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Sophia the Robot Booking Agency Profile

Book Sophia the Robot for your next corporate event, function, or private party.
Sophia is the creation of Dr. David Hanson, a modern-day Renaissance man known for engineering the most lifelike robots in the world, of Hanson Robotics, a company with headquarters in Hong Kong. Dr. Hanson, a former Disney Imagineer, is on a mission to build intelligent machines capable of learning creativity, empathy, and compassion.

Sophia has performed live, spoken to audiences in more than 16 languages, argued the future of humanity (against another robot), and produced billions of views and social media interactions from Hong Kong to the U.S., Europe, and Australia. Meeting with leaders in the banking, insurance, automotive, real estate, media, and entertainment industries, she also demonstrated her extensive tech expertise and developing business savvy. Sophia is a flexible and creative presenter who personalizes her presentations with exhaustive event-specific content. Sophia has participated on panels and spoken at prestigious conferences about how robotics and artificial intelligence will permeate everyone's daily lives and workplaces.

Whether she appears with Dr. Hanson or by herself, Sophia mesmerizes audiences with an engaging, engrossing look at the mind-blowing potential of AI and robotics. She also offers illuminating perspectives on the difficult moral and ethical dilemmas raised by non-human intelligent lifeforms. Sophia always draws a crowd and adds a one-of-a-kind and unforgettable experience to any event since she represents the cutting edge of technology and the cutting edge of human-humanoid relationships..

How to hire Sophia the Robot for an event

Learn how to hire Sophia the Robot or research availability and pricing for booking Sophia the Robot to speak at a corporate event, fundraiser, private party, social media campaign, fair or festival, tradeshow or conference, endorsement project, or hire Sophia the Robot as a guest speaker, please submit the form to our agency.

Frequently Asked Questions about booking Sophia the Robot to speak.

Many performers, actors, speakers and other talent like Sophia the Robot in certain cases will consider virtual appearances via live streaming. They perhaps may accept lower fees too. If you are seriously interested in booking Sophia the Robot or other talent shown on our site, we will research their desire and the specific fee for your live-streaming event or project request.
Sophia the Robot's current work schedule and location in relation to your event's type, date, budget, and locality will play a primary factor in the acceptance of booking Sophia the Robot for your party. As long as your funding is commensurate with the price range to book Sophia the Robot, CTI will propose your event to the official agency representing Sophia the Robot. After we consult with them, we will provide a personal and accurate quote that includes: final costs, availability, and actual interest in being hired for your specific event or party.
CTI can give you the accurate Sophia the Robot booking price once we submit your event details to their camp. "How much does it cost to book Sophia the Robot for an event?" is a frequent question we get. The final Sophia the Robot booking price is contingent on many variables and the booking fee we may show is based on a range derived from our past experience with what will Sophia the Robot charge for an event. An example fee to book Sophia the Robot is in the starting range of $40,000-$74,999. However, any recent popularity change would cause a price fluctuation well beyond this example. Also, their speaking fee might be different than the fee shown for the cost to perform or to just appear. Popularity, career stage, along with current demand will cause fluctuations in their speaking price as well. The final booking price may be more than what is shown, but you should at least have a budget within that range for them to consider an appearance, performance or speaking engagement.
CTI negotiates on behalf of professional event planners and talent buyers for paid appearances! We cannot give out direct contact information of the Sophia the Robot agent or help distribute fan mail, personal messages, gifts, requests for free appearances, or donations of time. The Sophia the Robot manager and agent will only work with us if we present them with funded offers for their client to work your event.
There is low probability to book Sophia the Robot for a party with anything substantially less than the published booking cost price range. We will negotiate with the Sophia the Robot agent on your behalf if your funding is in place. By not having funding ready then it will more difficult to book Sophia the Robot, because they get many offers to work events that are at or above asking price. It is also important to consider the travel costs when researching the Sophia the Robot booking fee, as additional expenses like this, as well as an entourage of staff and equipment, are not necessarily built-in to the booking fee range shown. If your budget does not factor that in, then there is no benefit for them to want to be hired. We do not personally speak for Sophia the Robot, but in our experience in booking talent for over 25 years, this is generally the outcome of inadequate funding.
Type
Speaker
Speaking Topic
Science-Technology
Range
Science Technology, Female, Age Group-10+, Age Group-18-30's, Age Group-60's+, Age Group-All Ages, American, British, Canadian, European, Middle Eastern, Asian, Chinese, East Asian
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