-- In an era where data drives decisions and intelligence redefines scale, Generative Products proudly hosted “The Art of Building AI/ML Products,” a premier hybrid conference at Palo Alto on May 9th, 2025. The event was led by Aswajit Mohapatra—an internationally recognized AI/ML product leader and a leader of GenerativeProduct.com—bringing together an elite network of product leaders, data scientists, AI practitioners, and startup founders from across the globe.
Aswajit Mohapatra, with over 20 years of experience in data, AI, and product management, has been instrumental in transforming AI/ML implementations across Fortune 500 companies such as Costco, Gap, Sephora, and JC Penney. His keynote set the tone for the conference, as he shared exclusive insights from his acclaimed playbook “The Art of Building AI/ML Products”—a framework downloaded by over 5,000 professionals globally. He broke down the lifecycle of building an AI product through a practical example of a virtual try-on solution, walking the audience through defining customer pain points, startup MVP design, and product acceleration techniques.
Aswajit has developed patented methodologies in AI-powered personalization, agentic AI workflows, and retail-focused GenAI platforms that have driven hundreds of millions in revenue impact. His platform, GenerativeProduct.com, is not only a hub for AI/ML thought leadership but also a launchpad for mentorship, career transitions, and live product-building cohorts.
The event offered more than just theory—it was a hands-on masterclass for builders. The AI/ML PM cohorts attending this session were also given free access to future conferences planned in Seattle and NYC.
Watch the conference replay here: https://youtu.be/qxE7xWiPFqw
Star-Studded Speaker Lineup
Following Aswajit's keynote, the stage was shared by top-tier experts:
Vik Ghai (Ex-CTO, VC Partner) :- https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikghai/) shared hard-earned lessons on how to scale AI startups in high-velocity environments.
Manjeet Singh (Sr. AI/ML Executive, Salesforce):- https://www.linkedin.com/in/manjeetmba/ dove into agentic AI systems.
Asit Sahoo (Product Lead, IronMountain): https://www.linkedin.com/in/asit-sahoo/ outlined industrial-scale AI/ML implementation frameworks.
Nirmal Budhathoki (Data Scientist, Microsoft):- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nirmal-budhathoki/ discussed AI/ML's growing role in cybersecurity. He is a linked influencer who constantly believes in giving back to the tech community and is a personal branding avangelist
Dr. Damodar Sahu (Chief Growth Officer, Data Safeguard):- AI/ML applications in Cybersecurity followed by Dr. Damodar Sahu(https://www.linkedin.com/in/damodarsahu/ explored data privacy and AI trust frameworks.
A standout session was the panel moderated by Aswajit Mohapatra on “Moving From Segmentation to Hyperpersonalization.” Panelists included:
Ramandeep Singh (Google Data Scientist) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ramanadeepsingh/
Pooja Jain (Google Sales Strategy Tech Leader) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/poojajain2/
Ananya B (AI/ML Cloud Leadership, Microsoft) - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ananyaghoshchowdhury/ -
Sai Bysani, Sohan Sethi, and other influential linkedi users who provides tips to teh college grads - https://www.linkedin.com/in/saibysani18/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/sohansethi/
Asit Sahoo - https://www.linkedin.com/in/asit-sahoo/
Aswajit stressed a critical insight: "Knowing your data isn’t enough—you must understand the product you're building first." This shift from static segmentation to dynamic hyperpersonalization was central to many talks, with technologies like Adobe Target, Dynamic Yield, and GenAI platforms taking center stage.
Key Themes and Takeaways
Generative AI Workflows: Tools like ChatGPT and Jasper are redefining content creation, but speakers highlighted the importance of human oversight to address bias and hallucination.
Privacy-First Future: With the decline of third-party cookies, emphasis is shifting to contextual targeting and first-party data.
Unified Data Architecture: Echoing his success at Costco and Gap, Aswajit and other speakers highlighted the need for harmonized data infrastructure to fuel scalable AI.
About Aswajit Mohapatra
Leader of GenerativeProduct.com, a fast-growing AI/ML education and career transformation platform.
Inventor of a patent-pending hybrid recommendation engine combining reinforcement learning with federated learning.
Awardee of the Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Azad AI/ML Excellence Award (2025) for contributions to AI in retail.
IEEE Senior Member and advisor to AI/ML startups globally.
Led products and programs consulting and working full time companies such as Infosys, TEch M, Mindtree, L&T Infotech, Meta, Costco, Gap Inc., JC Penney etc. known for launching privacy-first personalization engines and accelerating multi-million dollar GTM motions.
Host of the “Leadership” podcast series, where he has interviewed 5 several execs from Meta, TikTok, and leading AI companies.
Instructor of AI/ML product cohorts—his masterclasses and mentorships have impacted thousands of emerging professionals. He has doing free and will be hosting some effective AI/Ml product podcast with practical training options for college grads -
His frameworks—such as the “4 Pillars of AI Product Strategy” and “North Star Metric Dashboards”—are now adopted across enterprises and startups alike.
What’s Next?
The Palo Alto event marks the beginning of a larger movement onsite/hybrid series of “The Art of building Ai/Ml product” series. Future conferences are slated for Seattle, LA, NYC, and the Bay Area, including:
AI/ML Primer Cohorts for Career Switchers & Early Professionals
Sandbox Agentic Projects and Deep Mentorship
Hiring Showcases with Real-World Product Demos - AI/Ml case studies will be devised as part of each live cohort.
Register here:
Seattle Hybrid Event: https://lu.ma/z1g7dhsf
AI/ML Primer Cohort: https://lu.ma/eagind43
Generative Products is positioning “The Art of Building AI/ML Products” not just as an event, but as a launchpad for the world’s next great AI/ML leaders and AI/ML start-up and enterprise success story in general.
Contact Info:
Name: Aswajit
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Organization: Generativeproducts Inc.
Phone: +1 (617) 418-9254
Website: https://generativeproduct.com/
Release ID: 89162448
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