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Erik Bakstad
Erik Bakstad is the CEO and co-founder of Ardoq, an Oslo-based SaaS company reinventing enterprise architecture for the digital enterprise. A developer and software architect by training, he spent the company's first six years as CTO before moving into product leadership and, in February 2021, the CEO seat. Under his watch Ardoq raised a $125 million Series D, earned repeat placement in Gartner's Magic Quadrant, and now serves global brands such as ExxonMobil, MUFG, and Primark. A self-described former hockey player turned geek, Bakstad is a recognized voice on the intersection of enterprise architecture and AI.
Shelley Perry
Shelley Perry is a seasoned software executive with nearly three decades of experience scaling technology organizations. As CEO and Founder of ScaleLogix Ventures and Operating Partner at Insight Partners, she specializes in helping SaaS companies navigate the 'messy middle' - the critical growth phase between product-market fit and full-scale maturity. Her career spans VP Engineering at TicketMaster, CTO of Industry SaaS Solutions at HP, Chief Product Officer at NTT, and Operating Partner at Insight Partners, where she built their Product Center of Excellence and launched the CPO Accelerator program. She is a keynote speaker, board director at multiple SaaS companies including Chargebee, and founder of the Path to CPO initiative.