PRODUCT LEADERS PANEL
The AI-powered future
June 18, 2026 | 10:00 AM PT
Reimagine software-building
How we build software is changing. Come spend an hour with Aha! co-founder Brian de Haaff and other product leaders — Stephanie Redl (VP of Product Operations, Descartes), Erik Baerresen (VP, IT Portfolio Manager, Tri Counties Bank), and Nicole Klemm (Director of Product Management, LexisNexis) — for a live conversation on new ways of working.
Together, they will explore how PMs can go boldly and still meet IT and security standards. Come listen to the group discuss:
What is changing (and what is not)
The role of strategy and customer discovery
Collaboration with design and engineering
Ways to thrive during this chaotic time
You will leave with a clearer sense of how AI is expanding the PM role in practice — and real inspiration to be part of what comes next.
About the hosts
Brian de Haaff
Co-founder and CEO
Brian seeks business and wilderness adventure. He is the co-founder and CEO of Aha! — the world's #1 product development software — and the author of the bestseller Lovability and The Startup Adventure newsletter. Brian writes and speaks about product and company growth and the journey of pursuing a meaningful life. Learn more about Brian here.
Stephanie Redl
VP of Product Operations
Stephanie Redl is VP of Product Operations at Descartes Systems Group, a global logistics technology company, where she leads the operating system for product management including tools, data, reporting, and enablement for a team of 60+ product managers worldwide. She is energized by the intersection of AI and product building — especially when products give people back their time.
Erik Baerresen
VP, IT Portfolio Manager
Erik is the VP, IT Portfolio Manager and Chair for the Center of Excellence at Tri Counties Bank, where he turns strategy into action across technology and process portfolios. What drives him is the moment complexity becomes clarity — when teams align around a roadmap, momentum builds, and great ideas stop living in decks and start delivering real value.
Nicole Klemm
Director of Product Management
Nicole is the Director of Product Management at LexisNexis, where she leads product teams building tools for legal and information professionals. She has deep experience in enterprise product management and brings a practitioner's perspective to the evolving PM role. She is closely watching how AI is changing the game for both product teams and the professionals they serve.