Amit Kumar Soni

The record, as it happens.

A running archive of talks, training, awards, research and milestones. The career story lives on About; this is the ongoing log behind it.

2026
  • January 2026Milestone

    Founded Synottic

    Started Synottic as Founder & CEO — Human-Centred AI transformation, strategy, capability and governance.

2025
  • November 2025Award

    AI Learning Leader of the Year 2025

    Awarded by Empire Forums.

  • November 2025Award

    Impactful Learning Leader of the Year Award 2025

    Awarded by Gain Skills Business Media Pvt Ltd.

  • September 2025Award

    Innovations in Learning Solutions & Capability Development Award, 2025

    Awarded by ObserveNow.

  • May 2025Award

    "30 Power List Awards" in HR & L&D

    AI World Power 30 – Super 30 Asia List, AI World Summit Asia. Awarded by AI World Organization. Associated with PepsiCo.

  • April 2025Speaking

    Speaker — How AI is Shaping the Future of Learning and Development

    Indian Society for Training and Development (ISTD). Associated with PepsiCo.

  • March 2025Award

    GSDC Asia's Biggest L&D Leadership Award

    Awarded by GSDC (Global Skill Development Council). Associated with PepsiCo.

  • March 2025Speaking

    Panel Speaker at ETHRWorld L&D Circle

    Hosted by ETHRWorld.

2024
  • July 2024Award

    GHRDN Catalyst of Change

    GHRDN 75th Diamond Jubilee HR Conclave. Awarded by Bennett University (The Times Group). Associated with PepsiCo.

  • July 2024Award

    Top 5 L&D Heads

    Grand AV Luminary Awards, DataHackSummit 2024. Awarded by Analytics Vidhya. Associated with Expedia Group.

  • April 2024Speaking

    Speaker & Panel Member, 12th Edition Future of L&D Summit and Awards

    Hosted by UBS Forum. Associated with Expedia Group.

  • 2024Milestone

    Joined PepsiCo as Global Head of Learning Solutions (AI)

    Led Global Learning Solutions with a 60+ member team across India and Mexico, driving AI-enabled transformation of enterprise learning.

2022
  • 2022Milestone

    Joined Expedia Group as Head of L&D, APAC, Technology & AI Capability

    An AI-first talent strategy for 17,000+ technology professionals across APAC.

2017
  • 2017Milestone

    Joined Salesforce as Senior Manager, Technical Enablement & Leadership Development

    Learning pathways across AI, ML and automation for a global technology organisation.

2013
  • January 2013Award

    Innovative Trainer Award

    Top 30 corporate trainers nationally. Awarded by Indian Society for Training & Development (ISTD). Associated with Larsen & Toubro.

The visual archive.

Keynotes, panels and workshops from Amit's live sessions. These moments do not carry exact dates, so they sit here rather than in the dated log above.

Pending validationFigures not yet confirmedA newer bio elsewhere lists a few things this site hasn't confirmed yet: 20+ years of experience across 15+ countries, two award titles beyond the eleven already verified on the Speak page (Top 5 Global L&D Leaders, AI Learning Leader of the Year), and four certifications (ISO 42001 Lead Auditor, Prosci Change Practitioner, CSM, GSDC AI Leadership Mastery). None of it shows up anywhere else on the site until confirmed.

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