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On stages and in rooms.

Talks and team sessions on AI leverage, the future of ops, and what actually changes when you give smart people powerful tools.

10+ yrs ops · Careem · Bolt · Wise4 continentsAnthropic Partner
Rizwan Mahmood speaking on stage at a Future of Tech conference, mic in hand

Topics I speak on.

"Think first, then automate"

The core thesis. What goes wrong when companies add AI without getting clear first, and how to do it in the right order.

What Careem, Bolt and Wise taught me about ops at scale

Real stories from ten years of scaling operations across four continents. What breaks, why, and what actually holds.

AI literacy for operators

Practical frameworks for ops teams who need to work alongside AI without fearing it or over-trusting it.

Formats.

One clear thesis, delivered with real stories from scaling ops across Careem, Bolt and Wise. Built for conferences and all-hands where the room needs a wake-up call, not a buzzword tour. Ends with a framework people can actually use Monday morning.

Hands-on and specific to your team's actual workflows, not generic AI theory. Riz works through real examples with your ops, and the room leaves with a working framework instead of slides. Built for teams ready to get their hands dirty, not just sit and listen.

An intimate, off-the-record session for a small group of founders or execs. Riz facilitates a real conversation on AI leverage and scaling ops, sharper and more candid than any panel. Best for 6 to 12 people who want a peer-level exchange, not a pitch.

Ten years scaling ops across four continents, told through what actually broke and what held. Riz talks AI literacy for operators, the Careem/Bolt/Wise years, and what changes when you give smart people powerful tools. Comfortable in long-form or quick-hit formats.

Rizwan Mahmood

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