AMEYA KHASGIWALA

Ameya Khasgiwala is a seasoned AI product leader and the Vice General Manager of AI Labs at Rakuten. With a deep focus on consumer-facing applications, Ameya specializes in bridging the gap between cutting-edge Generative AI capabilities and massive-scale product deployment. His work centers on the realities of scaling AI to over 5 million Daily Active Users (DAU)—navigating the complex, high-stakes trade-offs between model latency, unit economics, and user retention. Ameya is a vocal advocate for rethinking how we interact with technology; he champions moving beyond the "blank text box" and conversational chatbots toward a future where AI is seamlessly, invisibly embedded into contextual user workflows.