how to assess AI readiness, and how to build the culture and skills that enable teams to use AI confidently and responsibly.
