Special Invite
Productside x Raleigh: The Executive Table
Thursday, March 19, 2026 | 6:30pm-9pm
Second Empire in the Historic Dodd-Hinsdale House | 330 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh
A discreet, peer-level evening for CPOs, VPs, and Senior Directors to swap what actually works. Off the record, beyond buzzwords and hype.
The Room
Sean Wetherell
Former Chief Product Officer at Intellect
At Intellect, Sean Wetherell lead product-led growth, monetization strategy, and AI-enabled operational efficiency. Sean is experienced in building and aligning product and engineering teams, translating strategy into execution, and partnering with boards and investors to drive durable growth.
LinkedIn At Intellect, Sean Wetherell lead product-led growth, monetization strategy, and AI-enabled operational efficiency. Sean is experienced in building and aligning product and engineering teams, translating strategy into execution, and partnering with boards and investors to drive durable growth.
Dean Peters
Principal Consultant & Trainer at Productside
At Productside, Dean is a senior instructor, advisor, and engaging speaker helping product people navigate AI, ML, IIoT, and modern delivery practices. With 30+ years across healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and beyond, he helps enterprises and startups fix what fouls up teams: rewarding outputs over outcomes, delinquent governance, and decisions optimizing busy over better.
LinkedIn At Productside, Dean is a senior instructor, advisor, and engaging speaker helping product people navigate AI, ML, IIoT, and modern delivery practices. With 30+ years across healthcare, finance, manufacturing, and beyond, he helps enterprises and startups fix what fouls up teams: rewarding outputs over outcomes, delinquent governance, and decisions optimizing busy over better.
Chirag Anay Saxena
Vice President of Product Management at SonicWall
At SonicWall, Chirag’s leadership is pivotal for product strategy and fostering analyst relations. Chirag’s mission is to delivery customer-centric and outcome-focused solutions with strong competencies in market analysis, innovation and driving growth through SaaS models.
LinkedIn At SonicWall, Chirag’s leadership is pivotal for product strategy and fostering analyst relations. Chirag’s mission is to delivery customer-centric and outcome-focused solutions with strong competencies in market analysis, innovation and driving growth through SaaS models.
WeiJen Lu
Vice President of Digital Product Management at Truist
At Truist, WeiJen leads with a client-centric mindset, design thinking, and analytical acumen to pursue distinguished client experiences. His strong critical thinking identifies pain points, true questions and undiscovered demand in various client segments. As a servant leader, he inspires teams to be results-oriented and self-efficient with lean & agile methodologies and authenticated coaching skills.
LinkedIn At Truist, WeiJen leads with a client-centric mindset, design thinking, and analytical acumen to pursue distinguished client experiences. His strong critical thinking identifies pain points, true questions and undiscovered demand in various client segments. As a servant leader, he inspires teams to be results-oriented and self-efficient with lean & agile methodologies and authenticated coaching skills.
Naresh Keswani
Vice President of Product Management at Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions
At Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Naresh oversees a global solutions portfolio spanning commerce platforms & applications, payments, mobility, edge systems, and data-driven solutions. Naresh played a central role in building and scaling ELERA, shaping an enterprise AI strategy built on perception, decision intelligence, and autonomous execution.
LinkedIn At Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Naresh oversees a global solutions portfolio spanning commerce platforms & applications, payments, mobility, edge systems, and data-driven solutions. Naresh played a central role in building and scaling ELERA, shaping an enterprise AI strategy built on perception, decision intelligence, and autonomous execution.
Chris Clarke
Vice President of Product at Second Nature
At Second Nature, Chris leads Product and UX, driving the future of resident benefits. Chris is a seasoned leader who has successfully launched and scaled innovative products with a passion for human-centered design, growth business models, and service-oriented tech stacks.
LinkedIn At Second Nature, Chris leads Product and UX, driving the future of resident benefits. Chris is a seasoned leader who has successfully launched and scaled innovative products with a passion for human-centered design, growth business models, and service-oriented tech stacks.
Yoav Goldhorn
Chief Product Officer at Stealth
At Stealth, Yoav heads up product and intelligence strategies for the collaborative intelligence tool start-up company. From strategic operations to data science, he is centered on solving high-stakes problems with clarity and precision with a passion for data that drives real-world impact. Previously, Yoav founded an intelligence integration center of hundreds of analysts and managed product and operations at a GenAI cybersecurity startup.
LinkedIn At Stealth, Yoav heads up product and intelligence strategies for the collaborative intelligence tool start-up company. From strategic operations to data science, he is centered on solving high-stakes problems with clarity and precision with a passion for data that drives real-world impact. Previously, Yoav founded an intelligence integration center of hundreds of analysts and managed product and operations at a GenAI cybersecurity startup.
Greg Lissy
Vice President of Product Management at Magnet Forensics
Greg Lissy is an accomplished product executive with deep experience building and scaling B2B SaaS products across startups and global technology companies. He currently serves as Vice President of Product Management at Magnet Forensics, leading product strategy for mission-critical software used by investigative and security teams worldwide. Previously, Greg was the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Finmark, where he led the business from early concept through its acquisition by BILL in 2022.
LinkedIn Greg Lissy is an accomplished product executive with deep experience building and scaling B2B SaaS products across startups and global technology companies. He currently serves as Vice President of Product Management at Magnet Forensics, leading product strategy for mission-critical software used by investigative and security teams worldwide. Previously, Greg was the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Finmark, where he led the business from early concept through its acquisition by BILL in 2022.
Phil Gray
Growth Consultant
Phil Gray is an AI product leader and enterprise operator specializing in conversational AI, agentic systems, and next-generation customer experience platforms. As Chief Product Officer at Interactions, he led product, technology, and go-to-market strategy for complex enterprise deployments, bringing AI-driven automation into high-scale, mission-critical environments. Phil focuses on translating emerging AI capabilities — including generative AI and autonomous agents — into scalable, commercially viable products that deliver measurable business outcomes. Today, Phil advises AI-first platforms and contact center innovators on product strategy, commercialization, and growth initiatives.
LinkedIn Phil Gray is an AI product leader and enterprise operator specializing in conversational AI, agentic systems, and next-generation customer experience platforms. As Chief Product Officer at Interactions, he led product, technology, and go-to-market strategy for complex enterprise deployments, bringing AI-driven automation into high-scale, mission-critical environments. Phil focuses on translating emerging AI capabilities — including generative AI and autonomous agents — into scalable, commercially viable products that deliver measurable business outcomes. Today, Phil advises AI-first platforms and contact center innovators on product strategy, commercialization, and growth initiatives.
Ignacio Vinke
Vice President of Product Management at Candex
At Candex, Ignacio Vinke lead product strategy and execution, focused on building scalable, customer‑centric experiences. He brings deep experience leading product and design teams, solving complex operational challenges, and building systems that turn ambitious ideas into reliable, high‑impact products.
LinkedIn At Candex, Ignacio Vinke lead product strategy and execution, focused on building scalable, customer‑centric experiences. He brings deep experience leading product and design teams, solving complex operational challenges, and building systems that turn ambitious ideas into reliable, high‑impact products.
Kenzie Horton
Director of Enterprise Sales at Productside
At Productside, McKenzie partners with global Product organizations to define what success looks like in their transformation journey and shape the roadmap to achieve it. She helps teams upskill, reskill, and align their capabilities to drive long-term behavior change and measurable business outcomes. McKenzie has supported transformation efforts across industries including financial services, manufacturing, retail, and technology.
LinkedIn At Productside, McKenzie partners with global Product organizations to define what success looks like in their transformation journey and shape the roadmap to achieve it. She helps teams upskill, reskill, and align their capabilities to drive long-term behavior change and measurable business outcomes. McKenzie has supported transformation efforts across industries including financial services, manufacturing, retail, and technology.
The Experience
Set inside the beautifully restored Dodd-Hinsdale House, the evening takes place in The Raleigh Room: a private space beneath the historic Second Empire Tavern where thoughtful conversation feels both natural and unhurried.
The setting blends Southern elegance and quiet confidence: exposed brick, warm lighting, and the sense that you’re gathering somewhere with history, without formality getting in the way. It’s refined, comfortable, and designed for real discussion rather than performance.
Expect a chef-driven dinner paired with a world-class wine selection, served at a pace that encourages connection. Every detail, from the room layout to the flow of the evening, is intentional, creating space for candid exchange and focused, peer-level conversation.
This is not a backdrop competing for attention. It’s a setting that lets the people at the table (and the ideas they bring) take center stage.
Why This Night Will Be Different
This isn’t another industry dinner. It’s a curated, off-the-record exchange with senior product peers navigating the same inflection points: AI adoption that delivers measurable outcomes, faster competitors and copycats, portfolio governance under scrutiny, and the mandate to scale capability across teams.
No slides. No vendor noise. Just a high-trust table, thoughtfully facilitated prompts, and unfiltered lessons you won’t hear on a panel or in a podcast. The result is an evening designed for real signal: where experienced leaders compare what’s actually working, challenge assumptions, and leave sharper than they arrived.
What to Expect
Pressure-test your transformation plan with peers navigating AI disruption, faster competitors, and budget scrutiny.
Swap operating models for scaling capability: org design, portfolio governance, outcome/OKR cadence, and enablement at scale.
Compare AI guardrails and platform-consolidation plays that move metrics without blowing up risk or compliance.
Leave with 2–3 executive-ready moves to accelerate transformation in the next quarter.
Hosted By Productside
One table. Curated prompts. Brief lightning shares, then deep-dive discussion. No pitches, just real conversations.
