Convergence
by Product Leaders Forum
Mastering the Changing Face of Product Leadership
- 5 April 2025
- Trinity Hotel, Whitefield, Bangalore
#PLF2025BLR
Who Should Attend?
Product
Professionals
Propel your product management or techno-business career forward. Gain access to best practices and expand your professional network. Don't miss the chance to take your career to the next level!
Engineering
Professionals
Explore the intricate balance of technical know-how and strategic vision in product execution. Learn about the distinct career trajectories for CTOs and people managers.
Entrepreneurs & Intrapreneurs
Gain insights from senior executives and business unit heads on the dynamics of corporate innovation. Learn how they foster a culture of intrapreneurship and turn belief into successful business outcomes.
Why should you not miss?
As we had witnessed in the past, this event promises a unique experience that is designed to equip Product Professionals with essential tools and knowledge for excellence in product leadership. Beyond networking, this event is a vital resource for advancing your career and enhancing your impact in the workplace.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Product Leaders and Product Professionals sharing actionable perspectives
on
careers, products and current challenges.
Adithi Sampath,
Vice President, Product Management
Akash Mohan,
Senior Director of Product Management
Deepak Visweswaraiah,
Senior Vice President, Platform Engineering and Site Managing Director
Karthik Madhava,
Solutions Product Manager
Krishna Mohan Gadi,
Head of Product
Lakshminarayan Swaminathan,
Head of Product Management & Design
SaiSatish Vedam,
Chief Product Officer
Sandeep Mahagaonkar,
Strategic Product Leader
Shalini Sankarshana,
Managing Director | Global Product Leader
Snigdha Ghosh Ray,
VP, Banking & Payment and India R&D Hub Lead
Subodh Kar,
Product Leader in Microgrids
Suresh K Ramaswamy,
Vice President, Automation Cognitive & Robotics, Cloud Infra. Services
Ramkumar Devanathan,
Director of Product Management
Rakesh Mondal,
Design Partner
Rahul Jain,
Senior Director & Site Lead
Agenda
Registrations & Networking
Opening & Welcome Address
Straight Talk | Leaders Unplugged: Unfiltered Views on Future of Product Leadership
CXO Panel | Shaping the Next Generation of Product Leaders: A CXO Perspective
Networking over Tea
Industry Panel | The Rise of Intelligent Automation and It's Impact on Product Leaders
Fireside Chat | Navigating the Leadership Journey
Networking over Lunch
Track 1 - Technology Panel Discussion | Winning in a Hyper-Competitive Tech Landscape
Track 2 - Talentathon (Hiring Event, by prior registration only)
Hiring Managers: Siddique Mohammed, AVP, Product Management, e2open | Vinodh Palaniappan, Group Product Manager, PayPal | Karthik Madhava, Solutions Product Manager, Google | Sandeep Jayapal, Director, Product Management, Lowe's India
Product Workshop | Idea To Prototype
Closing Notes
Networking over Tea
Startup Pitch
The startup pitch session aims to promote entrepreneurship among developers, engineers, professionals, and students in Bengaluru and encourage them to pursue building a promising startup. We are inviting esteemed judges to be on the startup jury to review the pitches and provide valuable feedback. Of the many benefits for startups participating, selected entrepreneurs will go head-to-head to win a few awards in various areas, including business planning, fundraising, legal, accounting, and financial, marketing and channel introductions, and technologies.
This is an invitation-only event. If you are interested in pitching please fill in the form here
Key highlights
Note: The idea should have a fully functional MVP to showcase.
Register for Startup Pitch
Startup Pitch
The startup pitch session aims to promote entrepreneurship among developers, engineers, professionals, and students in Bengaluru and encourage them to pursue building a promising startup. We are inviting esteemed judges to be on the startup jury to review the pitches and provide valuable feedback. Of the many benefits for startups participating, selected entrepreneurs will go head-to-head to win a few awards in various areas, including business planning, fundraising, legal, accounting, and financial, marketing and channel introductions, and technologies.
This is an invitation-only event. If you are interested in pitching please fill in the form here
Key highlights
Visibility to a large and diverse audience.
Learn from other entrepreneurs.
Note: The idea should have a fully functional MVP to showcase.
Talentathon - Hiring Event for Product Roles
Open for registered conference attendees only.
The goal of this product challenge is to give a candidate a structured, hands-on test of their technical and problem-solving skills. It also serves as a way for hiring managers to evaluate candidates based on how well they think creatively and approach a problem.
Hands-on experience solving real-world problems.
Actionable employer insights.
Network and build professional relationships.
Improve your chances of hiring.
Eligibility: One must have min. 6 years of experience to apply for the Talentathon event.
**The last date to Register for the Productathon event will be March 20, 2025.
Hiring
Companies
Hiring Companies
Talentathon - Hiring Event for Product Roles
The goal of this product challenge is to give a candidate a structured, hands-on test of their technical and problem-solving skills. It also serves as a way for hiring managers to evaluate candidates based on how well they think creatively and approach a problem.
Hands-on experience solving real-world problems.
Actionable employer insights.
Network and build professional relationships.
Improve your chances of hiring.
Eligibility: One must have min. 6 years of experience to apply for the Talentathon event.
Hiring
Companies
Hiring Companies
How is this different than other conferences?
Several ways its unique –
1. Focused on Intrapreneurs & Corporate Innovation
2. No gyan, just organic best practices from senior practitioners
3. Interlocking with senior Product Industry peers and Execs
I am in IT Services, will this be of relevance to me?
Platform Creation, Non linear growth, Productized Services, IP Driven Solution If you deal with anyone of these terms in your workplace, this conference is highly relevant to you!
I am an engineer, how will this benefit me?
Whether you are an Engineer, Project Manager, Design dude or Ops guy – if you are involved in a helping build a product, you are a Product Leader 1. Applied understanding of Design Thinking, Lean, Data Science, Product Management 2. Relevant Skill Building Master Class Sessions (pre conference)
Sounds like a great initiative, how i can get involved?
Sounds like a great initiative, how i can get involved? This is a 100% volunteer driven forum so you are more than welcome to meaningfully contribute to the conference. Fill out this
Delegate Pass
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Access to the Event.
(Lunch and Refreshments included)
Delegate Pass
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Access to the Event.
(Lunch and Refreshments included)
For Corporate Nomination or Group Booking
SPEAKERS from the past
Product Leaders and Product Professionals sharing actionable perspectives on
careers, products and current challenges.
Abhijit Bendigiri,
Director Product Management
Anand Shrivastava,
Head of Product Management
Arijit Mitra,
Pegasystems
Deepak Visweswaraiah,
Vice President, Platform Engineering and Site Managing Director
Geetanjali Radhakrishnan,
CEO
Dr. Hemang Shah,
Director of Engineering
Intekhab M,
Director Product Innovation
Jay Muthu,
BT Group
Jojo Mehra,
Chief Product Officer
Karthik Prabhakar,
Managing Partner
Malay Kirshna,
Director of Product Management
Manu Menon,
Bosch
Mohan Krishnaraj,
Chief Experience Officer
Neha Saraswat,
Group Product Design Manager
Poornima Mohandas,
Senior Product Marketing Manager
Prasanna Lohar,
CEO
Praveen Ananthraman,
Co-founder
Pinkesh Shah,
Chief Product Officer
Rabindra Sah,
Chief Engineer – Strategic Projects, Global Practice – Automotive & Industrial Heavy Machinery
Rahul Mohandas,
Product Management – Trainings & Advisory
Rajesh Pandit,
CPO
Raman Verma,
Co-Founder
Ravi Padaki,
Product Leadership Coach
SaiSatish Vedam,
Chief Product Officer
Santosh Hunugundmath,
VP & Head of Products
Vijaya Annapurna,
Global Product Manager
Shreyas Srinivasan,
Chief Product Officer
Sowmya Murthy,
Group Product Manager
Subrata Santra,
Director Product Management
Sundar Balasubramanian,
VP and Business Leader
Tushar Manu Verma,
Senior Product Manager
Ujjwal Trivedi,
Sr. Director of Products
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