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Pooja
Yelsangikar
Vice President of Product Strategy
FEI Systems
Pooja Yelsangikar is Vice President of Product Strategy at FEI Systems, where she leads product strategy and innovation for technology solutions serving state and local government agencies. With nearly a decade of experience in healthcare and government technology, she specializes in building products within highly regulated environments where stakeholder alignment, compliance, and long-term outcomes are critical to success. Prior to her current role, Pooja held product leadership positions at FINRA and FEI Systems, leading cross-functional teams responsible for delivering complex SaaS products and digital transformation initiatives. Her experience spans product strategy, roadmap development, stakeholder management, and scaling products that serve millions of users through public-sector and regulated-industry ecosystems. Passionate about bridging the gap between product innovation and real-world implementation, Pooja brings a unique perspective on navigating complexity, balancing competing priorities, and delivering meaningful impact in environments where the stakes are high and change doesn't always move at startup speed.
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08 July 2026 15:30 - 16:15
Building products when you can't move fast and break things
Most product advice assumes you can launch quickly, experiment freely, and iterate based on immediate user feedback. But what happens when your customers are government agencies, regulations shape product decisions, and the cost of getting it wrong is measured in years rather than weeks? In this interactive session, Pooja Yelsangikar shares lessons from building products for state and local government organizations, exploring how product teams can drive innovation in environments where trust, compliance, and stakeholder alignment matter as much as speed. Through audience discussion, live polling, and real-world scenarios, attendees will compare how product decisions change across regulated and non-regulated industries and uncover practical approaches for balancing innovation with accountability. Key takeaways: - How product management changes in highly regulated environments - Frameworks for prioritization when experimentation is limited - Building trust with complex stakeholder groups - Finding opportunities for innovation when constraints are high