Rachel Loui, AI keynote speaker
Executive Keynote Speaker

AI Isn't Your Strategy.
Leadership Is.

Rachel Loui helps CEOs and senior leaders identify where AI can create the greatest business value, prioritize the highest-ROI opportunities, and decide where to invest next before making the next AI investment.

Former Google International Growth Executive

Former Chief Strategy Officer, Boehringer Ingelheim

Who is Rachel Loui?

Rachel Loui is an AI keynote speaker for CEOs and executive teams. A former Google international growth executive and Chief Strategy Officer at Boehringer Ingelheim, she helps senior leaders decide where AI creates the greatest business value, prioritize the highest-ROI opportunities, and invest with discipline. She has spoken for Google, the United Nations, Pfizer, Columbia Business School, and Vistage.

Trusted by Leading Organizations

The Executive Question

Where should we put our next dollar of AI investment?

Leaders need to know where AI can create the greatest business value before making the next AI investment. They also need to know which opportunities deserve priority and what should be stopped or deferred.

$473M

Revenue Growth

$2B+

Strategic Initiatives

Rachel brings the perspective of an executive who has led strategy, growth, and transformation from inside complex global organizations.

More about Rachel

What should leaders decide before choosing AI technology?

Everyone is talking about the HOW.
Rachel starts earlier.

  • WHAT

    What business outcome are we trying to improve?

  • WHERE

    Where can AI create the greatest business value?

  • HOW

    How should we execute?

Only then determine the technology, capabilities, governance, talent, and execution required.

Stage Presence

Want to see Rachel in action?

Executive strategy. Practical AI. A room that stays engaged.

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Leadership Forum
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Strategic Alignment Workshop
SPEAKING RESULTS
100%Strongly Recommend among CEO groups
5/5Consistent workshop evaluation scores
Multiple"Best Speaker" recognitions, domestic & international
RepeatKeynote & workshop invitations

What does Rachel speak about?

01
DECIDE

AI Isn't Your Strategy. Leadership Is.

AI creates endless possibilities, but not every opportunity deserves investment. Rachel helps leaders identify where AI can create the most business value and decide what to prioritize before spending more.

Why leaders who win with AI will not chase technology trends, but make smarter strategic choices.

Executives Leave With

  • Top three AI priorities
  • Executive decision framework
  • Clarity on what to do when they return to their desks
02
ALIGN & EXECUTE

The CEO's 6Cs of AI Transformation™

AI strategy fails when leaders aren't aligned on what it takes to make it work. Rachel gives executives a shared framework to align priorities, make better decisions, and turn strategy into action.

A practical framework for prioritizing AI investments, building governance, aligning teams, and moving from experimentation to enterprise impact.

Executives Leave With

  • Shared executive language
  • Aligned strategic priorities
  • First-90-days action plan
03
INFLUENCE

Getting What You Want in the Age of AI

AI is changing who gets heard, promoted, and included in the decisions that matter. Rachel shows leaders how to negotiate, influence, and create visibility when the path forward isn't obvious.

How leaders accelerate influence, opportunity, and career growth during the greatest business transformation of our generation.

Executives Leave With

  • A stronger leadership position
  • Language that moves decision-makers
  • 90-day influence plan

What are the CEO's 6Cs of AI Transformation?

Six executive questions for leading AI transformation.

01

Context

What business outcome are we solving?

02

Capabilities

What capabilities do we need to win?

03

Choices

Where should we focus and where should we not?

04

Change

How will we get people to adopt it?

05

Controls

How do we manage risk and accountability?

06

Continuous Improvement

How do we keep improving the value we create?

WHAT GOOGLE EXECUTIVES SAY
“Rachel Loui is one of the most authentic creative industry voices that continuously challenges the status quo and sets a higher standard for thoughtful innovation. She brings a uniquely insightful perspective to how leaders can think about and apply AI to drive real business results. Her high energy, engaging style captivates audiences while challenging them to think differently and, most importantly, motivating them to take action.”
Valerie Nilsson, Google AI Product Strategy, Office of the CIO
WHAT CEO PEER ADVISORY CHAIRS SAY
“Rachel has a rare ability to make AI strategy practical and actionable. She helps leaders move beyond experimentation to identify where AI can drive growth, profit, and competitive advantage. Her executive experience, strategic rigor, and improv background make her engaging, memorable, and highly effective.”
Dale Robinette, Vistage Worldwide Master Chair and Author, The Modern Leadership Agreement & Rich Layers
WHAT CONFERENCE ORGANIZERS SAY
“Rachel's ability to adapt to any format (workshop, keynote, webinar) truly makes her one of the easiest speakers to work with. Her wide range of topics can be personalized and formatted to the group and attendees, enabling us to provide a tailored experience rather than a one-size-fits-all event. Our attendees enjoyed her sessions and we had nothing but positive reviews.”
Nancy Kwon, VP of Marketing and Communications, Canadian Federation of Independent Grocers
FOR EVENT ORGANIZERS

Where can meeting planners get Rachel's materials?

Download Rachel’s speaker materials, bio, and photos.

Questions event organizers ask

What does Rachel Loui speak about?

Rachel Loui speaks about AI strategy for senior leaders. Her core question is where a company should put its next dollar of AI investment. Her keynotes cover how executives identify the highest-ROI AI opportunities, align their teams on priorities, and turn AI plans into action.

Who hires Rachel Loui as a speaker?

CEOs and event organizers hire Rachel for CEO summits, peer advisory group meetings, association conferences, corporate leadership offsites, and board briefings. Her typical audience is senior executives who own AI investment decisions.

What do audiences take away from her keynotes?

Executives leave with decisions, not just ideas. Depending on the keynote, they leave with their top three AI priorities, a shared executive decision framework, an aligned set of strategic priorities, or a 90-day action plan they can start on Monday morning.

How does Rachel Loui approach AI ROI?

Rachel treats AI as an investment decision. Her keynotes show executives how to rank AI opportunities by expected return, stop funding pilots that will not pay back, and concentrate spending on the bets that move the business. Executives leave with their top three AI priorities and a decision framework they can reuse each budget cycle.

What is Rachel Loui's background?

Rachel Loui is a former Google international growth executive and former Chief Strategy Officer at Boehringer Ingelheim. She has led strategy, growth, and transformation inside complex global organizations, and she brings that operator's perspective to the stage. She has spoken for groups including Google, the United Nations, Pfizer, Columbia Business School, and Vistage.

How do I book Rachel Loui to speak?

Use the contact page at rachelloui.com/contact. Inquiries are answered within one business day. Share your event date, audience, and what you want executives to leave with, and you will get a straight answer on fit and availability.

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How do I bring Rachel to my stage?

Executives leave thinking:

“I know exactly what to do when I get back to the office tomorrow.”

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