Conference Speakers

Marty Cagan

Before founding the Silicon Valley Product Group to pursue his interests in helping others create successful products through his writing, speaking, advising and coaching, Marty Cagan served as an executive responsible for defining and building products for some of the most successful companies in the world, including Hewlett-Packard, Netscape Communications, and eBay.

During his career, Marty has personally performed and managed most of the roles of a modern technology product organization, including product management, software development, product marketing, user experience design, software testing, engineering management, and general management.

As part of his work with SVPG, Marty is an invited speaker at major conferences and top companies across the globe. Marty is the author of INSPIRED: How To Create Tech Products Customers Love, co-author of EMPOWERED: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products, and co-author of TRANSFORMED: Moving To The Product Operating Model

Elena Verna

Elena Verna is a seasoned growth and B2B SaaS operator with over 15 years of experience scaling companies through product-led strategies. She has held leadership roles at companies like Miro, SurveyMonkey, Amplitude, and Dropbox, overseeing growth, marketing, and analytics. Additionally, Elena has advised numerous companies, including Superhuman, Sanity, Veed, and MongoDB. She is an avid learner and a dedicated Reforge enthusiast, where she has also contributed as a course creator.

Afonso Malo Franco

Based in Norway, Afonso is a former VP of Product in one of the world´s largest edtech for healthcare companies and a former Product Director at one of the fastest-growing scaleups in Europe.

He is the founder of Scandinavian Product Group, working as a Product Coach helping companies discover value and transform to a product operating model within their context.

Afonso serves on several advisory boards and is the host of the Scandinavian Product Podcast - the #1 Product podcast in the Nordics with thousands of listeners - where he interviews global product & growth thought leaders and Scandinavian-based product minds.

Ronnie Varghese

Ronnie is the Principal Coach, Advisor, and Founder of Mindful Leadership Coaching and Consulting. He has over 21 years of experience as a serial entrepreneur, tech leader, transformation advisor, and leadership coach. He founded and scaled multiple tech startups to acquisition as CEO/CPO. He then joined Almosafer in its growth and transformation from a small, founder-driven startup to an empowered organization using the Product Operating Model.

Over seven years, he matured into the Chief Digital Officer, leading B2C and B2B products and platforms, design, data analytics, data science, partner platforms, and business process design. During his tenure, Almosafer grew from a scaling startup into a profitable $9 billion enterprise with over 70% market share.