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Gagan
Kanjlia
Chief Product Officer
Alkami
Gagan Kanjlia brings more than 25 years of experience developing and commercializing products for some of the most prominent financial institutions and fintechs in the country. Prior to Alkami, he served as the CPO at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), where he unified functionality across major product lines, including payments, lending systems, and development platforms. Prior to SVB, Kanjlia led the product, design, and channel management functions at OnDeck, where his team reimagined the financing experience for small businesses to provide a complete credit solution, delivered simply online and on mobile, with outstanding customer service. Kanjlia also spent 15 years at Capital One where, among other accomplishments, he co-founded and led Capital One Garage and launched one of the leading digital experiences in the mortgage industry, including the first instantly issued prequalification product. In addition to his professional success, Kanjlia has selflessly served to better the lives of children. For five years, he led the DC Chapter of Asha for Education, a nonprofit dedicated to helping fund early childhood education among underprivileged communities in India. He currently serves as a national board member for BUILD, which uses entrepreneurship-based, experiential learning to ignite the potential of youth in under-resourced communities and equip them for high school, college and career success.
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14 April 2026 16:15 - 16:45
Resilience in the age of AI: Leading product teams through uncertainty, pressure, and change
As AI rapidly reshapes how products are built, decisions are made, and teams operate, product leaders are facing a new kind of pressure one that’s rarely discussed openly. This session revisits the theme of resilience, evolving it from navigating macro uncertainty to confronting the psychological, organizational, and leadership challenges introduced by AI-driven change. Gagan explores the hidden pitfalls of the AI era, including decision overload, shifting team confidence, ethical ambiguity, and the pressure to adopt AI before organizations are truly ready. Drawing on real-world leadership experience, the session offers practical frameworks for building personal resilience, supporting teams through rapid change, and maintaining clarity when the pace of innovation outstrips certainty. Attendees will leave with a grounded, human-centered perspective on AI adoption one that balances ambition with sustainability and concrete tools for leading product organizations that can adapt, endure, and thrive in an increasingly AI-driven world.