Speaker
Co-founder & CEO, Zentrik

Build faster with AI. Keep the customer in the room.

Jorge Alcantara gives product and engineering audiences a practical way to use AI without losing the evidence, decisions, and human judgment behind what gets built.

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In person or virtual · Based in San Francisco · Available for public and private events

Jorge Alcantara presenting how AI can impact the product development lifecycle at Product Anchor.
Jorge presenting “How to impact the PDLC” at Product Anchor.
Best for

Product, engineering, and AI audiences

Formats

Keynotes, talks, workshops, and conversations

Delivery

In person, virtual, or hybrid

Style

Practical, candid, and participatory

Talks

Three ways into the work

Each program can stand alone or be adapted to the event theme, audience maturity, and desired outcome.

01
Keynote

The product operating system for the AI era

How product teams can preserve customer intent as AI agents accelerate research, planning, design, and engineering—and why evidence, decision records, and execution context must become shared infrastructure.

Product and engineering leaders redesigning how teams and AI agents work together.

  • See why faster building makes product judgment—not code—the new constraint.
  • Map the infrastructure that keeps evidence, decisions, and execution context connected.
  • Leave with a practical model for human control in an increasingly agentic PDLC.
Length
30–45 minutes plus Q&A
Formats
Keynote · conference talk · executive session
02
Signature talk

Build faster without losing the customer

A practical loop from customer evidence to a focused product decision, working prototype, and structured feedback—without letting faster code turn weak assumptions into shipped product.

Product managers, designers, engineers, and cross-functional teams building with AI.

  • Recognize when rapid prototyping is amplifying an untested assumption.
  • Move from customer evidence to one focused decision and a useful prototype.
  • Close the loop with structured learning instead of treating the prototype as proof.
Length
35–60 minutes
Formats
Talk · live working session · webinar
03
Interactive workshop

AI in action: hands-on product building for PMs

A guided workshop where product managers move from a rough idea to a clear brief, working prototype, and customer-learning plan while keeping product direction and judgment explicit.

Product teams that want practical, guided experience building with current AI tools.

  • Turn a rough idea into a focused product brief with explicit assumptions.
  • Build a working prototype while keeping the product decision visible.
  • Design the next customer-learning step before adding more features.
Length
60–120 minutes
Formats
Workshop · meetup · team training

Proof

See Jorge in context

Full-length video, hands-on sessions, and third-party event pages—not a staged highlight reel.

Jorge leading a ProductTank San Francisco workshop with the audience and presentation visible.Watch on Mind the Product
Mind the ProductDec 9, 2025Full session

AI-assisted product building for product teams (ProductTank session)

ProductTank session on AI-assisted product building for product teams, published on the Mind the Product channel.

ZentrikWebinarJul 23, 2026

Build Faster Without Losing the Customer

Completed live working session with Dan Olsen and Jorge Alcantara, tracing one product decision from customer evidence through a focused prototype and Study.

Event and replay
Product SpaceVideoMay 16, 2025

Zentrik CEO on building prototypes with Vercel v0

Live walkthrough of how product managers can build working prototypes with Vercel v0 while keeping product direction clear.

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AI User ConferenceConferenceApr 17, 2025

Accelerate Your Product Delivery: Effectively Integrate AI in Your Product Teams

Developer Day workshop by Jorge Alcantara on integrating AI across the product development lifecycle, including practical planning with Zentrik.

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ProductTankMeetupJun 16, 2026

ProductTank Porto: AI in Action — Product Building for PMs

Completed workshop at Zühlke Porto where PMs and builders moved from rough ideas to working prototypes while keeping product direction clear.

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Selected communities and events

ProductTank San Francisco
ProductTank Madrid
ProductTank Valencia
ProductTank Lisbon
ProductTank Porto
AI User Conference
Product Space

Formats

Designed for the room

Typical starting points, adapted to the agenda and the decision the audience needs to make.

Keynotes and conference talks

Typically 30–45 minutes plus Q&A

A clear point of view, practical product examples, and a framework the audience can use after the event.

Interactive workshops

Typically 60–120 minutes

A guided working session where participants move from an idea or customer signal to a focused brief, prototype, and learning plan.

Fireside chats, panels, and podcasts

Typically 30–60 minutes

Direct, unscripted conversations about AI-native product work, the changing PM role, and what teams are learning in practice.

Executive and team sessions

Designed around the decision at hand

Private sessions for teams aligning product, design, engineering, and AI adoption around a shared operating model.

What organizers can expect

  • A short preparation conversation about the audience, event goal, and what should change after the session.
  • A talk or workshop adapted to the room rather than a generic product pitch.
  • Practical examples and reusable frameworks grounded in real product and AI work.
  • Clear agreement on timing, travel, recording rights, and promotional support before the event.

Fees and logistics

Fees vary with format, preparation, travel, and recording rights. Include a budget or range in the inquiry so we can respond directly with fit and availability.

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Jorge Alcantara

Jorge Alcantara

Co-founder & CEO, Zentrik

Jorge Alcantara is co-founder and CEO of Zentrik, where he works on product operating systems for the AI era. He has spent more than a decade taking language systems from idea to production and teaches product teams how to build faster without losing customer intent.

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