The AI-powered future

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 is the 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 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 is the Director of Product Management at LexisNexis InterAction, where she leads product strategy and execution for a CRM platform built for the world’s leading professional services firms. She sees AI not just for productivity, but as a leadership challenge: how do you move fast enough to stay competitive while ensuring human judgment delivers more value — not just more output?