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2025
by Product Leaders Forum
Human, Data, AI: The New Trinity of Product Leadership
- 14 November 2025
- Radisson Blu Pune Kharadi
#PLF2025PUNE
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 attend?
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.
Amit Bakore,
Director of Product Management
Amit Godbole,
Chief Product Officer
Guru Majgaonkar,
Vice President, CXone Engineering
Harshad Devasthali,
Manager Product Management
Senior Director
Karan Shukla,
Chapter Lead
Kunal Sheth,
SVP Product
Manish Gulrandhe,
Manager Product Management
Meghan Ranade,
VP, Country Head & head of pune operations
Meeta Lalwani,
Senior Director of Product Management
Niranjan Tare,
Lead Product Manager
Prashant P,
Senior Specialist Product Manager
Priyanka Sarkar,
Vice President
Rahul Vedak,
Director of Product Management
Rakesh Mondal,
Associate Design Director
Rajesh Rane,
Principal Product Manager
Rituraj Patil,
Director / Head of TMT ISG
Rohit Virmani,
Associate Vice President, Product Management
Sachin Ahuja,
Americas Health Platform Growth Leader
Sachin Gulhane,
Director of Product Management
Seema Joshi,
Vice President
Shamir Lalani,
Director of Product Management
Shivam Verma,
Co Founder and CTO
Shweta Doshi,
Vice President of Product Management
Sumit Saurav,
Vice President Product Management
Vijay Anand,
Head – Product & Engineering
Niranjan Tare,
Lead Product Manager
Meeta Lalwani,
Senior Director of Product Management
Sumit Saurav,
Vice President Product Management
Rahul Vedak,
Director of Product Management
Harshad Devasthali,
Manager Product Management
Shivam Verma,
Co Founder and CTO
Manish Gulrandhe,
Manager Product Management
Rahul Vedak,
Director of Product Management
Pinkesh Shah,
Founder & CEO
Snigdha Ghosh Ray,
VP, Banking & Payment and India R&D Hub Lead
SaiSatish Vedam,
Chief Product Officer
Sanjeev Jahagirdar,
Managing Director – India Operations
Seema Joshi,
Director Product Management
Shashank Deshpande,
Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer
Sumit Saurav,
Director of Product Management
Vikram Kamath,
Senior Product Leader
Yogesh Akolkar,
Managing Director – India Operations
Featured SPEAKERS
Product Leaders and Product Professionals sharing actionable perspectives on careers, products and current challenges.
Amit Bakore,
Director of Product Management
Amit Godbole,
Chief Product Officer
Guru Majgaonkar,
Vice President, CXone Engineering
Harshad Devasthali,
Manager Product Management
Karan Shukla
Chapter Lead
Kanchan Bhonde,
Senior Director
Kunal Sheth,
SVP Product
Manish Gulrandhe,
Manager Product Management
Meghan Ranade,
VP, Country Head & head of pune operations
Meeta Lalwani,
Senior Director of Product Management
Niranjan Tare,
Lead Product Manager
Prashant P
Senior Specialist Product Manager
Priyanka Sarkar,
Vice President
Rakesh Mondal,
Associate Design Director
Rajesh Rane,
Principal Product Manager
Rituraj Patil,
Director, Head of Technology
Rohit Virmani
Associate Vice President, Product Management
Sachin Ahuja,
Americas Health Platform Growth Leader
Sachin Gulhane,
Director of Product Management
Seema Joshi,
Vice President
Shamir Lalani,
Director of Product Management
Shivam Verma,
Co Founder and CTO
Shweta Doshi,
Vice President of Product Management
Sumit Saurav,
Vice President Product Management
Vijay Anand,
Head – Product & Engineering
Agenda
Registrations & Networking
Opening & Welcome Address
Leadership Panel | Beyond Uncertainty - Leadership Playbooks for 2026 and Beyond
• The discussion will highlight strategies to thrive in 2026 and beyond with clarity, adaptability, and impact, while navigating the ethical considerations of AI-driven decisions.
Speakers: Vijay Anand, Head – Product & Engineering, FIS | Seema Joshi, Vice President, Planview | Meghan Ranade, Director of Product Management, OpenGov | Kanchan Bhonde - Senior Director, Capgemini | Guru Majgaonkar, Vice President, CXone Engineering, Nice
Networking over Tea
Product Playbook (Fireside Chat) | Scaling Products & People with Confidence
• Expect candid insights, real-world lessons, and practical strategies
Speakers: Sachin Ahuja, Americas Health Platform Growth Leader, Accenture Strategy | Shweta Doshi, Head of Product, Mindtickle | Kunal Sheth, SVP Product, BNY | Priyanka Sarkar, Vice President, Mastercard | Niranjan Tare, Lead Product Manger, ADP | Amit Godbole, Chief Product Officer | Karan Shukla, Chapter Lead, Product Leaders Forum
Career Playbook | Accelerating PM Growth in the Age of AI
• Expect practical strategies, career insights, and actionable playbooks for thriving in 2026 and beyond.
Speakers: Sachin Gulhane, Director of Product Management, Nice | Amit Bakore, Director of Product Management, Qualys | Rohit Virmani, Associate Vice President, Product Management, Icertis | Rituraj Patil , Director / Head of TMT ISG, Zensar | Shamir Lalani, Director of Product Management, Wipro | Prashant P, Senior Specialist Product Manager, Nice
Networking over Lunch
Track 1 - From Prompts to Flow: Designing Smooth User–AI Experiences | Hands-on Design Workshop
Track 2 - Talentathon (Hiring Event, by prior registration only)
Hiring Managers: Rahul Vedak, Director of Product Management, Qualys | Amit Bakore, Director of Product Management , Qualys | Harshad Devasthali, Manager Product Management, OpenGov | Meghan Ranade, VP and Country Head, OpenGov | Shivam Verma, Co Founder and CTO, Chat360 | Manish Gulrandhe, Manager Product Management, NICE Actimize
Track 3 - Speed Mentoring
• Perfect for career tips, interview prep, or solving a product challenge.
Mentors: Meeta Lalwani, Senior Director of Product Management, Virtana Corp | Sumit Saurav, Vice President Product Management, Mastercard | Kunal Sheth, SVP Product Management, BNY | Rajesh Rane, Principal Product Manager, BMC Software
Closing Notes
Hands-on AI- Product Design Workshop with Certificate exclusive for Participants
Rakesh Mondal,
Associate Design Director
From Prompts to Flow: Designing Smooth User–AI Experiences
- 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Exclusive certificate for participants
AI is transforming how we design and interact with products.
In this hands-on session, explore tools like V0.dev and Cursor to design AI features that guide users smoothly—from prompts to multi-step tasks.
You’ll learn to:
- Ways to make complex AI tasks feel simple and natural
- Real design patterns for chat, agents, and dynamic workflows
- How to build user trust and clarity into every interaction
- Receive Certificate after completion
By the end, you’ll take away real design patterns and a toolkit to make AI interactions smoother, clearer, and more human.
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.
** Registrations for the hiring event are closed.
SPEAKERS from the past
Product Leaders and Product Professionals sharing actionable perspectives on
careers, products and current challenges.
Abhijeet Bendigiri,
Director of Product Management
Amol Marathe,
Group Product Manager
Arun Purohit,
Vice President UX
Awan Roy,
VP, Head of India GTC
Gajanan Kamble,
Head, Software Product Engineering
Hardik Kamdar,
Senior Director of Product Management
Manoj Apte,
Global Head – Learning & Development
Neeraj Sanghvi,
Senior Director – Product Management
Pinkesh Shah,
Founder & CEO
SaiSatish Vedam,
Chief Product Officer
Sanjeev Jahagirdar,
Managing Director – India Operations
Seema Joshi,
Director Product Management
Shashank Deshpande,
Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer
Sumit Saurav,
Director of Product Management
Vikram Kamath,
Senior Product Leader
Yogesh Akolkar,
Managing Director – India Operations
Yogesh Akolkar,
Managing Director – India Operations
SPEAKERS from the past
Product Leaders and Product Professionals sharing actionable perspectives on careers, products and current challenges.
Abhijeet Bendigiri,
Director of Product Management
Amol Marathe,
Group Product Manager
Arun Purohit,
Vice President UX
Awan Roy,
VP, Head of India GTC
Gajanan Kamble,
Head, Software Product Engineering
Hardik Kamdar,
Senior Director of Product Management
Manoj Apte,
Global Head – Learning & Development
Neeraj Sanghvi,
Senior Director – Product Management
Pinkesh Shah,
Founder & CEO
Sachin Ahuja,
Strategy and Consulting
SaiSatish Vedam,
Chief Product Officer
Sanjeev Jahagirdar,
Managing Director – India Operations
Seema Joshi
Director Product Management
Shashank Deshpand,
Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer
Sumit Saurav,
Director of Product Management
Vikram Kamath
Senior Product Leader
Yogesh-Akolkar
Managing Director – India Operations
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
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SPEAKERS from the past
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
SPEAKERS from the past
Product Leaders and Product Professionals sharing actionable perspectives on
careers, products and current challenges.
Ramkumar Devanathan
Director of Product Management
Ramkumar Devanathan
Director of Product Management
Ramkumar Devanathan
Director of Product Management
Ramkumar Devanathan
Director of Product Management
Ramkumar Devanathan
Director of Product Management
Ramkumar Devanathan
Director of Product Management
PLF Ambassadors
Azaruddin T.
Product Manager - R&D Hub,
PERI
Chaitali Pathakk
Senior Product Manager,
Persistent Systems
Karan Shukla
Senior Product Manager,
Allstate
Nilesh Achrekar
Project Manager,
Philips
Prashant P
Senior Specialist Product Manager,
Nice
Dr. Sachin Wadikhaye
Enterprise Innovation Management Expert,
Eaton
Ranu Toshniwal
Community & Marketing Manager,
Product Leaders Forum
Vinayak Ghadi
Senior Product Manager,
Qualys
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