Padmini Soni is a Senior AI Strategist, Microsoft MVP in AI, TEDx Speaker, Author, and Founder of Rezonance AI, where she helps organizations move beyond AI experimentation toward responsible, practical adoption tied to real business outcomes. With more than 25 years of experience in technology and leadership across Fortune 500 companies, she brings together business strategy, human-centered design, AI governance, and emerging technologies to help organizations navigate AI with clarity and confidence. She also serves as Chief AI Strategist at the AI Leadership Institute and as a Responsible AI mentor with ACM.org.

Known for making complex AI concepts accessible and actionable, Padmini works with executives, leaders, and professionals through keynotes, workshops, executive sessions, and hands-on training. Her work helps people move from AI-curious to AI-confident while keeping responsibility, inclusion, and human impact at the center of innovation.

Padmini is the co-founder of Asian Women Advancing AI, a global community dedicated to increasing the visibility, participation, and leadership of Asian women in the AI ecosystem. She is also co-author of Creating Custom GPTs with OpenAI GPT Builder, holds AWS and Google certifications, and is PMP certified and a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO).