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Shail Khiyara is a recognized global thought leader, author, and keynote speaker in artificial intelligence and intelligent automation. His insights have been featured in Forbes, WSJ Digital, Financial Times and CIO. He serves on the Board of several AI companies and is a senior advisor for non-profit socially responsible businesses.
With more than two decades of experience, Shail has led AI-driven transformations across industries, serving as CMO and chief customer officer at multiple leading intelligent automation firms, and now as CEO of
SWARM Engineering, an agentic AI platform transforming industrial operations.
He is the co-author of "
Intelligent Automation – Bridging the Gap between Business & Academia," and most recently, "
Agentic AI in the Enterprise: Orchestration, Oversight and Practical Pathways to Value," an Amazon best seller. Khiyara is also the founder of VOCAL (Voice of Customer in the AI and Automation Landscape), a global think tank uniting 90+ Fortune 500 leaders to accelerate AI adoption.
A passionate advocate for AI democratization, he champions AI that augments human potential, fosters collaboration and drives transformation—without replacing human ingenuity.