​Product Leaders in San Francisco — join a curated evening of deep thinking, small group discussions, and meeting other product leaders who want to move fast, but with intention.

​The Experience

​Everyone is moving fast right now. AI makes it cheaper to build, and the pressure makes it harder to slow down... and standing still isn't an option. The question isn't whether to move fast. It's whether you're moving fast on the right things.

​The product leaders winning this era aren't the ones shipping the most — they're the ones who stay clear-headed about what they're building, why it matters, and what they're protecting even when everything is urgent.

​Join Mind the Product & Pendo for an evening to focus on exactly this. We'll start with a fireside chat with Pendo's Chief AI Officer, Zain Lakhani, and then break into peer-led discussions. You'll leave with a notebook full of ideas to implement and new relationships that will last.

​Who this is for:

​This event is limited and designed specifically for those in product leadership roles – and we review every application to make sure the room reflects that.

​You're a strong fit if:

• ​You're a Director or VP of Product (or equivalent title) actively leading a product team

• ​Your team is shipping product in 2026 — you're in the work, not advising from a distance

• ​You're making real decisions about how AI fits into your product org right now

​Agenda:

​5:00pm - 5:30pm: Arrival, networking and refreshments

​5:30pm - 6:15pm: Fireside Chat

Moving Fast on the Right Things

​AI has eliminated most excuses for moving slowly, but it's also made it easier to build fast in the wrong direction. Zain Lakhani, Pendo's Chief AI Officer, is navigating this in real time at Pendo: deciding what to build, what to protect, and what to let go of when the pressure is on. This conversation is about how product leaders stay strategically clear by getting sharper about which speed actually matters.

6:15pm - 7:15pm: Curated small group discussions led by:

• ​Lauren Chan Lee, Chief Product and Operating Officer at Leap Event Technology

• ​Elena Luneva, CPTO at Madison Reed

• ​Ross Gotlieb, Director of Product Management at Docusign

​7:15pm - 8:00pm: Closing remarks, networking and refreshments

​This event is organized by Mind the Product, and sponsored by Pendo and Novus